02nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150012280 | SERVER, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A system includes a server and an image processing apparatus, and the server is provided that includes a communication interface, a storage, and a processor. The communication interface is configured to communicate with the image processing apparatus. The storage is configured to store data. The processor may provide a result of processing a first event that includes a speech of a user to the image processing apparatus in response to the first event being received from the image processing apparatus, store a record of the first event in the storage according to processing of the first event, determine a relation between the first and second events that includes a user input by a non-speech method in response to the second event being received from the image processing apparatus, and process the second event based on the record of the first event stored in the storage in response to the relation. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO DATA PROCESSING - An audio accelerator includes a decoder to decode first and second sets of data blocks, a processor to process the first and second sets of decoded data blocks, a storage area to store the first and second sets of processed data blocks, and a controller to generate interrupt signals for controlling operation of the decoder. The controller may control a rate at which data blocks are to be decoded by the decoder to reduce a time gap between outputting adjacent ones of the data blocks from the first and second sets in the storage area. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012282 | Processing Multichannel Audio Signals - In order to enable audio applications for a mobile device that utilize more than one audio input, a peripheral audio device is provided for encoding multichannel audio signals into a reduced number of channels. The peripheral audio device receives audio signals from an audio input/output device, generates at least one output audio signal by combining the received audio signals, and transmits the at least one generated output audio signal to the mobile device. The number of received audio signals is greater than the number of generated output audio signals. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012283 | Market Measures and Outcomes for App Prescribing - The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for receiving and aggregating anonymized data reports about when prescribers provide wireless device applications to patients. The disclosure discusses ways of analyzing the data reports in combination with other electronic medical information to generate useful conclusions about scenarios in the health care process. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012284 | COMPUTERIZED EXERCISE EQUIPMENT PRESCRIPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A computerized prescription process specifying exercise regimens for a patient's chronic condition aids a physician in formulating a prescription and referring the patient to a facility with suitable fitness and health professionals to implement the exercise regimen as medicine for the condition. The system requires minimal time and inputs to access records and process health data unique to a patient, beginning with identification and chronic health conditions to be treated. The system may integrate information, track compliance, collect and manage health metrics, and communicate to and from a patient through a smart phone, PDA, or other wireless, network-aware device | 2015-01-08 |
20150012285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING PHARMACY CLAIM PAYMENT CAPABILITIES - The present invention provides improved systems and methods for enhancing pharmacy claim payment capabilities. In one example aspect the invention provides a method for determining whether to process a claim for a drug for a member, comprising the steps of receiving the claim for the drug subject to specific clinical edits, accessing criteria specific to the drug, evaluating the claim for the drug with regard to the criteria specific to the drug, and determining based on one or more of the criteria whether to process the claim. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012286 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING INFORMED CONSENT TO GENETIC TESTS - This invention provides an instrument for obtaining consent for a genetic test that comprises three or more integrated elements including an information element for conveying information to an individual concerning a genetic test, and instruction element for use by a practitioner in instructing individuals on the genetic test and use of the instrument, a collection element for collecting an individual's medical and family history, a assessment element for assessing the individual's retention and understanding of information concerning a genetic test, a certification element for certifying the individual's consent to said tests, as well as housekeeping elements useful for recording a medical record, labeling a sample, and billing. Also provided is a method for obtaining informed consent for a genetic test using an integrated instrument. The instruments and methods disclosed have utility in obtaining informed consent for genetic tests. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012287 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION RECORDS AND PROVIDING SECONDARY CONTENT ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention provides systems including at least one mobile computing device and methods of using the same for (1) in a secure first mode, collecting confidential information from a user and transmitting said information to a secured storage device and (2) in a second mode, providing the user with secondary content (such as entertainment, informational and/or educational content), where once the device transitions from the secure first mode to the second mode, all confidential information on the device is deleted. In some further embodiments, non-confidential data relating to the secondary content may be collected and transmitted to a storage device. The mobile computing system may have a software platform for laying on top of the native operating system of the mobile computing device. The present invention is designed to allow efficient collection of (i) secure, confidential data and (ii) data relating to the user's interaction with secondary content on the mobile computing device, where the two sets of data are sequestered from another. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012288 | System, Method and Apparatus for Processing Patient Information and Feedback - An apparatus system and method for processing patient data pursuant to a monitoring period, wherein received patient feedback data is processed and structured to provide a selectable keyword cloud to a display. The keyword cloud may include a plurality of at least one of symptoms, complications and patient conditions, wherein the keyword cloud is structured by a processor for display in accordance with previous patient feedback data during at least part of the monitoring period. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012289 | System and method for patient engagement - Described herein is a patient engagement hub comprising: memory, the memory comprising: application data; customer data; and user data. The patient engagement hub further comprising a processor configured to: analyze user data for a condition of a user; analyze the customer data and/or the application data for information module content related to the condition; and provide the information module content to the user. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012290 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH JOURNAL - A system for creating an electronic health journal comprising: at least one sensor configured to monitor an objective physiological parameter of a user and generate signals indicative of the monitored objective physiological parameter; a mobile electronic device comprising: input means for entering information relating to a subjective physiological condition of the user; an internal memory device configured to store the information relating to the subjective physiological condition of the user and the signals indicative of the monitored objective physiological parameter as a data log; and a transmitter; a local base station; and a remote data store, wherein the local base station is configured to automatically receive the data log from the mobile electronic device upon the mobile electronic device coming into communication proximity with the local base station and wherein the local base station is configured to transmit the data log to the remote data store. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012291 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORDERING SELF-CARE BEHAVIORS - The exemplary embodiments are related to systems and methods for ordering self-care behaviors according to an exemplary embodiment described herein. One embodiment relates to a method comprising receiving a desired outcome for a patient having a condition; retrieving information relating to a plurality of self-care behaviors; generating, from the information and the desired outcome, a population-specific ordered list of the self-care behaviors; receiving a self-care behavior assessment for the patient; and generating, from the self-care behavior assessment and the population-specific ordered list, a patient-specific ordered list of the self-care behaviors. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012292 | Warning System For Infectious Diseases And Method Therefor - A computer implemented method for predicting the local area impact of the spread of global infectious diseases including the steps of providing on a computer readable medium a global pathogen risk factors database having data stored therein related to local area vulnerability of a group of human pathogens across a plurality of areas, providing on a computer readable medium a global pathogen activity database having data stored therein related to the activity of the group of human pathogens in said plurality of geographies, providing on a computer readable medium a global transport database having data stored therein related to travel patterns in and/or between the plurality of areas, processing by a computer system data on each of the global pathogen risk factors database, the global pathogen activity database and the global transport database to generate a pathogen vulnerability index, a pathogen activity index and a transportability index, and processing by the computer system each of the pathogen vulnerability index, the pathogen activity index and the transportability index to generate a risk indicator indicative of the local area impact of individual global infectious diseases. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012293 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INCORRECT STORAGE OF MEDICATION PACKAGES - The invention relates to a method for detecting incorrect storage of medicament packages in a pharmacy order-picking device. Such incorrect storage can occur in the event that manual removal of medicament packages becomes necessary due to a malfunction. The pharmacy order-picking device comprises a series of shelves comprising a plurality of shelf compartments and at least one movable operating device in front of the row of shelves, wherein the operating device has a gripping device as well as a sensor. In order to detect incorrect storage, shelf compartments with potential incorrect storage of medicament packages are detected; the operating device is moved to a prescribed shelf position if a shelf compartment is detected; with the sensor switched on, the operating device moves across a detected shelf compartment in a horizontal direction, detects the storage depths at various X positions using the sensor and creates a virtual image of the actual situation on the basis of the detected storage depths; the image of the actual situation is then compared with a target image of the shelf compartment. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012294 | REAL-TIME RECALL INVENTORY MATCHING SYSTEM - A real-time process to automatically match medical device recall information to a healthcare provider's inventory and history to alert healthcare personnel of a recall associated with a medical device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012295 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING AND MANAGING FITNESS AND NUTRITIONAL WELLNESS - A system and computer program product for analyzing and managing fitness and nutritional wellness. The system and computer program product include receiving configuration and setup information, receiving and storing patient information in the database, correlating the responses based on the predefined correlation rules to a plurality of functional scores, providing a health and wellness recommendation based on the functional scores, and displaying the functional scores within predefined thresholds of the predefined correlation rules to the patient. The configuration and setup information includes configuring predefined fitness and wellness questions derived from validated questionnaires in a plurality of subspecialty fields, and predefined correlation rules associated with the fitness and wellness questions. The patient information includes responses to the predefined fitness and wellness questions. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012296 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING MAMMOGRAMS - A method and system comprise communicating with a webserver. The webserver is in communication with a cloud management service. The cloud management service is configured to comply with HIPAA regulations. A patient request form for transferring at least a copy of medical records from a prior provider facility to a current provider facility is accessed. A completed patient request form for receipt by the prior provider facility is communicated. Confirmation of the receipt of the completed patient request form is received. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012297 | DYNAMIC ASSOCIATION AND DOCUMENTATION - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for enabling a user to dynamically create associations and take actions with respect to a clinical finding associated with a patient. After selecting a clinical finding that is of interest in a first workflow application, a graphical user interface is automatically presented. The graphical user interface includes trending information for the clinical finding as well as information related to the clinical finding. The graphical user interface enables a clinician to associate the clinical finding with a current patient problem or a possible diagnosis related to the clinical finding. Additionally, the graphical user interface enables the clinician to take actions with respect to the clinical finding. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012298 | MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM WORKSPACE - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media are provided for facilitating the care of a patient by a multi-disciplinary care team. A graphical user interface presents one or more clinical problems associated with a patient. For each clinical problem, actionable care team icons are presented that, among other things, identify care teams responsible for caring for the clinical problem and any actions taken by the care teams to address the clinical problem. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012299 | Surgical Companion Computer Program Product, Method and System - The Surgical Companion™ system, method, and computer software are directed to a secure web based service provided to physicians to enable them to keep their patients and their patient's designated contacts (e.g. friends and family) informed of a patient's status during a surgical procedure, and to provide pre-operative and post-operative instructions regarding patient care. Physicians create an account on a system server, wherein they accept or customize server template messages related to diagnosis or procedure. Diagnosis messages are sent automatically on physician designated dates via email and/or text to patients and their caregivers regarding patient pre-op and post-op care. Procedure messages are sent via peer-to-peer messaging between electronic devices in the operating room and the waiting room; and via web based text and email to friends and family remotely located from the hospital. The physician may also conduct real-time video conferencing regarding the patient's status via the electronic devices. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012300 | Methods for Establishing a Cloud-based, Interactive Medical Pre-Registration System - The present invention relates to a system of collecting medical information from patients and other sources and distributing information as necessary to medical providers and the devices used by medical providers in the preferred embodiment. The information collected generates triggers of suggested orders and notifications among patients and medical providers. The preferred embodiment of the present invention also relates to an efficient, automated system of generating orders related to patient care. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012301 | CONFIGURABLE PLATFORM FOR PATIENT-CENTRIC ACTIONABLE HEALTH DATA - The invention provides a computer system and method for managing a user's health. The invention provides a user with a health plan comprising executable actionable tasks. The health plan is selected for the user according to predefined criteria. Users are given incentives for execution of the tasks of the health plan. The software of the invention receives medical data pertaining to a user, analyzes the medical data and displays the analysis of the medical data in a highly visual display. In one embodiment, medical data is displayed on a color-coded gauge indicating desirability of the medical data, and brief textual messages are provided in layman's terms to indicate any necessary follow-up. The invention may be provided as a website, or as a software application for use on a user's personal electronic device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND DISPLAYING OPTIONAL ORDER SETS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and computerized medium in a computerized environment for placing optional orders for an order set for a patient is provided. A request to display an order set for a patient is received. The order set comprises one or more optional orders. The optional orders that may or may not be placed for the order set. The optional orders are determined and the optional orders are displayed. A selection of one or more of the optional orders to be placed for the order set is received and the selected optional orders are placed for the order set. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012303 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PRICING AND LOCATION BY LEVERAGING TRANSACTION DATA - A computer-implemented method for estimating a value for a real property location is provided. The method includes receiving merchant location data for at least one merchant at the computing device, the merchant location data including data identifying a real property location where the at least one merchant is located, receiving historical transaction data associated with the at least one merchant at the computing device, receiving an evaluation request message at the computing device, the evaluation request message including data identifying the at least one merchant, determining a merchant cash flow for the at least one identified merchant based at least on the historical transaction data and a scaling factor, and determining an estimate of the value of the real property location, based at least on the merchant cash flow, the merchant location data, and the historical transaction data. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012304 | POLICY EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for policy event management is disclosed. The method includes: receiving by a broker an electronic communication from an insurance provider of an event related to a policy of a consumer serviced by the insurance provider; responsive to receiving the notice, automatically determining whether the event meets at least one event criteria monitored by the broker; and responsive to determining that the event corresponds to at least one event criteria monitored by the broker, automatically initiating an action related to the event. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012305 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR MANAGING E-TICKETS AND PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method, performed by a mobile device, for managing electronic tickets, the method comprising receiving an electronic ticket, identifying private information and public information on the ticket, and displaying the ticket on a display of the mobile device to show only the public information of the ticket. A related method entails displaying an electronic ticket, receiving input to provide payment credentials in relation to the electronic ticket, and transmitting the payment credentials via a short-range transceiver on the mobile device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012306 | EFFICIENT RESALE OF UNUSED EVENT TICKETS - A server device may be configured to receive information regarding one or more tickets to an event. The information may indicate that the one or more tickets have been previously purchased, and may further indicate that the one or more tickets have not been used. The server device may determine, based on a status of the event, and further based on the information indicating that the one or more tickets have been previously purchased and have not been used, that the one or more tickets should be offered for resale; and may offer, based on the determining, the one or more tickets for resale. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012307 | ELECTRONIC RESERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to various embodiments, the present invention may provide a method for inventorying, reserving, checking into, navigating to, and/or checking out of seats or other occupiable spaces. A tag may be attached to each seat and scanned wirelessly to gather seat data, which may be used to generate an inventory of the seats available for reservation. A user may then view the inventory and select one or more seats for reservation. When the user arrives at the establishment, he or she may check into the reserved seats. A navigation application may help the user locate the reserved seats. Upon departing the establishment, the user may check out of the reserved seats. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012308 | AD HOC GROUPS OF MOBILE DEVICES TO PRESENT VISUAL AND/OR AUDIO EFFECTS IN VENUES - Systems and methods supplement events to allow attendee participation using mobile devices. Individual attendees are generally associated with a location at the event venue, and the corresponding mobile devices of attendees execute instructions based on the location to provide visual and/or aural output according to one or more specified sequences during at least a portion of the event. The operation of mobile devices as ad hoc groups allows for the event to be supplemented with a light and/or sound show produced via the cumulative mobile devices in a venue. Mechanisms for implementing the above systems and methods include mobile applications for mobile devices and authoring and distribution mechanisms for authoring a media show across a venue and distributing control sequences across mobile devices. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012309 | BOOKING AND CANCELLATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING TOLLS IN A TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM - According to the invention, in order to book an authorization for the imminent potential use of one out of several alternatively usable traffic areas by a vehicle in sufficient time, first position data of the vehicle are associated with all alternatively usable traffic areas with regard to the imminent potential use thereof, and use authorizations are booked for all of said traffic areas, wherein said use authorizations can be voided, with the exception of the one that was verifiably used, insofar as second position data of the vehicle are associated with the same traffic areas with respect to a verified non-use. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012310 | Taxi Calling System and Method Based on Handheld Mobile Terminals - The taxi calling system and methods based on the handheld mobile terminal aims at resolving passengers' difficulty of calling a taxi, waste of traffic resource and the platform promotion of taxi calling system. This system contains the hand-held mobile terminal of the passengers, information processing server and the handheld mobile server of the driver. The information procession server can receive and save the dynamic geographic location information of the driver's hand-held mobile terminal. The passengers use handheld mobile terminal to send order information that includes location information to the information processing server which will send request information to the driver's handheld mobile terminal within the relevant area of the passenger. After the drivers receive the request information, they can grab the request, contact the passenger through voice or symbol communication under the coordination of information processing server, confirm the request affairs and finally provide carrying for the passenger. This system and method is convenient for passengers to lower empty rate of taxis and is easy to promote. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012311 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PREFERENTIAL ADMISSION OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO PHYSICAL VENUES - A method for facilitating preferred admission transactions between venues and customers, comprises: receiving a request for preferential admission at a server from a customer device, the request identifying the venue to which the request applies; delivering a notification of request for preferential admission to a remote venue device; receiving a response at the server from the remote venue device, the response indicating either acceptance or rejection of the request for preferential admission; delivering notification of acceptance of the preferential admission request to the customer device; and charging the customer for the preferred admission service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012312 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A SPATIAL ALLOCATION - A method of displaying a selected spatial allocation is provided. The method includes but is not limited to associating spatial allocation characteristic data stored in a database with corresponding spatial location data representing a location of a spatial allocation on the map. The method also includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the spatial allocation from the map, displaying the corresponding spatial allocation characteristic data from the database, along with the selected spatial allocation on the map, on a display. Additionally, the method includes but is not limited to, upon selection of the corresponding spatial allocation from the database, displaying the map, along with the selected spatial allocation in the map, on the display. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012313 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - Disclosed are an information processing device etc. whereby, when the genre of a plurality of locations to be visited and the period for visiting each location are provided, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified. The genres of locations to be visited and the period over which visits may be made are acquired. Based on the acquired periods and positional information of the various locations to be visited belonging to each genre stored by storage means, combinations of locations to be visited that could be respectively selected from each specified genre in the specified period can be specified. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012314 | DATA DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS TOOLS - Resources for data lineage discovery, data lineage analysis, role-based security, notification. The resources may include or involve machine readable memory that is configured to store a technical data element (“TDE”); a receiver that is configured to receive a query for data lineage information corresponding to a business element identifier; and a processor configured to: register a logical association between the business element identifier and the TDE; and formulate the data lineage information of the TDE associated with the business element identifier. The receiver may be configured to receive a criterion that is required to access one or more technical data elements (“TDEs”) associated with the business element identifier. The receiver may be configured to receive an election to receive a notification of a change of data lineage. The processor may be configured to toggle between a first data lineage graph and a second data lineage graph. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012315 | DATA LINEAGE ROLE-BASED SECURITY TOOLS - Resources for data lineage discovery, data lineage analysis, role-based security, notification. The resources may include or involve machine readable memory that is configured to store a technical data element (“TDE”); a receiver that is configured to receive a query for data lineage information corresponding to a business element identifier; and a processor configured to: register a logical association between the business element identifier and the TDE; and formulate the data lineage information of the TDE associated with the business element identifier. The receiver may be configured to receive a criterion that is required to access one or more technical data elements (“TDEs”) associated with the business element identifier. The receiver may be configured to receive an election to receive a notification of a change of data lineage. The processor may be configured to toggle between a first data lineage graph and a second data lineage graph. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012316 | BIODIVERSITY EVALUATION INDEX CALCULATION - According to an embodiment, a biodiversity evaluation index calculation apparatus includes following units. The first calculation unit calculates, for each region, a vegetation/living-animal coefficient by referring to a vegetation database. The second calculation unit calculates, for each region, a biodiversity value based on a type of a reserve and the vegetation/living-animal coefficient by referring to a reserve geography database. The third calculation unit calculates, for each mine, a biodiversity evaluation, index by referring to a mine database which describes a position,, an output, a purity, and a mineral species for each -nine, the biodiversity evaluation index representing a mining impact on biodiversity. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012317 | INFORMATION ANALYSIS SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information analysis supporting apparatus includes a computer processor and a storage part. The storage part stores first data correlating data item names of analysis object data and standardized data item names and second data correlating the standardized data item names and information related to analysis processes. The storage part stores instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the information analysis supporting apparatus to search, in response to inputting of the analysis object data, the first data using the data item names of the input analysis object data and extract the standardized data item names, search the second data using the extracted standardized data item names and extract the information related to the analysis processes, and cause a presentation part to present the extracted information related to the analysis processes. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012318 | Method and an Arrangement for Provisioning of Services - The invention discloses, inter alia, a computer-implemented method for assigning a service provided by a service provider to a document and to a stakeholder in a computer executable service platform comprising a content analysis service, an identity evaluation service, and a service allocation service, wherein the document has a sender, a receiver and content interpretable as structured content. The invention is characterized in that the method contains the step for the identity evaluation service evaluating at least one attribute regarding the identity of a stakeholder of the document having a role of a sender or a receiver, a user having access to the document. The method also comprises the step for the content analysis service resolving at least one attribute value from the content or meta-data of the document. Finally, the method comprises the step of the service allocation service assigning at least one service to the document based on a match between the requirements of the service and the results of the execution of the identity evaluation service and/or the results of the execution of the content analysis service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012319 | Employee location noticeboard - An employee location noticeboard is in the form of a dry-erase board, with a list of prepared options and checkboxes providing specific details about the employee's current location and estimated time of return. The noticeboard also provides some options that are not intended to be actually used, but instead may provide harmless amusement for the reader. A method of producing noticeboard content provides for determining legitimate reasons for an employee to be away from his or her desk, determining not legitimate but humorous reasons for the employee to be away, and printing the list on the noticeboard. The noticeboard features suction cups for easy mounting on an office door. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012320 | ROAMING TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A roaming transport distribution management apparatus and method are provided. A controller selects transports within a defined service zone in response to customer transit requests from customer locations or a central hub which are capable of meeting maximum transit time to the end destination in either an inbound or outbound direction from the hub. A hub manager varies the position and/or the size of an exclusive coverage area of each transport within the overall service zone to insure a dense accumulation of transports over the entire service zone and alters the position of other transports in response to the movement of a transport inbound or outbound from the hub with a passenger. The hub manager can vary the size of the exclusive coverage area of each transport to account for population and request call densities and the number of available transports. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012321 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing device including a request transmitting portion that transmits a request, a response receiving portion that receives a response corresponding to the request, a response analyzing portion that analyzes the response, a text output portion that outputs, to the user, text generated based on the response analysis result, a request generating portion that newly generates the request based on the response analysis result or text input by the user, and a timing control portion that controls a timing at which the request is newly generated based on a timing at which the generated text is output. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012322 | GENERATING COST OPTIMIZED SEQUENCES OF ACTIVITIES, FOR MULTIPLE VALUES OF A SEQUENCE ATTRIBUTE, FOR NUMEROUS TIME PERIODS OF A DAY - A computer and method generate a new sequence of assignments of activities of work (e.g. cleaning, sales, accounting) to be performed by an employee, in a particular time period in a day in an organization. An attribute of the new sequence (e.g. number of transitions between activity assignments) has a specific value that is then used to identify a stored sequence from a matrix. Then, costs of these two sequences are compared to determine one of the new sequence or the stored sequence to be an optimal sequence, for the specific value of the attribute and the particular time period. The optimal sequence is then stored in the matrix. In this manner multiple optimal sequences are obtained for several values of the attribute and for numerous time periods in the day. The optimal sequences may be combined with periods of breaks to form a daily schedule. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012323 | GENERATING MULTIPLE OPTIMAL DAILY SCHEDULES FOR MULTIPLE TIME PERIODS IN A DAY AND FOR MULTIPLE DAILY PATTERNS - A computer and method use at least an index of a last item in a new partial schedule and an ending time of the last item to identify a set of one or more stored partial schedules. The computer and method determine whether the new partial schedule dominates any stored partial schedule in the set, based on comparison of at least new lower bound(s) and new upper bound(s) on attribute(s) of a complete schedule that comprises the new partial schedule, with corresponding lower bound and upper bound of each complete schedule to be built using each stored partial schedule. Any stored partial schedule in the set is removed, when the new partial schedule is determined to dominate said any stored partial schedule. When no stored partial schedule in the set dominates the new partial schedule, the new partial schedule is added to the set, followed by repeating the process. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012324 | Project Management System and Method - Systems and methods for providing project management tools and instructions are disclosed. The systems and methods generally include: determining a status of a preexisting project or set of projects by determining a preexisting quality level for each of a plurality project management parameters for the preexisting project or set of projects; establishing a functionally effective quality level for each of the plurality of project management parameters based on one or more project management parameter-specific metrics; creating, with a computer processor, an implementation plan including instructions for implementing a plurality of the project management parameters at the functionally effective quality level; and providing training materials based on the implementation plan. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012325 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND E-COMMERCE FILM PLANNING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A system and a process are disclosed which utilize social media and e-commerce for film/TV breakdown (itemization, organization, cross-sectional look book) services for users to plan a film, with auto posting to an internal e-commerce module, mail merge documents and social media communication. The system incorporates the ease of e-commerce, visual design and social media with mail-merge documentation, scheduling and time management for overall better organization at a cheaper operating price. The system allows multiple productions simultaneously by one user, allows instant access to an internal trade site with other users, and allows for auto e-commerce of items at remote shooting locations. The system shares input from all department heads and allows those department heads to be assigned tasks usually handled only by a producer. The system also allows the to assign breakdown responsibilities to department heads. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012326 | Method for Developing A Long-Term Strategy for Allocating a Supply of Liquefied Natural Gas - A method is disclosed for developing a long-term strategy for allocating a supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) while adhering to limitations of available shipping capacity An LNG market is modeled using one or more optimization models. The LNG market includes at least one buyer of LNG, at least one seller of LNG, and at least one means of transporting LNG. A plurality of inputs relevant to the LNG market are accepted. The inputs are configured to be input into the optimization models. One or more solution algorithms are interfaced with the optimization models. The optimization models are nm using the interfaced solution algorithms to identify potential options in the LNG market. Uncertainty is accounted for in the identified potential options. The identified potential options are outputted. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012327 | Point in Phasetime System and Method Thereof - A Phasetime Method and Automated System for tracking Element Efforts that result in end products, at least including products of art, industry, and nature, and reporting Development Event Efforts by their virtual Points in Phasetime within designated Past, Present, and Future Project Development Phases. Dynamically generated Phasetime Reports display Element Project Efforts within a live Phasetime Matrix in relation to their Phase of Development and Points in Phasetime. Development Events occur within Project Development Phases, which Phases may vary in number and kind depending on the end product. Development Events include Project Production Elements, Element Efforts, the duration of said Efforts, and Efforts' Points in Phasetime. Element Efforts, tracked by Phasetime Project Development Event Instances, are reported in edited Storyboard Beats in Phasetime Macro, Micro, and Nano Views depicting the Efforts' effect on the end Product's Storyline. Effortology keys allow browsers to alter the Storyboard Storyline Report. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012328 | RECURSIVE PROCESSING OF OBJECT ALLOCATION RULES - Various embodiments are directed towards allocating costs for a plurality of cost objects. In at least one of the various embodiments, a source object and a target object in a data model may be determined such that an allocation rule is used to define one or more cost allocations where the costs flows from the source object to the target object. Allocation rules that are part of a recursive allocation rule may be executed on the source object and the target object until a terminal condition is met. The cost value that corresponds to the source object may be modified based on the allocation rule and the generated cost value. This process may continue until a terminal condition is met. After the terminal condition has been met final costs value corresponding to the target object and the source object may be generated and displayed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012329 | PROCESS FLOW INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONFIGURATION INTERFACE - A user interface display is generated with user input mechanisms to receive business process flow definition inputs from a user. The definition inputs can include identifying stages and steps within stages, for a plurality of different entities. When the user accesses the business process, a user interface display shows the stages that are involved in completing the business process, and guides the user through the steps that the user is to complete in performing the process. The process can involve multiple entities, and a single entity can involve multiple processes. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012330 | WORK MANAGEMENT METHOD - A work management method executed by an information processing apparatus, includes setting an execution attribute for each of a plurality of tasks included in a work process, the execution attribute specifying an execution order relationship with respect to the other tasks in the plurality of tasks; and generating a Gantt chart using the plurality of tasks having the execution attributes set, wherein a child task of tasks having a parent-child relationship among the plurality of tasks included in the generated Gantt chart has execution content corresponding to the execution attribute set for a parent task of the tasks having the parent-child relationship. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012331 | Computer-Implemented Intelligence Tool - A method is directed to visually displaying aggregate social media sentiment data potentially impacting the value of an organization. The organization, which purchases or sells a good, is selected and multiple search terms related to the organization are sent to a sentiment analysis system. Multiple scores are received from the sentiment analysis system. Each score is associated with corresponding ones of the search terms and is indicative of a sentiment level on a first set of one or more social networking services about the corresponding search term. An aggregate sentiment value is calculated based on the scores. The aggregate sentiment value is indicative of an aggregate sentiment about the corresponding search term on the first set of one or more social networking services. A first visual representation is displayed to indicate a relationship between a monitored characteristic of the selected organization and the aggregate sentiment. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012332 | BUSINESS TO BUSINESS TO SHARED COMMUNITIES SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and a system for providing, on one side, businesses customer communities they can manage and offer services to. An aspect of the invention is the concept of shared communities between two or more businesses (customers belonging to two or more businesses at the same time). This shared community signals a potential relationship between the businesses sharing it. The current invention captures and defines such a relationship. On the other side, it allows customers to opt for and join businesses that are relevant to them. The system includes a number of components to help businesses keep their communities active and interested such an event manager, a reward manager, a campaign manager, an aftersale manager, an address book, a social engine etc. It provides also components to the businesses that help them understand their communities such as the analytics manager. The system's structure allows the creation of embedded advanced sensor network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012333 | System and Method for Context Dependent Streaming Services - What is disclosed is a system to deliver at least one of content and services to a first device based on the first device's context, the system comprising a cloud service coupled to the first device by a network, wherein the cloud service obtains information from the first device over the network; determines context of the first device based on information obtained from the device; assembles a package based on the determined context, said package comprising at least one of content and services; and sends the package to the first device over the network. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS - Systems and methods for evaluating alternative financial products are provided. A first financial product offered by a financial institution may be identified, where one or more customers of the financial institution are eligible for migration from a second financial product to the first financial product. An attrition risk associated with migration of the one or more customers to the first financial product may be determined. If the attrition risk satisfies a threshold, then migration of the one or more customers to the first financial product may be directed. Otherwise, if the attrition risk fails to satisfy the threshold, then one or more characteristics associated with the first financial product may be modified. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012335 | AUTOMATED RENTAL AMOUNT MODELING AND PREDICTION - Disclosed systems and methods can determine predicted rental income, estimated error of the prediction, and a set of comparable rental real estate properties for use in the valuation of a subject real estate property rental value. In one embodiment, the rent prediction system receives rental information about real-estate properties, determines feature characteristics, trains a rent amount prediction model using the feature characteristics, determines a second set of feature characteristics based on the output of the rent amount prediction model, and trains an error prediction model using the determined second set of feature characteristics. Using the trained models, the systems and method may predict a rental value and prediction error for one or more subject properties. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012336 | ASSESSING IMPACT OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS ON A BRAND - A social networking system identifies communications about an object associated with a brand owner. For each communication, the social networking system identifies users who were generated the communication, users who were exposed to the communication, and users who were not exposed to the communication. The social networking system measures the impact of the communications on the behavior and/or sentiment of the users towards the brand owner. For example, the social networking system presents users with surveys after presentation of a communication about an object associated with a brand owner and determines the impact of the communication from the responses to the survey. The impact of the communications may then be reported to the brand owner. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012337 | DATA INTEGRATION AND ANALYSIS - Uncorrelated data from a variety of sources, such as consumer panels or retailer points of sale, are combined with maximal coverage of a universal data set for a population in a manner that permits useful inferences about behavioral propensities for the population at an individual or household level. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012338 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPARENT TRACKING OF WORKER PERFORMANCE - A method, system and device are provided that collect and provide information related to worker productivity. The goods may be or include consumer products, commodities, equipment, food, food products, agricultural supplies and agricultural products. A label may be employed that includes a display screen, a bar code, a quick response code, an RFID chip and/or a radio frequency or photonic communications device to aid tracking of accomplished piecework and worker behavior. The worker may confirm documentation of piecework credit by both displays of piecework counts by the badge and by accessing a database server. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012339 | COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM - Officials using computers for research, create lists of Registered Voters, Proxy Voters whom are sent machine readable encoded documents (registration, language choice, voting ballots), optional return containers. Linking each document to correlated receipt(s) by sharing unique Random Symbolic Identifier(s), other Security Elements. For voting privacy, Voters exchange Ballots within their Voting Region. Voters complete document(s), add Personal Security Identifier(s), keep document receipt, send documents to Officials In-Person or by Postal Mail, Delivery Service, Telephone, Fax, Internet, Email, Interactive Television. Officials receiving documents provide delivery confirmation. Document image machine recorded, Identifier correlated, stored. When document timely, valid, authentic—voter information, selections, write-in choices, personal security items are machine read via software template, read data correlated to document RSID, data stored, published to Voter privately accessible data vault. Adequately completed documents are tallied for certifying. Official computers running artificial intelligence programs manage data (security, processing, integrity), communications, devices: availability, workload allocation. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012340 | METHOD OF AUTOMATED VEHICLE PARKING CONTROL - A method of automated vehicle parking control includes detection and identification of a vehicle on a given portion of the road, and matching the traffic data thus obtained with the rules and regulations for that portion. To detect and identify a vehicle crossing the pre-set boundaries of a road portion, vehicle detection nodes probing the surrounding area using radio-frequency signals are mounted. Vehicles are with tags, allowing their identification. When a vehicle equipped with a tag enters the monitored area, the tag generates a response containing the codeword with identification data of the vehicle. The detection nodes decode the response, recording the timing of each response and calculating the average time period vehicles require to pass the given portion of the road. If a vehicle stays within the limits of the portion longer than the calculated average time period, the vehicle is considered to be parked. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012341 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPLITTING A FEE FOR AN ON-DEMAND SERVICE - A method for determining a fare for a transport service is provided. One or more processors determine that the transport service is in progress for a first user. A request to share the fare for the transport service in progress with a second user is received over a network from a first computing device of the first user. A confirmation that indicates that the second user is to share the fare is received over the network from a second computing device of the second user. A first amount of the fare for the first user and a second amount of the fare for the second user is determined. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012342 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERNET-BASED SOCIAL-NETWORKING APPLICATION FOR FACE-TO-FACE VENUES - In one example embodiment, a method includes the step of obtaining a member profile of a user for an event service. A step includes aggregating the member entity profile into a set of member profiles. A step includes summarizing the set of member profiles into an attendee list, wherein the attendee list is viewable event via an online event service webpage. A step includes enabling the user to flag another attendee of the attendee list with a client-side application of a mobile device. A step includes tracking the user at an event related to the attendee list. A step includes determining when the user interacted with the other attendee. A step includes receiving digital notes from the user about the other attendee. A step includes suggesting third member entities for the user to flag based on historical user flagging behavior or user profile information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012343 | RETAIL SYSTEM FOR SELLING PRODUCTS BASED ON A FLEXIBLE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - According to one described embodiment, a method is provided in which transaction information is determined. The transaction information is associated with (i) a buyer who has arranged to purchase a product from a central controller at a first price established between the buyer and the central controller and (ii) a merchant that offers the product for sale at a second price, different from the first price, without offering the product for sale to buyers at the first price. Information is transmitted that facilitates the acquisition of the product by the buyer, in exchange for payment provided by the buyer to the central controller. An amount based on the second price is provided to the merchant. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012344 | INTERACTION WITH ADS TO UNLOCK GAME ENHANCEMENTS - A computer-implemented method in a gaming system includes displaying an advertisement to a user through one or more display devices. Game-logic circuitry detects user interactions with the advertisement through at least one of the one or more display devices and one or more input devices, and unlocks one or more rewards if the user interactions satisfy one or more engagement requirements. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012345 | METHOD FOR COLD START OF A MULTI-ARMED BANDIT IN A RECOMMENDER SYSTEM - A method performed by a recommender system to recommend items to a new user includes calculating reward estimates from multiple multi-armed bandit models of a user and her social network friends. The new user's social network friends have multi-armed bandit models that are well established. The mixed multi-armed bandit estimates are processed to select the arm that maximizes the estimated reward to the new user. The multi-armed bandit arm of the greatest reward estimate is played and the new user responds by providing feedback so that the new user's multi-armed bandit model is updated as time progresses. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012346 | DIRECT CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to passing a plurality of communications directly from a merchant to a payment processing network. A first communication may include payment information in an authorization request, while a second transaction may include non-payment transaction data. The communications may be linked with a transaction identifier. In other embodiments, a capture file process is disclosed where capture files are generated by the payment processing network, and transactions are subsequently cleared and settled. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCOUNTING FUEL - A system and method of discounting a price-per-unit (PPU) of fuel during a fueling transaction by a customer at a fuel merchant. In one aspect, the invention identifies an issuer of the customer's credit card, associates the issuer with a PPU discount for the fuel, and discounts the posted PPU by an amount equal to the PPU discount associated with the identified credit card issuer. In another aspect, the invention determines that the customer participates in a reward program with a vendor with whom the fuel merchant has a relationship agreement for providing PPU discounts for fuel in exchange for redeemed reward points from the reward program. The customer's reward points are converted to a PPU discount, and the posted PPU of the fuel is discounted accordingly. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012348 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN E-COMMERCE PROMOTIONS PLATFORM - Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for an e-commerce promotions platform for administering e-commerce promotions, such as sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, and/or instant wins. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012349 | REACTIVE SEGMENTING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A computer-implemented method for providing decision support for marketing of online advertising includes creating bid records using information parsed from real-time bidding (RTB) event data for a targeted ad impression. The bid records identify a plurality of advertisers defined as a brand, which include both winning and non-winning bidders. The bid records are analyzed to determine a demand from the brand for ad impressions in the publisher inventory other than the targeted ad impression. Demand analysis includes brand metrics segmentation and user-to-segment association of brand metrics, the results of which support direct sale of publisher inventory similar to the targeted ad impression to non-winning bidders. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012350 | MEASURING THE VALUE OF MARKETING CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEALS - Techniques for measuring the value of marketing contributions to deals are discussed. An account interest score of an account for a product or service is generated at a time of sale of the product or service to the account. The generating may be based on the individual interest scores of the members of the account for the product or service. The individual interest scores may be calculated based on marketing output that pertains to the product or service and is received by the members of the account before the sale. A determination is made that the account interest score exceeds a marketing contribution threshold value. Based on the determination that the account interest score exceeds the marketing contribution threshold value, a credit for the sale is assigned to a marketing organization that created the marketing output received by the members of the account before the sale. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012351 | EMAIL MARKETING CAMPAIGN AUDITOR SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to a method and system that audits email marketing campaigns. The system may include an audit SMTP server and an audit processor. The audit SMTP server may be configured to receive and store email messages transmitted over a public network and addressed to a designated email inbox at the audit SMTP server established for performing quality diagnostics. The received email messages were generated at a source email SMTP server and include a plurality of parts. The audit processor may be configured to parse the individual received email messages into parts and apply a group of different performance processes to the different parts. The audit processor may be further configured to produce and store output data generated from the performance processes that identifies quality characteristics in the different parts that represent faults that will occur from the use of the template in an email marketing campaign. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012352 | CREDITING IMPRESSIONS TO ADVERTISEMENTS IN SCROLLABLE ADVERTISEMENT UNITS - An online system presents a scrollable advertisement unit including multiple advertisements to a user. The scrollable advertisement unit presents one or more advertisements in a display area, and allows a user to navigate through the advertisements in the scrollable advertisement unit to display different advertisements in the display area. One or more rules for crediting an impression to an advertisement in the display area are applied, and a tracking mechanism associated with the advertisement in the display area is loaded if at least one rule is specified. Loading the tracking mechanism identifies an impression of its associated advertisement. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012353 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF ACTIVITY - A method for determining and delivering relevant campaign information from remote data sources in real-time or near real-time. Such a method includes obtaining data from a plurality of remote data sources on a network, processing the data from the remote data sources to determine relevant campaign information for a user, wherein the step of processing the data comprises categorizing the data based upon the type of data, filtering the data based on the one or more communication flows subscribed to by the user, and correlating the data. The method also includes delivering the processed data associated with the one or more communication flows to the user. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012354 | Method and System for Placing and Presenting Advertisements - A method includes receiving advertisement information and at least one advertisement asset; receiving placement information describing each placement from a plurality of placements; selecting a selected placement from the plurality of placements using the advertisement information and the placement information, and creating a placement specific advertisement using the advertisement asset, the advertisement information, and the placement information. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012355 | METHOD OF ADVERTISING BY USER PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILING - Profiling based advertising and commerce systems are provided herein. The system statistically analyzes user activity data of social network users and normalizes the statistical data with respect to specified user populations. Then the system profiles each user with respect to user archetypes using empirical study data that correlates the user archetypes with respective normalized statistical activity data relating to the user. The correspondence analysis is carried out by applying a heuristic genetic algorithm on an artificial neural network that represents the relation between the normalized user study data and the user archetypes. Profiles and segmentations produced are used for designing advertising campaigns and electronic commerce. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012356 | Suggesting and/or Providing Ad Serving Constraint Information - Targeting information (also referred to as ad “serving constraints”) or candidate targeting information for an advertisement is identified. Targeting information may be identified by extracting topics or concepts from, and/or generating topics or concepts based on, ad information, such as information from a Web page to which an ad is linked (or some other Web page of interest to the ad or advertiser). The topics or concepts may be relevant queries associated with the Web page of interest, clusters, etc. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012357 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION SPECIFIC MARKETING CHANNELS - A method and system are provided for enabling or supporting location specific marketing. In this regard, location specific marketing may comprise selecting a plurality of products for marketing in a particular location, and generating media output comprising promotional information relating to the plurality of products. The generated media output may be communicated to a plurality of interactive devices in the particular location, for outputting of the media output thereby. The particular location may comprise a retail store. The media output may sometimes be configured as a plurality of media sub-outputs, with each of the plurality of media sub-outputs corresponding to one of a plurality of sub-sections of the particular location. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012358 | PERSONALIZED, REAL TIME, OFFER OR PROMOTION, NEWS, AND GENERAL INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM, TO A USER OR CLIENT, USING PRECISE GEO-LOCALIZING TECHNOLOGIES - System for delivery of promotions, offers, news, or general information, personalized, in real time, to a user or client, allowing to increase concretion of sales stimulated by specific offers or promotions, the system comprising the following elements:
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20150012359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERTISING ON A MOBILE GAMING DEVICE - In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices. Data based on which a first promotion associated with a first advertiser may be displayed on a mobile gaming device. The data may include a first set of criteria identifying when the first promotion should be displayed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012360 | INTEGRATED AND SYNCHRONIZED CROSS PLATFORM DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for delivering targeted advertisements to consumers by inserting the targeted advertisements into a content stream. The content stream may be monitored for advertisement placement opportunities, such that the targeted advertisements may be seamlessly inserted into the content stream to replace an advertisement in the content stream. The content stream's owner and/or provider may be identified such that revenues from the targeted advertisement may be shared with the owner's and/or providers. The system and method are further able to use a biometric recognition technique to verify that the targeted advertisement is actually delivered to the targeted consumer. Another aspect allows the targeted advertisements to be delivered across multiple platforms in accordance with an advertising campaign. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012361 | METHOD OF DISSEMINATING ADVERTISEMENTS USING AN EMBEDDED MEDIA PLAYER PAGE - A method of disseminating advertisements includes the step of transmitting to a media device ( | 2015-01-08 |
20150012362 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING PRODUCTS VIA CROWDSOURCING AND DETECTING USER CHARACTERISTICS - A computer-implemented method for recommending products based on crowdsourcing and detecting user characteristics. A characteristic of a first user is detected from an image of the first user. A plurality of products are ranked based on crowdsourced data received for a plurality of images depicting the first user in relation to the plurality of products. One or more relatively higher ranked products from the ranking of the plurality of products are associated with the detected characteristic of the first user. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012363 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT - Methods and systems are described for processing and displaying or playing content. Web page data for a first web page is received from a remote system, wherein the web page is to be displayed on a terminal associated with a user. An automatic identification is performed of a available content space in the first web page data. A user-defined profile is accessed. Content is automatically selected based at least in part on the user profile. The selected content is then inserted into the available content space so that if the first web page is displayed on the terminal associated with the user, the selected content is displayed. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012364 | SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A social network system includes one or more participant terminals operable to act as a client on a social network and a computer operable to act as a server on the social network and to communicate with each of the participant terminals over the social network. The computer includes: a memory configured to store a set of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions cause the processor to: receive a user generated advertisement; display the advertisement on a user profile related to the user advertisement; receive an offer related to the displayed advertisement from a buying user; and transfer revenue to the user from the buying user. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012365 | CONCIERGE-SHOPPING WIDGET-METHOD FOR USER MANAGED PROFILE AND SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION THEREOF - A method for managing user-interest information implemented by a data processing device. A set of user-provided conditions are accessed, which are based either on content of released information, on limitations on use of released information, or on both. The user-interest information or a derivative thereof is transmitted to a recipient, subject to the user-provided conditions. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012366 | MATCHING VISITORS AS LEADS TO LEAD BUYERS - In one embodiment, a method includes accessing information regarding a visitor to a website; accessing a plurality of filters that are each associated with one of a plurality of lead buyers and being defined by a set of lead criteria specified by the associated lead buyer; and, for each of the filters, determining whether the information regarding the visitor satisfies the set of lead criteria defining the filter and, if the information regarding the visitor satisfies the set of lead criteria defining the filter, selecting the filter as a filter for which the visitor qualifies as a lead. The method includes, for each of the filters for which the visitor qualifies as a lead, accessing information indicating a potential revenue to be obtained by a lead matcher from the lead buyer associated with the filter. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012367 | FIXED-PRICING FOR GUARANTEED DELIVERY OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - An online system sells fixed-price advertising guaranteeing a number of impressions or a number of actions associated with an advertisement by users of the online system. The price for an advertisement associated with a guaranteed number of impressions or actions is based on a target bid amount for selecting the advertisement from a group of advertisements using a conventional pricing scheme and a predicted likelihood that the guaranteed number of impressions or actions occur. The price may be further adjusted by a premium that accounts for a risk of revenue lost by the online system for displaying an advertisement associated with a guaranteed number of impressions or a number of actions rather than conventionally-priced advertisements. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012368 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING REAL ESTATE OVER THE INTERNET - An Internet-based method and system permits users to list their real estate properties on respective web site pages, edit their pages, and create new pages for additional listings. A feature of the invention provides for opening a domain name file for each new page and for E-mailing a request to register the new domain names. Such web site creation and editing may be made whenever the user wishes by simply accessing a home page, entering a corresponding service function such as editing an existing page or creating a new page. The user can then carry out the selected function from a personal computer over the Internet. The domain name may correspond to a parameter of the property such as its street address. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE CREATIVES IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE - A method and system are provided for displaying on internet connected display-devices large advertisements having multiple sequential creatives belonging to an advertisement campaign. Examples of internet connected display-devices include; wireless enabled smart-phones; internet enabled phablets and tablets; personal-computer; laptops; note-books and smart-TVs. Since one or more of these devices can be owned by a single user and used at different times, the ads can be displayed only during the period when a particular device is switched on and content is being viewed on that particular device by a user. This makes tracking of creatives of large-advertisements belonging to a brand and a campaign requiring sequential viewing on a specific ICDD difficult. Thus a method is provided using the processing power and storage capability of the ICDD, with an installed micro-splicer, for sequencing of creatives and monitoring of the display for completion. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012370 | Virtual Tree System and Method - A website (“Teratrees”) is described where a person can upload pictures of trees or shrubs which they have recently planted and have them displayed in their personal profile. Validation of the tree is obtained by a voucher code that is entered into the website. Once the tree has been uploaded to the website it appears in the ‘Planted Trees’ section and can be offered to the Market at a price set by the planter. Another user can then purchase (using a virtual currency with real financial value) this tree from the Market and own it—whereupon it appears in their profile under ‘Owned Trees’. This is virtual ownership within the context of the website. The user who owns this tree can offer the tree again on the Market if desired, while further transactions are also possible. Users who plant and own trees are rewarded with points and ranking. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012371 | ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT IMPLEMENTATION FOR ELECTRONIC RETAILERS - A system and method process a transaction between a merchant and a consumer at a point of sale (POS). Transaction information for the transaction is received from the consumer at the POS. The transaction information identifies an alternative payment option of an alternative payment provider to use for the transaction. A universal merchant platform (UMP) is requested to approve the transaction with the alternative payment provider of the identified alternative payment option. The request includes the received transaction information and is provided to the UMP according to a unified payment implementation. In response to approval of the transaction, an order identifier is received from the UMP. The order identifier uniquely identifies the transaction. The UMP is requested to authorize and/or capture funds for the transaction using a payment implementation specific to the alternative payment provider of the identified alternative payment option. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTHENTICATE PRODUCTS - A system and method for authenticating products. Identity data corresponding to a product may be received. The product may be authenticated using the identity data and a point-of-sale device. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012373 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP-BASED TRANSACTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus to generate group transactions for an item are described. An item may be one or more of a product and a service. An acceptable price for an item may be obtained from a consumer. The consumer may be categorized into a group characterized by common price range. A group offer may be provided to one or more sellers and/or one or more buyers. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012374 | SYSTEM, PLATFORM AND METHOD FOR SHARED ORDER MANAGEMENT - There is provided, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system, platform and method to provide shared order management based on a shared order platform used by buyers and suppliers. In some embodiments the order management platform includes an order server in a communications cloud, coupled to an order database; a shared order platform adapted to facilitate usage by one or more authorized buyers and/or suppliers, wherein the shared order platform includes a shared structured document with order related data layers; and a tokenized link with an address linking to the shared order platform, where the tokenized link is adapted to allow entry into the shared order platform via entering a page defined within the tokenized link. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012375 | Bidding System for Last Minute Availability - The present invention is a method of buying and selling a service between a customer and a service provider, a system for buying and selling services that may go unused, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium device carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more persons, cause an apparatus to perform said method and system. The method generally comprises submitting a bid for buying a service by the customer in a database; setting an expiration date for acceptance of the bid by the service provider into the database; and accepting the bid in the database by the service provider for selling the service. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE TRANSACTION TYPES, AND TO DISPLAY SELLER-SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS OF VARIOUS TRANSACTION TYPES IN AN INTEGRATED, COMMINGLED LISTING - This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing. The display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing may include items which are being offered by a specific Seller at a network based commerce facility. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPARATIVELY DISPLAYING DISPARATE SERVICE OFFERINGS - Systems and methods for providing instant, real-time quotes for mixed product/service solutions, such as home improvement products, and allowing for fair price comparisons. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012378 | RECOMMENDER SYSTEM - A recommender system may he used to predict a user behavior that a user will give in relation to an item. In an embodiment such predictions are used to enable items to be recommended to users. For example, products may be recommended to customers, potential friends may be recommended to users of a social networking tool, organizations may be recommended to automated users or other items may be recommended to users. In an embodiment a memory stores a data structure specifying a bi-linear collaborative filtering model of user behaviors. In the embodiment an automated inference process may be applied to the data structure in order to predict a user behavior given information about a user and information about an item. For example, the user information comprises user features as well as a unique user identifier. | 2015-01-08 |
20150012379 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF AN AGGREGATE VIRTUAL GIFT REGISTRY, CONTENT SHARING AND MONETARY CONTRIBUTION - The embodiments described herein relate generally to a comprehensive online gift registry system, including monetary donations, over a network displaying images and data collected from third-party retailers and user sharing content in a social networking environment. | 2015-01-08 |