129 results about "Electronic data interchange" patented technology

Documents and other items can be delivered electronically from sender to recipient with a level of trustedness approaching or exceeding that provided by a personal document courier. A trusted electronic go-between can validate, witness and / or archive transactions while, in some cases, actively participating in or directing the transaction. Printed or imaged documents can be marked using handwritten signature images, seal images, electronic fingerprinting, watermarking, and / or steganography. Electronic commercial transactions and transmissions take place in a reliable, "trusted" virtual distribution environment that provides significant efficiency and cost savings benefits to users in addition to providing an extremely high degree of confidence and trustedness. The systems and techniques have many uses including but not limited to secure document delivery, execution of legal documents, and electronic data interchange (EDI).

An Internet-based consumer product marketing, merchandising and education / information system which enables manufacturers, their agents, retailers and their agents, and consumers to carryout product-related functions along the demand side of the retail chain. A central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS stores a central database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links. A first subsystem enables a manufacturer's marketing, brand and / or product managers to create and manage a local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links related to the consumer products of the manufacturer being offered for sale in both physical and / or electronic marketplaces, and periodically transport local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links to central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS by electronic data interchange techniques. The local database of UPN / TM / PD / URL links is managed within a local UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, and selected by the manufacturer's marketing, brand and / or product managers so as to create a desired brand image for each consumer product of the manufacturer. A second subsystem enables consumers to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to request and obtain information about a manufacturer's consumer product so as to make informed / educated purchases along the demand side of the retail chain. A third subsystem enables manufacturers and their advertising and marketing agents to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to display consumer product advertisements to consumers, at or near the point of purchase or sale within both physical and / or electronic retail shopping environments so as to project the desired brand image to consumers. A fourth subsystem enables retailers and their marketing and promotional agents to access one or more UPN / TM / PD / URL links in central UPN / TM / PD / URL RDBMS, to promote consumer products to consumers, at or near the point of purchase or sale within both physical and / or electronic retail shopping environments so as to promote the sale of such products in inventory.

An electronic clearinghouse system (ECS) for securely delivering, retrieving, authenticating, storing, generating and distributing messages, such as financial documents and / or records are described. For message providers, the ECS can provide a secure and trusted venue for delivering messages, such as messages including financial data to their clients that reduces their delivery costs. For users of the ECS, the ECS can provide a central location where each user can receive and consolidate their messages, such as financial documents and associated financial data from a number of different financial data providers. To facilitate these functions, the ECS can include an automated system for recording delivery status as well as evidence of delivery of messages, including whether a message has been viewed by a particular user. Further, the ECS can include components for scheduling events, such as monetary transfers and bill payments, and providing reminders for such events. Also, the ECS can provide utilities that allow a user to package and securely deliver messages to other users.

A novel Internet-based consumer product information system and method for use in retail shopping environments, wherein each Web-enabled bar code driven consumer product information kiosk deployed therewithin embodies e-mail messaging capabilities which enable consumers to automatically save and record the URLs of CPI-related Web documents within the message field of a preformatted e-mail message that is transmitted from a retailer-operated e-mail server, to a remote e-mail address specified by the consumer within the retail shopping environment. One or more central e-mail servers are used to collect copies of e-mail documents (and records thereof) transmitted from the Web / e-mail enabled kiosks within each retail shopping environments, for consumer and demographic information analysis, compilation, and storage within RDBMSs that are made accessible to retailers and manufacturers alike for use in product marketing, sales forecasting, customer intelligence, and like operations which enable more effective marketing of consumer products and services in both physical and electronic forms of commerce.

A computer implemented method, apparatus and software for automatically transforming data between Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) formats. For generating EDI documents or messages, a source data model with EDI related data is received. Data is transferred from metadata elements of the source data model to variables of a virtual document, based on a mapping that has been previously made. Data assigned to the variables of the virtual document are then transferred to metadata elements of a target data model. An EDI document or message corresponding to the target data model is automatically created as a result, which includes data from the source document or message.

This disclosure describes a payment and disbursement system, wherein an initiator authorizes a payment and disbursement to a collector and the collector processes the payment and disbursement through an accumulator agency. The accumulator agency processes the payment as a debit-based transaction and processes the disbursement as an addendum-based transaction. The processing of a debit-based transaction generally occurs by electronic funds transfer (EFT) or by financial electronic data interchange (FEDI). The processing of an addendum-based transaction generally occurs by electronic data interchange (EDI).

Documents and other items can be delivered electronically from sender to recipient with a level of trustedness approaching or exceeding that provided by a personal document courier. A trusted electronic go-between can validate, witness and / or archive transactions while, in some cases, actively participating in or directing the transaction. Printed or imaged documents can be marked using handwritten signature images, seal images, electronic fingerprinting, watermarking, and / or steganography. Electronic commercial transactions and transmissions take place in a reliable, “trusted” virtual distribution environment that provides significant efficiency and cost savings benefits to users in addition to providing an extremely high degree of confidence and trustedness. The systems and techniques have many uses including but not limited to secure document delivery, execution of legal documents, and electronic data interchange (EDI).

Electronic transaction networks are described that are operable to find a pathway to complete an electronic data exchange for a prepaid transaction account. The networks may include an intermediary node, in electronic communication with a transaction point node where transaction information is input, and a plurality of processing nodes that can communicate with an account provider node that administers the prepaid transaction account. The intermediary node receives transaction data that may include an account identifier from the transaction point node, and identify one or more of the processing nodes that can form part of the pathway. The pathway may include the transaction point node, the intermediary node, at least one of the processing nodes, and the account provider node. In addition, the intermediary node may find the processing node that forms the pathway for the highest transaction commission when more than one of the processor nodes can form part of the pathway.

This invention is directed to a method for electronic data exchange, including Email, which involves archiving and organizing a personal email management system used in electronic data communication and exchange system. The invention adds utility to existing internet-based email systems for enhancing user satisfaction by providing easy manageability of personal emails. The invention can also include a client system that allows users to archive and organize emails, and also to download important emails from their internet-based email system and help manage them through either email provider or by a client program residing on the user's system. Extending client program for email management would help user archive, download, upload and manage / organize emails from different email providing system. The invention also allows a user to interface email management from one or more computers, with one or more internet providers, and one or more software programs, such as virus scanning software, which can be located either on user's computer(s) or the email service provider. Furthermore, the methods taught by this invention can be available from any email service provider or third party via either internet-based systems, which may include the email system itself or other systems, or via client programs residing on the user's system.

A method and system for auctioning a product on a computer network includes an auction site computer having an auction site and a scan site computer having a scan site. The method and system includes placing a desired product identifier on the scan site of the computer network. The desired product identifier is indicative of a product desired by the buyer. The auction site has a sale product identifier indicative of a product for sale by a seller. The auction site is then monitored with the scan site. The desired product identifier on the scan site is then compared with the sale product identifier on the auction site. Whether the product desired by the buyer is for sale on the auction site by the seller is then determined from the comparison between the desired product identifier and the sale product identifier. The buyer is then notified when the product desired by the buyer is for sale on the auction site by the seller. A bid from the buyer is then placed to the auction site for the product desired by the buyer. The scan site may be monitored to determine the product desired by the buyer. Each of the product identifiers may include a category product and / or a description product identifier. Comparing the desired product identifier with the sale product identifier includes comparing the category product identifier on the scan site with the category product identifier on the auction site and / or comparing the description product identifier on the scan site with the description product identifier on the auction site. The auction site may be monitored with the scan site using electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging.

The invention provides an international technology transfer public service system. The international technology transfer public service system comprises an international technology transfer and entrepreneurship incubation service subsystem and an international technical skill / service digit trading port subsystem; the international technology transfer and entrepreneurship incubation service subsystem comprises an innovation e station, an innovation demand library, a technology retrieval, a service hotline and an expert group; the international technical skill / service digit trading port subsystem comprises a high and new technology interactive exhibition system, a technical digital content manufacturing system, an industry technology mobile portal management system, an enterprise technology demand monitoring and intelligent docking system, a scientific technological incubation service purchasing system and a technology appraisement and technology appraiser training system. A digital exhibition room with multiple interactive modes on the basis of electronic data interchange (EDI) exchange terminals and the like can be established through an operating mode of combining a mobile internet and an offline innovation service platform, online offline combined technical skill (service) interactive exhibition, vertical searching, accurate pushing, expert cooperative consulting, scientific assessment and the like can be achieved, and difficulties and bottleneck problems such as difficult obtainment of technology supply-demand information, difficult value quantization and difficult transfer can be solved.

Participants of a phone conference can share electronic data without a need to exchange passwords to link two devices nor to login to access data. The invention is resistant to eavesdropping, and provides methods, devices and systems to easily and automatically find, identify and authenticate participants on a computer network for electronic data exchange. Samples of the audio are used to create a stream of audio fingerprints which are sent to a matching service. This matching service finds the fingerprints that correspond to the same conversation, and exchanges identifiers. When instructed by the user, the device can setup a secure data connection.

A system for performing inventory control for wafers, unpackaged integrated circuits and packaged integrated circuits is provided. The system includes barcode readers, sorters and transporters operable to locate and relocate wafers, unpackaged circuits and packaged circuits. The system further includes a feedback system for feeding back information generated by the barcode readers, sorters, transporters and / or manufacturing devices associated with the wafers, unpackaged circuits and packaged circuits. The system further provides for generating Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) data that can be transmitted to wafer suppliers and employed in controlling wafer ordering, purchasing, processing and returning.

Electronic transaction networks are described that are operable to find a pathway to complete an electronic data exchange for a prepaid transaction account. The networks may include an intermediary node, in electronic communication with a transaction point node where transaction information is input, and a plurality of processing nodes that can communicate with an account provider node that administers the prepaid transaction account. The intermediary node receives transaction data that may include an account identifier from the transaction point node, and identify one or more of the processing nodes that can form part of the pathway. The pathway may include the transaction point node, the intermediary node, at least one of the processing nodes, and the account provider node. In addition, the intermediary node may find the processing node that forms the pathway for the highest transaction commission when more than one of the processor nodes can form part of the pathway.

A computer-implemented method for converting messages between different data formats in a network for electronic data interchange (EDI), comprises: receiving (110) an electronic message from a participant of the network; determining (120) at least one first possible data format of the electronic message, based on the content of the electronic message; validating (130) the electronic message, based on the at least one first possible data format; and converting (140) the message from the first data format into a second predetermined data format, using a message mapping definition associated with the first data format, if the validating step succeeds; and learning a new data format that validates the electronic message and an associated message mapping definition otherwise.

In a system and a method of electronic data exchange for retrieving information used to carry out processes, at least one application is used to retrieve the information, and the application retrieves situation-specific information.

The present invention refers to a method for MapReducing the processing of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) document (1, the method comprising the following steps:a. mapping the EDI document (1) into a plurality of intermediate documents (10, 11);b. processing the intermediate documents (10, 11) to produce a plurality of intermediate results (20-23);c. reducing the plurality of intermediate results (20-23) to produce a plurality of reduced intermediate results (30, 31); andd. reducing the reduced intermediate results (30, 31) to produce a final result (2) representing the processed EDI document (1).

A method for processing transaction information is provided according to the present invention. The method enables business vender to provide consumers with paperless transaction information, e.g. invoice information, via a route mainframe and a electronic data interchange platform. The method includes providing a mobile electronic device and establishing an information service platform to connect the electronic data interchange platform, for providing the consumers a means for payment of bills; when the cash register of the business vender receives a request of the payment of bills by using the mobile electronic device, having the card reader to access balance of the electronic purse of the mobile electronic device; judging whether the balance of the electronic purse is enough for the payment of bills, if not, prohibiting the mobile electronic device from proceeding to the payment of bills, and terminating the transaction information process; if yes, then having the mobile electronic device proceed to the payment of bills and allowing the cash register to transmit, via the route mainframe and the electronic data interchange platform, transaction information received to the information service platform for saving; and transmitting at least a part of the transaction information to the mobile electronic device by the information service platform.

Documents and other items can be delivered electronically from sender to recipient with a level of trustedness approaching or exceeding that provided by a personal document courier. A trusted electronic go-between can validate, witness and / or archive transactions while, in some cases, actively participating in or directing the transaction. Printed or imaged documents can be marked using handwritten signature images, seal images, electronic fingerprinting, watermarking, and / or steganography. Electronic commercial transactions and transmissions take place in a reliable, “trusted” virtual distribution environment that provides significant efficiency and cost savings benefits to users in addition to providing an extremely high degree of confidence and trustedness. The systems and techniques have many uses including but not limited to secure document delivery, execution of legal documents, and electronic data interchange (EDI).

The invention discloses an application system of an international logistics e-commerce platform based on IoT technology. The system comprises an integrated logistics management system, an electronic data exchange module, an e-commerce application program interface, an e-commerce website, a finance application program interface, an O2O application interface and a third-party application program interface. The system can realize real-time quotation, namely quotation can be provided once delivery address, weight and size information is input, and information including full container load or less than container load, pickup time, delivery time, shipping schedule and shipping companies is calculated automatically; an optimized scheme can be recommended; real-time quotations can be screened intelligently, and an optimal scheme is recommended to clients; and one-stop service is realized by door-to-door whole-course international logistics services are provided for senders and receivers needless of a third party or off line operation, and the cargo state can be tracked in the whole course.

Creating an electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction from a description of the EDI schema. The description defines the EDI schema in a non-EDI structure. The description of the EDI schema is received. A plurality of data units included in the received description of the EDI schema is identified. The plurality of data units describes the content of the EDI schema. The identified plurality of data units is analyzed to determine the content of the EDI schema. The document definition is generated for the EDI schema as a function of the analyzed plurality of data units. The document definition is used to create an EDI transaction according to the EDI schema.

Systems and methods of the present invention for using an integrated database for shipping information are provided. Information gathered or entered during shipping label generation may be stored in a database. The label information may concern shipping labels associated with multiple shipping vendors. Information concerning shipping invoices may be received from the multiple shipping vendors are received, and a report may be generated based on the stored label information and the invoice information. The invoice information may also be stored in the database. Further, the invoice information may include electronic data interchange files received through vendor-specific interfaces.

A terminal receives input data regarding a desired product, and sends a message including information regarding the product to a sales server. The sales server receives this message, acquires the price of the product, and sends a message including the price and a settlement server to the terminal. The terminal receives this message, accepts input data of a scratch number of a prepaid card, and sends a message including the scratch number, the price and the sales server to the settlement server. The settlement server receives this message, acquires the balance corresponding to the scratch number. If the balance is not less than the price, the settlement server updates the balance by subtracting the price from the balance, and sends a message that the settlement has been succeeded to the sales server. The sales server receives this message and provides the desired product.

Providing medical communications to patients using the steps of receiving first data relating to a test from a laboratory via electronic data interchange and retrieving second data relating to a patient associated with the first test data. A medplate is selected medplate based upon the first test data and autopopulated medplate based upon the first test data and the second patient data. Transformation rules are applied to select default textual fragments based upon the first test data. The medplate also has alternative textual fragments when presented for review. The physician modifies the default and alternative textual fragments to finalize the medplate and a correspondence based upon the modified medplate is automatically generated and sent to the patient.

Electronic data interchange schema simplification interface for representing a plurality of electronic data interchange (EDI) schemas to a user. Each of the plurality of EDI schemas has data associated therewith. A unitary structure is identified representing the plurality of EDI schemas by decoding the data in the plurality of EDI schemas. Properties are determined to be included in the unitary structure. The properties define characteristics of the plurality of the EDI schemas. A unitary meta-schema is defined to the user as a function of the defined characteristics and the unitary structure. The defined meta-schema corresponds to the plurality of EDI schemas. Determined properties are provided in the defined meta-schema so that the user is able to modify the characteristics of each of the plurality of EDI schemas.

The invention provides a process and a device for processing heavy metal wastewater. The device mainly comprises a wastewater electroplating and rinsing pool, a concentrated liquid circulating pool, an inverse penetrating / nanofiltering device, a compound electroosmosis device and a compound EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) device. The invention provides the process and the device for processing heavy metal wastewater by using a compound membrane separation technique according to the characteristics of inverse penetration, electroosmosis and EDI, which can be used for effectively processing the processing heavy metal wastewater through experiment verification.

The invention discloses a remotely updating device of an EDIB (Electronic Data Interchange Bus) based down-hole program. In a ground logging system, an updating program is compiled as a target file of .out by CCS (Compiling Program Software); in a program processing module, the program is analyzed and extracted to be changed into hexadecimal data and then is encapsulated; in a data transmission module, Manchester encoding is performed, a differential signal outputted after encoding is driven, isolated, coupled and outputted to the EDIB. In a down-hole apparatus, the differential signal on the EDIB is coupled, linearly received and reshaped in a data receiving module, and outputted to FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) for Manchester encoding so as to restore the hexadecimal encapsulated data; a program updating module extracts the hexadecimal data from the hexadecimal encapsulated data, restores the hexadecimal data as an object code capable of being identified by DSP BootLoader and then writes the restored hexadecimal data in a program storage via a programming library function so as to update the program of a down-hole apparatus. Without influencing on the normal logging work, the ground system and the down-hole apparatus are reconstructed to improve the logging efficiency.

The invention discloses a preparation system of car urea. The preparation system comprises a raw water tank (1), a raw water pump (2), a gravel filter system (3), an active carbon filter system (4), an ion exchange softening device (5), a pressurizing pump (6), a micro filter device (7), an ultra-filtration device (8), a middle water tank (9), a high pressure pump (10), a primary reverse osmosis device (11), a secondary reverse osmosis device (12), an EDI (electronic data interchange) system (13), an urea water barrel (14), a material storage tank (15), a primary filter system (16), a homogenization system (17), a discoloring system (18), a purifying system (19) and a filling device (20) which are connected in sequence by a pipeline. The system is reasonable in structural design, wide in range of application, good in equipment mating performance, high in automation degree, high in operability, small in floor area, capable of removing various ions in water, capable of reaching a salt removing rate of over 99.5%, stable in operation and high in utilization rate.