Patents in subclass Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/Price Determination/Inventory Management
Parent class: Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/Price Determination
| Number | Patent title | Issue Date |
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| 07407099 | Method and apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a device identifier A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a device identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07409258 | Method and system for measuring customer delivery service Disclosed is a method and a system for measuring customer delivery service. A projected customer delivery date is generated. At least one projected output volume is determined based on the projected customer delivery date. At least one... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07409363 | Centralized management system for maintenance parts A centralized management system for managing maintenance parts of machines at multiple plants includes: a warehouse facility for providing a concentrated storage of the maintenance parts for multiple types of the machines at multiple... |
08/05/2008 |
| 07405661 | Real-time system for monitoring theft protection A system including at least one theft security system having at least one transceiver device, set up adjacent at least one passage, for detecting antitheft labels that pass the passage, characterized in that each theft security system... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07406435 | Computer implemented method and system for computing and evaluating demand information Computer implemented method and system for improving demand forecasting by estimating the hidden demand at an occurrence of a sellout using a single parameter probability distribution with a parameter assuming a forecasted mean demand... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07406439 | Inventory controls with radio frequency identification Inventory control with inventory item attributes wherein the attributes describe an inventory item, the inventory item has an RFID identification tag having an RFID identification tag code, and the inventory item attributes include an... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07406440 | Systems and methods to support approval to settle an international trade from a credit facility, such as a line of credit or a demand deposit account The present invention relates to systems and methods to support import-export transactions. More particularly, it includes methods and systems for negotiating terms for settlement of an international shipment, for advising an agreed bank... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07406448 | Dynamic location based cost minimization A computer is programmed to receive data concerning a current location of a vehicle, a plurality of gas prices at a plurality of gas stations, and a plurality of locations, one location for each of the plurality of gas stations. The... |
07/29/2008 |
| 07403119 | Networked security system and method for monitoring portable consumer articles A method of monitoring portable consumer articles at a display, which method includes the steps of: providing a first portable consumer article; providing a security system capable of interacting with the first portable consumer article... |
07/22/2008 |
| 07403909 | Systems and methods for asynchronous processing of electronic shelf label communication responses An electronic price label (ESL) system for performing asynchronous ESL transactions. An event notification technique allows a communication base station (CBS) manager to directly notify an ESL manager when responses from an ESL are... |
07/22/2008 |
| 07398232 | Inventory early warning agent in a supply chain management system An inventory agent operating on software includes instructions operable to cause a programmable processor to receive inventory data relating to stock in an inventory, apply the inventory data to a conditional probabilistic predictive... |
07/08/2008 |
| 07398234 | Method and system for organizing vendor information A plurality of accounts payable items (14) are communicated over communications links (24) to a global purchasing information repository (GPIR) (12) by account servers (19) and regional servers (18). A preparation application (16) unifies... |
07/08/2008 |
| 07394372 | Method and apparatus for aggregating and communicating tracking information Tracking devices having computational and communication resources receive information from a plurality of local devices, such as passive RFID tags, and collect and process the received information to determine one or more of when, where,... |
07/01/2008 |
| 07394380 | System and method for improved item tracking A method for tracking objects, including identifying and locating an object using a first method, identifying and locating a person using a second method, and associating the object and the person. |
07/01/2008 |
| 07395228 | Parts requirement planning system across an extended supply chain A system of managing a supply chain via a computer network that includes a manufacturing enterprise is provided. The system includes a host system, a network link to at least one supply chain entity, and an a-source application executing... |
07/01/2008 |
| 07389249 | Automated supply management method for dynamically fulfilling a customer requested order An automated supply management system for dynamically fulfilling a customer requested order having an order fulfillment system for fulfilling a plurality of customer requests in accordance with a plurality of processing capacity... |
06/17/2008 |
| 07389294 | Services for generation of electronic marketplace listings using personal purchase histories or other indicia of product ownership An online marketplace system provides various features for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to sell a product can browse to an existing... |
06/17/2008 |
| 07385510 | Container manifest integrity maintenance system and method A system, method, and medium for tracking the contents of a container in which the items stored in the container are provided with radio frequency identification ("RFID") tags, and a tracker affixed to the container periodically polls the... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07385529 | Dynamic and predictive information system and method for shipping assets and transport The dynamic, predictive information system and method assigns shipping assets (drivers-tractors-trailers) from carriers to transport orders by shippers. Computer databases hold shipping asset data. Specific transport orders are... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07386492 | Inventory and revenue maximization method and system A method is provided for enterprise management and bundling of radio, outdoor and entertainment inventory to achieve maximum revenue on perishable products. An electronic data-mart 110 or central information storage and data processing... |
06/10/2008 |
| 07382253 | Remote dynamic ingress/egress inventory security system A system provides an inventory of first and second class objects which are distributed in first and second defined locations. The first and second locations are accessible to each other via a common pathway. The system comprises: a motion... |
06/03/2008 |
| 07382264 | Federated system for monitoring physical assets A system federates heterogeneous monitoring systems to provide end-to-end monitoring information for conveyances with item-layer visibility. A first node of the federated system comprises a first monitoring system and a first port and a... |
06/03/2008 |
| 07383277 | Modeling the life cycle of individual data objects A method, as well as a computer program product that implements the method, is provided for user modeling, within a computer system, of a lifecycle of uniquely identified computer data objects that are members of a computer data object... |
06/03/2008 |
| 07378940 | Pallet content identification mechanism that converts RFID information to corresponding barcode information A pallet content identification mechanism is a small electronic device that is attached to a pallet. The pallet content identification mechanism reads RFID tags on the pallet using an RFID portal scanner, converts the RFID information... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07378960 | Low-rate wireless personal area network system for tracking containers A WPAN system for establishing communication between a control station of a cargo vessel and a plurality of containers that are loaded onto the vessel is provided that comprises a base station configured to establish and manage a... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379781 | Constraint based order optimization system and available to promise system A computer system which uses customer-based business rules that are customized for each customer. These business rules, along with order information, are provided to a linear programming engine. The linear programming engine determines... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07379905 | Automated data warehouse for demand fulfillment system An automated data warehouse for a demand fulfillment system to provide current supply and demand for generating a work schedule and a material delivery schedule for manufacturing items built to customer order. The automated data warehouse... |
05/27/2008 |
| 07376477 | Move lot size balancing system and method A method and system for allowing a vehicle dealer and manufacturer to match dealer orders and manufacturing plant shipments easily and equitably are disclosed. The method significantly decreases processing time, saving valuable time,... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07376600 | Intelligent fulfillment agents A method for distributed inventory management includes receiving information regarding a number of participants in a value chain and information regarding one or more items relevant in the value chain. The method also includes modeling... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07376601 | System and method for determining sell-through time and inventory aging for retail products A method and system for determining shelf life and sell-through time for retail products. The solution employs a data warehouse, a self monitoring product and product traceability. The data warehouse is utilized to track delivery... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07376602 | Method for facilitating and maintaining an active parts data repository An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method for implementing a preferred parts plan over a communications network via a parts database process tool. The method comprises extracting data relating to a part from a general... |
05/20/2008 |
| 07370795 | Medicine management methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus are shown for providing information on a pill. A patient specific delivery apparatus for medicine using information on a pill or pills is shown as well, and a database with patient specific information may be... |
05/13/2008 |
| 07373361 | Mobile process automation method Remote devices communicate with a central server in order to provide event tracking information pertaining to a business process, which is conducted by persons performing multiple roles. Software, including a state machine, is downloaded... |
05/13/2008 |
| 07373371 | Method, system, and storage medium for facilitating excess inventory utilization in a manufacturing environment An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method, system and storage medium for utilizing excess inventory comprising parts used in end products. The method comprises: translating sales specific terminology describing end... |
05/13/2008 |
| 07370005 | Inventory replication based upon order fulfillment rates A load balancing technology segregates various inventory types (e.g., potatoes vs. milk, vs. pretzels, vs. tissue paper, etc.) based upon how frequently they are ordered in a distribution center. Inventory types that are ordered at the... |
05/06/2008 |
| 07370009 | Extreme capacity management in an electronic marketplace environment A system (10) for managing a capacity extreme at a first entity (12) in a supply chain includes a planning application (36) that receives status data for at least the first entity (12) reflecting the capacity extreme at the first entity... |
05/06/2008 |
| 07370027 | System for stocktaking asset articles using a mobile device A stocktaking asset article system using a mobile terminal in which correct and rapid updates or new registrations of assets in an asset management master database may be accomplished. The mobile terminal has a specified database storing... |
05/06/2008 |
| 07366770 | Method and system for interfacing with a shipping service A logistics node receives a purchase order from a customer. The logistics node selects an appropriate carrier to transport products specified in the purchase order and conveys shipping instructions to the selected carrier. The logistics... |
04/29/2008 |
| 07366772 | Method and apparatus for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain having disparate systems The present invention describes a method and system for creating and exposing order status within a supply chain of trading partners having disparate systems. A trading partner exchange (TPE) interfaces with each of the disparate systems... |
04/29/2008 |
| 07363259 | Value-based framework for inventory management A value-based framework is used for managing inventory. This framework allows firms to set risk and return targets for inventory related capital investments and operational management. A set of possible inventory investments is generated,... |
04/22/2008 |
| 07363260 | Method and apparatus providing automatic provisioning for modular network devices A method of provisioning modular network devices is described. A generic configuration is placed on a device; the configuration comprises commands for configuring interfaces associated the device. At the device, each interface associated... |
04/22/2008 |
| 07359873 | Self-service catalog manager for stores implemented on a communications network A computerized self-service platform assists merchants in creating and managing stores on a computer network. In one aspect, a system for managing a store includes a product database and an ecommerce storefront, with the ecommerce... |
04/15/2008 |
| 07359874 | Method and system for facilitating parts procurement and production planning across an extended supply chain An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a computer-based system and method for automating supply chain functions in a network environment, and more particularly, for identifying and implementing cost-savings techniques within... |
04/15/2008 |
| 07359887 | Apparatus, systems and methods for interfacing with digital scales configured with remote client computer devices The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote... |
04/15/2008 |
| 07356394 | RFID vehicle management system and method This disclosure describes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) vehicle management system and method. For example, an RFID tag may be coupled with a particular vehicle and operable to store identifying information associated with the... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07356494 | Robust wireless communications system architecture and asset management applications performed thereon A robust wireless communications system operable to provide communications for mobile wireless devices. The wireless communications system generally includes a management computing system, wireless infrastructure, and mobile wireless... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07356495 | Supply chain management using item detection system A system to monitor item placement and item movement on surfaces includes an identification system embedded in one or more surfaces and a computer. The identification system periodically scans the surfaces to generate data related to... |
04/08/2008 |
| 07350698 | Line item approval processing in an electronic purchasing system and method In an electronic purchasing system, a line item approval processing method and system. The line item approval system includes logic for approving a purchase requisition having a plurality of itemized goods and service and requiring... |
04/01/2008 |
| 07353178 | Touch point and attribute tracking system and process A manufacturer's product registration system includes a database system storing product registration information concerning a plurality of products, for example, consumer electronics products. The product registration information... |
04/01/2008 |
| 07353190 | Gift-valuable article exchange assisting device and method, and computer product A gift-valuable article exchange assisting device includes a control section which, when a receiver decides that a gift belonging to the receiver is unwanted to the receiver, determines whether the gift can be exchanged to a valuable... |
04/01/2008 |