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| Patent # | Description |
|---|---|
| US-8,255,248 |
Method and computer program product for obtaining reviews of businesses
from customers A method and apparatus for automatically soliciting business reviews includes a process for automatically soliciting business reviews whereby searches made,... |
| US-8,255,246 |
Method and apparatus for creating compound due-to reports Methods and apparatuses for computing a variance between two business metrics is described. In one embodiment, the method computes a variance for each of a... |
| US-8,254,967 |
Method and apparatus for differentiated paging channel selection Disclosed is a method and apparatus to manage selection of a paging channel in a wireless communication system. When a mobile station powers on in a coverage... |
| US-8,254,893 |
System and method for automatically downloading and storing contact
information to a personal communication... The present invention relates to a method and system of saving contact information of local businesses into the contact list of a communication device. Contact... |
| US-8,254,549 |
Method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous
telephone calls A method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous calls. The method and system includes an intercept system that intercepts erroneous calls... |
| US-8,254,547 |
Method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous
telephone calls A method and system for providing directory assistance to erroneous calls. The method and system includes an intercept system that intercepts erroneous calls... |
| US-8,252,276 |
Cyclodextrin-based polymers for therapeutics delivery The present invention relates to novel compositions of therapeutic cyclodextrin containing polymeric compounds designed as a carrier for small molecule... |
| US-8,251,284 |
Covers having RFID functionality for portable electronic devices A cover for electronic hand-held devices providing RFID-operability and/or other functional keypad overlay to extend or expand the operation of the device to... |
| US-8,250,666 |
Method and apparatus for improving security in an application level
virtual machine environment In one embodiment the present invention includes a security manager for managing security in a dynamic programming environment. The security manager interfaces... |
| US-8,250,590 |
Apparatus, system, and method for seamless multiple format metadata
abstraction An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing seamless multiple format metadata abstraction. A metadata application programming interface (API)... |
| US-8,250,521 |
Method and apparatus for the design and development of service-oriented
architecture (SOA) solutions A method is provided for designing and developing a service-oriented architecture (SOA) solution that comprises implementing a business process layer having a... |
| US-8,250,205 |
Business process management system, method thereof, process management
computer and program thereof A business process management computer, when the load of a service execution computer etc. is increased, determines the condition of a service call step which... |
| US-8,250,195 |
Leveraging synchronous communication protocols to enable asynchronous
application and line-of-business behaviors Methods and systems of leveraging synchronous communication protocols to enable asynchronous application and line of business behaviors. An application platform... |
| US-8,250,191 |
Methods and apparatus for cooperative file distribution with target data
delivery rate Methods and apparatus are provided for cooperative file distribution with a target data delivery rate. A file is provided in a cooperative file distribution... |
| US-8,250,169 |
Business context data companion tool Methods and apparatuses enable rendering business context data in a desktop widget. The business context data describes a resource, a view, and actionable... |
| US-8,250,158 |
Electronic message filter A method includes: applying an unsent electronic message to an electronic screening tool programmed to identify content that is potentially not authorized by a... |
| US-8,250,117 |
Processing a spreadsheet for storage in a database Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for processing a spreadsheet for storage in a database are disclosed. Embodiments may include a method for... |
| US-8,250,024 |
Search relevance in business intelligence systems through networked
ranking Method and system for optimizing search results in a business intelligence system. An member is selected in the business intelligence system having a user... |
| US-8,249,992 |
Digital rights management and audience measurement systems and methods Digital rights management and audience measurement systems and methods are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a request to upload media content to... |
| US-8,249,971 |
System and method for managing investments in infrastructure assets A system comprises a memory operable to store financial data associated with a business entity having a plurality of shares. The business entity may receive,... |
| US-8,249,934 |
IMS network providing purchasing sessions to mobile devices that are
located proximate to a business IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing purchasing sessions to mobile devices that are located proximate to a business. IMS network includes an... |
| US-8,249,926 |
Method for using environmental classification to assist in financial
management and services Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar... |
| US-8,249,903 |
Method and system of determining and evaluating a business relationship
network for forming business relationships A collective knowledge set of business relationship information from a plurality of sources is generated. The collective knowledge set is mapped as a plurality... |
| US-8,249,886 |
Global asset risk management systems and methods Systems and methods for risk assessment are disclosed. In various embodiments, the systems and methods may include at least one risk information source... |
| US-8,249,574 |
Communication method and system A software button and software agent downloaded to a computing in response to actuation of the button make it possible to create a communication connection... |
| US-8,249,077 |
Methods and apparatus for enhancing the scalability of IMS in VoIP service
deployment Methods for Enhancing the Scalability of IMS in VoIP Service Deployment lower the number of messages transmitted between functions of an IMS network. The number... |
| US-8,245,273 |
Sharing referenced content through collaborative business applications An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for sharing referenced content through collaborative business applications. The method includes detecting... |
| US-8,245,269 |
System and method for delivering video programs to a video distribution
center Embodiments of the present invention are systems and methods for delivering video programs to a video distribution center. An embodiment of the invention is a... |
| US-8,245,184 |
System and method for graphically building business rule conditions A system and method are disclosed for graphically building business rule conditions. The method of graphically building business rule conditions comprises... |
| US-8,244,853 |
Method and system for non intrusive application interaction and dependency
mapping The present invention facilitates mapping dependencies between software applications, components, and business processes on a computer network. Packets... |
| US-8,244,794 |
Consolidated business service for integrating service oriented
architecture services with customer resources A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product integrate Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) services with resources at multiple... |
| US-8,244,708 |
System and method for improving integrity of internet search A system and method are provided to receive a search query from a user, typically via a web browser, the Internet, and a web server. A search engine obtains a... |
| US-8,244,696 |
Methods and systems for supporting multiple deployment models of
enterprise business applications Methods and systems for supporting multiple deployment models for enterprise business applications, are described. In one embodiment, the method may include... |
| US-8,244,640 |
Packet schema for pay-as-you-go service provisioning Methods and a program of instruction provide a packet schema framework for communication between elements of a pay-as-you-go business model including a... |
| US-8,244,633 |
System, method, and business method for settling micropayment transactions
to a pre-paid instrument The invention provides a method, business method, and system for conducting micropayment transactions between consumers and merchants. A merchant offers... |
| US-8,244,613 |
System, method, and business method for settling micropayment transactions
to a pre-paid instrument The invention provides a method for conducting a transaction between a first and second consumer, and a merchant using one or more electronic communication... |
| US-8,244,577 |
Using web-mining to enrich directory service databases and soliciting
service subscriptions A system and method are provided for augmenting information on business directory databases and communicating with businesses is disclosed. Using the enriched... |
| US-8,244,575 |
Method and apparatus for creating due-to reports for activities that may
not have reference value Methods and apparatuses for computing a variance for the difference between two business metrics. In one embodiment, the method accesses a response model and a... |
| US-8,244,571 |
Automated specification, estimation, discovery of causal drivers and
market response elasticities or lift factors In some embodiments, a software facility performs a method of automated specification of models, estimation of elasticities, and discovery of drivers using the... |
| US-8,244,570 |
Business flow analysis method and apparatus A series of transaction records is extracted for each case from a database storing processing results of respective performed jobs to generate, for each case, a... |
| US-8,244,566 |
Systems and methods for on-line scheduling of appointments and other
resources Computer-based system and computer-implemented methods for providing an automated computer network-based, or online, appointment scheduling service through... |
| US-8,243,912 |
Method and apparatus for providing transaction data in a packet network A method and apparatus for providing transaction data in a packet network is described. In one embodiment, at least one routed call is received. Transaction... |
| US-8,243,902 |
Method and apparatus for mapping of conference call participants using
positional presence A method includes receiving audio electronic business card data during a conference; comparing said audio electronic business card data with voices of... |
| US-8,243,620 |
Method for setting the operation of a routing node of an asynchronous
wireless communication network, network... To reduce energy consumption in a duty-cycled asynchronous wireless communication network values of operation parameters, i.e. duration of the awake interval... |
| US-8,243,598 |
Load-balancing via modulus distribution and TCP flow redirection due to
server overload A method, system and/or computer program product route IP packet flows. An Ethernet switch is coupled to a load balancing control engine, which contains load... |
| US-8,239,851 |
Business scope dependent add-on content provisioning A system and method to install a software enhancement supplement of a main software product, the method including receiving an installation recommendation for... |
| US-8,239,553 |
Providing services for multiple business consumers Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing services to business organization clients involve receiving a request for a... |
| US-8,239,531 |
Method and apparatus for connection to virtual private networks for secure
transactions A system and method are provided for use in establishing secure end-to-end communication links over a VPN gateway via a network interface unit. Illustrative... |
| US-8,239,467 |
Extending business processes to mobile devices A system, method, and computer program product are provided for intercepting an e-mail from a backend system and converting the e-mail into a message which can... |
| US-8,239,408 |
Corporate and entertainment management interactive system using a computer
network A system, method, and apparatus is provided for computerized management of a method of corporate, business or sports management by a remote party comprising... |
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