23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140156362 | ADVERTISING AND MARKETING PLATFORM - Disclosed are a method, system, and/or apparatus of leasing a virtual advertisement product performed by a server comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the server to perform the method, including receiving an advertisement activation data from a mobile device comprising an image capture component. The advertisement activation data comprises an image data, a coded data, a text data, and/or a multimedia data captured by the mobile device. The method also includes extracting a temporal data and/or a geographical data concerning the advertisement activation data from the mobile device. Furthermore, the method includes querying a repository database for a stored copy of the advertisement activation data and adding the advertisement activation data to the repository database if the stored copy of the advertisement data is not found. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156363 | MODIFYING FUNCTIONALITY AND ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT ON MEDIA PLAYERS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for modifying media player functionality and controlling advertisements included with media content played on media players. Chromeless media players may be created by content providers but modified by third party clients that wish to adapt the players to their purposes. These chromeless players may have defined modified functionality, such as removing the ability to fast forward, rewind, and skip chapters, according to a given circumstance. In an embodiment, the third party client may also define in a profile the specific advertisement sets to include with media content played on its chromeless player. In other embodiments, other types of additional media may be defined by the third party client. A proxy server, or intermediary server, detects these factors prior to retrieving media content. The proxy server then determines, based on established rules and profiles, what content or functions the media player has access to and communicates compliant media content to the media player. An administrator can create, modify, or remove these rules and profiles through a portal or other interface with the proxy server. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156364 | SCHEME FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS AND TIMING OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER INSERTIONS IN MEDIA - A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include analyzing an image, identifying one or more faces in the image using a face recognition technique, designating at least one of the identified faces collectively as a first area of interest, and determining whether an insertion area exists in the image where additional content can be inserted without obstructing the first area of interest. Another computer program is adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include determining whether the insertion area can be divided into two or more regions based on color. Methods and processor based apparatuses that perform one or more of these steps are also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156365 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCENTIVIZING PROFESSIONALS IN A CONSULTATION SYSTEM - In exemplary embodiments, a computer implemented method for incentivizing professionals answering questions or responding to service requests in a consultation system is described where a ranking score is calculated for each professional admitted to the consultation system, and based on the professional's ranking score, he is provided early or delayed access to the user posted questions and requests. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156366 | INTERACTIVE TRACKING VIRTUAL WORLD SYSTEM - An Interactive Tracking Virtual World (ITVW) system, may be utilized with other systems accessible through the Internet and/or a communications network. The ITVW system may be operable as an online game and/or to provide a virtual environment. ITVW system users (i.e., ITVW users) may be individuals or groups, such as parents and/or their children, which utilize the ITVW system for tracking an identity within the ITVW system. The ITVW system may also include ITVW system participants (i.e., ITVW participants), such as commercial business establishments, individuals and/or other entities associated with the ITVW system. The ITVW system collects an ITVW user's location information and location history. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156367 | PROCESSING REQUESTS TO BUY ITEMS OR SERVICES - A method and system for processing shopping information. The shopping information, which pertains to an item purchased by a user, is read from a mobile device, and was scanned by the mobile device from an item tag attached to the item. The item relates to another user. A set of affiliates is determined from analysis of the shopping information. Each affiliate is entitled to receive a reward due to purchase of the item. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156368 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CREDIT TO FINANCIAL SERVICE ACCOUNTS - A system and method is provided for redeeming coupons to credit a customer's financial service account without sharing the customer's restricted information with merchants. The system and method may include a financial service provider receiving merchant transaction information from a merchant that reflects sale transactions associated with the merchant over a period of time. The financial service provider may compare the merchant transaction information with financial service accounts transaction information associated with financial service accounts provided by the financial service provider. Additionally, the financial service provider may identify a common transaction between the merchant transactions and the financial service accounts transactions based on one or more unique identifiers, determine the common transaction meets a predetermined credit requirement, and identify a customer's financial service account corresponding to the common transaction. Furthermore, the financial service provider may provide credit to the customer's financial service account based on the predetermined requirement. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISTRIBUTING TANGIBLE REWARDS FOR ELECTRONIC SOCIAL ACTIVITY - A system and method for automatically distributing physical rewards based on a user updating their social status with their mobile device utilizing a system monitor, a validation module, and a redemption module. The system monitor continually monitors social media networks for social updates containing certain preset specified content. When such content is identified, the location and other preset criteria pertaining to the device transmitting the update is validated by the validation module. Once the device has been validated, the redemption module is commanded to issue a tangible reward, such as a movie ticket from a ticket machine or a soda from a soda machine to the user of the device which transmitted the update. This way, the system and method provides a user with a tangible and immediately usable reward in response to the user publishing or sending certain social status updates, messages, or posts with their mobile device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING COUPONS OVER A PAYMENT PROCESSING NETWORK - A system of electronically requesting, generating and processing a coupon over a payment processing network is provided. During a sales transaction, a purchaser at a point of sale (POS) terminal provides a customer identifier using a card with a magnetic stripe which is read by a magnetic card reader and then transmitted across the payment processing network along with product identifiers on the products being purchased. The customer identifier includes a banking identification number (BIN) which is read by a first server in the payment processing network and then forwarded to a coupon server. The coupon server uses the customer identifier and product identifier to select any coupons that are available for use by the purchaser and transmits the coupons back to the POS terminal, where the coupons are applied to the sales transaction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156371 | Dynamic Delivery and Use of Electronic Incentives - A host system for a merchant to distributing and redeeming incentives to a consumer is provided. The merchant may create an incentive with specifications that determine the value of the incentive and to which consumers the incentive is available. The consumer may create a list of products, which the host system matches to a database of created incentives. The consumer may select and use one of more of the incentives and also may share incentives with other consumers. The host system also provides for the verification and confirmation of incentive use, thus allowing the issuer and the host system to track incentive efficiency. The host system also allows for dynamic incentive value determination based on consumer activity, such as sharing the incentive, incentive usage, reviewing products, or posting in a forum. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A CELEBRITY AWARD DISTRIBUTION, EXCHANGE AND REDEMPTION PROGRAM - A method and system for providing a multi-user, multi-celebrity award distribution, exchange and redemption program by allocating in an award server computer a plurality of sets of celebrity awards, each of the plurality of sets of celebrity awards associated with one of a plurality of celebrities; monitoring web activities of a plurality of users interacting over a computer network; and for each of the plurality of celebrities and for each of the plurality of users, determining a celebrity sub-score based on a correlation between the celebrity and the monitored web activities of the user, and distributing, based on the celebrity sub-score for the celebrity with the user, a portion of the set of celebrity awards associated with the celebrity to a user account associated with the user. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156373 | Subscription-Based Access to Media Programs Distributed By Way of a Plurality of Different Media Distribution Models - An exemplary system 1) provides, based on a subscription of a user to a media service, the user of the media service with subscription-based access to media programs distributed by way of a subscription-based media distribution model that utilizes a digital media distribution channel, 2) issues, based on the subscription of the user to the media service, a subscription credit for selective use by the user to pay for transactional-based access to a physical copy of a media program distributed by way of a transactional-based media distribution model that utilizes a media vending kiosk distribution channel, and 3) provides at least one tool configured for use by the user to indicate whether the subscription credit will be applied as payment in a transaction to access the physical copy of the media program by way of the transactional-based media distribution model. Corresponding systems and methods are also described. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156374 | Directing Wireless Customers to a Network Service Using an Incentive - Architecture for offering enticements to cellular customers that will lead the customers to use the available services at times away from peak usage. For example, the provider can offer incentives (or enticements) that direct users to make phone calls during off-peak times of the hour or day. An incentive can include charging customers reduced minutes (e.g., 0.75 minutes) for each minute used from the customer plan when the customer uses services during off-peak time of the day. This applies to text messaging where users can attach files such as images and short video clips for communication to other cellular users, and to cellular devices via which users can access websites. In general, any services supported by the wireless provider can benefit by providing incentives to move users away from times of high network usage during the day. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156375 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING COUPONS OVER A PAYMENT PROCESSING NETWORK - A system of electronically requesting, generating and processing a coupon over a payment processing network is provided. During a sales transaction, a purchaser at a point of sale (POS) terminal provides a customer identifier using a card with a magnetic stripe which is read by a magnetic card reader and then transmitted across the payment processing network along with product identifiers on the products being purchased. The customer identifier includes a banking identification number (BIN) which is read by a first server in the payment processing network and then forwarded to a coupon server. The coupon server uses the customer identifier and product identifier to select any coupons that are available for use by the purchaser and transmits the coupons back to the POS terminal, where the coupons are applied to the sales transaction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156376 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CODE TRANSLATION - Value documents such as coupons and event tickets that are represented or indexed in the form of QR codes or other types of two-dimensional encoding techniques may be acquired by imaging with a suitably-enabled mobile device, and then translated in the mobile device into a form suitable for presentation as a one-dimensional barcode at a point-of-sale/service using light-simulated barcode technology. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156377 | SALES PROMOTION ASSISTING SYSTEM - Sales promotion assisting systems are disclosed. Such systems include a sales promotion assisting system in which specific incentive is retrieved by passing a portable terminal or the like over a predetermined terminal installed in a store such as an eating and drinking establishment. An incentive can be exchanged for an item or the like of application software such as a game, which can lead to sales promotion. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156378 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TASK-BASED DECREASING PRICE MARKETS - Embodiments of task-based, decreasing-price markets enable dynamic discounting of items for sale. In one example, users shop for products (e.g., clothing, electronics, or cars) or services (e.g., hotel rooms, plane tickets, or car rentals) using a computing device or mobile device. As the users shop, they view advertisements or perform other tasks, like answering questions, and the system discounts an item's price based on the number or complexity of the performed tasks. Each user who performs a task gets a chance to buy the item at its discounted price. The other users also get a chance to buy the item at the discounted price. If someone buys the item, the item's price returns to its starting value. If nobody buys the item, the system discounts the item's price further as the users perform more tasks until someone buys the item or the item's price reaches a minimum value. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156379 | Method and Apparatus for Hierarchical-Model-Based Creative Quality Scores - Performance data for online advertisement creatives may be received. A hierarchical model of the online advertisement creatives may be generated based on correlations among the online advertisement creatives. The hierarchical model may be used to estimate a respective performance value for each of at least some of the plurality of online advertisement creatives based on the received performance data. A creative quality score may be determined, for those online advertising creatives whose performance values were estimated, based on the estimated performance values. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156380 | CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS - A method and computer program product for managing information about transactions occurring in a physical establishment includes gathering information about multiple transactions at a physical establishment, and storing the information as metadata. A byte stream corresponding to the metadata is generated. Several elements of the metadata are associated with a particular session based on predefined criteria. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156381 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING AND MANAGING USER INTEREST LISTS FOR PROVIDING ONLINE CONTENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus for creating and managing user device interest lists for online content are provided. The method is implemented by a processor executing the instructions. The method includes providing a dynamic advertisement including a plurality of elements for display on a user device wherein each element of the dynamic advertisement is configured to receive a device interaction from the user device, receiving data representative of a device interaction with at least one of the plurality of elements, identifying an item based on the data received, and determining a marketing response based on the identified item. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156382 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing Distribution of Advertisement Information - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for optimizing distribution of advertisement information. In one example, call tracking data may be generated from a plurality of telephone calls made to a business entity, where the call tracking data includes geographical information to identify locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A call distribution may be determined from the call tracking data, where the call distribution groups the call tracking data based at least in part on distances between the business entity and the locations from which the plurality of telephone calls originated. A probability density function may be generated from the call distribution, where the probability density function is for determining a probability that a telephone call will be received by the business entity in response to advertisement information delivered to a call location, and wherein the probability density function expresses the probability as a function of distance between the call location and the business entity. The probability density function may then be used in the generation of the advertisement distribution plan. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156383 | AD-WORDS OPTIMIZATION BASED ON PERFORMANCE ACROSS MULTIPLE CHANNELS - In online advertising, ad delivery optimization is derived from ad-words searches. A user performs a keyword search for a product or service. User interactions across multiple channels, e.g. phone, text, email, and so on, and multiple browsers that are used while conducting a search are analyzed to predict user intent. Based on the intent prediction, advertisements that are determined to be the most relevant are displayed along with the search results. The user then clicks through the ads to the websites that are most relevant to his search, for example to make purchases of goods and services. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156384 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DATA ANALYZING METHOD - In a method for analyzing play results of advertisements in client computers using a server, the method receives play results of played advertisements in the client devices, collects total play results of the played advertisements in the client devices after a preset interval, and determines whether an unqualified advertisement whose play results do not match preset requirements is found in the server. The method further determines an updated advertisement played in the client devices when the unqualified advertisement has been found, and sends the updated advertisement to each of the client devices. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156385 | MEASURING RECOLLECTION OF AN ADVERTISEMENT BY GROUPS OF USERS - An ad publishing system measures the effectiveness of an advertisement by determining whether recipients of the advertisement recall receiving it. This measurement is accomplished by polling a subset of the recipients of the advertisement as to whether they recall receiving, viewing, or otherwise being exposed to the advertisement. The market segment characteristics of the recipients and the subset of recipients are accounted for to improve the relevance of the polling responses. Market segment characteristics are determined using information describing recipients such as demographic information, psychographic information, or other information identifying likes, dislikes, interests, consuming habits, personal connections, group affiliations, internet browsing history, and other similar information. The responses to the recall poll can be used to calculate an effectiveness score of the advertisement as a function of market segment, advertisement publisher platform, or other variables. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECRUITING MOBILE APP USERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SURVEYS - A method for recruiting a mobile app user to participate in a survey includes the steps of receiving a user id from the mobile device app, transmitting notification information to the mobile device, wherein the notification information is displayable by the mobile device to present an option of participating or declining participation in the survey, receiving participation information that reflects a participation state of the survey, and updating a non-recruitment period persistently stored in association with the user id in accordance with a rules database depending on the participation information. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156387 | Generating Advertising Metrics Using Location Information - A social networking system generates advertising metrics based on location information. Advertisers provide the social networking system with location information identifying geographic locations of physical sites and/or offline advertisements. Location information received by the social networking system for its users is compared to the location information provided by the advertiser to identify users visiting a physical site or exposed to an offline advertisement. Hence, user visitations to physical sites may be identified and analyzed in order to generate conversion metrics. User exposures to offline advertisements may also be identified and analyzed in order to generate exposure metrics. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156388 | TRACKING DEAL PROVIDER PERFORMANCE - The examples described herein establish metrics for monitoring the performance of deal provider websites. In one example, an apparatus processes a first plurality of payment requests received from at least one of a plurality of deal providers and generates a first plurality of transaction data records storing the transaction data and payment numbers. The apparatus associates a merchant providing a particular one of the deals with each of the first plurality of transaction data records, and processes a second plurality of payment requests received from at least one of the merchants and including at least one of the payment numbers. The apparatus generates a second plurality of transaction data records storing transaction data from each of the second plurality of payment requests. The apparatus filters the second plurality of transaction data records based on a category filter and generates a deal provider metric. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156389 | INTERACTIVE CONSUMER LEVEL SERVICING PORTAL WITH PER-USE USER PAYMENT - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for helping a consumer to solve a problem associated with a product. During operation, the system receives, via a web portal, a description of the problem from the consumer; generates a list of experts based on the description of the problem; receives a selection of an expert based on the list from the consumer; and establishes a online session between the consumer and the selected expert, thereby facilitating the expert in helping the consumer to solve the problem. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156390 | Methods, Systems, and Computer Program Products that us Measured Location Data to Identify Sources that Fraudulently Activate Internet Advertisements - Potential click fraud is determined. When a client device activates an Internet advertisement, the location of the client device is determined. Multiple activations of the same advertisement, by the client device, may indicate fraud. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156391 | PUBLISHING INFORMATION FOR AVAILABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WITHIN PRIVATE NETWORKS - Methods and systems to publish information associated with products and/or services for sale or auction within a selected private network are described. In some example embodiments, the systems receive product description information associated with an available product or service, identify one or more private networks to which to display the product description information, and publish the product description information within the identified private network or networks. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156392 | Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System Using Budgets for Personalized Shopping Lists - A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. A database is provided including product information corresponding to a plurality of products. A shopping list is provided including a set of the products. The shopping list is evaluated to determine a difference between a budget and a total price of the shopping list. An interface is provided to alter the shopping list or total price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the total price of the shopping list. The commerce system is controlled by displaying the budget and total price with the shopping list to influence purchasing decisions. An individualized offer is presented to reduce the total price of the shopping list. An alternate product is presented to add to the shopping list. A warning is provided to signify that the total price of the shopping list exceeds the budget. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156393 | Method and system for recommending media information post - Disclosed is a media information post recommendation method, including: calculating the recommendation index of a media information post according to the degree of matching between the industry to which a customer product belongs and a channel, as well as the target population covered by each media information post; and recommending a media information post to users according to the calculated recommendation index. Accordingly disclosed is a media information post recommendation system. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not rely on human experience to recommend media information posts, so it is possible to achieve systematic media information post recommendation and improve the recommendation efficiency of the media information posts as well as the releasing effect of media information. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156394 | Targeted Advertisement Generation For Travelers - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating targeted advertisements to traveling consumers. A user's location is tracked or inferred and compared to a home region identified for the user. For user's located with in a home region targeted advertisements are selected according to a user profile generated from analysis of the user's purchases over time. Upon detecting the user located outside the home region, selection of advertisements according to the user's home region profile may be suspended and advertisements may be selected according to one or more of a generic traveling consumer model, a traveling consumer category model, and a user-specific traveling profile. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156395 | SHIFTING MARKETING MESSAGING ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER LIFESTYLE CHANGES - A process and method for tailoring marketing messaging to retail customers is disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise a system adapted to identify significant lifestyle changes in a customer's life by recording and analyzing the customer's purchasing behavior and to adjust marketing messaging directed at the customer in accordance with the identified lifestyle change. The marketing messaging system may search a customer's purchase history for known correlations between shopping behavior and demographic, socioeconomic, and other similar classifications of retail customers. By identifying changes in shopping patterns, the system of the present disclosure can tailor marketing messaging for the recipient consumer, thereby increasing marketing effectiveness. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156396 | TECHNIQUES IN TRANSIT ADVERTISING - Embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for providing messages based on an identified ridership pattern of a user of a transit system. Embodiments can include receiving information associated with a plurality of transactions of the user of the transit system, and identifying a ridership pattern of the user of the transit system. A predicted time and duration that the user of the transit system will be at a predicted location can be determined based, at least in part, on the identified ridership pattern. A message can be formulated using this information, and the message can be sent to the user or other message subscriber. Messages can include a variety of information, including advertisements, transit status updates, and more. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156397 | LIFESTYLE GRILL - Methods for manufacturing grills, methods for marketing grills, and grills. An example method for manufacturing a grill includes providing a grill base and lid, fabricating a plurality of accessory parts for the grill that are tailored to a lifestyle, and attaching the accessory parts to the grill base. An example method for target marketing grills includes providing a grill, selecting a theme for the grill that is tailored to a lifestyle, fabricating parts for the grill that are tailored to the lifestyle, attaching the parts to the grill base, and promoting the grill to persons who have the lifestyle. An example grill includes a grill base, a lid, and a number of accessory parts attached to the grill base. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156398 | PERSONALIZED ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for selecting an advertisement to present to a consumer includes detecting facial regions in the image, identifying one or more consumer characteristics (mood, gender, age, etc.) of said consumer in the image, identifying one or more advertisements to present to the consumer based on a comparison of the consumer characteristics with an advertisement database including a plurality of advertisement profiles, and presenting a selected one of the identified advertisement to the consumer on a media device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156399 | WHOLESALE FOOD MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM - This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for facilitating sales, marketing, and order fulfillment between food industry manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. In particular, profiles of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers can be generated and these profiles can be analyzed to determine which retailers are ripe for promotional materials. Promotions can be created based on comparisons of manufacturer, distributor, and retailer profiles and the promotions can be transmitted via third-party servers. Retailers can then place orders via the third-party servers, and the third-party servers can then facilitate fulfillment of the orders with distributors. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156400 | ASSOCIATING AD RESULTS WITH PURCHASES MADE VIA MOBILE DEVICES - Implementations and techniques for associating ad results with purchases made via mobile devices are generally disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156401 | ASSUMED DEMOGRAPHICS, PREDICTED BEHAVIOR, AND TARGETED INCENTIVES - A system and method for anticipating consumer behavior and determining transaction incentives for influencing consumer behavior comprises a computer system and associated database for determining cross time correlations between transaction behavior, for applying the function derived from the correlations to consumer records to predict future consumer behavior, and for deciding on transaction incentives to offer the consumers based upon their predicted behavior. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156402 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRESENTING DIRECTED ADVERTISING TO A USER VIA A NETWORK - A system, method and computer program product for presenting an advertisement is described. A request to access a web page may be received from a requester via a network. The request may be generated in response to selection of a link to the web page on another web page. A response may be transmitted back to the requester. The response may include the requested web page as well as an ad script that may be executed after receipt of the response by the requester. The ad script may generate an ad request that includes one or more ad parameters extracted from the response. These ad parameters may include information about a network address of the other page. The generated ad request may then be received via the network. One or more advertisements may then be selected for presentment to the requester utilizing the ad parameters of the ad request. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156403 | Apparatus and Methods for Providing Route-Based Advertising and Vendor-Reported Business Information Over A Network - A method of providing advertising to a user or community of users over a network includes receiving from the user a query identifying a contemplated route, accessing a computer database of self-reported business information from vendors, each vendor having an identified geographic location, wherein the self-reported business information has been previously supplied by the vendors through an interface and stored in the database, wherein the interface is configured so that each vendor can also specify an advertising budget, providing to the user or community information from the database concerning the business information of a set of vendors extracted from the database on the basis of geographic proximity to the route identified by the user, and providing to the user or community advertising from the set of vendors based, at least in part, on data retrieved from the database and on advertising budgets supplied by the set of vendors. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156404 | TARGETED ADVERTISEMENT CALENDAR INCENTIVES AND UPDATES - A method and system for generating consumer interest in broadcast advertising that contains encoded advertising incentives. The method includes receiving content from a broadcast stream provider and using a decoder with a processor that executes a software program tool embodied therein. The processor of the decoder executes the steps of the software program tool to detect the presence of advertising incentives in the broadcast stream. The processor of the decoder detects and responds to commands from the control device to display details about the advertising incentive. The processor of the decoder sends notifications to the user, updates the user's calendar, and sends feedback to the advertiser that the advertisement was chosen and accepted by the user. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIERED WEBSITE ACCESS - A method of delivering interactive content using an entertainment system. The method includes a step of providing access to interactive content to a user at a first level of access over a computer network including first access privileges. The method also includes a step of providing access to the content to the user at a second level of access in response to the user satisfying a first predetermined condition. The second level of access provides second access privileges that are excluded from the first level of access. The method also includes a step of providing access to the content to the user at a third level of access in response to the user satisfying both the first predetermined condition and a second predetermined condition. The third level of access provides the second access privileges and third access privileges. The third access privileges are excluded from said second level of access. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156406 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NARROWCASTING - A communication system with client devices in communication with at least one communication network. User data stores are also in communication with the communications network and store user data of users using respective ones of the client devices. Offer data stores also in communication with the communications network store offers from merchants. A narrowcasting engine includes an active data gathering module to collect the user data, and an active learning module to generate a user profile based on the user data. The communication engine selects dynamically offers from the offer data store based on the profile, and communicates the selected offers in the offer data store to the users. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156407 | Send2mobile+ - The present invention is a short message service (“SMS”) based interactive information and marketing system, which provides the User with a means to rapidly and effectively communicate with its customer base. The system represented by this invention is a completely voluntary, opted-in system, by which the customer provides its mobile telephone number or the telephone number of its chosen mobile device to the User and requests that the User forward marketing, promotional and informational materials to the customer. The present invention permits the customer to request that certain product specific information be transmitted by the User to the customer visa short message service (“SMS”) text, as said information becomes available. The present invention permits both the User and the customer to transmit a URL link from the User's website to a mobile number via short message service (“SMS”) text directly from the web site page. The present invention permits the User to forward via short message service (“SMS”) text, a Short Cut Icon to reside on the home page of the customer's mobile phone or mobile device, which when clicked, will act as a short-cut to the User's web site. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156408 | MEMBER REGISTRATION SYSTEM, MEMBER REGISTRATION APPARATUS, AND MEMBER REGISTRATION METHOD - A member registration system according to an embodiment includes an information processing apparatus that performs an enrollment process in a member service of a store in which a wireless communication apparatus is installed. The information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a wireless terminal present within a communication area of the wireless communication apparatus, a determination unit that determines whether enrollment of a user of the wireless terminal detected by the detection unit in the member service is completed based on information stored in a member database, and a setting unit that registers information on the user of the wireless terminal as member information of the member service in the member database, when the user of the wireless terminal for which the determination unit determines that the enrollment in the member service is not completed is a user satisfying a preset enrollment condition. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156409 | SPATIAL MARKETPLACE SYSTEM - A method of managing the delivery of offers from suppliers to members via a spatial marketplace system involves registering potential customers as members of the spatial marketplace system by recording their names and contact details in a database. A spatial identifier is assigned to each database record, the spatial identifier being sourced from the contact details supplied during a registration process. Each member nominates one or more attributes corresponding to a commodity in relation to which the member is interested in receiving offers. Each supplier defines a geographic region in which the supplier wishes to do business and nominates one or more attributes corresponding to commodities, which the supplier wishes to sell. A spatial identifier location algorithm is used to identify the database records with spatial identifiers located within the geographical region defined by the supplier. Delivery of offers from a supplier is restricted to members associated with the identified database records which have nominated attributes matching the attributes nominated by the supplier. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156410 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORT AWARE GEOFENCES - Systems and methods for delivering transport aware publications to users in a network-based environment are discussed. In an example, a method for delivering transport aware advertisements can include receiving user-related location data, determining if a user is inside a transport time defined geofence, generating an advertisement, transmitting the advertisement, and optionally updating the advertisement. The transport time defined geofence may be specified by an advertiser to be directed to a set of users who are capable of traveling to a point of interest, such as a retail location, in the specified time period. The advertisement may be updated and include a dynamic content portion of the advertisement, and at least the updated dynamic content portion may be transmitted to the user. The advertisement is generated based at least in part on the user-related location data and transport data. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156411 | Methods and Systems for Dynamically Providing Content - Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamically providing content to a user. The disclosed embodiments include generating a recommendation matrix based on event data received from a client. In certain embodiments, the client may be configured to generate event data associated with the client or a user associated with the client. The disclosed embodiments may also include generating an offer score matrix based on the recommendation matrix and the event data. In certain aspects, the offer score matrix may include score values associated with a set of offers to be provided to the user. The disclosed embodiments may identify a first offer from the set of offers based on the score values for the offers and provide an identification of the first offer. The disclosed embodiments may also receive content associated with the first offer for display on the client. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156412 | RATING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BASED ON INGREDIENTS - Techniques for scanning products and providing information about those products are provided. In one technique, ingredient names in a digital image are recognized, the ingredients are analyzed for their respective toxicity ratings, and one or more ingredient names in the digital image are highlighted to show which ingredients are considered safe or unsafe. In another technique, an overall rating for a product is calculating solely based on information about ingredients found in the product and that overall rating is displayed on a computing device. In another technique, a user provides input that indicates one or more products that the user has scanned or allegedly purchased or used. Other users are allowed to view those products if, for example, the user gives his/her permission. In another technique, geographic information of a mobile device is used to identify a product that may be relevant to a user of the mobile device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156413 | Synchronized Advertiser Across Multiple eBook Titles - A method of predetermining the reading schedules of multiple eBooks to be read simultaneously and then applying those schedules to the distribution of advertising so each eBook displays the same advertiser at the same time. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EVENT-TRIGGERED ADVERTISING TO PORTABLE DEVICES - A portable communication device including a communication module, a processor and a memory storing instructions which the cause the processor to receive, via the communication module, configuration parameters and store the configuration parameters in the memory, the configuration parameters defining one or more trigger events. The instructions further cause the processor to monitor an operating system of the portable device to detect an event signal, the event signal being indicative of occurrence of a first event; determine the first event corresponds to one of the one or more trigger events; send, via the communication module, an advertisement request message; and receive, via the communication module, an advertisement to be rendered by the portable device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156415 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING THE AGE AND GENDER OF A CONSUMER - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, at a processing device of a commerce server, at least one of a video signal and an audio signal from a head mountable unit. The method also includes the step of deriving, at the processing device, a demographic value in response to the at least one of the video signal and the audio signal. The demographic value is indicative of at least one of a gender and an age of a user of the head mountable unit. The method also includes the step of obtaining, at processing device, an advertisement in response to the demographic value. The method also includes the step of transmitting the advertisement to the head mountable unit with the processing device of the commerce server. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156416 | PREVIEWING, APPROVING AND TESTING ONLINE CONTENT - Methods and systems for previewing, approving and testing online content, particularly dynamically-created content, are provided. The methods and systems described herein enable a reviewer to access an online content management system through a user interface and view a dynamically-created item of online content as it would be viewed by an online user. In addition, a reviewer is able to create and view a plurality of similar but non-identical items of dynamically-created online content, and then save the underlying build data so that the plurality of items can be regenerated together at a later time. In addition, the build data may be saved to permit it to be transmitted to a third party to enable the third party to regenerate and view the items of online content. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156417 | Generating a Description of User Interaction With a Brand Based on Social Networking System Data for the User - A social networking system user interacts with a terminal associated with a brand, such as kiosk included in a retail location associated with the brand. The terminal provides authorization information to a user device that identifies the terminal and the brand associated with the terminal. Information identifying the user and the authorization information is communicated to the social networking system, which retrieves interactions between the user and objects associated with the brand in the social networking system. The retrieved interactions are communicated to the terminal, which generates content describing the user's interactions with the objects and presents the generated content to the user. A description of the user interaction and/or of the generated content may be communicated to the social networking system for distribution to additional users. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156418 | TRADING COMMUNITY PLATFORM AND METHOD - A trading community platform, method and system is provided, comprising a monitoring module to monitor the behavior of at least one user both off-line and on-line, wherein the user is a member of a community; a profiling module, wherein the profiling module uses data collected from the user monitoring module and generates an enhanced user profile; and a matching module, configured to use data from the monitoring module and profiling module to suggest possible matches between at least a first member of the community and at least a second member of the community or to at least one content item or to at least one prospective service. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156419 | Method and device for presenting release information - It is described a method and device for presenting release information. The method includes that: a total exposure of release information on a day is acquired in real time; and a current ratio for presenting release information is calculated according to the total exposure of release information on the day, and release information is presented according to the current ratio for presenting release information. With a technical solution as described, it is possible to distribute exposure of the release information reasonably according to a ratio for presenting adjusted in real time, allowing uniform and reasonable presenting of the release information. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER VALUATION AND MERCHANT BIDDING - A mediator system, which serves as a conduit between a customer and merchants, includes customer profile data. The mediator system analyzes the customer profile data, and assigns an indication to a customer represented by the customer profile data. The mediator system then provides the indication to the merchants, and then receives bids from the merchants. The bids are for establishing a connection between the merchants and the customer. The mediator system provides to a portion of the merchants, based on the bids, a connection to the customer. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156421 | SPONSORED MESSAGE NETWORK BASED ON COMMUNITY PREFERENCES - The invention described here is a system and method for efficiently presenting sponsored messages to the user of a participating information site or service, based on the level of interest recently expressed in those messages by other visitors to the same site. Presentation of sponsored messages may also be based on the level of interest expressed by other visitors across the network who are in the individual user's geographic region. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156422 | ORDER TERMINAL AND ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CHANGING INPUT MODE OF ORDER TERMINAL - Provided is an order terminal for inputting a customer's order that operates in any one of a staff mode of being operated by an employee and a customer mode of being operated by a customer as an input mode. When the employee inputs initial information on the customer in the staff mode, the input mode of the order terminal is switched over from the staff mode to the customer mode to allow the customer to input an order. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156423 | Suggesting Expired Product Replenishment Based On Receipt Data - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for suggesting purchases. Within the method, one or more point-of-sale transactions may be conducted. The transactions may involve a computer system and a customer possessing a mobile computing device. The computer system may store receipt data documenting the transactions. Sometime after the transactions, the computer system may search the receipt data in an effort to locate one or more products that have a high probability of having passed (or are very near) their expiration dates. When such products are identified, the corresponding customer may be so informed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156424 | Credit card point of service payment authorization system - The risk of fraud in point of sale credit card transactions is reduced by providing independently-routed verification by communication between the authorized user of the credit card and the issuer of the credit card through a trusted intermediary. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156425 | SURCHARGE AUDITING - Apparatus and methods for auditing a transaction record are provided. The transaction record may correspond to a credit card transaction. The auditing may include identifying a surcharge violation. The surcharge violation may be an unlawful surcharge. The auditing may identify patterns of double surcharging. Transaction-level auditing may include ensuring that a surcharge is returned upon a product return. A mobile wallet application may allow consumers to access and/or report merchant surcharge compliance activity. Functionality may include surcharge receipt scanning for use in crosschecking authenticity of a consumer report. Additional crosscheck functionality provided by geographic location support. Embodiments may include a registry for merchants that certify their surcharge calculations. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156426 | Customer Interaction Manager on a Mobile Smart Device - An approach is provided for indirectly connecting a customer's mobile smart device to computers located at a business when the customer is making a purchase at the business. The customer's mobile smart device and the business's computers communicate over the Internet with a customer interaction manager executing on an Internet server. This provides an easy to use interface for the customer and allows the customer to receive information and send requests to the business without having to wait for personnel working at the business to be available. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156427 | CLEARING HOUSE FOR PROCESSING OF PAYMENTS USING CODED PAYMENT METHODS - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a clearing house for directing readable indicia to/from merchants, users, and/or vendors. As such, merchants, users, and vendors may all be able to recognize, read, and complete transactions using any readable indicia, irrespective of the vendor providing the readable indicia. In some embodiments, the invention may provide merchants or users with readable indicia from one or more readable indicia vendors. In other embodiments, the invention may recognize readable indicia communicated to the system based on the vendor associated with the indicia. As such, the invention provides a clearing house for the directing, such as receiving, translating, and communicating readable indicia between parties of a transaction, such that each party may be able to recognize the readable indicia and complete the transaction. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156428 | CLEARING HOUSE FOR CREATING AND PROCESSING CODED PAYMENT METHODS - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for a clearing house for creating and directing readable indicia to/from merchants, users, and/or vendors. As such, merchants, users, and vendors may all be able to recognize, read, and complete transactions using a created universal readable indicia, irrespective of the entities associated with the transaction. The invention may create and provide a universal readable indicia that may be read and/or scanned by any of a user, merchant, or vendor. Subsequently, upon scanning, the system may recognize the appropriate vendor associated with the scan, based on information about the user or merchant derived from the scan. As such, the invention may be able to convert the universal readable indicia to one or more indicia accepted by a vendor that may complete the transaction with the user and/or merchant. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156429 | E-Check and E-Commerce - Methods, systems, and media for processing and clearing a check are disclosed. Embodiments include hardware and/or software for generating an e-check in response to receipt of a paper check, by which a merchant performs the manual data entry for the merchant, the merchant's bank, the Federal Reserve Bank, and the purchaser's bank clearing procedures. The paper check is electronically scanned at the point of sale (POS) terminal to create a check object (the ‘e-check’) that contains the binary data of the check information, a scanned image of the paper check, and identification data from the purchaser. Then, the check object is submitted to the check writer's, or purchaser's bank, for automated clearing without having to process the physical document any further. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156430 | Customer Interaction Manager - An approach is provided for indirectly connecting a customer's mobile smart device to computers located at a business when the customer is making a purchase at the business. The customer's mobile smart device and the business's computers communicate over the Internet with a customer interaction manager executing on an Internet server. This provides an easy to use interface for the customer and allows the customer to receive information and send requests to the business without having to wait for personnel working at the business to be available. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156431 | CUSTOMER INTERACTION MANAGER ON A POINT OF SALE COMPUTER - An approach is provided for indirectly connecting a customer's mobile smart device to a point of sale computer located at a business when the customer is making a purchase at the business. The customer's mobile smart device and the POS computer communicate over the Internet with a customer interaction manager executing on an Internet server. This provides an easy to use interface for the customer and allows the customer to receive information and send requests to the business without having to wait for personnel working at the business to be available. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156432 | Approximating Alternate Currency Equivalents In Digital Receipts - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for approximating alternate currency equivalents in digital receipts. In response to a user request, item prices in one currency in a digital receipts (e.g., for retail sales transactions) can be approximated in a second different currency. Digital receipts with approximated item prices can be presented on a display at a mobile device. Currency conversion can be handled at a receipt data server or at the mobile device. Currency conversion can be performed locally or can be referred to a conversion server. Item prices in digital receipts can be converted from and/or to any of a variety of different currencies. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING A FINANCING INSTRUMENT AT A POINT OF SALE - A system and method for extending credit to a purchaser at a point-of-sale terminal. A merchant registers with a host system operated by or for a lending financial institution. The host receives a request for an installment purchase agreement from a purchaser-borrower. The installment purchase agreement represents a payment instrument for payment to the merchant of a purchase price for goods or services selected for purchase by the purchaser-borrower from the merchant. The host system receives financial information from the purchaser-borrower and velocity data accessible to the host system. The host may determine from the financial information received from the purchaser-borrower whether the credit worthiness of the purchaser borrow exceeds a first threshold and determine from the velocity data whether a risk factor exceeds a second threshold. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156434 | SURCHARGE VIOLATION REGISTRY - Apparatus and methods for auditing a transaction record are provided. The transaction record may correspond to a credit card transaction. The auditing may include identifying a surcharge violation. The surcharge violation may be an unlawful surcharge. The auditing may identify patterns of double surcharging. Transaction-level auditing may include ensuring that a surcharge is returned upon a product return. A mobile wallet application may allow consumers to access and/or report merchant surcharge compliance activity. Functionality may include surcharge receipt scanning for use in crosschecking authenticity of a consumer report. Additional crosscheck functionality provided by geographic location support. Embodiments may include a registry for merchants that certify their surcharge calculations. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156435 | PROVIDING MONEY TRANSFER USING A MONEY TRANSFER PLATFORM - The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing funds transfer over an existing retail payment system using a money transfer platform. One method includes receiving a funds transfer request associated with a funds pack for transferring funds from a first location to a receiver in a second location, requesting validation of a unique identifier associated with the funds pack from a first-location payment network provider, receiving a validation success notification responsive to the requested validation of a unique identifier from the first payment network provider, generating a termination identifier identifying the funds transfer transaction request, transmitting the termination identifier to the receiver, providing instructions causing funds to be paid to the receiver upon presentation of the termination identifier, and receiving a request for funds from a second-location payment network provider, the request for funds associated with payment of funds based on presentation of the termination identifier. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156436 | System and Method for Product Deployment and Management - A system may include a memory and a processor. The processor is operable to create a product definition associated with a product, associate a first schedule with the product definition, and associate a second schedule with the product definition. The processor is also operable to determine a first price for the product and present the first price to a customer. The processor may be further operable to receive an indication that the customer has accepted the first price and associate the first price with the customer in response to receiving the indication. Finally, the processor is operable to determine a charge associated with the customer and initiate the billing of the customer for the charge. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A NARRATIVE SUMMARY - A method and system for automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the system and method includes evaluating an existing narrative product summary, comparing an existing attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model, respectively, to a current attribute name, attribute value, attribute unit, and assertion model to determine if one of the comparisons shows a change. The system and method further determines a new attribute associated with the selected product, selects an alternative product, retrieves a new assertion model with assertions that describe the selected product and identify an alternative product in a natural manner. The system and method then generates a naturally-reading narrative product summary by combining the new attribute with the new retrieved assertion model, and by combining the selected alternative product with another retrieved assertion model to recommend the selected alternative product in the narrative. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156438 | Enhanced Online Dutch Auction with Seller Optimized Pricing Algorithms and Tabular Bidding Interface - The invention is an online Dutch auction where sellers can optimize the auction's pricing algorithm and related parameters to suit their needs and market conditions. Using the pricing algorithm, the invention creates BidBlocks for each price point, and places them in a tabular format or calendar where appropriate to simplify bidding. The invention always presents a “Buy It Now” option to shoppers to purchase the item at the current discount, or alternatively allows bidding on future price points. Active bidders are displayed in a Leaderboard which summarizes their status and relative placement. Numerous other features enhance the operability and usefulness of this invention for both buyers and sellers. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156439 | Method and Process of Conducting On Demand Electronic Auction - A method and process of conducting a buyer driven, on demand, electronic auction for products, such as automobiles. The method and process includes an auction central processing unit connected to multiple user interfaces. A product qualification, inventory qualification, backend administration, product data, scheduler and bidder modules are also included. An auction is conducted wherein the products presented in the set auction are driven by buyer demand, may be instituted upon determination of a predetermined level of interest, and products may simultaneously be bid upon. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EFFICIENT DYNAMIC MULTI-UNIT AUCTION - The present invention implements an auction in which multiple types of goods may be auctioned in a dynamic process. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is a system and method for computer implemented dynamic multi-unit auction in which the price paid or received by bidders tends to be independent of their own bids, in which participants may be provided with information concerning their competitors' bids as the auction progresses, and in which the confidentiality of high values may be maintained. Participants' quantities bid at a given time may be restricted to be less than or equal to the quantities bid at an earlier time. These features provide the advantage of improving economic efficiency of the auction design over the prior art. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156441 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR NETWORK CAPACITY ALLOCATION - Systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media for auction-based network capacity allocation are disclosed. The systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media determine network capacity associated with a first wireless network and determine network capacity associated with a second wireless network. The systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media also output data generated based, at least in part, on the first wireless network capacity determination and the second wireless network capacity determination. In addition, systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media also receive one or more bids associated with at least some of the network capacity associated with the first wireless network and assign at least some of the network capacity associated with the first wireless network to a purchaser system associated with the second wireless networks as a function of the one or more received bids. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICE TRANSACTIONS AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS - Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed that provide an online marketplace for services from vendors. The method includes providing to service vendors a request for a service that a customer creates on the system. Further, the method includes receiving bids from the service vendors in response to the request for the service. The method further includes receiving a selection of one of the bids from the customer. The method further includes providing a payment to a selected vendor corresponding to the selected one of the bids. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156443 | Online Marketplace System - An online marketplace system comprising a customer profile associated with at least one customer, a vendor profile associated with each of the plurality of vendors, a main dashboard associated with the customer profile, a vendor dashboard associated with the vendor profile and an application server configured for storing details of the customer profile, the vendor profile, the main dashboard and the vendor dashboard in the online market system. The online market system allows the at least one customer to control and coordinate the requirements to the plurality of vendors in a simple and efficient manner. Embodiments of the system and method are described, and may be used for coordinating requirements of at least one customer related to at least one service of interest to a plurality of vendors. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156444 | CONSUMER DRIVEN PRICE LOCAL MARKETPLACE - The invention is a method of allowing merchants and service providers to dynamically maintain their inventory and accept consumer offers on demand. Consumers have the ability to “name their price” for deals at local establishments. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156445 | USED AUTOMOBILE TRANSACTION FACILITATION FOR A SPECIFIC USED AUTOMOBILE - A system, methods, and apparatus for performing used automobile transactions are disclosed. In an example embodiment, automobile market data representative of current automobile market characteristics is stored. The automobile market data may include pricing and consumer interest information received from consumers, dealers, and manufacturers. A consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller may provide a request for a response regarding a specific used automobile with a specific a vehicle identification number. Automobile market data may be provided to a used automobile buyer based on the request. Bids to purchase the specific used automobile may be requested from used automobile buyers based on the request. Buyer bids may be provided to the consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller with prices and a delivery options. The consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller may select a bid to sell the specific used automobile based on the bid. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156446 | METHOD OF SELLING A CUSTOM PRODUCT AS AN OVER-THE-COUNTER COMMODITY ITEM - The present disclosure provides a method of selling a supplier's product to a consumer, wherein the method includes providing a physical representation of a product to the consumer. The physical representation includes a temporarily concealed first unique identifier corresponding to the physical representation of the product. The method further includes selling the physical representation to the consumer, providing a network location to the consumer for facilitating the redemption of the product with the first unique identifier, and shipping the product to the consumer. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156447 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING SONGS AND DIGITAL MEDIA FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF E-GIFTS AND COMMERCIAL MUSIC ONLINE AND IN MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A method for creating a customized digital media may comprise: providing a set of original songs to a user; receiving a selection of an original song out of the set of original songs from the user, wherein the original song comprises a set of song elements and each song element comprises a music; providing a set of lyrics based on the occasion description and the original song from the user; receiving selected lyrics out of the set of lyrics from the user; receiving a selection of a music genre from the user for each song element; and creating a permutation song. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156448 | PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION PROMPTING CATEGORIZATION - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for prompting categorization during payment authorization. The system includes a computer apparatus including a processor and a memory; and a software module stored in the memory. The software module includes executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor receive an authorization request for a transaction being conducted by a user; prompt the user to categorize at least one component of the transaction; receive a category from the user for the at least one component of the transaction; and store the category in association with the transaction. In some embodiments, the system will not authorize the transaction until the user categorizes at least one component of the transaction. In further embodiments, the system evaluates the transaction and only prompts the user to categorize the transaction if predefined criteria are met. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156449 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ITEM RECOMMENDATION - The present invention provides a method and system for recommending one or more products and recommending one or more sales channel to a user. The method and apparatus disclosed provides a mechanism for generating a personalized and customized catalog of relevant products to be presented to the user along with a plurality of sales channels showing availability of the recommended products. Various embodiments of the present invention teaches a mechanism for generating the product recommendation based on at least the user shopping context information, user preference information, and the body profile information. The one or more products are correlated with the user information and the most relevant products are recommended to the user. The invention also teaches a method for virtually trying a product recommended by the recommendation engine of the present invention before purchasing through the one or more recommended sales channels. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156450 | Managing Vendor Inventory Information And Shopping Navigation Routes Based Upon Shopping List Contents - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for managing vendor inventory information and shopping navigation routes based upon shopping list contents. A server computer can execute a shopping management service. A shopping list is obtained at the server computer. The server computer obtains location data indicating a geographic location of the user device and identifies, based upon the location data, a vendor having an inventory comprising the item. The server computer generates a navigation route comprising a stop at a vendor location associated with the vendor, and provides the navigation route to the user device. The server computer can monitor purchases of items on the shopping list, update the shopping list, and update the navigation route. The server computer also can provide suggestions to the user device based upon items in the shopping list. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156451 | CHECKOUT WITH FRIENDS - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for automatically providing item feedback information during the checkout process is provided. Feedback information related to one or more items added to an electronic shopping cart of a user is obtained. A message including the feedback information is provided automatically to the user during the checkout process. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156452 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO FULFILL AN AGGREGATED ONLINE ODRER FOR RELATED USERS - A method and a system to aggregate items purchased by various users into one online order are provided. A first payment for an online order is received from a first user, the online order indicating an item purchased by the first user from an online merchant. A message to one or more other users is sent, the message indicating that the first user has initiated the online order from the online merchant and including an option to add a purchase to the online order. A second payment and an indication of an item purchased by a second user from the online merchant are received from the second user. The item purchased by the second user is aggregated to the online order. The online order including the item purchased by the first user and the item purchased by the second user is fulfilled. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156453 | INTERNET BILLING METHOD - The present disclosure may include, for example, a method for facilitating establishment of a remitting agreement between equipment used by a vendor and equipment used by a provider, enabling, by way of the equipment used by the provider, the equipment used by the vendor to communicate with equipment used by a customer permitting the customer to purchase a product or service of the vendor, and initiating between the equipment used by the provider and the equipment used by the vendor a remittance from an account associated with the vendor of a portion of a transaction amount associated with a purchase transaction made by the equipment used by the customer. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156454 | Refrigerant Exchange, Recycling and Banking System and Computer Program Product - A refrigerant life cycle management and compliance tracking and monitoring system and method for maintaining large quantities of refrigerant stored and transported in bulk tanks and containers. The system is customizable and can be used to store, track and compile regulatory and status information about a refrigerant being transported in tanks and any other data relevant to the quality, status or custody of a tank and its contents. The system and method allow access to database information by compliance officers and inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156455 | Refrigerant Exchange, Recycling and Banking System and Computer Program Product - A refrigerant life cycle management and compliance tracking and monitoring system and method for maintaining large quantities of refrigerant stored and transported in bulk tanks and containers. The system is customizable and can be used to store, track and compile regulatory and status information about a refrigerant being transported in tanks and any other data relevant to the quality, status or custody of a tank and its contents. The system and method allow access to database information by compliance officers and inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156456 | METHOD OF ON-LINE SHOPPING WITH REAL-NAME AUTHENTICATION - A method of on-line shopping with real-name authentication includes the steps of:(A) a buyer providing his/her ID number to a real-name authentication bank in order to proceed with the real-name authentication process and obtaining a buyer bank account number; (B) a seller providing its Business Registration Number to the real-name authentication bank in order to proceed with the real-name authentication process and obtaining a seller bank account number; (C) the seller registering a predefined web address in order to proceed with the on-line shopping; (D) the buyer bank account number and his/her ID number being provided to the seller when the buyer purchasing a product or a service with an amount of money in the seller's website; and (E) the seller transmitting the buyer bank account number and the ID number to the real-name authentication bank via the predefined web address. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156457 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FACILITATING THE PROCESSING OF REAL ESTATE INFORMATION - An automated system that routes real estate leads, both from online sources and more traditional sources, to an agent who will be able to respond to the customer(s) associated with the lead in a very short time, perhaps a matter of minutes. A primary advantage associated with at least one embodiment of the present invention is that the response to real estate leads is shortened by a very large order of magnitude, as conventional response time may typically be in the range of several hours to several days. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIRECT FLORIST-TO-FLORIST TRANSACTIONS - A computer-implemented method for providing buyers with a unique purchasing experience based on buyer groups is disclosed. In one embodiment, a web service is provided. The web service lists a plurality of sellers. A list of products and related information based on buyer group of a buyer is displayed. Further, the web service facilitates a sale of one or more of the products based on buyer group of the buyer. Then a seller delivers the received order and receives buyer's feedback for the sale. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156459 | IN-STORE PRODUCT DETECTION SYSTEM - A method and system create, on a portable electronic device, a real-time graphical view of an in-store product display that pinpoints the location of one or more target products on the product display. The graphical view is generated by capturing merchandise display data, such as a video feed of the in-store product display, and processing the data to detect the one or more target products based on predefined product recognition criteria uniquely associated with the respective target products. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156460 | Obtaining Ratings Using A Rating Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for obtaining ratings using a rating service. A server computer executing a rating service can detect arrival of a user device at a vendor location. The server computer also can detect an interaction with a product offered at the vendor location by the user device. The server computer can determine that a rating for the product is to be requested, and can request the rating from the user device. | 2014-06-05 |
20140156461 | Mobile Shopping System And Method - A mobile shopping system and method providing consumers the ability to scan a bar code or search of an item online and purchase the item. The item may be purchased in store or online which is then shipped to the consumer. The invention also serves a retailer in permitting the retailer to verify an in-store purchase or deter theft by weighing a product. The retailer may also keep track of inventory and monitor a consumer's purchasing habits. The invention further provides a retailer-consumer and consumer-consumer geo-locating and tracking map; a social shopping network using consumer mobile shopping profiles, as well as a rewards system. | 2014-06-05 |