52nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150371232 | PREEMPTIVE CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD FRAUD PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system for preventing credit or debit card fraud can include at least one receiver configured to receive a location of usage of a card at a time of usage of the card and the location of an authentication device, a comparison module configured to compare the location of usage of the card to the location of the authentication device and determine if the location of usage of the card is within a threshold range of the location of the authentication device, and an activation module configured to allow the card to function at the location of usage if the location of usage is within the threshold range of the location of the authentication device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371233 | MERCHANT IDENTIFICATION OF PAYER VIA PAYMENT PATH - Novel features to be used in a proxy card payment system include a real-time request to override a declined transaction or to select a different financial account and the insertion of user identification information into the transaction approval message sent to the merchant. A payment request is forwarded to the payment system, which maintains the proxy card account and determines whether the transaction violates a user-defined rule. If the transaction is declined by the issuer that maintains the financial account, or the payment system for violation of a user-defined rule, the payment system sends a real-time message to the user. The user is prompted to override the rule causing the transaction to be declined or to select a new account to process the transaction. Once the payment system receives authorization for the transaction, it inserts the user identification information in an approval message before transmitting the approval to the merchant. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371234 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURE PROVISIONING, TRANSMISSION, AND AUTHENTICATION OF PAYMENT DATA - Devices, systems, and methods for securely converting a user's existing static payment card data into dynamic card data that can be authenticated by card issuers or by a stand-in service provider, such as a payment network or processor without requiring the card issuers to make infrastructure changes. The dynamic data can be provisioned onto a magnetic secure transmission device (MST) either directly from a card issuer or using a swiper type device. Devices, systems, and methods are also disclosed for securely provisioning a dynamic card onto the MST by the card issuer. These dynamic cards may be used to transmit modified one-time-use card track data from the MST to a point of sale using a dynamic-CVV methodology to provide higher levels of security during a transaction. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371235 | Mobile Payment System and Mobile Payment Method based on Biometric Authentication - The invention discloses a mobile payment system and mobile payment method based on biometric authentication. The mobile payment system comprises a mobile terminal, an identification code provided on a menu, a system server and a mobile payment platform. The mobile payment method comprises: scanning at least one identification code respectively corresponding to at lest one object on the menu by a mobile terminal to form a list, and sending the list and a number corresponding to the mobile terminal to the system server; sending the list to the mobile payment platform by a system server, and sending a payment instruction to the mobile payment platform to request a user of the mobile terminal to pay; sending the list to the mobile terminal after receiving the payment instruction by the mobile payment platform, and sending a confirmation message back to the mobile payment platform after the user confirming by the mobile terminal and paying biometrically; and sending an instruction of payment completion to the system server by the mobile payment platform. By means of the invention, waiting is not needed for ordering such that transactions can be achieved instantaneously, this greatly improves the security and efficiency. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371236 | ISSUE RESPONSE AND PREDICTION - Systems and methods of presentation of a response related to a dispute element are herein disclosed. A request from a device associated with a first user is received. The request including a request to access a customer service page with information related to a transaction between the first user and a second user. Transaction characteristics of the transaction and user characteristics of the first user may be identified. A dispute element associated with the transaction is detected based on the transaction characteristics and the user characteristics of the first user. A response related to the detected dispute element is generated. Presentation of the response related to the detected dispute element is caused. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371237 | ONE TOUCH CUSTOMER SERVICE - A method and system for customer support, wherein a request for customer support is sent via user device comprising a one-touch button for initiating contact with the customer support center. A customer support center receives the request and can initiate communications with a user. The means of communication between the customer support center and the user is based on user information sent with the request. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371238 | PERSONAL HOLIDAY IMPUTATION FROM PAYMENT CARD TRANSACTIONAL DATA - A computer-implemented method of imputing a personal holiday associated with a consumer into a forecast model includes steps, using a processing device, for accessing transaction records associated with purchasing activity of a consumer in a payment network over a predetermined period of time, the transaction records including information about a purchase and date when the purchase was made. The method further includes predicting a personal holiday of the consumer within the predetermined period of time based on the transaction records, wherein the personal holiday repeats at regular intervals within the predetermined period of time; and imputing the date into a forecast model to predict future purchase activity of the consumer. A system includes a processing device and memory to store instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to perform the operations comprising the method steps of the computer-implemented method. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371239 | PATH ANALYSIS OF NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media that may be used to evaluate impact of negative interactions on revenue are provided. One method includes receiving path data representing a plurality of paths and identifying one or more negative interactions within one or more of the paths ending in an interaction other than a conversion. Each negative interaction includes one of one or more types of interactions that decrease a likelihood of a path resulting in a conversion. The method further includes, for each of the one or more negative interactions, determining an estimated probability that the one or more paths including the negative interaction would have resulted in a conversion if the one or more paths excluded the negative interaction. The method further includes estimating an amount of lost revenue associated with one or more of the negative interactions based on the estimated probability. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371240 | COMMERCIAL CARD PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION - A method of targeting commercial entities for transaction-card usage revenue enhancement. The method includes functionally combining electronically searchable data sources concerning actual or potential commercial transaction-card using entities. The electronically searchable data sources include data concerning the commercial transaction card-using entities, relating to its relationship with a transaction-card issuer, firmographic data, and transaction record data concerning transaction card usage by commercial transaction card-using entities. The first plurality of electronically searchable data sources is electronically searched to identify one or more model-performance actual or potential commercial transaction-card using entities. A set of key metric categories is identified among the electronically searchable data sources, in which the model-performance card-using entities exceed their peers. A list derived from the actual or potential commercial transaction-card using entities is prepared, including of those actual or potential commercial transaction-card using entities whose measurements in one or more key metric categories exceed their peers. Also disclosed are a system for carrying out such a method, and a medium storing a program of instructions for carrying out such a method. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371241 | USER IDENTIFICATION THROUGH SUBSPACE CLUSTERING - A method to detect a number of individual users included in a composite set of movie ratings having ratings from a plurality of individual users includes accessing the composite set of movie ratings and movie profiles and loading the composite set and movie profiles into a rating analysis engine. Processing the composite set along with the movie profiles determines a number of partitions present in the composite set, wherein the number of partitions is determined iteratively using subspace clustering of ratings from the composite set. The determined number of partitions is output and corresponds to the number of individual users included in the composite set of movie ratings. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371242 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIME PRODUCT FORECASTING - Systems and methods are disclosed for forecasting future sales of a prime product. The system includes at least one processor configured with instructions to collect historical sales data of the prime product, collect historical telematics data from one or more machines that were sold as the prime product, and collect historical econometric data relevant to the prime product. The at least one processor also generates a group of candidate predictors from the historical telematics data and the historical econometric data, select predictors from the group of candidate predictors, and establish a forecasting model representing a relationship between the selected predictors and the historical sales data of the prime product. The at least one processor forecasts future sales of the prime product by using the established forecasting model. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTS FORECASTING - Systems and methods are disclosed for forecasting future sales of a part. The system includes at least one processor configured with instructions to collect historical sales data of the part, collect historical telematics data from one or more machines including the part, and collect historical econometric data relevant to the part. The at least one processor also generates a group of candidate predictors from the historical telematics data and the historical econometric data, select predictors from the group of candidate predictors, and establish a forecasting model representing a relationship between the selected predictors and the historical sales data of the part. The at least one processor forecasts future sales of the part by using the established forecasting model. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371244 | FORECASTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKLOAD DEMAND - Embodiments of the disclosure describe methods and systems for improved forecasting of IT workloads and related metrics. Embodiments may include, for example, normalizing, warehousing and mining of data sets of many types collected from many different customers, applications and execution environments, and of metrics internal and external to such customers. Prediction or forecasting algorithms may be developed for predicting future IT workload demand based on a discovered relationship between certain factors and historical information. The prediction algorithms may be applied as appropriate to each customer's workloads, applications, and execution environments. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371245 | Airline Sales Forecasting and Budgeting Tool - A computer-implemented method is provided for forecasting passengers for a given carrier in a given market. The method includes: receiving an expected percentage change in market share for a given itinerary of the carrier during a future time period; receiving a quantity of passengers transported by the carrier via the given itinerary during a preceding time period; determining a percentage change in quantity of passengers in the given market during the future time period; and determining a forecasted quantity of passengers transported by the carrier during the future time period as a function of the quantity of passengers transported by the carrier via the given itinerary during a preceding time period, the expected percentage change in market share for the given itinerary during a future time period and the percentage change in quantity of passengers in the given market during the future time period. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371246 | Automatic Generation of Calendarization Curves - The present invention is directed to a method of generating estimates of a sales opportunity's impact. A graphical user interface is provided for inputting input several variables including the following: a number of events for a period of time, an event interval, a start date, and a cumulative result (e.g. total volume, margin, and/or revenue). Additionally, the user selects a predetermined curve shape that he or she subjectively believes will best estimate the distribution of the result(s) over the time period. Then, results are discretely distributed over the period of time, at the specified event interval, according to the predetermined curve shape. The present invention provides more accurate forecast data to an organization's management than the prior art, which required the user to manually develop forecast data for each individual impact point. Therefore, the present invention saves time, improves accuracy, and reduces tension in the organization's sales force. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371247 | POINT OF SALE SURVEY ON PACKAGING FOR IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK - Technologies are presented for POS surveying and incentivizing consumers through immediate feedback. A consumer may purchase a product with a label including a product identifier and a survey, which may include one or more response selection. The consumer may indicate a response to the survey by modifying a product identifier and/or exposing a supplemental identifier. The product identifier and survey response identifiers may be machine-readable identifiers such as a barcode or a QR code and scanned at POS. The product identification may be provided to a store's inventory system, and an incentive system may send instructions to the POS to provide the consumer with immediate incentive for their feedback. The survey response received by the incentive system may then be provided to a product manufacturer or brand manager's survey system. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SALES MIGRATION BETWEEN MERCHANT TYPES - A method and system for determining sales migration between merchant types using a payment card network are provided. The method includes storing in a memory device, financial transaction data records for a plurality of purchase transactions conducted between a plurality of merchants and a plurality of payment card cardholders over a predetermined period of time. Each of the financial transaction data records including a cardholder account number and a merchant identifier. The method further includes determining a geographic home purchasing location of at least some of the plurality of the payment card cardholders using a respective cardholder account number and determining a geographic location of at least some of the plurality of merchants using a respective merchant identifier. The method also includes determining a trend of purchases from selected geographic home purchasing locations in relation to selected merchant identifiers and outputting the determined trends. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371249 | OPTIMAL DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optimal design assistance device which assists in design of system configuration with minimum price of a computer system, even it is the computer system which performs complicated processing, so that it can be accomplished in a short time and with high efficiency is provided. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING SALES AND INCREASING BRAND NAME RECOGNITION - A method for promoting sales and increasing brand recognition is provided, the method comprising: selecting brand names of products based on customer purchases enumerated on a customer receipt generated at a retail outlet; obfuscating one of said brand names on the customer receipt so as to induce a customer to attempt to guess the one of said brand name; and determining if the customer guessed correctly. Also provided is a brand-name promotional system, the system comprising a point of sale scanner for recording customer purchases at a retail outlet, a protocol for identifying product classes based on the customer purchases; game piece generator for printing indicia onto a customer receipt; wherein the indicia is an obfuscated brand name, wherein the brand name identifies goods found in the product classes; and a protocol for determining if a customer correctly guesses the brand name from the indicia. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371251 | REFERRAL REWARD TRACKING - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to receive a referral request from a customer of a service provider; generate a referral code based on a receipt of the referral request; receive a message from the customer to a non-customer, wherein the message includes the referral code; store referral information included in the message, wherein the referral information includes a communication address of the non-customer, the referral code, and a communication address of the customer; receive a request from the non-customer to subscribe to a service offered by the service provider; request the referral code or a referent of the referral code from the non-customer; and use the referral code or the referent to assign a reward to the customer. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371252 | PORTFOLIO MODELING AND CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION - In an embodiment of the invention, historical data related to multiple members of a customer loyalty program is gathered. A set of loyalty behavior models is developed for an individual member of the loyalty program is developed based on the historical data. For each campaign in a plurality of marketing campaigns, at least one combination of offers is inserted into each loyalty behavior model to output a plurality of net profit scores for the individual member, wherein each combination of offers outputs a separate net profit score. For each campaign in the plurality of campaigns, a combination of offers having the highest net profit score for the campaign is selected. The campaign having the highest net profit score of the plurality of campaigns is selected, and marketing materials for the selected campaign and combination of offers is transmitted to the individual member. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371253 | IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER INTERACTION RESPONSE TESTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for enhancing computer interaction challenge-response tests (e.g., Completely Automatic Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart, or CAPTCHA). Furthermore, embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for introducing advertising in such challenge-response tests, such that users are presented with opportunities to learn about or reinforce brands. In a typical embodiment, when a user attempts to access content (e.g., web content), the user will be presented with a CAPTCHA test. The CAPTCHA test typically includes an advertisement (e.g., logo, label, etc.) and an associated question for the user to answer. Along these lines, the advertisement is generally selected based on the user's demographics (e.g., interests, gender, age, etc.). If the user successfully responds to the question and/or responds within a certain amount of time, a reward can be determined (e.g., access to the content, preferred placement in a queue for computing resources, etc.). In one embodiment, a cumulative points total can be maintained for the user based on cumulative responses to CAPTCHA tests. In this embodiment, the CAPTCHA tests presented to the user can have increasing levels of difficulty with corresponding rewards. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING VIRTUAL DISCOUNT COUPONS TO CUSTOMERS OF A RETAIL ENTERPRISE BASED ON SHOPPING HISTORY - A system and method for presenting virtual discount coupons to customers of a retail enterprise accesses a virtual coupon repository stored in a database and containing a plurality of virtual discount coupons each redeemable against at least one item purchasable from the retail enterprise, accesses a purchase history stored in the database and identifying items previously purchased by the customer from the retail enterprise, for each virtual discount coupon in at least a subset of the plurality of virtual discount coupons in the virtual coupon repository, determines a prediction value based on the purchase history, which corresponds to a likelihood that the customer will purchase an item from the retail enterprise against which the virtual discount coupon is redeemable, and identifies for the customer in the virtual coupon repository at least one of the virtual discount coupons based on the prediction value thereof. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371255 | SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC SELECTION AND VALIDATION OF THE OPTIMAL COUPONS COMBINATION - The present invention is in the field of coupon management and redemption for customers at the point of sale. The goal of the present invention is to provide a streamlined and automated way to determine the best award according to business logic or rules as chosen to apply by a cashier or customer available to a customer at a point of sale based upon the coupons and/or discounts available to the customer that either the customer presents or that the customer has uniquely associated with their customer identifier on a processing server. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371256 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IN-STORE ANALYTICS AND OFFLINE ATTRIBUTION - Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed herein for correlating offline and online user activity. The methods may include receiving a first communication including first event data. The first event data may characterize an interaction between a mobile device and a location-based transmitter. The location-based transmitter may be associated with a transmitter identifier and a location. The methods may also include updating, using one or more processors, a first user profile based on the first event data included in the first communication. The first user profile may characterize information associated with a user of the mobile device. The first user profile may include one or more data values representing a plurality of events and actions associated with the user. The first user profile may be capable of being used to provide advertisements to the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371257 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING RESULTS BASED ON MARKETING DATA - Systems and methods for generating an optimized marketing strategy are provided. A user can request analysis of marketing data. The marketing data can be collected from various sources. The collected data can be consolidated and analyzed by an analysis module. An optimal strategy for distribution of future marketing materials can be generated. The strategy can be automatically executed by the system. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371258 | METHODS, PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING INFORMATION - Methods, products and systems for managing information comprise a computer-based information warehouse comprising information files provided to a user on-demand. Each information file is assigned a unique identification (ID) code. Entry of ID code into code input device results in automatic execution of corresponding information file from the information warehouse to a computer in communication with both input device and information warehouse. A function menu enables user-selection of one or more options relating to said information file. Methods, media and systems for monitoring activity relating to each file of the information warehouse. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371259 | LOCAL ANALYTICS - Merchant related event data is extracted from advertising and social system logs. Advertising events are linked with corresponding social events. The extracted merchant related event data is aggregated based on an event-type and location. The aggregated event data is then filtered, for example based on a reference time period, and visually displayed to an advertiser via an interactive event metric tool. The advertiser may utilize the event metric tool to interactively evaluate the effectiveness of digital advertising in the physical world. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371260 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PURCHASE OPTIONS TO CONSUMERS - A purchasing system includes a memory device configured to store image data regarding a user, and a processing circuit coupled to the memory device and configured to generate body data of the user based on the image data. The body data includes a virtual model of the user, with the virtual model providing a depiction of the user. The processing circuit is further configured to generate a customized purchase option for the user based on the body data, and transmit the purchase option to an input/output device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371261 | Comment Generator for Vehicles - A media content generator for vehicles. By standardizing information from a variety of sources, the present invention is able to analyze whether a particular vehicle has certain features. The positive features are ranked and categorized into vehicle highlights. Once the vehicles highlights are known, media content is automatically built for the particular vehicle. Media segments relevant to the present highlights are included in the content, while absent features are ignored. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371262 | Internet Search Engine Advertisement Optimization - The present invention enhances the internet search experience for buyers researching their next vehicle purchase using an internet search engine. Specifically, some embodiments allow for the optimization of online ad campaigns so that internet search results yield sponsored advertisements in particular relevance to search inquiries. In some cases, an ad campaign has one or more ad groups, each ad group associated with positive keywords and negative keywords, ad creative, and a dynamic landing page. The hierarchical structure of the ad campaigns allows the advertiser to funnel searches to the most relevant advertisements. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371263 | Generating Advertisements For Search Results That Reference Software Applications - Techniques include receiving a search query from a user device and performing a search of a data store using the query. The data store includes function records that each include an application access mechanism (AAM) that specifies a native application and indicates one or more operations for the application to perform, and application state information (ASI) that describes a state of the application after it has performed the operations. The techniques further include identifying a function record during the search based on matches between terms of the query and terms of the ASI of the function record. The techniques include selecting the AAM of the identified function record, and determining that the native application specified by the AAM is unavailable on the user device. The techniques also include generating an advertisement for the unavailable application and transmitting the AAM and the advertisement to the user device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371264 | Providing Advertisements from Related Search Queries - Methods, systems and apparatus for identifying advertisements previously presented when processing related search queries related to a submitted search query, and providing the advertisements identified from the related search queries for presentation on a search results page for the submitted search query. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371265 | DIRECT MOBILE MARKETING BY REGISTERED LOCAL BUSINESS MEMBERS USING A SOCIAL NETWORK PLATFORM - Methods, systems, and devices are described for implementing an online social network platform designed for businesses (e.g., especially for retail businesses) to self-market directly to customers in real-time using the customer's geographical location (geo-location). The disclosed online social network platform provides the businesses with real-time marketing tools directly to previous customers and potentially new customers, including those local and visiting. In some implementations, the disclosed social network platform also provides business users with a business management platform connect to easily manage unique aspects of their business and connections with their customers using interactive user applications. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CERTAIN WORK POSTED ON A SOCIAL NETWORK TO A TARGETED AUDIENCE - Methods, systems, and media are directed to outbound messaging for a social networking site. A server stores profile information and project information of users of the social networking site and a targeted outbound messaging template. The targeted outbound messaging template includes a recipient section that lists intended recipients of a message, a messaging text section that accommodates entry of text, a hyperlinked source section containing hyperlinked preview images of user projects to be included and displayed in the message, and a ranked collaborators section that identifies and ranks collaborative relationships associated with a sender and the recipients of the message. Upon activation of the targeted outbound messaging template, the server operates to automatically display the recipient section, the messaging text section, and the hyperlinked preview images of projects for sender selection, and upon transmission of the message, the server operates to automatically include the ranked collaborators section in the message. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371267 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISEMENT FILTERING - There is provided a computer-implemented method for filtering advertisements transmitted through a network to a client, comprising: receiving at a client, from a user of the client, a user preference for filtering of advertisements for display on the client, the advertisements being transmitted over a network from an ad server to the client; transmitting the user preference from the client to a network element located at an intermediate transmission location within the network between the ad server and the client; and filtering the transmitted advertisements at the network element to block or allow advertisements to transmit to the client based on the user preference. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371268 | Unlocking Coupon Offers - A server receives an indication that a user of a client device has selected social network data associated with a social network provider that maintains a social graph. The selected social network data indicates approval of a coupon offer by the user. In response to receiving the indication, the server computer provides the coupon to the user and sends a link message that causes a user node that is associated with the user to be linked, within the social graph, with a coupon node that is associated with the coupon offer. A message including data associated with the coupon offer is sent to a subset of a set of other users identified, in the social graph that the social network provider maintains, as connected to the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371269 | PROVIDING CONTENT BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION DATA - Methods, system, and apparatus, including computer programs are encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing content based on geographic location data. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request from a website for a map segment corresponding to a particular location. Keywords are extracted from the website as targeting criteria for the particular location. The targeting criteria is associated with the particular location. A subsequent request for advertising content associated with the particular location is received. One or more advertising content items are selected based on the targeting criteria. The selected advertising content items are provided responsive to the subsequent request. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371270 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING THE DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT TO INDIVIDUALS IN GEOGRAPHIC ZONE HAVING INNER BOUNDARY - Systems and methods are disclosed for electronic distribution of electronic content. The method includes retrieving data indicating transmission of electronic content to a plurality of electronic devices within a geographical zone extending between an inner boundary extending around a target location and an outer boundary extending around the target location; receiving data indicating presence of one of the plurality of electronic devices in a target geographical zone, the target geographical zone being located within the inner boundary; determining a time difference between transmission of the electronic content to the one of the plurality of electronic devices and the one of the plurality of electronic devices' presence in the target geographical zone; and determining an electronic device conversion occurred when the time difference is less than a threshold period of time associated with the electronic content. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371271 | DETOUR BASED CONTENT SELECTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for detour based content selection. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a data processing apparatus, location data for a plurality of users, the location data describing, for each user, locations of a user device of the user; determining, from the location data, route data for the plurality of users, the route data describing, for each user, a route traveled by the user; determining, by the data processing apparatus, for at least one or more of the users, a detour from the route traveled by the user to a retail location of the offeror; determining, by the data processing apparatus, for each of the at least one or more of the users, whether the user is eligible for an offer of the offeror based on the detour; and for each user eligible for an offer, enabling the offeror to provide an offer to the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371272 | CONNECTED/AFFILIATED HOUSEHOLD TARGETING - A method, system, apparatus, and computer program product provide the ability to utilize household connections. A device is associated with a primary household. The primary household is connected with one or more additional households. Within a primary household profile, identification information (for the one or more additional households that are connected to the primary household) are stored. Media content based on data associated with the primary and connected households is then targeted. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371273 | LOCATION BASED ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM USING WI-FI - A location based advertisement system is described. The system for providing location based advertisement services includes (i) a wireless device having a processor, a memory and one or more transceivers, the wireless device configured to send a query request to one or more access points (APs) explicitly specifying support for location based advertisement (LBA), (ii) one or more APs, each enabled to advertise LBA support, and configured to communicate with one or more wireless devices and one or more servers, and (iii) one or more servers providing LBA services, the one or more servers configured to communicate with the one or more APs. The system may further include a LBA access controller for connecting the one or more servers. LBA access controller, in some embodiments, may be a wireless or a wired router for routing LBA information data packets between server(s) and AP(s). | 2015-12-24 |
20150371274 | Location Based, Content Targeted Online Advertising - An online advertisement is targeted to a publication medium (e.g., a website) based on a location of a user visiting the website, the content of the website and/or a location associated with the website content. Static and/or dynamic maps can be presented with the targeted advertisements on the website. The targeted advertisements can include a click-to-call link and/or other features for allowing a user to interact with and explore the targeted advertisement. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371275 | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR TAKING A SECONDARY ACTION RESPONSIVE TO RECEIPT OF AN ADVERTISEMENT - A method for programming a secondary device responsive to an advertisement, including: requesting a file and associated content identifier responsive to the advertisement; receiving the advertisement and a supplementary information associated with the advertisement; presenting a user with an option to initiate a request for an activity in response to the supplementary information; and performing the requested activity in response to the user request. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371276 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPLICATION FOR PROVIDING SECOND SCREEN ADVERTISMENTS AND REWARD OPPORTUNITIES TO A USER DEVICE - A system, method and application for displaying second screen advertisements and reward opportunities (e.g., loyalty points that can be exchanged for discount coupons, gift cards, cash, free items (digital or hard goods) or entertainment, etc.) when a user views and/or interacts with the second screen advertisements. The second screen advertisements are triggered by advertisements currently playing on a television (or other device capable of displaying television programs and advertisements) broadcasting a program selected by the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371277 | INFERRING AN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPANY BASED ON JOB TITLES OF COMPANY EMPLOYEES - A social networking system infers an industry associated with a company identified as an employer of a social networking system user. Job titles associated with employees of companies are identified and a value is associated with various companies based on the distributions of job titles of each company's employees. For various industries, an industry value is determined based on the values determined for companies associated with an industry. A company that is not associated with an industry is identified and a value is determined for the company based on a distribution of job titles of the identified company's employees. The social networking system applies a model to the value for the identified company to determine an industry value associated with the identified company, and an industry associated with the determined industry value is associated with the identified company. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371278 | TARGETED SOCIAL CAMPAIGNING BASED ON USER SENTIMENT ON COMPETITORS' WEBPAGES - Automatic social campaigning is provided based on the user sentiment in user posts on competitor webpages. User posts on competitor webpages are analyzed to determine the user sentiment of the posts. Promotional messages promoting a product or service of a company are generated and provided to the users based on the user sentiment. In some instances, promotional messages may only be generated and provided for user posts with negative sentiment. The content of the promotional messages may also be selected based on the user sentiment. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING ON PRODUCT PACKAGING - A method for customizing product packaging based on consumer behavior includes: reading, by a reading device, payment card data corresponding to a payment card associated with a specific consumer, wherein the payment card data includes at least a specific consumer identifier associated with the specific consumer; transmitting, by a transmitting device, a content request, wherein the content request includes at least a package type associated with a product being purchased and the specific consumer identifier; receiving, by a receiving device, a printable content item, wherein the printable content item is based on at least the package type and consumer behavioral data associated with the specific consumer; and printing, by a printing device, packaging for the product being purchased, wherein the printed packaging is and/or includes the received printable content item and is configured to house the product being purchased. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371280 | TRACKING AD PREFERENCES IN ADAPTIVE BIT RATE SYSTEMS - An adaptive bit rate system uses adaptive streaming to deliver content to client devices capable of adaptive bit rate streaming. Techniques for advertisement management include monitoring ad skipping by an adaptive bit rate client device that receives media chunks from the adaptive bit rate system. Techniques include monitoring a client action or inaction as it relates to advertisement skipping for future advertisement selections. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371281 | ADVERTISEMENT TRANSPARENCY - A method of identifying targeted advertisement to provide advertisement transparency comprises receiving a set of content items having at least one advertisement element embedded within each of the content items and extracting the one or more advertisement element embedded within each of the content items. The method further includes determining a second content item associated with the advertisement element and a semantic category for the first content item and the second content item. The semantic categories of the first content item and the second content item are matched to determine if the advertisement is contextually related with the first content item. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371282 | SERVING TARGETED ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT TO USERS WHO OWN AND LICENSE THEIR PROFILE INFORMATION - Personal information provided by a user may be stored in a secure data store or retrieved from a user's device for processing. The personal information may be homogenized to produce metadata indicating their interest in products or categories of products and services, their ability to buy, degree of need, and urgency of need to buy the product or service. The metadata may be free of all personal identifiable information. A unique identifier may be distributed to the user, e.g. to the user device, and in response to distribution of the unique identifier by the user, a third party advertisement server may present the unique identifier. In response to presentation of the unique identifier, the metadata may be provided to the third party advertisement server to generate a targeted advertisement for the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OR DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL OFFERS - A system is provided for managing or distributing promotional offers to one or more users, each with one or more characteristics, comprising: one or more utilities configured to track the distribution of one or more promotional offers to one or more eligible users; one or more utilities configured for defining one or more sets of rules; one or more utilities configured for applying one or more sets of rules; wherein the one or more sets of rules define various properties of the one or more promotional offers; and wherein the one or more eligible users are a subset of the one or more users. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371284 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING PLATFORM BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS - The invention discloses a method for promoting a platform based on user behavior analysis. A promotion platform comprises a self-service factory sharing and planning module, a producing and making module, and a promotion information statistical module. By means of the self-service factory sharing and planning module, a user applies for and obtains by self-service a personalized promotion code to become a promoter, the promoter shares the obtained personalized promotion code in the form of a hyperlink or a two-dimensional code with personalized icon on a third party network platform by means of a one-touch sharing module, the user enters the producing and making module of the promotion platform by clicking the hyperlink or scanning the two-dimensional code with personalized icon. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371285 | Choosing Allocations and Prices in Position Auctions - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving a request for content to fill a block, the request including information about a size of the block and criteria for identifying eligible content items for inclusion in the block, determining a number of content items to be included in the block, including determining amounts of dynamic resizing to apply to content items, determining an estimate of a difference in conversion rates conditional on receiving an interaction in the different configurations that perform differing amounts of dynamic resizing, and applying the estimate when determining an efficiency for a number of permutations of allocations of eligible content items, establishing a price to be charged to each content sponsor associated with a permutation that has a highest efficiency, and providing the eligible content items and charging the content sponsors based on the established prices. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA SALES PROMOTIONS - A system for managing multimedia sales promotions includes an inventory database containing photos and videos of items in a sales inventory. A distribution server that distributes the photos and videos. The system further includes a computer having an input device that receives input from a user. The computer further includes an item selector that selects an item in the inventory based on a user input. The computer further includes a photo editor that edits photos based on a user input. The computer further includes a video editor that adds a soundtrack to the videos based on a user input. The computer further includes a display that displays the photos and videos and interfaces for the photo editor and video editor to the user. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSING AND PROFILING CLIENT INTERACTION - The current invention is directed to a system for analysing client interaction history. The system comprises a server configured to receive and process a master document, and generate therefrom a plurality of unique newsletters. The server is further configured to send each unique newsletter to a corresponding client. The system also has a database storing therein records of all interaction activity with a unique newsletter by a corresponding client, wherein the server is further configured to retrieve selected records from the database and calculate therefrom one or more statistics and recommendations for the agent. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371288 | VIDEO BROCHURE DEVICE AND SYSTEM ENABLED TO PRESENT AND DISPLAY CUSTOMIZABLE AND SHARABLE PRINTED, DIGITAL AND MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT - A system and method are implemented for providing a multi-purpose video brochure that aggregates and integrates technologies and marketing sales tools, in a single form factor, to allow a user to carry, deliver, present, and leave behind an affordable and customizable full-media sales presentation in a single stand-alone unit. A customizable enhanced Video Brochure solution is provided in a form of a cost-effective and quickly ordered and created product. A technology solution is provided that meaningfully diminishes a number and size of individual items required to make an effective presentation to varying sizes of target audiences. A presenter of a typical group presentation is less burdened with preparing for distribution individual sets of handouts or slide presentations, and/or preparing dedicated flash drives, for example, and ensuring that appropriate (compatible) computing and projecting equipment is available in the presentation venue. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371289 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR CREATIVE PRODUCTS IN CULTURAL ARTS REFLECTING NEEDS OF REQUESTER - A method for providing the integrated management service for the creative products in the cultural arts reflecting the needs of the requester includes the steps of: (i) receiving, as an input, basic information and survey information in which the needs of the requester are reflected, from the requester who has appreciated or is to appreciate a particular creative product; (ii) classifying a level of the requester on the basis of the needs of the requester included in the input basic information and survey information, and registering a result of the classification in a database together with the basic information, the survey information, and creative product identification information on the creative product; and (iii) providing a selective and limited service according to the classified level of the requester, when the requester requests detailed information on the particular creative product. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371290 | METHOD OF CORRELATING HUMAN ACTIVITIES WITH THIRD PARTY DONATIONS - A method of correlating human activities with third-party donations. A participant downloads an app and enrolls on a web site. The app assigns a human activity to the participant. The app quantifies and monitors the human activity. A commitment is received from a third-party sponsor to donate things of value to an organization that controls the app-based system, the controlling organization, in turn, making a contribution to a predetermined charitable business, preferably a 501(c)(3) organization, such as a shelter and/or rescue organization. The charitable business receives contributions from the controlling organization dependent on performance of the participant's human activity. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371291 | Apparatus and methods for embedding, retrieving, modifying, and using topic-suggested media in a review request - A system including a review server connected to a global computer network that enables a user related to a topic to create a review request related to said topic, and to include suggested media in said review request. The system further enables a reviewing user to retrieve said review request, and create a review using all, some, or none of the suggested media. The system further enables said reviewing user to upload additional media, and to publish the review, including the media, for viewing by other users. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371292 | APPARATUS, CHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGING METHOD - An apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire setting information corresponding to an operator of the apparatus among setting information stored in a storage unit for each user for calculating a charging amount for a process, an execution of which is instructed; and a calculation unit configured to calculate the charging amount related to the process by using the setting information acquired by the acquisition unit. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371293 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Valuating Transactions for Document Processes - A method of charging a customer for using a software program product that processes one or more documents that includes receiving, by a tracking server from at least one client application, information relating to a processing of a document using the software program product; determining if the information indicates a successful processing of the document; and upon positive determination, charging the customer with an amount for the successful processing of the document using the software program product. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371294 | DISCRETE CLIENT BILLING - A method for discrete client billing is provided. In this method, a request to use network resources a network of an entity may be received. The action may be at least one of access, read, write, update, create, delete and/or store the file, and the network usage may be an expense to the entity. A first client associated with the network use request is identified. A total amount of network usage being performed for the first client during a predetermined cycle may be determined. A pro rata share of network usage for the first client during the cycle may be is determined based on a ratio of the total amount of network usage being performed for the first client during the cycle over a total amount of network usage being used by the entity during the cycle. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-APPLICATION VIRTUAL GOODS MANAGEMENT - A system for cross-application virtual goods management is provided. The system provides application developers and users with mobility between applications for virtual goods. In further aspects, methods are provided for enabling mobility of virtual goods between applications. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371296 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK OF AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Management device for a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems or jukeboxes, including a database with a plurality of sets of arrays, each array containing grouped information either about the composition of a jukebox, or the use of the jukebox, or the payment of fees. The database is managed by a computer server connected with the audiovisual information reproduction systems to receive messages sent by each audiovisual information reproduction device and containing information necessary to update determined sets of arrays in the database, and update data or the program for each audiovisual information reproduction device with information stored in at least one set of arrays in the database and transmitted in this message. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371297 | CREATION AND USE OF CONSTRAINT TEMPLATES - The new creation and use of entitlement constraint templates methods and systems can be linked to software offerings in a software catalog. Allowing software catalog experts to link contractual entitlement data with software product offerings via constraint templates on such a varying list of constraint types, establishes a highly robust software catalog knowledgebase. The result is significant cost savings in terms of time spent inputting entitlement constraint data by contract analysts as well as minimizing errors by those analysts who would otherwise be required to have a very high level of expertise in the software offerings while potentially inputting the same constraint data repeated times. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371298 | GROUP BIDDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention concerns a group bidding system and method capable of aggregating conditional purchase offers of at least one product from multiple buyers and communicating such conditional purchase offers to one seller or multiple sellers of said product, comprising a central control system, a database, a buyer interface, a seller interface, a credit verification interface, and a payment interface. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371299 | System and Method for Exchanging Books by Mail and In Person through a Secure Transfer of Funds - A system and method for exchanging books through a secure transfer of funds by mail or in person. The system uses a common forum that enables the buyer to search for a book. The system also enables a second user who is in possession of the book, to search for and transact an exchange with the first user. An Internet System provides a platform for each user to interact with each other and the Internet System, a database to store book information for querying, a shipment tracking capacity, and a secure fund storage system that accepts and releases funds after predetermined conditions and a predetermined duration are met. The book can be mailed and transfer of funds occurs after delivery of shipment. The book can also be delivered in person, and transfer of funds occurs after buyer and seller exchange a verification code. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371300 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF GOODS OVER AN INTERNET - The present invention relates to a system and method for authenticating a good and determining if the good is in the seller's possession. It relies on a web-based authentication service that requires the seller to provide photos of key features specific to the item, along with an identification number, specific to the item that must be present in each photo. The present invention applies to goods sold either in person, in a retail store, or over the internet. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371301 | SYSTEM AND METHODS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR USE IN RETAIL APPLICATIONS | 2015-12-24 |
20150371302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMERS WITH PRODUCT PURCHASE GUIDANCE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method of providing a customer with product purchase guidance in a retail environment may include controlling a display with a processor to display to display a plurality of selectable bulb type GUI elements each corresponding to a different one of a plurality of light bulb types, controlling the display device to display one or more selectable bulb technology GUI elements each corresponding to a different one of one or more light bulb technologies in which a selected one of the light bulb types is manufactured, controlling the display device to display one or more selectable bulb variant GUI elements each corresponding to a different one of one or more variants in which a selected light bulb technology of the selected light bulb type is manufactured, and, controlling the display device to display a selected variant of the selected light bulb technology of the selected light bulb type. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371303 | LOCALIZED MERCHANT SYSTEM WITH ALERTING TO INCOMING CUSTOMERS' VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE - The present application provides new omni-channel marketing capabilities for merchants having physical store locations. When a customer walks up to the physical location, the salespeople are alerted to the customer's presence, and are given information on the customer's preferences—IF the customer has chosen to make that information available to this merchant, or to merchants of this kind. The nearest or most suitable salespeople are cued with the customer's picture and first name, and given information such as sizes, shopping purpose, and general preferences. This permits personalized service interactions to be launched very quickly, and can rapidly build high customer loyalty. The system architecture allows the customer to retain control over her own personal information, and thereby makes it safer for customers to share that information on a limited basis. Tying information to physical locations and authorized merchant users avoids many paths to leakage of personal information. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE REMOTE PROVISION OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND SALES SERVICES - A system for the remote provision of customer support and sales services is provided. The system includes one or more passive video assistance stations and one or more active video assistance stations, and audiovisual communication elements, the stations being adapted to allow bidirectional communication between a customer and an operator in order to exchange commercial information; a control system, adapted to automatically select, following a request for commercial information by the customer, an active video assistance station. The system includes elements for locating the customer, and the control system being configured to automatically select the active station as a function of the location of the customer. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371305 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING MOVING LOGISTICS - An automated system for facilitating moving and relocation logistics that includes a plurality of service providers and vendors, wherein the service providers and vendors are associated with moving or relocation activities; automated means for compiling information about each of the service providers and vendors and ranking them in accordance with various predetermined criteria; at least one computerized database for containing information about the service providers and vendors and for storing the ranking data; and at least one computerized device in communication with the at least one database, wherein the at least one computerized device further includes software for managing customer data input, account information, and executing commands related to engaging one or more of the service providers or vendors based on the ranking data. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371306 | Interactive Communication Device - A server system is connected to a number of remote displays for messages for broadcasting by a communication network. The audiovisual messages received from the server system are made perceptible for customers. The customers can send coded instruction signals to a first access device, located near a display, by portable customer badges, which are transmitted to the server system which then establishes a back-up communication with the customer, for example, through a portable telephone. The customer can thus simply establish communication and, when the server system has information specifically concerning the above, the information need not be transmitted over the network. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371307 | Method For Wirelessly Generating Simulated Handwritten Correspondence - A system and method for generating simulated handwritten correspondence. The system allows the user to select a desired stationery from a plurality of available stationery; upload a custom photograph to be used in connection with the desired stationery (i.e., creating a photo postcard), if desired; select a handwriting style from a plurality of available handwriting styles which includes cursive and block styles, and varying or different pen types; enter the desired text or message to be written in the selected handwriting style on the desired stationery, and then process payment. At that point, the system proceeds to write the desired text or message into the selected handwriting style with the appropriate strokes and ligatures for translation onto the desired stationery paper using a writing machine. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371308 | CUSTOMIZABLE GREETING CARDS - The present invention includes a system for creating greeting cards. A webpage may be produced by a web server having access to a database. A user may select at least one template greeting card from a plurality of template greeting cards that are stored on the database. The user may then enter custom data that will appear on the greeting card. The entered data is receive and saved in the database. The user may then send a link to access a complete printable greeting card and/or a downloadable complete printable greeting card. The complete printable greeting card includes a merge of the entered data and the selected template greeting card. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371309 | Automated Color Selection Method and Apparatus - An automated method and apparatus for providing color selection capability to a user, wherein a first display is generated on a display apparatus of a plurality of color families displayed in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. Upon selection of a particular color family, a second display is generated comprising an enlarged display of the particular selected color family and a thumbnail navigation frame displaying the plurality of color families and a link enabling return to the first display, the enlarged display including a plurality of color chips of the particular color family. A third display may further be generated in response to a selection of a particular color chip on the second display, the third display having an enlarged display of the particular color chip, the thumbnail navigation frame displaying the plurality of color families, and the link enabling return to the first display. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371310 | INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND DEVICE AND PROGRAM USED BY SAME - The present invention is an individual product identification method, comprising: previously storing epidermal pattern images in a predetermined scope with a predetermined location of a registered product taken as a reference; imaging the epidermal pattern in the predetermined scope with the predetermined location of the product, being a target of individual product identification, taken as a reference; correcting the imaged epidermal pattern image of the product, being a target of individual product identification to an image for collation with the registered product with the predetermined location of the product taken as a reference: and collating an image characteristic of the epidermal pattern image of the registered product with the image characteristic of the corrected epidermal pattern image, and identifying whether the product, being a target of individual product identification, is one of the registered products. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371311 | SEARCHING FOR GOODS AND SERVICES BASED ON KEYWORDS AND PROXIMITY - Techniques for keyword-based searching are described. Some embodiments provide a Merchant Information Search System (“MISS”) that allows a potential customer to search for information about proximately located merchants that provide goods and/or services that match one or more keywords provided by the customer. In some embodiments, multiple keywords are associated with individual goods and/or services provided by a merchant. By associating keywords with individual goods and/or services, rather than a category or type of goods, the MISS may provide fine-grained search results that identify merchants that would not have been otherwise identified by category-based approaches to searching. Some embodiments employ other or additional techniques, including proximity-based searching and keyword feedback to improve search performance. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371312 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An obtainer ( | 2015-12-24 |
20150371313 | FOOTCARE PRODUCT DISPENSING KIOSK - A kiosk apparatus that may select for a person a recommended footcare product based on pressure measurements collected from pressures sensors or calculated biomechanical data estimates. Pressure measurements and calculated biomechanical data estimates may be used to determine if a foot is unshod on the pressure sensor and also group a person into a classified subgroup. The pressure measurement and calculated biomechanical data estimates may also be used to select a recommended footcare product. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371314 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING E-COMMERCE SERVICE TO PHYSICAL COMMUNITY - The present invention discloses a method for providing e-commerce service to a physical community. When a client device connects to a server providing the e-commerce service, the server determines whether the client device is permitted to register a client account according to if the address information acquired from the client device is located at a physical community. After registration of client account, the client device can log in the server using the client account and order a product or service from the server. Then the product or service is delivered to the address information. By limiting the e-commerce service to the residents of the physical community, the suppliers of products or services, the residents of the physical community, and the third party matching the both sides and providing the e-commerce service all benefit. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371315 | PRE-AUTHENTICATED ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM - A computerized method and system for pre-authenticated online ordering are provided. A set of user authentication credentials are received from a user, the set of user authentication credentials sufficient to uniquely identify the user as being registered with a network-based publication system. A selection of an item from a plurality of items is received from the user. A unique address is provided to the user, the unique address allowing an unregistered user to access a user interface. An instruction associated with the selected item is received from the unregistered user via the accessed user interface. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371316 | System and a Method for Automatically Detecting and Processing Physical Events Indicative of Status of an Order and Notifying Customers of the Same - The present invention provides a system and a method for automatically detecting and processing physical events indicative of status of an order and notifying customers of the same. The method includes receiving an order from a client device. The order includes at least one item selected for purchase. The method also includes retrieving data including time for preparation of the item selected for the purchase and alerting of an existence of the order. The method also includes automatically detecting a physical event associated with the order. The physical event identifies commencement of the order. The method also includes automatically converting the physical event to a status of the order including an estimated time for completion of the order. The estimated time is calculated in view of the retrieved data and the physical event associated with the order. The method further includes transmitting the status of the order to the client device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371317 | Smart Order Management - An approach is provided for smart order management. Smart utensils measure consumption of a meal by a customer. The smart utensils include at least one processor to perform the measuring and a transmitter that transmits data corresponding to the measured consumption. The smart utensils transmit the measurement to a restaurant data collection device. The approach predicts, based on the measuring, a completion time of the meal by the customer and notifies restaurant staff members of the predicted completion time. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371318 | SYSTEM FOR COMBINED ORDERS DURING BATCH PRINTING - An order fulfillment management system including: a controller; a network interface; and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to: receive one or more data streams of orders from the network interface, each order including a plurality of fields, wherein each field is identified by a corresponding field identifier, wherein the plurality of fields include a field identified by a corresponding field identifier as a product field and fields identified by corresponding field identifiers as portions of an address; assign a unique identifier to two or more orders of the one or more data streams of orders having matching fields specified by a match pattern to form a match, wherein the match pattern specifies a plurality of field identifiers; and generate a packing list for the match including the unique identifier and a product field for the two or more orders of the match. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371319 | PROVIDING VOICE DIRECTIONS TO A CUSTOMER WITHIN A STORE - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing voice directions to a customer within a store. A store navigation server can contain a map of a store as well as the location of items for sale within the store. A mobile device can send a notification to the store navigation server to indicate when an item has been checked off of the mobile device shopping list or when the customer has just entered a store. In addition, the mobile device can send a next item to the store navigation server. The store navigation server can calculate step-by-step directions between the customer's approximate location and the next item. The store navigation server can format a route to the next item for audible presentation at the mobile device. The mobile device can process the formatted route to provide step-by-step voice directions to a customer. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371320 | MOBILE-COMPUTING-DEVICE-SECUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A shopping system may include a mobile shopping aid sized to support thereon or therewithin one or more items to be purchased. A holder may be connected to the mobile shopping aid to travel therewith. The holder may be sized and shaped to hold a mobile computing device. The holder may have a front aperture enabling an owner of the mobile computing device to view a display screen of the mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is being held by the holder. The holder may also have a back aperture enabling a back-facing camera of the mobile computing device to scan one or more barcodes while the mobile computing device is being held by the holder. The system may also include an anti-theft program or module programmed to initiate an alarm protocol in the event that the mobile computing device is untimely removed from the holder. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371321 | COMPUTERIZED PRODUCT DISPLAY SYSTEM - A system displays information on one or more products or services to a shopper using an easily-controlled system for selecting the displayed information. The system uses a display device capable of retrieving information from local or remote memory for display in response to these commands from a shopper. The user controls the display device by physical motion of the display in communication with one or more nearby display cards containing one or more triggering symbols representing a product or service of interest. The display device senses the selected trigger and displays information related to the selected product or service. The shopper may also select differing types of information using the user camera and touch capability of the display device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371322 | CUSTOMIZING AN APPLICATION - A system is configured to perform a method of customizing an application. The method includes receiving a connection from a client machine that is executing an application configurable by configuration information. The method also includes determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. The method further includes transmitting the configuration information to the client machine in response to the determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. In response to the transmitting of the configuration information, the application is configured to include a category structure for the application. In some example embodiments, the configuration information includes a software module upgrade of the application. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371323 | USED AUTOMOBILE TRANSACTION FACILITATION FOR A SPECIFIC USED AUTOMOBILE - A system, methods, and apparatus for performing used automobile transactions are disclosed. In an example embodiment, automobile market data representative of current automobile market characteristics is stored. The automobile market data may include pricing and consumer interest information received from consumers, dealers, and manufacturers. A consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller may provide a request for a response regarding a specific used automobile with a specific a vehicle identification number. Automobile market data may be provided to a used automobile buyer based on the request. Bids to purchase the specific used automobile may be requested from used automobile buyers based on the request. Buyer bids may be provided to the consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller with prices and a delivery options. The consumer seller or manufacturer off-lease seller may select a bid to sell the specific used automobile based on the bid. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVATION OF CONDITIONAL BID OFFERS - A method and system for processing and managing activation of conditional offers initiated by a buyer device and bid offer responses from multiple seller devices. The method and system of the present invention comprise a mechanism for buyer devices to request bid offers from multiple seller devices using product keywords; seller devices to provide an offer for an exact or similar product with a condition; the buyer device activating the condition by quantifying a purchase intent for completing the transaction; buyer devices may be used to review, select, accept and activate one or more bid offers by quantifying the specified purchase intent through at least one central controller consisting of a central processing unit, operating system software to run the central processing unit and data storage means to identify at least buyer devices, seller devices and transaction attributes. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATM-BASED CROSS-SELLING OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - A method of and apparatus for automatically displaying an advertisement or promotional material to a user of an automated teller machine or point of purchase terminal. The method includes accessing debit data and credit bureau data for the applicant, accessing account information for the applicant, generating a score for the applicant based on the data and the account information and determining what advertisements or promotional offers to display on the ATM or POP terminal. The apparatus is a system, including both hardware and software components for effecting the method. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371326 | MOBILE FINANCIAL SOLUTION FOR UNBANKED AND UNDER-BANKED CONSUMERS - A system for providing financial and payment services to individuals that are not part of the formal banking system. The system combines the use of a mobile wallet application, a reloadable prepaid card, a payment-processing platform and an analytics platform for determining a customer's trustworthiness based on information about his or her identity and his/her transaction profile. The system is useful for base of pyramid consumers such as immigrants that do not have a bank account, but need to make and receive payments nationally and internationally, as well as have access to small loans. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371327 | SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY SELECTING A COMMUNICATIONS FABRIC - In an aspect of the subject matter, a system dynamically selects a communication fabric for use with a trading exchange platform. The system includes a gateway executing on the trading exchange platform, and a client side library executing on a customer device that interacts with application programs executing on the customer device. The gateway and customer device communicate during an initial session over an out-of-band network to select a communication fabric (e.g., InfiniBand, etc.) of one or more communications fabrics available to the customer device. The client side library communicates with the gateway to establish a transaction session over an in-band network utilizing the selected communication fabric. The library then allows the customer device to perform transactions with the gateway of trading exchange platform through the gateway during the transaction session and over the in-band network utilizing the selected fabric. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371328 | DEMAND BIDDING OPERATION AND BID GENERATION - Methods and devices for demand bidding operation are described herein. One method of demand bidding operation includes determining a potential electric demand reduction for a particular facility, determining a bid for demand reduction based upon the determined potential electric demand reduction, submitting, via a computing device, the bid for demand reduction to a computing device of an electrical demand coordinating entity, receiving, via a computing device, notification of a triggering event that will trigger the demand reduction based upon the bid, and adjusting, via a computing device, demand at the particular facility based upon the demand reduction of the bid. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371329 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ORDER PERFORMANCE METRICS - Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation for and displaying order performance metrics for one or more user orders of one or more market instruments. A graphical representation of the order performance metrics can be aligned with a graphical representation of market data relating to prices and volume of user orders, market orders, user order executions, and market trades. The order performance metrics can be displayed as one or more performance bars or ribbons divided into segments, which can be assigned a color based on a user order's performance with respect to a market benchmark. The graphical representations can be displayed using a display device. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371330 | METHODS SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR MITIGATING RISK IN DISTRIBUTED ENERGY ASSETS - Devices, systems, and methods for mitigating risk in distributed energy assets are disclosed. In one aspect a computerized method comprises purchasing a bundle of distributed energy assets comprising agreements by end-users of distributed energy resources to purchase energy at variable rates which are tied to future utility rates or an index and swapping with one or more off-takers a variable stream of cash flows based on a variable future utility rate for a fixed stream of cash flows based on a fixed rate. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371331 | ORDER FEED MESSAGE STREAM INTEGRITY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for improving order feed message stream integrity. Certain embodiments provide a method including sending, by a computing device, a first data message; sending a first stop message; clearing a message stream state; and sending a second data message. The first data message includes data related to an order for a tradeable object, a first sequence number with a value of a predefined initial sequence number, and a first phase number. The second data message includes data related to an order, a second sequence number with a value of the predefined initial sequence number, and a second phase number, wherein the second phase number is different than the first phase number. The message stream state is associated with the order. | 2015-12-24 |