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US-7,213,019 Career management tools and network
Group-Specific "Career Management Tools" allow groups (a sample of which include: academic departments at colleges and universities, academic groups, campus...
US-7,213,018 Directory server views
The invention provides directory views for a directory server to facilitate navigating entries hierarchically without requiring physical existence of the entry...
US-7,213,017 Systems and methods for transforming query results into hierarchical information
A computerized system and method for transforming (formatting or aggregating) the results of a query into a hierarchical information stream, such as an...
US-7,213,016 System and method for managing advance directives
A system and method can store and retrieve advance directives with a database that is coupled to a communications system. The database is arranged to register...
US-7,213,015 Storing and delivering program code for manipulation of a user-defined data type
A database system carries out a technique for use in delivering data of a user-defined type to a requesting system. The system first receives a request from the...
US-7,213,014 Apparatus and method for using a predefined database operation as a data source for a different database operation
A database operation mechanism includes the capability of specifying a predefined database operation as a source of data for a different database operation. When...
US-7,213,013 Method, apparatus, and system for remote client search indexing
In one embodiment, a method is provided in which search indices are configured on a server. The search indices are associated with corresponding business...
US-7,213,012 Optimizer dynamic sampling
Described herein are approaches to implementing dynamic sampling in a way that lessens or eliminates the additional overhead incurred to perform dynamic...
US-7,213,011 Efficient processing of multi-column and function-based in-list predicates
Described herein are approaches for generating execution plans for database commands that include an in-list predicate. The approaches can be used to generate...
US-7,213,010 System and method for the aggregation of place information in a multi-server system
A system for aggregating data descriptive of a plurality of projects and servers includes a host catalog; a host catalog server; a plurality of project servers;...
US-7,213,009 Systems and methods for manipulating medical data via a decision support system
Disclosed is a method for delivering decision-supported patient data to a clinician to aid the clinician with the diagnosis and treatment of a medical condition....
US-7,213,008 Method and apparatus of creating application-specific, non-uniform wavelet transforms
A method and an apparatus of designing a set of wavelet basis trained to fit a particular problem. The method and apparatus include constructing a neural network...
US-7,213,007 Method for forecasting using a genetic algorithm
A method and system is provided to perform a process for forecasting the characteristics of a target item based on historical characteristic data. The process...
US-7,213,006 Method and apparatus for training a system model including an integrated sigmoid function
Method and apparatus for training a system model with gain constraints. A method is disclosed for training a steady-state model having an input and an output and...
US-7,213,005 Digital content distribution using web broadcasting services
A method, a system and computer readable medium of securely receiving data on a user's system from a web broadcast infrastructure with a plurality of channels....
US-7,213,004 Apparatus and methods for attacking a screening algorithm based on partitioning of content
Apparatus and methods for attacking a screening algorithm. Content to be downloaded is identified. The identified content is then partitioned into at least two...
US-7,213,003 Bill payment system and method utilizing bank routing numbers
A system and method for paying bills which uses bank routing numbers. A service provider receives a bank routing number from a consumer, the routing number...
US-7,213,002 Method and system for investing with a no-loss or low-loss assurance
The present invention is a method and system for investing with a no or low-loss assurance the aid of an agent. The invention provides a plurality of risk levels...
US-7,213,001 Business method for acquisition of debtor real-estate and restructuring of debt
A method for restructuring the debt of a debtor who has an interest in a distressed property by a third party including the steps of comparing a present...
US-7,213,000 Reserve price auctioning
A method and implementing system are provided in which items are offered for auction sale at a network site to bidders who access the auction site. A seller is...
US-7,212,999 User interface for an electronic trading system
A user interface for an electronic trading exchange is provided which allows a remote trader to view in real time bid orders, offer orders, and trades for an...
US-7,212,998 Method for creating and pricing options
A preferred embodiment of the subject invention is directed to creation and pricing of an option related to a target zone in a time-price plot. If the price...
US-7,212,997 System and method for analyzing financial market data
A financial market analysis system includes a derivatives database which provides for floating frames of reference for data organization and retrieval. The...
US-7,212,996 System and method for dynamic, multivariable comparison of financial products
A multivariable search system for the comparative analysis of financial products allows the user to enter a set of criteria of their choice with desired ranges...
US-7,212,995 Loan underwriting system and method
An automated loan underwriting system and method automates the logic implemented by a loan underwriter, saving the loan originator time and money. Each lending...
US-7,212,994 System and methods for disseminating real time information
A system and method for real time dissemination of information is provided. One server receives and data bases the information while another server disseminates...
US-7,212,993 Security receipts management system
A computer system for managing, creating, and support of a novel investment instrument, known as a Security Receipt. This receipt provides translation of...
US-7,212,992 Method and system for tracking a deposit
The present invention relates to tracking the use, transfer, impact and/or effect of a deposit. An index is correlated to a depositor making a deposit. The...
US-7,212,991 Method for optimizing a business transaction
A system for coordinating business transactions between multiple vendors of consumer products, referred to herein as selling vendors and shipping vendors. This...
US-7,212,990 System and method for managing and controlling accounts with profile information
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for managing and controlling accounts with generated profile information. The system includes a data...
US-7,212,989 Vehicle-mounted communication device and road-to-vehicle communication device
A vehicle-mounted communication device and a road-to-vehicle communication device are provided which each allow communication of information using a simple...
US-7,212,988 Test screening of videos
The present invention is directed to methods for facilitating video test screening on an electronic visual communications network. One step is to establish a...
US-7,212,987 System and method for planning a design project, coordinating project resources and tools and monitoring...
A method and structure for coordinating resources to complete a design project prioritizes tasks to create a project plan, automatically notifies resources of...
US-7,212,986 Method and apparatus for planning and monitoring multiple tasks based on user defined criteria and predictive...
Individual employees are permitted to be individuals and plan their work as individuals. Individuals are only asked to plan their work within a limited tasking...
US-7,212,985 Automated system and method for managing a process for the shopping and selection of human entities
This invention is a system and method for automatically managing a multi-step process in which human providers are selected for some purpose. Typical...
US-7,212,984 Method and apparatus for providing virtual capacity to a provider of services
Method and apparatus for providing virtual capacity to a service provider. A service provider contacts a third party service provider when the service provider...
US-7,212,983 Method and apparatus for providing visitors with a personalized itinerary and managed access to attractions
A method is disclosed for creating itineraries for a party of visitors to a facility, the facility having multiple attractions. Visitors give answers to...
US-7,212,982 Shared fractional aircraft ownership method and related apparatus
A method includes a step of effecting a purchase of a first aircraft by a first plurality of fractional owners. Thereafter, a lease is granted by the first...
US-7,212,981 Postage franking device and method
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a postage franking device that includes a scale, an envelope holder and a printer. The envelope holder is...
US-7,212,980 Trial management system, program, and computer readable recording medium recording the program
Upgradable functions which are to be a target of trial are previously stored as software (program) or hardware in a storage section of a system. When a user...
US-7,212,979 System and method for identifying desirable subscribers
Systems and methods for identifying a desirable subscriber by utilizing past subscriber content choices as well as subscriber is described. In one embodiment of...
US-7,212,978 Customer valuation in a resource price manager
A system that manages and optimizes total customer value on a property-specific basis and by further considering customer activities across multiple properties...
US-7,212,977 Managing apparatus and managing method of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
Power consumption of electric equipment used in a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus (100) is obtained and the total amount is displayed as calories by a...
US-7,212,976 Method for selecting a fulfillment plan for moving an item within an integrated supply chain
A method for selecting a fulfillment plan for moving an item within a supply chain. The method is performed in response to the receipt of an order for an item....
US-7,212,975 Apparatus and methods for providing an estimated time of arrival based marketplace
Apparatus and methods for providing an estimated time of arrival based marketplace are provided. The apparatus and methods solicit bids from one or more service...
US-7,212,974 System and method for compressing and encoding data
A system and method for compressing data into a single integrated strand of data is disclosed. The system includes an encoder, sequencer, compression engine,...
US-7,212,973 Encoding method, encoding apparatus, decoding method, decoding apparatus and program
In a quantization step information encoding unit, an average value of the quantization step information is found in an approximate shape extraction unit (20),...
US-7,212,972 Audio features description method and audio video features description collection construction method
A feature description method capable of high-speed, efficiently searching audio data or grasping a summary of the audio data by giving considerations to elements...
US-7,212,971 Control apparatus for enabling a user to communicate by speech with a processor-controlled apparatus
A control apparatus controls the display of text data which includes a speech link that can be activated by spoken command. The shape of a pointing device cursor...
US-7,212,970 Method and system of configuring a speech recognition system
A speech control system and method are provided in which state definition information is loaded from a network application server. The state definition...
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