318 results about "Centralized database" patented technology

A method and apparatus for distributing, generating, and redeeming discount Virtual Coupons TM , rebate or gift certificates or the like which may be used on conjunction with a frequency card program or the like. Virtual Coupons TM may be distributed electronically, for example, in the form of a diskette or CD-ROM software. Software on the diskette or CD-ROM may prompt a consumer to call a 1-800 number for a validation number or code. During the phone call, telemarketing personnel may request consumer demographic and or identification information which may be entered into a centralized database. Once the software is validated, a consumer may print out a list selected Virtual Coupons TM displayed on a Graphical User Interface (GUI). When a product is purchased, the UPC code of the product may be compared electronically with a list of Virtual Coupons TM authorized for a particular consumer. An appropriate coupon discount may then be applied and the Virtual Coupon TM may be considered "redeemed". Once redeemed, consumer ID information and Virtual Coupon TM information may be retrieved electronically and used to update a central database. Accurate data may then be produced illustrating which consumers or groups of consumers are redeeming which Virtual Coupons TM . Such data may be used for marketing purposes or to generated further diskettes for distribution targeting specific consumers or groups of consumers with specific classes of Virtual Coupon TM offerings. The use of Virtual Coupons TM eliminates or reduces fraud, and allows a frequency card discount to be applied only a limited number of times.

A system and method is provided that can integrate a set of video processing systems for the purpose of increasing productivity and throughput. The integrated system edits video into clips, automatically adds records corresponding to these clips in a centralized database system, adds information about the content of these clips into these records, and controls the compression or conversion of these clips for distribution. The database system is used for managing the clips as well as for the searching of the clips based primarily on the content information added in the above process. Using this process, a digital production line may be built that allows video editors to edit sections from a video tape, have these sections (or clips) be dynamically added to a database system, and provide a mechanism for the editors to apply meta-information to the newly created clips at the same time the clips have been authored. Also, this system provides for the automatic processing of the edited material into alternate formats for such purposes as Internet streaming. The combination of these processes provides significant improvement productivity in the generation of clips, such as video highlights, from complete video.

A web hosting system comprises a plurality of geographically separate web hosting facilities with a plurality of servers located at each of the facilities having internet resources hosted thereon. A network accessible centralized database remote from at least some of the web hosting facilities contains information comprising one or more of server serial number, server model, server facility location, server location within a facility, server speed, server memory capacity, server traffic, and server software configuration for at least some of the servers. In some embodiments, different users are allowed to access different information in the database.

Customer Edge (CE) network elements can automatically learn IPSec tunnel endpoints for other CEs connected to sites in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) so that manual configuration of IPSec tunnel endpoints is not required and so that a centralized database of IPSec tunnel endpoints is not required to be separately maintained. According to an embodiment of the invention, a BGP export route policy is set on all CEs, so that when they announce their VPN routes in the standard format, the application of this export route policy changes the announcement to replace the BGP peering point address that would ordinarily be advertised with the IPSec tunnel endpoint address. When any given site receives a VPN route update formatted in this manner, it processes the VPN route update and learns from the update the IPSec tunnel endpoint as well as the associated VPN routes.

The invention relates to a method for managing parking rights. It comprises receiving, from each of a plurality of users, a request for issuing a parking right, each containing a unique identifier associated with a parking area and a license plate number identifying a unique vehicle; storing, in a centralised database, each request; issuing a parking right for each of the plurality of users, including a parking right expiry time; collecting a license plate number of a vehicle for which a parking right status is to be verified and a unique identifier associated with a parking area where the vehicle is located; querying the database, by comparing the license plate number, with the license plate numbers stored in the database; and determining if a parking right has been issued that corresponds to the license plate number of the vehicle. A system for managing parking rights is also disclosed.

A tracking and security device that is self-contained, portable and easily secured to a shipping container. Since the unit can be easily attached and removed from a container and is relatively inexpensive to produce, the unit can be purchased and controlled by the owners of cargo, rather than the transportation service providers or owners of shipping containers. The device monitors and records positional information at a daily or other frequency dictated by the cargo owner, and reports this information as well as other events, such as suspicious entry into the container, over a satellite communication system or other wireless communication network. Access to status and/or position information is provided a secure fashion through Internet access to a centralized database. The device empowers an importer/exporter, or really any small business engaged in long distance shipment of goods, to control in-transit, real-time status and location information for their cargo without relying on third party sources, such as transportation carriers, to provide such data or to pay their service fees.

A marketing system with a centralized database for compiling and distributing marketing data. The system compiles marketing data from a plurality of internal and external data sources into a centralized database. Internal and external sources include legacy systems. Data in the centralized database is distributed to a plurality of client venues by using an extract engine to extract a subset of data from the centralized database and creating a venue specific database. Access to the venue specific database is facilitated by use of a application programmers interface for allowing the development of applications for venue specific use of the venue specific database. Both the compilation and distribution process is performed on a periodic basis to provide timely, accurate, and consistent marketing data across the plurality of client venues.

The receipt card system provides a system and method for accumulating and storing transaction line-item detail on behalf of consumers. The system permits consumers to view stored transaction line-item detail in a variety of ways using a web browser interface. It also includes a means for consumers to download transaction line-item detail into a personal financial management system. Transaction line-item detail is captured at each participating merchant's location at the time of transaction associated with a consumer and essentially automatically transferred to a centralized database. The system and method are essentially voluntary for both merchants and consumers.

A remote monitoring medical device system includes a medical device system which may further include an implantable medical device and/or an external medical device having a communication connection and one or more remote data handling systems having compatible communication connections such as a centralized database located on a host server or a remote third party or clinical data handling system. Web services may be installed and run on an implantable or external medical device or a data handling system and may be invoked locally by applications running on the system component or invoked remotely by another system component. Web services provide translation, analysis and/or storage and retrieval of data used by the remote monitoring medical device system.

An autonomous vehicle collision/crossing warning system provides for simple, inexpensive and decentralized installation, operation and maintenance of a reliable vehicle collision/crossing warning system. The autonomous warning system preferably utilizes a single frequency TDM radio communication network with GPS clock synchronization, time slot arbitration and connectionless UDP protocol to broadcast messages among vehicles and components in the warning system. Adaptive localized mapping of components of interest within the warning system eliminates the need for centralized databases or coordination and control systems and enables new vehicles and warning systems to be easily added to the system in a decentralized manner. Preferably, stationary warning systems are deployed as multiple self-powered units each equipped to receive broadcast messages and to communicate with the other units by a low power RF channel in a redundant Master-Slave configuration. The communication schemes are preferably arranged for low duty cycle operation to decrease power consumption.

A method, system and apparatus that permit a user to order parts, submit warranty claims, and obtain product and repair information for aircraft engines and aviation parts are described. The system includes a plurality of servers connected through a network and one or more client systems coupled to the network. In another embodiment, the method includes the steps of accessing several database modules, receiving information after the user has been authenticated, updating the centralized database with, receiving an inquiry from a customer to obtain the specific information, and finally retrieving the requested information in response to the inquiry.

A system for collaboratively managing complex, longtail property and casualty insurance claims which is remotely and continuously accessible by all users designated by the insurer. The users can access documents retained in a centralized database through an application layer. The application layer includes a workflow application, a document management application and an administrative application. A method for collaboratively managing complex claims includes the storage of documents in a centralized remotely-accessible computer database, access to the documents through an application layer, and management of the claim management process through a workflow management application used in connection with a document management application.

A system and method for paper-based, automated completion of forms allows a user charged with filling out multiple forms containing some common information to write each unique piece of information one time, and the system generates a set of completed forms with the required information on each form with no change to the use or structure of the current forms. The control module is operable on a processor to determine a mapping between common fields on multiple forms or multiple pages of the same form, copy information written in a field on one form to equivalent fields on other forms, and produce a set of completed forms. The system is computationally simple and independent of language because these operations can be performed without having to understand, translate or convert the writing. Furthermore, there is no loss of security or privacy beyond the use of paper forms because these operations can be performed without access to a centralized database and without connectivity to other systems. The system is advantageous because it does not change paper based workflows since the inputs and outputs of this system are paper.

The disclosed invention, a Legal Management System (LMS), is a fully integrated web-based interactive database to automate the management process for storing, disseminating and searching information in real time. The invention is a method using a web-based system including a server system coupled to a centralized interactive database and at least one client system. The method involves receiving information from a client system, storing the information into a centralized database, updating the centralized database periodically to maintain the information, and providing the up-to-date information in response to an inquiry.

An image processing system uses centralized image correction data to process digital images. The image processing system includes a centralized database for storing image correction data for imaging devices. An image processor that receives image data representing an image captured by one of the imaging devices accesses the centralized database with a key associated with the imaging device to retrieve the image correction data for the imaging device. The image processor processes the image data using the retrieved image correction data to correct the image data by reducing various noise components in the image.

Systems and methods are disclosed that provide for a blockchain-based transference tracking system to authenticate and register electronic transaction records. The transference tracking system, in one embodiment, is a permissioned, peer-to-peer, decentralized network containing an authorized, verifiable ledger of electronic transaction records that can be shared amongst authenticated actors. The decentralized ledger can be used as a substitute for a centralized database and enables automated tracking and reporting of electronic transaction records to an authoritative, but non-central authority using the blockchain of the transference tracking system.

A closed loop, autonomic exception notification and resolution system enables an application to proactively collect and forward exception information to developers with no user intervention; in some cases before the user is even aware that an exception has occurred. A notification process ensures that the appropriate resources can be applied to exception resolution, increasing error resolution by decreasing duplicate or misdirected efforts. An error coding scheme ensures that errors are uniquely and consistently reported while allowing duplicate issues to be grouped, further reducing duplicated efforts and improving resolution time. The use of an Exception Object which is automatically populated ensures that all information that is necessary to resolve the exception is provided to developers, thereby reducing debug time. Error resolutions are stored in a centralized database which can be accessed to quickly leverage previously generated solutions.

A method of monitoring and automating a home using a network-based system is provided. The system employs a server system coupled to a centralized database, at least one client system, and a plurality of sensors positioned throughout the home. The method includes receiving monitoring and automation (M&A) information from the client system, storing M&A information into the centralized database, cross-referencing M&A information, updating the centralized database periodically to maintain M&A information, monitoring M&A information within the home through the plurality of sensors, performing M&A tasks in the home using the plurality of sensors based on M&A information inputted into the client system and monitored M&A data, and notifying a home owner of the monitored M&A data and the M&A tasks performed within the home.

A method of implementing fast dynamic channel allocation call admission control for radio link reconfiguration in a wireless communication system includes a precode allocation procedure, a signal-independent code allocation procedure, and a post-code allocation procedure. The pre-code allocation procedure receives and processes a request message and retrieves system measurements and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) capability information from a centralized database. A list of available timeslots and a list of code sets is retrieved from the centralized database. The code sets are allocated to the available timeslots, wherein a successful assignment is a solution. The solution having the lowest weighted interference signal code power is an optimal solution. The WTRU information with new allocation information is updated in the centralized database. A radio link reconfiguration ready message with the results of the code allocation process is then sent.

A system, method and related devices for monitoring and improving the training and social eye contact and communication skills of developmentally challenged individuals such as autistic individuals and other individuals with special needs in improving their interpersonal communicating and other skills. A so called, TeachMe component of the system allows the defining of a students/patients long-term behavior or academic or social goal treatment in a hierarchical relationship of skills in treatment plans. It captures behavioral event within a ‘behavioral stream’ and in real time stores the ‘behavioral stream’ in a centralized database that can be accessed anywhere and anytime using the Internet. Procedures and materials used during the treatment are identified and data is stored in a central depository and can be displayed in a therapist's handheld device. The WatchMe component of the system and method monitors and obtains qualitative and quantitative information about the eye contact habits of a subject being trained or interviewed. It provides stimuli that promotes and encourages improvements in the eye contact habits of the subject.