28th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170200070 | PRINT ORIENTATION OF DOCUMENTS BASED ON DEVICE SENSOR OUTPUT - This is directed to defining the orientation in which a document is printed from the orientation of the device on which the document is displayed. In particular, some electronic devices can have limited user interfaces that do not provide for a simple or elegant interface for defining print settings. To overcome limitations in a displayed user interface, the orientation of an electronic device can be used to define the print orientation of a displayed document. In particular, a motion-sensing component of an electronic device can determine whether the electronic device display is in a portrait or landscape orientation, and define the page orientation of the displayed document to match the determined device orientation. The electronic device can then transmit the document, in the defined page orientation, to a printer system for printing in the desired page orientation. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200071 | IC CARD, PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an IC card includes a communication unit, a magnetic field strength determination unit, and a magnetic field strength transmission processing unit. The communication unit transmits/receives data to/from an external apparatus in a non-contact manner. The magnetic field strength determination unit determines a magnetic field strength necessary to execute processing. The magnetic field strength transmission processing unit causes the communication unit to transmit, to the external apparatus, information indicating the magnetic field strength determined by the magnetic field strength determination unit. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200072 | WIRELESS IDENTIFICATION TAG, ELECTRONIC PRODUCT PCB HAVING SAME, AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS - A wireless identification (RFID) tag, an electronic product PCB having same, and an electronic product management system using the RFID tag. The RFID tag includes an insulating means, a pair of upper terminals provided on the upper surface of the insulating means, a tag chip connected to the upper terminals, and a pair of lower terminals provided on the lower surface of the insulating means so as to face the upper terminals. The lower terminals are connected to first and second patterns of an electronic product PCB. When a radio wave radiated from a reader-writer is received in the first and second patterns, reactive coupling through an electric field is created between the upper and lower terminals, which are then electrically connected to the upper terminals. Since the pattern already formed in the PCB is used as an antenna, there is no need to form a dedicated antenna pattern. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200073 | INDUSTRIAL PRINTER - A high speed tabletop and industrial printer is disclosed with integrated high speed RFID encoding and verification at the same time. The industrial printer simultaneously prints on and electronically encodes/verifies RFID labels, tags, and/or stickers attached to a continuous web. The industrial printer comprises a lighted sensor array for indexing the printing to the RFID tags; and a cutter powered from the industrial printer for cutting the web that the RFID tags are disposed on. The industrial printer comprises two RFID reader/writers that are individually controlled. Specifically, one of the RFID reader/writers comprises the ability to electronically encode the RFID tags while the web is moving; and the second RFID reader/writer uses an additional RFID module and antenna on the printer for verifying the data encoded to the RFID tags. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200074 | CARD PRINTING MECHANISM WITH CARD RETURN PATH - Card processing mechanisms and methods whereby after a card has been processed on one surface thereof at a card processing station such as, but not limited to, a card printing mechanism, the card can be recirculated back upstream of the card processing station along a return card travel path that is separate from the primary card travel path through the card processing station where the card can then be reintroduced back into the primary card travel path and transported through the card processing station a second time. As the card is being returned along the return card travel path, the card can be flipped over so that when the card is transported back through the card processing station, the opposite surface of the card can be processed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200075 | DIGITAL COMPANIONS FOR HUMAN USERS - A succession of conversations is facilitated between a user of a device and a non-human companion portrayed on the device, to develop a relationship between the user and the nonhuman companion over a time period that spans the successive conversations. The relationship is developed between the user and the non-human companion to cause a change in a state of the user over the time period. A conversation is facilitated by presenting a segment of speech of the non-human companion to the user and detecting a segment of speech of the user, the segments including a portion of the conversation. At the device, information is received from an intelligent agent about a next segment of speech to be presented to the user, as determined by the intelligent agent based on intelligent processes applied to the segment of speech of the user and to the change in state to be caused. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200076 | PROCESSING AND GENERATING SETS USING RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORKS - In one aspect, this specification describes a recurrent neural network system implemented by one or more computers that is configured to process input sets to generate neural network outputs for each input set. The input set can be a collection of multiple inputs for which the recurrent neural network should generate the same neural network output regardless of the order in which the inputs are arranged in the collection. The recurrent neural network system can include a read neural network, a process neural network, and a write neural network. In another aspect, this specification describes a system implemented as computer programs on one or more computers in one or more locations that is configured to train a recurrent neural network that receives a neural network input and sequentially emits outputs to generate an output sequence for the neural network input. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200077 | END-TO-END MEMORY NETWORKS - Embodiments are disclosed for predicting a response (e.g., an answer responding to a question) using an end-to-end memory network model. A computing device according to some embodiments includes embedding matrices to convert knowledge entries and an inquiry into feature vectors including the input vector and memory vectors. The device further execute a hop operation to generate a probability vector based on an input vector and a first set of memory vectors using a continuous weighting function (e.g., softmax), and to generate an output vector as weighted combination of a second set of memory vectors using the elements of the probability vector as weights. The device can repeat the hop operation for multiple times, where the input vector for a hop operation depends on input and output vectors of previous hop operation(s). The device generates a predicted response based on at least the output of the last hop operation. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200078 | CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK - A convolutional neural network comprises a plurality of artificial neurons arranged in one or more convolution layers, each convolution layer comprising one or more output matrices, each output matrix comprising a set of output neurons, each output matrix being connected to an input matrix, comprising a set of input neurons, by artificial synapses associated with a convolution matrix. The convolution matrix comprises the weight coefficients associated with the output neurons of the output matrix, the output value of each output neuron being determined from the input neurons of the input matrix to which the output neuron is connected and the weight coefficients of the convolution matrix associated with the output matrix. Each synapse consists of a set of memristive devices comprising at least one memristive device, each set of memristive devices storing a weight coefficient of the convolution matrix. In response to a change of the output value of an input neuron of an input matrix, the neural network is capable of dynamically associating each set of memristive devices storing a coefficient of the convolution matrix with an output neuron connected to the input neuron. The neural network further comprises an accumulator for each output neuron, the accumulator being configured to accumulate the values of the weight coefficients stored in the sets of memristive devices dynamically associated with the output neuron, the output value of the output neuron being determined from the value accumulated in the accumulator. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200079 | EFFICIENT GENERATION OF STOCHASTIC SPIKE PATTERNS IN CORE-BASED NEUROMORPHIC SYSTEMS - Weighted population code in neuromorphic systems is provided. According to an embodiment, a plurality of input values is received. For each of the plurality of values, a plurality of spikes is generated. Each of the plurality of spikes has an associated weight. A consumption time is determined for each of the plurality of spikes. Each of the plurality of spikes is sent for consumption at its consumption time. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200080 | ROTATIONALLY SEQUESTERED TRANSLATORS - Provided are nucleic acid translators capable of carrying out logic operations with improved efficiency, maximized output and reduced off-target effects, in particular in a biological system. Methods of using these translators to transduce signal are also provided. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200081 | System and Method for Analogy Detection and Analysis in a Natural Language Question and Answering System - A system, method, and a computer program product are provided for evaluating an analogical pattern by applying natural language processing to an information source to identify analogical pattern terms in a first analogical pattern, applying deep analysis to refine the analogical pattern terms based on semantic analysis to form metadata for the first analogical pattern, generating interpretations of different combinations of the first analogical pattern terms and the metadata, and then scoring each interpretation for each of the different combinations to select a first interpretation exceeding a predetermined threshold for interpretation of the analogical pattern, thereby evaluating the first analogical pattern. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200082 | CAPACITY PREDICTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES - A method and a computerized system programmed to carry out the method of predicting the capacity of a public-transport vehicle for passengers to board at the stop and for displaying this predicted capacity on remote computer devices or service screens is provided. The method comprises a prediction process and a data procurement process. The capacity of the public-transport vehicle for passengers to board at the stop is predicted in the prediction process by combining measurements of a filling level of the public-transport vehicle when the public-transport vehicle is at the stop or approaching the stop, which are performed in the course of the data procurement process, with a number of passengers expected to alight the public-transport vehicle. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200083 | BUILDING A HYBRID REACTIVE RULE ENGINE FOR RELATIONAL AND GRAPH REASONING - A processing device executing a rule engine receives a first object. The processing device determines whether the first object is represented by a relational model or an object-oriented model. The first object is determined to be represented by the relational model responsive to the first object lacking a reference to a nested object. The first object is determined to be represented by the object-oriented model responsive to the first object including a reference to a nested object. If the first object is represented by the relational model, a join is performed between the first object and a second object based on a relationship between the objects using a first node. If the first object is represented by the object-oriented model, an expression of the first object is evaluated to navigate to a third object that is a first nested object of the first object using a second node. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200084 | SEMANTIC ANALYSIS NETWORK RESOURCE PROVIDER RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A system, method and program product for recommending a network resource provider to a resource consumer. An interactive recommendation engine for determining a recommendation of a network resource provider is provide and includes: a requirements collection manager that collects a set of requirements for an organization and includes: a query management system that provides an interactive platform for implementing a natural language dialog with a user; and a semantic analysis system that analyzes inputs from the user to identify requirements and formulate outputs to the user; a provider data curation manager that curates structured and unstructured provider information into a provider knowledgebase; and a decision analytics system that analyzes the set of requirements and provider knowledgebase to identify a recommended resource provider. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200085 | Creation of Abiotic-Biotic Civilization - The networked computers for inferring and foretelling needs, necessities and utilizations of tangible and intangible resources and assets having the innovative computer programs for instructing and specifying networked repositories what to and how to structure, express and manifest individual repositories-specific data in and among networked repositories wherein an innovative system of analogies effect networked repositories to synchronously and spontaneously get, push and render, receive and reverse compose same, equivalent and similar meaningful and comprehensible associations of data, expressions and manifestations. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200086 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING PERSONALITY INFORMATION - A computer-based system and associated processes are disclosed for making personality-related recommendations to an entity. The system receives indications of one or more personality attributes of an entity. The system acquires indications of one or more personality attributes of a desired partner of the entity. The system applies a mathematical model to the one or more personality attributes of the entity and the one or more personality attributes of the desired partner of the entity. The mathematical model calculates one or more recommended changes to the personality attributes of the entity to increase a predicted relationship satisfaction score between the entity and the desired partner. The system selects a recommended action from a database of recommended actions, based at least in part on the recommended changes to the personality attributes of the entity. The system presents the recommended action. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING ANALYTICS MODEL CHARACTERISTICS TO REDUCE UNCERTAINTY IN DETERMINING USERS' PREFERENCES FOR USER EXPERIENCE OPTIONS, TO SUPPORT PROVIDING PERSONALIZED USER EXPERIENCES TO USERS WITH A SOFTWARE SYSTEM - A method and system adaptively improves potential customer conversion rates, revenue metrics, and/or other target metrics by providing effective user experience options, from a variety of different user experience options, to some users while concurrently testing user responses to other user experience options, according to one embodiment. The method and system selects the user experience options by applying user characteristics data to an analytics model, according to one embodiment. The characteristics of the analytics model are adjusted and/or tuned to control/reduce uncertainty in identifying effective user experience options, according to one embodiment. The method and system analyzes user responses to the user experience options to update the analytics model, and to dynamically adapt the personalization of the user experience options, at least partially based on feedback from users, according to one embodiment. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A ROOT CAUSE OF ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR USING HYPOTHESIS TESTING - The disclosure relates to technology for identifying a root cause of anomalous behavior in a communications network. A key quality indicator (KQI) indicative of a performance level associated with a source is received in the communication network. The KQI includes a performance measurement value to identify a performance level of the source having the anomalous behavior. An improved KQI indicative of a level of degradation is calculated based on the anomalous behavior at the source by recovering the KQI to a historical value. Sources of the anomalous behavior are clustered into subsets according to the level of degradation based on the calculated KQI improvement. A global or partial degradation type of the root cause source in the subset having a severe level of degradation is determined using hypothesis testing, and a confidence value is provided for the accepted degradation type. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200089 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA ANALYZING BY INTRINSIC PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION - The invention provides a method for data analyzing. The method comprises receiving a data, and decomposing the data into a plurality of intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) by utilizing an empirical mode decomposition (EMD) method, wherein the IMFs are a value changes over time of the data in different frequencies. The method further comprises obtaining a plurality of probability density functions based on accumulating the distribution of each IMF according to a longest mean time scale, and generating an intrinsic probability distribution function (iPDF) component spectrum, wherein the iPDF component spectrum comprises the distribution of probability density functions between a frequency dimensional and a standard deviation dimensional. This invention result of the method can be used as a diagnosis tool implementing in a system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CHAINING ALGORITHMS FOR GLOBAL OBJECT RECOGNITION TO IMPROVE PROBABILITY OF CORRECTNESS AND REDUCE PROCESSING LOAD - A system and method improves the probability of correctly detecting an object from a collection of source data and reduces the processing load. A plurality of algorithms for a given data type are selected and ordered based on a cumulative trained probability of correctness (Pc) that each of the algorithms, which are processed in a chain and conditioned upon the result of the preceding algorithms, produce a correct result and a processing. The algorithms cull the source data to pass forward a reduced subset of source data in which the conditional probability of detecting the object is higher than the a priori probability of the algorithm detecting that same object. The Pc and its confidence interval is suitably computed and displayed for each algorithm and the chain and the final object detection. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200091 | COGNITIVE-BASED DYNAMIC TUNING - A method, system, and computer program product for performing cognitive-based dynamic tuning of a software-based system include monitoring live operation of the system, and determining whether tuning is needed based on the monitoring. Analyzing information and suggesting a change in one or more parameters is based on the determining, the information including an output of a learning algorithm that learns an effect of changes in one or more of the one or more parameters on performance of the system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200092 | CREATING DEEP LEARNING MODELS USING FEATURE AUGMENTATION - A computer implemented method of automatically creating a classification function trained with augmented representation of features extracted from a plurality of sample media objects using one or more hardware processors for executing a code. The code comprises code instructions for extracting a plurality of features from a plurality of sample media objects, generating a plurality of feature samples for each of the plurality of features by augmenting the plurality of features, training a classification function with the plurality of features samples and outputting the classification function for classifying one or more new media objects. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200093 | ADAPTIVE, PERSONALIZED ACTION-AWARE COMMUNICATION AND CONVERSATION PRIORITIZATION - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for action-aware communication and conversation prioritization includes: identifying an importance of one or more parties to a communication or conversation; evaluating content of the communication or conversation to identify one or more features of the communication or conversation; assessing an importance of the content included in the communication or conversation based on one or more of the identified features; determining an urgency of the communication or conversation based on one or more of the identified features; and prioritizing the communication or conversation based at least in part on the importance of one or more of the parties, the importance of the content, and the urgency of the communication or conversation. The method is adaptive in a continuous manner based on user actions responsive to the communication or conversation. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200094 | HARDWARE ACCELERATED MACHINE LEARNING - A machine learning hardware accelerator architecture and associated techniques are disclosed. The architecture features multiple memory banks of very wide SRAM that may be concurrently accessed by a large number of parallel operational units. Each operational unit supports an instruction set specific to machine learning, including optimizations for performing tensor operations and convolutions. Optimized addressing, an optimized shift reader and variations on a multicast network that permutes and copies data and associates with an operational unit that support those operations are also disclosed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200095 | SMART REROUTING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR TRAVELERS - A system, method and program product for providing rerouting options for airline travelers. A system is disclosed that includes: a passenger scanning system that detects enabled mobile devices in geospatial zones associated with a plurality of airports; a passenger management system that verifies passengers associated with detected enabled mobile devices, retrieves itineraries for verified passengers, and handles communications with verified passengers; an itinerary management system that monitors for special conditions associated with retrieved itineraries and handles itinerary modifications in response to identified special conditions; and a passenger database that stores state information for each verified passenger. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200096 | INTEGRATED TICKET MANAGEMENT AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are disclosed for establishing and maintaining a shared, flexible electronic-calendar network with varying permission, notification, sharing, and functionality options, In some implementations, an integrated, flexible, electronic calendar system and method may enable users and groups to acquire, maintain, and share tickets associated with calendared events. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200097 | TRANSACTION FLOW VISUALIZATION - First transaction data is accessed that was generated during monitoring of a first plurality of transactions performed by a software system during a first time period. A first set of transaction flows is determined from the first transaction data that describe involvement of a first set of software components of the software system in the first plurality of transactions. Second transaction data is accessed that was generated during monitoring of a second plurality of transactions performed by the software system during a second time period. A second set of transaction flows is determined from the second transaction data, the second set of transaction flows describing involvement of a second set of software components of the software system in the second plurality of transactions. A delta is determined between the first and second sets of transaction flows and a graphical representation of the delta is generated for presentation on a display. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200098 | TRANSACTION FLOW VISUALIZATION - Transaction data is accessed that was generated during monitoring of a plurality of transactions involving a plurality of software components in a system. A flow of a first one of the transactions is determined from the transaction data, the flow describing involvement of a first subset of the plurality of software components in the first transaction and a plurality of transaction fragments of the first transaction. A graphical representation of the flow is generated for presentation in a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a set of graphical block elements and a set of graphical connector elements, each of the graphical block elements representing a respective one of the plurality of software components, and each of the graphical connector elements representing a respective one of the plurality of transaction fragments. A user input is received through the GUI to tag one of the elements of the graphical representation. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200099 | ITEM HANDLING AND TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - In an airport baggage handling system bag information, flight information and airport topology information are provided to a central processor which determines a path for the bag through the handling system. The bag is scanned at various points along the path and the scan time is compared with a predetermined arrival time for the bag at the scan point. A bag is marked at risk if it arrives at a scan point after the predetermined time and the system may suggest an alternative handling path for the bag if it is determined that the risk of the bag not making an outbound flight is too high. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200100 | Method and System for Assessing Play Value of a Playground - The present invention provides methods and systems for determining the play value of a playground, the challenge level of a playground, or both. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may propose modifications to a playground that would result in an effective and efficient increase in the play value of the playground, a desired increase or decrease in the challenge level of the playground, or both. Further, in some embodiments, the methods and systems may be configured to provide comparisons of various playgrounds in order to determine which playgrounds are of greatest play value. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may be incorporated into software that is configured for the design of playgrounds. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZED TASK ALLOCATION - Optimizing task allocation requires taking into account cognitive load on workers and their response time to allocated tasks. The present disclosure provides for allocation of task by receiving data pertaining to current activity of workers; receiving data pertaining to at least one task to be allocated and determining activity-task pairs based on an activity feature vector corresponding to at least one human body part used during the current activity and a task feature vector corresponding to at least one human body part required for the at least one task to be performed by the workers. Cognitive load on the workers is then estimated for the determined activity-task pairs. An optimum activity-task pair based on the estimated cognitive load is determined and at least one task is allocated to the workers based on the determined optimum activity-task pair. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200102 | PROVISIONING VIRTUAL MACHINES TO OPTIMIZE APPLICATION LICENSING COSTS - Provisioning and management of virtual machines and shared processor pools to process the virtual machines is provided. Shared processor pool(s) of processing units are established on server(s) of a cluster. The shared processor pool(s) are to process virtual machines to execute an application for which licensing cost is determined based on a number of processing units used to process the virtual machines executing the application. Provision of the virtual machines into the shared processor pool(s) and assignment of the processing units to the shared processor pool(s) is managed, which controls the number of processing units dedicated to processing the virtual machines executing the application, to thereby control licensing costs of executing the application. The managing can provision at least two virtual machines for different tenants into a common shared processor pool of the one or more shared processor pools. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200103 | TECHNIQUES FOR POSITIONING ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE - Techniques for positioning energy infrastructure such as petroleum well pads, and related access roads and gathering pipelines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for positioning energy infrastructure comprises one or more processors. The one or more computer processors are configured to receive user input. The user input comprises a boundary where energy infrastructure is placed within and additional features to consider when positioning energy infrastructure. The one or more processors are further configured to store, in a shareable format, a plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and associated metrics and parameters based on the user input and base datasets. The base datasets comprise spatial datasets. The base datasets may also comprise default values for input parameters. The one or more processors are further configured to output, on a display device, the plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and the associated metrics and parameters. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200104 | COMPUTERIZED PROMOTION AND MARKDOWN PRICE SCHEDULING - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with generating a price schedule are described. A inventory quantity for the item is allocated amongst a plurality of customer segments based at least on a predicted contribution of each customer segment to the objective function. For each customer segment, based at least on a quantity of inventory allocated to the customer segment, a promotion portion of the price schedule is determined that maximizes the objective function. A quantity of remaining inventory allocated to the plurality of customer segments at the end of the regular season is aggregated. Based at least on the aggregated inventory, a markdown portion of the price schedule for the item is determined that maximizes the objective function. The promotion portion and the markdown portion are combined to create a price schedule for the item. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200105 | SUPPLY MECHANISM RESPONSIVE TO POPULATION DENSITY AND TRAVEL DISTANCE - Aspects provide for selective location of supplies of goods based on dynamic population density and travel distance metrics. Consumer population density forecasts are determined for different geographic locations as functions of distances to different events having different population amounts and geographic population locations. A geographic maximal density location point is determined between geographic locations of the different events and that is located at different distances from the locations of different events as a function of differences in respective consumer population density forecasts for the events, and closer to an event location with a higher consumer population density forecast relative to the location of another event. A quantity of goods is allocated to a supply site that is located at the maximal density location point in an amount selected to maximize a business value of the goods as a function of a population distribution of the maximal density location point. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200106 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN OVERSTATED PERPETUAL INVENTORY IN A RETAIL SPACE - Methods and apparatuses are provided to automatically identify overstated perpetual inventory (PI) conditions regarding an inventory level of an item in a retail space. For example, in some embodiments, a method performed by a control circuit comprises determining ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170200107 | CORRELATION PROCESSES FOR IDENTIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS IN COMPLEX BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS - A set of proof correlation processes for identifying the two equal-length ranges (corresponding to time periods) contained within two discrete time data series (one range per series) that exhibit the highest correlation score when evaluated by a method that mimic how humans visually assess and score correlation is disclosed. The set of proof correlation processes include scoring the strength of correlation exhibited by ranges of data values corresponding to time periods and within two discrete time data series, and determining the number of time intervals that the variable series must be shifted (either forward or backward in time) with respect to the static series to exhibit the maximum correlation score for the given range pairs. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200108 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING WORKER PERFORMANCE - Logistical operations (e.g., warehouses) may use a voice-enabled workflow to facilitate the work tasks of a staff (i.e., population) of workers. Typically, it is necessary for a worker to travel from location-to-location to complete assigned work tasks. As such, a worker's time spent travelling often correlates with the worker's overall work performance. Understanding the worker's travel performance is highly desirable, but computing a fair and accurate travel-performance metric is difficult. One reason for this is that the distance a worker travels is often unknown. The present invention embraces a system and method for accurately and fairly assessing a worker's travel performance by analyzing the worker's voice dialog. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200109 | PROVIDING OPERATOR FEEDBACK DURING OPERATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE - Systems and methods for providing feedback to an operator of an industrial machine. One system includes a controller including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to monitor at least one operating parameter of the industrial machine, determine a plurality of performance metrics based on the at least one operating parameter, and select a subset of the plurality of performance metrics based on a selection criterion. The electronic processor is also configured to display the subset of the plurality of performance metrics to an operator of the industrial machine during operation of the industrial machine. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200110 | EVENT RECORDING - A method to enable a user to record an event on an electronic device and share said recorded event over a social computing based means at a geographically remote location by employing a person located at the geographically remote location is disclosed. The method may be implemented to enable a person to find, contact and communicate with people all over the world either to use their services for making remote recording and/or storing and/or sharing of videos and photos, or render services for the same. In the method, a social computing based means is implemented that enables its users to connect with other users for the aforementioned purpose. Said social computing based means can be accessed and used from a user's communication device using an internet connection. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200111 | GLOBAL PRODUCTIVITY HUB TOOL - Methods and systems for creating and operating a web-based resource productivity tracking application are disclosed. The resource productivity tracking application enables monitoring of resource productivity efficiency metrics by receiving inputs of productivity efficiency targets. The resource productivity tracking application further receives information tracking the resource task allocations and activity allocations for determining capacity utilization, backlogs, critical queues and throughputs. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200112 | MANAGING A SET OF SHARED TASKS USING BIOMETRIC DATA - Disclosed aspects manage a set of shared tasks. A first set of biometric data which indicates a performance factor for a first user and a second set of biometric data which indicates the performance factor for a second user are detected. Using the first and second sets of biometric data, a set of temporal periods for the first and second users to carry-out the set of shared tasks is determined. The set of temporal periods is selected with respect to carrying-out the set of shared tasks by the first and second users. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200113 | PLATFORM CONFIGURATION SELECTION BASED ON A DEGRADED MAKESPAN - A method, system, and computer-readable storage device for selecting a platform configuration in light of a degraded makespan is described herein. A job profile of a prospective job, a normal makespan goal, and a degraded makespan goal may be obtained. The job profile may include a job trace summary. A simulation result of the prospective job may be generated based on a first simulation of the job trace summary on a platform configuration and a second simulation of the job trace summary on a degraded version of the platform configuration. The simulation result may include a predicted normal makespan and a predicated degraded makespan. The platform configuration may then be selected. In some cases the platform configuration may be selected via a purchasing option sent to a tenant. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200114 | METHOD OF, AND CONSIGNMENT MAGAZINE AND VEHICLE FOR, DELIVERING CONSIGNMENTS - The invention relates to a method of delivering consignments, in which, in a distribution centre, different consignment chambers of a consignment magazine are loaded with different consignments, in which, during the operation of the consignment magazine being loaded, different consignment chambers are moved one after the other into a receiving position for receiving at least one consignment and then into a storage position for the interim storage of the consignments received, in which the assignment of the loaded consignment chambers to the consignments received in each case in the consignment chambers is documented, in which the consignment magazine loaded with consignments is transferred to a vehicle for delivering the consignments, and in which the consignment chambers loaded with consignments are moved one after the other into a discharging position so that the consignment assigned the respective consignment chamber is discharged for delivery purposes. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONSOLIDATING PRODUCT ORDERS - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to fulfill product orders. In some embodiments, a product order fulfillment system is provided that comprises: a plurality of optical head-mounted display (OHMD) systems; and a customer order fulfillment system comprising a consolidation management circuit to: receive multiple product orders; obtain an identifier of each of the picked products in association with a pick container identifier of a respective one of the pick containers in which the picked product is located; identify a pick container identifier in which the ordered product is located; communicate to an OHMD system a consolidation listing identifying requested products, the corresponding pick container identifier, and for each of the listed requested products a delivery bin identifier of a delivery bin into which the requested product is to be deposited, and cause the consolidation listing to be displayed on the OHMD system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200116 | Inventory Control Container and System - An inventory control container includes a collapsible container, placeable in a flattened configuration and in a three-dimensional configuration, and a sensing and identification assembly carried by the container and including a sensor and a wireless personal area network device, such as a Bluetooth low energy device. The sensor is mounted to the container and placed in a first state when the container is in the flattened configuration. The network device is operably coupled to the sensor and placeable in a transmit state to generate and transmit a container-empty signal only if the sensor is in the first state. An inventory control container system includes a transceiver and a plurality of the inventory control containers. The transceiver can be located to receive signals from the network devices and configured to process the signals to generate inventory data corresponding to the configurations of the inventory control containers. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FULFILLING PRODUCT ORDERS - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to fulfill product orders. In some embodiments, a product order fulfillment system, comprises: a plurality of Optical Head-Mounted Display (OHMD) systems; and a customer order fulfillment system associated with a retail store and configured to wireless communicate with each of the plurality of OHMD systems, and comprising a fulfillment management circuit configured to: receive multiple different product orders; determine separate product collection routes through the retail store that are each to be respectively followed by one of one or more workers; and wirelessly communicate route information and product identifier information to the OHMD systems and cause the route information and the product identifier information to be visually displayed through the OHMD systems. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAPPING STORAGE FACILITIES - In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided herein useful to map storage facilities. Some embodiments a display device; a computer readable memory; and a control circuit to: cause the display device to display a spreadsheet user interface; receive a sectional spreadsheet comprising: a reference location for a section of the storage facility, dimension information for each of a plurality of storage spaces distributed along the section, and a plurality of storage space identifiers specified in different cells of the sectional spreadsheet; determine three dimensional coordinates for each of the plurality of storage spaces based on a cell location of each of the plurality of storage space identifiers, the reference location, and the dimension information; and associate the three dimensional coordinates of each of the plurality of storage spaces with the storage space identifier of each of the plurality of storage spaces in the computer readable memory. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200119 | Inventory Control System - An computer-implemented inventory control system and a method of inventory control which includes an inventory control program executable to analyze a sensor signal generated by a distance sensor having a fixed position at a target location to calculate the inventory level of a target product positioned at the target location based on separation distance between the distance sensor and the target product. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSISTING IN THE DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful in delivering products to customers. In some embodiments, a product delivery assistance system is provided comprising: a wireless transceiver; control circuit; and memory storing computer instructions executed by the control circuit to: obtain placement location information within a delivery vehicle for each of multiple delivery bins defining a placement of the delivery bins within the delivery vehicle; identify a first product order corresponding to a first delivery location; and cause the placement location information of a first delivery bin corresponding to the first product order to be wirelessly communicated to an optical head-mounted display (OHMD) system associated with a delivery worker, and cause the OHMD system to display visual guidance information to guide the delivery worker to the first delivery bin within the delivery vehicle. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200121 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CHANGES TO A PRODUCT IN A MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING CONVERSION OF AN ENGINEERING BILL OF MATERIAL TO A MANUFACTURING BILL OF MATERIAL - A manufacturing process management (MPM) computer device is provided. The MPM computer device is configured to store an engineering bill of materials for a product to be assembled including a first plurality of parts, store a manufacturing bill of materials for the product to be assembled including a second plurality of parts and a status, receive a request from a user to change the status of the manufacturing bill of materials, compare the first plurality of parts with the second plurality of parts, determine whether the first plurality of parts matches the second plurality of parts based on the comparison, if the comparison matches, change the status of the manufacturing bill of materials, and if the comparison does not match, prevent the status of the manufacturing bill of materials from changing. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200122 | INFORMATION ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A cloud-based system is disclosed including at least one local client device communicatively coupled, via an intermediate network, with a server device having an information processing, organization, and management engine, and further including distributed local and cloud databases spread across separately owned user accounts. The information processing, organization, and management engine includes one or more information processing, organization, and management blocks responsive to selections by the owner of content and other users of the system to control access to and use of content by users of the system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200123 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARED DOCUMENT APPROVAL - This invention discloses a novel system and method for displaying electronic documents that are subject to approval by multiple parties. The invention presents approval by person as a separate indication on the original document. The system automatically reviews the document to determine its type and then using the type, looks up the recipient list that is associated with that type of document. The document is then transmitted to those recipients for approval. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200124 | SIGN ME - A mobile device application, which matches actors with prospective talent representatives, including casting directors. Matches are made on a identical question and answer basis. It will provide each talent representative with a better fit actor for the position in which they are trying to fill. The application will also include a rating system that can only be completed by the talent representative or sign me admin. Sign Me puts both parties on the same page. actors put in their physical characteristics and qualifications, which is matched with current talent agencies requirements for roles. This will also benefit casting directors through the use of talent ratings, where primarily those with good reviews will appear as a match for their requirement. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200125 | Information visualization method and intelligent visual analysis system based on text curriculum vitae information - The present invention discloses an information visualization method and an intelligent visual analytics system for visualizing information in text resume. The method includes: 1) conducting quantitative calculation on experience data for each text resume to obtain a growth trajectory sequence and visualizing such sequence; 2) selecting the growth trajectory sequence from multiple resumes to conduct associative analysis to obtain potential social relationships between resumes, and creating visualization for a latent social network; 3) based on the potential social relationships, converting personnel overlapping in a common work place into an organization hierarchy, and visualizing such organization hierarchy. The present invention uses data mining and information visualization techniques to obtain a person's temporal growth experience, to identify potential social relations among people, and to reconstruct the organization hierarchy of personnel, which achieves deeper understanding of personnel growth patterns and social relationships. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200126 | Retirement Score Calculator - The present invention concerns a system for optimizing employee retirement contributions comprising an optimization computer having one or more processors configured by code executing therein to access data from one or more retirement plan participants and derive, based on the accessed data, a hierarchy of proposals to maximize one or more features of the retirement account and to transmit such a derived hierarchy, and using a remote device configured to receive the hierarchy of retirement proposals and to generate in response to the transmission, a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element corresponding to a particular strategy. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200127 | DYNAMIC MAP BASED COLLABORATIVE CALENDAR - Configuring and providing suggestions for scheduling appointments for a user through a multi-dimensional dynamic scheduler framework connected to a data correlations framework which collects data from various sources. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200128 | CREATING DIGITAL EVENTS UTILIZING NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that create digital events based on text contained in one or more electronic communications. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize natural language processing techniques to detect event details from text in one or more electronic communications. Disclosed systems and methods utilize detected event details to create, modify, and send digital events. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200129 | EFFICIENT CALENDAR CREATION - Systems and methods for creating a calendar event on a calendar are presented. In response to a request to create a calendar event on a calendar, a first set of calendar event suggestions are presented to a user on a computing device. In response to a selection of a calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the selected calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A subsequent set of calendar event suggestions are then presented on the computing device. In response to a selection of a subsequent calendar event suggestion, an attribute corresponding to the subsequent calendar event suggestion is added to an attribute set. A calendar event is created on the calendar according to the attributes in the attribute set in response to an instruction to create the calendar event. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200130 | CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SCHEDULING MEETINGS - A floating meeting is set up such that the actual meeting time is not fixed until after pre-defined parameters are satisfied. One parameter is a point in time nearer to the proposed meeting date(s) than the time of the original meeting invitation. At the later point in time, subsequent and potentially conflicting meetings are automatically avoided to maximize invitee availability or otherwise meet a meeting organizer's objective. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200131 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR JOB SCHEDULING USING TRAVEL COSTS BETWEEN JOB LOCATIONS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for scheduling jobs by using a one-to-many shortest path search based on travel costs between job locations. In some examples, a system includes one or more computers configured to schedule jobs based on travel from a geographic origin to a respective geographic job location for each job. The system also includes a one-to-many path searcher implemented on the one or more computers. The one-to-many path searcher searches for paths along edges of a graph from an origin node to destination nodes by traversing intermediate nodes between the origin node and the destination nodes using travel costs, including determining heuristic travel costs based on a geographic distance between an intermediate geographic location corresponding to the intermediate node and a boundary that initially surrounds the geographic job locations. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200132 | CONTENT AND CONTEXT AWARE REMINDERS TO TAKE ACTION ON NOTES - A computer program product for generating content and context aware reminders for a user to take action on notes is provided. The computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are readable and executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to receive a user command to generate a note comprising note text relating to an action to be taken by the user, analyze the note text to find categorically identifiable keywords and temporal signatures, respectively associate the categorically identifiable keywords and temporal signatures with corresponding physical locations and corresponding times and remind the user to take the action based on one or more of spatial correlations between a current user location with the physical locations corresponding to the categorically identifiable keywords and temporal correlations between a current time and the times corresponding to the temporal signatures. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200133 | CONTEXTUAL TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for dynamic task management utilizing contextual information and biosensor data to rank workflow items in order of importance. The dynamic task management system may use biosensor data to predict a user's emotional state, correlate the predicted emotion with specific contextual information, and use these combinations of data to rank and prioritize workflow items. The dynamic task management system continuously evaluates the combination of contextual information and biosensor data to generate a dynamic priority list displaying to the user the most important workflow items. The dynamic task management system may also present contextual artifacts to the user related to a respective workflow item. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200134 | AUTOMOTIVE ECU MOBILE PHONE INTERFACE - The invention is a system for interfacing mobile phones with an on-board diagnostic computer in a vehicle, wherein the on-board diagnostic computer monitors a set of operational characteristics of a vehicle, The information derived from this system will be processed on the mobile phone coupled with additional information and displayed on the mobile phone's screen, while simultaneously transmitting this information over the internet to be stored in a database. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200135 | METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING WASTE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIAL - Systems, methods and devices are provided for transporting, tracking and managing waste or recyclable materials, which may include one or more devices for transporting waste or recyclable material, such a via a bin that comprises a base; and a collapsible sleeve movable between an open state and a collapsed state, wherein the collapsible sleeve in the open state interfaces in a nesting manner with the base to form a bin for receiving and transporting waste material. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BAIL AND BOND SERVICES VIA A MONEY TRANSFER NETWORK - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for processing of bail payments and/or bond payments using resources of a money transfer network are disclosed. In an embodiment, a bail payment may be made via a money transfer transaction between a sending party (e.g., a family member or friend of a defendant) and a receiving party (e.g., the court that set the defendant's bail). In an additional or alternative embodiment, a bond payment may made via a money transfer transaction between the sending party and a receiving party (e.g., the bail bondsman entity). | 2017-07-13 |
20170200137 | COMBINED SECURITY FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS - Techniques described herein relate to receiving and handling multi-user electronic transfer requests involving client devices at different locations or domains within a transfer system. In response to received transfer requests, a number of granter system offers may be evaluated based combinations of sender credentials and receiver credentials. One or more combinations of qualifying offers may be identified having aggregate values sufficient to cover the requested transfer value. From the qualifying offer combinations, a specific set of offers may be determined for performing the requested transfer, and the transfer may be initiated between a sender device in a first location and a receiver device in a second location within the transfer system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200138 | TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transaction management system comprises a communication interface; a storage unit; a quantity determination unit and an account update unit. The system receives transaction requests for products via the communication interface, the quantity determination unit determines if the number of transaction requests received for a product exceeds a predetermined value, and if so the account update unit updates account data of one or more users that have previously made transaction requests for the product. Accordingly, historic account data can be updated based on the number of transaction requests received. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200141 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC CONTENTS IN ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION - A method and a system for managing electronic contents in electronic publications are provided. The method extracts profile information of a user from one or more databases based on login account information received from the user to access an electronic publication. The electronic publication includes a plurality of micro-contents. The method further arranges the plurality of micro-contents in the electronic publication dynamically based on the extracted profile information of the user. The method then identifies cost for accessing each of the plurality of micro-contents based on a predefined criteria. Thereafter, the method receives a request from the user to access one or more micro-contents from the plurality of micro-contents. Moreover, the method allows the user to access the one or more micro-contents post payment of the cost for accessing the one or more micro-contents. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200142 | MULTI-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TRANSACTION RISK PROFILING - Technologies for enhancing payment transactions include a payment gateway computing system. The payment gateway computing system receives authorization request messages from point of sale systems of one or more betting-related merchants. The transactional information for each of the plurality of authorization requests is cataloged into a repository as historical payment data. A risk profile based on the historical payment data associated with a cardholder is generated. The risk profile can be correlated to transactional velocity or other parameter. The risk profile is transmitted to one of a plurality of payment vehicle issuers that can utilize the risk profile for authorization decisioning. Therefore, the payment vehicle issuer can make authorization decisioning with expanding insight into the cardholder's gaming-related purchase activity. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200143 | MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method includes providing a first payment account that is issued by a first financial institution and enables an accountholder thereof to make payments at merchants via a closed-loop payments network corresponding to the first financial institution and mobile person-to-person payments using the payment account. The method includes enabling a second payment account that is issued by a second financial institution to be electronically linked to the first payment account and used as a source of funds. The method includes providing a mobile operating system and enabling a plurality of merchant-specific payment accounts to be associated with a mobile communications device having the operating system. The method includes determining whether a merchant-specific payment account that is accepted only by a particular merchant is available to the accountholder via the mobile communications device and receiving a fee when the first payment account is used for a purchase. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200144 | DONGLE DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC PAIRING OF PAYMENT TERMINAL TO MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - There are provided systems and methods for a dongle device for automatic pairing of payment terminal to mobile computing device. A merchant location may include one or more merchant devices used to provide sales to between the merchant and customers through generating transactions and processing payments. In this regard, the merchant devices may use connectable terminals that provide payment instrument processing. The connectable terminals may utilize a wireless connection with a merchant device and allow a user to provide their payment instrument, such as an EMV payment card, to the terminal to insert their payment information into a transaction. In order to pair the terminal to the merchant device, a dongle device may be added to the terminal to provide connection information to the merchant device for automatic pairing. The dongle device may also remove the connection information on removal or insertion of a new dongle device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200145 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT - A method includes a mobile device of a customer using a GPS receiver on the mobile device determining the current geo-spatial location of the customer, receiving the geo-spatial location, generating a user-specific code at least an identity of one of the business establishments in the vicinity of the geo-spatial location, current time data, or customer-specific data for the customer, wirelessly sending the user-specific code to the mobile device, receiving a signal from a Point of Sale (PoS) terminal of a particular one of the business establishments in the vicinity of the geo-spatial location, indicating entry of the user-specific code into the PoS terminal, digitally associating the customer with a tab for ongoing purchases of the customer at the particular business establishment, and handling a customer instruction to close the tab using at least a pre-defined customer payment method. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200146 | PAYMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device and a payment processing method in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store first payment means information corresponding to a first payment means and second payment means information corresponding to a second payment means, and a processor electrically connected with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute a first application associated with the first payment means by activating the first payment means information, obtain a request to execute a second application associated with the second payment means, while the first application is executed, and deactivate the first payment means information based on at least the request. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200147 | System and the computer methods of issuing, transferring and manipulating value or gift cards using blockchain technology - The described invention consists of system and the computer methods of generating and manipulating value or gift cards which are cryptographically assigned to a person's identity and stored on double entry ledger called block chain. A functional module of the system allows the transfer of such value or gift cards to other persons. The functional module in the system further allows a person owning a card to split it into multiple value or gift cards, merge more than one value or gift cards to a single card, exchange a value or gift card with a specific merchant card, redeem a value or gift card at a store front in exchange for physical or digital good or cash it out in the currency it was issued. Each transaction associated with a customer is cryptographically signed and stored on the block chain. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200148 | POINT OF INTERACTION DEVICE EMULATION FOR PAYMENT TRANSACTION SIMULATION - Technologies for emulating payment transaction messaging for electronic payment transaction include a transaction management controller for receiving a transaction amount for a payment transaction from a business management engine and simulated payment card data for the payment transaction from a point of interaction emulator. The transaction management controller inserts the transaction amount and the payment card data into a test payment authorization request message, which is transmitted to a null host. A payment authorization response message is received from the null host and transmitted by the transaction management controller the business management engine. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200149 | AUTHENTICATING PAYMENT CREDENTIALS IN CLOSED LOOP TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Presentation of an open-loop smart chip-based payment device is obtained at a terminal-reader assembly in a closed-loop transit environment. Verification of cryptographic credentials associated with the open-loop smart chip-based payment device is carried out at a transit payment network interface processor within the closed-loop transit environment. A financial check of an account associated with the open-loop smart chip-based payment device is performed. Responsive to determining that the verification and financial check are successful, access to the transit environment is granted to a holder of the open-loop smart chip-based payment device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOKENIZING INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL WALLET HOST BY AN ACQUIRER PROCESSOR - Systems and methods are provided for receiving an encrypted payment payload from a digital wallet host, transmitting a low value token to a merchant, receiving an authorization request, requesting authorization for the transaction from an issuer financial institution using financial data from the encrypted payment payload, receiving an authorization decision from the issuer financial institution, and transmitting an authorization response to the merchant. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND ADMINISTERING ELECTRONIC CREDENTIALS - The system may be configured to create and manage electronic credential information. The system may generate, by the computer based system and via a token engine, a first token. The system may associate, by the computer based system, the first token and the first electronic identification instrument. The system may further provision, by the computer based system and via a credential engine, a first electronic identification instrument and a first digital token associated with the first electronic identification instrument to a wallet application of a user device. The system may also provision, by the computer based system and via the credential engine, a second electronic identification instrument and a second digital token associated with the second electronic identification instrument to the wallet application of the user device. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200152 | SELF-CHECKOUT WITH MOBILE PAYMENT - A self-checkout system may include a proximity device detecting or getting detected by a mobile device of a user of a mobile payment service in the proximity of a point-of-sale of a shop supporting the mobile payment service, the user of the mobile device being a customer, a cashier system automatically recognizing shopping items of the customer when approaching the cashier system, and generating shopping information, and a server device confirming payment of the recognized shopping items by the mobile payment service upon matching between a first transaction identifier, generated by the server device based on the shopping information received from the proximity device and the cashier system, and a second transaction identifier, delivered by the mobile device and received from the mobile device or the proximity device and the cashier system, and to supply a payment confirmation to the one of the proximity device and the cashier system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200153 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR CONVERSION OF MAINFRAME FILES FOR BIG DATA INGESTION - Technologies for conversion and transmission of data files from a mainframe computing system for big data ingestion. Secure electronic payment transactional data is extracted in a mainframe format, such as Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC). The electronic payment transactional data is converted to American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) code prior to transmission to a big data analytics computing system. The converted data is encrypting and transmitted for ingestion into a big data analytics computing system. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200154 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE RESALE OF AN OBJECT PROVIDED WITH AN NFC TAG - A method for securing the sale of an item (OB), including steps of storing item identifier (PCA) and owner identifier (UID) by a server (BSRV) and in a secure memory of electronic tag (TG) linked to item, transmitting item identifier, from electronic tag to a terminal (SP1) through contactless or near field link, providing by the server information (PINF) relative to item (OB) in response to a request (VFRQ) designating item, transmitting to server an update request identifying the owner, containing information relative to the new owner of item, storing by the server the information relative to new owner in relation with item identifier, generating by the server a write request (EID) containing an identifier (UID) of new owner, transmitting write request to electronic tag through contactless or near field link, and storing in the electronic tag the identifier of new owner received in write request. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200155 | GENERATING AND SENDING ENCRYPTED PAYMENT DATA MESSAGES BETWEEN COMPUTING DEVICES TO EFFECT A TRANSFER OF FUNDS - Encrypted payment data messages are sent via a communication network. A payment data message is generated including a primary account number of the account associated with the sender device and a transaction amount. The payment data message is encrypted with a public key of the receiver device. The payment data message is transmitted to the receiving server via the communication network. The receiving server has a private key of the receiver device corresponding to the public key and a receiving account number for the account associated with the receiver device. A payment authorization is generated by the receiving server for processing by the transaction card payment network based on the primary account number of the account associated with the sender device, the transaction amount, and the receiving account number. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200156 | SECURE REMOTE PAYMENT TRANSACTION PROCESSING USING A SECURE ELEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, apparatuses, computer readable media and systems for securely processing remote transactions. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of processing a remote transaction initiated by a mobile device. The method comprises receiving, by a mobile payment application on a secure memory of the mobile device, transaction data from a transaction processor application on the mobile device. The method further comprises validating that the transaction processor application is authentic and in response to validating the transaction processor application, providing encrypted payment credentials to the transaction processor application. The transaction processor application further initiates a payment transaction with a transaction processor server computer using the encrypted payment credentials. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200157 | DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOF - Technologies for managing payment authorization request messaging for payment transactions include a transaction management controller. The transaction management controller receives a transaction amount for a payment transaction from a business management engine and a payment transaction type from a point of interaction device. The transaction management controller initializes a transaction processing module that corresponds to the received payment transaction type. The transaction processing module defines payment processing parameters for processing payment transactions of the payment transaction type. One or more of the payment processing parameters are modified based on configuration data received from a remote configuration device. The transaction management controller processes the payment transaction as a function of the payment processing parameters. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200158 | Methods and Apparatus for Facilitating a Financial Transaction - A method is provided for providing a front-end for user potential purchases to notify the user if insufficient funds are available or if other budgetary constraints are not met. Information related to their account information can be resident on a device of the user. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200159 | SECURE PAYMENT DEVICE AND SECURE PAYMENT METHOD THEREOF - A secure payment device having first and second modes is provided. In the second mode, a payment procedure is activated to receive data of a payment member for a secure payment. The secure payment device includes a touch screen group, a payment unit, a central processing unit and a secure microprocessor unit. The touch screen group displays an operation interface and a secure payment interface. In the first mode, the operation interface receives a first operation instruction via the operation interface. In the second mode, the secure payment interface obtains the data of the payment member by the payment unit, receive the second operation instruction via the secure payment interface, and activate the payment function based on a comparing result of the authentication information and the data of the payment member. A secure payment method for the aforementioned secure payment device is also provided. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200160 | RESTRICTING ACCOUNT USE BY CONTROLLED REPLENISHMENT - A restriction request message, including a restriction parameter for a secondary account, is received from a device that is associated with a primary account, via a network node that is outside of a secure authorization network. A replenishment request message, including a password and an account replenishment parameter for the secondary account, is also received via a network node that is outside of the authorization network. Authentication is performed based on the password, and the restriction parameter for the secondary account is identified responsive to receiving the replenishment request message. Responsive to determining that the account replenishment parameter satisfies the restriction parameter, a replacement key is generated and associated with the account replenishment parameter for the secondary account. A replenishment response message including the replacement key is transmitted to a device that is associated with the secondary account, via a network node that is outside of the authorization network. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200161 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE SECURELY PROCESSING A PAYMENT FOR AN ONLINE TRANSACTION - A computer-implemented method, to facilitate processing a payment for an online transaction, includes, responsive to receiving secure transaction data from a merchant server, using a payment processor to generate a transaction data identifier to identify the transaction data. The payment processor communicates the transaction data identifier to the merchant server. In response to receiving a request to process a payment, including the transaction data identifier, the payment processor requests user credentials from a user. Upon receiving user credentials from the user, the payment processor verifies the user credentials. The payment processor processes the payment and generates a payment identifier to identify payment data associated with the payment. The payment processor communicates the payment identifier to the merchant server. Upon receiving a request for payment data, including the payment identifier, over a secure communication channel from the merchant server, the payment processor communicates the payment data to the merchant server. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200162 | RESTRICTED-USE ACCOUNT PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The RESTRICTED-USE ACCOUNT PAYMENT ADMINISTRATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (hereinafter “RUAP”) transform purchase item information inputs or purchase receipt inputs via RUAP components into restricted-use account payment settlement outputs. A method is disclosed, including: receiving a restricted-use account reimbursement request including receipt information related to a purchase transaction from a user; obtaining purchase item information from the receipt information included in the restricted-use account reimbursement request; identifying a restricted-use account of the user; determining a purchase item is eligible for the restricted-account usage; determining a reimbursement amount associated with the purchase item form the purchase item information; generating a reimbursement authorization request message including the purchase item information and the reimbursement amount; transmitting the reimbursement authorization request message to a restricted-account issuer for approval; and transacting the reimbursement amount from the restricted-use account to a user financial account upon the restricted-account issuer approval. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200163 | Enhanced security credit card system - A system for enhanced security credit card has rechargeable battery, memory, processor, LCD display, thumbprint pad, magnetic swipe strip, multi-pin connector and USB port. The card is activated by the thumbprint of an authorized user, thereby turning on the blank LCD display to show a card number, expiration date, and CVV value. Additionally, the multi-pin connector is activated and inserted into credit card processing machine connector for a short time of about 30 seconds. This connection uploads the ‘PIN value, photograph and credit limit of the user on the processing machine display, verifying the user's identity and authorizing the credit card purchase. The use of a magnetic strip for credit card purchase also requires a ‘PIN’ value, which is provided by insertion of a thumbprint activated credit card multi-pin connector. The enhanced security is provided by thumbprint activation, blank LCD display of the credit card number, expiration date and CVV value, insertion of the multi-pin connector and visual verification of the card holder with a photograph of the user. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200164 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT TRANSACTION USING MACHINE LEARNING - Provided are an apparatus and method for detecting a fraudulent transaction using machine learning. The apparatus for detecting a fraudulent transaction using machine learning includes a settlement information input unit configured to receive settlement information of a user device in response to a settlement request from the user device, a feature information extraction unit configured to extract feature information from the received settlement information, and a fraudulent transaction determination unit configured to determine whether a transaction is a fraudulent transaction or not using a plurality of machine learning algorithms based on the extracted feature information. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200165 | UNIQUE CODE FOR TOKEN VERIFICATION - A method for tokenizing credentials is disclosed. In addition to a token, a verification value can be provided for each interaction. The verification value can be generated based at least in part on a dynamic data element. The dynamic data element may be kept secret, while the verification value can be distributed for use during an interaction. When the verification value is used, it can be validated by re-creating the verification value based at least on the stored dynamic data element. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200166 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PASSIVATION MEASUREMENTS AND MANAGEMENT - A method for manufacturing a workpiece including a first metallic component and a second metallic component, the method comprising: welding the first metallic component to the second metallic component; performing passivation measurements on the workpiece at a plurality of spaced apart locations; creating a record of the passivation measurements on a server arrangement; making the record created in the server arrangement available to a purchaser of the workpiece. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200167 | Funnel Analysis - Systems, methods, and media for the application of funnel analysis using desktop analytics and textual analytics to map and analyze the flow of customer service interactions. In an example implementation, the method includes: defining at least one flow that is representative of a series of events comprising at least one speech event, at least one Data Processing Activity (DPA) event, and at least one Computer Telephone Integration (CTI) event; receiving customer service interaction data comprising communication data, DPA metadata, and CTI metadata; applying the at least one flow to the customer service interaction data; determining if the customer service interaction data meets the at least one flow; and producing an automated indication based upon the determination. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200168 | Communication System and Method for Enabling Improved Use of an Electric Appliance - A communication system comprising at least one electric appliance ( | 2017-07-13 |
20170200169 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, LICENSE SERVER, LICENSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTROLLING METHOD - In case of an initial setting operation before shipping an image forming apparatus, since a using period is out of the contract duration, the application is unavailable at the time of the initial setting operation. A license server issues a first license for setting of the application in addition to a second license regarding the contract duration of the application. When the first license is received from the license server, if the present date is within the usage period for the setting operation, the application is available for such a period, and if the present date is outside of such a period, the apparatus acquires the second license from the license server. When the second license is received from the license server, the image forming apparatus makes the application available for the contract duration. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200170 | METHOD FOR STORING, DELIVERING, AND DISPLAYING DOCUMENTATION AND CREDENTIALS RELATED TO INTRASTATE AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE - A method and apparatus for one office, such as a State's fuel tax licensing bureau, to deliver an electronic/digital certificate to a licensee's “folder” and allow an authorized user to share a link to that object. This solves the three key problems: object delivery and provenance, allowing the issuer to set or update the obsolescence characteristics of the credential; easy accession by the receiving entity; and ability to accumulate the related documentation and share, electronically via a network (such as the internet). Since these links are managed by the new service, any participant need only have internet and/or email access. | 2017-07-13 |
20170200171 | Workflow to Generate Metadata for New and Updated Products and Augment Short Message System Content - A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an industry wide topic detection operation which automatically detects the topics of interest within a particular industry is disclosed. Such an industry wide topic detection operation enables an organization to potentially identify shortcomings of competitors of an organization as well as business opportunities for the organization. Data generated by the industry wide topic detection operation is also useful for an organization to identify customer centric solutions, to address industry wide issues which may not addressed by other organizations within the industry. Observing and proactively engaging on these hot issues before other organizations allows a particular organization to react before competing organizations. In various embodiments, topics of interest include one or more of hot topics, troubled topics and frequently discussed topics. | 2017-07-13 |