14th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160098683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOB AND CAREER DISCOVERY BASED ON USER ATTRIBUTES AND FEEDBACK - A system and method for identifying career opportunities to a job seeker comprising a first input device used to gather first information from a first job seeker and a processor which is programmed to obtain first priority information from the first job seeker regarding the personal importance of various job characteristics. The system and method may also include a second input device to gather first additional information regarding the first job seeker from at least one other person who has first additional information regarding the first job seeker and wherein the processor is programmed to determine at least two characteristics of the first job seeker from information gathered concerning said the job seeker, The processor may be programmed to determine a relative importance of the at least two characteristics of the first job seeker and the system and method may include a comparator for comparing the desired characteristics of the career choices with characteristics of the first job seeker to identify a possible career choice for said the job seeker and an output device to present the possible career choice to the first job seeker. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098684 | Dual Education Student Apprentice Program - A dual education student apprentice program that provides students with job skills and the necessary incentive to enter the work force by training the students in the occupational field of their choice while concurrently providing the students with a standard educational program is provided herein. The student apprentice program provides students with the opportunity to receive on-the-job training in the field of their choice while attending a standard educational program such as high school or a similar curriculum. Apprentices completing the program are immediately ready to accept jobs and enter into the local workforce. The student apprentice program benefits local communities by providing competent and qualified employees for local businesses. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098685 | VIDEO ASSISTED HIRING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods, systems, and devices for implementing video assisted hiring using a web-based job posting platform are disclosed, including receiving a first set of data relating to a position including one or more of a job description, job title, salary, location, job type, schedule, travel requirements, and benefits, sending a request for video messages relating to the position to one or more of a hiring manager, a supervisor, a direct report, and a colleague, receiving a second set of data including additional information relating to the position, receiving an input as to whether the received video messages should be included in the job posting, and in response to an approval of the video messages, sending the job posting, including the first and second sets of data and the video messages, to a server to be made available for viewing by applicants. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098686 | REFERRAL AND RECRUITMENT PLATFORM - Referral and recruiting methods and systems may be enabled to receive a user profile associated with a first candidate; receive a company profile associated with a company; receive a job posting from the company; receive a referral for the job posting from a referring user, wherein receiving the referral for the job posting comprises: receiving an association of the job posting and the first candidate, and providing the job posting to the first candidate; track the referral, wherein tracking the referral comprises: associating the referral with the referring user and the first candidate, and preventing other users from referring the job posting to the first candidate; and administer the referral, wherein administering the referral comprises providing a referral fee to the referring user. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVATE SCHEDULE COORDINATION AND EVENT PLANNING - Systems and methods for scheduling events for one or more users using a decision engine examining data in user models to select a date, time, and/or place to schedule a meeting between the users and store the meeting data in an event cloud using a dynamic software object. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098688 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY TESTING MOBILE DEVICES AT A CONSUMER-OPERATED KIOSK, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A system for recycling a mobile device. A system configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology includes an electrical connector and testing electronics. The electrical connector is configured to be electrically connected to a mobile device, and the testing electronics are configured to produce an electrical measurement by measuring an electrical attribute associated with a hardware component of the mobile device over the electrical connector. The system is further configured to valuate, identify, and/or authenticate the mobile device based at least in part on the electrical measurement. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098689 | APPLICATION FOR DEVICE EVALUATION AND OTHER PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVICE RECYCLING - Software application systems and associated methods for recycling, purchasing, and/or performing other processes with mobile phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, and/or other electronic devices at a kiosk are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods associated with an electronic device to facilitate a consumer-operated kiosk processing (e.g., purchasing) the electronic device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes using a mobile app to identify an electronic device, evaluate the electronic device, resolve device issues to enable purchase of the electronic device, etc. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098690 | WIRELESS-ENABLED KIOSK FOR RECYCLING CONSUMER DEVICES - Wireless-enabled kiosk systems and associated methods for recycling and performing other processes with mobile phones and other electronic devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods for wirelessly connecting a consumer-operated kiosk with an electronic device to facilitate processing (e.g., purchasing) the device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes using a wireless link to identify a device, evaluate a device, resolve device issues to enable purchase of the device, locate a device, etc. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098691 | Wireless Transactions for Enhancing Customer Experience - Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for facilitating a wireless transaction by coupling or associating an identifier to a location. The identifier is read, retrieved, or received by a customer's wireless communication device to connect to a POS terminal. Once connected, the wireless communication device sends a location identifier to the POS terminal, so that the POS terminal can associate the wireless communication device with the location. Once an association is established, the POS terminal then presents options. The POS terminal receives selections, and alerts a staff member of selections and the location. In many instances, the POS terminal also adds the selection to a bill or an invoice. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098692 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTION STATEMENT INQUIRIES VIA AN ATM - Disclosed is an automated teller machine (ATM) configured for processing transaction statement inquiries. The ATM also typically includes a processor, a memory, and a module stored in the memory. The module is typically configured to: receive a first request from a user to view a transaction statement; present the transaction statement on a display associated with the automated teller machine, wherein the transaction statement comprises one or more line items corresponding to one or more transaction associated with the user account; receive a second request from the user to select at least one line item within the transaction statement for inquiry processing; and process at least one action for the at least one line item based at least partially on the second request from the user to select the at least one line item within the transaction statement for inquiry processing. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098693 | ONLINE PURCHASE WITH MOBILE PAYMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A mobile payment system includes a web browsing capable device in communication with the Internet to make purchases online at online stores, and a mobile payment device having securely stored payment information. The mobile payment device is locally or remotely connectable to the web browsing capable device to pay for online purchases. The mobile payment device includes a registration protocol employed to discover and register one or more web browsing capable device, and the mobile device is couplable to a card issuing bank to exchange payment messages. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098694 | ELECTRONIC CONTAINER VENDING PAYMENT CONTROL METHOD - A payment method for vending containers is provided. The method includes providing an electronic payment interface accessible by a user and proximate to a container vending machine, comprising an input means, an output means, and a payment module The input means comprising an electronic interface to an electronic container inventory means, an electronic selection means, at least one of a magnetic card payment interface and an NFC payment interface. The output means comprising an electronic interface to the electronic container inventory means, and the payment module comprising an electronic interface to a microcontroller, the input means, and the output means. A user interfaces with the input means in order to obtain or return a container, and the payment module determines a payment or credit due and interfaces with the user with the output means. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098695 | ELECTRONIC CONTAINER VENDING PAYMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - A payment system for vending containers is provided. The system includes an electronic payment interface accessible by a user and proximate to a container vending machine, comprising an input means, an output means, and a payment module. The input means comprising an electronic interface to an electronic container inventory means, an electronic selection means, at least one of a magnetic card payment interface and an NFC payment interface. The output means comprising an electronic interface to the electronic container inventory means, and the payment module comprising an electronic interface to a microcontroller, the input means, and the output means. A user interfaces with the input means in order to obtain or return a container, and the payment module determines a payment or credit due and interfaces with the user with the output means. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PAYMENT HOTSPOTS - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating payments between users of the system such as person-to-person payments using a payment hotspot. A payment hotspot or payspot may be generated by a first user device of a first user to facilitate a transfer of funds between the first user and the second user. The payspot may be a virtual payment portal that allows secure payment between the users without either of the users having to provide identifying information to the other user. The payspot may be accessed by the second user based on the proximity of a second user device of the second user to the first user device or the first user may provide an identification code of the payspot to the second user. The second user may access the payspot by communicating with a payment server with the second user device, through the first user device. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098697 | System for Defining and Tracking Transactions of Mobile Devices - A system that allows developers to designate transactions for an application to track and monitor the performance of their applications on various mobile devices. In some embodiments, each transaction is composed of multiple interactions across several different screens that interact with different services or functions. The transactions of some embodiments overlap or are nested within each other, so that multiple transactions are monitored simultaneously. In some embodiments, each transaction is assigned a value, allowing a developer to prioritize troubleshooting in an application, as well as quantifying the costs of various issues in the application. In some embodiments, the system includes a transaction agent is installed on various devices that identifies and monitors transactions in the system and a transaction server that receives transaction data from the mobile devices and processes the data to allow a developer to monitor the performance of the application. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098698 | METHODS FOR ENABLING MOBILE PAYMENTS - Methods for enabling secure online transactions using a mobile device are described. A mobile device may capture an image associated with a banking card in order to generate checkout information and to automatically populate checkout fields with the checkout information prior to completing an online transaction. In some cases, the mobile device may be used to select items to be purchased from an online merchant, access a checkout page of the online merchant for purchasing the selected items, acquire an image that encodes checkout information, acquire a personal code associated with an end user of the mobile device, generate the checkout information using the acquired image and the personal code, automatically populate one or more fields associated with the checkout page with the checkout information, delete the checkout information from the mobile device, and submit the checkout information to complete the purchase of the selected items. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098699 | USER-FRIENDLY MOBILE PAYMENTS SYSTEM - A method includes receiving a transaction request, which includes merchant data that identifies a merchant. The merchant data is translated into an account number for the merchant. The merchant data and/or the merchant's account number is used to identify a financial institution that acts as a transaction acquirer for the merchant. A payment system transaction authorization request is routed to the identified financial institution. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098700 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY THROUGH ATM COMMUNICATION TO CONSUMER DEVICES - Disclosed is an automated teller machine (ATM) that directly communicates with consumer devices to provide privacy. The ATM typically includes a processor, a memory, and a module stored in the memory. The module is typically configured to: initiate an ATM session with a user; associate at least one user mobile computing device with the ATM session; process a first transaction request on behalf of the user during the ATM session; and, in response to processing the first transaction request, initiate an interactive session between the ATM and the user mobile computing device, wherein information associated with the first transaction request is communicated to the user mobile computing device during the interactive session. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT - The system provides a method and apparatus for initiating and completing a financial transaction from within an app, application, interface, email, ad, or the like, including social media apps, with very few steps. The system is agnostic as to merchant or advertiser, and allows a user to establish a single account that can be used for quick purchases across multiple platforms and promotional streams. The system is not limited to mobile devices but may be used in any computing environment. In a case of first time use, the system streamlines the account creation process by scraping required account data of the user from available sources. Any missing information may be requested at the time of account creation, or, if not immediately required, may be deferred to a later time. Subsequent interactions and purchases will be accomplished within the app and can be done in just a few clicks. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098702 | FRAUD PREVENTION USING PRE-PURCHASE MOBILE APPLICATION CHECK-IN - The current location of a consumer can be determined and compared to the location of a merchant requesting approval of a credit card or debit card transaction. If the consumer is not at same location as the merchant, the payment can be declined. If the consumer is at the same location, the payment can be approved or declined according to normal rules. The current location of the consumer can be determined by having the consumer check in upon arrival at a store or shopping center by using an application running on the user's phone, tablet, or other mobile device. The location of the merchant can be determined based on information associated with the payment request. If the two locations match, the payment request is likely to come from the consumer. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098703 | ANALYZING DIGITAL IMAGES CAPTURED BY A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - Aspects of the disclosure describe systems and methods for analyzing images captured by a mobile communications device. A server may transmit a request for a digital image to the mobile communications device. The mobile communications device may use a camera to capture a digital image in response to receipt of the request. The quality of one or more portions of the digital image may be verified. The mobile communications device may transmit the digital image to the server for further image processing and image analysis. The server may process and analyze the digital image to segment and identify particular regions of interest such as regions having printed or handwritten text. The server may extract the text from the digital image and use the extracted text to execute an automated electronic transaction. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098704 | DONATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An electronic, hand-held, and portable donation device and method are disclosed for collecting financial donations. The donation device may include a plurality of electronic payment processors, each payment processor corresponding to a different monetary amount. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098705 | CREDIT CARD WITH BUILT-IN SENSOR FOR FRAUD DETECTION - A card includes a sensor system for fraud detection. A method of fraud detection includes flagging suspicious activity on a transaction card and prompting a user to take a self-image or a voice recording with the credit card. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING FUND TRANSFER BETWEEN TWO ENTITIES AND ITS APPLICATION AS A CELL PHONE WALLET - A process of transferring funds between two entities or persons is described; the process includes transferring funds from person A to-person B and reversing the process allowing refunds. The processes are performed through a Universal Vendor Management Server (UVM) where both entities A and B are registered and have opened UVM accounts. The funds transfer and refund processes permit the transfer of funds between the respective accounts and the charging of service fees to the entity initiating the transfer or refund process. No third party other than the UVM operator is involved in the transactions such as banks, credit card companies, and the like. The funds transfer may be achieved utilizing a cell phone to make a purchase at a participating vendor. A person enters an amount of payment in the cell phone; the amount is subtracted from the purchasers account and added to the account of the vendor. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098707 | CARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING CARD IMAGE MANAGEMENT FUNCTION, CARD MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND USER TERMINAL AND SERVER APPLIED TO THE SAME - A card management system using a mobile wallet according to the present invention comprises: a user terminal having a mobile wallet for performing a finance trade function corresponding to a finance card; and a card management server which receives and stores card image information for the finance card from the user terminal, and which, when the finance card is to be used by way of the mobile wallet, searches for the stored card image information and provides the card image information to the user terminal. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS USING PAYMENT TOKENS - A computer system is enabled to process a transaction. The computer system receives a financial account holder identifier and a merchant identifier and generates a payment token uniquely associated with the financial account holder and merchant. The computer system communicates the payment token to a mobile payment device. The computer system can then receive a payment request that includes the payment token, a payee identifier, and a payor identifier associated with the payment request. The computer system can then authorize the payment request when the payee identifier matches the financial account holder identifier uniquely associated with the payment token and the payor identifier matches the merchant identifier uniquely associated with payment token. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098709 | ATM WITH DUAL DISPLAY HAVING PRIVACY FILTER - Disclosed is an automated teller machine (ATM) having a display. The ATM also typically includes a processor, a memory, and an ATM application stored in the memory. The ATM application is typically configured for: displaying public information on the display; initiating an ATM session with a user; based on initiating the ATM session with the user, initiating a privacy protocol, the privacy protocol reducing the viewability of at least a portion of the display; receiving user-specific information; and, during the ATM session with the user and based on receiving the user-specific information, displaying the user-specific information on the portion of the display having reduced viewability. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098710 | INTELLIGENT AUTHENTICATION - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with intelligent authentication. According to one embodiment, a system includes a transaction logic configured to receive transaction metadata associated with an attempted transaction. The transaction logic is also configured to identify a user attempting the attempted transaction. The system further includes an activity logic configured to access an activity log associated with the user. The activity log includes values corresponding to previous transactions made by the user and any additional information provided by 3 | 2016-04-07 |
20160098711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH UNATTENDED MACHINES USING DETECTABLE TRIGGER CONDITIONS AND LIMITED-SCOPE AUTHORIZATION GRANTS - System and methods are disclosed for interactions with unattended retail machines (“URMs”) using detectable trigger conditions and limited-scope authorization grants. An exemplary method is performed at a mobile device and includes: receiving, via a communications unit, a broadcasted signal from an electronic payment device coupled with an URM. The broadcasted signal includes a request to authorize funds that are associated with a user of the mobile device for use at the URM. The method further includes: (i) sending the request to a server via the communications unit, (ii) receiving, from the server, an authorization grant (e.g., the grant expires if predetermined criteria are satisfied), and (iii) detecting a trigger condition to initiate a cashless transaction with the URM. In accordance with a determination that the predetermined criteria haven't been satisfied, the method includes: initiating the cashless transaction with the URM by sending the authorization grant to the electronic payment device. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098712 | ONLINE TRANSACTION VERIFICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, an online transaction verification system includes one or more processors configured to receive an indication that a card user is attempting to perform an online transaction using payment card information. The processors are also configured to transmit a challenge code configured to interrogate a card user identification device for a first verification code, and to receive the first verification code. The first verification code is selected, by the card user identification device, from a plurality of verification codes, and according to a predefined manner. The processors are further configured to select a first comparison code according to the predefined manner, and compare the first comparison code to the first verification code. The processors are further configured to, following a determination that the first comparison code matches the first verification code, transmit a verification signal configured to indicate that the online transaction has been verified. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE WITH TRANSACTION TERMINALS - A transaction terminal is configured with an application that is configured to present a user interface for out-of-band communication with a transaction handler during the processing of a payment transaction. The transaction handler is configured to invoke the application in the transaction terminal via transmitting a predetermined code in an authorization response message. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098714 | Methods And Systems For Authorizing Program Activities - Methods and systems are disclosed for processing information. An example method can comprise receiving a request to authorize an operation. The request can comprise a product identifier and an account identifier. The method can further comprise determining authorization plan data associated with the account identifier. The authorization plan data comprises a collection of product identifiers indicating products authorized by a sponsor. The method can comprise determining whether the transaction is authorized based on a comparison of the product identifier to at least a portion of the collection of product identifiers and providing an authorization message in response to the determining whether the transaction is authorized. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098715 | TRANSACTION VERIFICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a transaction verification system includes one or more processors configured to receive an indication that a card user is attempting to perform a transaction with a payment card. The processors are also configured to transmit a challenge code for reception by a card user device, and receive a first verification code from the card user device. The first verification code is selected, by the card user device, from a plurality of verification codes stored by the card user device, and according to a predefined manner. The processors are further configured to select a first comparison code according to the predefined manner, and compare the first comparison code to the first verification code. The processors are further configured to, following a determination that the first comparison code matches the first verification code, transmit a verification signal configured to indicate that the transaction has been verified. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098716 | SECURE PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONS - Payment card transactions at a point of sale (POS) are secured in certain embodiments by intercepting, with a POS security layer installed on a POS terminal, payment data from the POS terminal, transmitting the payment data from the POS security layer to a server security application installed on a POS server, and providing false payment data from the POS security layer to a POS terminal application installed on the POS terminal. The false payment data in various embodiments is processed as if it were the payment data, such that the POS terminal transmits an authorization request to the POS server using the false payment data. In addition, the authorization request may be transmitted from the POS server to a payment gateway. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098717 | DYNAMIC CARD VALIDATION USING RANDOMLY DETERMINED CELL IDENTIFIERS - A card validation system receives a request to validate a card. The system receives a set of cell identifiers from a merchant, where the set of cell identifiers determined by the merchant. The system further receives a set of received cell values corresponding to the set of cell identifiers of a card validation matrix. The system determines a set of stored cell values corresponding to the set of cell identifiers of the card validation matrix. The system compares the set of received cell values to the set of stored cell values. Based at least in part upon the comparison, the system determines whether the card is validated. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098718 | DYNAMIC CARD VALIDATION USING PERIODICALLY COMMUNICATED CELL IDENTIFIERS - A card validation system determines a first set of cell identifiers of a card validation matrix to associate with a first merchant and a user and transmits the first set of cell identifiers to a first merchant. The system receives a request to validate a card and receives, from the first merchant, a first set of received cell values corresponding to the first set of cell identifiers of a card validation matrix. The system determines a first set of stored cell values corresponding to the first set of cell identifiers of the card validation matrix. The system compares the first set of received cell values to the first set of stored cell values. Based at least in part upon the comparison, the system determines whether the card is validated. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098719 | REVOCATION OF APPLICATION ACCESS BASED ON NON-CO-LOCATED - Embodiments of the invention relate to an invention for accessing a remotely located mobile device of a user based on certain events is provided. The system, method, and computer program product are configured to: (a) monitor one or more transaction involving a transaction vehicle of a user; (b) determine a physical location of a transaction vehicle based at least partially on the one or more transactions; (c) determine a geographic location of a mobile device of the user, wherein the mobile device is associated with the transaction vehicle; (d) determine whether or not the transaction vehicle of the user and the mobile device of the user are co-located; and (e) reconfigure one or more applications accessible to the mobile device or one or more functional features of the mobile device based at least partially on determining that the mobile device and the transaction vehicle of the user are not co-located. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098720 | QUICK SERVICE TERMINAL FOR IDENTIFYING CUSTOMERS USING LEGACY CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION INSTRUMENTS - Apparatus for providing a QST are disclosed herein. The QST may identify a customer in response to a swipe of a customer identifying instrument. The QST may include a reading head, a processor, a keypad, and a communications medium. The reading head may detect identification information in response to the swipe of the instrument. The identification information may be associated with a personal identification instrument. The processor may bypass a PIN acceptance state and perform a search for at least one banking record corresponding to the personal identification instrument. The processor may terminate the identification session in response to failure to obtain a record corresponding to the identification instrument. In response, at least in part, to identification of at least one record that corresponds to the personal identification instrument, the communications medium may receive a session-auth instruction from a remote location. The session-auth instruction may initiate a banking session. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098721 | CONFIRMING LOCAL MARKETPLACE TRANSACTION CONSUMMATION FOR ONLINE PAYMENT CONSUMMATION - Exemplary embodiment of the present invention would provide systems, including Internet-based systems, and computer-implemented methods, for providing online Buyers and Sellers who physically transact an exchange of an item at a local meeting place, indicia of confirmation of the exchange on which to base a background online payment. In particular, exemplary embodiments of the present invention would provide a way for Buyers and/or Sellers to input an identifier for online authentication to confirm that a physical exchange of an item sold had been transacted and that would accordingly provide an online system with a basis to charge the relevant Buyers account for a sale amount and pay the Seller for the item sold. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTITY VERIFICATION - A system and method of verifying the identity of a user or registrant. The user or registrant provides identification information and registration information. The identification information may be a visual representation of an identifying item associated with location information. In some embodiments, the identification information may be a visual representation of a government issued identity. An identification module verifies the identification information and compares the verified identification information to the registration information. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098723 | System and method for block-chain verification of goods - A method for block-chain verification of goods includes scanning, by a computing device, using a code scanner, an address from a code affixed to a product, verifying, by the computing device, that the address is associated with a crypto-currency transaction recorded at a transaction register, obtaining, by the computing device, at least one current transaction datum, and determining, based on the verification and the at least one current transaction datum, that the product is authentic. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK TRIGGERING VALUES - Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. if the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098725 | DYNAMIC CARD VALIDATION USING USER REQUESTED CELL IDENTIFIERS - A card validation system receives a request to validate a card and receives a request from a user for a set of cell identifiers. The system determines a set of cell identifiers of a card validation matrix to associate with the user and transmits the set of cell identifiers to the user. The system further receives a set of received cell values corresponding to set of cell identifiers of a card validation matrix. The system determines the set of stored cell values corresponding to the set of cell identifiers of the card validation matrix. The system compares the set of received cell values to the set of stored cell values. Based at least in part upon the comparison, the system determines whether the card is validated. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098726 | TELEPHONE TRANSACTION VERIFICATION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a telephone transaction verification system includes one or more processors configured to receive an indication that a card user is attempting to perform a telephone transaction using payment card information. The processors are further configured to transmit a challenge code configured to interrogate a card user identification device for a first verification code, and to receive the first verification code. The first verification code is selected, by the card user identification device, from a plurality of verification codes, and according to a predefined manner. The processors are further configured to select a first comparison code according to the predefined manner, and compare the first comparison code to the first verification code. The processors are further configured to, following a determination that the first comparison code matches the first verification code, transmit a verification signal configured to indicate that the telephone transaction has been verified. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098727 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATING AND MANAGING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - In some embodiments, a construction project administration system and method are disclosed that queries an administrator as to ownership, construction specifications, bidding parameters etc. for a proposed construction project using active first, second and third level questions and accepts and stores replies to the active questions. The stored replies can be compared to predetermined answers, and questions that become irrelevant based on the answers can be deactivated and taken off a list of questions to be asked. After a sufficient amount of questions are answered, the system can auto-configure a process for online construction management. For example a website can be set up that can be used by all parties to the project to automate communications, the exchange of data, status updates etc. including the submission of bids, acceptance of bids, and the award of contracts and many more paperless construction management features. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098728 | Communication Method And System With DTA Register Architecture - Method and system of communication with DTA registry architecture, on the example of the DTA registry system—the method of verifying the legality of products, allowing the monitoring, control, and systematizing of intellectual rights of artists and authors, as well as the legality of a product and the exchange of economic information. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098729 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING VEHICLE CARBON FOOTPRINT - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for determining carbon emissions of one or more vehicles. For instance, in one example embodiment, an apparatus may calculate miles traveled by the vehicles along a predefined route and may calculate a fuel usage of the vehicles for traveling along the route to obtain one or more fuel values. The apparatus may also analyze data indicating the miles traveled and the fuel values to determine fuel efficiency values corresponding to the vehicles traveling the route. The apparatus may also determine an estimate of an amount of carbon emissions for each of the vehicles based in part on applying at least one carbon emission value to respective fuel values associated with corresponding determined fuel efficiency values. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098730 | System and Method for Block-Chain Verification of Goods - A method for block-chain verification of goods includes obtaining, by a first computing device, a first address. The method includes exporting, by the first computing device, the first address to a first code affixed to a first product. The method includes filing, by the first computing device, a first crypto-currency transaction to the first address, at a transaction register. The method includes receiving, by a second computing device, from a code scanner, the first address, scanned from the first code affixed to the first product. The method includes verifying, by the second computing device, the first crypto-currency transaction at the transaction register, using the first address. The method includes identifying, by the second computing device, based on the verification, that the first product is authentic. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098731 | DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF SERVICE ALLOCATION AND FULFILLMENT - A determination is produced as to the number of leads that can be provided from a system to a target business entity, wherein the leads are generated from a plurality of platforms. The platforms may include platforms that comprise system sources for leads, i.e., sources that are internal or organic to the system, for which it is unnecessary to pay third parties for the leads. The platforms may also include platforms that comprise external sources for leads, such that the leads must be purchased from the external sources. In response to parameters related to the target business entity, an estimated number of leads per unit time is generated for a range of payments to the system by the target business entity. The number of leads to be originated from each of the respective platforms is determined by business rules preferences, which may be specified by the target business entity. Adjustments can be made in real time to the mix of platforms from which leads are generated, in response to received performance data and pricing information. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098732 | Handling Data from Online Retail Transactions - There are disclosed methods and apparatus for operating a panel of online consumers. A redirection email address is generated and provided to a retailer computer system in substitution for a consumer email address. As part of an online transaction, the retailer forwards a purchase record to the consumer, but uses the redirection email address. A researcher computer system which is the addressee of the redirection email address is therefore able to intercept the purchase record for analysis, and pass the purchase record on to the consumer. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098733 | WEB PRESENCE RECOMMENDATION - Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to generate a report. A keyword related to a product may be received. A network may be monitored for use of the keyword. Keyword data may be produced based on the use of the keyword on the network. Inventory information related to the product may be received from a memory. The keyword data and the inventory information may be transformed into a report. The report may reflect an association between the product and the use of the keyword on the network. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098734 | A PERSONAL DATA INTEGRATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a personal data integration and management system and a method thereof wherein the system comprises a personal data processing and analysis application platform and a behavior recording and information request platform, both of which are connected to each other: the personal data processing and analysis application platform divides members' personal data into personal information and other reference information; the behavior recording and information request platform based on a signature of one member who initiates his/her action logins the personal data processing and analysis application platform to access other reference information as well as behavior information, configuring analysis-related conditions by which the personal data processing and analysis application platform enables statistics and analyses, transmitting analyzed data to the behavior recording and information request platform that delivers the analyzed data and other derived data to any predetermined demander. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098735 | MARKETING CHANNEL ATTRIBUTION - Techniques are disclosed for evaluating the incremental effect of a marketing channel that forms part of a multichannel marketing campaign. In one implementation data characterizing observed marketing interactions and outcomes is collected. A conversion probability is estimated as a function of the observed interactions using logistic regression techniques, wherein converting and non-converting consumers comprise the two classes upon which the regression is based. As a result, marketing interactions that are relatively more commonplace amongst converting consumers (as compared to non-converting consumers) receive greater attribution for observed conversions. The estimated conversion probability is then used to predict an incremental quantity of conversions that can be attributed to a kth marketing channel based on the average treatment effect. Based on these predictions, it is possible to evaluate the extent to which market segment variables influence how attribution is distributed amongst various marketing channels. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098736 | SUGGESTION ENGINE FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - A method, system and computer program product for suggestion processing in a customer relationship management (CRM) computing system is provided. The method includes communicatively coupling a pre-processor to different data sources of CRM related data of a CRM computing system and monitoring by the pre-processor the different data sources. In response to detecting changes in one or more of the different data sources, the pre-processor identifies different correlated actions to be suggested in connection with the detected changes, rates each of the correlated actions according to a combination of individual importance metrics computed for the correlated actions, filters the rated correlated actions to a subset based upon one or more filtering rules and presents in a user interface to the pre-processor each remaining correlated action along with a user interface control adapted to respond to activation by directing the CRM computing system to perform a corresponding correlated action. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098737 | Corpus Management Based on Question Affinity - Mechanisms are provided for managing a corpus of content. A question is processed by a Question Answering (QA) system to generate an answer to the question and a supporting evidence passage. A corpus value metric is calculated for the supporting evidence passage based on a determined number of times the supporting evidence passage is used to generate a high ranking answer to questions submitted to the QA system. A first corpus management operation is performed on the supporting evidence passage in response to determining that the corpus value metric meets or exceeds a first threshold, the first corpus management operation increasing a relative importance of the supporting evidence passage within the corpus. A second corpus management operation on the supporting evidence passage is performed in response to determining that the corpus value metric meets or falls below a second threshold, the second corpus management operation decreasing the passage's relative importance. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098738 | Issue-manage-style internet public opinion information evaluation management system and method thereof - The present invention is related to an issue-manage-style internet public opinion information evaluation management system and method thereof. The system mainly comprises 5 modules of 1) Issue establish/setup module for establishing new issue and the keywords thereof; 2) public opinion information collection module for retrieving and analyzing data retrieved by dredge technology, program, and community web-site open API; 3) public opinion information reputation analysis module for calculating each public opinion information evaluation score by text reputation analysis and community interactive fuzzy analysis; 4) issue trend analysis module for calculating issue trend score by disclosed method based on daily, weekly, or monthly public opinion information reputation evaluation score; 5) issue related public opinion information exchange module for presenting issue related public opinion information on each management interface or message alert of each system via internet exchange standards. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098739 | System and Method for Shareholder Investment - A shareholder investment system and method is provided. At least certain embodiments relate to processing of loyalty rewards such as rewards generated via the use of credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, etc. A payment processing system for financial transactions is enhanced to support reward transactions. The reward communications can be processed over the payment processing system together with payment transactions. Consumer's can accumulate monetary value associated with the rewards in a rewards account. The rewards are based on awards provided by conducting transactions using a rewards account associated with a shareholder rewards program or by conducting transactions with particular merchants participating in the rewards program. The accumulated monetary value can then be used for purchase of shares of stock of participating merchants. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098740 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A SIGNAL UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC) TO START DISCOUNT INJECTION - A system, method, and computer program for using and detecting a signaling Universal Product Code (UPC), including a discount or marketing system; a UPC sniffer or injector; and a signal UPC configured to represent an end of a Point of Sale (POS) transaction. The UPC sniffer or injector configured to receive UPCs scanned from a POS UPC scanner and transmit the received UPCs to the discount or marketing system; the discount or marketing system configured to receive the UPCs from the UPC sniffer or injector, and to recognize the UPC as the signal UPC representing the end of the transaction, and issuing pending UPC injections; and the UPC sniffer or injector configured to receive UPC injections and to send the UPC injections to a POS system for inclusion in the transaction. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098741 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A DYNAMIC PURCHASE INCENTIVE - A computer-implemented method of providing a dynamic purchase incentive to a purchase of a product. A product identification is input into a purchasing device which transmits it to a discount server computer along with customer identification data. The discount server computer uses the product identification to retrieve from a product discount database associated product discount data, and uses the customer identification data to retrieve from a customer profile database associated customer profile data. The discount server computer uses the retrieved customer profile data and the product identification to generate a dynamic purchase incentive to be applied to the purchase of the product by the customer, the incentive varying as a function of the retrieved customer profile data and the product identification. The discount server computer transmits the purchase incentive to the purchasing device, and the purchase incentive is applied to the purchase of the product by the customer. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098742 | Geofencing system for obtaining personal location and preference data and automatic distribution of consumer specific data, benefits and incentives based on variable factor matrix determinations - A geo-fencing marketing system and method for the acquisition of personal data via location specific data entry and associated non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon situated within a business environment to secure customer data for use in SMS/text location specific marketing campaigns and to permit automation of personalized marketing, benefits and incentives to customers as a function of specific customer preference data, historical activities and variable factor matrix determinations. The system and method further provide auto-feedback updating to modify the variable factor matrix. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098743 | POINT OF SALE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A point of sale system comprises at least one point of sale terminal arranged to receive an identifier for identifying customer account information associated with a customer and for identifying a first set of products and determining a first price for the first set of products. The point of sale system is further arranged to identify a second set of products based on the first set of products and determine a second price for the second set of products, determine a quantity of reward points in dependence upon the determined first and second prices, and to modify the identified customer account information based on the determined quantity of reward points. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INCENTIVES AND PURCHASE OPPORTUNITIES TO REWARD PROGRAM MEMBERS - A method and system for generating and distributing incentives. An incentive server computer (ISC) receives a user identification from a mobile device that identifies an associated user. The ISC determines the location of the mobile device, and uses the user identification to determine one or more reward programs with which the user has a reward account. For each such reward program, the ISC determines if the location of the mobile device is within a predefined distance of a merchant affiliated with the reward program, and if so then generates a purchase incentive for the user to redeem at the merchant and transmits the purchase incentive to the mobile device. As a result, incentives are provided to those purchasers who are within a predefined proximity to the merchant, and who are more likely to use the incentive since they are already a member of an affiliated reward program. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098745 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING DELIVERABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT METRICS OF ELECTRONIC MAIL - A system and associated methods allows for better monitoring of email delivery operations through the collection of different types of raw email data. Different data sources may be used, such as virtual personas, seed-based accounts and real subscriber data from ISPs. This raw data is transformed into a common data format. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098746 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR LIVE ENTERTAINING AND ENTERTAINMENT TRENDING - A method is performed via a computer. The method includes receiving a reservation from a customer. The reservation is based at least in part on an agreement reached between the customer and an entertainer as negotiated between the customer and the entertainer. The reservation reserving access for the customer to a bidirectional audiovisual live streaming session according to the agreement. The session is for an entertainment performance via the entertainer according to the agreement. The method further includes granting access to the customer for the session based at least in part on the reservation. The customer and the entertainer are at different locales during the session. The method additionally includes facilitating chat between the customer and the entertainer via the session during the session. The method also includes facilitating payment according to the agreement. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098747 | System and Method for Predicting Card Member Spending Using Collaborative Filtering - The disclosed method and system allows a credit or charge card issuer to provide its card members with a list of restaurants that might be of interest based on the financial transactions of similar card members. In one instance, this method filters financial transaction data from a plurality of card members that involves a plurality of restaurants to generate a set of candidate restaurant recommendations for a selected card member. This set of candidate restaurant recommendations is processed to yield a list of restaurant recommendations for the selected customer that is prioritized on the basis of the selected card member accepting the recommendation. The list of restaurant recommendations is then reported to the selected card member to enhance card use and marketing. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098748 | Targeting Online Ads Based on Political Demographics - Systems and methods for facilitating and targeting of online ads to voters within a selected political demographic are presented. Audience targeting may be accomplished in several ways including: geo-targeting; contextual targeting; behavioral targeting; site placement; and targeted household television ads. This segment or neighborhood level targeting allows more granularity based upon, for example, hot topics and people interested in those topics based upon where populations of people live (i.e., the location of the household) and voter registration. In this manner, a candidate may delivery an ad in order to influence a select group of people in a particular location. In some embodiments, the ad is delivered by dropping and later reading a tracking cookie that associates the voter's browser with political demographic information. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA DISTRIBUTION - A system and method for digital media distribution wherein a media creator may provide digital media to a distribution system or distribution company, and wherein a media consuming user may obtain the media creator's digital media via the distribution system in exchange for viewing one or more advertisements. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098750 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING CONTENT - A method of presenting content to a user is disclosed. The method includes identifying, with a processor, a first content based on the user visiting a first website, wherein the first website comprises the first content. Then, the method includes identifying, with a processor, a second content based on the first content, wherein the second content corresponds to a second website, wherein the second website is different from the first website. Finally, the method includes presenting, with a processor, the second content to the user based on the user visiting a third website, wherein the third website is different from each of the first website and the second website. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098751 | Systems and Methods for Dominant Attribute Analysis - Systems and methods for generating and enhancing advertising campaigns and web content using dominant attribute analysis in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiments, a product advertising server system includes a processor and a memory connected to the processor and storing a product advertisement generation application, wherein the product enhancement generation application directs the processor to obtain product feed data, determine category data based on the obtained product feed data, identify dominant attribute data based on the category data, generate a set of product title data based on the dominate attribute data and the product feed data, and store the generated product title data using the memory. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098752 | Sponsored Search Queries on Online Social Networks - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client system of a first user, a text query inputted by the first user, generating a plurality of structured queries based on the text query, each structured query comprising references to one or more objects associated with the online social network, wherein at least one of the structured queries is a sponsored query comprising a reference to an object associated with an advertiser, and sending, to the client system responsive to receiving the text query, one or more suggested structured queries for display to the first user, wherein at least one of the sent structured queries is a sponsored query. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098753 | MONITORING AN APPLICATION ON A PROCESSING DEVICE AND GENERATING REWARDS - A system is described for generating one or more rewards for use in a first application on a user processing device in response to user engagement of a second application on the user processing device. The system comprises a user processing device and a reward server arrangement. The user processing device stores instructions defining a first application and a second application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a content delivery and reward implementation module. The content delivery and reward implementation module is operable to display on a user processing device content obtained from a content and reward delivery server arrangement comprising at least one server, to obtain one or more content viewing rewards from the content and reward delivery server arrangement, and to make the one or more content viewing rewards available for use in the first application. The user processing device further stores instructions defining a monitoring module and a reward module. The instructions defining the monitoring module and the reward module are separate from the instructions defining the first application and separate from the instructions defining the second application. The monitoring module is operable to determine a measure of an engagement of the second application by the user. The reward module is operable to calculate one or more engagement rewards in dependence upon the determined measure of engagement and to send reward data indicative of the one or more calculated engagement rewards to a reward server arrangement comprising at least the content and reward delivery server arrangement. The reward server arrangement is operable to receive reward data indicative of one or more calculated engagement rewards from the user processing device and to make the one or more engagement rewards available via the content and reward delivery server arrangement. The content delivery and reward implementation module is further operable to obtain the one or more engagement rewards from the content and reward delivery server arrangement, and to make the one or more engagement rewards available for use in the first application. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION AND APPROVAL TO MARKET TO A CERTAIN PERSON - A method and a corresponding system for obtaining information and approval to market to a certain person, include: storing in a database, by a platform server, at least an identifier; and sending an incentive to the certain person in response to receiving verification from a communication device of the certain person using the identifier and approval for receiving marketing from a merchant. The certain person can be the recipient of a gift or a card, or a customer receiving a self-bought package. The identifier can be a unique identifier such that the incentive can include a custom message or other personalization. The recipient of a gift or a card can send a “thank you” and/or a custom message to the respective gift giver or the card sender. The platform server does not share contact information between the giver and the recipient. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098755 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GEOGRAPHICALLY-BASED PROMOTIONS - Systems and methods for providing promotional materials to potential customers are described. In some cases, the described methods include obtaining GPS coordinates of a merchant's location. In some cases, the methods further include providing a map showing the locations of customers in a promotion area, wherein a merchant is able to resize the promotion area to increase or decrease how many customers are in the promotion area. In some cases, the merchant further produces a text or other electronic promotion, optionally sets a time period in which such promotion is effective, and provides the promotion to customers within the promotion area. In some cases, as customers enter the merchant's location with their electronic devices that received the promotion, and during the promotion's effective period, the described systems match such devices' GPS coordinates with the GPS coordinates of the merchant's location to register conversions on the promotion. Other implementations are described. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098756 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING - A device adapted for displaying advertisements on vehicles, wherein the device comprises: a CPU connected to a memory circuit, a display panel mounted on the vehicle, a wireless transceiver, and GPS module, and wherein the advertisements are wirelessly transmitted to the wireless transceiver and stored in the memory circuit. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS VIA A MOBILE DEVICE - A portable communication device and a method for providing announcements to the portable communication device during a setup time. The method includes receiving data associated with one or more announcements in a mobile device through a communication network, detecting initiation of a function operable on the mobile device, the function being associated with a setup time, and upon detection of the initiation, providing an announcement to a user of the mobile device during the setup time. In one aspect, the setup time is a time period between a first instant when the function is initiated and a second instant when the initiated function become operational. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS VIA A MOBILE DEVICE - A portable communication device and a. method for providing announcements to the portable communication device during a setup time. The method includes receiving data associated with one or more announcements in a mobile device through a communication network, detecting initiation of a function operable on the mobile device, the function being associated with a setup time, and upon detection of the initiation, providing an announcement to a user of the mobile device during the setup time. In one aspect, the announcement is an audio recording, and the setup time is a time period between a first instant when the function is initiated and a second instant when the initiated function become operational. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098759 | System And Method For Enabling Efficient Digital Marketing On Portable Wireless Devices For Parties With Low Capabilities - A system and method are provided for managing digital marketing to a multiplicity of consumers by way of portable wireless digital devices. The system comprises a simplified human-device interface stored on the portable wireless digital devices. An instrumentation subsystem collects interaction and behavioral data from the simplified human-device interface. A campaign management subsystem permits digital marketing content to be made available and the display of content options to be defined to operate in a controlled way. An analytics subsystem processes the interaction and behavioral data in accordance with a knowledge the states of each of the consumers to permit controlling marketing content and promotions to the consumer. A display subsystem stored on the portable wireless digital device controls the display of marketing content and promotions at specific locations within the human-device interface. A reporting subsystem reports on the display, response, and financial performance of the marketing content and promotions. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098760 | Usability Of Supplemental Application Functions Through Dynamic Modification Of User-Presented Options - A function intelligence engine receives input regarding application program content, including functions or capabilities of the application program that can be separately purchasable, and can further receive information regarding advertisements that can be displayed to users within the context of the application program. User-specific information is also received, including a user's current status and context within the application program, as well as a user's history, both within the application program, as well as in other application programs. Based on such information, the function intelligence engine determines and compares the probability of a user purchasing, versus the probability of the user consuming advertising, to acquire the separately purchasable function. The function intelligence engine then generates, and presents to the user, options that increase the chances of the user obtaining the separately purchasable function and maximize the benefit received by an application program author for providing the separately purchasable function. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098761 | System for Presenting Marketing Content in a Personal Television Channel - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller that receives media content from a subscriber of a media communication system, receive marketing content from a marketing information source, and present the media content and the marketing content in a personal TV channel. The media content is presented in a first region of a two-dimensional, segmented display configuration, with the media content presented in a first region and the marketing content presented in a second region of the segmented display configuration. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098762 | Systems and Methods for Identifying and Delivering Tailored Content Based Upon a Service Dialog - The present disclosure identifies and/or delivers tailored content based upon a service dialog. For example, the systems may receive a request for tailored content, facilitate a service dialog to obtain information related to the request, and communicate a plurality of tailored content based upon the information related to the request. Further, the systems may identify tailored content based upon a consumer profile, communicate the tailored content to a web client, and/or receive a selection of the tailored content. Further still, the systems may modify a magazine (e.g., content that is presented electronically) based upon tailored content. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098763 | Systems and Methods for Identifying and Delivering Tailored Content Based Upon a Service Dialog - The present disclosure identifies and/or delivers tailored content based upon a service dialog. For example, the systems may receive a request for tailored content, facilitate a service dialog to obtain information related to the request, and communicate a plurality of tailored content based upon the information related to the request. Further, the systems may identify tailored content based upon a consumer profile, communicate the tailored content to a web client, and/or receive a selection of the tailored content. Further still, the systems may modify a magazine (e.g., content that is presented electronically) based upon tailored content. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098764 | MITIGATION OF FAILURES IN AN ONLINE ADVERTISING NETWORK - Access requests to a database are monitored for average time taken to fulfill the requests and whether a queue of unfulfilled requests is building up beyond an acceptable threshold. When the queue has built up beyond the acceptable threshold and/or when the average time taken to fulfill the requests has exceeded a delay threshold value, database access requests may be rejected. In one advantageous aspect, a graceful degradation in performance may be achieved by selectively rejecting access requests of a lower priority and favoring access requests of a higher priority for execution. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098765 | Information Processing System and Information Processing Method - There are provided an information processing system and an information processing method capable of distributing an advertisement properly. The information processing system includes: a cookie setting unit | 2016-04-07 |
20160098766 | FEEDBACK COLLECTING SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is directed towards a system for collecting feedback. The system includes a data collecting unit comprising an image capturing unit and acoustic transducer for collecting gesture, audio and video of the user respectively. The collected data is recognized and analyzed by the gesture recognition unit and audio/video recognition unit for providing feedback to the retailers. The system also includes a navigation unit to navigate the user based on the collected data to rate the respective retailer through a rating unit. Further the data of the users, predetermined actions to be performed for the provided gestures, audio and video and details of the one or more retailers are stored in a server. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098767 | USING BEHAVIORAL DATA IN RATING USER REPUTATION - In a system and method for using user behavior and interaction data to rate a reputation of a user, a processor-implemented tracking component tracks an interaction of a user with a network-based publisher. A processor-implemented reputation component generates a reputation value for the user from the tracked user interaction. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098768 | MEASURING AND ASSESSING POWER GENERATED BY A RENEWABLE POWER SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for using a power measuring component to monitor a renewable power system and measure actual power generated, and assessing the actual power generated and/or the renewable power system itself based in part on the measured actual power and a total expected power output. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098769 | System and Method for Providing Centralized Usage and Billing Information - A client-side cloud storage instance accesses a shared-access storage to retrieve a centralized usage and billing report relating to services provided by a plurality of service providers, including a cloud storage solution provider and one or more third party service providers. The centralized usage and billing report is automatically and periodically generated based on billing policy information received by the shared-access storage from the one or more third party services provider, and contains usage and/or billing information corresponding to services provided by both the cloud storage solution provider and by the one or more third party storage services providers. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098770 | MOBILE POWER SOURCE AND METHOD OF USE - A method for providing electrical energy to a user device associated with a user includes: identifying a communications link between the user device and the mobile charging system; sending a user identifier to a remote server associated with the application; verifying a user eligibility for electrical energy provision to the device based on the user identifier; verifying a data integrity of mobile charging system software; controlling the mobile charging system to provide electrical energy to the user device; and controlling the mobile charging system to adjust electrical energy provision to the user device. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEGOTIATING TERMS OF SALE - A method for negotiating terms of sale between a customer and a sales manager includes a sales terminal and a desking terminal. The sales terminal is usable by the customer and/or a salesperson, and the desking terminal is usable by the sales manager. The customer and/or salesperson transmit, using the sales terminal, a deal request to the sales manager on the desking terminal. The sales manager may then create a deal proposal using the desking terminal, and transmit the deal proposal to the customer on the sales terminal. The customer may accept or revise a proposal included with the deal proposal. Any revised proposal may be transmitted to the sales manager on the desking terminal. The sales manager may then formulate a new deal proposal based on the customer's revised proposal. The desking terminal may provide the sales manager with detailed information for use during the negotiation. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098772 | ON-LINE SHOPPING ASSISTANT FOR IN-STORE SHOPPING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping is provided. The method includes locating an in-store shopper in a portion of a store by locating a mobile device registered in a database in association with the in-store shopper. The method also includes receiving a request for data through the mobile device pertaining to at least one item in the store and filtering the requested data based upon the location of the in-store shopper in the portion of the store. Finally, the method includes presenting the filtered data in a display of the mobile device. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098773 | INFUSING PRODUCT POPULARITY INSIGHTS INTO SEARCH RESULTS FOR PRODUCT RESEARCH QUERIES - In one embodiment, a search query may be received. It may be ascertained that the search query pertains to a particular product category. A set of products that pertain to the particular product category may be identified, where the set of products are top selling products in the particular product category. Information pertaining to each product in the set of products may be provided. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098774 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING A RETAIL LOCATION - A method and a system are disclosed for generating a recommendation of a retail location on a network-based system. For example, a system may obtain a retail location definition associated with a geographic location. The geographic location may represent the retail location. The system then builds a scan event model from product scan messages received from a plurality of scanning devices located within the geographic location. The scan event model may include one or more scan events each being associated with a product definition and the retail location definition. Next, a recommendation query from the search device is received by the system. The recommendation query may include a product identifier and a query location. The system may generate a recommendation of the retail location based on determining that the product identifier and the query location match the one or more scan events of the scan event model. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098775 | SHARING AN ENSEMBLE OF ITEMS - In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for sharing an ensemble of items, access to a plurality of retail items to a user is enabled, wherein an ensemble of items is created from the retail items by the user. The ensemble of items are accessed, and the ensemble of items are shared such that the ensemble of items is able to be viewed by others. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098776 | DETERMINING PREFERENCES OF AN ENSEMBLE OF ITEMS - In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for determining preferences of an ensemble of items. An ensemble of items is accessed, wherein the ensemble is user created, and wherein the ensemble of items is shared such that the ensemble of items is viewed by others. User activity associated with the ensemble of items is tracked. Preference information of the ensemble of items is determined based on the tracked user interaction. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098777 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELLING APPAREL - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide a garment that complements one or more figure characteristics. A garment is selected from a collection containing a number of garments each of which is categorized as being within one or more garment types. Information regarding a person's body shape is obtained. The body shape information is analyzed to identify at least one figure characteristic of the body shape. At least one garment type is identified that compliments the identified figure characteristic. Garments within the collection that are categorized as being within the identified complimentary garment type are identified. The identified garments are recommended. An input corresponding to a desired garment selected from the recommended identified garments is received. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098778 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING AND RANKING PRODUCTS - A method, system, and computer program product for locating a relevant product via a computer network includes receiving, at a client terminal, a search topic from a user and one or more attributes associated with the topic and assigning a rating to at least one of the attributes. A server is used to locate, at one or more information locations, at least two separate instances of the topic and at least two information fields, each field related to one of the instances the topic. Content in each of at least two of the information fields is associated with at least one of the attributes and the content in each of the at least two information fields associated with an attribute is compared against each other. A score to the content of each compared instance of content is assigned based on the comparing. The attributes are prioritized and the located instances of the topic are ranked based on the prioritizing and the score of content associated with the topic. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098779 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO A NETWORKED APPLICATION WITHOUT AUTHENTICATION - A method and apparatus are herein disclosed for allowing suppliers to generate an invoice from a purchase order without requiring them to log in or pre-register with a networked application. Implementation is provided by having a first user provide a first document to a networked application. An electronic notification is dispatched to a receiver for the first document with a unique link to a data entry page within the networked application. The data entry page is sandboxed with limited functionality within the networked application, but accepts data from the receiver to be sent directly into the first user's system. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098780 | MERCHANDISE SALES SERVICE DEVICE BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE, MERCHANDISE SALES SYSTEM BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE, METHOD FOR SELLING MERCHANDISE BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - The present invention provides a merchandise sales service device based on dynamic scene change, a merchandise sales system based on dynamic scene change, a method for selling merchandise based on dynamic scene change, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program recorded thereon. That is, it is possible to transmit information about a commodity and image information of the commodity to user equipment by efficiently configuring images and dynamically changing the images in a commodity purchase procedure. Accordingly, a user can acquire detailed information about a commodity and carefully purchase the commodity, similar to actually purchasing the commodity at an offline store. Further, it is possible to reduce the rate of returning of purchased commodities for the seller of the commodities. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098781 | REAL TIME CHARGING MECHANISM FOR PURCHASING A PRODUCT - A method and system for charging a user in real time for purchasing a product through a communications device with or without data connection is provided. The method includes receiving a purchase request from the user of a user terminal, while the user is in the midst of using an application for which the user desires to purchase the product. The method includes sending the purchase request through a call dialing a special number by the user terminal for purchasing the product. The method includes receiving an explicit confirmation from the user for the purchase requests before initiating the charge deduction for the purchase requests. Further, the method includes deducting the charge for the purchase request in coordination with a network operator of the user and allowing the user to receive the requested product. | 2016-04-07 |
20160098782 | ON-LINE SHOPPING ASSISTANT FOR IN-STORE SHOPPING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for managing an on-line shopping assistant for in-store shopping is provided. The method includes locating an in-store shopper in a portion of a store by locating a mobile device registered in a database in association with the in-store shopper. The method also includes receiving a request for data through the mobile device pertaining to at least one item in the store and filtering the requested data based upon the location of the in-store shopper in the portion of the store. Finally, the method includes presenting the filtered data in a display of the mobile device. | 2016-04-07 |