Self-scanning system with enhanced features

K Matsumori - US Patent 6,854,656, 2005 - Google Patents
A self-scanning system including a mobile personal shopping terminal having enhanced
features. A bar code scanner coupled to the terminal is disabled for a period of time after a …

Time management representations and automation for allocating time to projects and meetings within an online calendaring system

E Horvitz - US Patent App. 10/882,010, 2005 - Google Patents
Systems and methods are provided for representing multiple tasks and their associated
properties, including the time and nature of a deadline and preferences about the granularity …

Designs, interfaces, and policies for systems that enhance communication and minimize disruption by encoding preferences and situations

E Horvitz, M Subramani, P Koch… - US Patent App. 10 …, 2005 - Google Patents
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents. darts-ip. com/? family=
34381386&utm_source= google_patent&utm_medium= platform_link&utm_campaign …

Using radio frequency identification with transaction-specific correlator values to detect and/or prevent theft and shoplifting

J Mathewson, M Stockton - US Patent App. 10/666,287, 2005 - Google Patents
Techniques are disclosed for detecting Shoplifting or theft, particularly in a retail
environment, using radio-frequency identification (“RFID"). Preferred embodiments leverage …