"FIBRAS, MATERIAIS TERMOPLáSTICOS E MéTODO PARA FORMá-LOS". Fibras compreendendo um ou mais poliéteres ou poliésteres termoplásticos hidroxi-funcionalizados, preparadas pela reação de um monómero dinucleofílico com um diglicidil éter, um diglicidil éster ou epihalohidrina e, opcionalmente, um polímero que não é um poliéter ou poliéster hidroxi-funcionalizado, incluindo poliolefina, poliéster, poli...

A user sends order data to an order server through a network to order a car. The order server sends the received order data to an HP managing company to report the car order. The HP managing company creates ordering data according to the order data and sends it to a car maker to order production of the car. The produced car is transported to an affiliate shop, and the user receives the car and tra...

A system and method for processing electronic commerce transactions "real-time" and "offline", in addition to providing a method of designing electronic storefronts, i.e., "e-Storefronts" by an integrated, secure, distributed network-accessible system is disclosed.

A system (1) receives data for a transaction dispute (12) and applies rules (13) to determine a recommended action. These rules involve processing a list of possible recommended actions in sequence until a match is found. The probability values are used for matching most instances, and a final recommended action in the list is selected by default. A decision tree (12) may be executed to progress a...

An incentive mechanism for encouraging the adoption and use of a communally useful entity. Use of the communally useful entity is tracked. An incentive payment to be paid by an incentive provider to a recipient is calculated, the recipient being the designee of a user of the communally useful entity, and the incentive payment proportionate to a measure of the user's use of the communally useful en...

A method (400, 500) of carrying out electronic commerce transactions on a telematics network, comprising the steps of generating (505) an incomplete payment order, the incomplete payment order being free of sensitive information relating to an instrument of payment of the user, storing (450) the sensitive information on a service centre's server computer system, generating (506-518) a digital sign...

A production method for a silicone molded product by using an additive two-component material silicone, characterized in that one component of the material silicone and the other component are continuously fed to a mixing device respectively, and are continuously mixed and then molded, thereby making it possible to mass-produce a silicone molded product free from a production restriction due to th...

The present invention relates to an automatic price fall auction method through the internet. Because the conventional auction method gives priority to auction period end, a seller has to wait passively in auction price and auction proceeding aspects, and a buyer has to search auction circumstances continually. In addition, there is lack of means for guaranteeing credibility of an auction. Because...

Polymer compositions comprised of small, dry polyacrylamide particles may be dispersed into water at industrially useful rates to form aqueous compositions, by separating the particles from each other and bringing them into contact with a moving stream of water in the manner described herein. The resulting aqueous compositions may be used as a treating solution in diverse applications such as floc...

The present invention is generally directed to a sports trading card, memorabilia item or collectible that may be distributed to collectors or customers and that can be used to access an electronic trading card, memorabilia item or collectible via a communication network. A particular embodiment of the invention involves a distributed trading card that can be used to access an electronic trading c...

A method and apparatus for authenticating a participant of an electronic transaction. The participant is pre-registered with a caller database, and the participant's wireless telephone number is unique to a particular user. When an authentication server is notified of a transaction, it generates a transaction pin for the transaction participant and forwards the transaction pin to the participant v...

A system and method for producing a patent specification has a form (100) with fields (110-180) for acquiring descriptions of different pieces of information concerning an invention. Respective portions of the acquired information are concatenated with predetermined text to form a prototype patent specification, which can be reviewed and revised as necessary by a patent attorney in order to produc...

The invention relates to a method for the production of cellulose particles by means of dispersing a cellulose solution in a precipitant, in addition to a device for carrying out said method. The method is characterised in that the cellulose solution is dispersed by the shear load produced with the aid of a refiner in the precipitant, and the cellulose is regenerated or precipated in a dispersed ...

The invention concerns a method for preparing cold bituminous mixes and road pavements for enhancing mix compaction and for draining demulsification water. Said method is particularly adapted to renovation or repair works on existing road surfaces which need to be reopened to traffic very quickly. The invention also concerns bituminous emulsions, which, when used according to the inventive method,...

The invention concerns a mail addressing and processing method which consists in using an identification number in Arab numerals, borne by the mail, to subject it to a database which identifies the addressee and his address. The identification number is the addressee's telephone number; the database is a database operating according to the principle of reverse directory; when the mail is being pro...

The invention concerns an aqueous dispersion of viscous silicone oils capable of being crosslinked into an elastomer by water elimination (condensation). The invention aims at obtaining an aqueous silicone dispersion corresponding to an optimal compromise in terms of adherence of the crosslinked elastomer on all types of supports, and the colloidal stability of the dispersion during preparation an...

A system and a method for predicting the musical taste and/or preferences of the user and its integration into services provided by a wireless network provider. Although the present application is directed toward implementations with wireless providers, the present invention can also be implemented on a regular, i.e., wireline network. The core of the present invention is a system capable of predi...

The present invention includes a real time demand system and method for assessment of demand for goods or services in e-commerce transactions. The system has components for acquiring the price data of a particular product offered by a plurality of merchants (30) through Internet web sites, for acquiring the price data of a particular product actually purchased by consumers (20) through Internet we...

A user services and information management system and method is disclosed. In particular, the user services and information management system may be applied to a passenger information system for a cruise ship. The passenger information system may include a communications network, a server coupled to the communications network, and a terminal device including a processor and a display. The terminal...

A method and system facilitates transactions by enabling transactions between and among customers, merchants, automated clearing houses, credit card processing centers, credit card companies and financial institutions. The inventive system authenticates all parties, such as customer, merchant, and Gateway; and encrypts the transmitted information, as well as provides for secure storage of sensitiv...