Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130018949 | DYNAMIC NEWS MEDIA SELECTION FOR SOCIAL NETWORK DISTRIBUTIONAANM Pradeep; AnanthaAACI PiedmontAAST CAAACO USAAGP Pradeep; Anantha Piedmont CA US - Attributes associated with an entity such as a brand, product, or service are identified from analysis of the entity itself as well as from information from an entity owner such as a company or firm. Attributes and news articles are transmitted over a network. News articles exhibiting characteristics promoting identified attributes are selected and conveyed back over the network. The news articles are then posted on social network walls and profiles of pages of interested individuals. Entities may identify interested individuals as those who have joined, followed, liked, or subscribed to a particular entity page. Interested individuals may also be identified through their profile characteristic information. | 01-17-2013 |
20130087472 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING AN ADDITIVE INTO A BEVERAGE - The present invention describes a beverage container that is configured to dispense an additive into a beverage. The beverage container includes a vessel configured to hold a beverage and a lid that includes a flap configured to expose the beverage in the vessel after the flap is triggered. This beverage container also includes a chamber configured to hold an additive that can be exposed to the beverage after the flap is triggered. | 04-11-2013 |
20130101100 | INCENTING AND ENHANCING TELEPHONY SERVICE USAGE - Mechanisms are provided to incent and enhance telephony service usage. Telephony call setup requests are monitored at a system for incenting telephony service usage and participants in a telephony service usage incentive program are identified. The system may be associated with a telephony central office. If a particular caller or call setup request is associated with a milestone, such as every n | 04-25-2013 |
20130122762 | SHARK REPELLENT SYSTEM - A light sequence generation system is provided on human associated aquatic objects such as surfboards, boogie boards, and kayaks to deter shark attacks. Light sources such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) are configured to emit sequences of pulses in arrangements and/or patterns that are unnatural to sharks. Batteries and/or capacitors may be used along with solar panels to power the light sources. The batteries and/or capacitors can also power electromagnetic repellents or may be completely shield to prevent attractant effects. The unnatural light sequence generation system can be used in conjunction with other chemical and electromagnetic repellents. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124365 | DYNAMIC MERCHANDISING CONNECTION SYSTEM - Mechanisms are provided for efficiently and effectively connecting users such as customers, consumers, and clients with remote agents such as salespeople, assistants, personal shoppers, etc., by using a merchandising interface in store, shop, and showroom environments. A merchandising connection system identifies and analyzes characteristics of users, target products, and remote agents, and matches users and remote agents using data such as demographic information, common interests, compatible personality types, areas of expertise, attractiveness levels, etc. Various sensors, detectors, actuators, scent emitters, etc., at the merchandising interface work to enhance the user and remote agent connection. | 05-16-2013 |
20130152506 | DYNAMIC PACKAGE PERSONALIZATION SYSTEM - Mechanisms are provided for efficiently and effectively personalizing product presentation to users. User profile information including images and preferences may be obtained during instore purchase of products such as cereal, cigarettes, soda, snacks, etc. A user selects a particular product and may enter optional preference information. The dynamic package personalization system identifies an image, background, scene, etc., that may appeal to the user and provides the product in personalized packaging with an image of the user. | 06-20-2013 |
20140129347 | INTELLIGENT AND INFORMED ADVERTISEMENT CREATION - Mechanisms are provided for intelligently creating advertisements in a neurologically informed manner. A framework is provided for intelligently generating an advertisement and optimizing the advertisement for particular contexts including display characteristics, viewer emotions, and biorhythms. Multiple versions or variations of an advertisement may be manually or automatically generated to suit particular environmental and viewer characteristics. Advertisements can also be provided with wrappers to allow improved connectivity and flow with surrounding media. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129374 | INTELLIGENT AND INFORMED STORE DESIGN - Mechanisms are provided for intelligently creating store designs in a neurologically informed manner. A store layout can be set based on time of day and biorhythms, with early morning sections, mid-morning sections, etc. Sub-brands may be provided in each section. Point-of-sale material design and interaction is neurologically enhanced. Store promotions are improved using augmented reality. A smart shopping cart or basket is used to automatically scan items, provide promotions, detect items, and suggest other products as a customer moves throughout the store. | 05-08-2014 |