A chemical mechanical polishing slurry which comprises (a) water, (b) polishing grains in an amount of 0.01 to 30 mass % and (c) an anthranilic acid copper chelate and/or a quinaldinic acid copper chlate in an amount of 0.05 to 10 mass % in terms of anthranilic acid and/or a quinaldinic acid; and a method for polishing a semiconductor integrated circuit having copper wiring which comprises using t...

A system that facilitates interactions between heterogeneous information providers, business process policies, and business process policy objects is provided. The system includes a translation services logic that accepts data format definitions and rules for transforming, translating, converting, reordering, merging, splitting and other operations that adapt one data format to another data format...

A system and method for bounding a pseudonym identity to an organization (10) to provide assurance that a user (30) claiming to be a member or representative of the organization (10) may anonymously post messages or document to electronic forum. The system and method includes distribution of token from an authentication authority (20) to the organization (10) which can then be provided by the orga...

Queries are evaluated against received event information and notifications that events specified in the queries have occurred are generated by following the steps of; recording the number of queries; receiving an item of event information; comparing the received item of event information with the queries; and generating a notification if the item of event information matches the query. Normally a ...

A novel network library service is provided for enabling a user to assemble his own personal and private collection of digital media which are electronically deliverable to him over a communications network such as the Internat. Any item in the library may be selected at any time by the library owner and sent to the owner at any location. This network library service includes a user access mechani...

This invention concerns a composition useful for preparing latex foam. The composition includes a latex and a polynitrile oxide such as 2, 4, 6-triethylbenzene-1, 3-dintrile oxide, or a latex and an epoxy silane, or a latex and a mixture of the two crosslinkers. The composition may also contain additional components, including fillers, surfactants, cell detackifiers, froth stabilizers, froth boost...

The present invention is a process for coloring gelatin-based formulations involving adding a saturated fatty acid to the gelatin-based formulation along with lake pigment, whereby the saturated fatty acid is added in an amount so as to prevent cross-linking between the gelatin-based formulations and the aluminum cations released by the lake pigments. Preferably, this amount is about 10 % to about...

A system and method for tracking, updating and sharing information related to a supply chain purchasing transaction. The system (105) according to the present invention provides a means for creating corresponding delivery order (124) when a purchase order is generated (122). The corrresponding delivery order may be configured to have any number of attributes which allows to monitor (126), update ...

Following an agreement with a mobile telephone operator (123), an entity (130) can offer to his clients free SMS transmission. In fact, the transmission is then subsidised by the entity. A user (101) of said method then indicates his wish to avail himself of a free transmission and the entity subsidises the transmission of said message as well as that of a second message to the same addressee. The...

A system for and a method of defining a personal profile for an individual collects work pattern data associated with the individual, correlates the work pattern data with work pattern characteristics of a plurality of work pattern groups, and identifies a personal profile for the individual based on the correlation. The personal profile includes the classification of the individual as a member of...

A system and method for establishing an on-line discussion group provides a mechanism for emailing the on-line discussion group to one or more participants. According to the present invention, an on-line discussion group may be customized by a user. Once a server creates the on-line-discussion group in accordance with parameters specified by the user or otherwise, the server emails the newly creat...

The invention is directed to a method by which optimal paths are found between one or more start destinations and one or more end destinations. First destination and travel data is converted into a node and edge data format, wherein the nodes represent start points and the edges have a weight related to a travel weight. These nodes and edges are subdivided into subsets. The paths between the start...

A trading system for trading via a communications network (6), the system comprises a trading centre (1) and at least one end station (7). The trading centre (1) comprises a database (2) which stores trade data representative of a number of current trade prices; a centre processor (5) coupled to the database; and, a communications device (9) for coupling the database to the communications network ...

This invention pertains to a method of selecting content for a customer from a database corresponding to preference information and a profile collected from the customer. The on-line server selects media information according to a user's preferences and is able to compile an electronic newsletter to publish on a network like e.g. the Internet comprising information like advertisements, photographs...

The present invention is an effective method for directing coffee consumers to one or more types of coffee from a plurality of options by a consumer.

A payment disallow mechanism for an e-billing system (100) including a computer system (200) accessible for on-line interactive communication of invoices to users. The computer system including a database for storing customer invoice information, the information including an invoice date and a total invoice amount for display to said customer for on-line interaction; a mechanism for initiating ele...

A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) establishing an attribute value associated with a particular attribute of a desired item or service and (b) determining if the attribute value satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute.; On décrit un procé...

A queue monitoring system is disclosed. A detection system (10) provides at least one coverage zone (15) covering at least a part of a queuing area (30). A handset (12) is issued to a user, the detection system (10) being arranged to detect the handset (12) when it is within the coverage zone (15) and to record the user of the handset as being in the queue. Queue load is subsequently used to provi...

A cushioning molded product is provided which is produced by binding a vegetable fiber with a copolymer of a saccharide and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid to conduct molding. Further a process is provided for producing a cushioning molded product from a copolymer of a saccharide and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and a vegetable fiber, the process comprising (a) mixing or adhering the copolymer a...