43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130282417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL CUSTOMER CARE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to customer relationship management systems integrated with social media and social networks. More particularly, the invention provides a social customer care platform system to allow customer care functions, and in particular to allow customer service agents to identify, prioritize, match and triage customer support requests that may arise through a social network and may be serviced using a social network. It manages and tracks a high-volume of customer interactions and provides for monitoring of Internet social network posts relevant to a business's products or services along with the ability to capture, monitor, filter, make sense of and respond to, in real-time, tens of thousands of social interactions. It comprises role specific user-interface and functionality to match customer service environments, automated prioritization and matching for increased agent productivity, and an automated enterprise workflow to align social media support with existing business processes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282418 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIELD SERVICES AUTOMATION - A portable representative device manages the administrative workload of a field technical representative. The portable representative device includes a processor programmed to present a technical field representative with a list of selectable scheduled tasks assigned to the field technical representative, each of the selectable scheduled tasks associated with a roof. The field technical representative is presented with a task-specific form for a selected scheduled task. The task-specific form includes a plurality of fields to collect field data for the roof of the selected scheduled task from the field technical representatives. Field data from the field technical representative is collected using the task-specific form, the field data including a roof plan of the roof of the selected scheduled task. The collected field data is submitted to a central control system. A system and method are also included. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282419 | GOAL-ORIENTED PLANNING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method and system monitors progress of a participant in a program of development. At least one development goal is established for the participant, and a corresponding record created in a database and associated with a participant record. At least one objective is established, recorded and associated with the development goal record. At least one activity is selected, contributing to achievement of the development goal. A roster is created, in which the participant is scheduled to participate in the selected activity under supervision of at least one supervisor. Upon completion of a rostered activity, the system presents the supervisor with a reporting interface configured for entry of participant progress information with respect to achievement of the objective and the development goal. The supervisor enters progress information relating to the objective and/or the development goal, and the system stores this information in the database in association with the participant record. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REALTIME OCCUPANCY DETECTION OF VEHICLES APPROACHING RETAIL SITE FOR PREDICTIVE ORDERING - Embodiments relate to systems and methods for realtime occupancy detection of vehicles approaching a retail site for predictive ordering. A restaurant or other retail site can maintain access areas, such as a drive through lane or parking area, which vehicles can approach to order food or other items. A set of sensors can detect the vehicles, and estimate the number of occupants in those vehicles. Detection techniques can include face detection technology, seat detection technology, thermal imaging, or others. The number of occupants can be estimated and sent to a production management engine monitoring the site. That engine can responsively issue production instructions, such as a number and type of food items to prepare, and when. By integrating an operational model of the site, including projected order amounts and types, with the realtime occupant count, more accurate matching of food or other production to customer demand can be achieved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282421 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED EVENT PARTICIPATION - The various implementations of the present invention are provided as a computer-based system for enhanced communications and event management that focuses on customization of the event attendee experience. Each event attendee is provided with the tools necessary to effectively and efficiently create an event experience that most closely matches their goals and objectives. For example, a variety of dynamic event activity maps provide event attendees with the ability to quickly and easily identify and locate the most interesting and pertinent seminars, classes, speakers, vendors, exhibitors, etc. Additionally, event attendees can update and control their event schedule, customize communications that are sent and received, set up meetings with other event attendees, and receive updates about event activities and schedules. Vendors, exhibitors, and event organizers are provided with a series of tools, including “gamification” tools, that will allow them engage event attendees in event activities to increase attendee participation. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282422 | Location and Time Sensitive Wireless Calendaring - A computer-implemented method provides location-sensitive and time-sensitive calendaring to a wireless device, such as a cell phone, pager, PDA, etc. A user's calendar is maintained with a number of appointments, start times and end times for the appointments, meeting place and a list of attendees for the appointments. When the present time reading is within a predetermined minimum of a meeting start time of an appointment of a calendar user, the location of the user is determined based on the location of the wireless device. The location of the meeting place is also determined. Using historical data (of the user or others), the estimated time of arrival of the user at the meeting place is determined. If the estimated time of arrival is after the meeting start time, then a late message may be sent to the user and/or to the other meeting attendees. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282423 | CROP CULTIVATION SUPPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A crop cultivation support method that is executed by a computer includes retrieving from among dispersed fields displayed on a map on a screen, a set of fields as cultivation candidates for a designated crop, based on properties of the fields; determining from among the set of fields and based on estimated yields of the designated crop for each of the fields in the set of fields, a field combination that satisfies a targeted yield of the designated crop; changing a display format of each of the fields in the field combination to a predetermined display format that differs from a display format of other fields excluded from the field combination, and displaying the fields in field combination in the predetermined display format on the map. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282424 | CONFIGURABLE PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present subject matter relates to a configurable process management system. In one embodiment, the configurable process management system comprises a configuration module configured to model one or more process workflows based at least on process requirements. Each of the process workflows comprises a plurality of process activities. Further, the configuration module is configured to create at least one custom application for one of a plurality of process activities, based on application inputs obtained from a user. The custom application, thus, created is associated with a selected process workflow amongst the one or more process workflows. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282425 | Intelligent Whistleblower Support System - A system for anonymously receiving information relating to suspected dishonest or illegal activity relating to an organization includes several interfaces that facilitate the anonymity. An automated analyzer analyses the received information to identify relevant governing documents (e.g., laws, regulations, etc.) and relevant personnel. A remediation workflow may then be generated based on the identified relevant information to address the report of suspected dishonest or illegal activity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282426 | Targeted Security Implementation Through Security Loss Forecasting - A method of selecting security actions is provided. The method comprises estimating a maximum forecast loss, identifying general, sector specific, and targeted threats. The method further comprises forecasting a security loss based on the estimated maximum forecast loss and the threats, estimating a reduction in the security loss based on a first investment on a general threat countermeasure, on a second investment on a sector specific countermeasure, and on a third investment on a targeted threat countermeasure. The method further comprises allocating at least a portion of a security investment budget among the first, the second, and the third investments to maximize the estimated reduction in security loss. An aspect disclosed comprises a method that determines rates of return on security investment and selects security investments based on the rates of return. An aspect disclosed comprises a system for forecasting a security loss based on a security investment. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282427 | REPUTATION-BASED SERVICE VALUATION - A system and method for reputation-based service valuation are provided herein. The method includes receiving, within a computing system, subjective evaluation criteria relating to a service from any of a number of users of the service. The method also includes scaling the subjective evaluation criteria based on a reputation of each of the users to produce reputation-based subjective evaluation criteria. The method further includes generating a service valuation for the service based on the reputation-based subjective evaluation criteria. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282428 | PROBABILISTIC INFERENCE OF SITE DEMOGRAPHICS FROM AGGREGATE USER INTERNET USAGE AND SOURCE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - A demographic attribute value of a sink online document (such as Websites or Web pages) may be determined given a set of users who have visited at least one of the source documents and the sink document, by (a) accepting a value(s) of the demographic attribute, each of which values is associated with a source online document (where each of the source online documents has a value for the demographic attribute and has been visited by at least one user of the given set), (b) determining an estimate of the demographic attribute value of each of the users of the given set using the accepted demographic attribute value of each of the source online documents visited by the user, and (c) determining the demographic attribute value of the sink online document using the determined estimate of the demographic attribute value of each of the users of the given set. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282429 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT BASED ACTIVITY MODELING - A context-based activity modeling apparatus is provided which includes an activity element input interface via which data about an activity element including one or more of activity information of an activity modeling target, activity subject information, object information, tool information, and context information are input; a data mapping unit for mapping the data input via the activity element input interface based on relations therebetween; and an activity modeling display unit that graphically displays the mapped data on a screen. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INTUITIVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE - Improvement of customer experiences during online commerce is accomplished by providing unique experiences to customers as a result of anticipating customer needs, simplifying customer engagement based on predicted customer intent, and updating system knowledge about customers with information gathered from new customer interactions. In this way, the customer experience is improved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282431 | STAGNANT VISITOR MANAGEMENT FOR ENGAGEMENT PROGRESSION ON WEB SITES - A method and system for customizing web sites for visitor to increase the likelihood a visitor becomes deepens the relationship with the web site or becomes a customer is disclosed. A progression level design defines levels and conditions for moving between those levels. At each level, the web site is customized in predetermined ways commensurate with that level. Information on the visitor is gathered to evaluate their level and possibly upgrade or downgrade that level. Reports detail flow of visitors between levels for various time periods. Where that flow is not desired, the progression level design can be changed by adding, removing or changing levels and conditions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282432 | METHOD OF GENERATING SOCIAL MARKETING GROUP INFORMATION OF EACH AFFILIATE STORE IN WHICH CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION AND AFTER-MARKETING METHOD INTENDED FOR SOCIAL MARKETING GROUP - Disclosed are a method of generating social marketing group information of each affiliate store in which credit card payment information is associated with social network information and an after-marketing method intended for a social marketing group. A personal connection-based consumption group is formed by combining credit card members who are a consumption group with social network subscribers who are a personal connection group, and marketing intended for the person connection-based consumption group is conducted. A plurality of social marketing groups are formed for each affiliate store using credit card payment information and social network information. When a member of the social marketing group purchases a product or service in the affiliate store, the affiliate store provides purchasers belonging to the social marketing group with a benefit as the price for advertising expenses. Thus, it is possible to overcome the constraints in item of a product or service, the number of purchases, or time, which are problems of conventional social commerce, network marketing, and group purchase. Since credit card members having a personal interchange relation through a social network service form a marketing group for each affiliate, a consumption group is formed which is strong in purchasing power and high in information transfer power and reliability. Thus, customers can receive more benefits or services. In addition, a seller (advertiser) can conduct efficient advertising at low cost and secure a purchaser group having high loyalty. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282433 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE MARKETING FORECASTING ACTIVITY - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage marketing forecasting activity. An example method includes identifying a first likelihood of missing the sales target based on a first alerting methodology, identifying a second likelihood of missing the sales target based on a second alerting methodology, issuing a first alert if at least one of the first or the second likelihoods is greater than a threshold after a first future date, and issuing a second alert if the first and the second likelihoods are greater than the threshold after a second future date. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282434 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE MARKETING FORECASTING ACTIVITY - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage marketing forecasting activity. An example method includes retrieving client driver control data and corresponding market triggers, generating a client baseline profile associated with the client based on the client driver control data and a corresponding market trigger, calculating a first probability of not taking action when action prevents a missed marketing objective, calculating a second probability of taking action when action causes superfluous spending to meet a marketing objective, and generating the alert based on a comparison between the product of the first probability and a cost of the missed marketing objective and the product of the second probability and a cost of the superfluous spending. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282435 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE MARKETING FORECASTING ACTIVITY - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage marketing forecasting activity. An example method includes eliminating a first portion of a plurality of driver forecasts that fail to meet a historical threshold, calculating a Euclidian distance value between each driver forecast in a second portion of the plurality of driver forecasts, identifying a separation zone between each adjacent driver forecast in the second portion, and selecting a representative driver forecast from each cluster created by the separation zone. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282436 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE MARKETING FORECASTING ACTIVITY - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to manage marketing forecasting activity. An example method includes retrieving a vetted sales forecast and a corresponding set of drivers, overlaying default confidence limits associated with the vetted sales forecast, and generating a plurality of tailored icons associated with each of the drivers, the icons tailored based on the default confidence limits. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSUMER PREFERENCE AND INTENTION DATA TO MERCHANTS - Methods and apparatus for providing purchase intention and consumer preference data to merchants are described. In an embodiment, the process includes receiving, by a server computer from a device at a merchant location, consumer check-in data and then retrieving consumer preferences data and purchase history data. The method also includes retrieving merchant data indicative of items and/or services offered by the merchant, and determining purchase intention data indicative of an item or service that the consumer intends to purchase based on at least one of the consumer preferences data, the consumer purchase history data, and the merchant data. The process then includes transmitting the purchase intention data in real-time to a merchant device at the merchant location. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282438 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING RELEVANT USER INFORMATION BASED ON PROXIMITY AND PRIVACY CONTROLS - Methods, systems and devices for providing relevant user information to devices within proximity of a user. A wireless identity transmitter associated with the user periodically broadcasts messages that include obscured identifiers. A proximate proximity broadcast receiver may receive and relay the broadcast messages to a central server which may process the included information. Based on categories related to the proximity broadcast receiver and the user, the central server may identify subsets of stored profile information about the user that are relevant to the proximity broadcast receiver. The central server may transmit relevant profile information to devices to assist in activities associated with the proximity broadcast receiver. In an embodiment, the central server may only transit relevant profile information that is authorized by the user via permissions associated with the profile. Further, the central server may transmit payment authentication profile information for use by point-of-sale devices within proximity of the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282439 | System and Method for Strategizing Interactions with a Client Base - The present disclosure describes novel systems and methods that can be utilized to evaluate and/or direct an interaction with a consumer database and/or evaluate a consumer database, where the consumer database contains information about consumers and particular products and/or services held or used by the consumers. The interactions may be, for example, determining a strategy for sales, marketing, cross-selling, and/or retaining one or more of the consumers. The evaluations may include, for example, hierarchically ranking the consumers and/or determining a clustering of the consumers. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282440 | SOCIAL PRICING FOR GOODS OR SERVICES - At a high-level, a novel pricing technique is dependent in part on the influence of followers or friends on one or more internet social site that a user has. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282441 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING COST OF SYSTEM TESTING REQUEST BASED ON TABLE UNIT - The invention relates to a system and method for estimating a cost for one or more system testing request in a data warehouse environment for a client based on a single table unit. This invention uses the past data of the client requests to derive the single table unit. It classifies the tables impacted in the past client requests into simple, medium and complex. It also derives simple table ratio, medium table ratio and complex table ratio. Thereafter, the tables of different complexities are converted into single table unit based on the simple table ratio, medium table ratio and complex table ratio. Finally, the cost is estimated in terms of single table unit based on the past data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282442 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER VALUE CREATION - A method and system for managing customer value creation may include receiving a dataset about a customer organization having value attributes with a relative numerical percentage score and a value; processing the dataset to generate a quantified economic or financial impact on a profitability of the customer organization based on the value attributes; generating a customer data collection template based on the quantified economic or financial impact for use in obtaining information from the customer organization; receiving another dataset about the customer organization based on information provided by the customer organization, the other dataset including value attributes having a relative numerical percentage score and a value; processing at least the other dataset to generate another quantified economic or financial impact on the profitability of the customer organization based on the value attributes; identifying one or more investment opportunities based on the another quantified economic or financial impact on the profitability of the customer organization; and generating and prioritizing one or more initiatives to achieve the identified investment opportunities to increase the profitability of the customer organization. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282443 | SELLER URL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for monitoring seller URLs are described. The methods include receiving a merchant URL associated with a merchant site, extracting content from a Web page associated with the merchant URL, and determining actionable changes related to a payment provider service on the merchant site. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A CUSTOMIZABLE GAME-ENVIRONMENT TO EXTRACT BUSINESS INFORMATION TO RECOMMEND A MARKETING CAMPAIGN - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for recommending a marketing campaign for a business are disclosed. For example, the method receives one or more parameters of the business and a business objective, generates a game-environment of the business based upon the one or more parameters, simulates an operation of the business in the game-environment using the one or more parameters and recommends a marketing campaign for the business based upon the operation of the business that is simulated and meeting the business objective. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282445 | METHOD OR SYSTEM TO EVALUATE STRATEGY DECISIONS - Briefly, embodiments of a method or system to evaluate strategy decisions are disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282446 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING, MEASURING, SHARING AND INFLUENCING THE BEHAVIOURAL QUALITIES OF A SERVICE PERFORMANCE - Methods and systems for capturing, measuring, sharing and influencing the behavioural qualities of a service performance. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282447 | DETERMINING PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF SUPERVISOR - There is provided an apparatus caused at least to acquire information of a supervisor identifier allocated to a supervisor who is registered to a network environment accessible by a plurality of supervisors and by a plurality of clients; acquire information of a different client identifier allocated to each client registered to the network environment; associate at least one client identifier with the supervisor identifier on the basis of a notification of whether or not the client is co-operating with the supervisor; acquire at least one activity metric related to the at least one client corresponding to the at least one client identifier associated with the supervisor identifier; and determine a performance level of the supervisor corresponding to the supervisor identifier at least partly on the basis of the acquired at least one activity metric. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282448 | Methods and Systems for Electronic Payment for Parking using Autonomous Position Sensing - A method/system of wireless payment of parking fees for a vehicle, applicable to both open street and closed garage parking, wherein the user and checker experiences are enhanced relative to the prior art by a number of means, including: autonomous sensing of the user's/vehicle's location and allowing the user to correct the indicated location if required; enabling a handset to automatically sense the ID of the vehicle in which it is located; enabling rapid and facile enforcement by providing the Checker with information about the location, parking session status and other attributes of parked vehicles and displaying the information on a portable terminal in a manner facilitating rapid validation; and further facilitating the identification of vehicles with expired sessions by a method/system of RF interrogation involving RF tags located in/on the vehicles and the checking terminal querying the RF tags. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282449 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF VIRTUAL GOODS WITH RANDOMIZED VALUE ELEMENTS - A computer-implemented method for generating virtual goods, including storing computer readable instructions in a memory element for at least one computer, and executing, using a processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to generate a randomized value element in accordance with a set of generation rules; assign the randomized value element to a first virtual good; and, transmit a first representation of the first virtual good for display. A computer-based apparatus for generating of virtual goods with randomized value elements, including a memory element for at least one computer arranged to store computer readable instructions, a processor for the at least one computer, arranged to execute the computer readable instructions to generate a randomized value element in accordance with a set of generation rules; assign the randomized value element to a first virtual good; and, transmit a first representation of the first virtual good for display. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF VIRTUAL GOODS WITH RANDOMIZED VALUE ELEMENTS - A computer-implemented method for generating virtual goods, including storing computer readable instructions in a memory element for at least one computer, and executing, using a processor for the at least one computer, the computer readable instructions to generate a randomized value element in accordance with a set of generation rules; assign the randomized value element to a first virtual good; and, transmit a first representation of the first virtual good for display. A computer-based apparatus for generating of virtual goods with randomized value elements, including a memory element for at least one computer arranged to store computer readable instructions, a processor for the at least one computer, arranged to execute the computer readable instructions to generate a randomized value element in accordance with a set of generation rules; assign the randomized value element to a first virtual good; and, transmit a first representation of the first virtual good for display. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282451 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Promotion for a Combined Product Dispensed from a Product Dispenser - Embodiments of the invention can include systems and methods for providing a promotion for a combined product dispensed from a product dispenser. In one embodiment, a system can provide a promotion for a combined product dispensed from a product dispenser. The system can include a code generation module operable to receive data associated with a plurality of product recipes; and generate a machine readable item with a promotion identifier, and a combined recipe including the plurality of product recipes, wherein the machine readable item configures a product dispenser to promote and dispense the combined recipe. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282452 | Advertisement Revenues Shared With Subscribers - The present invention provides a method, system and program product for the owners (also known as “subscribers”) of communication devices such as smart TVs, computers, notebooks, mobile phones and tablets, to auction, rent or lease parts or all of their device display screens where advertisers can bid to display advertisements directly or through advertising providers. The device display screen auction, rental or lease can be based on timeslot such as a number of seconds, minutes, hours and days. In addition, subscribers may define selection criteria such as countries, languages, categories, personal interests, device locations and other meta-data to filter out advertisements for displays on their devices. The advertisement revenues on device display screens of communication devices are shared among subscribers, advertising providers and related third party partners based on contracts or agreements. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STREAMING MEDIA - Disclosed herein are system and method embodiments for streaming media. An embodiment operates by receiving, at at least one computing device, a request for media from a viewer. At least one program is identified in which at least a portion of the media is available. A presentation is generated to identify the at least the portion of the media based on the at least one program and at least one order, wherein the order comprises at least one order component associated with the at least one program. The embodiment further includes dynamically generating an identification of an advertising clip for the presentation and then transmitting the presentation to the viewer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282454 | Virtual Environment with Targeted Advertising and Rewards - A computer system and computer-implemented method present a suite of challenging and entertaining mobile games, obstacles, or tasks (“challenges”) within a navigable virtual environment simulating a real world venue. Businesses may reach consumers in a targeted, non-invasive, and integrated way with promotions, coupons, merchandise, affinity points or other prizes presented within the virtual environment. Certain advertising and promotions may be sent to particular users based upon user preferences, past user activity, user location, and/or other factors. The rewards (such as points or prizes) offered may also be targeted and selected based upon user preferences, past user activity, user location, and/or other factors. The rewards may be redeemable and transferrable. The computer system may allow sponsors such as shopping mall owners and operators, retailers, non-profit organizations and other enterprises, or individuals, to customize their promotional offerings, advertising, and challenges based in part upon real time data about user behavior and preferences. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282455 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR REFERRING GOODS AND SERVICES VIA A SOCIAL MEDIA FEED - A computer program, method, and system for referring goods and services via a social media feed. More particularly, the computer program, method, and system provide for a user to refer goods or services through a social media feed and to receive a benefit, such as a monetary amount or a coupon, for referring the goods or services. For instance, a user may request to electronically refer at least one good or service offered by a retailer. Upon receiving such a request, a unique referral link may be generated that is operable to direct third parties to an electronic resource hosted by the retailer. After the user embeds the unique referral link in the user's social media feed, then third parties may select the unique referral link, such that the third party is provided access to the electronic resource hosted by the retailer. Finally, a virtual credit may be provided to the electronic referral account of the user upon the third party selecting the unique referral link. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282456 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A VALUE RELATING TO A POST - Products and processes are provided in which an award for a commitment from an entity to post information, via a posting site, at or before a subsequent time is offered to an entity. In response to receiving the commitment, the award is provided to the entity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282457 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETERMINE A VALUE RELATING TO A POST - Products and processes are provided in which an award for a commitment from an entity to post information, via a posting site, at or before a subsequent time is offered to an entity. In response to receiving the commitment, the award is provided to the entity. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION RATES ON ELECTRONIC SURVEYS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION - A system and method for a vendor to provide and process a survey with a customer either before, at, or after a consumer transaction is described herein; wherein in one or more embodiments an incentive is offered and redeemable by the consumer contemporaneously with the transaction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282459 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STANDARD APPROACH TO COUPON SELECTION - Presented are apparatus and methods for utilizing coupons and the like in the context of a contactless payment process. A processor of a payment-enabled mobile device stores a Proximity Coupon System Environment (PCSE). The PCSE includes coupon applications that provide for an alternative form of payment and/or that influence a final transaction amount for a payment transaction. The method includes storing in a File Control Information (FCI) file of the PCSE a list of the coupon applications, and storing in a FCI file of a Proximity Payment System Environment (PPSE) an indication of the existence of the PCSE. When a payment transaction request is received from a proximity reader, the payment-enabled mobile device transmits the indication of the existence of the PCSE and the list of coupon applications that are to be considered before determining the final transaction amount. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282460 | MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A TRANSACTION SESSION - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, methods and systems disclosed herein provide for management of multiple electronic devices in a transaction session. An example method includes associating a user identifier of a first shopper with a transaction session. The method may also include receiving, from a second shopper, a request to join the transaction session. Further, the method may include processing the transaction session based on the request. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO USE TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION COMMUNICATIONS TO PROCESS OFFERS - A system includes a transaction handler, a data warehouse storing data associating offers and consumer accounts, a transaction handler coupled with the data warehouse, and a transaction terminal configured to submit authorization requests to the transaction handler via an acquirer processor. After receiving account information identifying a consumer account for a payment transaction, the transaction terminal generates a first authorization request identifying the consumer account. The transaction handler identifies offer information relevant to the payment transaction and provides an authorization response containing the offer information, prior to communication with an issuer processor for the payment transaction. In response to the offer information provided in the authorization response, the transaction terminal modifies the first authorization request to generate a second authorization request, in response to which the transaction handler communicates with the issuer processor for the payment transaction. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282462 | System and Method for Redeeming an Electronic Promotion Code at a Point of Sale - An authentication device and a mobile device work together for redeeming an electronic promotion code at a point of sale. Upon receipt of an electronic promotion code, the authentication device encrypts the electronic promotion code and transmits the encrypted promotion code to the mobile device. In response, the mobile device decrypts the encrypted promotion code and determines whether the decrypted promotion code satisfies one or more predefined conditions. If so, the mobile device displays a message, indicating a successful redemption of the promotion code at the point of sale. In some implementations, the message includes a confirmation code, which is provided to the authentication device for generating a transaction log record. In some implementations, the mobile device also generates a separate transaction log record for the promotion code and transmits the transaction log record to a remote server for further processing. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282463 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CERTIFICATES HAVING UNIQUE ID DATA - A method and system for the electronic distribution of product redemption coupons to remote personal computers located at users' homes are disclosed. A centrally located repository, such as an online service provider or web site on the Internet, stores packages of coupon data for downloading on demand to the user's computer. A coupon generated by the system and method of the present invention comprises an encoded area that consists essentially of a unique Coupon Id. The unique Coupon Id is also recorded in a database comprising a plurality of data tables. At least one of the data tables associates each Coupon Id with one or more of a Promotion Id and a Consumer Id. Preferably, the Print Id is also associated in a data table with a Session Id and information regarding the date/time of printing. The Ids other than the Coupon Id may not be printed on the coupon. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282464 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOYALTY PROGRAMS VIA A DEBIT CARD - A method and system are provided for linking loyalty programs for merchants and debit card customers. This involves storing, in a database memory, loyalty program identifiers, debit card customer identifiers, for each debit card customer and each loyalty program in which that debit card customer is registered, a loyalty program customer identifier and merchant identifiers; receiving transaction information, which includes debit card holder information, a merchant identifier and purchase information, from a merchant; locating a debit card customer identifier corresponding to the debit card holder identifier; determining the loyalty program identifier for the merchant; and determining if the debit card customer identifier is stored in the database memory in linked relation with a loyalty program customer identifier stored in linked relation to the loyalty program identifier and, if so, determining a loyalty program manager, and transmitting the loyalty program customer identifier and the purchase information to the loyalty program manager. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282465 | AFFINITY REWARDS PROGRAMS - The disclosure relates to affinity rewards program methods and systems. In one aspect, a sponsor participates in an affinity rewards program by transmitting to a rewards program administrator an offer record including a sponsor identifier, an offer reward, and a reward interaction condition. The sponsor receives from a user a unique user identifier associated with an affinity passport which includes the user identifier in readable form and which is associated with the rewards program. The sponsor transmits to the rewards program administrator an event record including the user identifier, the sponsor identifier, and event information defining a user-sponsor interaction. The sponsor receives from the rewards program administrator an indication whether the event information meets the interaction condition and qualifies the user for the sponsor's reward. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282466 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF AN ONLINE STORE - A method for implementing an online teacher gift registry includes: generating a teacher registration graphical user interface; entering teacher registration information prompted by a registration module; selecting, from an online store, products and a quantity of each of the selected products to be included in the teacher gift registry for others to purchase; and electronically publishing registry information. The electronically published registry information includes a uniform resource locator (URL) link enabling others to access the teacher gift registry. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARD LINKED REWARD EXCHANGE ACCOUNT - A system and method for operating a reward points accumulation and redemption program wherein a user earns rewards from a plurality of independent reward issuing entities, with each tracking the user's earned rewards. A trading server accumulates some or all of the user's earned rewards from the reward servers and credits the accumulated points rewards into a single reward exchange account associated with the user. The user may then select an item for purchase with the accumulated rewards. The item is provided to the user in exchange for a subset or all of the rewards. Reward points may also be redeemed in exchange for services, such as the playing of a video game or Internet access. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOYALTY PROGRAMS VIA A DEBIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD ACCOUNT IDENTIFYING DEVICE - A method and system are provided for linking loyalty programs for merchants and debit card customers. This involves storing, in a database memory, loyalty program identifiers, debit card customer identifiers, for each debit card customer and each loyalty program in which that debit card customer is registered, a loyalty program customer identifier and merchant identifiers; receiving transaction information, which includes debit card holder information, a merchant identifier and purchase information, from a merchant; locating a debit card customer identifier corresponding to the debit card holder identifier; determining the loyalty program identifier for the merchant; and determining if the debit card customer identifier is stored in the database memory in linked relation with a loyalty program customer identifier stored in linked relation to the loyalty program identifier and, if so, determining a loyalty program manager, and transmitting the loyalty program customer identifier and the purchase information to the loyalty program manager. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282469 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE FOR STORING, MANAGING AND COMBINING REWARDS - A system and method for operating a reward points accumulation and redemption program wherein a user earns reward points from a plurality of independent reward points issuing entities, with each tracking the user's earned reward points in a user reward point account stored on a multi-function card (such as a frequent flyer account or a credit card loyalty account). The multi-function card is adapted to aggregate some or all of the user's earned reward points from the reward accounts and credit the aggregated points into a single reward exchange account on the multi-function card. The user may then select an item for purchase with the accumulated reward points from the multi-function card. The item is provided to the user in exchange for a subset or all of the reward points from the multi-function card. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282470 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME LOYALTY DISCOUNTS AND PAPERLESS RECEIPTS - Systems and methods for transaction-based recordation of a new payment identifier. A payment identifier and a first user account associated with the payment identifier are received, the payment identifier and the first user account associated with a transaction. A user status associated with a user of the first user account is determined. A record is generated that includes the payment identifier, the first user account, and the user status. The record is recorded for use with subsequent transactions by the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282471 | REWARD EXCHANGE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A TRADING AGREEMENT BETWEEN MERCHANTS AND ISSUERS - An online reward exchange system including an exchange computer that interoperates with user computers, reward point issuer computers, and merchant computers. The merchants' products may be purchased by a user by requesting via a user computer, merchant's point of sale device, or mobile device an issuer(s) to redeem reward points in exchange for payment to the merchant. The exchange computer is the gateway to the system and manages various transactions such as providing online product catalogs to users that list the merchants products, as well as displaying to the user the reward points he has available in his reward programs with the issuers. Once a user selects a desired product the exchange computer can mediate or manage the purchase transaction in which reward points are redeemed by the selected issuer and consideration is conveyed to the merchant in exchange for the merchant providing the product to the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282472 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING CHARGE AVAILABILITY AND ROUTE PATHS FOR OBTAINING CHARGE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES - Methods and systems for providing charge options to drivers of electric vehicles are provided. One method includes receiving data concerning charge providing availability from charge locations and receiving a request from processing logic of an electric vehicle, the request identifying a desire to obtain charge. The method includes determining a current location of the electric vehicle and determining identification of charge locations in proximity to the electric vehicle. The method further includes determining any sponsored rewards offered by the charge locations and communicating to the electric vehicle a path to one of the charge locations, where the path is identified with a sponsored reward offered at the charge location if the path is selected and charge is obtained. The method can be processed by a server and paths are communicated to vehicles to alert drivers of the electric vehicles of rewards or discounts if charge is obtained from certain locations. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282473 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SPECIAL PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES IN A SAVING AND PRE-PAY SYSTEM - A system comprising a selection engine configured allow a user to browse information related to a plurality of products and services that are related by a common theme in order to develop a personal plan; a calculator that allows the user to select certain products and services, an amount to be saved and a period associated with the saving act in accordance with the personal plan and to display the results of these selections in terms of contributions and timing; a credit calculator that allows the user to input credit information including balance and interest rate and configured to calculate how many payments, the amount thereof, and total interest paid for selected products and services, for comparison with the contributions and timing determined by the calculator; and a fund transfer engine configured to transfer the user's funds into a user account associated with the user in accordance with the selections input into the calculator. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS TO A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE AT THE POINT OF SALE - A method of providing rewards to a user by storing, in a portable computing device, user profile data which may be accessed by a merchant terminal. A merchant terminal interacts with the portable computing device by accessing the user profile data from the portable computing device, and providing the user with a reward in accordance with the user profile data accessed by the merchant terminal, wherein the merchant terminal provides a relatively greater reward to the user when relatively more user profile data is accessed by the merchant terminal and a relatively lesser reward to the user when relatively less data is accessed by the merchant terminal. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NOTIFYING AND PROVIDING A COUPON USING SNS INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a coupon by using SNS information or providing a notification message related to the coupon. More specifically, the present invention rotates to a system and method for providing a coupon or providing a notification message to a receiver by inputting an SNS account or a relation of the receiver, or by inputting location information for using the coupon. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CROSS-CHANNEL, REAL-TIME INSIGHTS FOR CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION AND MEASURING MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS - The present invention provides a method and system for determining insights for mid-campaign optimization of a marketing campaign and measuring true marketing effectiveness. The method and system includes receiving a plurality of advertising data from one or more advertising data collection sources and electronically processing the advertising data to extract advertising data points therefrom. The method and system include accessing a plurality of historical data points from a historical data point storage device and mapping a plurality of relationships between one or more of the advertising data points and/or the historical data points. Thereupon, the method and system provides for determining at least one advertising campaign modification instruction based on the mapped relationships. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282477 | EMAIL INBOX MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for evaluating the effectiveness of an email campaign is described. The system and method may include the receipt of campaign data, the combination of the campaign data, and the determination of a campaign score and ranking based on the combined data. The determination of the campaign score and ranking may incorporate the use of a statistical model for testing similarity. The system and method may provide an indication of email message recipients' level of engagement with a particular campaign, as well as an indication of the effectiveness of a particular campaign as compared to that of other campaigns. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282478 | AD NETWORK OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A system and method for optimizing advertisements. To maximize revenue, a plurality of ad networks are tiered based on their pricing data, and in one embodiment, their cost per thousand impressions (CPM). Each tier includes a pricing data range. Periodically, the system may increase and decrease frequency caps for the ad networks to adjust the ad networks in the tiers. Frequency caps may be increased for an ad network when the CPM for the ad network is above the CPM range for the ad network's tier. The frequency caps may be decreased for the ad network when the CPM for the ad network is below the CPM range for the ad network's tier. For each ad network request received, the system traverses through the tiers of the plurality of ad networks for an ad network that is capable of serving an ad based on the ad network's frequency cap. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282479 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SCORES RELATED TO INTERACTIONS WITH A REVENUE GENERATOR - A system is disclosed for generating scores related to interactions with a revenue generator. A historical dataset corresponding to a historical behavior of a set of revenue generators may be identified. The historical dataset may be processed to identify a feature vector. A classifier model may be generated from the historical dataset and the feature vector. Current revenue generator data representing a current revenue generator may be collected. The current revenue generator data may be processed to generate a current revenue generator feature vector. A score may be generated by applying the classifier model to the current revenue generator data feature vector. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE AFFINITY MARKETING - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method and system for collaborative affinity marketing including a processor, an aggregator, a participant, and a merchant. The method and system include enrolling with the collaborative affinity marketing by the aggregator, participant, and merchant; assigning a participant identification code to the participant; storing enrollment information of the aggregator, participant, and merchant; providing the participant identification code to the merchant, when the participant initiates a purchase transaction with the merchant; storing the participant identification code and amount of purchase transaction by the merchant; sending the stored participant identification code, the amount of purchase transaction, and funds corresponding to a portion of the amount of purchase transaction to the processor; and sending a portion of the funds received by the processor from the merchant to the aggregator. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282481 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT - An advertisement management method and system wherein a first set of phrases associated with a first party is received. A second set of phrases is determined, wherein each phrase in the second set is topically related to at least one phrase in the first set, and the second set includes at least one phrase from the first set. A third set of phrases is generated based on the second set. The second set includes at least one phrase that is not in the third set. The advertisement management method and system also receives social feed data, including first data posted on an online social network by a second party. A computer processor is used for automatically searching for matches between the first data and the third set of phrases. Responsive to a match identified by said searching, second data representing a social lead and including contact information of the second party is generated. In the advertisement management method and system, the first party is notified about the second data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282482 | System for Targeting Advertising Content to a Plurality of Mobile Communication Facilities - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving respective requests for advertising content corresponding to a plurality of mobile communication facilities operated by a group of users, wherein the plurality includes first and second types of mobile communication facilities with different rendering capabilities; (b) receiving a datum corresponding to the group; (c) selecting from a first and second sponsor respective content based on a relevancy to the datum, wherein each content includes a first and second item requiring respective rendering capabilities; (d) receiving bids from the first and second sponsors; (e) attributing a priority to the content of the first sponsor based upon a determination that a yield associated with the first sponsor is greater than a yield associated with the second sponsor; and (f) transmitting the first and second items of the first sponsor to the first and second types of mobile communication facilities respectively. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282483 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED DELIVERY OF TARGETED ON-LINE BRAND ADVERTISEMENTS - A method of delivering targeted on-line advertising to an end user of a computer network system comprises creating an advertisement campaign having a plurality of dimensions associated therewith, obtaining end user data based upon engagement of the end user with the network system, profiling advertisement content available on the network system to identify specific items of advertisement content that are compatible with the advertising campaign, for each item of compatible advertisement content, utilizing the end user data and metrics associated with the plurality of dimensions associated with the advertisement campaign to develop an effectiveness measurement, and utilizing the effectiveness measurements to select at least one item of compatible advertisement content for display to the end user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282484 | Personal Directory Services with Directed Communication - Included are systems and methods for directing data. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a listing for a data provider, the listing including a plurality of criteria related to the data provider and receiving an indication to add at least a portion of the listing to a personal directory. Other embodiments include adding at least a portion of the listing to the personal directory and receiving an indication from the data provider to send data to the personal directory. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282485 | Targeted Advertising Based on Client-Side Tracking - Methods and systems may involve building a positive semantic network of advertising terms base on a web browsing activity of a user, and building a negative semantic of advertising terms based on one or more exclusion requests from the user. Additionally, the positive semantic network and the negative semantic network may be transmitted to a remote server while withholding information related to the identity of the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282486 | STRUCTURED INFORMATION ABOUT NODES ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - Structured information about nodes may be generated and shared using sub-nodes. A node in a social networking system may be associated with sub-nodes that are definable by the node owner, such as menu items for a restaurant or songs in playlists for an artist. Users of the system may interact with the sub-nodes, and the interactions may be presented back on the page to a user, aggregated according to the user's connections in the social networking system (e.g., which songs your friends listened to the most by the artist, which menu items were consumed the most). Users may associate other sub-nodes to the node, such as identifying other menu items served by a restaurant, and the node owner may confirm these associations. Location awareness functionalities may be used to inform a user of highly recommended sub-nodes nearby as indicated by other users of the social networking system. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282487 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DYNAMIC ADVERTISING, SUBMISSION EVALUATION, AND INPUT CONVERSION - Disclosed herein is an apparatus, comprising one or more databases relating interactive media, auctions, and user accounts, the user accounts comprising login information, advertising file information, and bidding information; and in communication with one or more user devices, wherein the one or more user devices may be used to place a bid in one of the auctions by one of the user accounts for one of the interactive media, and wherein an auction ends and a winning bid is determined, and the advertising file information associated with the winning bid is dynamically incorporated into the interactive media. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282488 | TRACKING AND SUMMARIZING PURCHASE INFORMATION - Embodiments track and summarize a user's purchasing activity. Tracking a user's purchasing activity, according to some embodiments, involves accessing user emails and payment transaction data, parsing the emails and payment transaction data to obtain relevant purchase data, and/or obtaining relevant purchase data via other channels from the user, merchants, financial institutions, and other entities. Summarizing a user's purchasing activity, according to some embodiments, involves generating a summary report organized around the user's individual purchase transactions. The summary reports, for example, help users track and manage their purchases, such as by enabling users to keep track of which items were purchased from which merchants and for how much, and whether the items have been shipped, delivered, canceled, etc. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282489 | DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE PLATFORM - The present invention is directed to an open business platform that provides an end-to-end solution for managing, distributing, and/or retailing digital media assets from various content suppliers. In one or more embodiments, the present invention provides an integrated system that permits media content suppliers to deposit their media assets with the system where they are prepared by a content management system for distribution to consumers via a secure distribution system. The media content suppliers may then track and control the use of their media assets through a subscriber management system for managing consumer accounts, a licensing server for issuing licenses restricting the use of media content, and a royalty reporter for determining and reporting royalties to the various content suppliers. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282490 | System For Providing A Service To Venues Where People Perform Transactions - A system and method for providing a service to promoters, including venues and advertising sponsors, who wish to provide promotions. The service includes making promoter promotions accessible by the mobile phones of members associated with an organization. Typically a promotion and member are matched based on the member's geographical position, which may be reported by the member or determined automatically during a transaction, a promotion redemption, or by a position sensor in their mobile phone. A promotion and member are optionally matched by the member's traits and behaviors. In addition to accessing promotions, members have mobile access to real-time information about the venues, such as the demographics of venue attendees and media posted by attendees concerning venue characteristics. Using the system, venues can determine who is shopping nearby and can send promotions to their phones, and members can know before going which venues have promotions and their preferred attendee demographic. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282491 | System for Targeting Advertising Content to a Plurality of Mobile Communication Facilities - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving respective requests for advertising content corresponding to a plurality of mobile communication facilities operated by a group of users, wherein the plurality includes first and second types of mobile communication facilities with different rendering capabilities; (b) receiving a datum corresponding to the group; (c) selecting from a first and second sponsor respective content based on a relevancy to the datum, wherein each content includes a first and second item requiring respective rendering capabilities; (d) receiving bids from the first and second sponsors; (e) attributing a priority to the content of the first sponsor based upon a determination that a yield associated with the first sponsor is greater than a yield associated with the second sponsor; and (f) transmitting the first and second items of the first sponsor to the first and second types of mobile communication facilities respectively. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282492 | STORE SOLUTIONS - Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation database, and thereafter use that database for targeted communications. Related inventions include an intelligent Y cable or the like to filter data transmitted from a scanner at a point of entry of consumer data, and a novel POS CS configured to receive bar codes that would otherwise cause the POS CS to enter an error condition. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282493 | NON-UNIQUE IDENTIFIER FOR A GROUP OF MOBILE USERS - Embodiments are directed towards collecting, aggregating and indexing unique and non-unique user data from a plurality of users. The result for a query of this indexed aggregation of user data is provided in a plurality of sub-sets of aggregated user data. Each subset of aggregated user data corresponds to a particular portion of the plurality of users. Also, each of these particular portions of the users is set at least large enough to provide general anonymity for the individual users. User data may be collected by one or more user data suppliers and provided to a user data aggregator. In some embodiments, user data may be collected as unique user data, non-unique user data, or any combination thereof. In some embodiments, user data may be aggregated by zip code, expanded zip code, and/or one or more attributes. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282494 | Process and system for active communication using social media - A computer based process that is adapted to work with a social media visual interface to provide active and real-time communication between users. The social media membership is made up of a plurality of members and the process collects and compares personal information pertaining to each member to identify common characteristics between members. The process also collects and compares information pertaining to one or more travel destinations and/or information relating to activities at a travel destination as provided by each member. The process subsequently uses the information provided by each member to associate each member with another member or with a group of members where each associated member has provided similar characteristics and interests. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282495 | Auctioning Segmented Avails - Various embodiments enable auctioning of segmented advertisement insertion opportunities, e.g., segmented avails, associated with distributed content. In at least some embodiments, bids from advertisers to place advertisements in conjunction with a segmented avail are obtained. The bids that are obtained can have different durations (e.g., 60, 30, 15 seconds) that can be selectively enabled by a segmented avail in various combinations to fill a total duration of the segmented avail. Ranking criteria and/or logic can be applied to rank the bids one to another. In at least some embodiments, the bids are ranked within groups corresponding to different time durations. Bids can be allocated to the segmented avail by testing one or more combinations of the bids and selecting a winning combination based at least in part upon a sum of the ranks associated with bids in the combination. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282496 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONETIZING EDITORIAL USER-GENERATED CONTENT VIA CONVERSION INTO AFFILIATE MARKETING LINKS - Methods and systems for monetizing editorial and user-generated content via conversion into affiliate marketing links. Aspects of the disclosure, for example, are directed to methods and systems configured to enable rewriting of URLs based on a synchronized database of merchants collected from a breadth of affiliate networks. In several embodiments, for example, upon posting of a URL to a user-generated website or on clicking of a URL on such a site by a user, the server system compares the domain name of the URL against a database of merchants synchronized across multiple affiliate networks. When a merchant's domain name is found, the server system may convert the URL using a deep linking syntax outlined in the merchant database so that the URL becomes an affiliate link that leads to the original URL via the corresponding affiliate network. User clicks on this converted URL may generate affiliate commissions. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282497 | ASSIGNING AN ADVERTISEMENT - Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for assigning an advertisement. Assigning an advertisement can include constructing a graph of events between a number of visitors and a number of domains, iteratively calculating a set of domain scores for the advertisement using a spreading function on the graph, and assigning the advertisement to a domain based on a domain score of the domain, wherein the domain score is among the set of domain scores. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282498 | ROUTER ADVERTISEMENT FOR MULTIPLE STACK SCENARIO - It is provided an apparatus, comprising advertisement receiving means adapted to receive an advertisement message according to a first network layer protocol, wherein the advertisement message comprises a flag, a network layer address according to a second network layer protocol different from the first network layer protocol, and a first link layer address; flag detecting means adapted to detect if the flag is set in the advertisement message; routing table setting means adapted to set the first link layer address as a router address in a routing table of the second network layer protocol if the flag is set; and directing means adapted to direct a message of the second network layer protocol to the router address as a first hop router. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282499 | POS TERMINAL - In accordance with the present embodiment, a POS terminal comprises a system unit, a battery unit configured to accommodate a plurality of batteries, and a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit is configured to individually monitor the state of each battery accommodated and mounted in the battery unit and notify the state of the battery to the system unit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282500 | VEHICLE FUELING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle fuelling system and method which uses an internet-based user interface accessible by a user. The user accesses the user interface through a smartphone application, a computing device, call center, or a kiosk situated at a parking facility. The user accesses the user interface to notify a service provider that a vehicle in need of fuel. While the vehicle is parked in a parking lot, the service provider responds to the user's notification, and dispatches a fuel truck to deliver fuel to the vehicle. This allows a user to have an unattended vehicle fuelled. The user is automatically charged for the fuel and service, and a notification and invoice is provided to the user. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282501 | POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM - A point-of-sale system includes a stand that supports a tablet computer. The tablet computer can run a merchant application to provide the typical functionality for a point-of-sale system. The stand can be rotatable to face either the merchant or the customer. The stand can incorporate a card reader. The tablet computer can be connected through a hub to other peripheral components, such as a controllable cash drawer, a printer and/or a bar code reader. The cash drawer can include a slidable drawer having sliding rails that are hidden from a top view of the drawer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282502 | PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS WITHOUT A SECURE ELEMENT - A user conducts a wireless payment transaction with a merchant system by transmitting payment information from a user device to a terminal reader without accessing a secure element resident on the user device. A user taps a user device in a merchant system's terminal reader's radio frequency field. The terminal reader and the user device establish a communication channel and the terminal reader transmits a signal comprising a request for a payment processing response. The signal is received by the user device and converted by a controller to a request understandable by an application host processor. The controller transmits the request to the application host processor, where the request is processed, and a response is transmitted to the controller and then to the terminal reader. The response generated by the application host processor is identifiable by the merchant system as a payment response. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282503 | Ink Billing System with Changeable Billing Rate Table - An ink billing system is used between a client company X | 2013-10-24 |
20130282504 | MANAGING COPYRIGHTS OF CONTENT FOR SHARING ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social graph may be modeled as a collection of claims. Each claim is associated with an author, an audience, and an assertion about a fact. Probabilistic information may be collected from various sources for a claim, enabling a social networking system to evaluate a truthfulness of the assertion made in the claim. User-declared profile information may be evaluated as claims. A user, entity, or application may make claims about any assertions made in the social networking system. Reputation scores may be determined for users based on evaluations of their historical assertions. Claims may be evaluated for truthfulness using a probabilistic prediction model using heuristics analysis, regression analysis, and machine learning methods. A claims based profile of users may be provided to viewers based on the contexts in which the claims were made. Viewers may view claims made about users, such as the users' biographical information, contact information, expertise, and interests. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXPONENTIAL EXPANSION OF COMMERCE - A system and method for turning a buyer into a prospective seller in an electronic marketplace. After the buyer enters into a binding agreement to purchase an item, the buyer is provided with an option of re-listing the purchased item for resale. The purchased item is re-listed if the buyer opts to re-list it. An ecommerce listing to sell the purchased item is automatically generated based on the previous listing. The user only needs to provide the selling price to complete the listing. The purchased item can be re-listed in the same marketplace where the item was purchased or in a different marketplace. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXPONENTIAL EXPANSION OF COMMERCE - A system and method for turning a buyer into a prospective seller in an electronic marketplace. After the buyer enters into a binding agreement to purchase an item, the buyer is provided with an option of re-listing the purchased item for resale. The purchased item is re-listed if the buyer opts to re-list it. An ecommerce listing to sell the purchased item is automatically generated based on the previous listing. The user only needs to provide the selling price to complete the listing. The purchased item can be re-listed in the same marketplace where the item was purchased or in a different marketplace. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PURCHASING RETAIL PRODUCTS - A System and Method For Identifying and Purchasing Retail Products is disclosed. The system allows a community of members to communicate and interact with one another. A member or members of the community may provide information related to a desired product or service to the community of members who may then collectively create an aggregate purchase offer for the desired product or service to a merchant or merchants. The system further provides a mechanism for the merchant to either accept the aggregate purchase price or to provide a counter-offer, and further provides a mechanism for members of the community of members to either accept the counter-offer or to provide a new counter-offer to the merchant. The system and related methods may further interoperate with social networking systems and methods and provide social networking abilities to the community of members. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PURCHASING RETAIL PRODUCTS - A System and Method For Identifying and Purchasing Retail Products is disclosed. The system allows a community of members to communicate and interact with one another. A member or members of the community may provide information related to a desired product or service to the community of members who may then collectively create an aggregate purchase offer for the desired product or service to a merchant or merchants. The system further provides a mechanism for the merchant to either accept the aggregate purchase price or to provide a counter-offer, and further provides a mechanism for members of the community of members to either accept the counter-offer or to provide a new counter-offer to the merchant. The system and related methods may further interoperate with social networking systems and methods and provide social networking abilities to the community of members. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282509 | SALES LEAD GENERATION SYSTEM FOR A COMPANY IN A SERVICE INDUSTRY AND RELATED METHODS - A sales lead generation system for a company in a service industry is disclosed. The sales lead generation system may comprise a master database for storing information for customers of the company, and a mobile device for communicating sales lead information for service work to the master database. The sales lead information may include identifying information for the customers and at least one media file indicating an anomaly condition at a location of the customer. A related method and computer-readable medium are also disclosed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282510 | Splitting of User-Lists - Systems and techniques are described for splitting user-lists. A described technique includes obtaining a master user-list, the master user-list including object identifiers that are respectively associated with web clients; obtaining a splitting factor that controls a splitting of the master user-list; creating a reduced user-list from the master user-list based on the splitting factor such that the reduced user-list maintains a statistical fidelity of the master user-list, the reduced user-list including fewer than all of the object identifiers included in the master user-list; and providing the reduced user-list. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282511 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING, SCHEDULING, AND PURCHASING PROJECT SERVICES - An online system and method for a computer or web-based system enabling users to estimate, schedule, and purchase a variety of home-related services from a trusted group of professional contractors. The system manages a list of prescreened, reputable, and local contractors. Through the present invention, consumers may find local contractors, obtain real time competitively priced quotes from contractors for their services, schedule work to be preformed, and pay or finance the cost of the service. Contractors may also purchase subscriptions tied to U.S. postal codes or zip codes from which they will receive all leads of consumers needing services originating from that postal code for the services they offer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282512 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SELECTING AN AGENT - A method of selecting a real estate company using a computer-based network ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130282513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXPONENTIAL EXPANSION OF COMMERCE - A system and method for turning a buyer into a prospective seller in an electronic marketplace. After the buyer enters into a binding agreement to purchase an item, the buyer is provided with an option of re-listing the purchased item for resale. The purchased item is re-listed if the buyer opts to re-list it. An ecommerce listing to sell the purchased item is automatically generated based on the previous listing. The user only needs to provide the selling price to complete the listing. The purchased item can be re-listed in the same marketplace where the item was purchased or in a different marketplace. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282514 | PERSONALIZING DIGITAL GIFTS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for gifting and personalizing a digital media item, particularly an electronic book. A system is described that includes personalizing a digital media item that is to be gifted from a first person to one or more people. The digital media item can be personalized using a segment of the digital media item that the first person associated with the second person. Depending on the second person's response, the gift can be accepted, rejected, or re-gifted. News of the second person's response can be automatically transmitted to a plurality of social networking services. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282515 | INVENTORY SALES SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired. | 2013-10-24 |
20130282516 | SCRAPING RESISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING ORDERS THROUGH AN INTERNET SHOPPING SERVICE - A third-party server exposes a first set of data from a content based website. Access to a second set of data requires that a token be assigned to a specific web browser and corresponding to a specific subset of protected data, the token containing no information that can be used to gain access to other protected data. | 2013-10-24 |