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20090248525 | SPREAD ACTIVE MEDIA PLATFORM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a spread active media platform for distributing event-based information in a web-based communication environment. In one embodiment, a system and method for providing event-based services includes storing event information from a merchant, receiving event preference information from registered user. The event preference information may include customized user preferences, or the desired time, date, and/or location for a particular event. Next, the web-based application generates programming code associated with event preference information entered by the registered user. The registered user then transcribes the programming code into at least one electronic information source or device. Based upon a determined match between the transcribed programming code and the stored event information, event content relating to the event is published on the electronic information source or device. | 10-01-2009 |
20090259545 | UNIVERSAL SERVICE CODE FOR RESERVATIONS - Reservation of services using, for example, a computer network based universal reservation system (CNBURS) is facilitated by the use of universal service codes (USCs). In one embodiment, a CNBURS enabled reservation scheduling process ( | 10-15-2009 |
20090281884 | System and process for receiving boosting recommendations for use in providing personalized advertisements to retail customers - A system and process for incorporating recommendation boosting in an automated recommendation system includes presenting a user with a visual electronic interface adapted to receive recommendation boost instructions regarding a boost subject, receiving recommendation boost instructions via the visual electronic interface, wherein the recommendation boost instructions indicate how strongly the boost subject should be recommended or suppressed from being recommended, receiving a set of recommendations from one or more automated product recommendation systems, wherein each recommendation system utilizes one or more selection models or user models and modifying the set of recommendations according to the recommendation boost instructions. | 11-12-2009 |
20090299836 | RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM ATTACHMENT - The present invention aims at an effective approach to radio access system attachment in a heterogeneous communication network environment. According to the present invention, cooperation between different radio access systems is executed to advertise one radio access system in another. After receipt of a secure advertisement from a control unit of the advertising radio access system, a broadcasting unit of the receiving radio access system broadcasts advertisement information in relation to the secure advertisement in the communication network. Therefore, according to the present invention, a user terminal may at any time receive broadcasted advertisement information while establishing a trusted relationship with advertiser. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299837 | System and method for brand affinity content distribution and optimization - An endorsed advertising engine, system and method, which includes at least one vault having media assets, a recommendation engine that matches the media assets from the vault with at least one requested creative, and a delivery engine that integrates the requested creative with the matched media assets from the vault. | 12-03-2009 |
20090319350 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING PRIORITIZED ADVERTISING DATA DURING EXECUTION OF VIDEO TRICK PLAY COMMAND DATA - A computer readable medium is disclosed containing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computer perform a method, the method including but not limited to receiving trick play command data at an end user device; receiving a plurality of advertising data at the end user device; correlating the plurality of advertising data with penetration data for an end user associated with the end user device; prioritizing the advertising data for the end user device based on the correlation; and presenting a portion of the advertising data on the end user device based on the prioritizing of the advertising data during execution of the trick play command data. A system is disclosed that is useful in performing the method. A data structure embedded in a computer readable medium is disclosed that contains data used by the system and method. | 12-24-2009 |
20100017280 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - An advertising system and process that allows private individuals and traders to place, view and respond to classified advertisements using a mobile phone (or cell phone) network. | 01-21-2010 |
20100023387 | Hierarchical User Interfaces for Advertisement Messages in a Mobile Device - Hierarchical categorization of advertisement messages and associated user interfaces are disclosed. A user interface with four hierarchical levels is described as an exemplary case to illustrate the invention. A user definable icon is disclosed, which assists a user to select his or her needed advertisements with the great ease. The zone of “local” area is defined by the user via adjusting the coverage of an interactive map displayed on the screen. The “locality” can be defined by a map which can be zoomed in or zoomed out or be shifted by the user. Merchandisers displayed on a “local” map can be selected by a user to view detailed advertisement messages. Further, a method for the advertising broker to track the successful rate of advertising events is disclosed by measuring if the mobile device overlaps the selected merchandiser location in exceeding of a predetermined period of time. | 01-28-2010 |
20100023388 | MOBILE LOCATION AWARE SEARCH ENGINE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING CONTENT FOR SAME - A method includes identifying a geographic position of a wireless device. Data input by a user while the user is located at the geographic position of the wireless device is received. The data is associated with a landmark at the geographic position. The data is provided to a database based on the geographic position. A wireless device includes a transmitter configured to transmit a geographic position of the wireless device to a database. A receiver is configured to receive data input by a user of the wireless device while the user is located at the geographic position of the wireless device. The data is associated with a landmark at the geographic position of the wireless device. The receiver is configured to automatically receive information associated with the landmark from the database. | 01-28-2010 |
20100036718 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC OPTIMAL ADVERTISING DETERMINATION WITHIN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code includes receiving advertising criteria, collecting advertisement cost data, and detecting virtual universe (VU) data. Additionally, the method includes determining optimal advertisement parameters based on the advertising criteria, the advertisement cost data and the VU data, and at least one of displaying the optimal advertisement parameters and invoking an advertisement in the VU in accordance with the optimal advertisement parameters. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE CONTENT DELIVERY - Apparatus, systems, and methods for online content delivery are disclosed that operate to present an advertisement to a plurality of users, the advertisement associated with an advertiser and comprising a plurality of software components where at least one software component of the plurality of software components is an interactive software component; track use of the interactive software component by the plurality of users; calculate an aggregate value based on a value associated with each use of the interactive software component; and charge the advertiser an advertising fee corresponding to the aggregate value. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 02-11-2010 |
20100042483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSUMER INFORMATION ON A PRINTED COUPON OR LABEL - A system and method for providing consumer information on a printed coupon or label. Consumer information may be gathered/obtained in a number of ways and embedded on a coupon or label in the form if a bar code or other readable format. When consumer information is embedded on a coupon, the promotion presented by the coupon may be selected at least in part using the consumer information. The consumer information may be subsequently collected at a POS location or may be transmitted at the time of coupon/label printing. Additional information about a consumer may be collected subsequent to printing of a coupon or label, and such information may also be collected. The consumer information may be provided to a marketer or other interested recipient. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042484 | CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL CATALOG - Various embodiments include an apparatus comprising a server operable to generate a customized virtual catalog including a plurality of composite images, wherein at least one of the plurality of composite images includes an image of a promotional product decorated using a decorative image associated with a client requesting access to the customized virtual catalog. | 02-18-2010 |
20100049599 | FILTERING MOBILE MARKETING OFFERS - Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for filtering marketing messages sent to a mobile device. According to one embodiment, a method for filtering marketing messages sent to a mobile device can comprise receiving preference information from a user of the mobile device, the preference information indicating marketing offers the user considers to be relevant and generating one or more rules based on the preference information, the one or more rules defining conditions for marketing offers to be sent to the mobile device. The method can further comprise receiving marketing information related to at least one marketing offer, applying the one or more rules to the marketing information, and sending the marketing offer to the mobile device based on applying the one or more rules to the marketing information. | 02-25-2010 |
20100057545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING SPONSORED MESSAGE DATA IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A computerized system for sending sponsored data is disclosed, including but not limited to a processor in data communication with a computer readable medium; a computer program containing instructions to monitor video data for products data presented in the video data; instructions to encode product advertising data for at least one of the products data presented in the video data; instructions to send at least one of a plurality of products sponsor passwords data to a first end user device for decoding the products advertising data encoded in the video data; instructions to receive message data from the first end user device; instructions to send message sponsor password data to a second end user device selected by the first end user device; and instructions to send the message data encoded using the message destination password data to the second end user device. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING USING USER SOCIAL INFORMATION - An improved system and method for online advertising using user social information is provided. An advertising demand engine may be provided for selecting advertisements using user social information and online behavior to serve to a user for display. A social network engine may be provided for constructing a plurality of networks of correlated users from social network information and online behavior. These networks may be updated with additional online behavior. An advertisement previously selected by a user or by other users belonging to a network constructed using social information and online behavior may be sent to users belonging to the same network in response to a request to serve an advertisement. In other embodiments, a ranked list of advertisements selected by users in multiple networks may be determined, and advertisements may then be sent to users from the ranked list of advertisements. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057547 | MARKETING DEVICE FOR A BAG - Disclosed is marketing device for a bag, the device including a device body, at least one marketing message disposed on at least one surface of the device body; and an association portion structured to associate the device body with a portion of the bag in proximity to an opening of the bag, wherein the association portion is also structured to associate the device body such that the at least one marketing message is visible to a surrounding environment of the bag in at least one direction. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063873 | Method for providing creator-centric region on displays, devices, and social networks where content owners can define rights and creating a novel rights and content repositor - Many tools exist for creating applications for social networks, phones, and other entities, and this invention affords owners full control of their content in a common, trusted window in foreign contexts, as provided for in the US Constitution. Content owners are afforded a window/region in arenas including web pages, social networks, handhelds, and phones, wherein they can protect and profit from content. Social networks are generally socialist networks wherein creators are deemed to have no value as individuals, but when aggregated with millions of others, they are monetized by corporations. This negative mindset has fostered unprofitable social networks which deny owners their Natural Rights to protect and profit from their creations. Disclosed is a novel method for creating a content market-space built upon universal windows/regions which support creators' rights, which fosters a superior social network for content owners, and an invaluable database and repository of rights and content. | 03-11-2010 |
20100070355 | Methods for Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. | 03-18-2010 |
20100076827 | Methods for Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082411 | DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT - A method and system for generating digital advertisements is provided. A method employed by the system may include receiving template information that that defines dynamic elements of the advertisement, receiving data associated with the dynamic elements, generating browser code based on the template information and the data, and communicating the browser code to a browser. The method may also include receiving a second template that includes a creative applet reference and combining the template information with the browser code. The second template may also include a reference to an alternate image that is rendered when an image defined by the creative applet cannot be rendered. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AN ADVERTISEMENT PLAN FOR ALLOCATING ADVERTISEMENTS TO A CONTRACT IN A NETWORK-BASED ENVIRONMENT - The present invention is directed to a system and method for optimizing an advertisement plan for allocating advertisements to a contract in a network-based environment. The system and method includes determining a shadow price for an advertisement placement where the advertisement placement is associated with a user having defined characteristics. The system and method includes determining a contract price for the advertisement placement relative to a plurality of advertisement contracts for the user having the defined characteristics. The system and method includes determining an advertisement plan for allocating an advertisement to a given contract on the basis of the shadow price and the contract price. The system and method includes presenting a given advertisement associated with the given contract according to the advertisement plan on network-based output. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082413 | Risk-and-return based advertisement selection and scheduling - Method and system embodiments of the present invention employ risk and return estimates in order to select and schedule display of advertisements. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to an advertising system that includes an advertising-selection-and-scheduling component and an information-provision system. The advertising-selection-and-scheduling component selects advertising for inclusion in information provided to users, prepares a schedule based on risk associated with including the selected advertising in the information provided to the users according to the schedule and based on return expected from including the selected advertising in the information provided to the users according to the schedule, and stores the prepared schedule in a computer-readable medium for subsequent access by the information-provision system. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082414 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a display device is configured to select an arbitrary mode among a plurality of types of power saving modes to effect performance of the display device in response to a taste. The display device achieves power saving cooperation. A setting storage module is configured to store setting states of the types of power saving modes. A display output module responds to an operation input to display the on, off, or selection states of the types of power saving modes. An execution change control module responds to the operation input to individually change the release or continuation of each type of the power saving modes. The execution change control module forcibly executes the types of power saving modes when a predetermined condition is met. | 04-01-2010 |
20100106571 | SMART, SEARCH-ENABLED WEB ERROR PAGES - Embodiments of our technology provide a method, system, and media for presenting relevant information incident to attempting to present information that is unavailable by way of a website. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a request to present a desired web page, determining that the desired web page is unavailable for presentation, determining search criteria associated with the request, dynamically generating a second web page that includes search results that were obtained based on the search criteria, and presenting the second web page on a display device. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106572 | ACCESS POINT ADVERTISING - Systems and methods for providing advertisement supported free access to a network. An access point of the network may provide advertisements to a media device for viewing prior to free access being granted. Alternatively, the advertisements may reside on the media device for viewing prior to free access being granted. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106573 | ACTION SUGGESTIONS BASED ON INFERRED SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS - A method of categorizing a social relationship between individuals in a collection of images to suggest a possible course of action, includes searching the collection to identify individuals and determining their genders and their age ranges; using the gender, and age ranges of the identifies individuals to infer at least one social relationship between them; and using at least one inferred social relationship to suggest a possible course of action. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114679 | PROGRAMMABLE ADVERTISING PANEL POWERED BY SOLAR CELLS AND COMMUNIATION MEANS THEREOF - A programmable display apparatus powered by solar cells is disclosed. The apparatus is with high portability and may be deployed to render advertising messages at isolated locations outdoor. Multiple solar cells are arranged on the device either underneath a transparent or a semi-transparent display panel and/or in areas uncovered by the panel. The solar cells arranged underneath the display panel may have a larger area than the panel, which allows the solar energy is collected with an enlarged solar cell arrays while maintaining the portability of the device. A communication device is integrated with the display system to provide means to communicate with an external device or a communication network. According to one embodiment, visible light communication is employed to deliver updated advertising messages and control data to the display system outdoor. According to one implementation of the embodiment, at least one solar cell connected to a voltage or a current sensing circuit is used as a photo detector to receive the modulated visible light beam and to convert the signals into electrical ones. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114680 | On-site barcode advertising - A display that may be actually or virtually presented at a televised event venue. The display including at least one advertisement, advertising to the in-person attendees at the televised event or virtually inserted into the televised event venue as if advertising to the in-person attendees at the televised event, and at least one identifying marker coupled to the at least one advertisement, wherein the at least one identifying marker is suitable to provide identification of the at least one advertisement when the at least one advertisement is included within the broadcast of the televised event. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114681 | SECURE AUTHENTICATION AND PAYMENT SYSTEM - A transaction and payment and processing system securely conducts transactions over the public telephone network. The transactions may be between and among entities of any type such as individuals, merchants, utilities, banks, etc. Nothing more than access to a telephone is required after initial registration of a user. | 05-06-2010 |
20100121691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING NON-COMPETE ADVERTISEMENT TAGS IN AN ADVERTISEMENT SERVING SYSTEM - Generally, embodiments of the present invention provides for methods, systems and computer program products for utilizing non-compete advertisement tags in an advertisement serving system. The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises identifying one or more web pages that contain a first advertisement tag and selecting a given web page from the one or more web pages. A second inactive advertisement tag is then inserted into the web page, which requests an advertisement for the web page that is subsequently ignored. The method further comprises monitoring a number of impressions the web page receives using the second advertisement tag in order to determine a traffic forecast. The method further comprises setting the second advertisement tag to an active status, causing the first advertisement tag from the web page to be removed and an advertisement to be returned in response to the request by the second advertisement tag. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121692 | ADVERTISEMENT SCREEN ON PAYMENT CARD - A financial transaction card having a card with a front face and a back face, a financial payment device on or in the card, an advertising screen on one of the front face and the back face, and at least one activating arrangement connected to the advertising screen, configured to activate and deactivate the screen. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121693 | DIGITAL ADVERTISING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED CONTENT TO A DIGITAL ADVERTISING DISPLAY - Various embodiments of this invention disclose a digital advertising display apparatus and method of providing controlled content to a digital advertising display. The digital advertising display may be located in a public, private, or retail space. The content provided may be an advertisement that is related to a specific product, informational, educational, or artistic. The content is delivered through wireless communications. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121694 | SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISING OPTIMIZATION WITH UNCERTAIN SUPPLY - An advertisement impression distribution system includes a data processing system operable to generate an allocation plan for serving advertisement impressions. The allocation plan allocates a first portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy guaranteed demand and a second portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy non-guaranteed demand. The data processing system includes an optimizer, the optimizer to establish a relationship between the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions. The relationship defines a range of possible proportions of allocation of the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions. The optimizer generates a solution in accordance with an uncertain supply of advertisement impressions, in which a projected supply of advertisement impressions is determined with a model from the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions. The data processing system outputs the allocation plan including the solution to control serving of the advertisement impressions in determined proportions. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125491 | MOBILE ADVERTISING SYNDICATION - Apparatus and methods for distributing advertising content to a mobile device. An application is executed on a mobile device containing an advertising opportunity. Advertising content is requested from an advertisement syndication interface. A filtering constraint applicable to the advertising content request is identified and used to select and advertisement from a local advertising cache. The selected advertisement is rendered in a composite with rendering of content of the application. | 05-20-2010 |
20100161395 | System and Method for Rendering Advertisements - A method, computer program product, and print driver for receiving an indication, on a computing device, of a print job to be printed on a printing device. One or more advertisements are rendered on the computing device. The print job is provided to the printing device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161396 | System and Method for Rendering Advertisements - A method, computer program product, and print driver for receiving an indication, on a computing device, of a print job to be printed on a printing device. One or more advertisements are rendered on the computing device. The print job is provided to the printing device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161397 | Facilitating Customer Recycling of Mobile Device - Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer program product is tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and includes instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for facilitating customer recycling of a mobile device. The method includes receiving an input in a mobile device from a user, the input initiating execution of program code configured to automatically present the user up-to-date instructions on how to recycle the mobile device. The method includes presenting, in response to the input, the up-to-date instructions on a display of the mobile device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100174590 | ADVERTISING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR - The advertising device has a frame having a recessed front surface surrounded by a protrusive edge. A plurality of slots is formed along the protrusive edge proximate the recessed front surface. At least one insert is provided. The insert has a plurality of tabs capable of being inserted into the plurality of slots. | 07-08-2010 |
20100174591 | Data Access Engine And Graphic Interface For Portable Computer Devices - A data access engine and graphic interface for portable computer devices are disclosed. According to one embodiment a system comprises a server in communication with a network, a database in communication with the network, a device in communication with the network, and an interface displayed on the device. The interface has a nested ring structure, wherein the nested ring structure comprises a contiguous geometrical shape, and a labeled segment having a category. The contiguous geometrical shape and labeled segment are hierarchically structured. | 07-08-2010 |
20100179865 | MULTIMEDIA CONTENT CACHE - Music can be broadcast from a radio station and recorded onto a cache of a personal electronic device, such as a portable digital music player. The recording can occur such that there is segmenting of music into different cache portions based upon classification. Instead of playing music from the radio station, music can be played from the cache to ensure high quality and desirable variety. Different rules can be used to govern which music is played as well as how music should be removed from the cache. In addition, targeted advertisements can be used that relate to the music in the cache as well as a user location. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179866 | Location-multimedia-based signature system - A system uses multimedia data, such as photo of part or whole receipt, records of payment process, and/or signature inputted directly on the touch-phone, as the proof of offline transaction. The multimedia data are uploaded with tags to a center server via internet or wireless network. This system could prove that costumer has finished a transaction such as purchase, which could be a key element for the offline Cost-Per-Action (CPA) advertisement mode, reservation and/or incentive system. This multimedia signature could also be used in authorizing consumers to perform buyer reviews. | 07-15-2010 |
20100185501 | Mobile Advertising Device and Application Thereof - A mobile advertising device includes an e-paper, a display control unit, a wireless communication unit and a processing unit. The display control unit controls the e-paper. The positioning unit receives a positioning signal and calculates the present location of the mobile advertising device according to the positioning signal. The wireless communication unit builds a connection with a server through wireless communication and transmits the present location of the mobile advertising device to the server. The processing unit includes an advertising module to obtain at least one advertisement of at least one store corresponding to the present location of the mobile advertising device from the server through the wireless communication unit. Then, the advertising module displays the advertisement of the store on the e-paper through the display control unit. | 07-22-2010 |
20100198667 | ALTERNATIVE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING METHOD - A storage method includes the steps of delivering a storage container to a customer, leaving the storage container at a site selected by the customer and marketing advertising space on the storage container (see FIG. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198668 | Method for Promoting a Product or Service - A method of promoting a product or service is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of identifying an object representative of a competing product or service, identifying an undesirable natural attribute and an unnatural attribute associated with the object, simultaneously applying the natural attribute and unnatural attribute to the object, and presenting the object having the natural and unnatural attributes to a user via the user interface so as to convey to the user that the competing product or service is inferior to the product or service being promoted. | 08-05-2010 |
20100205048 | System and Method for Media Monetization and Distribution - A system and method for media monetization and distribution, which includes at least a monetization engine, system and method, which includes at least one database of at least one media assets, at least one user defined mini-site utilizing at least one of the media assets, a recommendation engine that matches the mini-sites with at least one advertisement, and a delivery engine that integrates the at least one advertisement with the mini-site and allows for the monitoring of the integrated advertisement. | 08-12-2010 |
20100217655 | SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT IN A WIRELESS MESH - A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports. | 08-26-2010 |
20100217656 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISING THE ACTIVITY OF A USER IN A VIRTUAL WORLD - A method of supervising the activity of a user in a virtual world comprising the steps of: (1) detecting at least one item of collision information between an observation line associated with the user and at least one first virtual object within the virtual world; and (2) determining at least one item of interaction information between the user and the first object on the basis of the collision information. | 08-26-2010 |
20100223111 | ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM - An electronic advertisement system in which an insert server separates edited advertisement data distributed from a distribution server from other service data and in which the edited advertisement data is supplied to a display and the other service data is supplied to a reader/writer of an IC card. The distribution server monistically supervises advertisement data to distribute the other service data, such as coupons, along with the advertisement data to a variety of display devices. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223112 | ADAPTIVE ROADSIDE BILLBOARD SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - An adaptive roadside billboard system which may include a roadside display for passing vehicle traffic, and a memory for storing a plurality of notifications having different visual feature detail levels. Furthermore, a controller may be configured to cooperate with the roadside display and the memory to determine a rate of the passing vehicle traffic, select notifications from the memory based upon the rate of passing vehicle traffic so that notifications for faster passing vehicle traffic have lower visual feature detail levels and so that notifications for slower passing vehicle traffic have higher visual feature detail levels, and display the selected notifications on the roadside display. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223113 | SYSTEMS FOR EMBEDDING ADVERTISEMENTS OFFERING AVAILABLE, DYNAMIC-CONTENT-RELEVANT DOMAIN NAMES IN ONLINE VIDEO - Systems of the present inventions allow for embedding advertisements offering available, dynamic-content-relevant domain names in online video. An exemplary system may comprise an online advertisement generation module running on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network. The online advertisement generation module may generate at least one online advertisement offering for registration at least one domain name, which may be based upon the dynamic content on a website and displaying the online advertisement within the dynamic content. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228609 | Electronic transcript generator - An electronic transcript generation and transfer system is described. It contains functionality for facilitating transactions between requestors and reporters by receiving a request for a transcript quote from a requestor and providing the request to a reporter. The system provides the reporter an interface to associate a number of pages with the request and based on various factors, generates a communication with the requestor containing the quote. The system then facilitates the requestor's payment for the transcript and provides the reporter a work request with specific details about the transcript request. Finally, upon receipt of the transcript sent notification from the reporter, the system transfers the requestor's payment to the reporter and transmits a communication to the requestor containing tracking information and other details of the completed transcript request. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228610 | ADDING TEXT OR GRAPHICS TO AN ADVERTISEMENT USING DTV CLOSED CAPTIONING - A mechanism to controllability overlay text and/or graphics over advertisements within the context of a DTV system using a closed captioning (CC) processing ability of set-top boxes within the DTV system. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENT - A method and system for associating content and advertisement at a delivery client on a device, the method receiving a first data set having a metadata link associated therewith, the metadata link implies retrieval of a second data set; retrieving the second data set from a location defined by the metadata link; providing content to a first application, the content being one of the first data set and the second data set; and providing an advertisement to the first application or to a second application, the advertisement being the other one of the first data set and the second data set. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228612 | DEVICE TRANSACTION MODEL AND SERVICES BASED ON DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION OF DEVICE - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, when a user points at a particular item at a particular location or place, this creates an opportunity, e.g., an advertising opportunity, for anyone having an interest in that particular item to communicate with the user regarding that item or related items at a point in time when the user's focus is on the particular item. User context for the interaction can also be taken into account to supplement the provision of one or more interactive direction based services. | 09-09-2010 |
20100250347 | System and method for utilizing a transport structure in a social network environment - A system for implementing an information distribution network includes an information service that is configured to provide information distribution services through the information distribution network. User devices are utilized by device users to communicate with the information service for receiving the information distribution services. A subset of the device users form a social network with corresponding ones of the user devices. Transport structures are implemented for communicating with various network entities in the information distribution network. The transport structures collect appropriate metadata for providing selected information from the information service to targeted ones of the device users. The metadata includes social network metadata that characterizes the subset of device users from the social network. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250348 | PLATFORM OR USER SENSITIVE ADVERTISING - In accordance with one or more aspects of the platform or user sensitive advertising, appropriate ads to be served for playback via a platform are identified based at least in part on one or more platform rules for the platform. The timing of when the appropriate ads are to be served can also be based at least in part on the one or more platform rules for the platform. In accordance with other aspects of the platform or user sensitive advertising, a next ad of an ad campaign that is to be presented to a user is identified based at least in part on one or more ads in the ad campaign that have previously been played back via one or more platforms regardless of which of the one or more platforms were being used by the user while playing back the one or more ads. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250349 | System and method for advertisement measuring and reporting - The embodiments of the present invention disclose an advertisement measuring and reporting system and method. The system includes an advertisement client adapted to communicate with an advertisement server about advertisement; the advertisement client is adapted to obtain user interactions with advertisement, process the user interactions with advertisement according to an advertisement metrics policy, and report the processed user interactions with advertisement to the advertisement server; and the advertisement server is adapted to collect the processed user interactions with advertisement. Meanwhile, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a terminal, an advertisement client, an advertisement server, an advertisement measuring and reporting method and an advertisement interaction record collection method. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is employed to effectively improve the utilization of a network, facilitate advertisement launch and counting, and benefit the development of the advertising service. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250350 | System and Method for Item Identification and Purchase - A method and system for handling message-based requests for information about items, and for handling optional message-based purchases of same, includes receiving a request message from a mobile subscriber relating to an item that is of interest to the mobile subscriber, routing the request message for processing, performing one or more activities in accordance with the request message, and returning one or more response messages to the mobile subscriber. | 09-30-2010 |
20100268581 | SELECTIVE ENABLEMENT OF RUNTIME-BASED APPLICATION BEHAVIORS - A system and method for deploying software from a central location to a plurality of remote install sites. The system includes a network-accessible server system and a plurality of computing devices. Based on delivery of a general application deliverable from the server system, a runtime-based application is installed at each of the computing devices. Varying tags are delivered from the network-accessible server system to generate various implementations of the runtime-based application at the computing devices. | 10-21-2010 |
20100268582 | AFFILIATE SYSTEM ON SOCIAL NETWORKING - An affiliate system on social networking is disclosed and includes a method by which advertisement data of a user may be automatically associated with the advertisement data of other users based upon the users' respective blog data. In one embodiment, a contribution score of a user may be determined based upon the user's posting, in a blog, of advertisements affiliated with other users. The advertisements on a user's blog may be displayed based upon the contribution scores of other users. If an advertisement affiliated with another user is viewed, the user who posted that advertisement may receive a contribution credit. | 10-21-2010 |
20100268583 | MOBILE INTERNET ACCESS WITH PROXY SUPPORT - The present invention is directed to a method, a node arrangement and a mobile node for registering a Care-of-Address on behalf of a Mobile Node at a Home Agent in a home network of said Mobile Node when the Mobile Node is connected to a foreign network. The method comprises the steps of: providing at least one advertisement message to said Mobile Node ( | 10-21-2010 |
20100274644 | Engine, system and method for generation of brand affinity content - An advertising engine, system and method for formulation of endorsed advertising. The engine, system and method includes at least one computerized storage vault including a plurality of media assets correspondent to each prospective endorser for the endorsed advertising, and a graphical user interface for presentation of the plurality of media assets having a multi-layer format. The graphical user interface may include a library that presents at least a first layer including available ones of the prospective endorsers, and at least a second layer including ones of the media assets correspondent to each of the prospective endorsers, and a recommendation engine that presents at least ones of the media assets correspondent to a plurality of ranked ones of the prospective endorsers from the vault responsive to a request for the endorsed advertising. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280889 | INVENTORY AGGREGATION ON AN ELECTRONIC EXCHANGE - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to online advertising inventory purchase controls. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280890 | METHOD OF BROADCASTING AND RECEIVING NEIGHBORING BASE STATION ADVERTISEMENT MESSAGE IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM, AND HANDOVER METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of broadcasting and receiving a neighboring base station advertisement message in a wideband wireless access system and a handover method using the same. In the present invention, a base station broadcasts a neighboring base station advertisement message including information that indicates that frequency overlay is supported in neighboring base stations to terminals. The terminal confirms whether frequency overlay is supported in the neighboring base stations included in the neighboring base station advertisement message, and can perform handover to a frequency overlay supporting base station as a destination base station. According to the present invention, when a non-frequency overlay communication system and a frequency overlay communication system are mixed with each other, it is possible to ensure that a frequency overlay supporting terminal performs handover from a base station of a frequency overlay communication system to a base station of another frequency overlay communication system. | 11-04-2010 |
20100280891 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRANDING A FACILITY - A computer-assisted method of establishing a brand presence in a facility. The method includes accessing, by facility personnel, a computer having a playlist that controls the playback of audio and video broadcasting within the facility and entering on the playlist, by facility personnel, identifiers of advertisements related to the facility. | 11-04-2010 |
20100287040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERACTIVE EVENTS RELATED TO ADVERTISING - A method is provided for validating advertising metrics which relate to tracking of interactive events performed by electronic devices. A metric report with an event code that indicative of at least one interactive event performed by an electronic device associated with the network is received. The format of the event code is analyzed to determine whether the event code is consistent with predetermined format rules and the substance of information conveyed by the event code is analyzed to determine whether the event code is consistent with predetermined substance rules. If the event code is determined to be consistent with the predetermined format rules and the predetermined substance rules, the event code is accepted as valid. Otherwise, the event code is identified as being invalid. | 11-11-2010 |
20100287041 | REVIEWING THE SUITABILITY OF WEBSITES FOR PARTICIPATION IN AN ADVERTISING NETWORK - The way in which Websites are reviewed for use in an advertising network may be improved by (a) accepting a collection including one or more documents, (b) determining whether or not the collection complies with policies of an advertising network, and (c) approving the collection if it was determined that the collection complies with the policies. The collection may be added to the advertising network if the collection is approved such that (e.g., content-targeted) advertisements may be served in association with renderings of documents included in the collection. The collection may be a Website including one or more Webpages. The policy may concern (A) content of the one or more documents of the collection, (B) usability of a Website wherein the collection of one or more documents is a Website including one or more Webpages, and/or (C) a possible fraud or deception on the advertising network or participants of the advertising network by the collection. | 11-11-2010 |
20100293043 | VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK SERVER REDUNDANCY AND FAILOVER TO ENABLE SEAMLESS MOBILITY IN THE MOBILITY DOMAIN - A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) server redundancy is presented. A mobility switch (MS) advertises to at least one peer mobility switch, VLANs configured as server capable, the advertising including providing priority information relating to a server for the VLAN. The MS receives advertising from the at least one peer mobility switch and elects a server for a mobility VLAN which is not mapped locally. The MS maintains a current server and a list of alternative servers for the VLAN and determines when the MS looses connection with the current server for the VLAN and moves the VLAN to an alternate server contained on the list. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293044 | INFORMATION TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - In the case of deciding that a state of a communication band becomes insufficient in the sending side in a streaming system for delivering the contents and advertisement information, it is constructed so that the advertisement information suitable for the state can be selected and transmitted and also it can cope by changing a display method of the contents and the advertisement information in the receiving side. In the sending side, a method for creating transmitting data is changed according to a state of a communication channel. When there is a sufficient band in the communication channel, the transmitting data in which advertisement is inserted between divided pieces of information is generated and when the communication band is insufficient, the data in which the way of insertion is changed, for example, frequency of insertion of the advertisement information is shifted or only character information is inserted is generated. In the receiving side, the received data is analyzed and a layout is changed according to an analysis result. At the normal time, the advertisement information is displayed by the constant contents of display, but when the communication band is insufficient, a change in the layout for displaying a marquee part for displaying the advertisement information is made. | 11-18-2010 |
20100299189 | ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY SYSTEM - An advertisement display system includes a means for taking a photograph of a signal light of a signal | 11-25-2010 |
20100299190 | AUTOMOTIVE MARKET PLACE SYSTEM - A method for ranking vehicles for sale, the method comprising (1) providing a first database of available vehicles, (2) creating a second database of similar vehicles by identifying vehicles in the first database that are similar to a subject vehicle, and (3) creating a third database of ranked vehicles by determining a vehicle rank score of each of the vehicles in the second database, wherein determining a vehicle rank score of a vehicle comprises (a) calculating a base score of the vehicle, (b) calculating a multiplier of the vehicle, and (c) determining the vehicle rank score of the vehicle by multiplying the base rank by the multiplier. | 11-25-2010 |
20100306039 | TECHNIQUES FOR CUSTOMIZED DELIVERY OF ADVERTISEMENTS - Techniques for customizing the delivery of advertisements to a client. In one embodiment, the customization comprises dynamically determining a length of time for an advertisement, where the length of time represents the minimum amount of time for which the advertisement is to be output (e.g., displayed) by a client. The length of time may be dynamically determined on a per-advertisement based upon multiple criteria. | 12-02-2010 |
20100312621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EMAIL - A system is provided for managing email and eliminating spam wherein an email client ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100312622 | Methods and Apparatus for Creation, Advertisement, and Discovery of Peer-to-Peer Overlay Networks - Methods and apparatus for creation, advertisement, and discovery of peer-to-peer overlay networks. A method includes detecting one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, determining that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, selecting a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and joining the universal overlay network using the selected communication link. An apparatus includes a transceiver configured to detect one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, and a processor configured to determine that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, select a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and join the universal overlay network using the selected communication link. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318413 | ALLOCATION OF INTERNET ADVERTISING INVENTORY - A method for determining a price of a contract for booking advertising space in a networked environment includes receiving, via a web server, a request to book a number of impressions from available impression inventory, where each impression corresponds to the delivery of an advertisement to a browser. The method also includes assembling user samples that represent a total amount of impression inventory, where each user sample represents a number of internet users, calculating a value associated with each piece of remaining impression inventory of the total impression inventory, and evaluating the value of all remaining impression inventory before and after allocation to a contract by maximizing and equation subject to a set of constraints. The base price for the contract corresponds to the difference between the value of the inventory before and after allocation. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318414 | INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING ON CALL TERMINATION FOR MOBILE TERMINALS - Call or call alarm terminating method and system in a mobile telecommunication system, whereby a user (caller, USER | 12-16-2010 |
20100332298 | SYNCHRONIZING MULTIPLE PLAYBACK DEVICE TIMING UTILIZING DRM ENCODING - A system and method are provided for synchronizing playback of media content on multiple playback devices utilizing Digital Rights Management (DRM) encoding. In general, multiple playback devices or users of those playback devices are associated to form a virtual group. A virtual group (VG) control function operates to synchronize advertisement (ad) slots within media content provided to the playback devices in the virtual group utilizing DRM encoding. | 12-30-2010 |
20100332299 | METHOD OF OPERATING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM USING IMAGES - A method of operating a navigation system determines a route between an origin and a destination and provides a photographic image showing a geographic area through which the route passes. The photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint. The method overlays a route highlight on the photographic image identifying a path to be traveled. The route highlight includes a symbol indicating at least one feature of the route selected from a group consisting of handicap accessible route, tree-lined route, well-lit route, quiet route, scenic route, crowded route, peaceful route, and bicycle friendly route. | 12-30-2010 |
20110015975 | Asynchronous advertising - A podcast system and method are provided to select and deliver media ads over a network to a user device and to insert the media ads in media content subscribed to and delivered over the network to the user device | 01-20-2011 |
20110022449 | Multimedia User Interfaces For Documents And Associated Digital Videos - Generating a multimedia user interface with synchronized digital video and document content can include receiving a document, receiving a digital video that corresponds to the document, generating a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the mappings maps a section of the document to a segment of the digital video, and generating a multimedia user interface responsive to the document, the digital video, and the plurality of mappings. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022450 | COMPTUER NETWORK CHAT SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF TEXT AND VIDEO IN A RIVALRY CONTEXT - A chat system comprises a chat room application (Team Chat application) running on a chat server connected to a computer network having a plurality of users. The Team Chat application is configured to produce a chat room interface on the display of users accessing the chat room site. The chat room interface includes a central chat display area flanked on either side by two lists of users identifying themselves in support of one of the two sides of a rivalry (e.g., team A or team B). Once a user is logged in and identifies which team (i.e., side of the rivalry) they support (e.g., either team A or team B), the user and other users affiliated with that team will be represented on one side of the central chat display area (e.g., the left side), and the users affiliated with the rival team will be represented on the other side of the central chat display area (e.g., on the right side). Users cannot participate in the chat until they log in and identify which side of the rivalry they support. If not logged in, the user cannot participate, but the central chat display area is still visible and updated. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022451 | ADVERTISING CONTENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to advertising content for mobile devices. In aspects, advertising content is downloaded to a mobile device when the mobile device is connected to a network. The advertising content is stored on a storage media of the mobile device. Later, a user may search the advertising content of the mobile device without connecting the mobile device to a network. Because the advertising content is downloaded to the mobile device, the advertising content may be accessed more quickly. Additionally, the advertising content may be sized to be suited for the display size of the mobile device. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029361 | LINEAR AUDIO ADVERTISING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an audio advertising system for a bus or train stop installation comprising: a digital audio player, where the audio player stores and plays audio files; at least one audio speaker, where said at least audio speaker broadcasts the desired audio files stored on the digital audio player; at least one advertising panel; and a solar power source, where said solar power source supplies power to the advertising system. The audio files may include messages, jingles or music. The audio files may be directed toward advertising. In one particular embodiment, the audio files promote and coincide with the advertising posted on the at least one advertising panel. The audio advertising system of the current invention enables the combination of visual advertising and audio advertising that may coincide with the advertisement of the advertising panels. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035263 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING USER-INTERACTION RATES FOR DOCUMENT ELEMENTS - One embodiment of a process for improving visibility of an advertisement ( | 02-10-2011 |
20110040606 | System And Method For Metricizing Assets In A Brand Affinity Content Distribution - An engine, system and method for a delivery tracking software engine for tracking metrics associated with delivery of at least one endorsed advertisement to at least one consumer over at least one computing network. The engine, system and method may include a plurality of inputs parallel to at least one output of the at least one endorsed advertisement, wherein the plurality of inputs receives at least a number of impressions and click throughs by ones of the consumer responsive to the at least one endorsed advertisement upon the delivery, and at least compliance rules for the delivery of the at least one endorsed advertisement, and at least one feedback loop that associates the plurality of inputs with at least one recommendation engine, wherein the recommendation engine recommends ones of the at least one endorsed advertisement for the delivery to the consumer, and wherein the recommendation by the recommendation engine is modified responsive to the plurality of inputs, and wherein said at least one feedback loop includes a monitor of compliance of the delivery with the compliance rules. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040607 | Added-Revenue off-site targeted internet advertising - A super-saturation method for information-media substantially relates to a three-body cooperation to direct information to an electronic media consumer (reader, surfer, viewer, listener, etc.). Embodiments of the present invention facilitate a first media body substantially offering out of context information placement using a second cooperating media body. A facilitator body preferably guarantees that a consumer of the second media is a known consumer of the first media. Accordingly, the second media body presents an out of context information placement. For example, an exclusive members-only Internet site “AAA” is oversubscribed with potential paying advertising content at $100 CPM. This exclusive site then offers unfulfilled advertisers an option to present their advertisements to certified “AAA” viewers, albeit on a non-AAA Internet site, for $50 CPM. The facilitator locates a certified AAA viewer at an Internet site “BBB” that normally charges $30 CPM. A facilitated contract(s) between AAA, BBB, and the facilitator divides a new revenue stream of $20 CPM between them—and each of the three bodies benefit. | 02-17-2011 |
20110047013 | MERCHANDISING AMPLIFICATION VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for engaging in online advertising and merchandising of products or brands in or through social networks, examples of which include MySpace.com and Facebook.com. Consumers select products that they are or may be interested in, and post them to a social network for feedback and voting. The items or products selected appear in the consumer's status update, and can be posted for viewing by their network of friends. By clicking on the link, the friends of the consumer can accept and visit the application. The application may then allow the friends to view the product or item selections on which the consumer is seeking feedback. The friends may submit comments or observations about the available selections, and also may be able to vote for the product or products that they prefer, or provide a rating on a particular product or products. All voting and comments may then be posted back to the consumer's social networking homepage, status update, and/or seller's product website along with the original message and link. | 02-24-2011 |
20110047014 | Graphical User Interface with Circumferentially Displayed Search Results - A method and system for processing user information are described. A graphical user interface is provided to include a display region, a first bounded region circumferentially surrounding the display region, and a second bounded region circumferentially surrounding the first bounded region. The first bounded region may include one or more first-type graphical user interface elements with each of the first-type graphical user interface elements selectively mapped to one or more first-type display data. The second bounded region may include one or more second-type graphical user interface elements with each of the second-type graphical user interface elements selectively mapped to one or more second-type display data. A user input is received using the graphical user interface, and a result is generated based at least on a user activation of at least one of the first-type and second-type graphical user interface elements. | 02-24-2011 |
20110047015 | NETWORK FORMATION IN ASSET-TRACKING SYSTEM BASED ON ASSET CLASS - A plurality of wireless transceivers are associated with assets and each transceiver is assigned a class designation representative of an attribute, characteristic, relation, or behavior of its respective asset. Class based network formation routines are utilized to establish hierarchical networks based on asset classes, and the asset class is used by each transceiver to screen communications intended for receipt by transceivers of the same class. The overall wireless data communication network results in reduced power consumption and signal interference in asset tracking applications. The transceivers may include a query handling routine for forming a dynamically distributed hierarchical database system. Furthermore, a recipient transceiver selectively receives communications from other local transceivers by transmitting at incrementally stronger power levels to successive groups of transceivers, and receiving reply transmissions only from a limited number of the transceivers that excludes those transceivers from which communications already are received. | 02-24-2011 |
20110066477 | Device and method for creating, distributing, managing and monetizing widgets using templates - A computerized device, system and method for creating a widget. The device system and method may include creating a widget, including a widgetized existing code element, wherein creating the widget includes the use of at least one template widget, distributing the created widget, and reporting and tracking the distributed widget. The reporting and tracking the distributed widget may include at least one use via analytics of the distributed widget. The method, device and system may further include monetizing the widget to generate revenue based on the creating, and distributing. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066478 | ADVERTISING DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - An advertising display control system includes a display stand on which merchandise is displayed. An audio-visual (AV) component on which a prerecorded promotional video of the merchandise is playable for viewing by consumers passing by the display stand. A controller is provided that monitors the state of the AV component, such as, whether it is powered on or off or whether there is no power to the system. A General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) module communicates the detected state of the AV component to a database. A user interface enables a remote user to access the database to monitor the detected state of the AV component. The GPRS module may also communicate video or photos of the displayed merchandise to the database to permit the user to remotely visually monitor the display stand. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER LOYALTY AND ADVERTISING - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for improving the operation and relevance of customer loyalty programs through geo-location, affiliate marketing and targeted advertising. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078002 | ALTERNATIVE ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT IN RECORDED CONTENT STREAMS - A set top box includes a tuner for receiving a switched digital video (SDV) stream from an SDV source, in which the SDV stream contains content and a default advertisement. The set top box also includes a memory for storing the SDV stream and a controller for generating and outputting an ad catalog to at least one of an ad server and an SDV manager, in which the ad catalog contains information useable by the ad server in identifying one or more alternative advertisements to be played by the set top box during play of the SDV stream in place of the default advertisement, and in which the controller is configured to receive the one or more alternative advertisements and to replace the default advertisement in the SDV stream. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078003 | System and Method for Localized Valuations of Media Assets - An engine, system and method for selecting at least one endorser for use in one or more advertisements. The engine, system and method may include a talent library including a plurality of electronic media assets delineated by respective ones of the at least one endorser, a mention tracker that electronically tracks mentions of the media assets, and that assigns at least one metric to each of the mentions, and a graphical user display that displays the metrics correspondent to a selected one of the at least one endorser based on ones selected from a plurality of geographies, wherein the selected ones of the geographies are a situs of ones of the mentions. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC READER DEVICE - A system for and method for placement of advertisement content at an electronic reader device is presented. The system and method comprise an acquisition module configured to receive via a network a plurality of first electronic content from a first source and a plurality of second electronic content from a second source, wherein the plurality of first electronic content includes a first electronic content map and the plurality of second electronic content includes a second electronic content map, a storage module configured to store the plurality of first electronic content and the plurality of second electronic content, a selection module configured to select at least some of the plurality of first electronic content and the plurality of second electronic content for presentation, and a presentation module configured to present the selected electronic content at the electronic reader device according to at least one of the first electronic content map and the second electronic content map. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082725 | Application Software Video Channel - A system and method for selling a software product is described. The system includes a software product resident within the memory of a computer storage device associated with a server that is communicatively connected to a telecommunications network, wherein the software product is suitable for execution on a computing device. Also included is a video program, wherein the video program includes at least one salesperson that promotes the sale of the software product to a customer viewing the video program. After the customer purchases the software product via the telecommunications network, the customer provides identification of the computing device to the server, which distributes the purchased software product via the telecommunications network to the computing device identified by the customer. The method includes providing the service of the above described system. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082726 | Dual Benefit Gift Card Fundraising System and Method - The present invention describes a system and method for raising funds for multiple objectives using gift cards. It describes systems and methods for easier, more effective, and more efficient to fundraising for worthy causes, particularly in ways that capitalize on synergies while minimizing waste. The fundraising organization is able to raise funds for its own operations while at the same time providing benefits to other organizations such as small artisan co-ops. The fundraising system and method is directed to the object of providing a regular captive market and efficient distribution opportunity for artisan co-ops in impoverished societies by creating an incentive structure for raising funds through schools and school-related activities or the like. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082727 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING - Methods and systems of advertising on the notification windows of any incoming/outgoing SMS/MMS and contributing the corresponding advertising dollars to the monthly bill of cell phone users, who are using the underlying software application, are provided. The direct dollar contribution by the advertiser to the cell phone users' monthly bill decreases the monthly amount the users owe the mobile phone service provider. Hence, the users' cost of using a cell phone decreases considerably. | 04-07-2011 |
20110087528 | CONDUCTING COMMERCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS - Receiving payment includes the establishment, at a first server, a transaction record including information identifying a payment amount, a first account to be credited by the payment amount, and a second account to be debited by a debit amount. A financial authorization network performs an authorization analysis on at least the second account. The second account is debited if the authorization analysis is successfully completed, and the first account is directly credited by the payment amount to conclude the transaction. Risk analysis may be performed for each individual. Payment is integrated with shipping. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROMOTING, OPERATING, AND MANAGING AN INTERACTIVE DIGITAL CONTENT DOWNLOAD KIOSK - The present application operates a kiosk which presents multimedia advertising and sells downloads of multimedia content. A user is attracted by displayed video/audio advertising, prompted to make a selection, choices are stored in a shopping cart, and proper payment means are received. The system leverages off of relationships between downloaded sales and multimedia advertising to cross-sell various media products such as music, movies, books, games and the like. The entire system is self-contained, does not require the presences of an operator or cashier, and is able to back itself up nightly through internet connectivity. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093317 | COMBINATORIAL PORTFOLIO AGGREGATIONS IN ELECTRONIC TRADE - A method for combinatorial portfolio aggregations in electronic trade transactions, in one example embodiment, comprises receiving data associated with an offer for possession of at least one part of an item for a period of time, receiving further data associated with at least one further offer for possession of the at least one part of the item for at least one further period of time, with the time period and the at least one further period of time being non-concurrent, selectively aggregating the offer with the at least one further offer into a portfolio offer for the at least one part of the item, and based on predetermined criteria, determining that the portfolio offer is a winning portfolio offer. The method can further comprise matching the offer to the item based on the data associated with the offer for possession, the item properties, and the item transfer criteria, and selectively aggregating the offer with the at least one further offer into a portfolio offer for the at least one part of the item. The method can further comprise determining whether an escrow amount is required and based on the determination, require a payment of an escrow in order to take possession of the item. The method can further comprise receiving data associated with an offer for possession of at least one part of an item for a period of time, wherein the possession is for demonstration purposes. | 04-21-2011 |
20110106594 | EXPANDABLE PRODUCT FEATURE AND RELATION COMPARISON SYSTEM - A method of presenting data regarding products is described. Feature categories are assigned to each a product category based on available data. Feature categories may be expanded to display further information about a category and specific attributes within that category. A weighted importance is assigned to each attribute of each feature category based on the available data. Attributes are ranked according to their weighted importance. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106595 | DYNAMICALLY MAPPING IMAGES ON OBJECTS IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method of and system for displaying information on a display are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method has the following actions: a) accessing a 3D model with 3D objects b) showing on the display a graphical display of one or more scenes comprising a moving view on one or more of the 3D objects as seen from a certain moving point of view, the one or more 3D objects comprising at least one advertisement space, the at least one advertisement space having an advertisement space location and an advertisement space size, c) receiving a message inclusive of message data and message location data, and d) in dependence on a distance between the moving point of view and the one or more 3D objects, mapping the message data on the at least one advertisement space if the advertisement space location is associated with the message location data such that the message data overlays the advertisement space in the display. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106596 | System and Method of Generating Postal Mailers for Free - The present specification discloses a method for generating a plurality of mailers, wherein the system includes a computer open to receive a plurality of mailer demands from a plurality of users via electronic communication. The system includes physically generating each mailer according to each mailer demand by each user, performing at least one work share process to qualify a plurality of mailers for a discount postage rate, and, delivering the plurality of mailers to a postal authority with sufficient postage for delivery to each mailer addressee. Each user may demand a minimum of one mailer and is charged no more than consumer postage rate for each mailer. The cost to generate the mailer and deliver the mailer to the postal authority is less than the charge to the user for the mailer. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112893 | System Identification, Estimation, and Prediction of Advertising-Related Data - In accordance with the invention, a system, method, and apparatus for analyzing advertisement-related data are presented, which may include receiving data related to an aspect of an advertisement and modeling the aspect of the advertisement with a mathematical model. The mathematical model may include a control-signal-related component, a control-signal-independent component, and an error component. Each component may be updated based on at least one of a control signal, the received data, and a previous state of at least one of the components. An updated model may be created based on the updated components. The system, method, and apparatus may also include predicting the aspect of the advertisement using the updated model. Exemplary aspects of and data related to the advertisement may include one or more of the following: a number of impressions, “clicks,” or “conversions” and/or the impression-to-conversion, impression-to-click, or click-to-conversion ratios. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112894 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT, AND ADVERTISEMENT CLIENT TERMINAL - A method and a system for implementing interactive advertisements, and an advertisement client terminal in a terminal equipment are provided. The method for implementing interactive advertisements includes: receiving, by an advertisement client terminal, a request message sent by a service client terminal, in which the request message is configured to request information interaction with a third party platform publishing advertisements; acquiring, by the advertisement client terminal, contact information of the third party platform according to the request message; and triggering, by the advertisement client terminal, a terminal communication module to perform information interaction with the third party platform according to the contact information of the third party platform. The method avoids congestion at an advertisement server without changing existing processing operations of a network-side communication module, and enables the advertisement client terminal to detect and filter malicious clicks, to perform precise, reliable, and true charging of interactive advertisements by category, and to shield user information from a network side. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125560 | AUGMENTING A SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA ARCHIVE WITH ADDITIONAL MEDIA RESOURCES - Systems and methods allow collaboration based on media archive based systems. Collaboration events are processed within media archive based systems. End user collaborations are improved and the overall content of the original media archive is enhanced. The collaborative content is modified via the addition of user notes and targeted user notes and further collaborations are encouraged via the disclosed event notification system coupled with the user federations and collaboration network of federated users. User notes can comprise one or more media resources, media archive, or other form of computer readable data. Media resources of user notes are synchronized with the media resources of the media archive. The increase of collaborative content improves the overall body of knowledge on a subject and therefore provides improved knowledge transfer solutions. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PRODUCT INFORMATION AND BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS - A shopping aid for electronically supplying product information is provided. In one aspect of the invention, product, sales, status, availability and/or other related product information may be transmitted locally from a computer system associated with a merchant or from the Internet to a portable electronic device of the consumer. The customer may consult the mobile device as a shopping aid to receive current and accurate information about a product, product status and availability or other information such as compatible products and/or services, promotional or other items of interest useful in making purchasing decisions. | 06-02-2011 |
20110137715 | RF-BASED ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CROSS-MARKETING PROMOTIONAL OFFERS AND CHECK-OUTS - A method and apparatus for providing cross-marketing and promotional offers to a customer using an electronic tag product identification system is disclosed. The disclosed technology also allows for presenting promotional offers in an automatic check-out process. RFID smart tags are associated with products in a place of purchase or a place of selection of such products. Each distinct product is associated with at least one smart tag, the smart tags containing identification information regarding their respective products. RFID smart tag readers are used to retrieve product information including information concerning promotional offers, purchase prices and expected product weights. Such promotional offers are presented to the customer and may be real-time promotional offers, near real-time promotional offers or generic promotional offers. | 06-09-2011 |
20110161144 | INFORMATION EXTRACTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION EXTRACTION METHOD, INFORMATION EXTRACTION PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SERVICE SYSTEM - According to the present invention, phrases of the same kind can be extracted from a plurality of documents having various formats. A storage device stores a plurality of documents that have various formats. A pattern candidate creating unit receives a list of input words that are selected as samples among phrases that are to be included in a dictionary. The pattern candidate creating unit selects one document, determines forward and backward character strings of input words in the selected document as candidates of patterns, and stores the forward and backward character strings as a pattern candidate. The pattern candidate creating unit executes the above processes for each of the documents. A phrase candidate creating unit extracts phrases interposed between patterns included in the pattern candidate as candidates of phrases to be output, and stores the extracted phrases as a phrase candidate. A phrase selecting unit outputs a candidate of a phrase satisfying a predetermined condition among candidates of phrases included in the phrase candidate as an output word to an output device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161145 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURELY DISPLAYING DIGITAL CONTENT ON A COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and device for securely displaying digital content, such as an advertisement, on a computing device includes establishing an advertisement enforcement module in a secured environment on the computing device. The computing device receives advertisements from a remote advertisement server, which are validated by the advertisement enforcement module. The advertisement enforcement module ensures that the advertisement is displayed on the computing device in a secure manner and monitors for tampering of the advertisement and advertisement service by the user of the device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VENDING MACHINE OFFERS - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for providing promotions at vending machines, such as by providing vending machine subscriptions to a category of products, are disclosed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CUSTOMER CONTACT STRATEGY - A system and method determines a customer contact strategy that creates associations between customer characteristics and customer responsiveness to direct email campaigns. A plurality of variables relating to historical customer purchasing behavior, and customer responsiveness to direct mail campaigns, are evaluated. In addition, customer responsiveness to direct email campaigns are also evaluated, while also enabling the evaluation of a customer based on customer characteristics and responsiveness. Conventional direct mail campaigns utilize various models to identify customer propensity and prospective customer propensity. The present invention adds to these models a model to determine how well a customer responds to direct email campaigns, and then determines which form of direct contact is preferred at a customer level (i.e., on a customer by customer basis). | 07-07-2011 |
20110166916 | Time-Resolved & User-Spatially-Activated Feedback Entrance and Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a time-resolved & user-spatially-activated feedback entrance (TruSafe) graphical user interface (GUI), useful to distinguish between allowed human feedback (entrance-OPENED) and disallowed response generated by a computer (entrance-LOCKED). The TruSafe comprises (i) a cursor operable by a human and (ii) at least one cursor sensitive zone (CSZ). The cursor and the CSZ are adapted to interact according to human perceptive response over time and space, and thus transform said TruSafe from its initial entrance-LOCKED configuration to at least one different terminal entrance-OPENED configuration. The TruSafe is useful for advertisement of goods and services. The invention also presents methods for securing an entrance-OPENED configuration, and advertising an advertisement by means of a TruSafe. | 07-07-2011 |
20110178853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING ADVERTISING CONTENT FOR A RECORDED PROGRAM - A system and method for updating advertising content for a recorded program (e.g., recorded on personal video recorder equipment), substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178854 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING AND/OR MONITORING VISUAL CONTENT AND METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR ADDING A DYNAMIC LAYER TO VISUAL CONTENT - A method for superimposing interactive components on a visual content displayed on at least one client terminal. The method comprises receiving a designation of at least one interactive component from a plurality of interactive components, associating between the designation and a visual content item, and forwarding the designation to a client terminal so as to allow a presentation of the at least one interactive component in a manner that the presentation coincides with a display of the visual content item by a plurality of client terminals connected to a network. The at least one interactive component is superimposed on the display during the presentation. | 07-21-2011 |
20110184790 | Actionable Digital Cards, Related Content and Social Marketing - The invention is a system and method for creating, managing and delivering actionable digital cards and related content to mobile devices. The system measures penetration of cards and provides measurable marketing, such as which consumer viewed which content. It allows an owner of a mobile device to acquire, manage, and act on actionable digital cards giving them the benefit of being able to acquire a large number of cards, their associated loyalty points, rewards, and any savings associated with related content. Further, it supports social marketing allow cards and related content to be recommended from person to person; benefiting all parties, whereby, individuals are made aware of cards and related content in a non-disruptive manner and enterprises are able to market their products and services through social marketing or “word-of-mouth” type advertising. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENTS - The present invention provides a method for presenting advertisements to a user at an electronic device ( | 08-04-2011 |
20110191154 | Methods and Apparatus for Networking and Controlling Electronic Displays - In one embodiment disclosed herein, one or more electronic displays operate as part of an advertising display system, such as may he used at a retail store where one or more electronic displays are placed at strategic locations within the retail store and used to provide advertising to shoppers within the retail store. The contemplated advertising display system includes at least one electronic display for displaying advertisements and a display control computer configured to cause the electronic display to display a series of advertisements corresponding to inventoried products. Further, an advertising control computer in the system is configured to compose the series of advertisements and to modify product-pricing information displayed in one or more of the advertisements, as a function of tracked inventory information for the inventoried products. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196721 | Method and Apparatus for Transaction Tracking Over a Computer Network - An apparatus and a method for tracking transactions over a computer network is provided. An advertisement is provided to a user using a web client, such as a web browser, at a user node. The user selects the advertisement, e.g., by clicking on the advertisement, to request to an ad server for redirection to a transaction node associated with the advertisement. The ad server formats a cookie and provides to the user node. When the user requests a transaction after the redirection, the transaction node sends a transaction confirmation after performing the transaction. The transaction confirmation includes a command to record the transaction. In response to the command, the user node provides a query string and the cookie to the ad server for the transaction to be recorded. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202396 | PORTABLE INTERACTIVE MODULAR SELLING ROOM - Disclosed is a portable interactive modular selling room that recreates the home environment in a retail business location to help educate the user for sales and training purposes. The plug and play selling system utilizes standard electrical connectors to allow for seamless integration within a store without the need of electricians or construction contractors. Encompassing all five senses in an interactive environment develops an intellectual and emotional connection with the user which allows the product implementation to demonstrate features and value in a more meaningful and engaging manner over traditional retail environments. The computer system implemented inside of the system encompasses an interaction engine which utilizes sensors and monitoring equipment to record and analyze the user to provide real-time responses and also feedback to a central database for future interaction development. Increased customer satisfaction improves sales which allows for the sales system to remain economically viable. | 08-18-2011 |
20110218844 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM - An electronic shelf label system according to an embodiment includes a shelf label terminal, an advertisement terminal, and a management server. The shelf label terminal displays shelf label information based on received shelf label data. The advertisement terminal displays advertisement information based on received advertisement data. The management server transmits the shelf label data to the shelf label terminal and transmits the advertisement data to the advertisement terminal. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225026 | Map-Based Interface for Booking Broadcast Advertisements - Various aspects can be implemented for a map-based interface for booking broadcast advertisements. One aspect can be a method that includes calculating an advertising campaign budget for each of one or more advertising markets based on campaigns settings including at least a target reach and a target frequency, and displaying the one or more advertising markets and the respective budgets on a map-based user interface. Other implementations of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225027 | Global Competitive Positions - A system to determine the global competitive position of every product manufactured in the world. We define global competitive position as the margin in price that a product presents when compared to similar or equal products offered in other countries. With the idea of comparing all products on an equal basis, we have also incorporated the duties and taxes that must be paid to be delivered door to door in other countries. These global competitive positions show an important utility on e-commerce, which allows us to determinate the yield margin of a product. Consequently, this determination permits the promotion of products that we know to be competitive in foreign markets. This dispersion of competitive situations, based on global positions, impacts and modifies the actual competitive situation of the products manufactured, the companies that manufacture these products, the investors that finance these goods and the consumers that acquire them. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION WITH AN ADVERTISER FROM AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for establishing communication between an electronic device and at least one contact associated with electronic content presented at the electronic device. The system and method may comprise a presentation module configured to present electronic content at an electronic device, where the electronic content may be associated with contact information of at least one contact; an interactive module configured to receive at least one user command from an input at the electronic device; and a communication module configured to establish communication between the electronic device and the at least one contact regarding the presented electronic content. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231231 | MINIATURE BILLBOARD ADVERTISEMENTS - Street-level advertising billboards may offer advertisers an additional method to reach consumers, either while they are driving or walking through city streets. The billboards may be located on stoplights, walk/don't walk signs, or the like. The billboards may include an electronic display panel for displaying an advertisement, a network interface for wirelessly sending collected data to and receiving advertisement display data from the advertisement system, and a sensor for collecting external data. | 09-22-2011 |
20110231232 | ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING SYSTEM - An electronic advertising system includes an advertising figure, and the electronic advertising system processes the advertising figure to form a first predetermined quantity of advertising blocks and repeatedly form a second predetermined quantity of advertising blocks from the first quantity of advertising blocks respectively, and the electronic advertising system provides the second predetermined quantity of advertising units, and each advertising unit has he first predetermined quantity of same advertising blocks, the first predetermined quantity of different advertising blocks, or the first predetermined quantity of partially same and partially different advertising blocks. Therefore the electronic advertising system can improve the advertising effect of the advertising figure by the plurality of advertising units. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238466 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOFT LIMITS FOR ADVERTISEMENT SERVING - An approach is provided for caching advertisements on a device according to soft limits. Caching of an advertisement is caused, at least in part at the device. It is determined that a soft limit associated with the advertisement has been met. The soft limit specifies when to request one or more other advertisements to be downloaded to the cache. Presentation of the advertisement, the other advertisements, or a combination thereof is caused, at least in part, based on validity information associated with the advertisement. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238467 | Caddie Apparatus with Display Capabilities - A system is disclosed for conveying information to patrons in an establishment. The system comprises one or more caddies implemented in one or more zones within the establishment, wherein each of the one or more caddies comprises a display unit and one or more compartments for storing items for use by the patrons. The system further comprises a content server located in the establishment, the content server configured to transmit information to each of the one or more caddies to be displayed on the display units for the patrons to view, the content server being communicatively coupled to the one or more caddies via a local area network (LAN) implemented within the establishment, wherein the content server transmits information to each of the one or more caddies according to the one or more zones in which the one or more caddies are implemented. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238468 | PREDICTING FUTURE QUERIES FROM LOG DATA - A system, media, and method for selecting future queries are provided. The selected future queries are used to transmit appropriate online advertising to a user that issues queries to a search engine. The search engine is coupled to a prediction component that predicts what subject the user is going to be interested in and when the user will be interested in the subject. The prediction component returns a future query using statistical language models representing a query history of the user and aggregate query histories for a community of users. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246266 | MALL-SPACE COMMERCIAL PROMOTION - A computer-and-network-based, commercial promotion system, and an associated methodology, employable in an indoor or outdoor population space which is occupiable by potential consumers. The methodology features (a) creating a clearly discernible, substantially continuous-action, dynamical, commercial-expression attractor characterized by a presentation flow of time-changing, seriatim-subject, commercial-aspect content-expression attractor components, (b) in functional relation to such creating, suitably furnishing, in the space, a potential-consumer content-interaction site, and (c) at that site, freely enabling consumer-implemented site dedication to offering specific, focused communication interaction with at least one consumer-selected, content-expression attractor component which is then included in the attractor presentation flow, without such site dedication disturbing that flow. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246267 | Systems and Methods for Attribution of a Conversion to an Impression Via a Demand Side Platform - The present invention is directed towards methods and systems for attribution of a conversion to an impression via a demand side service executing on one or more servers. The demand side service may match conversion events that occurred within a period of time of advertisements to impressions corresponding to the advertisements. The demand side service may identify a plurality of event records for the conversion events matched to the impressions. The demand side service may match an event of an event record from the plurality of event records corresponding to an advertiser and a user, to a plurality of impressions matched by the demand side service for the advertiser and the user. The demand side service may select an impression from the plurality of impressions with a time stamp less than a time stamp of a conversion event of the event record. The demand side service may further store an attribution of the selected impression with the conversion event of the event record. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246268 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASSESS ALTERNATIVE OFFERINGS RELATED TO A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION - The present disclosure relates to comparison shopping and usage based service analysis for consumers, primarily for financial products. A consumer may not be aware of a provider's services, options, terms, conditions, costs, or how the service options change based on the consumer's particular usage characteristics. The disclosed comparison shopping method uses the consumer's actual or predicted service usage data. Service provider information is used to present the consumer with relevant alternative service offering options. Transaction data is gathered from a user's financial account and is analyzed for a savings opportunity indication. The analysis is used to match a savings opportunity from a database of savings opportunities, and the savings opportunity may be displayed in a statement of a user's financial account. Past responses to a savings opportunity indication may be gathered and analyzed. In one example, a savings opportunity is related to a presently selected offering in a financial transaction. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246269 | GMPS/TMS search engine and method thereof - A business exploitation system for communicating with a network terminals, comprising a networking system for enrolling members and information sharing, adapted for assigning a member status to the business entity which requires a contact information with a real business address; a global map position search (GMPS) system for providing a GMPS method; a target map search (TMS) system for providing a TMS method, where a search result obtained through the system includes one or more search result units, assigned with a sub-category associated with a preset category symbol, thereby the search result is displayed as the search result units in the form of geographical spots on a map at a glance, that the contact information and accessory information of the member is associated with the corresponding geographical spot on the map which is viewable through the corresponding geographical spot on the map. | 10-06-2011 |
20110258023 | Automated Retail Kiosk with Changeable Presentation Formats - An automated retail kiosk or vending machine that can vend working cellular handsets and that uses changeable presentation formats. The kiosk is generally an automated retail kiosk that can deliver primarily prepaid wireless products and services such as prepaid cellular handsets, prepaid cellular and long distance calling plans and E-pins, accessories like ear buds, phone holsters, SIM backup devices, cables and the like. In addition the kiosk or vending device can optionally provide a complete array of banking services including check cashing, prepaid debit cards, transfer of funds from debit card to debit card and many other services. An advertisement screen can play continuous or targeted advertising. The kiosk or vending device can change how it looks by accepting changeable front plates or housings, and it can communicate wirelessly over a network and be managed from a central location. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264491 | Systems and Methods for Providing Haptic Effects - Systems and methods for providing haptic effects are disclosed. For example, one disclosed system includes a computer-readable medium having program code, the program code including program code defining a haptic widget. The haptic widget includes program code defining a haptic effect; program code defining an interface for the haptic widget; program code for receiving, via the interface, a configuration of at least one parameter of the haptic widget; program code for receiving, via the interface, a play command for the haptic effect; and program code for outputting, via the interface, a signal configured to cause the haptic effect, the signal based on the at least one parameter and in response to the play command. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264492 | Predicting Shopper Traffic at a Retail Store - Mathematical models for predicting shopper traffic at a shopper region useful for developing inter alia a metric for measuring impressions to in-store advertising. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270653 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF INTERACTIVITY WITH LINEAR ADVERTISEMENT IN A MOBILE BROADCAST NETWORK - Methods, systems, and apparatus for synchronizing interactive advertisements with linear advertisements, including: a traffic module configured to generate advertisement schedule information about slots for linear advertisements on channels; an automation module configured to detect cue messages in real-time media, each cue message indicating a respective start time and a respective index of a respective slot for respective linear advertisements, and to forward information about the cue messages; and an interactivity production module configured to receive the advertisement schedule information, the information about the cue messages, and information about interactive sequences, each interactive sequence to be synchronized with a respective spot for an associated linear advertisement, to generate an interactivity event for each respective interactive sequence, to calculate a start time for each respective interactivity event using information about a respective associated cue message, and to forward an activation message with the respective start time for each respective interactivity event. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270654 | Pedestrian Mapping System - The present invention is directed toward a system and method for a web-based mapping and routing service for pedestrians, which may include wheeled transportation (e.g. buses). More specifically, the present invention is directed toward use on a college campus. The present invention provides customized pedestrian routes highlighting campus and community locations while providing navigation options concerning walking distance and safety factors. This provides custom routes to each user that are designed to be optimized for safety or speed depending on user input. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282720 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A method for distributing advertisement data to display terminal devices from a distribution server via a relay server. The relay server receives status notifications of the display terminal devices and transmits a tenor of receipt of the status notifications to the display terminal devices. The distribution server receiving status notifications and transmits the tenor of receipt of the status notifications to the relay server. The distribution server determines whether the reproduction schedule of the advertisement data has been changed and transmits a notification on a change. If the distribution server receives a request for acquisition of the as-changed reproduction schedule, the distribution server sends the as-changed reproduction schedule to the relay server. If the relay server determines that the reproduction schedule acquired from the distribution server has been changed, the relay server transmits the notification on the change of the reproduction schedule. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288913 | Interactive Ads - This specification describes technologies relating to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving an interactive content item at a mobile device; presenting the interactive content item on the mobile device, the interactive content item being presented with other content; receiving a user input associated with the content item, the user input being one of a plurality of available user inputs associated with the content item; identifying a content item action corresponding to the received user input from among a plurality of content item actions, each associated with a different user input; and performing, using one or more processors, the identified content item action. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288914 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A method of providing advertising in a virtual environment comprising:
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20110288915 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAGE TERMINAL - According to one embodiment, a control apparatus for a digital signage terminal includes an editing unit and a transmitting unit. When a POS (point of sales) server which processes article sales data as of when article information is inputted generates a start command for an event related to article sales promotion, the editing unit edits a content of digital signage specialized in a content of the event. The transmitting unit transmits, to the digital signage terminal, the edited content together with an instruction command for switching a content outputted from the digital signage terminal, from a content according to a schedule to the edited content. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288916 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING IN A FEED OF CONTENT - A system and method is described for Controlling the provision of advertising presented to an end user in a feed of news content that is delivered from a publisher to an end user, wherein the system comprises: one or more advertisements which each possess a unique identifier that has been attributed by the publisher; | 11-24-2011 |
20110295659 | SYSTEM OF DELIVERING ADVERTISEMENTS VIA WIRELESS NETWORK - A system for delivering advertisements is provided. The system comprises a server, an active device, and an inactive device. The server is configured to store an advertising message. The active device is coupled to the server and configured to receive the advertising message. The active device receives the advertising message from the server upon occurrence of an event. The inactive device is coupled to the server. The inactive device is substantially similar to the active device. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295660 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MOBILE ADVERTISEMENT - Disclosed herein is a mobile advertisement processing method. The method is performed by a mobile terminal and an advertisement server connected over a network to an application server for providing an application. An advertisement to be exposed on the application and an advertisement completion condition are set. Advertisement data to be played on the application is provided in response to a request of the application run in the mobile terminal. Notification of whether the user has recognized the advertisement is received through the application, and exposures of the advertisement are totalized. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295661 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING USER PREFERENCES TO DYNAMICALLY IDENTIFY REMOTELY LOCATED MEDIA FOR LOCAL ACCESS - A method enables analyzing user preferences to dynamically identify remotely located media for local access. The method includes accessing, by a media selection component executing on a first computing device, an identification of a type of media preferred by a user local to a second computing device. The method includes identifying, by the media selection component, remotely located media of the type preferred by the user. The method includes providing, by a media player executing on the second computing device, local access to the identified remotely located media. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295662 | Local Payment Collection and Information Management Apparatus and Method - An apparatus for collecting payments and managing information, which allows for a payment to be made when the payee is not present and makes a record of the same, and a method is provided. The apparatus comprises a payer interface, a system for receiving payments, a secure lock box for storing payments, and a system for retaining and retrieving information. The payer identifies the payment to be made, enters the type of payment and the amount and submits the payment, which is scanned. The information entered or scanned is stored in a database. The apparatus securely stores the payment and issues a receipt with payment information and images of the payment made. The payee may access the database records and obtain the payments at a later time. The apparatus allows low-income payers, who may not have access to bank accounts or credit cards, to submit cash payments when the payee is unavailable. | 12-01-2011 |
20110302006 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SENTIMENT TRENDS BASED ON TERM TAXONOMIES OF USER GENERATED CONTENT - A method for generating a trend report for a non-sentiment phrase. The method comprises generating a plurality of term taxonomies between non-sentiment phrases and sentiment phrases; storing the plurality of term taxonomies in a database; performing periodically at least a statistical analysis respective of the plurality of term taxonomies in the database; receiving a request for a report with respect of at least a non-sentiment phrase in the database; generating a trend report based at least on the at least statistical analysis; and providing the report to the requestor of the report. | 12-08-2011 |
20110307307 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION BASED BRANDING - Systems and methods are disclosed for location based branding by checking into a business or a general location using a location based social network; determining if the business or other businesses in the neighborhood are running an advertising campaign and if so matching one or more influencers with a predetermined social influence (Social IQ) score with the available campaigns; and transmitting social influence messages from the influencers who have checked into the business location or into a general location. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307308 | MARKETING PIECE EMPLOYING FOB AND METHOD OF MARKETING - A marketing piece includes an electronic device which is equipped to display a readable image upon actuation thereof which correlates to winning a prize upon presentation at a location where the prize is to be obtained. A method includes use of the piece. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307309 | Smart Sign Box Using Electronic Interactions - The present invention relates to an advertising system and method of using the same. The advertising system includes a light source which may be activated by near field communication devices in order to extract information from the system. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING UNSOLICITED CONTENT - One embodiment is concerned with the receipt of unsolicited content, such as advertisement messages, but also including other data, such as network control data, warning messages, or the like, at an apparatus, and also how such unsolicited content is displayed to the user of the apparatus. For example, the unsolicited content may be combined with or replace an image being displayed. Here, a dedicated logical channel is provided for the communication of unsolicited content, and which terminates within the apparatus at a module provided for the task in the apparatus operating system. The channel links into the operating system of the apparatus, rather than a receiving application, as the OS is trusted, and can control other applications miming on the apparatus to accommodate the received advert. For example, the operating system can change the display of other applications that are running on the apparatus, to provide display space for a received advert. Another embodiment relates to how received unsolicited content is combined and displayed on the display of the apparatus. In particular, the existing display is adapted by shrinking the display in one or both of the horizontal and/or vertical directions, so as to make room for the received content. In this way, both the received content and the existing display can be combined and shown simultaneously, without one obscuring the other. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307311 | INTERACTIVE, INTERNET SUPPORTED HEALTH AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A wellness system monitors the controlled progress of patients under surveillance and includes a server base station which is generally off-site, a web-site interface and a local station at the point-of-use, which is generally a health or fitness center. A unique data base is created for each user and goals and objectives may be set with progress monitored. Typically, the user will respond to a surveyor questionnaire to populate his specific database. This is combined with a professional assessment and an automated measurement of vital statistics such as weight, blood pressure and body composition as measured at the local station. Other data may be entered manually such as height, age and the like. In a more comprehensive system the invention is designed to monitor other data such as cholesterol and blood glucose, as well. The locally input data may be updated at will by the user or on behalf of the user by professional personnel. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING THE PENETRATION OF TOOTH CLEANING ELEMENTS IN THE GINGIVAL POCKET - A method and apparatus for assessing the penetration of tooth cleaning elements into a simulated gingival pocket. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a tooth shaped member, wherein at least a portion of the tooth is transparent to light; a gum member positioned on a first side of the tooth shaped member; a simulated gingival pocket created between the gum member and the tooth shaped member; and an imaging device configured to obtain a plurality of images related to the gingival pocket, and bristle penetration into the gingival pocket. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313826 | PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) OPERATING AS A COMMERCE DEVICE ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE advertisement source, IFE passenger seat displays, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller selectively displays advertisements from the IFE advertisement source on the IFE passenger seat displays. Each advertisement being displayed has a respective advertisement token image associated therewith. The PED includes a PED optical sensor for sensing a selected advertisement token image, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller. The PED controller communicates via the PED wireless transceiver to initiate and complete purchase of the advertisement associated with the selected advertisement token image. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320246 | Program, System and Method for Linking Community Programs and Merchants In A Marketing Program - The present invention is a system, data access management utility and a method of generating links between local merchants and a marketing system. For example, the marketing system may be that disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CA2009/001605. The present invention may be operable to register members, merchants, community programs, intermediaries and other entities with the marketing system. Embodiments of the present invention may be operable to quickly and efficiently register multiple members and/or multiple merchant store types virtually simultaneously to the marketing system. An automated registration and/or boarding process may be operated by the present invention to undertake such registration and/or boarding of members, merchants, community programs, intermediaries and other entities with the marketing system, including automated boarding of merchants. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MASS MEDIA COMMERCE - Systems and methods for implementing point of advertising purchasing include using mass media publications configured for or containing service, product or vendor transmittable signals, such as from radio frequency identification tags. In a preferred arrangement, a consumer perceiving an advertisement of the mass media publication may activate a reader in a portable communications device, such as a smart mobile or cellular phone, to receive information from the radio frequency signal associated with the advertisement to identify a vendor, product or service associated with the radio frequency identification. The smart mobile phone or communications device of the consumer may communicate with a system of a vendor across a network to order a product or product information from a system of the vendor over the network by using the information from the radio frequency identification. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004957 | FORECASTING SUPPLY FOR ADVERTISEMENTS ACCORDING TO A NON-PARAMETRIC SUPPLY MODEL - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for generating supply forecasts for advertisement impressions are provided. Supply forecasts for future advertisement inventory are enabled to be determined that match attribute values received from a requester in a query or “contract.” Such supply forecasts may be determined based on cumulative or non-cumulative supply forecast values, and may be determined based on time series of supply forecast values for individual impressions or for blocks of impressions. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRACKING VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS - Systems and methods of tracking multimedia content transmitted over at least one network to one or more mobile devices that may be employed to verify delivery of the multimedia content to the respective mobile devices, and to determine the perceptual quality (also referred to herein as “quality of experience” or “QoE”) of the multimedia content at the respective mobile devices. The systems and methods employ content identification techniques in conjunction with objective quality measures to allow mapping of the quality of experience or QoE to specific multimedia content, which may include audio content, imagery content, textual content, and/or video content. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004959 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING CONSUMER AFFINITY AND PREDICTING BUSINESS OUTCOMES USING SOCIAL NETWORK ACTIVITY - Systems and methods for identifying and quantifying user activities within a social network and for generating affinity scores for activities that result in a desired outcome are described. One embodiment of the method of the invention includes receiving activity information at a server from user devices, building streams of activity information using the server, relating the streams of activity information to topic data using the server, assigning weights to specific types of activity information that are associated with an advertising campaign using the server, and calculating an affinity score with respect to the advertising campaign based upon the streams of activity information and the weights using the server. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT STREAMING VIDEO DYNAMIC RATE ADAPTATION - A streaming media system employs dynamic rate adaptation. The method includes a file format compatible with legacy HTTP infrastructure to deliver media over a persistent connection. The method further includes the ability for legacy client media players to dynamically change the encoded delivery rate of the media over a persistent connection. The method provided works transparently with standard HTTP servers, requiring no modification and leverages standard media players embedded in mobile devices for seamless media delivery over wireless networks with high bandwidth fluctuations. A system is also specified for implementing a client and server in accordance with the method. | 01-05-2012 |
20120010927 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR APPLYING SCORES AND RATINGS TO WEB PAGES, WEB SITES, AND CONTENT FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE ONLINE ADVERTISING - Systems, methods, and media for rating websites for safe advertising are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the method comprises: extracting one or more features from a piece of web content; applying a plurality of statistical models to the extracted features to generate a plurality of ordinomial estimates, wherein each ordinomial estimate represents a probability that the web content is a member of one of a plurality of severity groups; determining a posterior ordinomial estimate for the web content by combining the plurality of ordinomial estimates; generating a risk rating that encodes severity and confidence based on the determined posterior ordinomial estimate, wherein the risk rating identifies whether the web content is likely to contain objectionable content of a given category; and providing the risk rating for determining whether an advertisement should be associated with the web content. | 01-12-2012 |
20120022924 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE WITH VIDEO IN CONNECTION WITH A STORED VALUE TOKEN - A method and system for creating an augmented reality experience with video in connection with a stored value token comprises augmented reality software which can be loaded on a general purpose computer. The augmented reality software may monitor camera signals in order to detect a marker on a stored value token. The augmented reality software tracks the position of this marker relative to camera. The augmented reality software can display video that is projected on the image captured by the camera and adjacent to the image of the marker. The software may also display an object that is projected on the image after the video is displayed. The projected object can have three dimensions as it is projected on a two-dimensional display. In another exemplary embodiment, an electronic-token can be created and which is associated with customized video and without any augmented reality components. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022925 | METHOD FOR BROADCASTING ADVERTISEMENTS ON ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for broadcasting advertisements is used on an electronic device. The electronic device may download the advertisements from a server of an advertiser. When the electronic device is awaked from a sleep state, the advertisements are broadcasted on a display of the electronic device. After the advertisements are broadcasted, the display then displays a window already displayed on the display before the electronic device enters the sleep state. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022926 | PROCESS FOR INCREASING VISIBILITY OF ANIMATED ADVERTISEMENTS - One embodiment of a process for improving visibility of an animated advertisement by playing the animation from the beginning when the advertisement becomes visible to the viewer. Advertisement animation is replayed by reloading the advertisement media from cache. Loading from the cache happens very quickly and it appears as though the animation has been replayed. Other embodiments are described and shown. | 01-26-2012 |
20120029983 | Conversion Tracking System for an Executable Download - An example embodiment of the present disclosure provides a conversion tracking system for an executable download on a mobile client device. In the example embodiment, the system stores in memory at least one of a plurality of components of a first notification associated with the presentation of an advertisement for a mobile client application on a client browser of a mobile client device. The example system also stores in memory at least one of a plurality of components of a second notification associated with an activation of the presented advertisement for the mobile client application. In addition, the example system stores in memory at least one of a plurality of components of a third notification associated with the acquisition, installation, and initial launch of the mobile client application and sends a response to the third notification, wherein the acquisition is facilitated by the activated presented advertisement. Notably, the third notification includes a custom uniform resource locator which is operable to subsequently launch the mobile client application. Further, the response to the third notification includes a redirection message operable to launch the mobile client application using the custom uniform resource locator. | 02-02-2012 |
20120029984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PACKAGE CREATION THAT INCLUDES AUDIO CONTENT AND AUDIO ADVERTISING - A particular method includes receiving, via an interactive voice response unit, an audio content item during a first call. An indication of an insertion point at which to insert audio advertising in the audio content item is also received. The method further includes receiving via the interactive voice response unit an audio advertisement during a second call. The audio advertisement is automatically inserted into the audio content item at the insertion point to create a package. | 02-02-2012 |
20120035992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION BASED ON INTELLIGENT BUSINESS CARDS - Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting information based on an intelligent business card. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving presentation data for a customer, the presentation data including an identification number associated with an intelligent business card, and receiving a request for presentation data associated with the identification number of the intelligent business card from the customer, wherein the request is generated based on executable code stored in the intelligent business card. The method may further include transmitting presentation data for the customer associated with the intelligent business card to the customer based on the request. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035993 | METHOD OF PROVIDING BRAND PROMOTION VIA MOBILE TERMINAL AND THE SYSTEM THEREOF - A method of providing brand promotion via mobile communication terminal comprising a memory unit for storage of data, a display screen for viewing of images comprising the steps of: receiving advertisement image data from a WAP server; storing the advertisement multimedia contents as well as images and voice data in the memory unit; and outputting the advertisement stored in the memory on a predefined application of the mobile phone. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035994 | Methods for Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - In one implementation a process is provided that upon a server determining that the playing of all or part of an obligatory advertising portion is attempting to be avoided by a multimedia player, the server sends to the multimedia player a message with data storage medium control information for the purpose of inhibiting advertising-sponsored content stored in a data storage medium from being played by multimedia player. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041806 | SOCIAL NEWS RANKING USING GOSSIP DISTANCE - Devices, systems, and methods are directed towards ranking of messages based on a hop distance a forwarded message travels through a social network. As a message is forwarded by a member of the social network the hop distance increases. As the message is forwarded, recipients and/or senders may view the hop distance in real-time. The hop distance may reflect a number of times the message is forwarded to reach a recipient, or the maximum number of times the message is forwarded. The message may be displayed to a member in a rank ordering based on the hop distance, and messages with hop distances below a defined value may be deleted from a displayed list after a period of time. In one embodiment, a message may be forwarded anonymously to, for example, encourage members to forward the message. | 02-16-2012 |
20120047005 | Real Time Audience Forecasting - A system, method, apparatus and processor readable media are described for real-time prediction of an advertising audience volume through analysis of historical audience data, and tuning of the predicted audience volume. Embodiments enable a user to specify a query for audience volume prediction. Such a query may be a Boolean combination of various audience categories. A time range may be determined that indicates the amount of historical data that is to be analyzed to make the audience volume prediction in real time. Employing the user-specified query, an audience volume prediction may be provided for a future time period, based on an analysis of retrieved historical audience data for the time range. Embodiments may also enable a user to tune the predicted audience volume through modification of the query through one or more iterations. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047006 | Advertisement Management And Display System - An advertisement management and display system includes marketing management software, a client advertisements database communicating with the marketing management software, at least one table and at least one content display device carried by the at least one table and communicating with the marketing management software. The client advertisements database is adapted to store at least one advertisement, the marketing management software is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the client advertisements database and the at least one content display device is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the marketing management software and display the at least one advertisement. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059694 | FUEL DISPENSER APPLICATION FRAMEWORK - A fuel dispenser utilizing an application framework that comprises at least two portions, the first of which is configured to communicate with all devices, including those that handle confidential or sensitive customer data, while the second portion is configured to communicate only with devices that do not handle confidential or sensitive data. The application framework also comprises two frame buffers, one of which is only accessible by the first, secure portion. Additionally, the first portion determines which frame buffer is used by a display module to transmit data to a display in order to present a graphical representation of the data. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059695 | INTEGRATED PROMOTION OF MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method and a device are disclosed for including a mobile computing device configured to download a multimedia mobile application including a standard service, a promotion of a premium or different service, the promotion being accessible from within the mobile downloadable application, and a method of subscription, such as a subscription button, to the promoted premium service. In a typical operation, a user views a list of downloadable mobile applications, such as Apple Corporation's iPhone apps, listed as icons, selects an integrated multimedia application having a standard service within the application, reads a promotion of a premium service within the selected mobile application, and subscribes to the premium service from within the application. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENTS TO USER DEVICES USING AN ADVERTISEMENT GATEWAY - An advertisement gateway that provides an interface for multiple user devices and multiple advertisement sources to communicate is presented. The advertisement gateway is capable of translating advertisement requests from a user device in a particular format into another format that is compatible with an advertisement source. Conversely, the advertisement gateway can translate advertisement responses from an advertisement source in a particular format into another format that is compatible with the requesting device. In this manner, the advertisers only have to develop an advertisement using a single protocol and format (i.e., the protocol to communicate with the advertisement source) and still be able to provide their advertisements to a wide variety of user devices. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059697 | ADVERTISING DURING ACCELERATED MEDIA PLAYBACK - A system and a method are disclosed for displaying an image during an operation of an accelerated media playback (e.g., fast-forward or reverse) such that the image appears concurrently with a cue signaling a resume point. First, a video frame within an advertisement is identified from a plurality of advertisements. The video frame contains the cue and indicates a resume point for media content. Additionally, an image is embedded on the video frame such that the video frame, the cue and the image are displayed for less than a second during accelerated media playback, such as a fast-forward operation. The presence of the action cue or resume cue presented concurrently with the advertisement assists viewers in preferentially recalling the product related to the image. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066036 | System And Method For Providing An Advertisement To A Recipeint Of A Physical Mail Object - A system and method is provided for transmitting data (e.g., an advertisement, etc.) over a wide area network, such as the Internet, in response to receiving and authenticating at least a portion of mail data. In one embodiment of the present invention, a mail verification application is adapted to store mail data in memory. The mail data is then affixed to a mail object. The mail object is then manually delivered to a recipient. The mail data is then provided to a reception device. The reception device, which communicates with the mail ID device over a wide area network, transmits the mail data to the mail verification application operating on a mail device. The mail verification application then compares the received data with the data stored in memory. If the received mail data is authenticated, data (e.g., an advertisement, etc.) is sent to the reception device. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066037 | IDENTITY NON-DISCLOSURE MULTI-CHANNEL AUTO-RESPONDER - The invention relates to allowing mobile smart-phone users to request marketing information ‘on-demand’ from businesses via a communication channel of preference without involuntary disclosure of the consumer's identity from the channel the request is made. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072272 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAVING OR BOOKMARKING ADVERTISEMENTS FOR LATER VIEWING - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. The method permits the user to save advertisements for later viewing. | 03-22-2012 |
20120072273 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM PRODUCT LABEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A user-computer-readable medium provides all or part of a product labeling system for engaging purchasers. Executables, data, or both are recorded in the medium embodied in a tag or other product labeling structure, in order to deliver to a consumer or purchaser engaging presentations of products, information, or registration templates. As a result, purchasers may receive launchers, browsers, viewers, e-mail systems, facsimile centers, players, or interface brokers for the foregoing, if organically installed already on a workstation of a purchaser. In certain embodiments, entertainment, games, skill tests, and the like, recorded in the medium as a product tag or label may execute to engage a purchaser and provide purchaser profiling information. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078690 | POWER ALLOCATION CONTROLLER - Methods and systems may include an apparatus having a power line interface and a controller with management logic. The management logic can manage the power delivery policies of devices connected to the power line interface based on changes in the power delivery capability of the apparatus. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT EDITING AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS - Methods and systems for managing content are described. One system includes a multimedia management frontend accessible to providers of multimedia content. The multimedia management frontend operates on one or more computing systems and is configured to receive multimedia content from a provider and expose multimedia content editing tools to the provider, the tools including a user interface configured to display information related to the multimedia content and receive from the provider provider-selected preferences as well as identification of one or more objects of interest in the multimedia content. The system also includes a scheduler configured to receive the multimedia content from the multimedia frontend. The system further includes a plurality of computing systems communicatively interconnected to the scheduler, the plurality of computing systems configured to receive multimedia content from the scheduler and generate metadata associated with the multimedia content based on the provider-selected preferences received at the multimedia frontend. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE CALL MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods for call measurement services. The system is operatively coupled to a communication network. An advertisement accessible via the communication network is provided, wherein the advertisement includes an inbound address. The call measurement system includes a routing system operatively coupled to the communication network and configured to receiving an originating voice communication corresponding to the inbound address. The system also includes an address database operatively coupled to the routing system. The address database stores an outbound address corresponding to the inbound address. The routing system is also configured to connect the originating voice communication to the outbound address. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078693 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICALLY CURCULATING A CURRENCY - Persistent, electronically anchored currency notes (PEAC notes) may be generated by a transaction provider and maintained in a datastore. Each PEAC note may be associated with a respective unique identifier and asset held by a custodian. The transaction provider may provide for assigning ownership of the PEAC notes to various entities and/or transferring ownership therebetween. Ownership transfers may be performed by the transaction provider while maintaining the PEAC notes in the datastore and/or maintaining the asset(s) associated therewith with their respective custodian(s). The transaction provider may keep records of ownership transfers and/or may provide datastructures for tracking payments (e.g., invoice datastructures). Information about each PEAC note be publically available through the transaction provider. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084123 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTER MOUSE - An interactive computer mouse is configured to provide one or more interactive features that take advantage of the close proximity of the mouse to its users. The mouse may comprise one or more mouse buttons and a motion sensor. The mouse may also have a housing that is formed with a display. The display may be used to present information such as advertising or other marketing information on the mouse and be configured to conform to a mouse's curved, ergonomic, or other shape. A launch button, one or more sensors, or both may be configured to signal the mouse to display marketing information on the display. The mouse may include a memory device for synchronizing a user's data files. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084124 | SOCIAL ADVERTISING - In general, one aspect of the subject matter disclosed in this specification can be embodied in a method for inviting a plurality of candidate badge holders to become badge holders. Criteria are defined for being a badge holder. Information is provided, to a verification system, for verifying that badge holders are authorized, the information comprising the criteria. An indication is received of issuance of a badge to a badge holder from the verification system. One or more reports are received related to activities of badge holders from a publication system that exposes badges associated with the badge holders. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084125 | Search Change Model - Systems, methods and computer program products for determining lost opportunities resulting from changes to advertising spending are described. To assist advertisers in evaluating and allocating a proper budget to advertising, an analyzer can be used to develop an analytical model that gathers data pertaining to the incremental value of search advertising. (e.g., the true cost of the additional click lost or gained), which can be presented to the advertisers when changes have been made/proposed to the advertiser's advertising spending. The analyzer can detect large changes in advertising spending, and indicate (e.g., by prediction) how many total clicks were lost or gained as a result of the change in advertising spending to allow the advertisers to visualize the impact to changes in advertising spending, and determine when to decrease advertising budget on ads that yield low return-on-investment or to increase advertising budget to maximize the effectiveness of an active ad campaign. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084126 | Systems and Methods of Using a Lighting System to Enhance Brand Recognition - The present solution described herein provides systems and methods to coordinate and control the lighting of areas of a display unit in manner desired based on the type, brand and other characteristics of the product presented for display via the display unit. A lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources to cause a reaction or visual effect from light reactive material of the product or display unit. In some cases, the lighting control system may control the characteristics of light emanating from one or more light sources based on signals from detectors, such as sensing any state or condition of the ambient environment. | 04-05-2012 |
20120089444 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A computer based system manages the collection and analysis of data on promotions and commerce supported by the promotions. The system in one arrangement includes a first web portal for harvesting promotion based data relating to commerce and a second web portal for bringing sellers of media channel inventory into communication with buyers of media channel space. The first portal includes a first programmed processor for collecting an identifier key associating a user with a selected promotion. Engagement is facilitated by one or more tools to actively build user specific data that characterizes the effectiveness of the promotion. A tracking methodology is implemented to further collect data associated with the user and the promotion in assessing promotion impact on commerce. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089445 | TRAFFIC LIGHT ELECTRONIC DISPLAY INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for safely providing electronic advertising to viewers at controlled traffic intersections. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095815 | METHOD OF EMBEDDING ADVERTISEMENTS IN COMMUNICATION - A system and method for advertising wherein a communication from a sending party to a receiving party includes one or more advertisements. The communication maybe an email sent from a sending party to a receiving party, wherein the email includes an advertisement for a product or service used by the sending party. Such advertisement could include a “testimonial” from the sending party, who's credibility is established with the receiving party. The advertisement is included in the email message of the sending party as a result of an election made by the sending party during installation of the software program. The advertisements can be structured in a multi-level marketing type organization. including trusted and credible reporting systems to account for each participant's advertising efforts. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095816 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRANTING ACCESS TO SYSTEM AND CONTENT - A method and system for granting access to system and content is provided. A key is provided that allows access by a client computer to content that includes a plurality of resources. A server is accessed and the key is provided to the server. Based on the key, access is granted to the content. A program on the client computer requests a resource of the plurality of resources. If the resource is located locally, the resource is provided to the program. Otherwise, the resource is downloaded from the content server and stored locally. A data structure is modified to indicate that the resource is stored locally and the resource is provided to the program. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095817 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF GENERATING A MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION - Devices, systems, and methods of generating a multimedia presentation. Some embodiments, may include a presentation-generation application able to receive a plurality of input media elements and to generate a multimedia presentation including at least one presentation segment presenting a plurality of presentation media elements corresponding to the input media elements, wherein a time-based composition of the presentation media elements within the presentation segment is based at least on one or more of the input media elements. | 04-19-2012 |
20120101878 | ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - In an advertisement display method implemented by an electronic device that installed with a three dimensional (3D) game, a default advertisement image of a product is displayed in a current scene of the 3D game when the 3D game is started or paused. A virtual object of the 3D game is displayed in the current scene of the 3D game, and movement of the virtual object is tracked when a user moves the virtual object in the current scene. A display orientation of the product is adjusted according to the movement of the virtual object until an advertising time of the product is elapsed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101879 | Faucet system and advertising method - A faucet system including: a first set of faucet components including at least a water regulating device and a water dispensing device, wherein the water regulating device and the water dispensing device include advertising indicia of a first theme; a second set of faucet components including at least a water regulating device and a water dispensing device, wherein the water regulating device and the water wherein the first and second set of faucet components are configured to be interchangeably connected to a base. | 04-26-2012 |
20120109726 | Methods and Systems for Trigger-Based Updating of an Index File Associated with a Captured Media Content Instance - An exemplary method includes a media content provider subsystem capturing data representative of a media content instance during transmission of the media content instance, detecting, during the capturing, a trigger included in the transmission and indicating a start time and an end time of an advertisement break included in the media content instance, and dynamically updating an index file associated with the captured media content instance with data representative of the start time and the end time of the advertisement break. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109727 | MEDIA MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING - A system for deploying advertisements, including a portable music player including a database of audio advertisements and playback rules therefor, wherein playback rules are used to govern when to play advertisements, an ad updater for periodically receiving advertisements and playback rules, and an ad scheduler for scheduling playback of advertisements in accordance with their playback rules, a host device including a database of audio advertisements and playback rules therefor, an ad provisioner for transferring ads and playback rules to the portable music player, an ad updater for receiving advertisements and playback rules from time to time, and an advertising server including a database of information about advertisers and their advertising campaigns, and for storing audio advertisements, distribution rules therefor and playback rules therefor, an ad provisioner for transferring ads and playback rules to the host device, and a web interface for receiving advertisements and playback rules for an advertising campaign. | 05-03-2012 |
20120116855 | Receiving and Recording of Content and of Timing Information - A method of receiving content at a user unit is disclosed. The method includes: receiving at the user unit a transmission stream, the transmission stream including: (a) a content item followed by a following content sub-item set, the following content sub-item set including one or more following content sub-items, and (b) following start time data indicating a following start point of the following content sub-item set, wherein the following start time is received in advance of the following start point during reception of the content item. The method further includes continuing to receive the following start time data periodically throughout reception of the following content sub-item set. Related methods are also disclosed. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123829 | INDEPENDENT CARRIER ETHERNET INTERCONNECTION PLATFORM - A communications system is provided for enabling a plurality of service providers to interconnect via an Ethernet platform, the plurality of service providers employing disparate Ethernet protocols. The system includes a central server and a plurality of switching locations. Each one of the plurality of switching locations is communicatively connected to the central server and to the plurality of service providers. Each of the plurality of switching locations includes a plurality of Ethernet router switches, a monitoring device, a local server coupled to a plurality of databases. Each of the plurality of databases is associated with each of the service providers. A communications media is provided for interconnecting the plurality of switches, the service providers, the router switches, the connectivity device, and the local server. The system enables the service providers to be interconnected on the Ethernet platform by establishing protocol mappings between any two Ethernet protocols associated with corresponding service providers. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130779 | Content-Aware Insertion of Advertisements within a Graphical Framebuffer or Present Surface - A system and method are disclosed for managing the display of graphical content within a user interface window of a display. A first set of messaging content data is processed to render a first set of graphics data in a target area of the display. The presence of a second set of rendered graphics data is detected and defined as a target area of the display. The second set of rendered graphics data in the target area of the display is replaced by the first set of rendered graphics data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130780 | PROMOTION ANALYZER SYSTEM - A method performed by a server device, may include receiving information about a customer order, associated with a particular service or product provider, from an ordering system; determining whether the customer order is eligible for a promotion based on the received information where the promotion includes a reward to a customer for placing the customer order; and requesting balance information associated with the customer order from a billing system, when the customer order is eligible for the promotion. The method may further include receiving a balance amount, associated with the customer order, from the billing system; determining whether the balance amount is less than a balance threshold; and sending a message to a fulfillment system to fulfill the promotion, when the balance amount is less than the balance threshold. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130781 | CLOUD SERVICE INFORMATION OVERLAY - In some embodiments, the invention involves collecting service health information from a plurality of cloud service provider associated with a customer. Once the service health information is collected, aggregating information from multiple providers, when necessary, and providing a service health report to the customer. The customer has agreements with both the service providers and information collector to receive a level of service health information regarding services provided. The information collector may have agreements with the service providers to retrieve or receive the requested service health information for the customers via a pre-agreed upon protocol. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED PRINTING AND FACILITATED DELIVERY OF PERSONALIZED CAMPAIGN ITEMS - A system, having a corresponding method, for personalized campaign printing and delivery of a printed campaign includes: a processor that stores and processes printing and delivery data and selects printers to execute the printing and shipping of campaign items requested by a plurality of users designing separate personalized campaign items and accumulates, combines and splits the incoming data into at least one batch of items segmented into an air or ground shipping method; splits the batch into at least one smaller batch segmented by shipping code; and determines whether the batch qualifies for a discounted shipping rate. If no, the processor combines the batch with at least another regional batch of the same shipping method into a succeeding larger batch with a shipping code linked to the shipping code of the batch wherein the resulting combined batch qualifies for discounted shipping rate. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136701 | Method and system for faciliating interactive commercials in real time - The present invention discloses a method and a system for facilitating interactive commercials to users. The invention includes a client in the form of an application running on a display device and a server. The client may be in the form of a TV operating system. The method includes extracting audio from a commercial and generating a fingerprint from the extracted audio. The fingerprint as generated is sent by the client to the server. The server includes a database of commercials. After receiving the fingerprint, the server performs matching of the fingerprint with a set of commercials present in the database. Based on the match found, the server displays results. If a match is found, the server sends one or more instructions to the client device to initiate the interactive flow. Otherwise, the server returns an empty string. | 05-31-2012 |
20120143660 | INTERVAL BASED AD INSERTION USED FOR THE DELIVERY OF VIDEO STREAMS - The present principles provide a method and apparatus for performing time window based adaptive advertisement insertion into video on demand (VOD) programs. The method inserts advertisements dynamically according to the actual content viewing time, as opposed to the fixed advertisement insertion points in traditional ad insertion. The method minimizes the negative impact caused by inserted ads to viewers in interactive session, in which trick modes, such as fast forward and rewind are frequently used. | 06-07-2012 |
20120143661 | Interactive E-Poster Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes an enhanced content access system identifying a media content instance as being of interest to a user, including, in response to the identifying of the media content instance as being of interest to the user, an interactive e-poster corresponding to the media content instance within a library of e-posters associated with the user, and providing enhanced content associated with the media content instance for experiencing by the user by way of the interactive e-poster. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150594 | System and Method for Promoting Contests to Consumers via a Networked Application - A system and method includes a merchant database operable for maintaining merchant information including merchant contact information, contests associated with merchants, and prize information. A potential contest participant database is operable for maintaining participant information including participant contact information. A contest component is operable for conducting a scheduled contest for a merchant prize. A first selection component is operable for selecting a set of potential participants from the potential contest participant database to be notified of the scheduled contest, in which the selecting is at least, in part, based on location and past contest participation. A first notification component is operable for notifying the set of potential participants of the scheduled contest. A second selection component is operable for selecting the merchant prize from the merchant database. A network is included over which the databases and the components communicate where merchants can promote contests to consumers via a networked application. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150595 | ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are an advertisement providing system and method. The advertisement providing method acquires information on a user interaction, acquires a second advertisement schedule which is generated by rescheduling a first advertisement schedule on the basis of the information on the user interaction, and provides an advertisement according to the second advertisement schedule. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A SHORT DURATION ADVERTISEMENT WITH MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for delivering media content including acquiring the media content and acquiring an advertisement. Then, limiting the advertisement during to less than or equal to about five seconds. The advertisement includes information generally previously known to consumers regarding a product or service. Next, embedding the advertisement into the media content whereby the advertisement is presented after the media content delivery commences and before the media content delivery ends, Then, delivering the media content including the advertisement to one or more portable media devices. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150597 | Opportunistic Alignment of Advertisement Delivery with Cellular Basestation Overloads - A method includes controlling communications by users across a network with a predetermined capacity for desired communication flows for all the users and opportunistically aligning advertisement delivery to the users when an overload condition in the network occurs so that users perceive the disruption in communication service by the network as a minimum. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158470 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLY FORECASTING - A method of forecasting a supply using data from a plurality of data servers is described. The method includes receiving a request for a supply forecast and sending a query for supply data to a plurality of data servers. The method also includes receiving the supply data from one or more of the plurality of data servers in response to the query. A response level is determined based on the received supply data, and is compared to a threshold level. The method also includes computing the supply forecast based on the received supply data when the response level equals or exceeds the threshold level. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENT ON MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - System and method for delivering advertisements to mobile communication devices and presenting the advertisements on the mobile communication devices are disclosed. Also disclosed are techniques by which a network operator may track user involvement with the advertisement and the network operator may offer subsidy for network usage based on the user involvement with the advertisement. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158472 | CONTEXTUAL CUSTOMIZATION OF CONTENT DISPLAY ON A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The embodiments described herein provide a computing or communication device and method, as well as a framework implementable on the device for presenting content, such as syndicated content received from a content feed or other content distribution platform, or advertising content received from an ad network or mediation service. The methods and devices described herein provide for contextual rendering of content on the communication device, based on context rules defined either at a point of origin for the content, or at the communication device itself. These context rules may be used, together with context information collected at the device, to determine the appearance and availability of various device functions (such as messaging, setting a calendar appointment, and so forth) while the content is being viewed at the communication device, without requiring the originator of the content to develop interactive or rich media files for rendering the content at the communication device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166259 | Adjusting Demand Parameters To Reduce Allocation Errors in Display Advertising - A system and method for adjusting demand parameters to produce an optimized allocation plan for delivering a plurality of impressions to a plurality of contracts for display advertising. The method commences upon receiving a first eligibility graph, the first eligibility graph comprising a plurality of impressions, a plurality of contracts and at least one first demand parameter. For reducing errors in sampling that affect the eligibility graph, demand parameters contained within the first eligibility graph are adjusted, resulting in an adjusted first eligibility graph. Once the adjusted first eligibility graph is available, a network solver is used for solving the adjusted first eligibility graph to produce an adjusted allocation plan, which adjusted allocation plan is used for displaying at least one of the plurality of impressions. | 06-28-2012 |
20120173315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING TRAFFIC INITIATED THROUGH AN APPLICATION - An approach is provided for detecting fraudulent advertising traffic initiated through an application. An advertising platform receives a request, from an advertising module, for serving of advertisement information, wherein code for executing the advertising module is integrated with other code of an application executing at a device. The advertising platform causes, at least in part, processing of the advertisement information to include at least one verification check of the advertising module, the code for executing advertising module, the application, the other code associated with the application, or a combination thereof. The advertising platform causes, at least in part, transmission of the at least one verification check in response to the request for serving of the advertisement information. The advertising platform causes, at least in part, processing of one or more results of the at least one verification check to determine a functioning of the advertising module. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173316 | System And Method For Social Networking - A method for facilitating social networking includes receiving and storing personal information from a member of a website, which includes a publicly displayed identifier such as that individual's vehicle license plate number. An advertisement suitable for public display (e.g. a bumper sticker) is used to advertise to other individuals that the first individual is a member of the website. A query is received at the website, via a network, from a second individual in accordance with the advertisement; the query includes the publicly displayed identifier. The method further includes receiving contact information from the second individual; providing to the second individual at least a portion of the personal information of the first individual; providing the second individual with the opportunity to send his/her contact information to the first individual; and providing the first individual with the opportunity to make a social networking connection with the second individual. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173317 | PROCESSING A PATIENT STUDY - Processing a patient study of a patient is provided. In one embodiment, a method of receiving a patient study comprises receiving a query ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120173318 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION - Disclosed herein is a system for providing advertisement information. The system includes a mobile terminal, a panel unit, and an advertisement management server. The mobile terminal operates in card mode in its initial stage, switches to read mode in response to a request for mode-switching, searches for and output AID information, and receives the data of advertisement media using tagging. The panel unit switches from read mode in its initial stage to card mode in response to a request for mode-switching from the mobile terminal, outputs received advertisement media as multimedia, and radiates and transfers the advertisement media as data when the mobile terminal performs the tagging. The advertisement management server searches for or create in real time the advertisement media and outputs and provides the advertisement media, together with a matched tag applet in response to a request from the panel unit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173319 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING MEDICATION ADHERENCE RATES - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a system and method for increasing medication adherence rates. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for decreasing global health care costs by monitoring, reminding, and facilitating medication adherence utilizing mobile communication devices. In one embodiment, a method of increasing medication adherence rates comprises: enabling a user to download an application to a mobile device via a network, the application comprising a set of instructions for permitting a user to access: a medication reminder means for providing a reminder to the user to follow prescribed instructions regarding medication; and an adherence tracking means for tracking the user's compliance with the prescribed instructions; and receiving data from the mobile device at a remote server via the network, the data comprising information from the medication reminder means and the adherence tracking means. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173320 | Method and system for facilitating commerce, social interaction and charitable activities - A method for automating commerce, including the work of selling, shopping for, and/or selling goods and services; by facilitating communications between any combination of buyers and sellers to facilitate opportunities for commercial activities. The method also includes facilitating opportunities for related activities, for example, charitable activities, in a manner that maximizes efficiencies including reducing intermediaries between consumers and manufacturers. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179517 | PRODUCT AUTHENTICATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A product authentication device for use with a consumer product includes an integrated circuit, a housing containing the integrated circuit, a coupling mechanism for detachably coupling the housing to the consumer product, and a communication interface for receiving an input from a transmitting device, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to use the input to generate an output in accordance with a predetermined algorithm for verifying an authenticity of the consumer product. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERSECTION MONITORING - A system and method for monitoring traffic at an intersection of a first street and a second street. The system comprises a camera configured to capture data to represent a view of the second street; and a display screen in communication with the camera for receiving the data, the display screen configured to display the data to drivers on the first street. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179519 | MAILABLE ITEM WITH PRODUCT INFORMATION - A method for product information retrieval with a mailable item. The method includes providing a mailable item with a communication system and memory, transferring product usage information from the product to the mailable item, and mailing the mailable item to a recipient who can retrieve and analyze the product information. Incentives can be offered to entice a user to obtain the mailable item and/or to return the mailable item. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AN ACTION BASED ON USER INTERACTION WITH A GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION - A method for performing an action based on user interaction with a graphical presentation, according to one embodiment. In use, output data is generated corresponding to a multidimensional presentation of graphical representations of two or more consumer products in relation to each other. Additionally, positions of the graphical representations of the consumer products relative to each other are based on multiple attributes of the products. Further, none of the dimensions correlates to a side by side ordering of the consumer products. Further still, a user selection of one or more of the consumer products is received. Also, a transaction is performed based on additional input received from the user. Additional embodiments are also presented. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179521 | A SYSTEM OF OVERLAYING A TRADE MARK IMAGE ON A MAPPING APPICATION - A new invention is shown herein, that is a new method, process, system, or application of communication. This relates to viewing maps via various medium including any maps, for example, GPS navigation, Satellite imagery, printed maps and so on. On such map imagery a new representation form, such a company trade mark is included. A viewer of such a map image can locate an organization via the position of its trade mark on the map. Further, a user can interact with representation trade mark by, for example, clicking mouse over a trade mark on a Satellite image of a map, or on touch pad on “Navman” or “Tom Tom” and in doing so, a pop up menu of more information can show, so the browser could be directed to a designated web site, or further communication material. In other examples, trade marks can be represented on a map that may not relate to the location of the organisation which owns the trade mark. In this instance, independent space can be hired out to a trade mark director, whereby such space with trade mark can then direct browser to designated information as chosen by trade mark director. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179522 | ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, TERMINAL, ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A server of an advertisement distribution system allows downloading of content data in response to a request of a terminal and makes the terminal periodically download shared content managing information. Then, when the server recognizes that the content data stored in a server storage before the server storage goes out of order has to be stored in a new server storage (restoration process), the server makes the terminal upload the shared content managing information and acquires from the terminal the content data specified by the shared content managing information to store the content data in the new server storage. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185306 | Electronic Transaction Record Distribution System - A data transmission system includes first software running on a first physical digital medium ported to a point of sale (POS) computing appliance wherein the first software provides the capability of emulating at least one physical printer connected to the POS computing appliance, and second software running on a second physical digital medium accessible to a mobile computing appliance wherein the second software provides the capabilities of managing receipt of a record from the first physical digital medium via a wireless communication protocol and of independent processing of data contained within the record. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185307 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALPHANUMERIC INDEXING FOR ADVERTISING VIA CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system for alphanumeric identifier indexing for advertising with cloud computing. Alphanumeric identifiers (e.g., telephone number, voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) identifier, Internet Protocol (IP) identifier, a text message identifier, an instant message (IM) identifier, an e-mail address identifier, a social network identifier, a social networking hash code, etc.) are used to categorize and associate pre-determined advertising with the alphanumeric identifiers. When the alphanumeric identifier is received anywhere on a cloud computing network, the pre-determined advertising associated with the alphanumeric identifier is sent to a target device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185308 | METHOD OF PROTECTING COPYRIGHT OF DIGITAL PUBLICATION AND THE SYSTEM THEREFOR - A method of protecting the copyright of a digital publication includes the steps of obtaining a file and a copyright licensing certificate of at least one digital publication, or obtaining at least one digital publication file and then obtaining a corresponding copyright licensing certificate at a position specified in the file; and verifying the copyright licensing certificate so as to retrieve information about the reduction process, the authority of use, the file position and contents of the digital publication recorded in the certificate, so that the digital publication file may be played, used, accessed, or shared via an operational unit. The digital publication file may be transferred or copied to other operational unit as necessary, and the copyright licensing certificate may be split, merged, etc. to allow sharing, transmitting, and transferring of the digital publication file and the copyright licensing certificate among different operational units. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191514 | SYSTEMS METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR OPTING INTO MERCHANT ADVERTISING USING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Requesting and distributing electronic advertisements including electronic coupons and sales advertisements. A user of a mobile communication device such as a Smartphone views a current electronic advertisement of a merchant on a screen of the mobile communication device. After viewing the current electronic advertisement, the user wants to opt in to receive more electronic advertisements from the merchant and launches an application on the mobile communication device or accesses a software program. The application or program generates a request to receive additional electronic advertisements from that particular merchant. In response, additional electronic advertisements are provided to the user, e.g., through an intermediate computer and interfaces with a merchant computer or other source of electronic advertisements of the merchant. In this manner, merchant advertisements receive interested and targeted consumers who are able to receive electronic advertisements from a selected merchant without registering or providing personal information to the selected merchant. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197696 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ELECTRONIC MAP DISPLAYS WITH POINTS-OF-INTEREST INFORMATION - Methods and systems are provided for generating an electronic map display. In one implementation, a method is provided for determining a route distance based on information for a route, comparing the route distance with a distance threshold, generating a list of points of interest (POIs) when the route distance is less than the distance threshold, the list of POIs identifying POIs that are located along the route, grouping the POIs into one or more buckets based on location, calculating POI densities of the buckets based on the POIs included in each corresponding bucket, ranking the buckets based on the POI densities, providing POI information associated with the POIs included in the ranked buckets, wherein the POI information is provided based on the ranking of the buckets, and generating an electronic map display with the POI information. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197697 | SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT OPTIMIZATION OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND CUSTOMER VALUE - A computer-implemented system and method to provide options on products to enhance customers' experience. A computer-implemented system is operated that delivers to a customer an option to utilize up to n of m selected products, where m and n are whole numbers and n is less than or equal to m. Information is recorded in a data store, pertaining to said option. In addition, a system is operated to define each of the n chosen products, whereby after each of the n chosen products is defined, the customer can utilize said chosen product. The information pertaining to said defined products is recorded in a data store. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197698 | Methods and Systems for an Accountable Media Advertising Application - The systems and methods described herein relates to a system for allowing a consumer to track an advertisement for a product. The system includes an equipment for capturing a response by the consumer to the advertisement delivered from a first platform. The system also includes a portal, provided on a second platform, that permits the consumer to execute a purchase-related activity associated with the product of the advertisement. The system additionally includes an analysis application for generating a trigger that correlates data associated with the consumer response to data associated with the purchase-related activity. Furthermore, the system includes a server configured to display a plurality of triggers that allow the consumer to at least track the advertisement selected by the consumer from the first platform. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209671 | MEMORY TAG ISSUE TERMINAL, MEMORY TAG ISSUE SERVER, ADVERTISEMENT SERVER, VENDOR IDENTIFICATION SERVER, MEMORY TAG, MEMORY TAG ISSUING METHOD, AND ADVERTISING METHOD - A memory tag issue terminal including: a first reading section reading commercial product information from an identification code printed on a commercial product or reading advertisement information from an identification code printed on an advertisement medium, the commercial product information being concerned with the commercial product, and the advertisement information being concerned with an advertisement object advertised through the advertisement medium; a writing section writing tag information into a memory tag attached or to be attached on the commercial product or the advertisement medium, the tag information including the commercial product information or the advertisement information; and an acquisition section acquiring vendor identification information which allows identification of a vendor who handles the commercial product or the advertisement medium. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215598 | Marketing and selling contributed resources in distributed computing - A method or system for marketing and selling contributed resources of a plurality of separate electronic devices by generating a framework for resource contribution. The assigned contributed resources are the contributed resources that are assigned to credit categories. A credit category model is optimized based the assigned contributed resources using a dynamic availability of the assigned contributed resources and a processing requirement of a task. Resource contributions are tracked based on completed task segments, wherein the completed task segments are distributed task segments derived from the task that have been processed by the assigned contributed resources. And an account is credited based on the tracked resource contribution. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215599 | METHOD OF DISSEMINATING ADVERTISEMENTS USING AN EMBEDDED MEDIA PLAYER PAGE - A method of disseminating advertisements includes the step of transmitting to a media device an embedded media player page for playing a media file. The embedded medial player page allows a user of the media device to create a bookmark for a browser. The bookmark points to the embedded media player page. The bookmark includes an address of the media file as a parameter. When the bookmark is used in the browser to play the media file, the embedded media player page instructs the media device to request an advertisement form an advertisement server for display in the embedded media player page. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215600 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A SECURITY DEPOSIT FACILITATES A TRANSACTION IN WHICH A BENEFIT IS APPLIED IN EXCHANGE FOR PERFORMANCE OF A TASK - Methods, computer readable media and systems are described wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. In an embodiment, a process includes receiving an indication that a customer is interested in making a purchase during a transaction from a merchant, and transmitting an offer for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer and a security deposit. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221384 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR ORGANIZING AND DISTRIBUTING APPS - Methods and apparatus for distributing processor-executable apps are disclosed. The method includes receiving an app from a developer, categorizing the app so as to associate the app with a particular category, combining the app with other apps that are associated with the particular category so as to create a collection of apps that are associated with the particular category, offering access to the collection of apps in return for compensation, and compensating the developer responsive to receiving the app. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221385 | TRANSIT MEDIA SIGNAGE ASSEMBLY HAVING DYNAMIC AND STATIC ASSETS - A self-powered and self-contained transit media signage assembly configured to fit within a predefined space in a transit vehicle and method for managing is disclosed. Said assembly comprising a portable video display screen affixed to a wall of a transit vehicle connected to a removable power source located at a base portion of the transit media signage assembly and hidden from view by passengers, and at least one input device connected to the removable power source and to the video display screen, wherein the removable power source consists of a plurality of batteries, and wherein the portable video display screen is configured to receive a plurality of dynamic video assets stored in a server and transmitted to the video display screen via a plurality of workstations. The dynamic video assets consists of up-to-date advertising and informational advisories, combined with static print advertising that also functions to conceal the power source. | 08-30-2012 |
20120221386 | REAL-TIME ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A real-time system for verifying advertisements against their campaign rules prior to serving them by an ad server that includes: (a) a decision server for deciding whether or not an advertisement intended to be presented to a user matches its campaign rules; (b) a database, which receives a connection from the decision server, the database comprises campaign rules according to publisher's intents; (c) a Web server comprising query SW modules, the server delivers the query SW modules to the user's browser; and (d) a query SW module executed by the user's browser and adapted to extract parameters that are necessary for the decision server; wherein the parameters are delivered to the decision server which analyzes the campaign rules and the parameters provided, and sends its decision to the ad sever which serves or block the advertisement accordingly. | 08-30-2012 |
20120226531 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING PRODUCT INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC MAP WITH PRODUCT PLACEMENTS - A method embeds product information in certain features in an electronic map using an electronic device. The electronic device receives a selection of a place to display advertising information within the electronic map displayed on a display device, imports street views of the electronic map, and searches for a street view image related to the selected place. When a particular surface or other display area has been selected for embedding the advertising information, the electronic device embeds the advertising information in the display area. When the display area is selected during display, the electronic device reveals the advertising information of the product on the display device. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232968 | REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR AN APPROPRIATE PAYMENT ACCOUNT - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality to assist the user of mobile devices with selecting an appropriate payment account for a transaction. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to assist the user with selecting an appropriate payment account for a transaction. The recommended appropriate payment account is based on the type of transaction, the payment accounts available to the user, financial institution considerations, and financial plans of the user. This invention allows a user to make a purchase at a point-of-sale and have confidence that the transaction will be implemented to the payment account that provides the best promotional benefits for the user based on the user's individual needs. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING CLIMATE CONTROL ALGORITHMS - A combined business and technical method is described in which a paid subscription service is offered to provide “premium” HVAC algorithms for a network-connected, multi-sensing learning thermostat. The users who have chosen to pay for the premium subscription service are provided with at least one additional feature, capability, and/or option that is not provided to unpaid “basic” subscribers of a cloud-based thermostat servicing system that is provided for all thermostat owners. According to some embodiments, an on-line interview process is administered to gather additional information for improving the settings of the thermostat. According to some embodiments, an active test is performed to determine thermal characteristics of the structure. According some embodiments, the user guaranteed to at least recoup the cost of the premium service through energy cost savings. | 09-13-2012 |
20120232970 | Intelligent postage stamp printer - A postage printing apparatus includes a user interface for accepting user input of postage criteria. The apparatus also includes a processor to process the user input to generate a postage request. A postage server communication module communicates the postage request to a remote postage server. The remote postage server returns data corresponding to postage indicia. The apparatus includes a printer for accepting instructions to print the postage indicia. The apparatus is in direct communication with the remote postage server without a separate computer performing any postage printing processing functionality. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239468 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUPPLY FORECASTING USING OVERRIDE RULES IN DISPLAY ADVERTISING SYSTEMS - A method, system and computer readable medium to adjust impression supply sampling weights in a display advertising environment while providing high-performance supply forecasting using trends adjustments and override rules. A forecasting system initiates the method upon submitting a campaign query (with a campaign query predicate to be matched with impression supply predicates) and a campaign query time period (specifying time-wise aspects of an advertising campaign). Upon receiving initial campaign query results (e.g. impression supply datastructure with base weights), the method proceeds to identify applicable weight adjustment rules for applying to the impression supply node, then, after accounting for trends or other time-wise aspects of the weight adjustment rule, applying the adjustment rule to the impression supply base weight of an impression supply node, resulting in at least one adjusted trend weight. Given adjusted trend weights, the forecasting system can more accurately predict future supply and pricing characteristics of the campaign. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKETING - Exemplary methods and systems to display advertising content are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of creating content with embedded advertisements includes creating content, receiving tools to embed advertisements within the content, creating one or more activation zones within the content, linking each of the one or more activation zones to at least one product in at least one link, linking the one or more activation zones with a checkout system, wherein the activation zones and the links to the at least one product and the one or more checkout systems comprise association data, and providing the content and the association data to a publishing system. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239470 | Advertising Element Attachable to Product - An advertising element attachable to a product has a body attachable to a product for example by snapping in or in a different way, a display for displaying advertising information, an electronic unit operative for displaying the advertising information on the display, an audio unit for producing audio messages, and components for displaying preliminarily stored video messages and user-introduced video messages. | 09-20-2012 |
20120245982 | Method and System of Providing and Presenting Content to a User - Method of providing and presenting content to a user is disclosed. A user may provide inputs such as categories, topics, key words; inputs as to quantity, quality, emphasis and/or inclusion; inputs as to order of presentation, geography or temporal characteristics. These inputs are used to create a presentation format. This format is populated with content using a systemic program and algorithms. The content comes from various sources. The sources are selected by a secondary party that is not the user. A user may interact with the presentation by skipping, saving, rewinding, indicating like or dislike or requesting more related content. User interactivity is recorded by the systemic program. The systemic program records what content has been presented to a specific user so that a subsequent presentation does not repeat content. One result of this method is a personalized news and information radio station. | 09-27-2012 |
20120245983 | Centralized Payment Method and System for Online and Offline Transactions - Embodiments described herein include an electronic transaction service network (also referred to herein as a centralized electronic transaction (CET) service) According to an embodiment, a financial management system hosts multiple CET web sites on behalf of multiple merchants. All transactions through any CET web site are executed and managed by the financial management system. Merchants may customize their web sites to include a branded look and feel. The merchant web sites are part of a CET service for which customer can register. Registered customers can then view and pay invoices from any merchants having CET web sites, whether purchases were made online or offline. Customers specify preferences for the CET service including choosing existing customer accounts from which the financial management system is to pay invoices on behalf of the customer. This eliminates the need for the customer to open and fund a separate payment account as in traditional methods. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253896 | EMAIL-BASED E-COMMERCE - An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system may send advertisement emails to customers that are registered with the e-commerce system. The advertisement emails may include mailto hyperlinks. Each mailto hyperlink may be associated with a product that is being offered for sale, and each mailto hyperlink describes an email message that may be generated when that hyperlink is selected. When a mailto hyperlink is selected, the generated email message may include one or more parameters related to the product associated with the hyperlink, such as an identifier of the product. The generated email message may then be transmitted to the e-commerce system. The e-commerce system may receive the message and, based on the parameters in the received message, execute a transaction to purchase the identified product on behalf of the customer. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253897 | EMAIL-BASED DONATIONS - An electronic commerce (e-commerce) system may send advertisement emails to customers that are registered with the e-commerce system. The advertisement emails may include mailto hyperlinks. Each mailto hyperlink describes an email message that may be generated when that hyperlink is selected. When a mailto hyperlink is selected, the generated email message may include one or more parameters related to a donation that be made by the customer to a non-profit organization. For example, the generated email message may include a customer identifier, and/or one or more parameters that indicate the non-profit to which a donation should be made, and an amount to be donated. The generated email message may then be transmitted to the e-commerce system. The e-commerce system may receive the message and, based on the parameters in the received message, communicate with a payment processing system to perform the donation indicated in the message. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVDING COUPON INFORMATION VIA RING-BACK SIGNAL - An approach is provided for delivering one or more coupon and/or other information via a ring-back signal. One or more communication networks and/or one or more services platforms receive one or more requests for one or more coupon and/or other information and cause, at least in part, delivery of one or more coupon and/or other information via a ring-back signal on one or more communication channels. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253899 | TABLE APPROACH FOR DETERMINING QUALITY SCORES - Some implementations construct a quality score table based on historic data collected for a plurality of ad-keyword pairs. An ad-keyword pair may be selected for determining a quality score. One or more advertisement parameters may be determined for the selected ad-keyword pair. Based on the one or more advertisement parameters, the quality score for the selected ad-keyword pair may be determined from the quality score table. In some implementations, the quality score table is constructed by iteratively cutting a directed graph representing the advertisement parameters and the historic data. Further, in some implementations, the table may be smoothed using a smoothing operation. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253900 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM SUPPORTING MULTI-ADVERTISER SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS - A system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption provides customers making online purchases to automatically retrieve and redeem all applicable rebates and coupons during an online purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system makes purchases from merchants or manufacturers using all applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system automatically retrieves coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site and to retrieve manufacturer's and merchant's coupons prior to an online purchasing activity for subsequent submission to an online merchant during a subsequent purchasing activity. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259683 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AND UTILIZE VENUE PROFILES - Methods and apparatus to generate and utilize venue profiles are disclosed. An example method includes selecting an attribute for a non-residential-based venue indicative of a type of person likely to attend the non-residential-based venue; obtaining at least one of demographic data or psychographic data associated with the attribute; and generating, using a processor, a venue profile for the non-residential-based venue using the at least one of the demographic data or psychographic data associated with the attribute. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259684 | SERVER APPARATUS, PRODUCT GROUPING METHOD, PRODUCT GROUPING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH COMPUTER-READABLE PRODUCT GROUPING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON AND PRODUCT GROUPING SYSTEM - An orderer groups a plurality of order scheduled products which the orderer wishes to purchase. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING NEW CONNECTIONS IN AN ADVERTISING EXCHANGE - A method, system and computer readable medium for recommending new connections in an advertising exchange. The method identifies participants that share some similarity (e.g. a pre-existing advertising relationship), and on the basis of the features and extent of a similarity, and then suggests or recommends other relationships that can also be shared. The method commences by enumerating a set of producer participants and by enumerating a set of consumer participants where at least two of the members of the set of consumer participants has an ad relationship to at least one of the producer participants. Then, on the basis of a selected feature quantity the extent of the similarity is calculated. When it is found that one consumer is similar to a second consumer (by virtue of at least one shared ad relationship), then the system recommends to the participants one or more additional ad relationships that can be established. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271688 | METHOD OF SWITCHING MEDIA CONTENT FOR A MOBILE APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a method of switching media content for a mobile apparatus comprising a player and a selector. It is characterized in that it comprises the steps of: receiving an http streaming request from said player for playing a first media content on said player (RX_REQ1 (C1)); sending to said player first http messages related to said http streaming request comprising first files corresponding to said first media content, said first media content being segmented within some of said first files (TX_MSG1 (C1.F1; C1.F2)); receiving an http switching media content request from said selector for playing a second media content on said player (RX_REQ2 (C2)); replacing within said first http messages said first files by second files corresponding to said second media content (RPL_C); and sending to said player first http messages related to said http streaming request comprising said second files, said second media content being segmented within some of said second files (TX MSG1 (C2.F1; C2.F2)). | 10-25-2012 |
20120278144 | IMAGING APPARATUS ELECTRONIC ASSISTANT - A method includes presenting, via a display ( | 11-01-2012 |
20120278145 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-LINE SALE AND MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISING SPACE ON SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS - A method and system for supporting e-commerce transactions directed to placement of advertising on dynamic signs by creating dynamic e-commerce Web sites for permitting consumers to select and acquire time and space on selective signs, for managing the content of a consumer message and for collecting payment for the acquired time and space. The content may be provided by the consumer by uploading it to the Web sites or by the manager of the Web site. Space and time may be auctioned over the Web sites, allowing consumers to competitively bid for specific space and time blocks. | 11-01-2012 |
20120284094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A VISUAL SUMMARY OF PREVIOUSLY VIEWED MULTIMEDIA CONTENT | 11-08-2012 |
20120290369 | REFERENDUM ENHANCED SUBSCRIPTION BASED APPLICATION SYSTEM - The present invention is directed toward a system and method for conducting a referendum. The system comprises a subscription based application having a content and a referendum having at least one attribute wherein the at least one attribute is relevant to the content and the referendum is presented in close proximity to the content within the subscription based application. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING BRAND LOYALTY - A system for tracking brand interactions is provided. The system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least processor is configured to receive information defining a plurality of brand interactions, receive a first indication of a first interaction defined within the plurality of brand interactions from a first source system, receive a second indication of a second interaction defined within the plurality of brand interactions from a second source system different from the first source system, and record an association between the brand, the first interaction, the second interaction and the brand enthusiast. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290371 | RESPONSE ATTRIBUTION VALUATION - A computer-implemented method is described for determining a response attribution value that represents a credit assignment to a communication, for an associated response received from a recipient during a marketing campaign. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296712 | METHOD, SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND MEDIA FOR IMPROVING PAID SEARCH REALIZATION - A method, system, apparatus and medium are directed to advertising over a network. A server receives a product feed from at least one client device. If a product in the product feed is at least one of newly available and competitively priced and not currently stored and active in a data store of the server, creating or resuming at least one keyword and an advertisement for the product; and sending the created keyword and advertisement to a search engine over an advertisement placement network protocol. If the product is determined to be discontinued or unavailable, or if it is determined that a product price is at a threshold relative to a competitor's price, pausing at least one of: the creation or sending of the keyword or advertisement; or displaying of a paid search result for the product. A savings in an advertisement fund based on the pausing is realized. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296713 | System of Validating Online Advertising From Third Party Sources - A system is provided for security and validation for online advertising from third party sources. The system identifies outgoing calls to known advertising networks when a DNS user loads a webpage by identifying the outgoing call via a link and investigating the DNS query being called. Once the advertiser network which was called has been identified, the system intercepts the call placed by the advertisement code and redirects the call to a server which holds validated and certified third party ads from a certified network. The certified ad platform answers and responds to the call by feeding back a certified advertisement to be displayed on the page of the web visitor page. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303424 | METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR GENERATING REMINDER MESSAGES FOR INSURANCE PRODUCT LEADS - A method and a software product for generating reminders for a customer. Customer information, including a customer contact and a future date for contacting the customer, is received through a user interface in combination with a data processor. The customer information is stored in a database in communication with the data processor. The data processor automatically generates a reminder at the future date or at a predetermined time prior to the future date to allow for contacting the customer at the future date or at the predetermined time prior to the future date. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303425 | MERCHANT-CONSUMER BRIDGING PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The MERCHANT-CONSUMER BRIDGING PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“MCB-Platform”) various activity requests (e.g., transaction request, merchant information update request, offer issuance request, etc.) via MCB-Platform components into transaction records and merchant database updates outputs. In one implementation, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving an activity request including merchant information associated with a merchant; retrieving a previously stored merchant record from a database; determining merchant information update indicia based on a comparison of the merchant information and the previously stored merchant record; determining a confidence metric for the merchant information update; retrieving a confidence requirement based on the activity request; determining, within a low-latency processing time-frame, whether the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; performing the requested activity and updating the previously stored merchant record with the merchant information update indicia when the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement; and declining the activity request when the determined confidence metric satisfies the retrieved confidence requirement. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303426 | System and Method for Adding Advertisements to Information Display Systems - The present invention relates to a method for displaying advertisements on a mobile video content display system comprising the steps of: (a) providing a server for receiving, storing, managing and transmitting said advertisements; (b) providing an interface for interacting with said mobile video content display system; (c) providing an advertisements managing component which is logically connected to said interface and capable of managing said advertisements and deciding which of said advertisements should be displayed; (d) providing communication means logically connected to said advertisements managing component for receiving said advertisements and their related information from said server and transmitting said advertisements and their related information to said managing component; (e) providing a repository which is connected to said advertisements managing component for storing said advertisements and their related information; (f) displaying advertisements, selected by said managing component, on said content display system; and (g) tracking which of said advertisements has been displayed and updating said related information of said advertisements in said repository; | 11-29-2012 |
20120303427 | Real-time insertion and reporting of media content - A method can include receiving a plurality of unperfected logs via a network, storing the plurality of unperfected logs in a database based on the anticipated broadcast schedule, transmitting at least one unperfected log by the electronic hub, receiving an inquiry into one or more spots in the available inventory, transmitting data associated with the one or more spots the data to be displayed on a graphical user interface in response to the inquiry, receiving a selection of one or more spots in the available inventory in response, and requesting content related to the selected one or more spots. The method can include receiving and associating advertising content with the selection of the one or more spots, creating a perfected log based on the unperfected log and the received content, monitoring a broadcast of the media outlet, detecting a difference between the perfected log and the broadcast, and transmitting status information. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310716 | HIGH VALUE DISPLAY CASE SYSTEM - A display case system has a display case, a gateway, and a communication device. The display case houses a product. The gateway is coupled to the display case and communicates with a client device associated with the product in the display case. A communication device is coupled to the gateway and enables a communication session between the communication device and the client device associated with the product. The client device remotely locks and unlocks the display case to allow access to the product based on the communication session. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A PERSPECTIVE DISPLAY OF ADVERTISEMENTS USING SENSOR DATA - An approach is provided for controlling perspective display of advertisement using sensor data. The advertising engine causes, at least in part, a presentation of at least one advertisement banner at a device, the advertisement banner including at least one perspective display of one or more advertisement items. The advertising engine determines positional information based, at least in part, on one or more sensors associated with the device. The advertising engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of the positional information to cause, at least in part, a rendering of the at least one perspective display, the one or more advertisement items, or a combination thereof in the at least one advertisement banner. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316934 | ADAPTIVE PLACEMENT OF AUXILIARY MEDIA IN RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and computer program product for controlling a recommender system, wherein placement of auxiliary media in relation to at least one content item presented to a user is controlled. A first scheduler ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120323648 | Article, System, and Method for Actuated Advertising - A system for providing a customized display having a GPS signal transmitter; a GPS receiver/locator; a microprocessor having a display control parameters stored theron; an actuator; and a a display and an advertising method is performed using the system. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ADVERTISING ITEM LINKED WITH THE ACT OF PRINTING - A method for providing an advertising item to a client device. The method comprises receiving a printing notification from the client device; selecting an advertising item from at least a database containing a plurality of advertisement items; generating a display window containing the selected advertising item; and sending the generated display window to the client device for display by the client device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323650 | Vending Machine For Lipstick And Other Cosmetics - System for distributing products and advertising including a vending machine having a selection of lipsticks and/or other cosmetics as well as an electronic advertisement display, electronic payment acceptance, and communication with the Internet for updating the advertising, relaying inventory status, and validating payment. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323651 | Methods and Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323652 | 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. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323653 | CONDUCTING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TRANSACTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for configuring a mobile communication device to perform transactions using a second communication channel that is different from a first communication channel through which the mobile communication device sends voice data. The method includes attaching a secure element to the mobile communication device. The secure element includes a memory storing an application, a processor configured to execute the application stored in the memory; and a wireless transceiver configured to send transaction data associated with the executed application through the second communication channel to a terminal that is remote from the mobile communication device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330733 | AUTHENTICATED INFORMATION EXCHANGE - An authenticated information exchange for creating value in an agricultural producers' information, the exchange including an electronic information storage vault, an authentication protocol, at least one proprietary GIS layer, including a standard land unit, geo-referencing capabilities, gatekeeping programs, and an error resolution protocol. | 12-27-2012 |
20130006730 | OPTIMIZATION OF YIELD FOR ADVERTISING INVENTORY - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for optimization of yield for advertising inventory. A method includes, in a network of interconnected computers, sending a request for a file from a browser residing on a user system to a publisher server, receiving the requested file from the publisher server, the requested file including instructions for the browser to request a site file from a rules server, receiving the site file in the browser, the site file including rules for deciding whether an advertising impression is desired, rules for valuing the advertising impression, and browser executable code that applies and evaluates the rules, executing the browser executable code to evaluate the rules from the site file which determine if one or more signals should be attached to an advertisement request, and selecting an advertisement from a network ad server based on a signal received with the advertisement request from the browser. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006731 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SECURE ELECTRONIC MAILBOX - A secure electronic mailbox is provided to a customer having an electronic account. The electronic account links the secure electronic mailbox to a physical address of the customer. The customer can send and receive secure and non-secure messages via the secure electronic mailbox. The customer can also access electronic services such as electronic bill presentment and payment using the secure electronic mailbox. | 01-03-2013 |
20130018708 | SELLER INTERFACE SUPPORTING SELLER TERMS DEFINITION FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018709 | SELLER INTERFACE FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018710 | INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING ADVERTISEMENT OF BUYER GROUPS IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018711 | BUYER GROUP DEFINITION AND ASSOCIATION IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE AND RECYCLE TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN A CALL-TRACKING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the invention provides a method. The method includes dynamically allocating a telephone number to an advertisement on a just-in-time basis; and if the telephone number is not called for a predefined period of time, then unallocating the telephone number. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024251 | COMMUNICATING PRESENTATION DATA RELATING TO PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION - Presentation data related to presentation of information at an electronic device is provided, where the presentation data includes an indicator of a zoom level at which the information was presented. An effectiveness measure relating to an analysis of the presentation data can be derived to indicate an effectiveness of the presented information. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024252 | Systems and Methods for Monetizing Recyclable Plastics - The present invention relates to systems and method for monetization of recyclable plastics. Such systems includes a receptacle for receiving fungitized plastics, such as plastic ingots. The fungitized plastic can have a standardized form with a known value that is readily exchangeable for credit, discounts, or currency. Sensors are capable of identifying the fungitized plastic as substantially comporting to the standardized form, thereby confirming the plastic's composition, and weight/size in order to facilitate sorting and proper crediting for its value. The sensors can also identify fungitized plastics that do not match these standards, which are considered counterfeits and are returned to the user. A sorter collects all the identified fungitized plastic of a particular composition together with other plastic of similar composition. Similarly, a crediting system may reward the user for depositing the identified fungitized plastic. The reward may include printing out promotions or vouchers, credits applied to a debit or credit card via a magnetic card reader, applying credit via a mobile phone application, or an account linked to the user credited with currency or points. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024253 | PAPER PRODUCT ROLL CONFIGURED FOR ADVERTISING AND METHOD OF USE - A paper product roll configured for advertising. The paper product roll is toilet paper or paper towel imprinted with advertising, wherein the advertising comprises on-line coupon redemption capability, instant coupon redemption, and advertisement tracking capability. In one embodiment, the sheets of the paper product roll consist of a plurality of plys and the advertising is imprinted on the top most ply. In another embodiment, the paper product rolls will be comprised of advertising groups, each group consisting of a plurality of advertisements or coupons, and the groups are functionally attached in series. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030886 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO TRANSLATE MODELS FOR EXECUTION ON A SIMULATION PLATFORM - Methods and apparatus are disclosed to translate a model. An example method includes applying an independent variable and a dependent variable to the model and estimating a value for a model parameter, generating predicted best fit data points based on the model parameter, values associated with the independent variable, and values associated with the dependent variable, estimating coefficients based on the best fit data points, and generating a spline comprising a plurality of polynomial functions based on the coefficients. | 01-31-2013 |
20130035994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT ON THIRD-PARTY MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING A HUB - A system and method of accessing at least one hub is provided, wherein the system displays a selectable item within an interface, and receives selection of the selectable item from a user of the interface. A first type of selection by the user causes a function to be performed, and a second type of selection by the user causes user specific information to be accessed and used in bidirectional communication with the hub. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035996 | SOCIAL ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY (SO-AD-TEC) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING FOR AND IN DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING, STRUCTURING, AND EVALUATING DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to system to access advertisement and/or associated information that can be stored in a So-ad-tec system. The So-ad-tec system includes an access unit which is designed to process at least one access having resources to access details of at least one schema or the information derived thereof or the schema ( | 02-07-2013 |
20130041728 | REAL TIME SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BILLING AND REVENUE SETTLEMENT IN A FEDERATED MODEL - Techniques are described for fulfilling a request for services in a federated peering environment. Embodiments receive an advertisement of offered services from each of a plurality of service providers. Such an advertisement may specify a list of offered services and pricing information for the services. A request for one or more services is received from a client at a first service provider. Embodiments determine a second service provider from the plurality of service providers to peer with to dynamically create a federation of peers for fulfilling the service request, based on the received advertisements of offered services and the requested services. Embodiments then peer with at least the determined second service provider to dynamically create a peered federation and fulfill the service request through the created federation of peers. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE RETAIL PROMOTIONS - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for facilitating retail promotions. The systems and methods disclosed generally include: (a) defining terms of a retail promotion; (b) identifying whether a consumer has acted in accordance with the terms of the retail promotion; and (c) authorizing a tender presented by the consumer, based on whether the consumer has acted in accordance with the terms of the retail promotion. The disclosed systems and methods have wide ranging applicability, including (non-exclusively): (1) allowing a brand company to initiate localized promotions at a point-of-sale retailer; (2) allowing a point-of-sale retailer to initiate localized promotions; and/or (3) allowing a point-of-sale retailer to build a customer database and build customer loyalty, without having to make significant changes to their point-of-sale terminal infrastructure. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041730 | ADVERTISING DEVICE WITH CHARGING BASE - An advertising device, having a charging base for charging multiple various electronic devices is provided. The advertising device includes a three dimensional advertising member; a base member configured for supporting the advertising member; a plurality of charging interfaces disposed along the periphery of the base member; an illumination source disposed at an internal position of the base member; and a power distribution assembly for providing power to the illumination source and the plurality of charging connectors. In addition, the advertising device includes a notifying unit and a receiver fob associated with each charging connector. | 02-14-2013 |
20130046591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE BUDGET TRACKING - To enable collaborative budget tracking, a budget tracker application can be downloaded and installed on a plurality of mobile devices that communicate on a peer-to-peer network. The budget tracker application comprises a master budget control module that enables a budget administrator to create a budget plan and advertise the budget plan to potential subscribers. The budget tracker application also includes an expense recording module that enables subscribers to enter expense data and submit the expense data to the master budget control module which records the expense data, updates the budget plan, and publishes any relevant updates to the subscriber devices. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046592 | Mobile Application for Providing Vehicle Information to Users - The described method and system provide for quickly and intuitively presenting users with a variety of detailed vehicle information through a mobile application on a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device is preferably a mobile phone having at least a camera, a display, a processor, and a tangible non-transient computer-readable medium for storing appropriate programming and vehicle information. By pointing a camera at a vehicle, the mobile computing device receives images of the vehicle and may identify various objects or features of the vehicle. The mobile computing device then overlays these identifications on top of images of the vehicle displayed to a user corresponding to the location of the identified objects or features in the images. The user can then select the various objects or features to receive further detailed vehicle information regarding the selection. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046593 | FACILITATING A PURCHASED PRODUCT'S MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT - An ownership management system automatically may generate cost model of owning an object, schedule savings to fund the object and pay for the ownership of the object based on the cost model. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046594 | Interactive advertising displays - This invention provides one or more motion picture projections in parallel onto showroom window glass; a consumer's touch on at least one portion of the projected image activates a signal from a touch-sensitive film on the same or opposite side of the surface, such that the display initiates an electronic handshake between the screen and the viewer, wherein the handshake comprises a text code or QR code and optionally can be individualized to the particular time, location or consumer. The information transferred through the display to the consumer then enables the consumer to make a purchase under secure conditions through a remote transactional interface, for instance a purchase of products, services, attendance rights for an event, discount coupons, etc., and or to download related copyrighted material or other data, such as for performances, software application subscriptions, general information and the like. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054316 | MANAGING PRESENTATION OF COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING ELECTRONIC MAIL AND ADVERTISEMENTS - Commercial communications, such as advertisements or promotions, are collected from multiple channels and presented in a consistent format. Using metadata associated with or derived from such communications, they can be searched, sorted, displayed and otherwise managed in a way that allows them to be persistent instead of ephemeral. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054317 | GEOSPATIALLY CONSTRAINED GASTRONOMIC BIDDING - A method includes determining, through one or more central server(s) associated with a gastronomic bidding service provider, that a bidding platform provided by the gastronomic bidding service provider has a number of requests for gastronomical offers within a residential location zip code and/or a daytime location zip code associated with a user thereof. The one or more central server(s) includes a processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The method also includes permitting the user to access the number of requests for gastronomical offers within the residential location zip code and/or the daytime location zip code thereof, and denying the user access to a request for a gastronomical offer within a zip code outside a geospatially constrained region around the residential location zip code and/or the daytime location zip code thereof. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054318 | MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEARING AID - Provided is a marketing system and method for a hearing aid. A customized inner ear type hearing aid is manufactured using measurement data collected from a plurality of users who demand customized hearing aids, and the collected measurement data is classified into a plurality of groups to generate representative measurement data of each group, thereby manufacturing a general-purpose inner eye type hearing aid. In addition, the manufactured general-purpose inner ear type hearing aid allows a user to directly perform hearing examination and fitting work, and so a user who wants to use a general-purpose inner ear type hearing aid may purchase a suitable general-purpose inner ear type hearing aid without any help of a specialist and use it instantly. Therefore, manufacturing and selling costs may be greatly reduced, and the hearing aid market may be expanded since hearing aids may be purchased at places ensuring each access of users. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054319 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRESENTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATION - Methods and systems can generate a stereoscopic three-dimensional, virtual environment for presentation on a display. This virtual environment may include representations of a plurality of buildings, wherein each of the plurality of buildings represents a different characteristic of content and/or content listings. The virtual environment can be presented from a first point of view to a user. In response to user input, the presentation of the virtual environment can be changed from the first point of view to a second point of view. The rate at which the presentation of the virtual environment is changed can be controlled based on a distance between the first point of view and the second point of view. A user selection of one of the plurality of buildings can be received, and options can be presented which are associated with the characteristic represented by the building selected by the user. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054320 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST MOBILE PAYMENT - A method of completing transactions using a device includes displaying a pictogram including transaction details associated therewith by a merchant. The mobile device acquires the pictogram. The mobile device or a remote server decodes the transaction details. The mobile device displays for a user the decoded transaction details. If the decided transaction details are acceptable to the user, the user accepts, via the mobile device, the decoded transaction details. The mobile device transmits a confirmation of acceptance by the user to a remote server. The remote server transmits a payment request for the payment amount reflected in the transaction details to a payment gateway. The payment gateway validates the payment request. The merchant and the device receive a payment confirmation. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054321 | PRODUCT-BASED ADVERTISING - A method and a system that identify seller ads to potential buyers within a network-based commerce system are provided. The method and system may operate to receive a request including a product identification from a seller, and assign to the seller, based on a distance function and the product identification, a matching identification entry included in a set of identification entries. The request may also include financial metrics. The method and system may further include operations to identify one or more seller ads associated with the matching identification entry, as determined by a distance measured between the matching identification entry and at least one extracted identification entry extracted from a selected content page and included in the set of identification entries. The identification of the one or more seller ads may also be determined by a relevance function based on the financial metrics. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060614 | Local network for beauty salons - The invention provides a self-contained local network for a group of specialized beauty salons located in a certain area. The main distinction of the proposed beauty-salon service network is that it allows subscribed customers to obtain products, advertisements, consultations, and other services that cannot be obtained at all or for competitive costs from stores, shops, or salons beyond the network. The network includes a common, powerful computer or server that is connected through a web site of a master salon with individual web sites of other salons of the system, a plurality of services that include consultation services from remotely located top stylists, cosmetologists, etc. The network also provides access to an Internet shop, delivery service, scheduling service, etc. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MASS MEDIA COMMERCE - Systems and methods for implementing point of advertising purchasing include using mass media publications configured for or containing service, product or vendor transmittable signals, such as from radio frequency identification tags. In a preferred arrangement, a consumer perceiving an advertisement of the mass media publication may activate a reader in a portable communications device, such as a smart mobile or cellular phone, to receive information from the radio frequency signal associated with the advertisement to identify a vendor, product or service associated with the radio frequency identification. The smart mobile phone or communications device of the consumer may communicate with a system of a vendor across a network to order a product or product information from a system of the vendor over the network by using the information from the radio frequency identification. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073353 | Advertising Content Delivery - Programming media and advertising media may be presented in a manner that approximates or equals a target ratio. In one implementation, a total temporal length of one or more programming media segments is accessed after the user has selected the programming media segments. One or more advertising media segments are then selected. The advertising media segments have a total length that is based on the total temporal length of the programming media segments and a target temporal ratio between programming media and advertising media. The client system may present the one or more selected advertising media segments. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073354 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MASS MEDIA COMMERCE - Systems and methods for implementing point of advertising purchasing include using mass media publications configured for or containing service, product or vendor transmittable signals, such as from radio frequency identification tags. In a preferred arrangement, a consumer perceiving an advertisement of the mass media publication may activate a reader in a portable communications device, such as a smart mobile or cellular phone, to receive information from the radio frequency signal associated with the advertisement to identify a vendor, product or service associated with the radio frequency identification. The smart mobile phone or communications device of the consumer may communicate with a system of a vendor across a network to order a product or product information from a system of the vendor over the network by using the information from the radio frequency identification. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073355 | VENDING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a vending machine, more specifically a vending machine that includes: a money deposit opening, into which a particular currency may be deposited; a money return opening; an input part configured to receive a user input from a user for product selection; a product dispenser opening configured to dispense a product selected by the user; and a product competition module configured to determine a ranking of products in consideration of a sales record of products during a predetermined period, and configured to perform a control to offer a benefit in correspondence to a ranking of the product selected by the user. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080220 | Electronic System for Marketing Beverages - An electronic system for marketing beverages uses an information storage device for electronically storing product information about beverages for sale by beverage suppliers; a module for a prospective buyer to view beverage product information over a data network; and a module for registering a prospective buyer request of a beverage supplier for a sample of a beverage recorded in the information storage device and sending the sample request to the beverage supplier over a data network. The electronic system has a bargaining module enabling the prospective buyer and a beverage supplier to bargain, through communications sent through the data network, a purchase price for a quantity of the beverage following buyer sampling; and a contracting module enabling the beverage supplier to contract with the buyer for purchase of a quantity of sampled beverage at an agreed purchase price. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080221 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM AND INTERACTIVE METHOD PERFORMED THEREBY - An interactive method to be performed by a digital signage for interaction with a portable electronic device includes configuring the digital signage to establish a wireless communication link with the portable electronic device, to generate playback signals associated with advertisement contents stored in the digital signage, to transmit the playback signals to the portable electronic device, wherein the playback signals enable the portable electronic device to display the advertisement contents and to enable transmission of a corresponding select signal to the digital signage in response to user operation associated with a selected displayed one of the advertisement contents, and to process the select signal. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085820 | Apparatus, System and Method for a Media Enhancement Widget - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085821 | Strategy-Resistant Referral Reward Distribution - In a participatory system, a reward is distributed to participants based on their contributions to the system and the contributions of direct and indirect referrals of the participant (descendant referrals). A convex function is applied to the effective contribution of each participant to determine the weighted contribution of the participant, and the participant's reward is based on the participant's weighted contribution less the weighted contributions of child participants referred by the participant. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085822 | Mutually Advertising System, Advertisement Distribution Planning Apparatus and Method, and Computer Program - A mutually advertising system includes an ad distribution planning apparatus and ad indication systems. Each ad indication system includes a digital signage for indicating ads, and a section for calculating viewing indexes with respect to the respective indicated ads and for sending the calculated viewing indexes to the ad distribution planning apparatus. The ad distribution planning apparatus includes a section for, with respect to each ad indication system, identifying advertisers of the respective ads among business enterprises, for calculating evaluation values of the viewing indexes sent from the ad indication systems and regarding each of the identified advertisers, and for calculating degrees of relations between the business enterprises from the calculated evaluation values. The ad distribution planning apparatus further comprises a section for setting distribution allotment degrees for each of ads to be distributed to the ad indication systems in accordance with the calculated relations degrees. | 04-04-2013 |
20130090995 | Advertisement finder - The invention relates to advertisements finder, a new medium for advertising, employing a computer system and a plurality of portable devices, for providing advertisements on a constant basic to consumers of products and services, in a convenient and easy to handle form. Advertisements finder portable devices is for use in place of paper for daily advertising, by providing a device suitable for easy handling which will provide displayed advertisements information on a day to day basic, and will further provide options such as providing credits on memory cards for consumers to take advantage of advertised credits for products and services. | 04-11-2013 |
20130090996 | INTERACTIVE VIDEO SHELVING SYSTEM - A shelving system and method are disclosed. The shelving system includes: a plurality of shelves; at least one display screen; at least one camera, for optically detecting the contents of each one of the shelves; and at least one computing device in communication with the display screen and the at least one camera for presenting sales and promotional information on the display screen in dependence on the contents of the compartments as sensed by the sensors. | 04-11-2013 |
20130096997 | System and Method for Enhanced Shopping - The present invention comprises a system and method for remote shopping. A user connects to a networked system by means of a cellphone, PDA, personal computer, telephone, or the like. The networked system comprises a database of merchants, merchant locations, stocked items, available items, item prices, customers, customer locations, customer histories, delivery options, timing options, stored orders, executed orders, and associated data. By means of the networked system, a customer can browse items by availability, price, merchant, and the like, and carry out orders including payment and delivery terms. Order aggregation is implemented, whereby multiple users can aggregate items over time into a shared stored order, which is fmalized, paid for, and sent. | 04-18-2013 |
20130096998 | AUTOMATED DEVICE PROVISIONING AND ACTIVATION - A method comprising providing a plurality of links to a plurality of end-user devices communicatively coupled to a network system, a particular link of the plurality of links supporting control-plane communications between the network system and a particular end-user device of the plurality of end-user devices over one or more wireless access networks; receiving a message from a server communicatively coupled to the network system, the message comprising payload for delivery to the particular end-user device; generating an encrypted message comprising the payload and an identifier identifying a particular device agent of a plurality of device agents on the particular end-user device, the identifier configured to assist in delivering at least a portion of the payload to the particular device agent on the particular end-user device; and sending the encrypted message to the particular end-user device over the particular link. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103463 | BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH ELECTRONIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A beverage container with an electronic display device and methods for its use are described. The beverage container includes an electronic display device disposed in a sidewall of the container and a control module disposed in a hollow base portion. A liquid sensor senses the presence of a liquid in the container and a motion sensor is provided to sense movements of the container caused by, for example, transporting, holding, or drinking from the container. When the control module receives appropriate signals from the liquid and motion sensors an image or video is displayed on the display device. The container is thus useable to display pictures, videos, slide shows, advertisements, or the like in personal or commercial applications. A communications port is also provided to enable coupling of the container with a computing device for management of images and videos displayed on the container. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103464 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING TRANSACTIONS UTILIZING A DATA STORE OF BILLING INFORMATION - Described herein are systems, methods and articles of manufacture that facilitate establishment of transactions via a data store, such as a data store, located in a network environment, such as a cloud computing environment. The data store can store information about an entity, including information about one or more bank accounts and associated identifying information, and a third party can search the data store to find the entity. The entity can implement various access controls to restrict the amount of identifying information displayed as a result of the search. The third party can add the entity to a private data store based on access controls and verification procedures established by the entity. The third party can also establish transactions, such as electronic funds transfers, with the entity. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103465 | PROMOTING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - Among other things, an association is maintained between a promotional campaign for a product (such as a pharmaceutical product) and an identifier that is unique with respect at least one of the campaign, the product, or a stakeholder associated with the product. In association with the unique identifier, information is stored about at least one of the following: the campaign, the product, the stakeholder, or activities of the stakeholder with respect to the product. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103466 | FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROCESSING WITH DIGITAL ARTIFACTS USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method and system for conducting an online payment transaction through a point of sale device. The method includes receiving input from a user selecting an item for purchase through the point of sale device; calculating a total purchase amount for the item in response to a request from the user to purchase the item; and sending payment authorization for the total purchase amount from the point of sale device to a payment entity, in which the payment authorization is sent to the payment entity via a mobile communication device of the user. The method further includes receiving a result of the payment authorization from the payment entity through the mobile communication device; and completing the payment transaction based on the result of the payment authorization. | 04-25-2013 |
20130110593 | THIRD PARTY ADVERTISING ON ENVELOPES AND BOXES | 05-02-2013 |
20130117081 | Lead Fraud Detection - Data is received that characterizes one or more leads. Thereafter, it is determined, for each of the one or more leads, whether the lead is likely to be fraudulent and/or inaccurate using at least one predictive model. In some implementations, one or more of the utilized predictive models can be trained using a plurality of historical leads with known fraud or accuracy data. Data can be later provided that identifies and/or includes one or more of (i) those leads that are determined to be fraudulent and/or inaccurate and (ii) those leads that are determined not to be fraudulent and/or inaccurate. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117082 | Electronic Shopping System - The present invention relates to a shopping container comprising an electronic device having means for communicating with a purchaser of a product to be sold. The invention also relates to a system comprising a location for displaying a product to be sold to a purchaser and a portable electronic device comprising means for communicating with a purchaser. The portable electronic device is activated so as to communicate, in use, with a purchaser in response to the electronic device being positioned within a pre-determined distance of the product location. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124274 | Advertising Point-of-Sale Checkout - A brand-specific announcement is audibly output by the point-of-sale terminal upon identification of each product as it is scanned. The brand-specific announcement. In this way, the first Coke product might announce “Coca-cola”, the second product may announce “The real thing.” In a networked application such as in a large, multiple-register checkout of a supermarket, the rotating slogans for any given product may be system wide such that the first time any of the multiple registers scans a given product, that register announces the first slogan in its defined series. The next register to scan the same product might announce the second slogan in the defined series, etc. In this way, e.g., register #3 might announce “Coca-cola”, then soon after register #6 might announce “The real thing.” A trademarked type sound may be announced instead of a slogan. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124275 | Systems and Methods to Provide Communication References based on Recommendations to Connect People for Real Time Communications - Methods and apparatuses to selectively present communication references based on recommendations from related entities to connect people for real time communications. One embodiment includes: receiving from a user a selection of a first listing, including a reference to be used to request a connection for real time communications between the user and a first entity; responsive to the selection of the first listing, determining one or more entities related to the first listing; selecting a second listing based at least in part on data representing one or more recommendations from the one or more entities; and presenting to the user the second listing, the including a reference for the user to request a connection with a second entity for real time communications. In one embodiment, the first and second entities provide services over connections established via the references included in the first and second listings for real time communications. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124276 | METHOD FOR ADVERTISING ON A SMART PHONE LOCK SCREEN - A smart phone lock screen advertising system is based on a software application that integrates with affiliate websites as well as ad networks and continuously displays daily deals (or other content or ads) on the phone lock screen whenever the screen is awake. The smart phone lock screen advertising may provide a direct link to view the details of a deal (or other content) as well as a link to make a purchase, for example. As such, the smart phone lock screen advertising system of the present invention may ring ad content to a top layer of a smart phone's user interface as opposed to three or more layers deep. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124277 | System and Method for an Electronic Gift Key - A system and method facilitating delivery of a fully-integrated physical item providing access to non-physical content is presented. The method includes enabling access to an electronic greeting card, exclusive content, promotion, and/or store credit from a remote system after a gift key is linked to a local system. The system includes a local system and a gift key facilitating access to an electronic greeting card, exclusive content, promotion, and/or store credit after linkage between the local system and the gift key. The gift key includes a decorative cover with bar code, an integrated circuit, and an antenna or physical connector. The local system is a personal, laptop or handheld computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet computer, or a Smart TV. A gift key could be disposed along a box, a bag, a ribbon, an envelope, or a gift wrapping or configured as a sticker with an adhesive backing | 05-16-2013 |
20130132170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PROOF OF PLAY LOGS IN A DIGITAL SIGNAGE ENVIRONMENT - An example method is provided and includes analyzing a digital advertisement configured for display on a digital sign; identifying a tag event that includes a keyword provided in the digital advertisement; identifying a time interval associated with the tag event; and recording the tag event and the time interval in a log. In more specific embodiments, the tag event further comprises an identification of a speaker in the digital advertisement. The digital advertisement can be identified by a token that may be associated with a hash having a time derived attribute. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132171 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING TRANSPORTABLE MEMORY DEVICES - A portable device includes solid-state memory, an Ethernet and/or wireless network connection, and an HDMI. The portable device receives content guide data from a first server and displays a content guide on a display. In response to a user's selection of a content item, the portable device requests the content item over the Internet from a second server. The portable device receives the content item, stores the content item in solid-state memory, generates display signals that represent the content item, and sends the display signals to a display. The second server may match the content item with relevant advertisements based on keywords associated with the content item and the advertisements. The second server may send selected advertisement URLs to the portable device. Using the URLs, the portable device may obtain the advertisements over the Internet and cause the display to display the advertisements in conjunction with the content item. | 05-23-2013 |
20130138487 | DISTRIBUTING CONTENT - Systems and processes are provided for reviewing content items selected for distribution to content distribution slots. A publisher associated with a content distribution slot can search for content items that have selected attributes, review the content items, and select whether a content item is approved for distribution to the content distribution slot. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138488 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING GOODS AND SERVICES USING A SHORT IDENTIFYING CODE - A system and method of providing advertising information from a database of advertising listings using a short, easy to remember alphanumeric identifying code associated each listing. The codes are promoted through various known advertising methods. A consumer, upon observing the ad and the code, can obtain additional information regarding the subject matter of the ad by accessing the system and entering the code. The system receives the request and the code from the consumer and transmits the listing of interest to the consumer. In order to keep the codes short while still providing a large number of listings, each code may be associated with multiple listings. The system may filter the listings associated with a requested code using various data, and may also transmit to the consumer a list of such listings from which the consumer may select the listing of interest. | 05-30-2013 |
20130144691 | PRODUCT SHOWCASE BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes a computing system tracking a plurality of product showcase events that showcase one or more products to a user, detecting an advertisement trigger event associated with the user, and, in response to the detecting of the advertisement trigger event, identifying a product associated with both the advertisement trigger event and a product showcase event included in the plurality of product showcase events and notifying the user of the product showcase event that showcased the product. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144692 | Producing and Displaying Media Content on Heterogeneous Mobile Devices - A system, computer-implemented method and computer-readable medium for displaying edition content are provided. An edition player is configured to receive a magazine edition, the magazine edition including a layout template for rendering edition content. The edition player is further configured to receive edition content subscribed to by the magazine edition, the edition content provided by a content source. The edition player then integrates the edition content within the magazine edition using the layout template to lay out the edition content based on a specification of the mobile device. The edition player then renders the edition content within the magazine edition. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144693 | Electronic Solicitation of User Incentives and Account Statistics From a Plurality of Electronic Payment Processors - Electronically soliciting user incentives and account statistics from a plurality of electronic payment processors is described. An exemplary method may include retreiving, using a processor of a device, a plurality of user account information assigned to a user for each of the plurality of electronic payment processors, respectively. The method may further include transmitting, using the processor of the device, the plurality of user account information for each of the plurality of electronic payment processors, respectively. The method may further include receiving, using the processor of the device, one or more incentive quotes from at least one of the plurality of electronic payment processors in response to the transmitting of the plurality of user account information. The one or more incentive quotes may be displayed to the user on a display of the device. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144694 | DESIGNING VIRAL MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR UP-SELLING AND CROSS-SELLING - Methods and arrangements for instituting a viral marketing strategy. Participants in a social network are ascertained. Mutual influence of the participants in purchasing decisions is determined, and purchasing influence of products on one another is assessed. At least one seed is selected from the participants for maximizing purchasing influence of one product on another product, based on mutual influence of the participants on one another. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144695 | DESIGNING VIRAL MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR UP-SELLING AND CROSS-SELLING - Methods and arrangements for instituting a viral marketing strategy. Participants in a social network are ascertained. Mutual influence of the participants in purchasing decisions is determined, and purchasing influence of products on one another is assessed. At least one seed is selected from the participants for maximizing purchasing influence of one product on another product, based on mutual influence of the participants on one another. | 06-06-2013 |
20130159074 | INSERTING A SEARCH BOX INTO A MOBILE TERMINAL DIALOG MESSAGING PROTOCOL - A method, system, and computer program product for inserting a search box into a mobile terminal messaging dialog. Upon receiving a dialog message (e.g., an email message) from a first user device, the method determines the format (e.g., IMAP) of the dialog message in order to insert a similarly-formatted search box. Then, the method modifies the dialog message by inserting the selected search box into the dialog message. The method receives a request from a second user (at a mobile terminal) and the method transmits the outbound dialog message with the inserted search box to the second user's mobile terminal. The second user's mobile terminal supports a web browser, and some dialog messages include pre-populated text in the search box, the pre-populated text based on the dialog message from the first user device. The second user browses using the inserted search box without having to explicitly launch a browser | 06-20-2013 |
20130173362 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING AND ADVERTISING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES USING INTERACTIVE MIXED MEDIA - Provided are methods and systems for advertising using interactive mixed media, which are based on providing multiple advertising content components in the same user interface and allowing users to switch between the different advertising content components using a content selection tool provided by the interface. Specifically, different content formats may be simultaneously combined in the same user interface, and then modified by the user to constitute the most optimal collection of the advertisement content components. A user may toggle between the different advertisements content components to gather additional information. For example, the initially presented content may provide some general product information. The user may then choose to explore some specific features of the product by selecting some specific part of the content. Furthermore, the user may select content that is more suitable to this particular user. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173363 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MARKETING BEAUTY PRODUCTS - System and method of marketing beauty products to male customers in a male-frequented setting. The method includes obtaining a display having advertising space for beauty products, locating the display in a male-frequented venue, and providing information about and access to the beauty products at the display for example, a freestanding kiosk. The venue may be an automotive store, such as an automotive parts store or service center, or a an electronics or home improvement store or sports arena. Beauty products can be configured to include one or more characteristics of the male-frequented venue, such as an automotive theme at an automotive venue, such that the beauty products blend in with the surrounding environment. Method provides a cost-effective, economical, convenient, comfortable, reliable, and private way to advertise and provide access to beauty products directly to target consumers without the disadvantages related to marketing through traditional advertising and retail channels | 07-04-2013 |
20130191193 | SHOPPING PLAN MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-program products that provide shopping plan optimization. In one embodiment of the invention, information associated with a shopping plan is retrieved by the system; the shopping plan may include a grocery or other shopping list. The system compares the information associated with the shopping plan to a database. The database may include information associated with a plurality of merchants and businesses. The system optimizes the shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the shopping plan to the database. In an embodiment, the system optimizes the shopping by determining an efficient travel route based on the products and/or items in the shopping plan. | 07-25-2013 |
20130204678 | Method and Apparatus for Social Information Exchange in a Vehicle - A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for a review relating to a merchant, good or service, from a requesting user through a vehicle computing system (VCS). The method also includes searching a group of reviews created by one or more users affiliated with a requesting user, the grouping having been created by the requesting user. Further, the method includes retrieving at least one review for delivery to the requesting user. The method also includes delivering the at least one review to the requesting user via the VCS. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SHOPPING LIST SERVICE - A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204680 | ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM, ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an advertisement system for enabling an efficient advertisement for an article or a service. An advertisement system ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130211887 | MULTIMEDIA ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM USING TOUCH SCREEN AND PROJECTOR - A method and system for displaying a multimedia advertisement using a touch screen and a projector, the method and system displaying a plurality of icons such as an advertising icon, and the like, on a touch screen, and displaying a multimedia advertisement corresponding to an icon on a wall screen using a projector when the icon deviates from an area of the touch screen in response to a touch event of a user, is provided. | 08-15-2013 |
20130226677 | Managing interactive communications campaigns - A campaign strategy manager (CSM) component for a hosted communications campaign system allows users to define more granular and specific campaign strategies, including pass escalation for alternative channels (e.g., text and email) and/or based upon attempt results, contact attributes and response group data. The campaign strategy manager allows users to define pass strategies statically and dynamically, to manage lists across multiple campaigns, and to view results in real-time. A defined strategy is a static strategy created by a user for a particular campaign that, once created, typically is not modified. A dynamic strategy is one where, during the course of a day (e.g., as a sub-campaign is running), a user may alter the defined strategy, preferably just for that day (or portion thereof). In particular, the campaign strategy manager enables the user to make changes to the current strategy as a sub-campaign is running through a particular list. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGING SYSTEM - In various embodiments described herein a messaging system is described. The messaging system may be useful in a correctional facility or other environments such as college campus, hospitals or other institutions. In addition to providing messaging service from a source to a destination, the system can perform additional functions for example, validating destination numbers, maintaining user records and storing message details. | 08-29-2013 |
20130238409 | Vehicle Display Device And Uses Thereof - A vehicle display device includes a display surface, a wireless receiver to communicate with a source, and a processing resource that receive content from the source. A coupling mechanism is provided with the display surface to attach the display surface to the vehicle to overlay or replace a surface of the vehicle. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246135 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD OF REMOTE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS BASED SERVICE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS - A system, device and method of remote vehicle diagnostics-based service for vehicle owners is disclosed. A vehicle diagnostics unit communicates with a vehicle's electronic control units via an OBD port. The diagnostics results are transferred to a remote server either directly or via a smart device having a wireless communication module. At the remote server, the vehicle information is processed to determine if service is necessary and if so the type of service. The vehicle information may also be shared with associated service and content providers to help in the preparation of an advisory report for the vehicle owner. The advisory report may be provided to the vehicle owner via the smart device or via an online account. | 09-19-2013 |
20130262199 | CUSTOMIZABLE COMPUTER-ENABLED SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CONVERSION RATIOS IN CLIENT LEADS, CALL BROADCASTS, AD EFFICIENCY DETERMINATION, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a customizable computer-enabled system, software for the improvement of contact to sales conversion ratios of leads from incoming contacts in response to public advertisement, and methods of use therefor, and more specifically to a fully integrated customizable platform with an automated lead follow-up module, a module for the customization of lead cards and other service cards, a call broadcast interface, a customized evaluation system associated with the information processed by the other modules, and display dashboards for easy display to an administrator of return on investment data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262200 | Method and Apparatus for the identification of products displayed in media programs - A method and apparatus for the identification of products in a media program and making such products available for consumer purchase is presented. A consumer utilizes a “BeamBack” device to initiate a “screen grab” and thereby express interest in a placed and/or advertised product. An identifying marker is transmitted in response to the consumer's interest to a product web-site, where still images of the product are displayed upon linking of the identifying marker to another marker identifying the still image. The identifying marker can be transmitted to the consumer's “BeamBack” device, computer or web-page or directly to the product's web-site. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262201 | Gold-Buying Enterprise - An improved “gold-buying” marketing endeavor that offers unique services to brick and mortar merchants that allows them to economically qualify a larger percentage of their prospective customers. The improvements to this marketing endeavor include: ( | 10-03-2013 |
20130268330 | MARKETING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF AT AIRPORTS - An airport advertising system includes a backing securely installed adjacent to an airport runway or taxiway, a plurality of base fibers secured to the backing, and a plurality of advertisement forming fibers secured to the backing so as to visually define at least a portion of an airport advertisement. | 10-10-2013 |
20130275190 | METHOD OF PROVIDING REAL-TIME MOBILE SUPPLIER-TO-CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - A method provides real-time mobile supplier-to-customer communications and transactions based on client and business applications installed onto respective client user equipment and business user equipment. The method includes: starting a business query by the client application based on geolocalization of the client user equipment; inserting a business query by a customer through the client application; sending the business query criteria to a central server to establish a query result including suppliers meeting the business query criteria; sending the query result to the client application; selecting a supplier by the customer through the client application; sending business transaction data to the central server which pushes the business transaction data to the business application; and receiving an immediate reply from the business application toward the central server which pushes the reply to the client application, to allow the business transactions to be immediately confirmed, denied or changed. | 10-17-2013 |
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. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTION OF CONTENT INTO AN EMAIL OVER IMAP - A system and method to insert content into an email over IMAP are disclosed. The system and method may receive an email from a first user and store the email from the first user on a server. In some embodiments, content such as an advertisement, news, image, and/or video may be created or selected for the stored email. The content may be inserted into the email. In some embodiments, the server may transmit the stored email with the inserted content to a second user. The content may be inserted as dynamic HTML tags within an email protocol. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290080 | SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCT RESERVATION - Systems and methods for reserving products that have limited availability are provided. A social networking service may be used to announce the availability of reservations for limited availability products. The announcements may be at times unknown to consumers. Consumers may respond to the announcements via the social networking service and create virtual lines for the limited availability products. | 10-31-2013 |
20130311251 | System and Method for Presenting Advertisements in Conjunction with Presentation of a Bill - A system comprises an electronic display. A media processor is configured to present information at least comprising an advertisement for an establishment on the electronic display to a patron of the establishment. A power source is operable to supply an operating power to at least the electronic display and the media processor. A check presenter is configured to at least retain the electronic display and a check or bill from the establishment to the patron in which the advertisement is presented on the electronic display to the patron. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311252 | Electronic display sign and merchanise pairing - An electronic sign includes a bi-stable display portion to display primary content such as price, type of offer, etc. and another secondary display portion to display secondary content such as enterprise name, logo, eye-catching message, etc. Enterprises are enabled to adhere to their organization's color theme while conveying secondary information. Secondary content may be fixed content or may be selected from a predefined set of content. The presently described electronic sign uses a passive medium to display secondary content along with a bi-stable display for displaying primary content, resulting in an effective, low cost solution. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311253 | MOBILE DEVICE REAL ESTATE LISTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - According to some embodiments, a method and apparatus are provided to wirelessly facilitate the sale of real estate, the method and apparatus to receive data associated with a particular real estate property and an electronic signature of a seller of the particular real estate property. An executed contract based on the received data and the received electronic signature is created and in response to the executed contract, the received data is automatically transmitted, wirelessly, to an online listing service. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311254 | System and Method to Visually Present Assets and Access Platforms for the Assets - A method includes generating a display that includes an option to prohibit delivery of tangible items and, for each of a plurality of assets, information identifying the asset and an icon corresponding to an access platform associated with the asset. A first icon of a first asset is included in the display in response to determining that a first access platform associated with the first asset includes a delivery option. The first asset includes a tangible asset. The delivery option is associated with delivery of the tangible asset. The method also includes sending the display to a display device. The method further includes, in response to a selection of the option to prohibit delivery of tangible items, removing the association between the first access platform and the first asset and updating the display to reflect the removal. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317892 | ADVERTISING, DISCOVERING, AND USING SERVICES THROUGH VIRTUAL ACCESS POINT INTERFACES - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that provides a service on a first electronic device. During operation, the system uses a virtual access point interface and a discovery protocol to advertise the service on the first electronic device. The virtual access point interface may enable discovery of the service by a second electronic device without an infrastructure connection between the first and second electronic devices. Next, the system uses the virtual access point interface to establish a wireless peer-to-peer connection between the first electronic device and a second electronic device. Finally, the system provides the service to the second electronic device through the wireless peer-to-peer connection. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325568 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF HOME SHOPPING CARTS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS - Advertisement content is received at a processor that manages inventory of a smart home appliance from an advertising distribution device within a home network. A determination is made to add an advertised item of the advertisement content to a spoke shopping cart based upon commodity data of the managed inventory of the smart home appliance. The advertised item is added to the spoke shopping cart. | 12-05-2013 |
20130346168 | WEARABLE AUGMENTED REALITY EYEGLASS COMMUNICATION DEVICE INCLUDING MOBILE PHONE AND MOBILE COMPUTING VIA VIRTUAL TOUCH SCREEN GESTURE CONTROL AND NEURON COMMAND - Provided are an augmented reality eyeglass communication device and a method for facilitating shopping using an augmented reality eyeglass communication device. The augmented reality eyeglass communication device may comprise a frame, and a right earpiece and a left earpiece connected to the frame. Furthermore, the eyeglass communication device may comprise a processor configured to receive one or more commands of a user, perform operations associated with the commands of the user, receive product information, and process the product information. The eyeglass communication device may comprise a display connected to the frame and configured to display data received from the processor. In addition to that, the eyeglass communication device may comprise a transceiver electrically connected to the processor and configured to receive and transmit data over a wireless network. The eyeglass communication device may comprise a Subscriber Identification Module card slot, a camera, an earphone, a microphone, and a charging unit. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006117 | PERSONALIZED REORDER POINT BASED ADVERTISEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140006118 | ADVERTISEMENT REVENUE MANAGEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140012641 | MICRO DIGITAL SIGNAGE HARDWARE INTEGRATION - A system to display information using a display shelf of a retailer may include a first display configured to be attached to a first edge portion of the display shelf and to display information related to a first product. A second display may be configured to be attached to a second edge portion of the display shelf and to display information related to a second product. The first display and the second display can be configured to have a height similar to a height of the first and the second edge portion of the shelf. The first display and the second display may also be configured to display information related to a third product as if the first display is continuously connected to the second display as an extended display. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019219 | Regulating Impression Frequency in Content Display - Impression frequency of displayed content may be regulated by data processing apparatus by receiving from a content sponsor content items and information relating to an impression frequency with which one or more of the content items is to be displayed a viewer, maintaining a history of content items displayed to the viewer, receiving a request for content to be displayed to the viewer, selecting a content item from among the received content items based at least in part on the received impression frequency information and the viewer's maintained history, and providing the selected content item for presentation. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025447 | Customized Advertising on Footwear - A system for advertising on footwear by displaying promotional content on an electronic display of the footwear and wherein the promotional content being displayed occupies 25% to 100% of the outer surface of the footwear. Additionally, the content can be displayed according to a plurality of conditions including time of day, rate of motion of the footwear and environmental lighting conditional around the footwear. | 01-23-2014 |
20140032285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING QUICK RESPONSE CODES IN E-COMMERCE - An email payment gateway configured to enable users to receive @PAY offers using print media quick response (QR) codes. A consumer views an advertisement or product having packing with a QR code and scans the QR code. Scanning the QR code generates an email addressed to the email payment gateway requesting information on the product, which is sent to the email payment gateway. The email payment gateway receives the email and responds to the consumer with an email that includes information on the products in the advertisement. Included in the email from the email payment gateway is a button enabling the recipient to purchase the relevant item. The button preferably includes a mail-to hyperlink as that generates an outgoing email reply requesting to purchase the product. | 01-30-2014 |
20140039991 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMIZATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT - Systems and methods for dynamic customization of advertising content are described. In some implementations, a process may include receiving at least one audio-visual core portion, receiving at least one advertising content portion receiving at least one advertising content portion, receiving at least one selection signal indicative of a viewer preference, modifying at least one of the audio-visual core portion or the at least one advertising content portion in accordance with the at least one selection signal to create a dynamically customized audio-visual content, and outputting the dynamically-customized audio-visual content. | 02-06-2014 |
20140039992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE CONSUMER-CONTROLLED ADVERTISING ENVIRONMENTS - Targeted or other advertising may comprise one or more advertisements presented to multiple users in a virtual world environment such that participating users can interact with one another and/or with executed advertisements. Groups of users may be invited to participate in collaborative virtual world environments based on consumer contact lists or profiles establishing matching preferences for such groups. Synchronized data may be narrowcasted or broadcasted to invited users. Such data may define one or more virtual world environments as well as traditional and/or virtual world advertisements for execution in the shared environment(s). Advertisements may be selected based on one or more consumer preferences associated with one or more of the users participating in the shared virtual world environment. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046739 | ADVERTISING PLUG-INS VIA IN-PRODUCT MESSAGING - An advertisement is detected and obtained. A plug-in associated with the advertisement is determined and the determined plug-in is obtained. The advertisement is displayed in an application user interface; in response to receiving user approval via the displayed advertisement, the plug-in is installed and an application user interface is updated to display a user interface control associated with the plug-in. | 02-13-2014 |
20140046740 | Dynamic Player Cards - A system and method for dynamic presentation of a plurality of planar objects includes: generating an interface on a user device, the interface including a display of user-selected interactive features manipulating the planar objects; receiving a selection of a user-selectable interactive feature; and enabling the selected user-selectable interactive feature on the user device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052508 | ROGUE SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT DETECTION - In an example embodiment, unauthorized wireless services and advertisements can be detected by access points via active or passive scanning. Unauthorized, or rogue, service advertisements are reported to the venue owner along with contextual information for further mitigation. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058807 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS IN VIRTUAL REALITY - Methods and systems for connecting people for real time communications via a virtual reality environment. One embodiment includes: receiving a call for a real time communication session at a virtual object presented in a virtual reality world; indicating to a plurality of residents of the virtual reality world that the virtual object is being called; and responsive to an input from one resident of the plurality of residents, connecting the call to the resident for a real time communication session. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067495 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEPLOYMENT OF UNIVERSAL PROMOTION CONDITIONS FOR OFFER EVALUATIONS - Techniques for universal promotion conditions for offer evaluations are provided. Promotions are comprised of promotion conditions. The conditions are defined as a key value, description, and data type. Defined operators for the data types are enumerated and the key values can be mixed and matched in custom defined conditional statements to expand promotional engines with universal promotion conditions. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067496 | PROVIDING REAL-TIME TRADING OF VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESOURCES - A virtual marketplace is disclosed providing a trading venue for network resources. Network resources providers may communicate to a virtual marketplace server the availability of network resources for sale. Networks needing extra capacity may access the virtual marketplace and place bids on available network resources. The virtual marketplace server may pair providers with clients to establish a network resource sale. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074570 | Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System by Presenting Contextual Advertisements on a Computer System - An advertisement is delivered to a computer system in a commerce system. Delivering the advertisement to the computer system further includes comparing a list of required permissions for a plurality of potential advertisements with the list of approved permissions and determining the advertisement is compatible with the list of approved permissions. A status of the computer system is monitored to detect a triggering event for the advertisement. A notification of the advertisement is displayed on the computer system in response to the triggering event. An instruction of the advertisement is executed to perform a logical function on the computer system in response to the triggering event. A list of approved permissions is requested to monitor the status of the computer system. The advertisement includes a list of optional permissions. The advertisement further includes a triggering event list. The advertisement is embedded in a software application. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074571 | Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System by Layering Contextual Advertisements Over a Graphical Interface - A list of permissions is requested to monitor a status of a computer system in a commerce system. An advertisement compatible with the list of permissions is delivered to the computer system. The status of the computer system is monitored to detect a triggering event. A notification of the advertisement is layered over the graphical interface of the computer system in response to the triggering event. The advertisement is stored in a database. The advertisement includes required permissions. The list of permissions is compared with the required permissions of the advertisement to determine whether the advertisement is compatible with the list of permissions. The advertisement further includes a triggering event list. The advertisement is embedded in a software application. The advertisement further includes optional permissions. Choices for selecting individual permissions to monitor a component of the computer system are presented. | 03-13-2014 |
20140089064 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING ELECTRICAL ENERGY BETWEEN VEHICLES - Motor vehicles may need to exchange electrical energy. The vehicles may negotiate a quantity to be transferred, a price for the transferred energy, transfer parameters for the exchange, and/or the like. A bidding process may be used to set the price. The bidding process may also be used to identify a vehicle with which to exchange energy. A vehicle may perform a credit check on another vehicle, and payment information may be exchanged. The transfer may be monitored and may be controlled based on monitoring data collected. The transfer may be wired or wireless, and the vehicles may be stationary or in motion during the transfer. The vehicles may be, among others, pure electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, and/or fuel cell vehicles. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089065 | DISK DISPENSING AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The central databases collect inventory administration information and customer data from the kiosks including credit card and email addresses. The central server initiates credit verification and sends receipts to customers via email. The central server maintains databases that are used for remote inventory control and administration of the kiosk network. A kiosk has the capability to identify a recorded disk for automated restocking and may also perform quality assessment of a recorded disk. A kiosk may also provide publishing-on-demand or-act as a portal for remotely served advertisement. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095277 | DETAIL-IN-CONTEXT LENSES FOR INTERACTING WITH BJECTS IN DIGITAL IMAGE PRESENATIONS - Methods for initiating an electronic shopping transaction, for initiating a control operation for a user-selectable video game character, for emphasizing an advertisement in a computer generated display, and for presenting multiple GUIs in desktop user interfaces using detail-in-context graphical distortions. The method for initiating an electronic shopping transaction, for a user-selectable item presented in a computer generated original image on a display, comprising: receiving a selection signal for the item from a user; distorting the original image to produce a distorted region for the item to provide the user with detailed information for the item; and, receiving a purchase signal for the item from the user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100925 | Utilizing Near Field Communication to Improve Customer Interactions - Systems, methods and devices which utilize near field communication-style technologies in conjunction with one or more of personal devices and communication networks in order to provide for improved customer interactions with a service establishment are provided. In one embodiment an application is configured to provide for various functionality upon the triggering of a near-field communication stimulus. For example, upon scanning a near field device, an application may launch that provides a user with pre-determined information. Such information may include information regarding the nearest locations of a service establishment and approximate wait times for transactions at the listed locations. In another embodiment, the pre-determined information may include information regarding promotions available to a customer such as special offers, coupons, advertisements, and the like. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100926 | Caddies and Caddy Systems with Display Capabilities - Caddies and caddy systems are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a plurality of caddies located in the establishment, wherein each of the caddies incorporates: a housing, a display unit, a tray and at least one compartment for storing items for use by the patrons; the display unit being detachably mounted to the housing and having a touchscreen display for obtaining input from patrons in the establishment. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100927 | Customizing a Presentation Based on Preferences of an Audience - A data processing system and computer program product for customizing a presentation. A set of individual preferences for each individual of a plurality of individuals to form a set of audience preferences is determined, wherein each preference in the set of individual preferences is associated with one of a plurality of versions of the presentation. A set of versions of the presentation from the plurality of versions of the presentation is selected based on the set of audience preferences. The set of versions of the presentation selected from the plurality of versions of the presentation is presented. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108109 | Method of Advertising Household Items - A method for advertising household items by placing a graphic display of the household item in the vicinity of the household item at a retail location. The household item in the household display is shown in the environment in which it is intended to be utilized. The ability to view the household item in the particular environment for which it is design enhances the consumer experience and facilitates a confident decision by the purchasers. The method of advertising household items also entails preparing the graphic display, printing the graphic display, framing the graphic display, and placing the graphic display in the vicinity of the household item. | 04-17-2014 |
20140129303 | Systems and Methods for Providing Financial Service Extensions - Systems and methods are provided for providing financial service extensions. In one implementation, a financial cloud system including a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions is provided. The instructions may be executed to perform a process associated with providing the financial service extensions. The process may include providing a platform application to a client device. The process may also include receiving data associated with a financial service extension to be used in connection with the platform application. The process may further include receiving configuration data associated with the financial service extension. The process may additionally include configuring, by the processor, the financial service extension for use with the platform application. The process may also include providing, by the processor, the financial service extension to the client device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SMART SERVICE ROBOT - The present invention relates to a system and method for operating a smart service robot. The system comprises: an integrated control server for storing and managing a plurality of service applications and providing a relevant service application according to a service application request from an intelligent service robot; and the intelligent service robot for requesting a specific service application from the integrated control server and downloading the application in order to provide a corresponding service. Accordingly, according to the present invention, when a user using the intelligent service robot needs an application which is related to the operation of the intelligent service robot and which is for a specific purpose, the application for the specific purpose may be easily downloaded online in order to be applied to the intelligent service robot of the user. Thus, the services that the robot provides may be optimized for certain purposes and used. | 05-15-2014 |
20140136303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING TERRESTRIAL MAIL OVER A NETWORK - A system and method for linking terrestrial mail to the global computer network, e.g., the Internet, are provided. The system and method of the present disclosure will enable a user, e.g., a sender and/or recipient of a document, to link all types of terrestrial mail to the global computer network, e.g., the Internet, so that they can digitally access, reply and/or utilize the content of the mail. The system and method provides for receiving an identifier associated with a terrestrial document; accessing an electronic version of the terrestrial document using the received identifier; creating a reply to the accessed document; and forwarding the reply to a sender of the terrestrial document. The reply document can be forwarded by e-mailing the reply to the sender, faxing the reply to the sender and/or printing the reply and delivering the printed reply by a terrestrial delivery service. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING 'RARE CROWD' INVENTORY FOR ADVERTISING - A system and method of procuring an advertising inventory over a communications network may include establishing a set of nodes defined by desired component attributes of inventory for an advertiser for an ad campaign. The established set of nodes may be stored. Valuation of nodes having unknown price and volume parameters may be estimated. The set of nodes may be explored to determine estimated price and volume parameters for the nodes. The set of nodes may be exploited for the ad campaign, where the exploitation may be inclusive of at least one extrapolated node having an estimated valuation. Results of the exploited set of nodes for the ad campaign may be generated. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143033 | AUTOGRAPHABLE FLAT OBJECTS WHICH ARE PORTABLE AND ABLE TO BE READILY CARRIED AND DISPLAYED - A series of memorabilia pieces have markable areas for recording an autograph or signature and an information area for recording information about the autograph or signature (e.g., the person who signed it, the time, the place and other information). The pieces are readily autographed, signed, registered, collected, and displayed. The pieces can have many shapes and sizes and can include images related to a sport, profession, or pastime of collectability. For example, the pieces relate to a section of a collectable population, such as sports, music, acting, politics, auto racing and more. The pieces may be serialized to allow recording and identification. The items may be registered in a central recording archive. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143034 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS VIA ILLUMINATION LIGHT OF LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system for using illumination light of light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide one-way data communication to user mobile communication devices is described. The lighting system includes illumination lighting devices at different locations within an area to emit visible illumination light illuminating the area. Each illumination lighting device includes: one or more LEDs producing visible illumination light; and a device lighting control circuit that modulates the visible illumination light to carry data and to broadcast the data in an illuminated area of the respective illumination lighting device which is modulated to carry the data. Each illumination lighting device also includes a device memory to locally store the data which is modulated onto the visible illumination light; and a device memory control circuit that updates the data stored in the device memory. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149192 | VERIFICATION OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT SECURITY - Online advertisements may be verified before being rendered. In one example, an ad control is incorporated into an application or web page. When the ad control is to present an ad, the ad control requests an ad from an ad provider. Upon receipt of the ad, the ad control generates one or more hashes from the ad, and may extract one or more landing pages from the ad. The ad control then submits the one or more hashes, and the URLs of the one or more landing pages, to a reputation service for verification. The reputation service may then determine whether the ad and/or its landing pages are acceptable, and returns an “OK” or “not OK” message accordingly. If the ad and its landing pages are determined to be acceptable, then the ad control renders the ad. Otherwise, the ad control requests a new ad from the ad provider. | 05-29-2014 |
20140156361 | System and method for coupling receipt information with packaging - The described method combines a transaction receipt and packaging. In this way the problem of having the bag and receipt as separate items is solved. The problem of having a separate receipt for a purchase is solved by printing the receipt on the bag, pizza box, tray liner, or other type of packaging. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156362 | ADVERTISING AND MARKETING PLATFORM - Disclosed are a method, system, and/or apparatus of leasing a virtual advertisement product performed by a server comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the server to perform the method, including receiving an advertisement activation data from a mobile device comprising an image capture component. The advertisement activation data comprises an image data, a coded data, a text data, and/or a multimedia data captured by the mobile device. The method also includes extracting a temporal data and/or a geographical data concerning the advertisement activation data from the mobile device. Furthermore, the method includes querying a repository database for a stored copy of the advertisement activation data and adding the advertisement activation data to the repository database if the stored copy of the advertisement data is not found. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156363 | MODIFYING FUNCTIONALITY AND ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT ON MEDIA PLAYERS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for modifying media player functionality and controlling advertisements included with media content played on media players. Chromeless media players may be created by content providers but modified by third party clients that wish to adapt the players to their purposes. These chromeless players may have defined modified functionality, such as removing the ability to fast forward, rewind, and skip chapters, according to a given circumstance. In an embodiment, the third party client may also define in a profile the specific advertisement sets to include with media content played on its chromeless player. In other embodiments, other types of additional media may be defined by the third party client. A proxy server, or intermediary server, detects these factors prior to retrieving media content. The proxy server then determines, based on established rules and profiles, what content or functions the media player has access to and communicates compliant media content to the media player. An administrator can create, modify, or remove these rules and profiles through a portal or other interface with the proxy server. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156364 | SCHEME FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS AND TIMING OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER INSERTIONS IN MEDIA - A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include analyzing an image, identifying one or more faces in the image using a face recognition technique, designating at least one of the identified faces collectively as a first area of interest, and determining whether an insertion area exists in the image where additional content can be inserted without obstructing the first area of interest. Another computer program is adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include determining whether the insertion area can be divided into two or more regions based on color. Methods and processor based apparatuses that perform one or more of these steps are also disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164076 | Systems, Methods, and Interfaces for Generating and Sampling a Mailing Service Campaign - Integrated printed product design, production, and mailing services systems, methods and user interfaces which allow businesses and consumers to quickly design a product for a mailing campaign, provide/select/purchase a mailing list, and simply order an integrated mailing services product which includes the production, addressing, application of postage, and mailing of the printed advertisement product to the set of desired recipients. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164077 | IMAGE CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENT DATA PROVIDING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS - To provide an image content providing method capable of promoting advertisement effect by dynamically inserting an advertisement image to a distributed image content, an image content reproducing apparatus requests an image content providing apparatus to distribute the image content. Then, the image content is distributed to the image content reproducing apparatus and a viewer can utilize the image content. At this occasion, the image content providing apparatus distributes the image content, detects an advertisement inserting position and requests an advertisement image providing apparatus to distribute an advertisement image. Then, the advertisement image providing apparatus selects the advertisement image to be inserted to the image content and transmits thereof to the image content providing apparatus. Thereafter, the image content providing apparatus inserts the advertisement image to a position of the image content for inserting the advertisement and distributes thereof to the image content reproducing apparatus. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164078 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EPISODIC ADVERTISEMENT TRACKING - Methods and systems for an interactive media guidance application to prevent a user from experiencing an episodic advertisement out of order. Each episodic advertisement includes a plurality of advertisements intended to be viewed in an ordered sequence, and each advertisement of the sequence is part of a story that the episodic advertisement tells. The interactive media guidance application determines whether the user's viewing activity may cause the user to experience a particular advertisement of an episodic advertisement out of order, identifies an alternative advertisement of the episodic advertisement to present in place of the particular advertisement, and presents the alternative advertisement so as to prevent the user from experiencing the particular advertisement out of the ordered sequence of advertisements. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172523 | Hand/Surface-Sanitizing Kiosk with Ad Space - A vertical elongated kiosk with a floor-engaging portion is equipped with a handle and optional wheels adjacent a rear surface to facilitate is mobility. A deck region has a dispenser which may include a spout from which hand/surface sanitizer is dispensed in response to a motion sensor. Electrical power is provided alternatively by a storage battery which may be recharged by a solar panel or an ac outlet plug. A wireless receiver/transmitter communicates with a remote base computer to control and monitor the operation of the kiosk. Informational displays, both video and placard, can be accommodated and a business card dispenser provided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAIRING OF A POINT OF SALE SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for improved approaches for pairing of a POS system and mobile device is described. The method includes: determining, by a POS system, a proximity of a physical location of a mobile device to an access point associated with the POS system, wherein the mobile device is configured to connect to the access point and to initiate establishment of a communication session over a service provider network; initiating a link, via the access point, between the mobile device and the POS system based on the determined proximity; receiving, via the link, an indication of an item that includes a good, a service, or a combination thereof; determining, by the POS system, item information for the item based on the indication; and transmitting, via the link, the item information to the mobile device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140214502 | FOOTWEAR DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A device for presenting information about an article of footwear is disclosed, including: a housing for securing to the article of footwear; a position sensor disposed in the housing for determining a position of the device; a memory for storing information related to the article of footwear being in a first position; and a display for presenting the information about the article of footwear being in the first position based on the position of the device determined by the position sensor. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214503 | SERVER-BASED ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT - An electronic publication (e.g., an electronic document, e-book, e-pub, etc.) is created and edited using content provided by at least one source. In some aspects, a server-based (e.g., web-based) environment enables multiple authors to seamlessly corroborate to create an electronic publication. In some aspects, a server-based environment enables content to be automatically or manually in a non-linear manner (e.g., designing pages while writing content, and visa versa, or one before the other) become incorporated into an electronic digitally interactive book and print-ready publication (e.g. books, novels, yearbooks, textbooks, comic books, etc.). In some aspects, a server-based environment provides new and innovative ways to incorporate subscriptions and advertisements into an electronic publication, and to display these advertisements in the electronic publication. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236688 | Methods and Systems for Facilitating Commercial Distribution of Merchandise from Prestocked Lockers - Methods and systems for facilitating commercial distribution of merchandise from prestocked lockers. A locker bank having multiple secure lockers is deployed at a strategic location near consumers. The locker bank is prestocked with goods available for purchase. Goods are selected for prestocking using local consumer preference data. The prestocked goods are marketed to local consumers in a marketing campaign. When a purchase commitment respecting one of the prestocked goods is received from a local consumer, an access key to a locker in the locker bank where the purchased good is stocked is provided to the local consumer and the local consumer can retrieve the purchased good from the locker using the access key. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236689 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENT OF MAP USING VIRTUAL POI (POINT OF INTEREST) - An advertisement system of a map using a virtual POI according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a map database including map data; a membership database including advertisement display configuration information; a virtual POI database where stored are information about virtual advertisement POI and advertisement location which is the location of the virtual advertisement POI; and a virtual world generation module, generating an image map based on the map data and searching the image map for a virtual advertisement POI associated with a location which can be displayed on the image map and corresponding to the advertisement display configuration information; and displaying the virtual advertisement POI on the advertisement location of the image map. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249897 | EXPANDED OVERLAY STATE FOR CAMPAIGN PERFORMANCE DATA SNAPSHOT CARDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for facilitating collaboration amongst individuals working on a coordinated campaign toward certain goals. In furtherance of these goals, the individual team members use technical resources provided by specialized tools, which are also sometimes referred to as applications or products. As the campaign progresses, these applications generate a large volume of data, some of which may be useful to teams other than those which were originally responsible for producing the data. In certain embodiments a campaign manager platform is used to facilitate data sharing and collaboration amongst the various teams that comprise a campaign. In such embodiments the individual team members interact not only with the applications specifically adapted for their team, but also with the campaign manager, which provides a medium for exchanging data and ideas with other teams. This advantageously facilitates data sharing and collaboration amongst the teams, thereby enhancing the overall campaign success. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249898 | SPONSORSHIP PLATFORM SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A manufacture, comprising a non-transitory non-volatile computer-readable storage device that can include computer-readable code for managing a sponsorship transaction and interpretable by a processor to cause a computing system to perform a process that can include including presenting to a user a human-readable representation of a plurality of objectives, receiving from the user a designated business objective, storing, in a first data record of a database, the designated business objective, presenting to the user a human-readable representation of a plurality of criteria, receiving from the user a designated criteria, storing, in the database, the designated criteria in a second data record, based on receiving the designated business objective and the designated criteria, matching a property, and presenting to the user a human-readable representation of the property. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257945 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR TRANSFERRING OF PROMOTIONS - Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for facilitating transfer of promotions. A promotion and marketing service may allow for assignment of one or more promotions to a first provider or consumer. A method for transferring promotions may include assigning a promotion to a first user account. The promotion may be redeemable by a first user account to obtain a good, service, or experience. The method may also include receiving a request to transfer the promotion to at least one second user account, receiving a promotion reassignment trigger, and in response to receiving the promotion reassignment trigger, assigning the promotion to the second user account using a processor, wherein assignment of the promotion to the second user account enables the second user account to redeem the promotion to obtain the good, service, or experience. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257946 | Digital Price, Space Management, and Advertising Display - A digital display system for displaying pricing data, product data, and advertising data on digital display strips connected to shelving in stores and adapted to interface with product placement software enabling the pricing data, product data and advertising data to be positioned & displayed on the digital display strips according to coordinates supplied by the product placement software. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257947 | Integrated Content Provider-Distributor Network - A method and system for providing a digital platform including interactive tools to a plurality of content providers to enable broadcasting via digital streaming by the content providers, side-loading and cross selling between content providers, connecting one or more content providers with each other and with selected content consumers are disclosed. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257948 | System, method, and computer program product for selecting and presenting financial products and services - An apparatus and method use client information to automatically select products appropriate for the client. According to one aspect of the invention, client information, information about the products, ancillary data, and decision criteria pertaining to selection from among the products are stored in a storage device Decision-making logic circuitry use the stored data to select the products. An output device prepares a client communication identifying the selected products and incorporates a portion of the client information and a portion of the product information into the client communication. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278844 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO OFFLINE GAMEPLAY - A system, machine-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for allowing offline gameplay is provided. A client device may receive a request to access a game through a game user interface. If the client device is offline, the client device may generate an advertisement using one or more cached objects stored on the client device and provide the advertisement in the game user interface. Additionally, when a request to purchase a game asset of the game is received while the client device is offline, a reliability score indicating a likelihood of receiving payment for the game asset may be used to determine whether to provide the game asset in the game user interface while the client device is offline. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278845 | Methods and Systems for Identifying Target Media Content and Determining Supplemental Information about the Target Media Content - Methods and systems for identifying target media content and determining supplemental information about the target media content are provided. In one example, a method includes determining target media content within a media stream, and determining whether the target media content has been previously identified and indexed within a database. The method also includes based on the target media content being unindexed within the database, determining semantic data associated with content of the target media content. The method also includes retrieving from one or more sources supplemental information about the target media content using the semantic data, annotating the target media content with the retrieved information, and storing in the database the annotated target media content associated with the retrieved information. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278846 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR CHARITABLE EVENT PROMOTION - A method for creating and managing a charitable promotion. The method including receiving charitable promotion event information associated with a charitable promotion event, wherein the charitable promotion event information is received from one or more businesses; receiving names and addresses of the one or more businesses involved in the charitable promotion event; generating promotion materials based on the charitable promotion event information and the names and addresses; distributing the promotion materials; receiving details of purchases made in response to the charitable promotion; distributing an invoice to the one or more businesses showing amounts due related to the charitable promotion event; receiving selections of customer selected charities; receiving amounts due from the one or more businesses; and distributing donations due to the one or more customer selected charities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140297376 | SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATED DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC NOTICES - A data modification device; said device including computer implemented instructions for automatically modifying raw data input from a user of said device into criteria bound output; said device including an input receiving Aggregator adapted to interrogate a selection of databases; said Aggregator acting to modify said raw data input with reference to one or more relevant ones of said selection of databases; said device providing to said user output conforming to legal or other appropriate criteria. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304047 | MERCHANT VOUCHER OFFER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to link electronic voucher offers with complementary voucher offers and consolidate redemption of electronic vouchers with electronic payments into a single transaction. | 10-09-2014 |
20140351028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA AND COMMERCE MANAGEMENT - A system and method for media and commerce management is disclosed herein. The system includes a user interface, a customer overview module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow a user to manage customers, a search module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow the user to search for one or more of orders, customers, contacts, activities, leads campaigns, and opportunities, an activities module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow the user to manage tasks, an opportunities module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow the user to track potential opportunities for sales, a campaign module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow the user to create and manage plans to generate sales, and a leads module accessible through the user interface and configured to allow the user to manage potential customers. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358649 | SYSTEM, METHODS, AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES WHEN CHARING ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a system, method, and device for providing additional services when charging an electric vehicle. The system, method, and device download and output content and advertising data through a secondary battery while charging a battery of the electric vehicle. A secondary battery charging device receives content and advertising data from a content providing device and an advertising providing device, respectively, while charging the battery of the electric vehicle, and transmits the received content and advertising data to a vehicle managing device. The vehicle managing device receives the content and advertising data from the secondary battery device, executes the content according to a user's input, and outputs the advertising data while executing the content. The vehicle managing device may transmit information regarding the number of outputs of the advertising data to the advertising providing device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365284 | DISTRIBUTED MARKETING PLATFORM - A system for providing access to a distributed marketing platform is disclosed. In particular, the system may be utilized to allow a local marketer to access marketing resources for one or more brands through the use of a sub-account. The system may generate the sub-account for the local marketer, which may be utilized by the local marketer to access a master account associated with a particular brand that the local marketer desires to connect with. Access to the master account and its resources may be granted to the sub-account if the local marketer submits valid key and account information to an online portal associated with the master account. Additionally, the sub-account may be allowed to connect to other master accounts associated with other brands by using the online portal and without violating master account agreements of direct-solicitation and cross-promotion of the master accounts to the sub-account. | 12-11-2014 |
20150019305 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOLLOWING-UP ON BUSINESS LEADS - The present invention relates generally to a method of following-up on business leads, including a system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for implementing the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to an automatic generation of an electronic message based on captured business lead data for a selected business lead and a selected pre-formed message template. In another embodiment, the Invention is directed to displaying a list of business leads associated with, a selected user that have been captured by that user so that the user's business development efforts can be evaluated. In yet another embodiment, the invention is directed to automatically displaying secondary information based on captured business lead data upon selection of a business lead. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025948 | Brand Aware Advertising Systems - An example brand aware advertising system includes: (a) an advertising server interface operative to receive an advertisement request from an advertisement requestor; (b) a brand affinity engine coupled to the advertising server interface and operative to develop a brand affinity list from the advertisement request; and (c) an advertisement matching engine operative to provide a result to the advertising server interface if there is a match with the brand affinity list which can then be provided to the advertisement requestor. An alternate example embodiment further includes a brand aware ad exchange server operative to receive the brand affinity list from the advertisement matching engine if there is no match and to provide a result to the advertising server which is one of an advertisement and a null. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025949 | SCHEME FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATIONS AND TIMING OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND OTHER INSERTIONS IN MEDIA - A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include analyzing an image, identifying one or more faces in the image using a face recognition technique, designating at least one of the identified faces collectively as a first area of interest, and determining whether an insertion area exists in the image where additional content can be inserted without obstructing the first area of interest. Another computer program is adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include determining whether the insertion area can be divided into two or more regions based on color. Methods and processor based apparatuses that perform one or more of these steps are also disclosed. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032517 | Method for Playing Back Advertisement and Video Content and Electronic Apparatus Using the Method - A method for playing back advertisement and video content and an electronic apparatus using this method are provided, which allows an electronic apparatus to simultaneously play back advertisement and video content. Therefore, a user no need to waste time on waiting until the advertisement is finished. The method includes the following steps: detecting whether an advertisement need to be played back or not; when detecting that the advertisement needs to be played back, splitting an available presenting window of the electronic apparatus into a primary presenting part and at least one secondary presenting part according to a split policy; presenting a video content on the primary presenting part of the available presenting window; and presenting the advertisement on the at least one secondary presenting part of the available presenting window; wherein the video content and the advertisement are presented on the available presenting window of the electronic apparatus simultaneously. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PUBLICATION OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - Exemplary embodiments provide systems, devices, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media and computer-executable methods for managing publication of online advertising. In exemplary embodiments, computer-based publication techniques may include, but is not limited to, automatically determining whether the content of a particular web page article is suitable or unsuitable for accompaniment with one or more advertisements, automatically determining whether an advertisement is suitable or unsuitable for publication on a web page associated with a web page article, and automatically determining a category that may be used to classify the content of a web page article in order to select one or more categories of advertisements suitable for accompaniment with the web page article. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039406 | INDEPENDENT TARGETED SPONSORED CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system may include a database configured with individual partitions, one of the partitions corresponding to a sponsored content campaign of a social network. The system may further include multiple servers each communicatively coupled to the database, and each configured to implement a campaign having a campaign termination criterion. Each of the servers may include a processor configured to track sponsored content event data received from a user device based on the campaign and transmit the event data to the database and terminate the campaign based on a comparison of the event data as received from a partition of the database corresponding to the campaign and an estimation of event data not received from the database. The database may be configured to store the event data as received from the servers in the partition corresponding to the campaign upon receipt of the event data. | 02-05-2015 |
20150066612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WITH STUDENTS PORTFOLIOS - The system and method allows a user to share a portfolio with entities external to the learning management system, e.g. an employer, a potential employer, another learning institution, alumni, friends, family, any party interested in learning about the student's achievements. A portfolio may store all of the materials a user has worked on for one or more courses. Portfolios may also include user progress toward achieving standards at a granular level, such as academic competencies. System users may be able to search for portfolios based on one or more competencies to identify users that are qualified in a particular field or skillset. Through the portfolio web site, a user can share portions of the portfolios with other users via a URL. The URL or internet address may be specific to a student or provide general access to student portfolios. The entity may need to supply credentials, including a username, password, or PKI to access the portfolio associated with the URL or internet address. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073884 | System for Marketing Goods and Services Utilizing Computerized Central and Remote Facilities - A system for shopping for goods and services includes central communications facilities and remote communications facilities connected by communications links and means permitting data communications between them. Central communications facilities offer goods and services in competition with each other. Central communications facility may store, in addition to data, graphics in the form of video, and audio in the form of computerized voice and music. Computer input devices at each remote communications facility permit customers to access the data, graphics and audio. Computers at each remote communications facility also enable that facility to receive and download the data, graphics, and audio. Remote communications facilities may be adapted to enable a customer, after viewing the data, graphics, and audio, to determine a price for the purchase of the goods and services. Central communications facilities may generate and transmit to the remote facility transaction specific paperwork relative to the goods and services. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081406 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A distribution device includes a distribution unit which distributes a control program for controlling content to be displayed on a user terminal, to the user terminal. The control program is a display program to be executed in the user terminal, and controls the user terminal to execute a sound playback procedure for playing back a sound when content is included in an area specified by the display program for displaying the content, a viewable area acquisition procedure for acquiring the area specified by the display program in the content as a viewable area, a display area determination procedure for determining whether a display area where a video is displayed corresponding to the content is positioned in the viewable area, and a video playback procedure for stopping playback of the sound and starting playback of the video, when determined that the display area is positioned in the viewable area. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088621 | INPUT DEVICE, SIGNAGE SERVER, AND INPUT METHOD - An input device of the present disclosure is an input device which performs change of a content in conjunction with a display of a content of a signage terminal, the input device including a change instructing unit configured to input a change instruction with respect to the content displayed on the signage terminal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a device ID, which specifies the signage terminal, and the change instruction. | 03-26-2015 |
20150106175 | METHOD OF OPERATING NEARBY FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device and a method of operating a nearby function of the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a low-power short-range communication module configured to perform a scanning operation and to collect advertising information as a result of the scanning operation, a display module configured to display an item for performing at least one of a short range communication connection and a remote communication connection with at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information, and a control module configured to control the scanning operation of the low-power short-range communication module and the displaying of the item for performing the at least one of the short range communication connection and the remote communication connection with the at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112775 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INTERFACING SOFTWARE ENGINES - A system, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and a marketing engine in order to provide vendor-related data in response to decision-related data is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system and method may include providing a decision engine on a user-accessible network; interfacing a marketing engine with the decision engine on the network; receiving a plurality of user inputs with the decision engine; processing decision-related data with the decision engine in accordance with the plurality of user inputs; sharing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; processing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; and transmitting vendor-related data via the network. | 04-23-2015 |
20150134430 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE (ATM) INTERFACE - One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for intelligent data presentation are provided herein. Data can be presented on similar devices having different characteristics in different manners. For example, data may be rendered in a first manner on a first device having one monitor, the same data may be rendered in a second manner on a second device having two displays or a different display size. Financial information, sales data, banking information, etc. may be presented in a variety of ways based on capabilities or properties of a device accessing the information or data. Similarly, renderings may be selected based on interaction capabilities or interaction options a user may have with different renderings or presentations. In other embodiments, user interaction with an automated teller machine (ATM), call center, vehicle, or other interface can be based on device properties or device capabilities. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142535 | SAVINGS BEACON AND PARTS ORDER PROCESSING - Methods and systems facilitate facilitating notifying a user of potential savings associated with a parts order. According to various implementations, an order file containing order information associated with a first part is received. A determination is made, based on inventory information, that the first part is available from each of a first and second part sellers. Based on a price matrix, a potential cost savings is determined associated with ordering the first part from the first part seller rather than the second part seller, and a savings beacon associated with the part, and indicating the potential savings, is generated and provided to the user. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142536 | HOLOGRAPHIC 3D DISPLAY - Disclosure is directed to projecting holographic images in connection with a program service such as cable or satellite television. In one instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of product that is featured in advertisement or other portion of program service. In another instance, the projected holographic image may be an image of a electronic programming guide with screens or menu displayed on sides of a cube or other geometric form. In still another instance, the projected holographic image is a video that supplements an instructional video or live broadcast. | 05-21-2015 |
20150302459 | System for Inserting and Responding to Brand-Related Data in Communicated Messages - A system for inserting brand-related data into messages communicated via messaging services and for taking actions in response to selection of such brand-related data at message receiving devices by message receivers. The brand-related data comprises or is representative of brands, logos, images, icons, symbols and/or links to Internet-accessible content, websites, webpages, or other resources, thereby enabling sellers to advertise and provide information about products/services and to conduct promotional campaigns through messaging services. The insertion of brand-related data is configurable to cause insertion at random intervals/counts or pre-determined intervals/counts of messages or message bubbles. The appearance and location of inserted brand-related data is also configurable. Additionally, the display of brand-related data and taking of actions in response to selection of brand-related data by a message receiver may be enabled or disabled based on the passage of a period of time or calendar date. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310479 | PROCESS FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO PLAYBACK ON A SMARTPHONE WITH CONTENT DISPLAYED ON A DIGITAL SIGN - A method of operating a plurality of signboards includes continuously displaying a current time-of-day on the signboards. A request is received from a smartphone for an audio clip corresponding to one of the signboards. The request includes the displayed time-of-day as captured from the one signboard by a camera of the smartphone. The request also includes a geographic location of the smartphone. It is determined that the one signboard is within a visible range of the smartphone. The determining is performed dependent upon the geographic location of the smartphone. The audio clip corresponding to the one signboard is selected from a plurality of audio clips. The selecting is performed dependent upon the determination that the one signboard is within a visible range of the smartphone and upon the displayed time-of-day. At least a portion of the selected audio clip is downloaded to the smartphone. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317669 | PROTECTIVE COVER WITH INFORMATION DISPLAY FUNCTION - A protective cover with information display function includes a main body, at least one receiving unit provided on the main body, and at least one sheet of e-paper. The main body has an opening formed on and sunk from one side of the main body, and an object to be protected can be fitted into the opening and safely covered by the main body. The receiving unit is wirelessly connected to an external interface for receiving an electromagnetic wave. The e-paper is selectively provided on the main body or the receiving unit and is electrically connected to the receiving unit, and can be driven by the electromagnetic wave to display information thereon. With the main body having the receiving unit and the e-paper provided thereon, the protective cover can effectively provide the function of displaying advertisement and other information at any place in real time. | 11-05-2015 |
20150339747 | Commercializing Manufacturer-Direct Products Under a Common Brand - An intermediary company markets products under its own brand name, but where the orders are between customers and the manufacturers, rather than with the intermediary company. In one implementation, the intermediary company operates primarily online. Its web site or other online presence is used to advertise the products and to take orders, and possibly also payment. The intermediary company authorizes third party operators to operate physical showrooms to display sample products. In return for their investment in the showrooms, the operators receive some commission on relevant sales. Since orders are primarily placed online, each operator's “territory” may include an online region. | 11-26-2015 |
20150348086 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AD PLACEMENT PLANNING - Methods and systems are disclosed which allow shifting inventory to fulfill guaranteed delivery advertisement contracts. Inventory may be allocated from a supply of unallocated inventory to one or more advertisers in accordance with guaranteed delivery agreements. Inventory may be reserved for the one or more advertisers from the remaining supply of unallocated inventory. Inventory may then be allocated to an additional advertiser by using unallocated inventory or shifted inventory, or a combination of unallocated inventory and shifted inventory. The shifted inventory is shifted out of the allocation for the first advertiser and the shifted inventory is replaced by the reserve inventory for the respective advertiser. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS FROM MULTIPLE WEBSITES - A system and method that combines content with one or more canvas products to provide finished products for dissemination to end customers is provided. More specifically, a system and method are provided to enable a content provider to select one or more canvas products to which content would be applied, whereby the content provider may then provide web links on any of a multitude of locations to redirect an end customer to a canvas product center and/or fulfillment center to acquire finished products having content thereon. The finished product is customizable for and by any one or more content providers for a unique appearance and offering to end customers. Content providers are able to leverage the infrastructure, network and benefits of a third party while enjoying the ease of setup, minimal up-front costs and eliminate the need to invest in or carry an inventory of finished products. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356592 | Cognitive Media Advertising - A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing composite cognitive insights comprising receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources; processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching and generating a sub-graph for incorporation into a cognitive graph; processing the cognitive graph, the processing the cognitive graph providing a plurality of individual cognitive insights; generating a composite cognitive insight, the composite cognitive insight being composed of the plurality of individual cognitive insights; and, providing the composite cognitive insight to a user via a set of cognitive media content, the set of cognitive media content comprising a cognitive advertising content element. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356593 | Cognitive Media Advertising - A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing composite cognitive insights comprising receiving streams of data from a plurality of data sources; processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the streams of data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching and generating a sub-graph for incorporation into a cognitive graph; processing the cognitive graph, the processing the cognitive graph providing a plurality of individual cognitive insights; generating a composite cognitive insight, the composite cognitive insight being composed of the plurality of individual cognitive insights; and, providing the composite cognitive insight to a user via a set of cognitive media content, the set of cognitive media content comprising a cognitive advertising content element. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356594 | ADAPTER FOR USE WITH DISPLAY - The disclosure is directed at an adapter for use with a display. The adapter includes an interface for communicating with a server; a processor; and a sensor portion for retrieving impression information; wherein the processor retrieves the user content via the interface for display by the display and the sensor portion retrieves impression information associated with the user content being displayed. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363818 | Digital display platform for promotional/advertisement/gaming inclusive of static and motion graphic images with method of use - A Motion Poster or Moster is the creation or recreation of a static movie poster, flyer or banner with the objective of bringing them to life through digital movement and animation. Mosters can be played on a video player, monitor, television, computer, phone, cellphone, LED, pad/tablet, gas pump display, sticker, label, over-sized screen or projected and can be watched lenticularly, (auto)stereoscopically, or in 2 d, 3 d, 4 k, 8 k, HD, Blu-ray, IMAX, curved or by hologram. In addition, the use of touch-sensitive and voice-activated screens may be used for interaction with the advertisement. Locations for display may be at bus stops, restaurants, car dealerships, billboards, theaters, homes, shopping malls, retails stores or from local or remote video players streaming from local or remote cloud locations. Mosters are intended to invoke a feeling, emotion or desire through motion and expression that a static marketing poster is incapable of expressing. | 12-17-2015 |
20160012387 | RESTAURANT YIELD MANAGEMENT PORTAL | 01-14-2016 |
20160019576 | CONTROLLING REAL-TIME EXECUTION OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS WITH PARAMETERIZABLE FLOW CONTROL STRUCTURES - Systems and methods for real-time control of Internet messaging campaigns. Processing commences upon retrieving a computer-readable schematic capture or other computer representation of an Internet messaging campaign or marketing campaign flow. During execution of the campaign flow, decision points in the form of program stage gates as given in the schematic are reached, and corresponding program stage gate expressions are evaluated based on then-current real-time conditions or values. When the program stage gate expression evaluates to one of a set of alternative values (e.g., “take forward path” or “take alternative path1” or “take alternative path2”), then the program execution will initiate a set of execution actions given in the marketing campaign schematic. In cases when then-current real-time conditions or values evaluate to an alternate value or in cases when the real-time conditions or values are not available or cannot be evaluated within a timeout period, then remedial action is initiated. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019577 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA AND CONTENT RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES - Methods and systems for managing content related to Sustainable Development Strategies (SDS) may include a processor for receiving content comprising standardized data. The standardized data may include monetary valuations. The processor may be configured to store the received content in a storage device, and communicate with a content publication module and the storage device to publish the SDS content. In an embodiment, the processor may be configured to allow for searching of the published content by criteria based on the standardized SDS content. In an embodiment, the publication of submitted contents may be limited to a first predetermined number. The publication limit may be increased from the first predetermined number to a second predetermined number when a first predetermined threshold is reached. To encourage new quality content, additional increase in the number of contents that may be published may be allowed if additional predetermined thresholds are met. | 01-21-2016 |
20160034944 | INTEGRATED MOBILE LISTING SERVICE - An Integrated Mobile Listing Service vehicle is self-contained and equipped with technical facilities for listing, marketing, packing, shipping and completing online sales. A seller can summon, or meet the vehicle on a scheduled route . A seller need provide nothing more than the item to realize a sale. A system comprises a User Interface module for controlling an imaging module, a marketing and listing module, a fulfillment center module and a banking center module, an imaging module for capturing images of an item for online sale and providing input to marketing and listing module, a marketing and listing module for generating a complete online listing from the captured images of the item and providing input to a fulfillment center module, a fulfillment center module for packing, shipping and tracking the item, and providing input to a banking center module, and a banking center module for transferring payment funds. | 02-04-2016 |
20160055547 | Web Enhancement For Multimedia Content Providers - A Query/Response service provides Queries to Media Providers, the Queries to be displayed or played in media broadcast, and interactive Banners to be presented in web sites or other Internet destinations hosted by the Media providers. Audience members react to the Queries to visit the Media Provider's web destinations to respond to the Queries. The system motivates increased traffic to Media Provider's destinations. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063053 | CANDIDATE FACT CHECKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A fact checking system is able to verify the correctness of information and/or characterize information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The fact checking system automatically monitors, processes, fact checks information and indicates a status of the information. Fact checking results are able to be validated by re-fact checking the fact check results. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063535 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WARNING METHOD OF SCREENING APPLICATIONS EXECUTABLE - In a warning method of screening applications executable executed by an electronic device, at least one executable file of an application is screened and compared with advertisement features in an advertisement feature library. The application is determined whether to include one or more advertisements. When the application includes one or more advertisements, a sign is marked on an icon of the application which is displayed on a display device of the electronic device. When receiving an instruction to execute the application which includes one or more advertisement, a warning massage is outputted to request for confirmation to execute the application. | 03-03-2016 |
20160092909 | Advertising Module - A method of advertising includes placing an advertising module on a football field where the advertising module includes a platform, an exercise device positioned on the platform, and an advertisement attached to the platform. The location of the advertising module on the football field is between a goal line and a 25 yard line and proximate a side line of a playing region of the field. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092910 | Marketing/Referral Card/s - Techniques for gathering referral information and displaying business information. In one example, you may have it made so that the business card or marketing card can separate from the referral portion of the card using perforation to neatly separate them, all of which can be put into your pocket due to the size. And putting scores on the referral part of the card so that the card can fold to the size of a business card for easy transporting. | 03-31-2016 |
20160104190 | Systems and Methods for Utilizing Tones - Systems and methods for utilizing tones are disclosed. A method of receiving tones may include receiving content for broadcast to a recipient computing device, receiving data for including with the content, where the data includes an instruction for the recipient computing device to perform in response to detecting the data, and converting the data into an inaudible tone for inclusion with the content. The method may also include determining a location within the content to include the inaudible tone, incorporating the inaudible tone into the content at the location, such that the inaudible tone and the content and broadcast to the recipient computing device, and providing the inaudible tone and content for broadcast. | 04-14-2016 |
20160117716 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADVERTISING APPS - The present invention relates to a method for advertising apps. The method may include the steps of providing a first part of a user interface on a first client for setting an app to be advertised, providing an app stream of the app on a second client, and transmitting a coordinate when/after the app stream is operated on the second client, and displaying a reply of the app stream on at least one of the first client, the second client and a third client. | 04-28-2016 |
20160140552 | MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, USER TERMINAL, AND MULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING SERVER - The present application relates to a multimedia data capture and processing (C&P) device. In an example, the multimedia data C&P device comprises a multimedia sensor configured to capture a first multimedia data; and a device processor configured to obtain a preset information, and generate a second multimedia data according to the first multimedia data and the preset information, at least a part of the second multimedia data presenting the preset information. The present application also relates to a user terminal and multimedia data processing server. | 05-19-2016 |
20160150739 | COMPUTERIZED LEARNING LANDSCAPING APPARATUS AND METHODS | 06-02-2016 |
20160162928 | WEB-BASED APPLICATION OR SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND COORDINATING REVIEW-ENABLED CONTENT - A network based review management system and method for managing a plurality of enrolled websites and a plurality of review content items includes a network, a first database of enrolled websites connected to the network, and a second database of review content items connected to the network. Each of the enrolled websites of the first database is associated with one or more review content items of the second database. When one of the enrolled websites is accessed over the network, the one or more review content items from the second database are delivered over the network to the accessed one of the enrolled websites for viewing thereof and/or one or more review content items is added over the network to the second database through the accessed one of the enrolled websites. | 06-09-2016 |
20160180482 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS | 06-23-2016 |
20160187976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HAPTIC EFFECTS BASED ON EYE TRACKING - A system includes an eye-tracking device configured to track a user's eye gaze while looking at media content comprising an image, and a processor configured to execute one or more computer program modules, including a content determination module that, when executed by the processor, analyzes the media content to identify the image, an eye gaze determination module that, when executed by the processor, determines a gaze location of the user's eye gaze while looking at the image, and an event determination module that, when executed by the processor, determines an event to trigger based on the identification of the image and the gaze location. | 06-30-2016 |
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