88 results about "Value creation" patented technology

An electronic exchange creates and distributes value among trading partners in a trade. Trading agents for the trading partners use a value manager to store true values for a trading element in the trade. The true values are the values perceived by the trading partner, but are not shown to other trading partners. These true values vary with attributes of the trading element. The attributes modify the trading element and are valued differently by different trading partners. A trade manager receives offers from trading agents. The offers are sent with the true values and the attribute values. The trade manager compares true values of buyers and sellers across a range of attribute values. Net values are computed as the difference of a buyers' sum and a sellers' sum. The buyers' sum is the sum of all true values from buyer trading agents, while the sellers' sum is the sum of the true values of all seller trading agents. The trade manager finds a set of attribute values that has a maximum net value. The trade is conducted for the trading element with the attributes that maximizes the net value. The net value is then allocated among the electronic exchange and the buyer and seller trading partners.

In a data processing apparatus which forms a file having a plurality of pages on the basis of image data obtained by sequentially reading images on a plurality of originals, forms a file having the attribute information and end information representing the end of the file for each page, and transmits the file, when file creation processing is interrupted midway during file creation, the end information of the file is added at the interrupt time, thereby transmitting a normal file. In addition, data to be formed into one file is divided into a plurality of blocks in units of pages, and a plurality of files each having end information are sequentially transmitted. At this time, information for allowing the receiving side to convert the divided files into one file is transmitted. Furthermore, a plurality of data stored in a memory are appropriately selected, one file having a plurality of pages is formed on the basis of the selected data, and a file having the attribute information and file end information for each page is formed and transmitted.

This invention relates to one intelligent card memory system and its management method, which comprises memory area and control unit, wherein, the memory area comprises file align list memory area and data memory area of the file content; the said file align list memory area comprises multiple file align list and the memory area comprises multiple data block; each file align list responds to one data block and the control unit finds file align list memory items and processing control according to the relationship.

One embodiment of the present invention is a method of organizing a business to align goals of the business with goals of customers of the business and accelerate value creation for both the business and the customers of the business, the method comprising: identifying one or more experiences of customers of a business, wherein the one or more experiences are selected from the group consisting of the customers' value discovery experience, the customers' buying decision experience, the customers' ordering experience, the customers' receiving experience, the customers' using experience, the customers' payment experience, and the customers' feedback and problem resolution experience; organizing the business under a process management system for one or more of the customer experiences wherein each process management system comprises a process owner, a documenting process, formal process review, identification of customer driven measures and methods for process evaluation and improvement; gathering customer feedback regarding one or more of the customer experiences; and based on the customer feedback regarding one or more of the customer experiences, modifying the one or more process management systems associated with the customer experience to improve the one or more customer experiences.

A system and method are disclosed for creating, controlling and enhancing a life-cycle of at least one stage for a rich-content repository, such as a catalog of products and services. The item data is received from a source and is processed in accordance with a User-defined life-cycle, finally being published / syndicated as rich-content. At User direction, the rich-content life-cycle can include one or more stages such as item data receipt from a supplier, transformation under control of User-defined functions, and publication / syndication of the transformed, i.e., rich-content data. Maintenance of rich-content repositories is likewise provided using a User-defined life-cycle having User-defined functions.

A system and method for preparing mail packages to be sent to recipients. The package includes a carrier envelope with a front address window and a back window. A content document having a style code printed on it is positioned at the back of the carrier envelope. The content style code is positioned to be visible through the back window of the carrier envelope. A reply envelope is enclosed with an address area aligned with the front window of the carrier envelope. Mail packages are prepared by storing a corresponding content style for the recipient. While transported, the content style code is scanned. From the style code, a recipient having the corresponding content style is selected from the stored list. That recipients name and address are printed onto the address area of the reply envelope through the address window on the front of the carrier envelope.