21st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
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20150142509 | Standardized Technology and Operations Risk Management (STORM) - A computer system analyzing a risk by identifying and assessing the risks, determining the disposition of the risks, monitoring and mitigating the risks, and reporting the risk items across an information technology system. A risk assessment tool may map known risk items into a risk framework as well as map risk categories between different risk frameworks. The risk management tool may also identify a root cause through a defined root cause dictionary based on an identified risk or the associated risk category of the identified risk. This capability may enable a user to analyze end-to-end operations, particularly where the main areas of risk are and where new controls or modified existing controls should be implemented. The risk management tool may also provide risk assessment reports that that are expressed in a common risk language with operations associates, with internal auditors, external auditors and regulatory bodies, and with government agencies. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142510 | METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE, AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING TEXT MESSAGES - A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for analyzing text messages are disclosed. For example, the method receives the text messages, tokenizes each one of the text messages to extract a token, identifies the token as trending, wherein trending comprises the token having a frequency above a threshold, classifies a sentiment for each one of the text messages having the token that is identified as trending, identifies a demographic for the sentiment of the token that is trending, and provides the demographic and the sentiment of the token that is trending to a third party entity associated with the token. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142511 | RECOMMENDING AND PRICING DATASETS - A computer processor provides a set of datasets, including at least a first dataset, with each dataset of the set of datasets respectively being configured to allow the dataset to be presented according to multiple variations, with each variation being defined by a selection of at least one transformation. The computer processor receives customer feedback information relating to at least a first variation of the first dataset. The computer processor trains a first machine learning algorithm, based, at least in part, upon the customer feedback information. The computer processor performs, by the first machine learning algorithm, a marketing act. The marketing act includes at least one of the following: (i) defining a new variation of the first dataset, (ii) defining a new transformation for defining variations of the first dataset, (iii) recommending a predefined variation of the first dataset, and (iv) pricing a predefined variation of the first dataset. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142512 | USER INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, USER INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A user information providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a business operator information database, an information acquiring unit, a user information extracting unit, and a user information output unit. The business operator information database stores user information of a business operator. The information acquiring unit acquires information on an identification target provided in a place corresponding to the business operator from a user terminal. The user information extracting unit extracts user information of the business operator corresponding to the place where the identification target is provided from the business operator information database based on the information on the identification target acquired by the information acquiring unit. The user information output unit outputs the user information extracted by the user information extracting unit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142513 | JUST-IN-TIME GUARANTEED ADVERTISEMENT SUPPLY FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A just-in-time advertisement supply forecasting system includes a query engine configured to receive an advertiser query specifying an advertising contract time period of a contract, an historical database having stored therein time series data for a plurality of base profiles, each time series representing previously stored samples corresponding to daily impression counts over a predetermined period of time, and a forecasting engine operatively coupled to the query engine and to the historical database, and configured to generate an impression inventory forecast to satisfy the advertiser query, where the impression inventory forecast is generated in real-time based on the time series, upon receipt of the advertising query. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTION RECEIPT MANAGEMENT - There is provided a system and a method for payment transaction receipt management. The system and method include an electronic storage device having one or more databases of payment transaction receipt data stored therein; an access path for allowing access to the payment transaction receipt data; and a processor for assembling the payment transaction receipt data in the one or more databases and providing the assembled payment transaction receipt data to one or more entities that have been granted access to the one or more databases. The receipt management system and method are based on payment transaction receipt data across a plurality of merchants. This cross merchant approach provides customers with an efficient solution for managing all of their receipts. This cross merchant approach allows merchants to offer better and more targeted recommendations for customers which in turn can boost sales and customer satisfaction. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142515 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETERMINING A RELATIONAL STRENGTH INDEX ASSOCIATED WITH A PLURALITY OF MERCHANT ENTITIES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for determining a relational strength index between merchant entities are disclosed. In one example, the method includes applying at least one data filter to stored customer transaction data to produce relevant customer transaction data associated with a first merchant entity. The method also includes processing the relevant customer transaction data to determine a set of customers that conducted purchase transactions at both the first merchant entity and a second merchant entity and utilizing the set of customers to determine a relational strength index that represents a strength of a transactional affinity between the first merchant entity and the second merchant entity. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142516 | ALLOCATION FOR RETAIL ITEMS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with allocation of retail goods based on a size profile and/or a selected strategy are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a demand quantity for an item sold in multiple SKUs and accessing a size profile that specifies a relative contribution of a plurality of SKUs to overall sales of the items. Respective SKU demand contributions are determined for respective SKUs, based on the size profile. The method includes applying the respective SKU demand contributions to the demand quantity to calculate a plurality of SKU demands. In one embodiment, the method includes determining a selected substitution strategy. The items are allocated to fulfill the demand quantity for the item based on the plurality of SKU demands and the selected strategy. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142517 | DOOR TO DOOR SALES MANAGEMENT TOOL - A door to door sales management tool utilizes a mobile device configured to request data from a database regarding a neighborhood within proximity of that sale. The mobile device sends results back to the database, wherein the results are flagged as verified. A simplified prequalification system is shown where a salesperson may select a house on a map to run a prequalification on the residents expected occupants of the selected house. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142518 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING AVAILABLE FOR HIRE VEHICLES FROM A FLEET AGGREGATED FROM A PLURALITY OF VEHICLE FLEETS - The system developed intends to provide car-sharing operators with a management system for their operations that is at the same time highly functional but very flexible and easy to use. At the same time, such software is used by the requesting company for the management, control and optimization of the resulting network of providers. Such network arises from using this software to have multiple operators allowing roaming of their clients and assets thus creating a seamless network of vehicles to be used by all clients irrespective of which operator they have contracted the service. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142519 | RECOMMENDING AND PRICING DATASETS - A computer processor provides a set of datasets, including at least a first dataset, with each dataset of the set of datasets respectively being configured to allow the dataset to be presented according to multiple variations, with each variation being defined by a selection of at least one transformation. The computer processor receives customer feedback information relating to at least a first variation of the first dataset. The computer processor trains a first machine learning algorithm, based, at least in part, upon the customer feedback information. The computer processor performs, by the first machine learning algorithm, a marketing act. The marketing act includes at least one of the following: (i) defining a new variation of the first dataset, (ii) defining a new transformation for defining variations of the first dataset, (iii) recommending a predefined variation of the first dataset, and (iv) pricing a predefined variation of the first dataset. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142520 | CROWD-BASED SENTIMENT INDICES - Systems and methods are provided for determining and displaying an indicator of crowd-based sentiments for an entity. Observers may provide feedback regarding various categories/metrics for the entity, which may be used to calculate a score representative of the crowd-based sentiment for the entity. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142521 | CUSTOMER CLUSTERING USING INTEGER PROGRAMMING - Methods and apparatus are disclosed regarding an e-commerce system that clusters customers based on demographic data and purchase history data for the customers. In some embodiments, the e-commerce system solves an Integer Program that accounts for the demographic data and purchase history data in order to identify a hyperplane that splits a selected cluster of customers. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142522 | GAMING INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, GAMING INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, GAMING INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A gaming information providing device has an information acquisition unit that acquires gaming machine information, customer identification information, and preference information from a plurality of gaining machines, a storage device, and a provided information producing unit. In each of the game machines, a game medium is paid in or paid out from in a game, wherein the gaming machine information includes paying-out information indicating a paying-out status of the game medium in each of the gaming machines. The customer identification information identifies a plurality of customers who play the game with the plurality of gaming machines. The preference information indicates a preference for the game of the gaming machine in each customer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142523 | METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AGGREGATE SUBSCRIBER AFFLUENCE SCORES - A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for creating a map are disclosed. For example, the method receives location data for at least one subscriber of a communications network service provider, calculates an aggregate subscriber affluence score of the at least one subscriber, wherein the aggregate subscriber affluence score is based upon an affluence score weighted by an influence parameter, and creates the map representing a location that the at least one subscriber has visited with an indication of the aggregate subscriber affluence score of the at least one subscriber. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142524 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PRICE CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL MACHINES - Methods and systems for determining prices of customized virtual machines required to process customer-specified workloads are disclosed. A count of instances of the customized virtual machines, required to process the customer-specified workloads is determined, based on a configuration of the customized virtual machines. The instances of the customized virtual machines are consolidated on virtual machine servers. Further, the prices of the customized virtual machines are determined based on a count of the virtual machine servers, unused resources in the virtual machine servers, and unused resources in the customized virtual machines. The determined prices are recommended to the customer. Further, at least one of the prices of the customized virtual machines or the configuration of at least one or more customized virtual machines is modified, based on a response to the recommendation received from the customer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142525 | ATTACHABLE CONTINGENT SERVICE PRICING - Systems and methods associated with attachable contingent service (ACS) pricing are disclosed. One example method includes collecting data describing a replacement propensity for a product. The method also includes estimating expenses for providing an ACS for the product based on the replacement propensity. The method also includes estimating a consumer's expected willingness to pay for the ACS based on the replacement propensity. The method also includes offering to provide the ACS to a consumer who purchases the product. The ACS is offered at a price generated based on the expenses for providing the ACS and the consumer's expected willingness to pay for the ACS. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142526 | System, method, and apparatus for settlement for participation in an electric power grid - Systems, methods, and apparatus embodiments for electric power grid and network registration and management of physical and financial settlement for participation of active grid elements in supply and/or curtailment of power, wherein Internet Protocol (IP)-based messages including IP packets are generated by transforming raw data content into settlement grade content. Settlement is provided for grid elements that participate in the electric power grid following initial registration of each grid element with the system, preferably through network-based communication between the grid elements and a coordinator, either in coordination with or outside of an IP-based communications network router. Messaging related to settlement is managed through a network by a Coordinator using IP messaging for communication with the grid elements, with the energy management system (EMS), and with the utilities, market participants, and/or grid operators. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142527 | ARCHITECTURE FOR A CONTACT CENTER WITH EMULATOR DRIVEN SELF CONTROL LOOP - A contact center control loop system including a traffic generator module configured to produce simulated contact center traffic patterns, an aggregated historical data module configured to store and provide historical contact center data, and a contact center emulator configured to receive, as input, data representing the operational status of the contact center, the simulated traffic patterns from the traffic generator, and the historical data from the aggregated historical data module and to generate forecasts of contact center behavior based on such input. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142528 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFER BASED RATING - An apparatus for generating prospect rating is described. The apparatus includes a non-transitory storage medium and a processor configured to execute codes stored on the non-transitory storage medium to perform the steps of: determine one or more offers that have been extended to a prospect, determine a relative value for each of the one or more offers based on an organization associated with the offer, add relative values of each of the one or more offers extended to the prospect to generate a prospect offer points score, and store, in a storage device, prospect offer points scores associated with a plurality of prospects. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142529 | BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a system that allows an income/expense status to be understood and a production track record to be understood, and that simplifies data input. Order recording part | 2015-05-21 |
20150142530 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY CITATIONS - Some embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating, via a first user interface, at least one link in a performance summary to link to supporting information of an employee's work associated with the performance summary. The performance summary including the at least one link is then displayed via the first user interface. The method then detects, via the first user interface, when the at least one link in the performance summary is selected. Responsive to the at least one link being selected, the supporting information of the employee's work associated with the performance summary is displayed via the first user interface. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY USING USER-CURATED AND SYSTEM GENERATED HIGHLIGHTS - Some embodiments of the present invention include a method for creating, via a first user interface, at least one link in a performance summary to link to supporting information of an employee's work associated with the performance summary, wherein the supporting information includes at least curated information by the employee. The performance summary including the at least one link is then displayed via the first user interface. The method then detects, via the first user interface, when the at least one link in the performance summary is selected. Responsive to the at least one link being selected, the supporting information of the employee's work associated with the performance summary is displayed via the first user interface. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142532 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ASSESS, DIAGNOSE, AND OPTIMIZE LEADERSHIP AND OTHER PERFORMANCE SKILL DEVELOPMENT - A method and system of assessing, diagnosing, and optimizing leadership and other performance skills of an individual within an organization is realized through ratings of various leadership and/or other performance skills within a tired dimensions and sub-dimensions framework by raters of various constituencies within the organization. The ratings may be based on a quantitative score for each dimensions and sub-dimensions as well as a equity on-the-margin qualitative evaluation of the rated score. A developmental recommendation follows from the analysis identifying key areas of improvement needs for the leadership or other performance skills. Further analysis may be conducted with respect to comparisons and identifying discrepancies between the ratings by groups of the constituencies such as the self, superordinates, peers, and subordinates of the individual. The individual may also be assessed relative to norms by organization types, organizational roles, and positions within the organization. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142533 | METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED VEHICLE PARKING MANAGEMENT AND PARKING-FEE PAYMENT ENFORCEMENT - A method for location-based vehicles parking management and parking-fee payment enforcement is disclosed. The method utilizes mobile devices capable of identifying the current location of the devices and other descriptions of how the devices are placed using various sensor data, and transmitting this information via wireless communication to a parking management application, that supports numerous municipalities and allows a user-friendly access and management via one of more user-friendly portals. The method further includes parking enforcement based on a current location and how an enforcement device is placed and one or more verification methods. Other preferred embodiments of the parking enforcement method are disclosed such as a motorbike based system, an augmented reality based system and an aerial system. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142534 | VEHICLE PARKING - A system and method of seeking payment for parking a vehicle in an area includes: detecting ( | 2015-05-21 |
20150142535 | SAVINGS BEACON AND PARTS ORDER PROCESSING - Methods and systems facilitate facilitating notifying a user of potential savings associated with a parts order. According to various implementations, an order file containing order information associated with a first part is received. A determination is made, based on inventory information, that the first part is available from each of a first and second part sellers. Based on a price matrix, a potential cost savings is determined associated with ordering the first part from the first part seller rather than the second part seller, and a savings beacon associated with the part, and indicating the potential savings, is generated and provided to the user. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142536 | HOLOGRAPHIC 3D DISPLAY - Disclosure is directed to projecting holographic images in connection with a program service such as cable or satellite television. In one instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of product that is featured in advertisement or other portion of program service. In another instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of a electronic programming guide with screens or menu displayed on sides of a cube or other geometric form. In still another instance, the projected holographic image is a video that supplements an instructional video or live broadcast. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142537 | RECEIVING PRODUCT/SERVICE INFORMATION AND CONTENT BASED ON A CAPTURED IMAGE - A device receives an image captured by a user device at an event or at an event location, and analyzes the captured image to determine the event or the event location. The device analyzes the captured image to determine an entity associated with the event or the event location, and determines, based on the captured image, a product, a service, and/or content associated with the event, the event location, and/or the entity. The device provides, to the user device, information associated with the product, the service, and/or the content, where the information identifies a location at the event location from which to purchase the product, the service, and/or the content. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142538 | USING MULTIPLE MEDIA PLAYERS TO INSERT DATA ITEMS INTO A MEDIA STREAM OF A STREAMING MEDIA - Playback of a tagged audio stream at mobile communications device, or other processing device, can be controlled transparently to a user of the device by implementing multiple instances of a media player. A Spot Caching Instance of the media player can receive and cache an untagged content stream from an advertisement server. A Content Playback Instance of the media player can be used to play back and process a tagged content stream from a radio station to identify tags. When the Content Playback Instance detects a tag, it transfers control to an Ad Spot Playback Instance of the media player, which can play back part or all of the untagged content stream from cache. When playback of the untagged content stream is completed, the Ad Spot Playback Instance transfers control back to the Content Playback Instance. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142539 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING A CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM - Method and system is disclosed for providing rewards to a loyalty program customer. The method includes receiving operating parameters for a selected computer-implemented game, receiving lottery-based information, determining odds based upon the received operating parameters and the received information, executing the selected computer-implemented game based upon the determined odds and the received operating parameters, determining a reward for the loyalty program customer based at least in part on the executing of the selected computer-implemented game, providing an offer of the reward to the loyalty program customer, and updating an account associated with the loyalty program customer based upon the providing. The method can further include changing the offer based upon distribution of information associated with the game to contacts of a user's virtual social network. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142540 | APPLICATION PROVIDING SYSTEM WITH REWARD PROVIDING FUNCTION - A server system has a storage unit for storing user information of registered users, including at least one of a mail address and telephone number of each registered user. A contact information obtaining unit obtains a contact information list of users that are currently registered as friends in the registered user terminal. When a searching unit determined that some of friend users on the obtained contact information list have been registered as registered users in the storage unit, an inviter candidate list generation unit generates an inviter candidate list containing the friend users registered as registered users and contact information thereof, and supplies the list to the user terminal in which the application was just installed. An inviter specifying unit specifies an inviter and stores the inviter in the storage unit. A reward updating unit updates a reward of the inviter specified by the inviter specifying unit. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142541 | REMOTE TRANSACTION PROCESSING AT A SERVER BASED ON USER CONFIRATION AND A DEFAULT PAYMENT METHOD - A method and system for conducting an online payment transaction through a point of sale device. The method includes receiving input from a user selecting an item for purchase through the point of sale device; calculating a total purchase amount for the item in response to a request from the user to purchase the item; and sending payment authorization for the total purchase amount from the point of sale device to a payment entity, in which the payment authorization is sent to the payment entity via a mobile communication device of the user. The method further includes receiving a result of the payment authorization from the payment entity through the mobile communication device; and completing the payment transaction based on the result of the payment authorization. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142542 | REMOTE TRANSACTION PROCESSING AT A SERVER BASED ON USER CONFIRATION AND MULTIPLE PAYMENT METHOD - A method and system for conducting an online payment transaction through a mobile device. The method includes receiving input from a user selecting an item for purchase through the point of sale device; processing the transaction, and sending a digital artifact to the mobile device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142543 | SMART SOURCE DIRECT COUPON DELIVERY AND PROCESSING - A method, system and program product for communicating with a plurality of customer devices and a plurality of etailers, the method comprising receiving selection of an etailers from a customer device for an online shopping cart process; receiving a captured image of a coupon for a product; creating an electronic coupon for the product; feeding, data on products and/or services of the selected etailer; computing a monetary total for the selected etailer for the products; serving the monetary total for the selected etailer and the monetary totals computed for the other etailers; sending electronic communication to one of the etailers to deliver the products; initiating transfer of funds to the one etailer; serving upon initiation of a loyalty card association process, a list of loyalty cards of retailers to a customer device; receiving a selection; associating the electronic coupon to the loyalty card for the selected retailer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142544 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR INCENTING CONSUMERS - An open loop cashless payment system incents a consumer account holder to transact in a physical store with a merchant who agrees to make an auditable donation to a charity when the transaction is conducted on an account issued to the consumer account holder. The consumer account holder may direct the donation to a specific charity within a predetermined geographically determined community where the transaction was physically conducted. The consumer account holder can register an obligation to make a donation matching that of the merchant, where the consumer account holder's donation is initially paid by the consumer account's issuer for reimbursement by the consumer account holder to the issuer after the consumer account holder receives their account statement. The merchant's acquirer, the issuer, and a transaction handler for the issuer and acquirer may also make donations as directed by the consumer account holder. Various donor and consumer account holder directed business rules may limit the total currency amount of donations over specific calendar periods. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142545 | ENHANCED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFERING AND ACCEPTING DISCOUNTS ON INVOICES IN A PAYMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used to make and/or receive automated offers for a discount on a good or service using a rules and constraints engine. Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure may help incentivize faster payment of invoices and allow the offeror of an offer to automatically modify offers based on various factors, such as a balance in the offeror's account. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142546 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING A DISCOUNT - A computer-implemented method for processing a discount is described. The method is implemented using a payment processor computing device associated with a payment network. The method includes receiving, at the payment processor computing device, from a discount module computing device, a notification of an adjusted authorization amount for a transaction, wherein the notification is received by the discount module computing device from an intercept node computing device at the time a cardholder makes a purchase. The method also includes receiving, at the payment processor computing device, an authorization request message including a non-adjusted authorization amount for the transaction, replacing the non-adjusted authorization amount with the adjusted authorization amount in the authorization request message, and transmitting the authorization request message to an issuer computing device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142547 | Method, System and Apparatus for Reinforcing Desirable Consumer Behaviors with Surprise Rewards - In some embodiments, a fulfillment entity receives over an electronic interface from a merchant website associated with a third-party online user community an order from a member of the user community for an item from the merchant website. During order processing, a set of rules for rewarding members of the third-party online user community based on the past behaviors of one or more members of the user community is evaluated. Responsive to a condition fulfilling one of the rules, the member order is modified to provide an incentivizing reward to the member of the online user community. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142548 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF MANUFACTURING MACHINES IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for improving the utilization of manufacturing machines in manufacturing processes. In a typical implementation, manufacturing machine utilization is improved by publishing a schedule of Production Events, accepting customer orders within Production Events, and calculating prices for the customers modified based on the customer orders. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142549 | MULTIPLE PARTY REWARD SYSTEM UTILIZING SINGLE ACCOUNT - A method enabling a frequent shopper reward system capable of tracking performance data of a plurality of members or account holders linked to a single frequent shopper account. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING CONSUMER ACTIVITY IN A REWARDS PROGRAM - A computer-implemented method for aggregating consumer activity in a loyalty reward program is described. The method implemented using a computing device in communication with a memory. The method includes storing, in the memory, at least one reward offer containing a reward and an activity threshold, receiving registration data from a plurality of registered consumers for the at least one reward offer, storing, in the memory, the registration data for each of the plurality of registered consumers, monitoring financial transaction data for at least one qualifying activity completed by at least one of the plurality of registered consumers, compiling, by the computing device, a total number of qualifying activities completed by all of the registered consumers, and sending the reward to each of the registered consumers when the activity threshold is reached by the total number of qualifying activities. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142551 | OFFLINE CONVERSION MEASUREMENT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS PRESENTED TO USERS OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM - An online system identifies a conversion of an advertisement when a client device associated with an online system user is within a threshold distance of a physical location associated with the advertisement. The client device sends obfuscated information identifying the user associated with the client device and the location of the client device to an independent third party when the client device is within a threshold distance of the physical location associated with the advertisement. Using information from the client device, the third party requests information from the online system identifying one or more groups including the user. Based on information identifying groups including various online system users, the third party generates information identifying conversions associated with different groups. The online system may determine effectiveness of various advertisements using the information from the third party identifying conversions associated with different groups. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142552 | Sending Information Associated with a Targeted Advertisement to a Mobile Device Based on Viewer Reaction to the Targeted Advertisement - A method includes detecting a signal strength of a signal of a mobile device. The method includes determining that the mobile device is in a vicinity of the device when the signal strength satisfies a threshold. The method includes sending an advertisement from the device to a display device in response to determining that the mobile device is in the vicinity of the device. The advertisement is selected based on a user profile associated with the mobile device. The method includes determining a reaction to the advertisement from a person associated with the mobile device. The method also includes sending information associated with the advertisement to the mobile device in response to a positive reaction from the person. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142553 | MENTAL STATE ANALYSIS FOR NORM GENERATION - Mental state data is gathered from a plurality of people and analyzed in order to determine mental state information. Metrics are generated based on the mental state information gathered as the people view media presentations. Norms, defined as the quantitative measures of the mental states of a plurality of people as they view the media presentation, are determined based on the mental state information metrics. The norms can be determined based on various viewer criteria including country of residence, demographic group, or device type on which the media presentation is viewed. Responses to new media are then compared against norms to determine the effectiveness of the new media presentations. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142554 | SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION, ESTIMATION, AND PREDICTION OF ADVERTISING-RELATED DATA - In accordance with the invention, a system, method, and apparatus for analyzing advertisement-related data are presented, which may include receiving data related to an aspect of an advertisement and modeling the aspect of the advertisement with a mathematical model. The mathematical model may include a control-signal-related component, a control-signal-independent component, and an error component. Each component may be updated based on at least one of a control signal, the received data, and a previous state of at least one of the components. An updated model may be created base on the updated components. The system, method, and apparatus may also include predicting the aspect of the advertisement using the updated model. Exemplary aspects of and data related to the advertisement may include one or more of the following: a number of impressions, “clicks,” or “conversions” and /or the impression-to-conversion, impression-to-click, or click-to-conversion ratios. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING - Method, system, and programs for online advertising are disclosed. One or more targets associated with an entity are identified based on a first piece of information related to each target and a second piece of information related to the entity. The one or more targets are considered as likely being interested in content that can be made available by the entity. A connection is established between the entity and each identified target through a bi-directional communication channel. Activities between the entity and each target through the bi-directional communication channel are monitored. The entity delivers the content to an identified target through the bi-directional communication channel established between the entity and the identified target. In response to the delivered content, the identified target is able to provide a feedback to the entity through the bi-directional communication channel. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142556 | DISTRIBUTION SERVICE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method, an intermediate service providing entity and a computer program for managing a distribution list of designated customers. The distribution list includes at least one designated customer, designated by a supplier of products and/or services. The method is realized by an intermediate service providing entity situated in a network. The intermediate service providing entity is in communication with the supplier and the designated customers. The method comprises the steps of: Receiving a re-distributable offer from the supplier. Distributing the re-distributable offer to the at least one designated customer of the distribution list, wherein the designated customer, on its own motion, instructs the intermediate service providing entity to distribute the offer to the at least one pending customer. Monitoring distribution of the offer from each designated customer to pending customers. Monitoring utilization of the offer among designated customers and pending customers. Optimizing the distribution list of designated customers on basis of distribution and utilization of the offer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142557 | User Engagement-Based Contextually-Dependent Automated Pricing for Non-Guaranteed Delivery - A method for adjusting pricing for advertisements of non-guaranteed delivery (“NDG”) advertising auctions includes retrieving dwell time information for users that engage advertisements streamed to the users in a display content stream. The method aggregates the advertisements into different groups according to display context (such as advertisement category, viewing device, product in which the advertisement is streamed, etc.) and computes short-click ratios of advertisements in each group based on a short-click threshold assigned to the group and the user dwell time information for the group. The method further determines average dwell time by users on advertisements in respective groups. The method adjusts pricing of the advertisements of a group for NGD bidding based on the short-click ratio and average dwell time of the group, to favor groups having higher dwell times and lower short-click ratios. Prices may be dynamically adjusted across different contexts based on user engagement information. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142558 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A content distribution system includes a content storage part that stores at least information, which corresponds to a subarea inside a specific area as content, a sales volume information-acquiring part that acquire sales volume information, a sales volume information storage part that stores the sales volume information, a distribution request-receiving part that receives a distribution request for a content, a distribution permission-determining part that determines whether a distribution of a content is permitted, a content-selecting part that selects the content to be distributed to the mobile electronic device, a content-distributing part that distributes the selected content, a distribution performance storage part, and a contribution point-calculating part that calculates a contribution point of the content distribution service. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142559 | CUSTOMERS COMPARISON AND TARGETING METHOD - A computer processor implemented process for identifying a template associated with a queried customer, such that a type and at least one subject of the template are selected based on (i) an influence score of the queried customer, (ii) an interest score of the queried customer, and (iii) a sensitivity profile of the queried customer. The process includes identifying sensitivity variables, influence variables, and interest variables, collecting data for these variables, processing sensitivity data to position the queried customer on a first map, processing an influence score and an interest score of the queried customer to position the queried customer on a second map, and identifying a template type for the queried customer, based on the second map and at least one template subject based on the first map. The process outputs a template with the identified template type and the identified at least one subject for the queried customer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142560 | Content Delivery Based on Monitoring Mobile Device Usage - This specification describes methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage device, for providing a content item. The subject matter of the specification is embodied in a method that includes receiving, from a mobile device, data representing location and usage pattern information pertaining to the mobile device. The usage pattern information includes information relating to usage of applications deployed on the mobile device. The method further includes updating, based on the received data, an interest profile that represents preferences of a user of the mobile device, and selecting a content item from an available pool of content items such that the selected content item is related to at least one preference represented in the interest profile. The method also includes delivering the content item to the mobile device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142561 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF CONTENT BASED ON DATA CAPTURED THROUGH TRANSIT PAYMENTS - A method for distributing targeted content includes: storing content profiles, each including a content item and selection criteria; storing account profiles, each including data related to an account including an account identifier and transaction data entries including transaction data corresponding to a transaction involving the account; storing consumer profiles, each including an account number and transit identifier; receiving a transaction notification corresponding to a transportation transaction involving a consumer and including a specific transit identifier; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included transit identifier corresponds to the specific transit identifier; identifying a specific account profile where the account identifier corresponds to the account number of the specific consumer profile; identifying a specific content profile based on the included selection criteria and the transaction data of the transaction data entries of the specific account profile; and transmitting the content item of the specific content profile for distribution to the consumer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING MESSAGES TO INDIVIDUALS - Apparatus is provided for communicating messages to individuals entering a retail establishment. It comprises a remotely readable loyalty card for a user of that establishment including an electronically stored user identity. Wireless interrogation means e.g having a range of at least 1 metre reads the loyalty card as the user enters the establishment. A computer system includes a targeting engine for generating user- specific information and configured to output an electronic message for delivery to a specific mobile station associated with the user and the loyalty card. The mobile station may be a mobile phone and the message may be a text message or an e-mail. A method for delivering customized data items to users of electronic privilege cards is also provided. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142563 | System and Method for Targeted Delivery of Digital Information - A system. The system includes a computing device, a cookie pool module and an instruction module. The computing device includes a processor. The cookie pool module is communicably connected to the processor and is configured to receive cookie pool data and utilize the received cookie pool data to associate a targeted consumer with a corresponding digital device. The instruction module is communicably connected to the processor and is configured to send an instruction to have digital information sent to the digital device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142564 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STATISTICAL MOBILE DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - Methods and apparatus for mobile device identification using TCP segment timestamps are disclosed. A request from a mobile device is received at a server. A TCP connection, initiated by the mobile device, is made between the server and the device, and a timestamp generated by the mobile device is retrieved from the options field of the TCP SYN segment. Other identifying information is received from the mobile device source, including an IP address, port, and HTTP headers. Based on the identifying information, the mobile device timestamp, and a current timestamp generated by the server, a likelihood is determined that the particular mobile device previously communicated with the server. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142565 | Targeting Content Based On Local Queries - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and including a method for determining content based on a location. The method comprises: receiving a query; determining the query is a local query including determining a location associated with the query; when the query is a local query, determining one or more categories associated with the query; and using the query, the location, and the one or more categories to determine content responsive to the query. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142566 | Surfacing Product Listing Ads for Fresh Items - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing fresh product listing advertisements in response to a search query are presented. More particularly, in response to receiving a search query, a plurality of search results are identified, which search results are relevant to the search query. Additionally, a first set of product listing advertisements is identified. A second set of product listing advertisements, which are fresh product listing advertisements, are also identified and combined into the first set. Upon generating the search results page, at least some of the identified search results and some of the product listing advertisements are included. At least one of the fresh product listing advertisements is included in the generated search results page. The at least one fresh product listing advertisement is tagged with an annotation indicating that the advertisement is a fresh product listing advertisement. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING ELEMENTS OF A WEBPAGE - A method for identifying elements of a webpage is provided. The method includes accessing, by an electronic device, a document object model (DOM) of the webpage. Changes applied to properties of a plurality of elements of the webpage across different media queries for different viewports are then analyzed using the DOM. The different viewports are of different sizes. Based on analyzing, ranking score is determined for each element. Elements having ranking score greater than a predefined threshold are identified as representative elements of the webpage. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142568 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A MOBILE DEVICE TO GENERATE MESSAGE FEEDBACK, AND ADVERTISING SERVER IMPLEMENTING THE SAME CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION - A method for enabling a mobile device to generate message feedback includes: receiving user agent data from a mobile device; calling a dynamic-link library, followed by analyzing the user agent data; based on a result of the analyzing, selecting a message launching command that conforms with the mobile device, a preset port number that is associated with the advertising server, and a preset text; and transmitting to the mobile device the message launching command, the preset port number, and the preset text. The message launching command configures the mobile device to launch a messaging application for creating a feedback message in which the preset port number and the preset text are automatically loaded. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING SHOPPING CENTER SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This is directed to systems and methods for enhancing a user's experience at a shopping center. In some embodiments, an integrated application available on an electronic device can provide information for promotional and available sales of goods and services, allow a user to browse and search through available content providers of the shopping center, such as parking, restaurants, and clothing stores, to purchase content based on the personal needs of a user. In some embodiments, an application available on an electronic device can check for the availability of particular items and show ratings or reviews for stores carrying the items. In some embodiments, In particular, the integrated application can provide a “heat map” to indicate popular areas of or items in a mall. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND USING A DIGITAL PASS - A system, method, and article of manufacture for generating a digital pass is disclosed. The method may comprise retrieving a plurality of identity attributes, and grouping a subset of identity attributes in the plurality of identity attributes to generate at least one digital pass. The method may further comprise grouping a subset of static identity attributes and a subset of dynamic identity attributes to generate a digital pass. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF USERS REVIEWING ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and machine-implemented method for displaying an advertisement in a supplemental display area comprising a first supplemental content display region and a second supplemental content display region for concurrent display with a primary content display area on a user device, including identifying the first supplemental content display region and the second supplemental content display region, obtaining an advertisement information, transmitting the advertisement information for display in the first supplemental content display region, obtaining a non-advertisement information, transmitting the non-advertisement information for display in the second supplemental content display region. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142572 | SERVING CONTENT BASED ON ONLINE REGISTRATION AND OFFLINE MESSAGES - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for serving content based on online registration and offline messages. One example method includes registering online an entity with a content management system, the registering including storing a location associated with the entity, receiving offline from the entity a message that indicates information for use in a sponsored content item, determining that a user is in proximity to the location, and serving a sponsored content item to the user based on information from the registering, the sponsored content item including information from the message. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142573 | Systems and methods for storing pictures on a cloud platform and printing the pictures from different locations - The present invention discloses systems and methods for storing pictures on a cloud platform and printing the pictures from different locations. The system may include a first network device to upload a plurality of image files to a private space on a cloud platform, the cloud platform selectively assigning a unique access code to a set of image files or a single image file within the plurality of image files, and a second network device, which is different from the first network device. The second network device may include a transmitter to communicate with the cloud platform electronically so as to access related image files utilizing the unique access code, wherein the set of image files or the single image file within the plurality of image files may have a respective privacy setting. When the privacy setting is set to open, a user may enter the unique access code at the second network device to access the related image file, and when the privacy setting is set to private, the user may not access the related image file by entering the unique access code at the second network device, even when the unique access code entered is correct. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142574 | Exclusive Delivery Of Content Within Geographic Areas - Application developers can request to have their applications registered for use with a content delivery platform. The operator of the content delivery platform establishes perimeters defining geographic areas, and maintains records reserving particular areas for delivery of content associated with particular sponsors. Registered applications running on mobile devices can request content from the content delivery platform. Based at least in part on the request, the content delivery platform can identify a target location, which may be the location of the mobile device, or some other location indicated in the request. A mobile device can be provided content based on the relationship of the target location to the geographic areas, so that a registered application running on a mobile device with a target location contained within a geographic area assigned to a particular sponsor will receive content related to that sponsor. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142575 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING ON CLOTHING - A method for displaying targeted content on an article of clothing includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each consumer profile including a consumer identifier and consumer behavioral data; storing a plurality of content profiles, each content profile including data related to a visual content item including one or more selection criteria; reading payment card data corresponding to a payment card associated with a specific consumer, the payment card data including a specific consumer identifier associated with the specific consumer; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; identifying a specific content profile based on the one or more selection criteria and the consumer behavioral data included in the identified specific consumer profile; and transmitting the visual content item included in the identified specific content profile for display on an article of clothing directed toward the specific consumer. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142576 | METHODS AND MOBILE DEVICES FOR DISPLAYING AN ADAPTIVE ADVERTISEMENT OBJECT AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING THE ADAPTIVE ADVERTISEMENT OBJECT - A method for displaying an adaptive advertisement object on a mobile device, the method includes the following steps. Execute a mobile application to display a page including at least one adaptive advertisement object. The mobile application includes a description file, at least one content resource file, at least one advertisement resource file and a parsing module. The resource file includes at least one content object being displayed on the page. The description file includes a content description and an advertisement object description. The advertisement object description includes at least one keyword, at least one visual characteristic and at least one advertisement presentation description. The advertisement resource file is acquired from an advertisement resource file database. The parsing module displays the page including the adaptive advertisement object according to the content description and the advertisement presentation description of the description file, the content resource file, and the advertisement resource file. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142577 | PUBLIC MOBILE ADVERTISEMENT MOBILE DISTRIBUTE DEVICE - A public mobile advertisement mobile distribute device, which comprises a distribute mechanism; a total member mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; an advertisement agent mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; a coin mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; a group mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism, where the advertisement agent mechanism and the distribute mechanism are coordinated to distribute the associated advertisement content according to different users in a group mechanism, and a coin mechanism provides a considerable reward to be used as necessary after the users anticipate the advertisement activity, so that efficacies of an increase advertisement proficiency, a widened advertisement service range and avoidance of a wasted communications resource may be achieved. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142578 | Targeted Advertisement Selection for a Wireless Communication Device (WCD) - Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for accurately identifying a mobile thing motion activity (MTMA; e.g., stationary, walking, running, biking, driving, etc.) associated with a mobile thing (MT) using sensor data from one or more sensors associated with a wireless communication device (WCD) transported by the MT, so as to enable targeted selection and communication of an advertisement that is suited for the identified MTMA. The one or more sensors produce sensor data indicative of physical movement of the WCD in three dimensional space and may include, for example, one or more of the following: an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, etc. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142579 | ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide an advertisement insertion method. The method includes: before a voice call or a video call is connected, sending, by a media gateway or an advertisement storage, an advertisement to a terminal; and playing, by the terminal, the advertisement, so as to implement advertisement insertion. In the present invention, after a call is requested and before the call is connected, an advertisement is sent to a terminal by a media gateway by using a transmission resource of a video call or by an advertisement storage by using a packet switched network, thereby solving a problem in the prior art that advertisement insertion can be implemented only when a mobile terminal requests data in a specific server in the Internet. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142580 | HEURISTIC CUSTOMER CLUSTERING - Methods and apparatus are disclosed regarding an e-commerce system that places customers into a plurality of clusters and tailors services provided to a customer based on the cluster in which the customer is placed. In one embodiment, the e-commerce system defines the clusters based on purchase history data for customers having sufficient purchase history data. The e-commerce system then places customers without sufficient purchase history data into one of the defined clusters based on demographic data for the customer and demographic data for the customers in the cluster. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142581 | Providing Ratings Using a Rating Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing ratings using a rating service. A server computer can execute a rating service. The rating service can be configured to detect an activity associated with a user device and to identify a rating associated with the activity. The server computer can determine if the rating is to be provided to the user device and, if a determination is made that the rating is to be provided to the user device, provide the rating to the user device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142582 | GENERIC CONTENT COLLECTION SYSTEMS - The invention generally relates to a universal, generic content collection method and system for collecting, storing, and sharing content on the Internet using computers, mobile and/or electronic devices. In one aspect, the invention relates to methods and systems for collecting multiple types of content using a user interface. The method includes activating the user interface associated with the content, wherein the user interface is configurable to be associated with at least two types of content; optionally, providing a list of one or more content collections services, wherein a first content collection service is configured to collect a first type of content and a second content collection service is configured to collect a second type of content; and directing the content to one or more content collection services. The user interface may be a virtual button on a webpage, browser or other screen device, or a physical button on a piece of hardware such as a PDA, mobile phone, watch, etc. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142583 | PRESENTING CONTENT ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH DYNAMICALLY-CREATED ADVERTISEMENTS TO USERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system associates identification information with combinations of values used to generate a dynamically-created advertisement. Interactions with the dynamically-created advertisement by social networking system users are also associated with the dynamically-created advertisement. The social networking system uses the identification information to present the same combination of values used to generate the dynamically-created advertisement to additional social networking system users. Additionally, information describing interactions with the dynamically-created advertisement is determined from the interactions associated with the identification information, allowing the dynamically-created advertisement to be included in a personalized feed of content items presented to an additional user along with information describing interactions by various users presented with the same combination of values of components in the dynamically-created advertisement | 2015-05-21 |
20150142584 | RANKING CONTENT BASED ON MEMBER PROPENSITIES - A system, apparatus, method and computer-program product are provided for determining affinities between members of an on-line service and/or one member's likely propensity for content published by or on behalf of another member. Members of the service include individuals and organizations. A content item may be an announcement by or for a member, an advertisement, a job listing or something else. Content items available for service to an individual member are ranked based on the member's propensity for consuming them, as reflected in scores computed for each item. An item's propensity score may be calculated based on the relevance and/or proximity between the member and an organization featured in or associated with the item. Relevance may measure the similarity between profiles of the individual and the organization. Proximity may be affected by whether the individual and/or associates of the individual follow the organization, visit a page of the organization, etc. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142585 | Internet affiliate network marketing system and method with associated computer program - An Internet affiliate marketing method and associated computer program whereby a next generation affiliate network acts as an exchange for advertisers and merchants on one side and affiliates and next generation affiliates on the other. Affiliates and next generation affiliates sell content advertising in creatives to advertisers and merchants. Parties use this network to find each other, evaluate each other, and establish a purchase or advertising agreement using rewards. Creatives, using traditional advertising, familiar creative advertising, and combination advertising, are transmitted to the network website which posts them on selected social media sites. Parties accessing these sites are exposed to advertisers' and merchants' products appearing on creatives found therein. The network interfaces with enhanced capability supply-side platforms, real-time bidding platforms, and demand-side platforms that accommodate the new advertising concepts, familiar creative advertising and combination advertising. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142586 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYSTEMIZING A BRAND VOICE - A computer-implemented method for systemizing a brand voice is disclosed. The computer implemented method includes the steps of defining a framework having one or more of writing styles, identifying one or more brand voice characteristics associated with each of the one or more writing styles, assigning an optimum quantitative value to each brand voice characteristic for each writing style based on one or more communication factors, and outputting the optimum quantitative value of each brand voice characteristic for a selected one or more writing styles. The method also includes the steps of receiving written material in a brand voice software application, analyzing the written material to determine a quantitative value for identified brand voice characteristics in the written material, comparing the determined quantitative value to a target quantitative value of the identified brand voice characteristics, altering the written material based on the comparison, and outputting the altered written material. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142587 | System and Method of Dynamic Correlation View for Cloud Based Incident Analysis and Pattern Detection - A method and apparatus including a cloud server saving a plurality of security events that occurred within a secured area where each saved security event includes an identifier on a device or person monitored by the security system, an identifier of the monitoring function that triggered the saving of the event in the cloud and a time of the event, a user input receiving an identifier of the monitored device or person and at least two different functions monitored by the security system and a processor downloading information of some of the plurality of saved events identified by the received identifiers from the cloud server and presenting the downloaded information of each event at corresponding locations along a timeline. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF RETAIL SITE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MOBILE APPLICATION USAGES - A method of authorizing a transaction at a fuel pump includes receiving a user request to activate the pump, determining whether the user is authorized, determining whether the user is in the proximity of the pump, determining whether the pump is functional, determining whether the pump is already reserved for another user, and determining whether the pump is already in use. In response to those determinations, a message is displayed, either authorizing or declining the transaction. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142589 | Method, Mobile Terminal and POS Machine for Implementing Selection of Secure Element in Near Field Communication - A method, a mobile terminal, and a point of sale (POS) machine for implementing selection of a secure element in near field communication are provided. The method includes receiving, by a near field communication controller on a local end, a first configuration instruction sent by a device host on the local end, where the first configuration instruction includes an environment characteristic used for selecting the secure element; configuring, by the near field communication controller, the environment characteristic in the near field communication controller according to the first configuration instruction; receiving, by the near field communication controller, a second configuration instruction sent by the device host; and configuring, by the near field communication controller according to the second configuration instruction, the environment characteristic in an attribute response instruction for communicating and interacting with a peer end. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142590 | User-Specific Point-of-Sale Network Recommendations Based on Connection Quality Data - Embodiments recommend network coverage for a user based on a connection history of the user and connection quality data for networks. The connection history describes connection of the user over time via at least one mobile computing device to one or more networks. Connection quality data describing performance of the networks is obtained. Based on the connection history and the connection quality data, recommended network coverage for the user is defined. In some embodiments, a customized out-of-the-box experience (OOBE) for wireless services is provided for the user. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142591 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for facilitating collaborative shopping. Notifications may be sent to remote devices in response to a shopper's device entering a store or within a given proximity to a store. Notifications may invoke or include an interface to add items to a shared shopping list. Notifications from the shopper's device may be sent in advance of a user entering a store to alert friends and family to add items to the shared shopping list. A remote device may be used to authorize and instruct the shopper's device to pick up items that have been previously purchased either automatically or in response to an input from a user of the remote device. Authorization to pick up the previously-purchased item may be transmitted to one or both of a merchant and the shopper's device. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT-OF-SALE ELECTRONIC RECEIPT GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - There is provided a system and a method for the generation and management of point-of-sale (POS) electronic payment transaction receipts. The system and method include a POS component that performs a transaction at a location at which a customer and the POS component are physically present together generates content relating to the transaction; and a payment card that identifies a contact address to which an electronic receipt is to be sent. The POS component generates the electronic receipt based on the content relating to the transaction and causes the electronic receipt to be sent to the contact address identified on the payment card. The electronic receipt management system and method are based on payment transaction receipt information across a plurality of merchants, providing customers with an efficient solution for managing their receipts, and allowing merchants to offer better and more targeted recommendations for customers. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT-OF-SALE ELECTRONIC RECEIPT STORAGE - There is provided a system and a method for the storage of point-of-sale (POS) electronic transaction (e.g., payment transaction or loyalty-based transaction) receipts. The system and method include an electronic storage device having one or more databases of point-of-sale (POS) generated transaction receipt data stored therein, an access path for allowing access to the POS generated transaction receipt data; and a processor for assembling the POS generated transaction receipt data in the one or more databases and for providing the assembled POS generated transaction receipt data to one or more entities that have been granted access to the one or more databases. The receipt storage system and method are based on transaction (e.g., payment transaction or loyalty-based transaction) receipt data across a plurality of merchants, providing customers with an efficient solution for storing and managing their receipts, and allowing merchants to offer better and more targeted recommendations for customers. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142594 | EXAMPLES OF DELIVERY AND/OR REFERRAL SERVICES - Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include billing merchants for delivery services in a consolidated fashion, some embodiments may include interactions with point of sale systems. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142595 | System and Method for Enhanced Transaction Authorization - The present invention relates to system and method for authorizing a transaction using user data collected from third-party websites/applications/sources, such as social media networks. In operation, collected user data may be compared to a financial data or user data collected during a transaction to identify potential fraud and/or other discrepancies, confirming the identity of the user with a greater degree of accuracy and/or imposing purchase parameters. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142596 | Commercial transactions via a wearable computer with a display - A method and system for conducting commercial transactions via a wearable computer coupled to a display, comprising the steps of: means for capturing at least one face image of a first person acting as buyer in a commercial transaction, wherein the at least one face image is captured via the wearable computer used by a second person acting as merchant; means for capturing additional transactional information including: identification of goods-or-services being transacted and monetary amount owed; means for transmitting the at least one face image and the additional transactional information to a remote processing entity; means for discerning identity of the first person and associating an account with the first person; means for attempting to debit the user account with the monetary amount owed and means for transmitting results of attempt to debit the user account to the wearable computer and displaying the results to the second person. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142597 | REVERSE DUTCH AUCTION PROCESSING METHOD EXECUTED BY A COMPUTER SERVER AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS THEREOF - A reverse dutch auction processing method executed by a computer server and computer programs thereof; A user sends a request including at least a value for a parameter representative of a property of the product or service and a maximum first acceptance time period for a product or a service to potential providers; the potential providers receiving the request, wherein in case of acceptance of the request by at least one of the potential providers within said maximum first acceptance time period, closing the request upon confirmation by the user, and in case of no acceptance of the request by any of the providers indicating, by at least one of the providers, an alternative minimum value for the parameter of the requested product or service within or after the maximum first acceptance time period, the user confirming the alternative minimum value by calculating at least a temporary probability of acceptance. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142598 | REAL TIME AUCTION WITH END GAME - A real time auction system operates in a non real time mode, and an end game mode in which the users are placed in a forum. In both modes the users are capable of placing bids along with times when those bids should be executed. An agent treats the bids as secret until the time, and then at the time executes those bids. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142599 | OPTIMIZING PRODUCT FEATURES WITH RESPECT TO PRICE - Some embodiments include a method of facilitating item selection based on features. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142600 | PRESENTING AN IMAGE OF ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS - A ring design machine receives one or more selections of gemstones and one or more selections of settings and allows a user to “mix and match” gemstones and settings and view a selected gemstone in a compatible setting for that gemstone. To present the gemstone in the setting, the ring design machine presents a combination image that depicts the gemstone in the setting. The ring design machine, which may be implemented using a computer programmed by software, may present the combination image to the user in response to receiving a selection of the gemstone and a selection of the setting from the user via a network. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SHARED COLLECTIONS - Systems and methods for managing shared collections are described. For example, a machine receives a textual description of an entry requested to be created within a collection at a network-based system. The textual description is submitted by a user of the network-based system and received from a client device of the user by a server system within the network-based system. The entry, when created, corresponds to an item listed by the network-based system. The machine generates a structured description of the entry based on the textual description of the entry requested to be created. The structured description of the entry includes a name-value pair derived from the textual description submitted by the user. The machine determines that the entry is absent from the network-based system, and creates the entry within the collection by storing the structured description of the entry in a database of the network-based system. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142602 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION AND ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS - The current document is directed to methods and systems that identify projects for which service consumers desire service provision and identify available candidate service providers that best match various project parameters and service-provision criteria determined by the automated system. Information describing the identified candidate service providers is presented to the service consumers by the systems to allow service consumers in order to facilitate their selection of service providers and scheduling of service provision. In one described implementation, service providers are matched to stock-keeping-unit (“SKU”) identifiers and location or locations. Service providers identified in the initial SKU-and-location-based matching process are then scored and ranked according to additional criteria and constraints, with information describing the highest-ranked service candidate providers provided to service consumers for selection and scheduling. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL ASSET EXCHANGES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for the exchange of digital assets are generally described. In some embodiments, a digital asset exchange system (the “exchange system”) may generate a catalog of available digital assets stored on a plurality of client logic devices or storage devices. The exchange system may determine a value for the digital assets. A user may request to exchange a digital asset in the catalog with one of their digital assets. The exchange system may process the exchange of the digital assets have an equivalent or substantially equivalent value. If the value of the digital assets is not equivalent, the exchange system may suggest digital assets for the exchange and/or initiate negotiations between the users. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142604 | CODES WITH USER PREFERENCES - Systems and methods for facilitating payment at checkout are described. A service provider collects and stores user preference information in advance of checkout. When the user is ready to pay, a code containing the user preferences is generated and presented to a merchant during checkout. User preferences can be matched to a merchant data request once the merchant is identified. Specific user preferences for specific merchants can also be stored and retrieved. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142605 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY PROVIDING SERVICES THROUGH VIDEO COMMUNICATION - A system for remotizing a user service is provided. The system includes elements of audiovisual communication between a station of a user and a video assistance station belonging to an operator that is selected automatically—at the time of the service request by the user—from a plurality of operators. The elements are adapted to enable the acquisition of personal information of the user by the selected operator. A scanning device acquires an identification document of the user. A control system is configured to enable the user to use the service following the activation performed by the operator. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVAL OF RELATED ITEMS FOR ONLINE AND IN-PERSON SHOPPING THROUGH IMAGE AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ANALYSIS - The present invention generally relates to computer implemented and web-based systems and methods for retrieving information based on image and contextual information analysis. Specifically, this invention relates to systems and methods for the retrieval of information on related items for online and in-person shopping through image and contextual information analysis. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142607 | SHOPPING MIND READER - Determining user intent based on current user query behavior comprising receiving from a client machine a plurality of signals indicating current user behavior when querying for items; tracking events of current user behavior indicated by the signals; and recommending items that the events indicate are items intended by the current user behavior. Seller performance may be and used in recommending the items. The recommended items may be ranked by a ranking algorithm that may comprise a boosted rank model algorithm that customizes ranking to each of a plurality of client machines. | 2015-05-21 |
20150142608 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DOMAIN NAMES - Systems and methods for facilitating the identification and registration of available Internet domain names in response to user input and/or other external criteria. In embodiments, a domain name platform is provided for interfacing with a user, generating lists of available top level and second level domain combinations, and facilitating registration of those domains. In embodiments, information beyond user input may be considered in generating lists of available domain names. In alternate embodiments, a computer system is disclosed for implementing the system. In further embodiments, machine-usable storage media is disclosed containing instructions for implementing the system. | 2015-05-21 |