23rd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180158004 | Requesting Information from Organizations - A computer method and system automates requesting and processing business information from vendors for potential clients, preferably in a two-sided market for business services. The system comprises a database of business relationships between organizations, which may be used to automate the request process. A user may search for vendors according to a search query and select a set of vendors. The system may identify and calculate the relevance of data to be in questions and responses communicated between the client and the vendors. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158005 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING TASKS - A computer-implemented method and a system for managing tasks are provided. The method includes receiving a task input, by a processor, where the task input includes a task from among a plurality of tasks. The task input is provided by an administrator. The processor receives a time frame for the task, where the time frame includes a start time and an end time. The method further includes receiving a responsibility area associated with the task, by the processor. The processor receives an effort point input associated with the task, where the effort point is associated with an effort needed to complete the task. The processor facilitates display of the task in a digital platform with one or more representations of the responsibility area, the time frame and the effort. The representations are at least one of a color, a shape, and size of the shape. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158006 | ASSET DATA UPDATING - A special use portable computing device and associated method and computer program product. The device includes: a global positioning system (GPS) device to obtain a geographical location of a computer related asset from a GPS; specialized hardware to manage asset data comprising an identification of a first GPS locator which provides to the GPS an incorrect identification of the geographical location of the computer related asset due to first GPS locator not positioned on the computer related asset, and wherein a second, different GPS locator is positioned on the computer related asset; and specialized hardware to manage display of a graphical user interface (GUI) and to receive via the GUI a directive to change the identification of the first GPS locator in the asset data to an identification of the second GPS locator which provides to the GPS a correct identification of the geographical location of the computer related asset. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158007 | MANAGING PHARMACEUTICAL MULTICHANNEL SALES AND MARKETING APPROACH IN AN INTEGRATED, END-TO-END WAY BASED ON DATA AND PREDICTIONS - A method for focusing investment in a pharmaceutical product or service is described in which sales and marketing staff utilize one or more computing devices to facilitate investment and interest. In embodiments of the invention a customer trend profile may be generated to indicate sources of growth and value to develop customer base subset having the highest probability of change in a sales period. In embodiments of the invention, the dimension that is a best predictor of a sales representative's success may be determined and performance management focused on those dimensions. Channels and engagement tactics may be utilized in which a customer is more likely to respond, based on the history of interactions. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158008 | ORDER OPTIMIZATION IN HYBRID CLOUD NETWORKS - A method for enhancing on-premise order management systems (OMS) designed for fulfillment transactions with analytic and optimization technologies and services hosted in a shared multi-tenant software-as-a-service (SaaS) environment, such as a hybrid cloud. The computer-implemented method improves an order management system by leveraging a “punch-out” approach based on user exits to integrate with and augment currently implemented order management processing and transaction flows. Using the hybrid cloud, an entity may retain data such as its accumulated business, sales, test and other data, and then run analytical queries, which can scale to support distributed computing tasks. A framework adaptor/connector is leveraged by the OMS to provide a web client for communicating with and integrating to the SaaS analytics runtime environment, encapsulating all necessary connection pooling, security, and data marshaling complexity away from the order management system to meet strict service response time windows. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158009 | FRESH PRODUCTION PLANNER - A system is described for maximizing sales of perishable items while minimizing the waste produced. The system employs a number of stores each having at least one production department, such as a bakery or deli department, etc. The stores are linked to a corporate computing entity having a central CPU and corporate database. Each of the stores keeps a history of items made and sold for many time periods. The items sold for past equivalent time periods is used as an estimate of the number items to make. The corporate computing entity can determine a model store which has the best performance. The production plan for the model store is normalized and used to adjust the production plan. These numbers are calculated and rolled out just before they are needed from the east coast time zone through the farthest west time zone. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158010 | User Operation Selection and/or Modification Based on Determined User Skills/Skill Limitations - Mechanisms are provided for selecting user operations and/or modifying user operations based on the determined user skills and/or skill limitations of a user. The mechanisms obtain user data associated with a user and determine one or more user skills of the user based on analysis of the user data. The mechanisms analyze characteristics of tasks of a plurality of user operations stored in user operation data structures in a user operations knowledge database. The mechanisms identify a subset of user operations for which, for each task of each operation in the subset of operations, there is a match of the one of more user skills of the user with one or more required skills for performing the task. Moreover, the mechanisms select a recommended user operation from the subset of operations and output the recommended user operation to a computing device associated with the user. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158011 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTING WORKFORCE POPULATION - Disclosed herein are methods for predicting a future workforce population by compiling a current employee list and assigning a retirement risk factor to employees to determine an employee retirement prediction for a selected year. Computer-implemented systems for carrying out these methods are also disclosed herein. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158012 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPETENCY-BASED TASK MANAGEMENT - A competency-based task management system. Embodiments comprise a user input mechanism for receiving a goal, identification of one or more competencies, an identification of one or more decision makers, and a status of each of one or more tasks. A task generation engine can generate the one or more tasks by creating a task representing a demonstration each of the one or more competencies to each of the one or more decision makers and storing the task and the status of the task in an assessment table in a memory of the server module. An evaluation engine can be configured to determine a progress metric based on the status of each of the tasks in the assessment table. An output mechanism can be configured to dynamically display the progress metric and each of the one or more tasks in juxtaposed arrangement with a current status of the task. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158013 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSING SHORTEST PATH MATRICES FOR DELIVERY ROUTE OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform an act of preparing an initial shortest path matrix including a plurality of elements, an initial number of a plurality of map intersection nodes, and a plurality of full shortest paths between an origination map intersection node and a destination map intersection node. Each element can include a full shortest path, and each full shortest path can include one or more map intersection nodes. The one or more processing modules also can be configured to compress the initial shortest path matrix to form a compressed shortest path matrix that includes a compressed number of the plurality of map intersection nodes that is fewer than the initial number of the plurality of map intersection nodes. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158014 | RULE BASED SOURCE SEQUENCING FOR ALLOCATION - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with rule based source sequencing for allocation are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an item request from an entity. The example method may also include executing rules of an allocation sequence rule set upon attributes of warehouses until a target warehouse capable of satisfying the item request is identified. The rules are executed in a sequential order based upon priorities assigned to the rules. The example method may also include generating a set of control instructions within a data structure identifying the target warehouse and the item request. The example method may also include sending the data structure to a remote computer, associated with the target warehouse, for causing the item request to be processed from the target warehouse. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158015 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT METHOD - An inventory management system includes a storage, and a processor. The storage stores a plurality of items, properties of the items, and predetermined classification data. The processor is electrically connected to the storage. The processor is configured to execute steps as follows: (a) classifying each of a plurality of items based on the predetermined classification data, such that each of the items includes a predetermined category, and classifying each of the items based on the predetermined categories and properties of the items, such that each of the items includes a classification category; (b) providing each of the items a prediction module based on the classification categories of the items and the properties of the items; and (c) providing a dynamic inventory-management decision table based on the prediction modules of the items. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158016 | Workflow Management System Integrating Robots - A workflow management system (WMS) coordinates, controls, and monitors item picking assets, item retrieval assets, and order packaging assets in performance of different workflows. The WMS optimizes the different workflows by assigning tasks to the different assets in a manner that minimizes overall execution time, cost, and resource utilization. Some optimizations include maximizing or prioritizing item pick rate, item packaging rate, or both. Assets integrated with the WMS and under WMS control include human workers, autonomous robots, and resources used in performance of the workflows. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158017 | PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to track inventory within a store. Stocking procedure and/or inventory analysis can be utilized on delivery vehicles to determine an unloading order for products being unloaded at a retail location. The products can then be identified and tracked after unloading until they are needed to restock product displays at the front of the store. In several embodiments, store layout information can be compared to a location of the products during restocking to determine whether the products are being restocked in a correct location within the store. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158018 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTONOMOUS ITEM DELIVERY - Methods and systems for autonomous item delivery and/or pick up are provided. IN some aspects, a mothership travels along an item route. One or more autonomous delivery vehicles may be dispatched from the mothership as the mothership progresses along the route. Each of the autonomous delivery vehicles may deliver and/or pick-up one or more items at one or more item locations. In addition, as the mothership progresses along its route, it may also stop to facilitate the manual delivery and/or pick-up of additional items via a human operator. Upon completing their delivery and/or pick up tasks, the autonomous delivery vehicles return to the mothership, either at the point at which they dispatched from the mothership, or at a different location along the item delivery route. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158019 | SENDING REPORTS OF ASSET TRANSPORT STATUS - In some examples, a device includes a processor configured to compare a current transport status of the asset to a predicted transport status of the asset at each respective time instance of a plurality of time instances, and in response to determining that the current transport status does not differ from the predicted transport status by greater than a specified threshold, skip sending a report relating to the current transport status to a service over a network at the respective time instance of the plurality of time instances. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158020 | AUTONOMOUS SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION CHAIN - Methods and systems for an autonomous supply and distribution chain management network are disclosed. A server may control and coordinate the processes involved in distributing a product from suppliers to the customers, including generation of purchase orders and payment of invoices. A defined set of interactions may occur in a particular sequence and at designated times that may permit the chain to be synchronized between a customer and a supplier. Unlike a regular supply and distribution chain, in which human beings decide vehicle or asset compatibility types, the autonomous chain of the present invention may maintain a compatibility database within the platform, as well as detailed information about each asset and how it can function interactively with the others. The invention may also allow for dynamic modification of transit operations to alter one or more destinations of the inventory while it is in transit to a new location at any time. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158021 | Compartment-specific Access Authorization Information - The disclosure relates to a method comprising outputting access authorization information, which is a necessary condition for access to a compartment of a compartment system. The specific compartment is known, and the access authorization information is generated at least using information identifying the compartment, such that the compartment is determinable by the compartment system using the access authorization information. The compartment system may be stateless with respect to the determination of the compartment using the access authorization information. The access authorization information and the compartment system may be configured in a way such that the compartment system does not need to receive any further information in order to perform a check to determine whether access to the compartment can be granted on the basis of the access authorization information and/or the compartment system only obtains information from that device from which the compartment system obtains the access authorization information. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING DELIVERY ROUTES USING FLEET VEHICLES AND THIRD-PARTY DELIVERERS - Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of receiving website orders on a website of an online retailer for delivery of products, determining at least one fleet delivery route for delivery of the products using a vehicle fleet of the online retailer, and performing a randomized node movement on the at least one fleet delivery route to optimize delivery of the products. Performing the randomized node movement can include selecting a source route, selecting a first node from the source route, selecting a destination route from the at least one fleet delivery route and one or more third-party delivery routes, evaluating a cost differential of inserting the first node into a third-party delivery route, and inserting the first node into first third-party delivery route. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158023 | PROJECT-RELATED ENTITY ANALYSIS - A professional development dashboard is provided. A professional development dashboard generator parses various collaborative communications for identifying a project, and collects and analyzes data associated with the project for summarizing the project, summarizing the user's performance relating to the project, and for providing suggested professional development improvements to the user based on the user's performance. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158024 | WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLATFORM - A workflow management system platform may access electronic data records in a scenario database, including, for each of a plurality of scenarios, a scenario identifier and a set of associated workflow identifiers. Electronic data records in a workflow database may also be accessed, including, for each of a plurality of workflows, a workflow identifier, a valid from date, a valid to date, and an order value. Some embodiments may then automatically display information about the plurality of scenarios. For example, for each workflow associated with a scenario, a workflow area may be displayed extending from a start location associated with the workflow's valid from date on the graphical timeline to an end location associated with the workflow's valid to date on the graphical timeline. According to some embodiments, workflow areas within a scenario may be presented in a sequence in accordance with order values. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158025 | EXPLORATION BASED COGNITIVE CAREER GUIDANCE SYSTEM - An exploration-based career guidance system is disclosed. The career guidance system receives an assessment regarding a candidate and identifies a first set of roles for the candidate based on the assessment. The system receives a selection of a role from among the first set of roles and provides a simulated experience of the selected role and receives a set of interaction data from the simulated experience. The system adjusts the assessment regarding the candidate based on the set of interaction data and identifies a second, different set of roles for the candidate based on the adjusted assessment. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158026 | Process and system for connecting employers and potential temporary employees - The current invention is system and application in which an employer can list jobs that they need temporary employees for and potential employees can apply for those jobs. employer and employee would register and login. The employer would either list or post the temporary jobs that they are looking to hire for. The potential employee would use the system to see the jobs and post the experience and background as well as other information desired by the employee. The employer would use the employees information to determine whether to hire them for the job or not. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING A CANDIDATE CURRICULUM VITAE INTELLIGENT QUOTIENT (CVIQ) SCORE - A system and method are for performing competency evaluation of a candidate disclosed. Various embodiments provide a platform to candidates to rank their expertise based on their professional background, resume, education, communication skills, writing skills, social skills etc. Highly placed cross functional industry professionals will carry out the initial interviews with the job seekers and provide a score against each competency. The score is built based on an intelligent algorithm and is awarded to each candidate who wish to participate and take advantage of this service. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING JOB CANDIDATES - Human resource system for collecting and analyzing survey data from reference providers identified by a job candidate for use by an employer. The system sends an electronic communication to the reference providers to request completion of survey questions and electronically receives the survey data from the reference providers, preferably through webpages. An analysis module combines the received survey data from the reference providers and generates a confidential candidate report for an employer which excludes identification of any ratings or comments by any reference providers. The system also generates customized interview probe questions for use during job interviews and coaching tactics for use after the hiring, based on the weak areas that have been identified from the completed surveys in order to assist the hiring manager to bring the new hires up to speed quickly and effectively. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158029 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING TO A JOB OFFER - The invention provides a system and a method for applying to a job offer. The system comprises a user web browser in which user's data is entered by the applicant, the user web browser is connected to a job board comprising a database in which the entered user's data is stored, the job board is connected to an integration means and an applicant tracking system (ATS), wherein the user uploads the user's data onto the user web browser in the beginning of the application process and the user's data stored in the database of the job board is made available to a plurality of job offers; said ATS comprises a comparison means for comparing the stored user's data to the job offer requirements thereby obtaining a comparison result and a response provision means for providing the comparison result to the user web browser. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158030 | AUTOMATIC MEETING INVITE PROCESSING - Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods relating to an automatic meeting invite processor. When processing a meeting invite, the automatic meeting invite processor may enforce a calendar booking rule, which may be comprised by a predicate and an action. The predicate may specify characteristics relating to the meeting invite, such as a sender, scheduled date/time, scheduled location, etc. The predicate may also relate to context associated with a recipient of the meeting invite (e.g., the recipient's calendar or mailbox content). When a predicate is satisfied, the automatic meeting invite processor may perform one or more actions, wherein an action may relate to the meeting specified by the meeting invite or to the meeting invite object itself. Thus, when the predicate is satisfied, the meeting invite may be automatically processed by the automatic meeting invite processor using the action specified by the calendar booking rule. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158031 | GENERATING ITINERARIES FROM EVENTS AND TASKS - Events associated with a user are determined. The events may be activities that were provided by the user with start and end times such as appointments. Tasks associated with the user are determined. The tasks may be similar to events, but may not have start and end times. Monitored user behavior is used to estimate how long each task will take to complete. Events or tasks not associated with the user, but that may be of interest to the user, are determined. Location information about the events and tasks is received, and traffic and map information is used to estimate travel time between the locations. The tasks and the events are ranked using user interest data. An itinerary is generated using a subset of the ranked events and/or tasks that considers travel time between the locations as well as the ranking. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158032 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO EVENTS DETECTED BY AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM, AND SYSTEMS AND DEVICES RELATED THERETO - An automation system may include a control panel monitoring one more automation system components. When an event is detected at an automation system component, the control panel may automatically access a local or remote data source and identify procedures to be implemented in response to the event. The procedures may include follow-up actions and procedures specific to a particular dealer of the automation system. Dealer-specific procedures may then be displayed or otherwise communicated by the control panel to alert the user of what actions to take or to expect. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158033 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED WASTE COLLECTION - The present disclosure provides for an automated waste collection system, the automated waste collection system in communication with a client device and a payment processor, including a vehicle device onboard a waste collection vehicle and comprising a vehicle transceiver, a first processor, and a first memory, a bin computing device mounted to a waste collection bin and comprising a bin transceiver, a second processor, and a second memory, and a geofence defined by location data. The vehicle device and said bin computing device are configured to communicate wirelessly with one another to verify, based on the geofence location data, a user account associated with a user that has requested a waste collection service. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158034 | DYNAMIC REORDERING OF BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONS TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY - A blockchain may include various transactions which are identified and which require processing. The order of processing such transactions may be optimized by examining content of the transactions. One example method of operation may comprise one or more of receiving an ordered set of proposed transactions intended for inclusion in a blockchain block, creating a lattice structure containing the proposed transactions for the blockchain block, the lattice structure comprising a top and a bottom and a plurality of nodes representing the proposed transactions, determining an order of execution of the proposed transactions for the blockchain block via the lattice structure, and processing the proposed transactions in the lattice structure in parallel based on a configuration of the lattice structure. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158035 | INDEPENDENT PROCESSING STREAMS FOR EVENT DATA - Systems and methods of independent processing streams for event data are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving transaction data items, persisting the transaction data items in a first database, persisting a copy of the transaction data items as auxiliary data items in a second database different from the first database, detecting a manipulation of the transaction data items, updating the auxiliary data items in the second database based on the detecting of the manipulation, performing at least one online analytical processing operation using the auxiliary data items in the second database, and accessing the transaction data items in the first database and generating one or more documents using the accessed transaction data items subsequent to and independently from the performing of the at least one online analytical processing operation, with the generating of the document(s) being one of a plurality of periodic document generation operations. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158036 | DIGITAL CURRENCY (VIRTUAL PAYMENT CARDS) ISSUED BY CENTRAL BANK FOR MOBILE AND WEARABLE DEVICES - Provided is a method for digital currency transfers via a mobile and wearable device. The method may include receiving a transfer request with a transfer amount in digital currency and user identification data associated with the user, retrieving payment data of the user associated with the identification data, generating an optical code encoding the payment data and the transfer amount. The method may continue with providing the optical code on a screen of the mobile and wearable device. On scanning of the optical code, a transfer receiving request is created. The method may continue with receiving a transfer receiving request to perform a payment transaction associated with the user, accessing a user account maintained by a currency issuance unit, and transferring the transfer amount in the digital currency from the user account to a recipient account associated with the recipient identification data. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158037 | METHOD FOR USING SUPERVISED MODEL TO IDENTIFY USER - An input value is derived at least in part from information associated with present data associated with a user and details of historical data associated with the user, with the historical data including a value indicating an option selected by the user and the option being a member of a plurality of options available to associate with the present data. A plurality of scores is obtained at least in part by passing, for each of the plurality of options, the input value as input to a plurality of decision rules. A preferred option is determined based at least in part on the plurality of scores. An interface is caused to display a plurality of selectable elements corresponding to the plurality of options that include the preferred option. A response that indicates selection of the preferred option is received via the interface. The present data is associated with the preferred option. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158038 | GAS VENDING SYSTEM FOR HEALTH APPLICATION - A gas vending system for health application, comprising: a healthy gas generator module, a control module, and a charging/payment module. The healthy gas generator module is used to generate a healthy gas. The control module is connected to the healthy gas generator module for monitoring the usage state of the healthy gas and generating a volume consumption signal for the healthy gas. The charging/payment module is connected to the control module for receiving the volume consumption signal for the healthy gas and then generating a toll after computing. The charging/payment module is adapted to accept cash or charging a debit card or credit card according to the toll. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158039 | Mobile Vehicle Acquisition System and Method - A system may perform steps such as obtaining vehicle financing for a user requesting the financing from the computing device and providing financing information through a user interface on the computing device, processing a vehicle identification number received through communication with the computing device and providing a display of vehicle details on the computing device, determining and displaying a dealer location to the user and requesting and receiving user confirmation of the dealer locations and providing loan documents on the computing device and requesting user approval. The system may provide a payment interface upon receiving a user approval of the loan documents and transmit funds to the dealer upon receiving a user command. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT OF AN UNATTENDED TRANSACTION TERMINAL - A system is provided for protecting at least one element of an unattended transaction terminal, referred to as the element to be protected. The system includes features for protecting the element or elements to be protected, delivering at least one of interaction with at least one user of the unattended transaction terminal; and features for detecting an abnormality according to the interaction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158041 | CHECKOUT SYSTEM, REGISTRATION DEVICE, SETTLEMENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A registration device receives an input of information relating to an attribute of a settler, and transmits information to a network by adding the input received information relating to the attribute of the settler to accounting data. A settlement device detects the information relating to the attribute of the settler which is added to the accounting data received via the network. Based on the detected information relating to the attribute of the settler, the settlement device changes a settlement image to an image suitable for the attribute of the settler, and causes a display device to display the changed image. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158042 | SECURE REAL-TIME TRANSACTIONS - A method including determining, at a point-of-sale terminal at a store of a merchant, a payment amount for one or more items to be purchased from the merchant by a consumer in a transaction. The method also can include generating a transaction code including a merchant public identifier, the payment amount, a transaction identifier for the transaction, and a digital signature. The method additionally can include providing the transaction code to a mobile device being used by the consumer, such that the mobile device verifies the digital signature and sends a request to pay the merchant for the payment amount from a first account of the consumer maintained by a first financial institution, such that the first financial institution, upon receiving the request to pay, retrieves from a transaction system an account identifier of a second account of the merchant maintained by a second financial institution based on the merchant public identifier, and such that the first financial institution sends to the transaction system payment information regarding a payment to be made to the second account from the first account. The transaction system can be maintained by an entity that is different from the merchant, the first financial institution, and the second financial institution. The payment information can be routed through the transaction system to the second financial institution. The payment information can include the transaction identifier, the account identifier of the second account, and the payment amount. The method further can include receiving, at the point-of-sale terminal, a notification of payment for the transaction in real-time while the consumer remains at the store of the merchant. Other embodiments are provided. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158043 | AUTOMATIC CONTEXT-BASED SELECTION FROM A DIGITAL WALLET - The present disclosure relates to increasing the speed of electronic transactions using digital wallets. Aspects relate to a mobile user device, a computer readable medium and a method performed by a mobile user device comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, a user interface, a memory storing a digital wallet application and a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transmitter, wireless receiver, user interface and memory, the method comprising the processor: determining a location of the mobile user device according to location data received by the wireless receiver; determining that use of the digital wallet application is required according to input received by the user interface or the wireless receiver; responsive thereto, automatically selecting one of a plurality of digitised cards associated with the digital wallet application in dependence on the determined location; and subsequently providing the digitised card credentials to the wireless transmitter. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEMPORARILY ACTIVATING A PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR FRAUD PREVENTION - A system for temporarily enabling an otherwise disabled payment account for use in a transaction is configured to provide, based on a determination to disable a user's payment account, instructions to a user device of the user for displaying an application interface enabling the user to request to temporarily register the payment account for use in a transaction. The system is configured to receive a request, from the user device, to temporarily register the user's payment account to enable use of the payment account in a transaction, wherein the payment account is otherwise disabled based on a determination of fraud or possible fraud on the payment account, associate with the payment account, a transaction rule responsive to the request, the transaction rule defining a window of time in which a received transaction authorization request may be authorized for the payment account, and determine whether to approve the received transaction authorization request according to the temporary transaction rule, the determination being based on whether the transaction authorization request is received during the window of time. The system is also configured to transmit an authorization response to the transaction authorization request based on the determination. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158045 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICES ENROLLMENT USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A wireless device is enabled for services enrollment. The wireless device receives card data for a financial account card and stores the card data in a memory associated with the wireless device. The wireless device also receives consumer identification data associated with the financial account card and stores the consumer identification data in the memory associated with the wireless device. Responsive to using the card data in a transaction at a merchant, the wireless device receives transaction line-item data from a computing system associated with the merchant. The wireless device determines a service associated with the transaction based on the line-item data and initiates enrollment in the determined service using the consumer identification data. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158046 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CARD REGISTRATION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a communication module configured to communicate with an external device, a memory configured to store security information controlling registration of secured information, the security information indicating a plurality of data types, an input module, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including security information for storage in a memory, the security information indicating a plurality of data types, in response to detecting a user input by an input module, retrieving account information corresponding to a user account, and in response to detecting that data elements of the account information correspond to the plurality of data types in the security information, transmitting a request to register the user account on a first transactional server. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158047 | PAYMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES - A method includes maintaining first payment card information for a cardholder. The method includes processing a first card not present transaction between the cardholder and a merchant. The first transaction based at least in part on the first information. The method includes generating second payment card information for the cardholder. The second information replacing the first information for subsequent use via the cardholder. The method includes receiving an input from the cardholder. The input indicating the merchant. The input based at least in part on the second information replacing the first information. The method includes sending the second information to the merchant based at least in part on the input. The method includes processing a second card not present transaction between the cardholder and the merchant. The second transaction based at least in part on the second information after the sending. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158048 | DATA SECURITY SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO DETECT MICROCONTROLLERS IN PHYSICAL WALLETS - Various systems, mediums, and methods may be implemented to provide data security by detecting microcontrollers in physical wallets. One example method may include detecting that a physical wallet comprises a plurality of physical cards based at least on a communication with a microcontroller of the physical wallet; comparing the plurality of physical cards with a plurality of digital cards of a digital wallet that corresponds the physical wallet; detecting at least one missing physical card from the physical wallet based at least on comparing the plurality of physical cards with the plurality of digital cards; and transmitting a notification to one or more user devices with access to the digital wallet. The notification may indicate information identifying the at least one missing physical card. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR MONETARY AUTHORITY - Embodiments of the present invention may provide systems and methods for administering a private sector Monetary Authority. The systems and methods may include providing access to End Users; and enabling performance of specialized Roles required for the administration of the system. The systems and methods may be self-contained for creation, holding, circulation and retirement of the Base Money such that outside money or value cannot be transmitted into or out of the system. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158050 | CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for effectuating one or more asset transfers is executed on a computing device and includes defining one or more smart contracts between various member banks. The one or more smart contracts are centrally administered. The one or more asset transfers between the various member banks are processed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158051 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT CARD VERIFICATION VIA BLOCKCHAIN - A method for conveyance of payment credentials through a third party data source includes: storing, in a memory of a computing device, at least a first public key and payment credentials associated with a transaction account; generating, by a generation module of the computing device, a machine-readable code encoded with at least the first public key; displaying, by a display device interfaced with the computing device, the generated machine-readable code; generating, by the generation module of the computing device, a key pair comprised of at least a private key and a second public key; encrypting, by an encryption module of the computing device, the payment credentials using the private key; and electronically transmitting, by a transmitting device of the computing device, the encrypted payment credentials to a publicly accessible data source. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158052 | ASYNCHRONOUS CRYPTOGRAM-BASED AUTHENTICATION PROCESSES - The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented devices and processes that asynchronously authenticate data. For example, a network-connected device may obtain data identifying a product, and obtain cryptographic data from an executed application through a programmatic interface. The cryptographic data may be generated by a first computer system in response to a verification of authentication credentials, and the cryptographic data may include a digital signature of the first computer system. The device may also transmit the product data and the cryptographic data to a second computer system, which may be configured to validate the cryptographic data and establish an authenticity of the product data. The device may receive data from the second computer system that confirms the authenticity of the product data, and in response to the received confirmation data, perform an operation involving the product data. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158053 | Augmented Reality Dynamic Authentication - A system for performing authorization of a user in an augmented reality environment comprises an augmented reality user device, an automatic teller machine, and an authentication server. The automatic teller machine has a keypad with unmarked buttons. The augmented reality user device includes a display configured to overlay virtual objects onto a field of view of a user. The augmented reality user device receives a virtual keypad overlay, which assigns values to the unmarked buttons of the keypad. Using the overlay, the augmented reality user device displays the assigned values on the buttons of the keypad. The automatic teller machine detects an input sequence entered on the keypad and sends the input sequence to the authentication server. The authentication server determines an authentication code by combining the input sequence with the virtual keypad overlay, and compares the determined authentication code with an authentication code stored in a database. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158054 | CONCOMITANCE OF AN ASSET AND IDENTITY BLOCK OF A BLOCKCHAIN - A blockchain of transactions may be referenced for various purposes and may be later accessed by interested parties for ledger verification. One example operation may comprise one or more of creating an initial identifier representing an asset and an owner entity of the asset in a blockchain, identifying an identity block associated with the initial identifier, and identifying an asset transfer of the asset from the owner entity to a blockchain entity. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS COMPARING A WIRELESS DEVICE LOCATION WITH ANOTHER GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - A system and method for automatically comparing obtained wireless device location information from a wireless network and comparing that location with another independent source geographic location is provided. Location information is derived from two or more sources in a multiplicity of ways and a comparison is made within a Location Comparison Engine. The Location Comparison Engine makes use of databases that assist in resolving obtained raw positioning information and converting that positioning information into one or more formats for adequate location comparison. Results of location comparison are deduced to determine if the wireless device is in some proximity to some other activity source location. Other location information used for comparison may be obtained from a multiplicity of sources, such as another network based on some activity of wireless device user, another wireless device via a wireless network, or any system capable of providing location information to the Location Comparison Engine. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158056 | Systems and Methods for Use in Facilitating an In-Merchant Shopping Experience - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for facilitating a shopping experience of a customer during a shopping session. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes capturing, by a computing device, an identifier associated with a product during a shopping session involving a consumer and transmitting an item authorization for the product to an issuer of a payment account associated with the consumer. The method also includes accessing, in a product data structure, a weight associated with the product based on the identifier. The method further includes appending the weight to a total session weight at a virtual shopping cart when the item authorization is confirmed, and initiating, by the computing device, a payment transaction separate from the item authorization when a checkout request is received and the total session weight matches a physically measured total session weight comprising the product. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRAUD MITIGATION VIA ACCOUNT SECURITY - A method for customized authentication of a subaccount includes: storing an account profile, wherein the account profile includes a structured data set related to a transaction account including a plurality of subaccounts, each subaccount including an associated account number, authentication rules, and authentication values; receiving a transaction message related to a payment transaction, wherein the transaction message includes a transaction account number and authentication data; identifying a specific subaccount in the account profile where the included associated account number corresponds to the transaction account number; and authenticating the authentication data based on the authentication rules and the authentication values included in the identified specific subaccount. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PREVENT EXECUTION OF AN UNAUTHORIZED TRANSACTION VIA A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE - An apparatus determines whether public key information on a public key used by a transaction made between nodes coupled to each other via a network is stored in a distributed database, and determines whether challenge response authentication using the public key is successful between the nodes between which the transaction is made. When the public key information is stored in the distributed database and the challenge response authentication is successful, the apparatus stores information on the transaction using the public key in the distributed database. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158059 | Computerized Systems and Methods - This disclosure relates to the field of computerized processing of financial transactions. In particular, ways of verifying that the transferred funds are actually used for the specified purpose by the second party are described. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158060 | Augmented Reality Dynamic Authentication for Electronic Transactions - A system for authorizing an electronic transaction in an augmented reality environment comprises an augmented reality user device and an authentication server. The augmented reality user device includes a display that overlays virtual objects onto a field of view of the user. The user device receives a request to verify information about a payment card used in an electronic transaction. The request includes a virtual authentication object, which is a virtual representation of an object capable of being manipulated by the user in a particular sequence to enter an authentication code. The user device displays the virtual authentication object to the user and detects gestures performed on the virtual authentication object. The user device sends the detected gestures to the authentication server. The authentication server determines the authentication code using the virtual authentication object and the detected gestures, and uses it to authorize the transaction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158061 | TRANSACTION AUTHENTICATION BASED ON METADATA - In some examples, a system for authenticating transactions can include a processor to detect metadata corresponding to a user of a mobile device, wherein the metadata comprises a call history from the mobile device. The processor can also detect transaction information corresponding to the user of the mobile device from a remote server, wherein the transaction information corresponds to a transaction initiated at a remote service provider and wherein the transaction information indicates a transaction type and transaction initiator information. The processor can also generate an authentication score of the transaction based on the metadata and the transaction information. The processor can also authorize the transaction based on the authentication score. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING COLLUSION BETWEEN MERCHANTS AND CARDHOLDERS - A collusion analytics (CA) computing device including a processor and a memory in communication with the processor is provided. The processor receives transaction data associated with a candidate transaction of a candidate merchant and a candidate cardholder, retrieves merchant data associated with the candidate merchant from a database, generates collusion analytics data based at least partially on the merchant data, detects potential collusion between the candidate merchant and the candidate cardholder based on the generated collusion analytics data, and transmits a collusion alert to an user computing device when potential collusion is detected. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158063 | POINT-OF-SALE FRAUD DETECTION USING VIDEO DATA AND STATISTICAL EVALUATIONS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR - A system, method and non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for point-of-sale (POS) fraud detection using, POS transaction data, video data and statistical evaluations of employee behavior. In an embodiment, the POS transaction data, video data and statistical evaluations are used to examine patterns of individual employees of an organization versus metrics across all employees of the organization to identify employees that are most likely to perform a fraudulent transaction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK TRIGGERING VALUES - Systems and methods for facilitating risk assessment for point of sale transactions utilizing at least one risk triggering value (RTV) is disclosed. An RTV is a condensed version of a set of complex risk data and strategies usually found in central processing sites. After receiving a request for payment authorization, a risk value is calculated for the request. The distributed processing site compares the risk value to the RTV to determine whether to authorize payment. If the risk value is less than or equal to the RTV, the payment is authorized while a risk value greater than the RTV will not be authorized. The central site calculates a new RTV for the account and distributes the new RTV to the distributed processing site. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158065 | SECURE AUTOMATED PAYMENT SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a system and method for automated identification and authentication of individuals, delivery of goods and/or services to individuals, and payment for automated payment of said goods | 2018-06-07 |
20180158066 | USER INTERFACE FOR PAYMENTS - The present disclosure relates to making payments with a mobile device. In one example process, the mobile device receives and stores information for one or more payment accounts on the mobile device. The mobile device is used to make payments using the payment accounts. In some examples, authorization to proceed with a payment is performed before each purchase made by the user. The authorization process can include receiving a verification of the user, such as a fingerprint scan or passcode. In some examples, a payment account is selected from among available payment accounts. In some examples, an indication is displayed of a digital item associated with a purchased item. In some examples, a payment transaction is initiated with participants of an ongoing communication. In some examples, an application of a retailer is invoked based on the availability of the application. In some examples, a purchase recommendation is provided. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158067 | TRANSACTION SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A transaction security apparatus, including a card reader; an input device or receiver which inputs or receives transaction information regarding a transaction on or involving an account; a camera or video recording device which obtains or records a photograph or video clip of an individual involved in the transaction; a microphone or audio recording device which obtains or records an audio clip of the individual; a display; a processing device which processes information regarding the transaction and generates a notification message containing information regarding the transaction; and a transmitter which transmits the notification message to a communication device associated with an account holder. The notification message and the photograph, video clip, or audio clip, is transmitted to the communication device independently of any processing of the transaction by the transaction authorization processing computer. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158068 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - Chatbots represent an automated conversation engine which an enterprise can associate with a website in order to parse standard customer queries and provide predetermined responses. However, apart from limited data relating to how often it is accessed, how often certain queries are given etc. then their benefit to the customer and enterprise longer term is low. However, users and enterprises would benefit from an e-commerce conversation interface to support not only decision making, but also procurement, delivery and after sales support as well as allowing the user to perform all, or a subset, of the steps within e-commerce. Embodiments of the invention provide this and beneficially provide for the e-commerce conversation system to be provided as either a social network, a social network plug-in, and an application plug-in for software applications including, but not limited to, web based interactive magazines known as Zines™ established by the inventor. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEANING DRIVEN PROCESS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, QUALITY OF WORK, AND OVERALL CUSTOMER SATISFACTION - A customer service system for providing enhanced guidance and resources to service agents and providing an enhance ability to select service agents that are best suited to address specific customers and specific customer needs, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The customer service system includes a system server with a semantic engine configured to analyze customer contact events and customize service agent interfaces based on determined customer needs. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158070 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING CUSTOMER SUPPORT USING A SOCIAL POST CASE FEED AND PUBLISHER - Methods and systems are provided for responding to customer posts on a plurality of social media channels from a customer service portal of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system of an organization. A retrieval system can retrieve, based on one or more rules specified by a rules engine, data from a first customer post on a first social media channel. The first customer post is identified using one or more rules that finds customer posts that warrant a customer service response from the organization. Based on the data from the first customer post, a parser of the CRM system creates a first case that can be displayed at the customer service portal, which automatically pre-populates a first response to the first customer post in compliance with protocols associated with the first social media channel that allow the first response to be communicated via the first social media channel. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158071 | System for Tracking and Authenticating an Item - A system for tracking and authenticating an item includes a database for storing a plurality of digital files each corresponding to a physical item. Each digital file includes information for a machine-readable code, a forensic element, and parameters for time, date, and location for the physical item. The system includes a scanner for scanning the machine-readable code of an item presented for verification, and an analyzer for analyzing the forensic element of the item presented for verification. A controller is in communication with the database, the scanner, and the analyzer. The controller has software to receive the machine-readable code from the scanner to retrieve an item identity from the database, receive the forensic element from the analyzer to authenticate the item presented for verification, and receive tracking data when the physical item is analyzed or scanned to verify the tracking data using the database. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158072 | Engine, System and Method of Providing Location-Based Social Services - An engine, system and method for a domain social network that interconnects Internet users with at least domains owned by or of interest to those Internet users, and that may obtain and/or forward obtained dynamic data regarding those domains automatically, such as by web service or email service. The dynamic data may be used to filter and protect content and data of the respective domains, to protect users by identifying low quality web pages or malicious software or pages, to isolate or improve search results regarding the domain, and/or to improve Internet-based transaction flow, such as the creation of advertising. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158073 | SELECTING ORGANIC CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PRESENTATION TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USERS BASED ON USER ENGAGEMENT - A social networking system dynamically adjusts a number of advertisements presented to a user along with organic content items by modifying a ranking including organic content items and advertisements. Partial engagement scores are generated for organic content items based on an expected amount of user interaction with each organic content item, and scores are generated for advertisements based on expected user interaction and bid amounts associated with each organic content item. An engagement score measuring the user's estimated interaction with a content feed including organic content items without advertisements and an additional engagement score measuring the user's estimated interaction with a content feed including organic content items and advertisements are determined from the partial engagement scores and the scores. A difference between the additional engagement score and the engagement score modifies a conversion factor used to combine expected user interaction and bid amounts to generate advertisement scores. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158074 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF CALCULATING A CUSTOMER RETENTION RATE - Methods, systems and apparatus to improve the efficiency of calculating a customer retention rate are disclosed herein. An example apparatus described herein that may be implemented to calculate a customer retention rate includes a retention rate model generator to generate a baseline retention rate model based on survivability data associated with an observed duration of interest, a shifted-beta-geometric distribution generator to generate a shifted-beta-geometric distribution model based on the survivability data, a model modifier to modify the baseline retention rate model based on the shifted-beta-geometric distribution model to create a modified retention rate model, and a model comparator to reduce a computational burden of calculating the customer retention rate by merging the modified retention rate model with the baseline retention rate model to generate a merged shifted-beta-geometric model, the merged shifted-beta-geometric model including a shifted-beta-geometric model parameters to determine the customer retention rate. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A LORENZ CURVE FOR A DATASET BASED ON A FREQUENCY VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DATASET - Methods and apparatus for estimating a Lorenz curve for a dataset based on a frequency value associated with the dataset are disclosed. A Lorenz curve estimation apparatus includes a frequency identifier to determine a frequency value associated with a dataset. The Lorenz curve estimation apparatus further includes a Lorenz curve generator to generate an estimated Lorenz curve for the dataset based on a Lorenz curve estimation function including the frequency value. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158076 | EVALUATION DEVICE, EVALUATION METHOD, AND EVALUATION PROGRAM - An evaluation device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an extractor configured to extract data related to a brand preset by a company or an organization from data collected from an information medium, and a calculator configured to calculate a first index value indicating a frequency of appearance of a first term indicating content expected by the company or organization in the data extracted by the extractor and a second index value indicating a frequency of appearance of a second term indicating a response of a customer in the extracted data. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING WHAT-IF AND GOAL SEEKING ANALYSES FOR PRESCRIPTIVE TIME SERIES FORECASTING - A computer-implemented method for prescriptive time-series forecasting, which combines both what-if analysis and goal-seeking analysis. The method comprises building a model for a target metric with a set of predictors, based on historical time-series data, and computing, using the model, a set of forecast values. Using the set of forecast values with respect to a forecasting period, both a set of goals for the target metric and a set of constraints for the predictors are analyzed. A set of updated forecasts based on the analyses with respect to the forecasting period is determined to meet the goals within the set of constraints. The updated set of forecasts is presented with respect to the forecasting period, e.g., using a table, a visualization, and/or an interactive user interface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158078 | COMPUTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MARKET DEMAND OF COMMODITIES - Embodiments disclosed relate to a computer device and a method for predicting market demand of commodities. The method includes: creating multiple-sources data for each of a plurality of commodities, wherein each of the all multiple-sources data comes from a plurality data sources; storing the all multiple-sources data; extracting a plurality of features from a corresponding one of the all multiple-sources data for each of the commodities to build a feature matrix for each of the data sources; performing a tensor decomposition process on the feature matrices to produce at least one latent feature matrix; and performing a deep learning process on the at least one latent feature matrix to build a prediction model and predicting market demand of each of the commodities according to the prediction model. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING WHAT-IF AND GOAL SEEKING ANALYSES FOR PRESCRIPTIVE TIME SERIES FORECASTING - A computer-implemented method for prescriptive time-series forecasting, which combines both what-if analysis and goal-seeking analysis. The method comprises building a model for a target metric with a set of predictors, based on historical time-series data, and computing, using the model, a set of forecast values. Using the set of forecast values with respect to a forecasting period, both a set of goals for the target metric and a set of constraints for the predictors are analyzed. A set of updated forecasts based on the analyses with respect to the forecasting period is determined to meet the goals within the set of constraints. The updated set of forecasts is presented with respect to the forecasting period, e.g., using a table, a visualization, and/or an interactive user interface. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158080 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A digital engagement and analytics system coordinates on-screen display of user input from a plurality of computing devices distributed across a communication network. A distributed computing platform is described to provide visual interactivity to users of the system, and to collect qualitative data, demographic data and contact information, and other data on users. Multi-dimensional rendering of user data objects with customizable visualizations are provided. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158081 | System And Methods for Conducting One-Action Surveys - Systems and methods for conducting survey or surveys using one action. In an aspect, multiple questions from an event are answered simultaneously by one action. In another aspect, multiple questions from multiple events are answered simultaneously by one action. In yet another aspect, one-action survey is configured on a user reviews webpage where user comments are entered and displayed. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158082 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF QUALITY ISSUES IN ONLINE EXPERIMENTS - The present teaching relates to managing online experiments. In one example, a plurality of experiment layers is created with respect to a plurality of online users. Each experiment layer includes at least one experiment each of which includes one or more buckets associated with respective features to be experimented on. Each of the plurality of online users is assigned to a corresponding bucket in each experiment layer, such that the user is simultaneously associated with multiple experiments in different layers. User event data related to the plurality of experiment layers are collected from the plurality of online users. One or more contaminated buckets are automatically detected based on the user event data. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158083 | System and Operating Method of a Questionnaire Sticker Applying to Various Communication Software Programs - A system and an operating method of a questionnaire sticker applying to various communication software programs are described. The system includes a server, a user platform, a user end and a sending end. The server includes a group database and a questionnaire sticker database. The group database and the questionnaire sticker database are respectively accessed by a registration interface and a sticker interface included in the user platform. The user end inputs the registration information through the registration interface, so as to create a user group or join a friend group. The sending end selects one of the questionnaire sticker models through the sticker interface to form a questionnaire sticker. The questionnaire sticker is sent to the group members through the corresponding communication software. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELICITING INFORMATION - The disclosure relates generally to a system and a method for eliciting information from a user by reducing the dimensionality of an item preference data and computing user preferences based on question responses received from the user. The questions include information about pseudo-independent items based on the reduced dimensionality item preference data. The recommendation system and method are operable to make item recommendations to a group of users and for initiating a transaction involving at least one of the recommended items. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158085 | Method and System for Entry and Display of Customer Experience Feedback with Real-Time Automated Filtering and Evaluation of Feedback, Transmission of Real-Time Notification to Selected Personnel Based on Feedback Evaluation in a Flexible Messaging and Workflow System, and Follow-up Survey Consumer Evaluations - The present invention supports the entry of customer experience feedback into the system, which then conducts real-time automated filtering and evaluation of feedback entered by the customer and supports the transmission of real-time notifications to selected personnel based on feedback evaluation in a flexible messaging and workflow system. The present invention supports that ability to obtain constructive feedback, either good or bad, regarding a customer's experience while the customer is still at the service provider or retail sales location. And, if the experience is negative, the invention provides automated evaluation and filtering of the feedback information with real-time notifications to selected personnel so the customer's concerns can be addressed immediately so as to rectify the negative experience with personal attention to the consumer, and preserve the client relationship for the future before the customer departs from the service provider or retail sales location. Identity information relating to the customer can also be preserved so that the customer and its location can be identified as being present at the service provider or retail sales location upon a subsequent visit, and real-time notifications can be sent to selected personnel so that the customer experience during the subsequent visit to that location can be enhanced in some manner or more personal attention can be provided to reduce the risk of a negative experience. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND MONETIZATION OF PRICING DATA FOR VEHICLES AND OTHER COMMODITIES - Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. Specifically, in certain embodiments, historical transaction data associated with a particular vehicle configuration may be obtained and processed to determine pricing data associated with the vehicle configuration. The historical transaction data or determined pricing data may then be presented in an intuitive manner. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158087 | DYNAMIC SCAN CODE GENERATION - One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for dynamic scan code generation are provided. For example, a meta tag, comprising a user identifier of a user and a promotion code for a consumer good, is extracted from information associated with the user, such as from an email sent to the user. When a current location of a computing device of the user is within a threshold distance of a consumer good location that sells the consumer good, a scan code is dynamically generated based upon the user identifier and the promotion code. A notification of the promotion code, a description of the consumer good location, and/or other information is provided to the user such as through a push notification. The scan code is displayed through the computing device for applying the promotion code to a purchase from the consumer good location for the consumer good. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158088 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE DISPLAYING POST-INTERACTION ANIMATIONS - Rendering graphical user interfaces to display post-interaction experiences to users comprises an application of a user. The application provides a display to a user to initiate a wireless interaction and receives a notification of a tap of the one or more computing devices to conduct a pending interaction at a third party system. The application receives a notification from a third party system that the interaction has been conducted and communicates to a computing system associated with the application that the interaction has been conducted. The application receives from the computing system a post-interaction experience. The graphical user interface renders the post-interaction experience for display to the user and displays a received reward to the user. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158089 | SELFEE Social Media Nano‐influencer Tracking and Reward System and Method - Systems and methods for the identification, tracking and rewarding of natural, organic and authentic social media digital branded content by influencers, and particularly of Nano-influencers. Monitoring and rewarding mechanisms and criteria are based on a selected subject-matter, so that the analysis permits quantification of influencers and takes into account the desire of promoters to have their areas of influence commented on social media. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158090 | DYNAMIC REAL-TIME SERVICE FEEDBACK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Providing dynamic real-time feedback to participant computing devices in a communication system to increase participant engagement with service performance. In an embodiment, a real-time engagement application executing on an engagement computing device transmits feedback and/or rewards data to a participant computing device via a communications network. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158091 | Systems and Methods to Apply Benefit of Offers - To automate the redemption of offer benefits, data associating offers and payment accounts is stored in the data warehouse of a first transaction handler. If a payment account to which an offer is associated is in the payment processing network of a second transaction handler separate from the first transaction handler, the system uses a payment processor that is in both the payment processing network of the first transaction handler and the payment processing network of the second transaction handler to communicate with the first transaction handler to detect the authorization request in the payment account that satisfies the benefit redemption requirements of the respective offer and apply the offer benefit to the transaction when the authorization request is detected. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158092 | PROVIDING USER INCENTIVES - A system for providing user incentives includes a memory that includes a database of user information, user transaction information, and user incentive information, an interface operable to receive user information, user transaction information, and user incentive information, and one or more processors operable to determine that a user has conducted a transaction using an account, determine, based on the received transaction information, that the user has satisfied the conditions to qualify for a user incentive, determine a user action for the user to complete in order to receive the incentive, generate a communication to a communication device associated with the user notifying the user of the incentive and the user action required for the user to receive the incentive, determine that the user has completed the user action, and communicate the user incentive to the user. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158093 | DATA PROCESSING METHODS FOR PREDICTIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT PERFORMANCE - Methods and systems of predicting performance data for a piece of media content that is consumable by a user at a client device are provided. In one or more embodiments, the method collects raw input data, such as from a webcam, indicative of a user's response to the media content as the user watches the content. The data is processed to extract and obtain a series of head pose signals and facial expression signals, which is then input to a classification model. The model maps the performance data of the media content over time in response to the signals evaluated by the method to produce a prediction of the performance of the piece of media content. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158094 | ADVERTISER CAMPAIGN SCRIPTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automated management of campaigns using scripted rules. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158095 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF EVENT RATES FOR SEGMENTED ONLINE CAMPAIGNS - Allocating bids for providing content within a segmented campaign is controlled to ensure that an event rate associated with the provided content meets or exceeds a threshold rate. A campaign-level event rate, associated with the provided content, is estimated and provided as a feedback signal. This feedback signal is employed to dynamically update bid allocations for each of the segments, which in turn varies the number or rate of provided impressions and events. Such feedback enables the control of the campaign-level rate and ensures that the campaign-level rate meets or exceeds the rate threshold. To control these rates, the number of total impressions, as well as the number of associated events, is temporally sampled across the campaign segments. Based on the number of impressions and events, the campaign-level event rate is estimated and employed as the feedback signal. Updating the bid allocations may be based on the Beta Distribution. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158096 | Methods for Cross-Market Brand Advertising, Content Metric Analysis, and Placement Recommendations - A computer-implemented method for processing and optimizing selection of placement of advertising content related to a brand in websites is provided. The method includes receiving from the user, attributes of an advertisement to be placed on a brand-centric website that relates to the brand, and receiving selections for types of websites to place the advertisement. The method further includes obtaining metrics from selected websites and historical performance for similar advertisements when placed on the selected websites. The method includes processing the obtained metrics and historical performance to define an advertising model. The advertising model defines a score correlated to effectiveness of the advertisement. Optimizing the advertising model is then performed to define a recommended advertising model, where the recommended advertising model defines optimal selections of websites for placement of the advertisement. The optimizing uses multivariable optimization to correlate the obtained metrics to a desired optimization criteria. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158097 | Network-aware Product Rollout in Online Social Networks - In one embodiment, a method includes sending, from an application server to a first set of client systems, instructions for providing a treatment to a first set of users. The method includes determining an average treatment effect of the treatment for the first set of users based on information about user interactions associated with the treatment and a network exposure to the treatment for each user. Network exposure for a user is a measure of other users associated with the user that have been provided the treatment. The method includes modifying the treatment based on the determined average treatment effect. The method includes sending, to a second set of client systems, instructions for providing the modified treatment to a second set of users. The second set of users is a discrete, non-overlapping set of users with respect to the first set. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158098 | Navigable Content Units - Merchants create ecommerce-enabled ad units advertising items offered by the merchants. The ad units contain functionality enabling customers to purchase the items by interacting with the ad units. The ad units have associated bid prices that the merchants agree to pay for sales through the ad units. The merchants provide the ad units to a broker. The broker publishes the ad units on web pages provided by publishers as comparison shop ad units that contain multiple ad units and functionality for navigating among them. A customer receiving a web page interacts with an ad unit to purchase the item. During the interactions, the broker dynamically updates the ad unit to conduct the transaction. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158099 | CUSTOM AUDIENCE GENERATION USING ENGAGEMENT TARGETING - An online system generates a custom audience based on user engagement with distributed content items. The online system monitors and stores user engagement with content items. A content provider submits to the online system a request to generate a new custom audience and selects audience parameters and user engagement types, such as users who watched a specified amount or percentage of a video, users who interacted with an online system page associated with the content provider, or users who clicked through online system content to a page associated with the content provider. Responsive to the request, the online system retrieves the corresponding user engagement data and applies the audience parameters to generate the custom audience and present it to the content provider. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158100 | IDENTIFYING AND CUSTOMIZING DISCOVERY OF OFFERS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM INFORMATION - The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying and providing offers to social networking system users. For example, systems and methods described herein determine various characteristics associated with a social networking system user and identify offers available via the social networking system that are relevant to the social networking system user. In at least one embodiment, systems and methods described herein generate a discovery space that includes the identified offers in a ranked order such that the social networking system user can easily browse the offers tailored to the user's interests. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158101 | Affiliate-Driven Benefits Matching System and Methods With Curated Benefits - Methods and systems for matching a consumer to benefits offered by enabling organizations provide flexibility and utility to consumers in the marketplace for various products. Information about benefits and enabling organizations are provided and stored in a memory of a computer system. A search query including consumer interest data of a consumer, or results of such a search query, are received. The enabling organization information, benefit information, and search query or information related to the search query results are analyzed automatically in the computer system to determine whether any enabling organization to which the consumer is affiliated is offering a benefit for the consumer that is applicable to the consumer interest data. Also determined is a payment card recommendation based on the consumer's payment card usage history. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158102 | ADVERTISING DISPLAY SYSTEM USING SMART FILM SCREEN - Disclosed is an advertising display system using a smart film screen increasing the awareness extents of customers about the displayed advertisements and maximizing the advertising effects by displaying advertising contents on the screen having a smart film attached thereon, which becomes opaque state when an image projector operates and power is supplied on the smart film, and in normal time, the smart film-attached screen becomes transparent state when power supply is turned off and plays as ordinary show window. | 2018-06-07 |
20180158103 | MOBILE BASED COMMON PLATFORM FOR OUTLET SPECIFIC CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT - In one example, a method for providing a common platform for outlet-specific customer engagement is described. A plurality of companies, a plurality of outlets corresponding to each of the companies, and users are enabled to subscribe with a cloud-based server. The companies and benefit data associated with each of the companies are provided on a user interface of a mobile device of a user through a client application running on the mobile device. The mobile device is authenticated when the user checks-in through the client application. A location of the mobile device is identified upon authenticating the mobile device. A first outlet of a first company is notified and/or benefit data specific to the first outlet is communicated to the mobile device via the client application when the user is within premises of the first outlet based on the identified location. | 2018-06-07 |