METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC FILE USE AND MANAGEMENT
    51.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC FILE USE AND MANAGEMENT 有权
    电子文件使用和管理的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080046372A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-21

    申请号:US11747607

    申请日:2007-05-11

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/00 H04L9/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating online storage of files (e.g., audio tracks, video, etc.) for playback/access or sale/exchange by the owners of the files without violating copyrights that copyright holders have in the files. For example, by providing a playback service that does not store additional versions of an audio file when the file is transmitted to, and immediately played on, a user device without buffering, the present invention avoids violating copyright laws by not making copies of the file. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于促进文件(例如音频轨道,视频等)的在线存储用于文件所有者的播放/访问或销售/交换的方法和装置,而不违反版权所有者在文件中具有的版权。 例如,通过提供在文件被发送到用户设备而不缓冲的情况下不存储音频文件的附加版本的重放服务,本发明通过不复制该文件来避免违反版权法 。 公开了许多其他方面。

    Automated Prior Art Search Tool
    52.
    发明申请
    Automated Prior Art Search Tool 审中-公开
    自动化现有技术搜索工具

    公开(公告)号:US20080033741A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US11671381

    申请日:2007-02-05

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00

    摘要: Improved methods for drafting, preparing, and submitting a patent application are described. The system provides for automated prior art searches. The system also provides a mechanism by which end users can submit comments on the prior art and these comments are used to determine the relevance of the prior art in future prior art searches.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于起草,准备和提交专利申请的改进方法。 该系统提供自动化的现有技术搜索。 该系统还提供了一种机制,终端用户可以通过该机制提交关于现有技术的评论,并且这些评论用于确定现有技术在将来的现有技术搜索中的相关性。

    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales
    55.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for printing a billing statement to provide supplementary product sales 失效
    打印结算单以提供补充产品销售的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US06196458B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-06

    申请号:US08982149

    申请日:1997-12-01

    IPC分类号: G06K500

    摘要: A central controller such as one operating for a credit card account issuer receives one or more billing items which are to be printed on an account holder's billing statement. The central controller determines if the billing items, which typically specify purchases, satisfy any merchant-specified upsell offer conditions. Some upsell offer conditions include the purchase of a predetermined product, or a purchase which exceeds a predefined price. Such upsell offer conditions, when satisfied, direct the central controller to offer an upsell on the billing statement. If any of the upsell offer conditions are satisfied, the central controller determines one or more upsells that correspond to the upsell offer condition. The upsells may be, for example, products complementary to previously-purchased products. The upsells are offered to the account holder by printing onto the billing statement indicia that specifies the upsells. Upon receiving an indication that an upsell was accepted, the upsell is provided to the account holder. The account holder may accept the upsell by appropriately modifying the billing statement and returning the statement with payment. The upsell is then provided, typically in the form of a reduced price at a point-of-sale terminal or a discount on a subsequent billing statement.

    摘要翻译: 一个中央控制器,例如用于信用卡帐户发行者的一个中央控制器,接收一个或多个计费项目,这些计费项目将被打印在账户持有人的账单上。 中央控制器确定通常指定采购的计费项目是否满足任何商家指定的加售报价条件。 一些加售报价条件包括购买预定的产品,或超过预定价格的购买。 这种加售提供条件,当满意时,指示中央控制人在计费单上提供加价。 如果满足任何加售报价条件,则中央控制器确定与加售报价条件相对应的一个或多个加售。 例如,加售可能与以前购买的产品相辅相成。 通过打印到指定加售的记帐单上的账单持有人提供加售。 在接收到接受加售的指示后,向帐户持有者提供加售。 账户持有人可以通过适当地修改账单并通过付款退还账单来接受加售。 然后提供加售,通常以销售点终端的降价形式或后续计费单上的折扣形式提供。

    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program
    56.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for administering a reward program 失效
    用于管理奖励计划的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6049778A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-11

    申请号:US961964

    申请日:1997-10-31

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/02 G06F19/00

    摘要: In accordance with the present invention, a central controller stores a series of registrations, each of which corresponds to a purchaser of a product. The central controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product. The central controller determines if the measurement is within a predetermined range. For example, the central controller may determine if the number of products sold exceeds a predetermined threshold. A selected set of registrations which are "early-adopter" registrations are selected. The set of registrations thereby defines a set of early-adopter purchasers. For example, the central controller may select a set of registrations having ordinal positions within a predetermined range of positions, such as the first hundred registrations. Thus, one hundred early-adopter purchasers are defined. If the measurement of product success is within the predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, is provided to each early-adopter purchaser. For example, if sales of the product exceed 1,000,000 units, a reward is provided to each early-adopter purchaser.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明,中央控制器存储一系列注册,每个注册对应于产品的购买者。 中央控制器计算产品成功的度量,如产品销售数量或产品的市场份额。 中央控制器确定测量是否在预定范围内。 例如,中央控制器可以确定所销售的产品的数量是否超过预定的阈值。 选择一组选定的“早期采用者”注册。 这套注册因此定义了一套早期采用者购买者。 例如,中央控制器可以选择一组具有在预定范围内的顺序位置的注册,例如前100个注册。 因此,定义了100位早期采购者。 如果产品成功的测量在预定范围内,则向每个早期采购者提供奖励,例如退款或免费产品。 例如,如果产品的销售额超过100万台,则会向每个早期采购者提供奖励。

    Systems and methods for providing access to wireless gaming devices
    57.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for providing access to wireless gaming devices 有权
    用于提供对无线游戏设备的访问的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08740065B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US12324221

    申请日:2008-11-26

    IPC分类号: G06K5/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security checks, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user employs an apparatus such as a card or other physical token that can be used to access the wireless gaming device. Such an apparatus may communicate information that identifies the user to the device or may simply be used to produce a signal without which the device is locked to users.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于控制对无线游戏设备和网络的访问的系统和方法。 例如,访问通过一个或多个安全检查级别进行控制,例如硬安全检查,而不是软安全检查或除了软安全检查之外。 在硬安全检查中,用户使用可用于访问无线游戏设备的诸如卡或其他物理令牌的设备。 这样的装置可以将识别用户的信息传送到设备,或者可以简单地用于产生信号,无需将设备锁定到用户。

    Prior Art Notes Associated with Patent Applications
    59.
    发明申请
    Prior Art Notes Associated with Patent Applications 审中-公开
    与专利申请相关的现有技术说明

    公开(公告)号:US20070220041A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-20

    申请号:US11690095

    申请日:2007-03-22

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/06 G06Q10/10

    摘要: Improved methods for drafting, preparing, submitting and examining a patent application are described. The system incorporates a web-based tool in which applications are drafted. The web-based tool allows further allows for the submission, association, and display of notes regarding applications. The notes may be text or hyperlinks to prior art references. The relevance of the prior art documents to the patent application may be indicated by visible indicia.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于起草,准备,提交和审查专利申请的改进方法。 该系统包含一个基于Web的工具,其中起草了应用程序。 基于Web的工具还允许提交,关联和显示有关应用程序的注释。 笔记可以是现有技术参考文献的文本或超链接。 现有技术文献与专利申请的相关性可以由可见标记来表示。

    Self Teaching Thesaurus
    60.
    发明申请
    Self Teaching Thesaurus 审中-公开
    自我讲义词典

    公开(公告)号:US20070219987A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-20

    申请号:US11697443

    申请日:2007-04-06

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A database, such as a patent database, including a plurality of electronic documents, such as patents and patent applications, is described. The documents include words, phrases, and/or pictures that have been hyperlinked to advertisements or other documents. Also described are methods of indexing words and phrases in the documents and allowing advertisers, merchants, or other entities to pay for the right to hyperlink selected words, phrases, pictures that appear in the documents in the database to web-based documents of their choosing.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括诸如专利和专利申请在内的多个电子文档的数据库,例如专利数据库。 这些文件包括已被超链接到广告或其他文档的单词,短语和/或图片。 还描述了在文档中索引单词和短语的方法,并且允许广告商,商家或其他实体支付将出现在数据库中的文档中的所选择的单词,短语,图片超链接到其选择的基于web的文档的权利 。