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20090281898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING AFTERMARKET PURCHASE REQUESTS - A system and method of processing aftermarket purchase requests is disclosed. Input is monitored using a memory resident program for a request to order a first OEM part and to determine whether the first OEM part is associated with at least one aftermarket part of a third party manufacturer. A notification is sent when at least one aftermarket part of a third party is associated with the first OEM part. The at least one aftermarket part of a third party is displayed and a link is provided to the third party aftermarket part manufacturer to order the at least one aftermarket part of the third party manufacturer. | 11-12-2009 |
20090313120 | Goal-Based Front End Buying of Radio Advertisements - Various aspects can be implemented for automated booking of advertising campaigns. One aspect can be a method that includes receiving information relating to a broadcast advertising campaign such as a marketing objective and a target audience, obtaining market data for one or more broadcasters in one or more broadcast advertising markets, and calculating campaign settings based on the marketing objective and a target audience. Another aspect includes calculating a minimum effective for one or more markets based on the campaign settings. Other implementations of these aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 12-17-2009 |
20090319368 | System and Method for Two-Way Transfer of Funds and Electronic Content Between Summa Account Users with Gathering of Behavioral Metrics and Management of Multiple Currencies and Escrow Accounts - A method and system for creating a pre-defined electronic transactions is disclosed. the system comprises a server in communication with a database and a computer network, and the server is configured to: (1) receive a request to create a pre-defined electronic transaction from a client computer via the computer network, (2) receive input from the client computer comprising information that at least partially defines the pre-defined electronic transaction, and (3) store the received information in the database. | 12-24-2009 |
20100004993 | INTELLIGENT MULTI-MEDIA PLAYER - Systems and methods for operating an intelligent multi media player are described. The media player can be serialized and registered and connected to a channel that provides content to users of the media player according to affinities and preferences of the user and characteristic of the channel. Content and providing targeted advertisement may be assembled. Advertisements and appearance of the media player typically change for each action associated with the media player, including play, replay and selection of content or advertising material. | 01-07-2010 |
20100010893 | VIDEO OVERLAY ADVERTISEMENT CREATOR - Methods and systems for creating video overlay advertisements suitable for use with digital videos. In one embodiment, values specifying attributes of a desired video overlay advertisement are entered via a browser-based user interface functioning on a client device and communicated to a server. The server receives the values and in response provides to the client device a video overlay advertisement having the desired attributes, which the client displays within the browser-based user interface. | 01-14-2010 |
20100036730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for increasing displaying time of online advertisements. Upon receiving a search request including one or more search terms, a search engine may identify a list of search results and display the search results on one side of a result page. The search engine may also obtain a list of advertisements and display the list of advertisements on the other side of the result page. When a user scrolls down to look at search results at a lower portion of the result page, the list of advertisements may be moved down, following the movement of the screen, so that at least a part of the list of advertisements may keep being displayed on the current screen. Since the online advertisements are visible to the user for a longer time, there are more opportunities for the online advertisements to get the user's attention, and consequently more opportunities for the user to click on an advertisement. As a result, the efficiency of online advertising may be improved. | 02-11-2010 |
20100049604 | ADVERTISING IN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY - An online advertising method which may allow advertisers to recruit a user of a websites to become an advertisement carrier, who may carry the advertiser's advertisements and display the advertisements to his fellow users in an online community. Since users in the advertisement carrier's online community have similar browsing interests, if an advertisement is related to the browsing interests of the online community, it may be better targeted at the users in the online community. The method may be used in, e.g., eCommerce, social networking and online photo albums. | 02-25-2010 |
20100076843 | LIVE-AGENT-ENABLED TEIS SYSTEMS - Systems for providing live-agent and hybrid live-agent access to transaction-enabled information systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, a live agent can include a person who using one or more communications devices can hear the utterances of a caller to the transaction-enabled information system and in response may respond verbally to the caller (e.g., by asking the caller for added information that the transaction-enabled information system would otherwise ask for by automated means), and/or may respond by making an input to the transaction-enabled information system (by keyboard, touch screen, verbally, or some other means) based upon the live agent's understanding of the caller's intention. In some embodiments, the transaction-enabled information system may be designed to switch to the live agent mode either automatically, when a specified requirement has been fulfilled and/or when a caller expresses an intention to proceed with the assistance of a live agent. | 03-25-2010 |
20100106596 | Offer Placement System and Methods for Targeted Marketing Offer Delivery System - A system and methods for an offer placement system for delivering targeted marketing offers to consumers during a session with an online (web-based) Internet portal, such as an online banking portal of a financial institution. A component receives advertising campaign data from an advertiser including a plurality of targeted marketing offers for delivery to consumers in response to a particular condition (e.g. an offer-triggering event), and stores the campaign data in a database. A component determines the occurrence of an offer-triggering event caused by a consumer during an online session with the online portal, for example, viewing a list of banking transactions. A component identifies a predetermined targeted marketing offer stored in the database that corresponds to the offer-triggering event. A component delivers information corresponding to the targeted marketing offer to the consumer during the online session with the portal. | 04-29-2010 |
20100121709 | INVITATION-BASED VIRAL ADVERTISING - Direct and indirect invitation-based viral advertising is provided, where an advertisement is delivered to a first user. The first user may send an invitation message to a second user inviting him/her to view/interact with the advertisement. The invitation message can be sent directly from the first user's device or indirectly sent from an advertising server. Upon acceptance by the second user of the invitation message regarding the advertisement, an opt-in form an optional opt-in form, or no opt-in form is presented to the second user. The opt-in form can be used by the second user to register with an advertising network that created, is associated with, and/or originally delivered the advertisement to the first user. Upon receipt of opt-in information associated with the second user for populating/answering the opt-in form, the opt-in form is processed for the second user. Then, the advertisement is delivered to the second user. | 05-13-2010 |
20100121710 | System and method for location-based online shopping and just-in-time advertising - A system for location-based online shopping by which users may make offers to, or solicit offers from, vendors in a particular geographic area, and for almost simultaneously providing advertising to the users is disclosed. Data is received from a user via an electronic communication device, the data designating a product or service of interest to the user and a geographic area in which the user desires to shop. Vendors of the designated product or service in the designated geographic area are selected, and a request related to the designated product or service is sent to the selected vendors. One or more advertisements related to the designated product or service are then sent to the electronic communication device in response to the data received from the device. | 05-13-2010 |
20100125500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED MOBILE DEVICE ADVERTISEMENT - A method and system for displaying targeted advertisements. The method includes executing a monitoring application on a mobile device, the mobile device configured with a sensor. The method includes detecting a start of a user purchase decision making process via a sensor reading, wherein the sensor reading includes at least one of: a search query, a user command for the mobile device, a user geographical location, a local time, a user phone call, a user local environment, and a user behavior history. The method includes selecting a relevant ad based on the start of the user purchase decision making process and the sensor reading. The method includes displaying the selected ad to the user during the user purchase decision making process. | 05-20-2010 |
20100145801 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TIME-AWARE OR CALENDAR-AWARE FACILITATOR TO IMPROVE UTILIZATION OF TIME-SENSITIVE OR PERISHABLE RESOURCES - A first interface is provided to enable one or more suppliers to publish listings of available time-valued resources. Each of the available time-valued resources is associated with a predetermined time slot of availability. A second interface is provided to enable one or more consumers to publish listings of needed time-valued resources. Each of the needed time-valued resources is associated with a predetermined time slot of need. The first interface and the second interface are provided by a matching engine. A notification is generated when it is determined that a listing of an available time-valued resource matches with a listing of a needed time valued resource based on time information and calendar information. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145802 | Product Distribution Network - A product distribution network enables a user to easily order remote products. The user may encounter an advertisement and send a Product Request Message (PRM), identifying the advertiser or the product, to a service provider. The service provider may then charge a fixed-rate premium for the message and instruct a product provider to deliver the product. In one embodiment, a user may hear a song on the radio and send a short messaging service (SMS) text message to a mobile phone service provider. The SMS message may include the call letters of the radio station. The service provider may then access the radio station's play list to identify the song currently playing. The service provider instructs an online music service to deliver the song to the user. The user is then charged a fixed premium rate for the text message, which is divided appropriately among the parties. | 06-10-2010 |
20100153209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING CANDIDATE RECIPES FOR CONSUMERS USING WIDGETS BASED ON CONSUMER TARGET DATA - A system and method ( | 06-17-2010 |
20100185514 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user's computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product. | 07-22-2010 |
20100217667 | INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE AFFILIATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is an Internet search engine affiliate system and method. The system includes a merchant site server, at least one affiliate application provider server for distributing at least one application for performing an affiliate advertising function for merchandise to at least one application distributor terminal, and, when the application distributor terminal receives a search request signal for merchandise registered on the merchant site from at least one buyer terminal, sending search result merchandise information to the buyer terminal, the application distributor terminal for executing the distributed application, sending information about the merchandise registered on the merchant site to the buyer terminal, and receiving the search request signal for the merchandise from the buyer terminal, the buyer terminal for receiving and displaying the information about the merchandise, and the Internet for connecting the merchant site server, the affiliate application provider server and the application distributor terminal to each other. | 08-26-2010 |
20100223127 | Method And Apparatus For Managing Shipping And Advertisement Information In A Communications Environment - A method for receiving a parcel to be shipped to a destination via at least one shipment provider. The method comprises receiving from a sender shipping information associated with the shipment of the parcel to be shipped, the shipping information including destination information and payment information. The method further comprises receiving at a drop-off unit the parcel to be shipped from the sender. The method further comprises associating the shipping information received from the sender with the received parcel. The method still further comprises generating at the drop-off unit a signal to be transmitted to the at least one shipment provider, the signal being indicative that at least one parcel has been received at the drop-off unit. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223128 | Software-based Method for Assisted Video Creation - The invention allows for a first set of persons to create and modify templates that contain visual effects, synchronization information, and possibly director assistance. These templates are utilized by a second set of persons to generate personalized motion photo videos from photographs, video segments, personal narratives or animation. Motion photo videos are a novel because they very quickly and inexpensively allow (1) persons to create and modify templates which are synchronized to music and may be easily populated with content by others, and (2) persons to select a song and associated pre-made template and create a high-quality synchronized custom video using hand-selected visual material to populate the template with included direction and without any required editing. Populated material in template can be further modified by additional persons instantly generate new, modified motion photo videos. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228627 | Method, System and Apparatus for Electronic Business Suited for Conventional Retailing - An electronic business method and system suited for conventional retailers are disclosed. A business transaction server receives from a seller an order form of a product, stores the received order form, assigns an order identification to the product, and communicates the order identification to the seller, who advertises the product with the order identification in any desirable manner including conventional advertising venues such as printed materials. The business transaction server receives from a buyer a purchase order containing the order identification and payment information, and notifies the seller to ship the product to the buyer according to the purchase order. The seller can be a conventional retailer and does not have to rely on Internet for advertisement in order to take advantage of electronic business transactions. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235237 | Methods for distributions of digital files - The invention relates to a process for distributing files, having the steps of receiving at least one digital file, transmitting the digital file to a location, and selecting at least one content provider. The process also has the steps of updating a content of the content provider to provide a reference to the digital file at the location, generating an updated digital file by adding information which identifies the content provider to the digital file when the reference to the digital file is selected at the content provider, and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file to a client network. | 09-16-2010 |
20100262491 | SEARCHABLE ON-LINE BUSINESS CARD SYSTEM - An on-line database of business contact information wherein advertising and maintaining a collection of contacts is disclosed. Information posted on the website by various businesses is presented for browsing by other users. There is a minimal fee associated with uploading contact information, and additional fees associated with posting a business card “banner” advertisement on the site. Each business is assigned a unique card code and may update disclosed contact information. Such cards can be customized using browser plug-ins and/or pre-selected templates as provided by the website host. Links to individual businesses are active such that websites are accessible through the contact card. Users can generate, store, and search their own database which is maintained by the site. Contact information of non-members can be added by the user and stored in the personalized database from a blank template. Searching of the global or personal database can be achieved by name, business type, city, zip code or card code. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION - A method and system for automatically generating a naturally reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of determining at least one attribute associated with the selected product, selecting an alternative product, retrieving assertion models to describe the product and to recommend an alternative product in a natural manner, and generating a naturally reading narrative by combining the attribute and the selected alternative product with the retrieved assertion models such that the generated narrative includes a recommendation of the selected alternative product. A system is provided for implementing the described method. | 10-21-2010 |
20110004517 | DIALOGUE ADVERTISING - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing an interactive media player with e-commerce functions. According to one embodiment, a method of providing an interactive media player can comprise generating and displaying with a commerce management server a media player including content area, the content area adapted to display a selected content. The media player can also include a content library of available content, and a favorites area of the media player based on a user of the media player. An indication of the selected content can be received and the selected content can be played in the content area of the media player. An interactive ad can be selected based on the selected content and displayed in a lower third banner of the content area during playout of the selected content. | 01-06-2011 |
20110022463 | System and method for tracking purchases - A novel method for obtaining transaction information includes receiving a first transaction record including data indicative of one or more products purchased by a first purchaser from a first merchant, storing the data included in the first record, receiving a second transaction record including electronic data indicative of one or more products purchased by the purchaser from a second merchant, storing the data included in the second record, and providing the first purchaser access to the first transaction record and the said second transaction record. The method is performed on a handheld device which is carried by the first purchaser and includes: a processing unit operative to process data and code, a transaction record interface operative to receive the first and second transaction records, a memory for storing the first and second transaction records, and a purchaser interface operative to provide the first purchaser access to the first and second transaction records. In another more particular embodiment, the method further includes receiving a third transaction record including data indicative of one or more products purchased by a second purchaser from a third merchant, storing the data included in the third record, receiving a fourth transaction record including electronic data indicative of one or more products purchased by the second purchaser from a fourth merchant, storing the data included in the forth record, and providing the second purchaser access to the third and fourth transaction records. In a more particular embodiment, the method is performed by a service provider which captures and stores various purchase records associated with various respective purchasers. A point-of-sale system is also disclosed and includes: a processing unit operative to process data and code, a product interface operative to receive product data indicative of a first product, memory operative to store a first transaction record which includes the data indicative of the first product, and a transaction record interface operative to output electronic data indicative of the first transaction record. | 01-27-2011 |
20110055008 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING - A method of delivering advertising in an online environment includes determining a context of a user operating a client computer to interact with an e-commerce website, where the determined context representing an intent of the user to locate a product for purchase, defining a relation between one or more of a plurality of advertisements and the product based on at least one of a plurality of relevance types, and displaying, to the user, at least one of the advertisements having the relation to the product. | 03-03-2011 |
20110078019 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING VENDOR-SPONSORED ACCESS TO MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods for receiving vendor-sponsored access to media content are described. In these systems and methods, a consumer's access to media content is sponsored by vendors with whom the consumer has engaged in a transaction. This sponsorship may take the form of payments provided to a media provider for a media content item or service provided to the consumer. Consumers may access goods and services provided by vendors when they are interested in engaging in a transaction, and may be presented with transaction opportunities according to their preferences. Vendors may selectively target transaction opportunities to consumers and may only sponsor media access for consumers with whom they have completed a transaction. | 03-31-2011 |
20110145062 | DETERMINING USE OF A DISPLAY CHARACTERISTIC - A display characteristic determination machine receives a request to display seller-related content that references an item available for sale. The display characteristic determination machine identifies a display characteristic available from a web server, determines that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic, and communicates to the web server that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic and with primary content. The display characteristic determination machine may function as an allocation device to allocate use of the display characteristic. This functionality may be scaled, for example, to include determining use of multiple display characteristics, available from multiple web servers, by multiple instances of seller-related content requested for display by multiple sellers of multiple items. The display characteristic determination machine, therefore, may function as a “broker” for display characteristics available from multiple web servers. | 06-16-2011 |
20110191177 | PRE-POPULATION OF MERCHANT CHECK-OUT ENTRY FIELDS - Embodiments of the invention provide for systems, devices, apparatus, methods and computer program products for pre-population of data entry fields in a merchant checkout system. Based on the offer program customer's relationship with the financial institution and the financial institution relationship with the merchants the check-out system is able to leverage these relationships to provide for a more efficient check-out process. | 08-04-2011 |
20110218858 | Apparatus, Computer Program Product, and Method for Internet Advertising - An apparatus, computer program product, and method are disclosed for internet advertising. The apparatus includes an offer module, a publishing module, a posting module, and a linking module. The offer module visually presents one or more promotions to a first user in response to a first user entering a first purchasing context. The promotions contain offers. The publishing module, in response to an acceptance of the offer, creates at least one advertisement which comprises a link to a second purchasing context. The posting module posts the advertisement to a loop creation location. The linking module detects user input corresponding to the advertisement and displays the second purchasing context. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225041 | System and Method for Using Voice Over a Telephone to Access, Process, and Carry Out Transactions Over the Internet - A method for executing a transaction related to an item or a service using a telephone includes providing information identifying the item or the service, providing a query as to a transaction to be performed in which the transaction is related to the identified item or service, and sending to a server system a request to execute the transaction related to the identified item or service in response to a user answer. The transaction is executed without the user performing a single action on a computer interface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110246293 | UPSELLING TO CUSTOMERS FOLLOWING INITIAL ONLINE PURCHASE - An upsell purchase flow in an e-commerce system is provided. After a customer has purchased a product from a vendor, an upsell opportunity is provided to the customer through an upsell pitch page. The upsell pitch page advertises an additional upsell product in order to maximize the purchase transaction with the customer. Responsive to the customer accepting the upsell opportunity, rather than adding the upsell product to an electronic shopping cart, a marketplace server that facilitates transactions between the customer and the vendor charges the customer for the upsell product at that time. Multiple upsell opportunities may be provided to the customer after the initial sale is completed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110251892 | Mobile Phone Payment Processing Methods and Systems - Embodiments provide systems, methods, processes, computer program code and means for using mobile devices to conduct payment transactions at merchant locations including brick and mortar locations and remote locations as well as for person to person transactions. | 10-13-2011 |
20120022943 | APPLICATION PURCHASING - The present technology provides a purchasing interface within an application that allows users to purchase a product from another source without leaving the application. The application offers a product for purchase, and a user, desiring to purchase the product can provide an input effective to cause a purchasing interface to be displayed. While the purchasing interface, or information presented therein, comes from the product source, which is different than the application source, it is presented in such a fashion that gives the impression to the user that they are purchasing the product directly from the application. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036012 | VARIOUS METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR INTEGRATING DATA BETWEEN ADVERTISING AND COMMERCE SYSTEM - Certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to a real-time system that integrates data between an advertising system and an ecommerce system. The real-time system includes a distributed commerce platform that receives ecommerce data from the ecommerce system, delivers an ecommerce application to the ecommerce system, and that receives requests from a third party advertisement delivery platform. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041821 | Electronic System for Bargaining and Promoting - An electronic system for bargaining and promoting in a shopping area is disclosed. A mobile communication device carried by a customer may be connected to the electronic system at a point of display item through an ad hoc communication link. The customer may send an offering price for the displayed item. The retailer and the customer may negotiate using the electronic system as long as the mobile device is connected to the system in the shopping area. The customer may also send communication addresses to the system at the point of display item. The retailer may send promotional materials related to the displayed item to the customer through a public communication network. | 02-16-2012 |
20120066062 | Systems and Methods to Present Triggers for Real-Time Offers - In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to identify a set of users; identify a plurality of triggers, each of which corresponds to a set of one or more conditions which when satisfied by a transaction of a user from the set, as the transaction is being processed by the transaction handler, causes transmission of an advertisement to the user; provide a graphical representation of triggers; and provide data related to the triggers on the graphical representation, in response to user interaction with the graphical representation. | 03-15-2012 |
20120123862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF ADS BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING SITE CLUSTERING - For each of various sites, a mathematical representation is computed according to prescribed characteristics of users that have conducted one or more predetermined types of interaction with the site. Cluster of the sites are identified whose computed representations are similar according to prescribed criteria. Responsive to notification of an opportunity to deliver unidentified advertising to a given user via a given site, at least one ad is selected based upon factors including the ad having a prescribed performance history at one or more clusters containing the given site. The selected ad is transmitted to the given user at the given site, or a bid is transmitted for such placement of the ad. | 05-17-2012 |
20120136720 | PRE-SALE DATA BROADCAST SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a method for promoting the sale of a substitute product at the point of sale (POS). Upon the presentation of an original product for purchase by a consumer at a POS terminal, various manufacturers may decide to offer a substitute product to the consumer, prior to completing the purchase of the original product. If the customer accepts the offer, the point of sale terminal completes the sale of the substitute product. | 05-31-2012 |
20120158498 | System for Online Sales With Automatic Rebate and Coupon Redemption - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during 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 purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve 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. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173335 | System and Methods for Enhancing Sales of Online Transactions - Systems and methods for enhancing sales of online transactions is provided. In some embodiments, a buyer selects a primary purchase, which may be either a good or a service. The system receives the committed order for the primary purchase and acknowledges the order. Order acknowledgement includes verifying payment information of the buyer. Then, at least one complimentary purchase may be offered on a web-page to the user. The user may then choose whether to accept or decline the offer. If the offer for the complimentary purchase is accepted, then the order for the primary purchase can be combined with the accepted complimentary purchase. Alternatively, the orders for primary and complimentary purchases can be completed separately. Otherwise, if the offer for the complimentary purchase is rejected, then the order for the primary purchase is still completed. Thus, there is no risk through this cross-selling activity of any loss to the primary purchase. | 07-05-2012 |
20120191538 | PROMOTION SYSTEM SUPPORTING UP AND CROSS SELL - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during 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 purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve 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. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197715 | Method and system for distributed marketing displays on municipal gratings - Marketing communications are delivered by advertising displays affixed to or surrounding gratings. Lease arrangements are determined by a machine-based method providing equitable revenue sharing to municipality or other entity owning the grating spaces and the marketing communication entity while providing rapid, reliable deployment to advertisers via a machine-based method of RFID tracking and deployment. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197716 | METHODS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PLATFORM - Methods and systems are provided for providing an alternative payment platform, including method and systems for providing a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer and receiving an indication of the user's engagement with the alternate offer, wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer. Such methods and systems may further include methods and systems for selecting one or more alternate offers engagement with which serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with a primary offer, presenting the selected alternate payment offers to a user, receiving an indication of engagement with at least one of the alternate offers, receiving payment in exchange for presenting the accepted offer and providing payment to the offeror of the primary offer. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197717 | METHODS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PLATFORM - Methods and systems are provided for providing an alternative payment platform, including method and systems for providing a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer and receiving an indication of the user's engagement with the alternate offer, wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer. Such methods and systems may further include methods and systems for selecting one or more alternate offers engagement with which serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with a primary offer, presenting the selected alternate payment offers to a user, receiving an indication of engagement with at least one of the alternate offers, receiving payment in exchange for presenting the accepted offer and providing payment to the offeror of the primary offer. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203631 | Advertising Infrastructure Supporting Cross Selling Opportunity Management - A sales system supports sales between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network. A sales server has a seller interface used by both a first seller and a second seller respectively via a first seller's computer and a second seller's computer to register availability for sale of a first product and a second product. The sales server, based upon received buyer input from an identified buyer via a buyer computer that includes buyer orders for the first product and the second product dispenses a first sales order to the first seller's computer for the first product and a second sales order to the second seller's computer for the second product. The sales server provides instructions to the first seller's computer for fulfillment of the first sales order and to the second sales computer for the fulfillment of the second sales order. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209703 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING IN DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME - A novel digital photo frame is configured to display user-loaded photographs, moving pictures, and other personal data and corporate-paid advertisements which are dynamically updatable by an advertising data distribution center or another communications service provider, such as a cellular service provider computer or another device. The invention also discloses a related, novel method of advertising in a digital photo frame with dynamically-updatable-ads, in which initial advertising fees for one or more dynamically-updateable ads at least partially pay for manufacturing costs of the digital photo frame for inexpensive distribution of the digital photo frame to a targeted consumer. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209704 | PROMOTION INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING TARGETED SHOPPING CART RELATED ADVERTISING - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during 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 purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve 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. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209705 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209706 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209707 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209708 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209709 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209710 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY PRODUCT SALES TO A CUSTOMER AT A CUSTOMER TERMINAL - A system for providing supplementary product sales is provided in which a central controller receives a purchase from a card authorization terminal. The purchase includes at least one purchase parameter, such as a customer account identifier, product identifiers for specifying items purchased or product price. The central controller determines a supplementary product to offer that is based on the at least one purchase parameter. A product identifier for specifying the supplementary product is transmitted to the card authorization terminal, where the customer chooses whether to accept the offered supplementary product. The card authorization terminal generates and transmits to the central controller a selection signal indicative of whether the supplementary product is accepted. If the selection signal indicates that the supplementary product is accepted, the central controller adjusts a balance of a financial account in dependence on an adjustment value associated with the supplementary product. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215632 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY PRODUCT SALES TO A CUSTOMER AT A CUSTOMER TERMINAL - A system for providing supplementary product sales is provided in which a central controller receives a purchase from a card authorization terminal. The purchase includes at least one purchase parameter, such as a customer account identifier, product identifiers for specifying items purchased or product price. The central controller determines a supplementary product to offer that is based on the at least one purchase parameter. A product identifier for specifying the supplementary product is transmitted to the card authorization terminal, where the customer chooses whether to accept the offered supplementary product. The card authorization terminal generates and transmits to the central controller a selection signal indicative of whether the supplementary product is accepted. If the selection signal indicates that the supplementary product is accepted, the central controller adjusts a balance of a financial account in dependence on an adjustment value associated with the supplementary product. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY PRODUCT SALES TO A CUSTOMER AT A CUSTOMER TERMINAL - A system for providing supplementary product sales is provided in which a central controller receives a purchase from a card authorization terminal. The purchase includes at least one purchase parameter, such as a customer account identifier, product identifiers for specifying items purchased or product price. The central controller determines a supplementary product to offer that is based on the at least one purchase parameter. A product identifier for specifying the supplementary product is transmitted to the card authorization terminal, where the customer chooses whether to accept the offered supplementary product. The card authorization terminal generates and transmits to the central controller a selection signal indicative of whether the supplementary product is accepted. If the selection signal indicates that the supplementary product is accepted, the central controller adjusts a balance of a financial account in dependence on an adjustment value associated with the supplementary product. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTARY PRODUCT SALES TO A CUSTOMER AT A CUSTOMER TERMINAL - A system for providing supplementary product sales is provided in which a central controller receives a purchase from a card authorization terminal. The purchase includes at least one purchase parameter, such as a customer account identifier, product identifiers for specifying items purchased or product price. The central controller determines a supplementary product to offer that is based on the at least one purchase parameter. A product identifier for specifying the supplementary product is transmitted to the card authorization terminal, where the customer chooses whether to accept the offered supplementary product. The card authorization terminal generates and transmits to the central controller a selection signal indicative of whether the supplementary product is accepted. If the selection signal indicates that the supplementary product is accepted, the central controller adjusts a balance of a financial account in dependence on an adjustment value associated with the supplementary product. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215635 | System for Targeting Advertising to Mobile Communication Facilities Using Third Party Data - A system for targeting advertising content includes the steps of: (a) receiving first and second requests for advertising associated with first and second users, wherein the users are identified; (b) retrieving data pertaining to the users from a data provider; (c) selecting respective advertising content from the first and second sponsors based at least on a determination of relevancy of each advertising content to the data provider's data, wherein the relevancy determination generates respective relevancy scores; (d) determining the advertising content of the first sponsor is more relevant to the first user and the advertising content of the second sponsor is more relevant to the second user based on the respective relevancy scores; and (e) transmitting the advertising content of the first sponsor to the first mobile communication facility for display and transmitting the advertising content of the second sponsor to the second mobile communication facility for display. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221410 | Advertising Infrastructure Supporting Cross Selling Opportunity Management - A sales system supports sales between a plurality of buyers and a plurality of sellers in a communication network. A sales server has a seller interface used by both a first seller and a second seller respectively via a first seller's computer and a second seller's computer to register availability for sale of a first product and a second product. The sales server, based upon received buyer input from an identified buyer via a buyer computer that includes buyer orders for the first product and the second product dispenses a first sales order to the first seller's computer for the first product and a second sales order to the second seller's computer for the second product. The sales server provides instructions to the first seller's computer for fulfillment of the first sales order and to the second sales computer for the fulfillment of the second sales order. | 08-30-2012 |
20120259697 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING MEDIA AND TARGETED CONTENT - Systems and methods for synchronizing media and targeted content are provided. A network connection is established with a mobile device. Timing data associated with playing media content is received from the mobile device. The playing media content is from a disconnected media outlet, where the content management server does not receive data from disconnected media outlet. Synchronizing is performed with the playing media content based on the timing data. Advertisement data associated with the playing media content is accessed. At least one synchronized advertisement is provided to the mobile device in synchronized time, where each synchronized advertisement is associated with a time code associated with the playing media content. An advertisement response from the mobile device is received. The advertisement response is associated with a selected advertisement selected from the at least one synchronized advertisement. An e-commerce transaction is initiated based on the advertisement response. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259698 | Electronic Currency Management System - A computer implemented method and system for managing electronic currency of a consumer is provided. A mobile wallet application on a consumer device of the consumer and a transaction management server, in communication with the mobile wallet application via a network, are provided. The mobile wallet application receives and stores incentives obtained by the consumer for engaging in one or more commercial activities. The mobile wallet application converts the incentives to electronic currency and stores the electronic currency in the mobile wallet application. The mobile wallet application, in communication with the transaction management server via the network generates one or more electronic monetary objects using the electronic currency. The generated electronic monetary objects are, for example, cash, airtime credit, etc. The mobile wallet application, in communication with the transaction management server via the network, conducts one or more transactions using the electronic currency or the generated electronic monetary objects. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265612 | Systems And Methods For Facilitating Electronic Purchase Of A Product - Included are embodiments for facilitating purchase of a product. In some embodiments a system and/or method include providing a product-user interface that includes product data, collecting first real-time inventory data of the product from a first vendor website, and collecting second real-time inventory data of the product from a second vendor website. | 10-18-2012 |
20120271712 | IN-PERSON ONE-TAP PURCHASING APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for transforming product code snapshots into real-time, offer-driven electronic purchase transaction notifications that minimize fraud. In one embodiment, a smart phone scans a product identifier from a product package, a server accesses a products database for product purchase offers associated with the product identifier, a user authorizes a credit card from his or her wallet to charge, and then product purchase offers or other credit card offers (for loyalty points or otherwise) are provided to the user mobile device. After a user has purchased an item while in the aisle of the store, the user's smart phone displays a barcoded electronic receipt that can be scanned by the exit so that the consumer can walk out with the produce. In some embodiments, a video chat is requested by a customer service representative and a transaction risk score is lowered based on acceptance of the video chat. | 10-25-2012 |
20120290388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLETING AN ONLINE TRANSACTION REQUEST ON A NETWORK DEVICE - A method for completing an online transaction request on a network device is disclosed. The method includes collecting transaction information and providing a visible transaction window interface on a network device. The method also includes providing transaction information in the visible transaction window interface. The method further includes initiating an online transaction request from the visible transaction window interface and determining whether the request was successful. The method also includes providing notice as to the results of the transaction request. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296739 | System For Selling Products Based On Product Collections Represented In Video - A system for marketing products to customers includes an Internet-connected server and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing display of links to one or more interactive video showcases; tracking consumer actions during video consumption of a video showcase; re-purposing focus of video content based on the results of the tracked consumer actions; redirecting consumers to a product description page based on consumer selection of a product during video consumption; and conducting one or more transactions through the portal relative to products selected for purchase by the consumers. | 11-22-2012 |
20120323681 | System for marketing and advertising through mobile electronic commerce - The System includes a mobile application, a server-database, and a system website. The mobile application is executable on a user's smartphone. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIORAL MODELING TO OPTIMIZE SHOPPING CART CONVERSION - Systems and methods for behavioral modeling to optimize shopping cart conversion are discussed. For example, a method can include identifying a user interacting with a networked system, accessing user profile data associated with the user, tracking user activity associated with the user, accessing a behavioral model, applying the behavioral model, and determining a shopping cart optimization. The behavioral model can be generated from historical data detailing interactions with the networked system. The behavioral model can be applied to the user profiled data and the user activity data to assist in selection of a shopping cart optimization. | 12-20-2012 |
20130024280 | NFC TRANSACTIONS USING A USER ID EMBEDDED WITHIN SECURE ELEMENT FOR PROCESSING AT REMOTE SERVER - 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. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PERIODICALS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A system comprises a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, a POS controller, a retail subscription system. The POS terminal allows a cashier to enter subscription sales data into the POS controller. The POS controller maintains databases on available subscriptions and produces databases containing data relating to subscriptions sold to customers. The retail subscription system verifies the subscriptions by reference to its own databases and transmits the subscriptions to a fulfillment house for distribution. | 01-24-2013 |
20130046621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCENTING OFFLINE SALES WITH ONLINE ADVERTISING - A method of advertising on a communication network, includes the use of computational equipment for receiving a network request from a user, transmitting via a network advertising data for presenting an advertisement to the user, receiving a first transmission indicative of a user responding to such advertisement and storing information relating to the user's response. A second transmission is received indicative of a purchase of the item by a user where payment for such purchase is identified by a transaction card. The data for the second transmission is obtained from a data storage that includes data indicative of purchases by a plurality of users at a plurality of merchants, and such data is used to determine that a purchase occurred at a location where a user traveled for such purchase. A reward is generated corresponding to the user responding to the advertisement. | 02-21-2013 |
20130066718 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BETWEEN A CUSTOMER, A MERCHANT AND AN ASSOCIATE - A method and system for facilitating a transaction between at least one user, at least one merchant, at least one associate is provided. The method includes the steps of the associate processing device transferring into the user processing device a first merchant link for a first merchant Web site on a first merchant processing device. The first merchant link is framed with associate information. The user selects the first merchant link. The associate processing device transfers into the user processing device information regarding a first product from the first merchant Web site. The user selects the first product to purchase. The user provides purchase information for purchasing the first product. The user processing device transfers the purchase information to the associate processing device. The associate processing device adds promotional information to the purchase information responsive to the user identification value. The associate processing device transfers the promotional information and the purchase information to the merchant processing device. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073385 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE AND OFFLINE SOCIAL COMMERCE - Computer-implemented methods, systems facilitating the methods, and computer-readable medium storing computer readable code, which, when executed, performs the methods are provided for online to offline social commerce services. The methods may include (1) receiving a request from a content provider to post a content including an advertisement of a item for sale, (2) causing display of the content to a designated group, (3) receiving a request from a user to purchase the item after reviewing the content, (4) receiving payment for the item from the user, and (5) informing the user that the purchase is executed. The content can be a blog message, wherein the designated group includes followers of the content provider's blog, or the content can be a game, wherein the designated group includes players of the game. | 03-21-2013 |
20130091012 | CONFERRING HEALTH RELATED SERVICES OR ITEMS IN EXCHANGE FOR PARTICIPATION IN OPT-IN ADVERTISING - In one scenario, an electronic payment system receives health related information from a user. The health related information includes an indication that the user is initiating participation in opt-in advertising sent from the electronic payment system in exchange for health related services. The user may have a digital device and a mobile wallet account at the electronic payment system, and the mobile wallet account is accessible via a mobile wallet application. The electronic payment system sends interactive advertisements to the user's mobile wallet application for presentation to the user and receives inputs from the user that provide interaction with the presented interactive advertisements. The electronic payment system determines that the user's interactions with the presented advertisements warrant conferring a health related benefit to the user, and indicates to the user that the benefit is available for subsequently purchased health related items. | 04-11-2013 |
20130124311 | System and Method for Dynamic Integration of Advertisements in a Virtual Environment - Systems and methods for dynamic integration of advertisements in 3D virtual environments may provide contextual placement of advertising assets into those environments. The advertising assets may include 3D models of products or advertisements. The selection of appropriate advertising assets during runtime may be dependent on context-sensitive metadata associated with placeholders tagged in the virtual environment by a virtual environment authoring application, and corresponding metadata associated with available advertising assets. The metadata may include classification attributes, visual attributes, physical attributes, behavioral attributes, or interactivity attributes. The selection of appropriate advertising assets may be further dependent on user information and/or game session information captured at runtime. Additional advertising assets may be dynamically selected in response to interactions with the advertising assets, or dependent on changes in status of a user or game session. The methods may be implemented as program instructions stored on computer-readable storage media, executable by a CPU and/or GPU. | 05-16-2013 |
20130132192 | E-COMMERCE VALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide new systems and methods for e-commerce, or online product and service sales. These systems and methods allow for a vendor to list a product on which buyers can place puts. Vendors can then evaluate the puts, learning valuation information about their listed item, and respond to the puts with an offer or rejection. The buyers may then redeem offers at a merchant using a physical or virtual coupon. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132193 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SHOPPING INFORMATION IN MOBILE SHOPPING - A mobile device acquires additional information, such as color and/or size variation information of an item, from an additional information tag when creating shopping information, and reflects the additional information in the shopping information, whereby the number of item tags may be reduced. Also, a code for related item information is contained in an item tag as additional information, allowing the mobile device to acquire the related item information when acquiring item information and to present the information to a customer. By including a common campaign code in an item tag for a certain group of items, the group of items may be set as targets of the common campaign. Also, the meaning of the campaign code may be personalized for each customer. Furthermore, various campaigns and promotions, such as proposal/cross-selling of related items, may be provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130185152 | Acquisition of Card Information to Enhance User Experience - A method for a transaction with a taxi includes establishing secure communication between a first computing device in a driver section of a vehicle and a second computing device in a passenger section of a vehicle, receiving in the second computing device a card number from a card reader coupled to the second computing device before receiving a signal from a meter indicating an end of a trip for the passenger, after receiving the card number submitting the transaction for authorization from at least one of the first device or the second device, after receiving a signal from the meter indicating the end of the trip for the passenger, displaying an amount of a fare for the trip on a display, and receiving an indication that the transaction is authorized. | 07-18-2013 |
20130204697 | CHECKOUT-BASED DISTRIBUTED OF DIGITAL PROMOTIONS - Coupon information is provided electronically in association with receipts for transactions at physical stores and/or online stores. A retailer causes performance of a transaction in which one or more items are purchased. An interface configured to accept input indicating a customer identifier, such as an email address, associated with the transaction is provided. When input has been received via the interface, it is determined whether the identifier is associated with a known customer identity. If the customer identifier is associated with a known identity, digital coupons associated with that identity are applied against the transaction. An electronic receipt is further provided for the transaction via, for instance, the provided email address or a web-based application in which a session is established in connection with the identity. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204698 | 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 or vendors by way of a commerce data organization system 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. | 08-08-2013 |
20130218675 | MOBILE DEDICATED GIFT TOKEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a mobile dedicated gift token management system capable of providing a mobile dedicated gift token of using in only the specific member store designated by a customer through a website or a dedicated access terminal of selling the dedicated gift token to a mobile terminal designated by the customer. Also, an expiration date setting unit for setting the term of validity is constructed, thereby restricting an improper use thereof. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226697 | SELECTIVELY PROVIDING CASH-BASED E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating alternative payment submissions. According to a one aspect, a selection by a purchaser of one or more items is received, one or more characteristics associated with the purchaser are processed to determine a reliability of the purchaser, and an option to provide payment for the one or more items by way of a first payment method in lieu of a second payment method is selectively provided to the purchaser based on the determined reliability, the second payment method corresponding to a payment method requiring the purchaser to provide banking information and the first payment method corresponding to a payment method not requiring the purchaser to provide banking information. Other embodiments of the various aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232004 | RETAILER DEBIT CARD SYSTEM - A method of processing a purchase transaction for one or more items includes receiving, at a central computing network, MICR information associated with a financial account of a customer. The central computing network includes a solicitation processor and a comprehensive negative check file. The method further includes using the solicitation processor to determine whether to solicit the customer to apply for a financial transaction card including determining if any of a plurality of predefined reasons exist not to solicit the customer, wherein one of the plurality of predefined reasons includes if the MICR information associated with the financial account of the customer matches MICR information of a check listed in the comprehensive negative check file, if any of the plurality of predefined reasons exist, deciding not to solicit the customer, and if none of the plurality of predefined reasons exist, deciding to solicit the customer. | 09-05-2013 |
20130238431 | TRACKING OFF-LINE COMMERCE AND ONLINE ACTIVITY - Systems and methods for tracking a user's off-line commerce and merging that data with online activity are disclosed. The off-line transaction data is associated with off-line purchases of a user and includes identification information that can be used to identify the user. A scone or modified cookie is created that includes the off-line transaction data. Online activity can also be tracked and merged with the user's off-line commerce data. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246171 | Fuel Dispensing Environment Utilizing Mobile Payment - A mobile payment system for effecting payment for a contemporaneous transaction comprises a payment terminal having a proximity reader configured to detect an identifier associated with a wireless communication device. A central server is in operative communication with the payment terminal and the wireless communication device. At least one database, accessible by the central server, contains an association between the identifier and the wireless communication device. The central server is further operative to send transaction information to the wireless communication device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254024 | Systems and Methods for Cross-Platform Software Bundling - Systems and methods are provided to enable bundling of software applications across multiple, disparate platforms, such as for example, bundling PC applications with mobile applications. The system enables mobile application developers to make offers to publishers of PC software to compensate the publishers for presenting advertisements for mobile application developers' product offerings during the installation of the publishers product offerings on user PCs. The publishers integrate an offer manager into their installation packages. When the installation packages are installed on a user's PC, the offer manager communicates with a software bundling service and identifies relevant offers, such as, for example, offers made by mobile application developers that are partnered with the software publisher supplying the installation package. Relevant offers are then presented to the user on the users PC, and if accepted, a download URL for a mobile user's application is transmitted to a user mobile device. | 09-26-2013 |
20130297414 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING MOBILE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for managing mobile payment transactions includes receiving transaction data from a mobile device of a merchant, the transaction data including payment card information associated with a customer and transaction details information relating to the transaction, and the payment card information being captured with the mobile device of the merchant, storing a transaction record including the transaction details information in an online merchant account registered to the merchant, the online merchant account storing transaction records associated with the merchant, and providing access to the transaction records through the online merchant account. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311279 | Methods and Systems for Advertising and Facilitating Consumer-Related Activities Including Pay-Per-Redemption Methods and Electronic Voucher Use, Storage, and Management - Methods and systems for associating advertising, promotions, redeemable rewards, payments and/or transactions to implement pay-per-redemption and similar advertising methods and for using, storing, and managing electronic vouchers. One embodiment provides a method of associating advertising with a transaction. The method may comprise determining a fee arrangement between a first entity and a second entity based on completion of transactions associated with electronic advertisements. The method may comprise providing to a recipient an electronic advertisement associated with an electronic voucher offering redemption of a benefit in return for completion of a transaction using the electronic voucher. And, the method may comprise receiving an advertising fee from the second entity according to the fee arrangement as a result of completion of a transaction using the electronic voucher. Another method comprises providing an electronic voucher from a voucher-source to a voucher-recipient, receiving an instruction to use die electronic voucher with a transaction between the voucher-recipient and a transaction-entity, completing the transaction using the electronic voucher, providing the benefit of the electronic voucher to the voucher-recipient, and associating the transaction with the voucher-source. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311280 | 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. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311281 | 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. | 11-21-2013 |
20130332271 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED, UNATTENDED, AUTOMATED CHECKOUT STORE OUTLET SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - An unattended, automated checkout, computer-controlled automated store outlet and system is disclosed. A customer's identification and payment information are inputted and verified and the customer qualified to remove items from the automated store outlet. Each bay of the automated store outlet is normally locked, and after the customer accesses the bay can remove one or more items from the bay, which are automatically detected and identified and charged to the customer as part of the purchase transaction. These events occur at the location of each automated store outlet. Each automated store outlet communicates with a central control center, which can be used for live customer service and real time surveillance. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339142 | ONLINE CONTENT BASED ON INTERNET ACTIVITY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media that may be used to provide advertisements to a second user based on the first user's online interactions. One method receiving, at an advertising system comprising at least one server computing system, web pages that were visited by a first user that is connected to a second user on an online social network. The method further includes determining, using the advertising system, an advertisement to be provided to a second user based on the web pages that were visited by the first user. The method further includes providing, using the advertising system, the advertisement for presentation to the second user. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT - A system and method for automatically recommending content. User activity history, such as user transaction and purchase history, are maintained in a user profile database. Recommended content is determined from a content database based on the user activity. Icons for the recommended content are shown on the icon layout for a user interface on a user's device. The icons, when clicked, touched, or otherwise selected, causes the transactions necessary for the recommended content to be communicated to the user's device. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006149 | NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS POST-TRANSACTION OF ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT TYPES ACCEPTED BY A MERCHANT | 01-02-2014 |
20140019236 | SELECTING ADVERTISEMENT FOR PRESENTATION USING PURCHASE DATA OF PENDING TRANSACTION - A method is disclosed for selecting an advertisement. The method may begin with identifying a computer system comprising a point-of-sale system and an expert system. The point-of-sale system may be used to conduct a point-of-sale transaction involving a customer and one or more items. The computer system may generate a plurality of advertisements, each comprising a machine-readable code encoded with a transaction identification unique to the transaction. During the transaction, data corresponding to the one or more items (e.g., an identification of the items) may be passed to the expert system. The expert system may use the data to identify or predict which advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is most likely to elicit a desired response from the customer. The point-of-sale system may then present that advertisement to the customer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140032317 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE SALES OF PRODUCTS SHOWN IN BROADCAST PROGRAMS - The invention relates to a sales and marketing method formed for providing equals of the products used in up-to-date programs broadcasted on TV, to consumers in a short time. The invention particularly relates to a sales and marketing method for publishing clothing, accessory, and furniture etc. products broadcasted on TV and seen by the viewers, on the internet site for a certain period by means of contacting the contracted sponsor companies and thus supplying these products to customers. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040025 | OFFERS SYSTEM - A computer system processes a message from a user mobile device by receiving the message from the user mobile device, wherein the message comprises a purchase request, and then determining a matching purchase offer in a database containing a plurality of purchase offers, wherein the matching purchase offer corresponds to an offer identified in the purchase request. The system then transmits a purchase request to a purchase agent at a third party provider that is associated with the matching purchase offer, and processing a purchase transaction received from the purchase agent at the third party provider. | 02-06-2014 |
20140052532 | PORTABLE DEVICE WIRELESS READER AND PAYMENT TRANSACTION TERMINAL FUNCTIONALITY WITH OTHER PORTABLE DEVICES - A user accesses an application on a reader mode device, activating a reader communication mode and disabling conflicting communication modes. The reader mode device activates a radio frequency field and creates a secure communication channel with a payment device. A secure element application on the reader mode device requests and receives payment information from a payment device. The secure element application on the reader mode device decrypts the payment information and requests account verification from the user. The secure element application on the reader mode device receives input from the user and verifies the payment information. In response to verifying the account information, the secure element application on the reader mode device encrypts the payment information and transmits it to a payment processing system. The payment processing system processes the payment transaction and transmits a notice of approved or declined transaction to the reader mode device. | 02-20-2014 |
20140067529 | TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL-INDEPENDENT OFFER MANAGEMENT - Techniques for channel-independent offer management are provided. An offer management server can be deployed in a variety of architectural arrangements within an enterprise. The offer management server provides cross-platform and channel-independent evaluation of offers and offer management for the enterprise. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074599 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE OFFERS VIA MULTIPLE MEDIA CHANNELS - A computing apparatus configured to target the same offer differently to users based on the media channels used to deliver the offer. The offer may include first qualification conditions formulated based on triggering events, such as the current location of a user, the current transaction of the user as being processed by a transaction handler. The offer may further include second qualification conditions not based on such triggering events. When a first set of media channels is used for offer delivery, the first qualification conditions are ignored; and the offer is delivered, via the first set of media channels, to users who satisfy the second qualification conditions. When a second set of media channels is used for offer delivery, the delivery of the offer is limited to users who satisfy both the first qualification conditions and the second qualification conditions. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074600 | COUPON OFFERS FROM MULTIPLE ENTITIES - Offers from multiple entities provide an incentive for consumers to behave in a manner that is beneficial to the offer provider. Each offer is associated with rules that establish conditions that must be met for the offer to be valid. For example, a rule may be established to promote the use a specific form of payment, such as a particular credit card. Thus, the offer would only be valid if the consumer paid for the merchandise using the particular credit card. A merchant may generate its own offers or receive offers from a variety of sources (e.g., a payment processing organization, an issuer, or other external sources). | 03-13-2014 |
20140081747 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089085 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A SUPPLEMENTAL PRODUCT TO OFFER FOR SALE DURING A TRANSACTION - According to some embodiments, a supplemental product or service may be offered to a user during a transaction, either in addition to products and/or services the user is purchasing, or as a replacement to one or more of the products and/or services that the user is purchasing. The functionality may be implemented, for example, in a retail embodiment where a user is purchasing products and/or services at a cash register or other point-of-sale terminal. One or more embodiments may be implemented online where a user is purchasing products and/or services using a computer, terminal, telephone or other client or user device and accessing a World Wide Web site, online catalog, interactive voice response unit or system, etc. | 03-27-2014 |
20140114755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF RELEVANCE-CHECKED BENEFIT-CONVEYING CODES DURING ONLINE TRANSACTION - A system and method of performing in-context of automated delivery of benefit-conveying (BC) code of an e-commerce website is provided. The system comprises means for identifying a BC code input field in a BC context of the e-commerce website, means for storing a plurality of BC code collections for supported e-commerce websites, and means for acquiring information about relevance-checked BC codes of the e-commerce web site. The system comprises means for displaying an UI panel in an vicinity of the identified BC code input field, with the UI panel configured to list information about the acquired relevance-checked BC codes in such a manner that an individual BC code from among the acquired BC codes can be selected through selecting a UI entry listing information about the individual BC code. The system comprises means for inputting the selected individual BC code into the identified BC code input field. | 04-24-2014 |
20140172558 | PURCHASE TRANSACTION CONTENT DISPLAY - Systems and methods of providing information via a computer network are provided. An indication of a transaction with a first merchant can be received via a computer network by a data processing system. The data processing system can create an index representing an inventory of a second merchant which is independent of the first merchant, and can identify a product from the inventory of the second merchant using the index and data associated with the indication of the transaction. The data processing system can provide content corresponding to the product for display at a computing device prior to completion of the transaction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180803 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE GROUP BUYING - A business process model for online group buying offers discount based on time of visit. It enables businesses to conduct some customers to visit the store in off-peak hours. If patrons visit business during off-peak hours they receive maximum amount of discount, while visiting during rush hours carries minimum amount of discount for customers. Hour's status (peak or off-peak), discount values and minimum of coupons to activate deals are defined by business. The deals are initiated by users and approved by business. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188604 | System and Method for Targeted Advertisement and Improving Customer Satisfaction - A comprehensive suite of tools to ensure improved customer satisfaction. Tools are provided for designing a room; obtaining blogger information to help in product selections (influence of bloggers); Selecting furniture—see it in your space; sharing the design for comment by others; making sure furniture fits through doors and room passages and shipping the furniture with targeted third party advertisements. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195342 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a sharing unit that shares control information including at least a first URI and a second URI, a first obtaining unit that obtains first data referring to the first URI, based on the control information that is shared by the sharing unit, a second obtaining unit that obtains second data referring to the second URI, based on the control information that is shared by the sharing unit, and an offering unit that offers the first data and the second data to a user, based on the control information that is shared by the sharing unit. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - A system and method for transmitting information related to items offered for sale at a market lace location includes reviewing a first video stream to identify items displayed in the first video stream which correspond to the items offered for sale at the marketplace location, and generating a second video stream related to and including images of the items for sale at the, marketplace location. The method further includes causing the transmission of the second video stream to a user through a media outlet and receiving a purchase request from the user for at least one item offered for sale at the marketplace location and included in the first or second video stream. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PREPAID CARDS - A point-of-sale system is provided that permits users to self-manage prepaid debit cards. Such a system may be capable of identifying and managing a number of different prepaid debit cards provided by different card issuers. The system may permit, for example, a user to purchase, activate, load funds, or perform other management operations with such cards. The system may also enforce restrictions associated with particular card types, and follow process flows for activating and performing other operations of such cards. The system may also be easily extendible to other types of prepaid cards through established card network relationships. | 07-24-2014 |
20140222557 | Wirelessly Preprocessing a Transaction While in a Queue - A transaction is preprocessed wirelessly in response to a wireless transaction preprocessing user device being in a queue for a point-of-transaction. The transaction that was preprocessed is then completed in response to the wireless transaction preprocessing user device reaching the point-of-transaction. Financial transactions and/or purchase of goods and/or services may thereby be preprocessed wirelessly and then completed at a point-of-transaction. Related devices and computer program products are also disclosed. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222558 | FACILITATING ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236713 | SERVER, SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A server for an electronic receipt system includes a storing unit configured to store electronic receipt information including an item purchased by a customer, customer information, and promotion information for a predetermined item, a communication unit configured to receive a request for the electronic receipt information from a communication device, and transmit the electronic receipt information to the communication device, and a controller configured to associate the electronic receipt information with the promotion information if the purchased item is the predetermined item, and control the communication unit to transmit the electronic receipt information with the associated promotion information to the communication device in response to the request for the electronic receipt information. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236714 | ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC RECEIPT MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An electronic receipt system generates, in association with a code of a shopper, electronic receipt information related to commodity sales data processing, stores the generated electronic receipt information in a storing unit, and stores additional information associated with commodity information and a specific condition in the storing unit. The electronic receipt system causes an information processing apparatus associated with the code of the shopper to display the electronic receipt information associated with the code and a selectable object for instructing a start of processing for the additional information related to the commodity information included in the electronic receipt information in a display unit. The electronic receipt system displays the electronic receipt information and displays. If the selectable object is operated, the electronic receipt system transmits a start signal for the processing for the additional information. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE GROCERY BUDGET APPLICATION - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing a mobile shopping budget application. The system includes an account processor that receives, via a network, location data associated with the current location of an account holder, product data, and budget data, a database that stores the received location, product and budget data, and an aggregator that determines a total price based on at least the location data, product data, and budget data, and provides a virtual shopping basket to the account holder based at least on the product data and budget data. | 09-04-2014 |
20140257976 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING TRANSACTIONS USING RULE INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE WITH MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus provides information to enhance at least one of: a sales, a service and an administrative transaction by communicating with a plurality of applications from a group of applications in accordance with rule information and based on at least two of the received: end user identification information, client identification information and transaction type information. In one example, the apparatus includes a rules engine, an application integrator, an integration and presentation module, and an integrated user interface. The rules engine causes the application integrator to communicate with a plurality of applications in accordance with the rule information, and at least two of: the end user identification information, the client identification information, and the transaction type information. The application integrator then generates integrated output information received from the plurality of applications to produce the integrated user interface that includes output from the plurality of applications. Based on end user input, the integrated user interface then provides interactive user response information to the application integrator which passes the interactive user response information to the rules engine. The rules engine then determines which of at least one additional supporting application of available applications to use in a next stage of the transaction, which may be the same as or different applications from the plurality of applications. The application integrator then communicates with the additional supporting applications and accordingly updates the integrated output information on the integrated user interface to include output from the at least one additional supporting application. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257977 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A PAYMENT TRANSACTION - Disclosed herein is a method for managing a payment transaction wherein a processor receives a transaction information input corresponding to a particular card type. The processor then accesses a BIN table and a rate table to calculate a fee based on the transaction information input and compares the calculated fee with alternate fees corresponding to alternate card types. A card type corresponding to a determined lowest fee between the calculated fee and the alternate fees is then outputted. The processor then completes the payment transaction by accessing transaction information corresponding to a user selected card type. | 09-11-2014 |
20140278962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A SALES SYSTEM HAVING A FRIEND OFFER MECHANISM - Disclosed is an improved approach to implement a shopping interface that includes a friend offer mechanism which identifies marketing deals that are available as an adjunct to a primary sales situation. The friend offer mechanism presents the additional marketing deals to the consumer. This permits friends offer mechanism to allow the primary consumer to choose a free gift or to purchase another item for a friend at a discount. The invention is applicable to any application in which a product or service to be purchased by a consumer is amenable to be provided to a friend of that purchasing consumer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278963 | Automated System for Marketing to Gas Station Customers - Geomapping-based marketing, to gas station customers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278964 | POST-CHECKOUT OFFER SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - A system for creating and providing custom post-checkout out offers to a user is described. The system collects purchase history data and social network data associated with the user to create custom post-checkout offers for the user, which are provided to the user immediately after the user makes a purchase. The post-checkout offers may also be customized based on the products and/or services that were just purchased by the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278965 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PAYMENT OPTIONS - The disclosed embodiments include methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for providing payment options. In one embodiment, a system may receive transaction information regarding a plurality of purchase transactions involving a plurality of merchants and customers of a financial service provider. The system may also determine a merchant and payment type for each of the plurality of purchase transactions based on the received transaction information. The system may further associate one or more of the determined payment types with each of the determined merchants. The system may also generate at least one configuration file reflecting the one or more of the determined payment types associated with each of the determined merchants. The system may also provide the at least one configuration file to at least one client device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278966 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS FOR OBTAINING, EVALUATING AND/OR UTILIZING SELLER, BUYER AND TRANSACTION DATA - Methodologies, systems, components and software are provided that perform web analytics to measure visitor to consumer conversion continuously throughout surfing, through conversion and past completion of a purchase on-line. In accordance with at least one embodiment, such methodologies, systems, components and software may be utilized to determine efficacy of a plurality of parameters relating to one or more Transaction Related Offerings (TROs). In accordance with at least one embodiment of the invention, such methodologies, systems, components and software may be utilized to configure one or more Consumer Behavior Decision Models (CBDMs) and/or generate consumer behavior data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140330642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR END USER ACTIVATED CONTEXTUAL MOBILE ADVERTISING AND OPPORTUNITY MATCHING PLATFORM - A system and method are disclosed for the creation of a contextual mobile advertising and opportunity matching platform (CMAP) that provides contextually relevant advertising, lead generation, feedback, quotation or offers for goods and/or services, collaboration, or other contextually relevant interaction between parties to opportunity receivers based upon data generator sourced or generated values, inferences or data. The system analyzes and processes data obtained from and/or about a data generator, and uses this data to either directly determine and deliver a contextual opportunity to the opportunity receiver or match to a list of associated third party opportunity publishers who may be able to provide a relevant contextual opportunity to the opportunity receiver. | 11-06-2014 |
20140344052 | Method for Presenting an Offer Over a Network - A method includes: receiving notice, via a communications network that a member of a particular market demographic is shopping on-line; analyzing on-line and/or off-line shopping basket content information associated with the market demographic, according to consumer benefit(s) of a product market category of the contents; identifying a consumer need of the market demographic according to the analyzed consumer benefit(s); and communicating information, associated with products or services related to the consumer need, via an electronic communications network, to the market demographic member. | 11-20-2014 |
20140365301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE OFFERS BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - A computing apparatus includes an offer engine configured to generate offers on behalf of merchants based on transaction data and a reduced set of parameters, such as budget, timing, and logo. The offers may be generated to include offer terms, identification of targeted customers to whom the offers will be provided, identification of media channels through which the offers will be distributed, and other aspects that generated based on the transaction data in accordance with the reduced set of parameters. | 12-11-2014 |
20140379465 | Providing Advertisement Opportunities During Presentation of Shopping List - The present invention provides advertisement opportunities during presentation of a shopping list, while displaying ingredients of a recipe, or during a similar display of items to a consumer. When a type of product is displayed to a consumer as part of a shopping list, recipe, or other similar display, the present invention can provide a product manufacturer or supplier with the opportunity to advertise its product to the consumer in conjunction with the display. In this way, the present invention can enable product manufacturers or suppliers to provide targeted advertisements for a product at the moment when consumers are making a decision to purchase a product. Because these targeted advertisements can be more effective at influencing a consumer to purchase a particular product, a manufacturer or supplier can spend less money to promote its products than when other forms of general advertising are used. | 12-25-2014 |
20150019330 | GUI-BASED WALLET PROGRAM FOR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - Provided is a method and a GUI-based software application that acts as a wallet with network interconnectivity for enabling a user to securely and seamlessly conduct transactions with his or her online financial transaction program by means of a computer or a wireless handheld device without having to depend on an Internet browser. | 01-15-2015 |
20150046257 | SECURE TOKENLESS TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The tokenless transaction system described herein allows a user conduct financial transactions absent the need for his/her credit cards, debit cards, promotional cards, discount cards, and all other cards typically used in executing a financial transactions. In the same manner, the chances to have a card lost or stolen are reduced, bolstering the security of the user's financial information. The transaction terminals list the entire collection of a user's credit cards and the like and allow the user to access any one or a combination of the cards to finish a financial transaction. These accounts are accessed via multiple layers of security and the system further employs various security strategies to protect the user's sensitive information. | 02-12-2015 |
20150066641 | ENHANCED CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT USING ADVANCED COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE SERVICES - Various embodiments of systems and methods for enhancing consumer engagement using advanced communication exchange services are described herein. The method involves receiving by a consumer device an address book entry from an enterprise device. The consumer device is enabled with enhanced address book capability provided by any advanced communication exchange systems. Further, in an aspect, the received address book entry is activated to enable the enterprise device to push business information to the consumer device. In another aspect, selecting the address book entry invokes the advanced communication services supported by the enterprise device. By accessing one or more of the advanced communication services, business information from the enterprise device is received via the selected communication exchange service. in an aspect, the received business information is customized based on online presence information of the consumer device. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERROGATING AND PROCESSING CODES - An interrogating and processing system and method is described. A wireless communication device interrogates an information source, having a barcode or tag, and wirelessly transmits data indicative of the information source. The interrogator can be built into or adjunct to the wireless communication device. An automated processing subsystem receives the transmitted data and identifies an item corresponding to the data. A fulfillment subsystem effects delivery of the item to a destination. There can be a coupon code scanning and processing system and method. A wireless computing device having an interrogator reads a coupon code. An automated processing subsystem receives the corresponding data and provides a benefit associated with the coupon. The benefit can be a discount on a product or service. Alternatively, at least a portion of the coupon including a code is displayed on a screen of the computing device for processing at a point of sale terminal. | 03-12-2015 |
20150088642 | INTELLIGENT SHOPPING CART SERVICE - Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems for providing an intelligent shopping cart service that operates to alert a consumer when a product or service is not aligned with the consumer's preferences, criteria or requirements before a purchase transaction is consummated. In some embodiments, a consumer device includes a processor that stores intelligent shopping cart software in a memory, and that uses the intelligent shopping cart software to detect product or service identification data when a consumer adds a product or service to a shopping cart. The processor then determines, based on the product or service identification data, that the product or service is a mismatch when compared to predetermined consumer preferences, criteria or requirements. An alert indication is then provided to the consumer via an output component before a purchase transaction is consummated. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING SOCIAL DATA INSTANTANEOUSLY TO PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS - A method for generating a social network message linked to a payment transaction includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including a consumer identifier, social network identifier, device identifier, and preferences; receiving an authorization request for a payment transaction, the request including transaction data and a specific consumer identifier; identifying a specific consumer profile wherein the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; generating a social network message, the message including the transaction data and the social network identifier included in the specific consumer profile and generated pursuant to the preferences included in the specific consumer profile; transmitting the social network message to a computing device corresponding to the device identifier included in the specific consumer profile; receiving an indication of approval of the social network message; and transmitting the social network message to a social network for publishing. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100416 | STRATEGIC MARKETING BASED ON ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing electronic communications based on interactive marketing analysis. An exemplary apparatus is configured to receive purchase transaction data associated with identified electronic communications between a merchant and a customer regarding a transaction, wherein the purchase transaction data includes product level data from a transaction, receive interactive marketing data associated with identified electronic communications between a merchant and a customer regarding an offer or advertisement, determine the customer's personal interests based at least partially on an analysis of the purchase transaction data and interactive marketing data, and provide the customer an electronic communication based at least partially on determining the customer will be interested in at least one offer or advertisement, wherein the electronic communication includes the at least one offer or advertisement. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100417 | Dynamic Checkout Button Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The DYNAMIC CHECKOUT BUTTON APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“DCB”) transforms product page checkout request input and user identification input via DCB components such as offer/discount determination component and checkout button embedding component, into dynamic checkout button outputs. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100418 | RETAIL POINT-OF-TRANSACTION SYSTEMS, PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS TO PROVIDE A CUSTOMIZED SET OF IDENTIFICATION DATA TO FACILITATE A RETAIL TRANSACTION USING ELECTRONIC COUPONS - Retail point-of-transaction systems, program products, and related computer implemented methods to provide a customized set of identification data to facilitate a retail sales point-of-sale transaction which includes the use of one or more electronic coupons is provided. The retail point-of-sale system can include a computer having memory and configured to facilitate one or more transactions each of which include the use of one or more electronic coupons through a retail point-of-transaction terminal positioned remote from, and adapted to be in communication with, the computer. The computer can also include a set of instructions that when executed by the computer cause the computer to redeem one or more electronic coupons for one or more retail transactions responsive to a customized set of identification data provided by the computer responsive to a data profile derived from a set of personal data of at least one of a plurality of remotely positioned users. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE IN A FUEL DISPENSING ENVIRONMENT - A method of performing a fueling transaction via an application installed on a mobile device, such as a smart phone. One step of the method involves receiving at the mobile device a short range wireless initiation signal directly from a fuel dispenser. The wireless initiation signal contains information indentifying the fuel dispenser. In response to the wireless initiation signal, an application is automatically launched on the mobile device. Input is received into the mobile device from a customer, which is interpreted by the application to correspond to at least one selection made by the customer. Payment information of the customer is transmitted from the mobile device to a remote cloud server so that the transaction can be authorized. As fuel is dispensed from the fuel dispenser, at least one of fueling information and promotional information is received at the mobile device. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106197 | CROWDSOURCED INCENTIVES AND MANAGEMENT OF SAME - Aspects of the disclosure related to configuration, delivery, and/or consumption of commercial incentives for products and/or services. In certain aspects, promotional content that may be related to a commercial incentive can be delivered and/or consumed. | 04-16-2015 |
20150120440 | GUARANTY PROVISIONING VIA INTERNETWORKING - Disclosed herein are example embodiments for guaranty provisioning via internetworking. For certain example embodiments, at least one device, such as a server device of an internetworking service: (i) may detect at least one proffered guaranty transaction that is associated with at least one product transaction; or (ii) may proffer at least one guaranty based at least partially on at least one internetwork data stream. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | 04-30-2015 |
20150294353 | SALES PROMOTION USING PRODUCT COMPARISON - Methods and apparatus are disclosed regarding an e-commerce system that promotes sales of products based on product comparisons. Some embodiments may present a marketing message that justifies a price difference between presented products based on attribute differences between the presented products. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302470 | EMBEDDABLE CONTENT - Computer readable media, methods, and systems for interactive web advertisements that allow in-place electronic transactions related to an advertisement without disturbing or navigating away from a web page containing the advertisement are described, including a computer system for automatically generating the computer instructions for such advertisements and a computer system for remotely administering such advertisements. | 10-22-2015 |
20150310540 | Method and apparatus for real time scheduling of mobile services - A system and method providing an open marketplace for goods and services brought directly to a user on demand. The system provides a real time interface between buyers and sellers of mobile goods and services. The system comprises a first computer including a first storage media storing a first and second set of executable computer instructions programmed on the first storage media, and a second computer including a second storage media storing a first and second set of executable computer instructions programmed on the second storage media. The first and second executable set of computer instructions provide an open marketplace offering goods and services, and further wherein any user of the system can act as both a buyer and seller, on a real time basis interfacing other users of the system. The availability and location of goods and services is available to users on a real time basis. The system is particularly well adapted to use with smart phones or other portable computer devices. | 10-29-2015 |
20150324897 | INTERNET VENDING MACHINE/MOBILE VENDING MACHINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of creating, publishing and distributing display advertising for products sold by online merchants. The system provides tools for individuals with limited experience in the online marketing industry to create and publish customized and personalized display advertising for these products and distribute this display advertising and links to the products by multiple methods. These distribution methods enable users of the system to take full advantage of recommendation based marketing as well as push products ads and links directly to user devices such as smart phones and mobile devices of potential customers. This allows individuals to participate in a plurality of affiliate marketing programs of multiple online merchants on a single platform. Further, the platform enables the secure distribution of digital content via its legacy rights management IP and software. | 11-12-2015 |
20150339708 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THIRD PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Methods and systems of performing multi-party transactions through a single authorization and multiple settlements is disclosed. The transaction involves a consumer entering into primary and secondary transactions as a single transaction for a merchant's and third party's products, wherein the third party products are not located at the merchant's establishment. Additionally, third party merchant offers may be filtered depending on information pertaining to the consumer. | 11-26-2015 |
20150348099 | PREDICTING PURCHASE SESSION BEHAVIOR USING THE SHOPPING FUNNEL MODEL STAGES - A user activity detection engine monitors user activity during user sessions on a publication system, and detects a change in the level of the activity of the user that predicts that the user is about to execute a transaction. The change may be an increase in the level of activity. When the user activity detection engine detects such a change, the system may make an intervention to provide personalized marketing content for display to the user in an effort to improve the probability that the user will execute a transaction, and/or also to motive the user to execute the transaction on the system site instead of moving to a competitor site in search of a different transaction. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348100 | SEARCH ENGINE SERVER THAT SEARCHES DATA BASED ON CRITERIA INCLUDED IN AN ELECTRONIC RECORD RECEIVED FROM A COMPUTING DEVICE - A server includes a database including a first table in which each of one or more merchandise codes is associated with one or more keywords and a second table in which each of one or more promotional programs is associated with one or more keywords and a time period, a communication unit that receives a command including a merchandise code from a mobile device, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to access the first table to retrieve one or more keywords associated with the received merchandise code, search the second table for one or more promotional programs associated with the retrieved keywords, and extract one or more promotional programs having an effective time period that includes a current time. When at least one promotional program is extracted, the communication unit transmits a response indicating that the merchandise code in the command is associated with a promotional program. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348101 | SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS FOR MANAGING "SHOW-ROOMING" PRACTICES - Certain exemplary embodiments relate to systems and/or methods for managing “show-rooming” practices of consumers, e.g., where consumers interact with a product at a sometimes convenient brick-and-mortar location, only to later purchase the product from a different (and typically online) provider. Distinct special offers (e.g., in the form of price adjustments) may be presented to potential show-rooming consumers, e.g., via a mobile device operated by those consumers. In certain exemplary embodiments, the distinct special offers may be generated based on, for example, pricing information gathered from competitors, rules specified by the brick-and-mortar location, characteristics or habits of a particular consumer using a particular device, recent trends, etc. The rate at which browsing consumers buy products for which they are presented with special offers, etc., may be monitored and fed back into the system, e.g., to help provide a more finely tuned special offer that helps preserve profit for the seller. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356556 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REGISTER MERCHANTS FOR DATA PROCESSING IN AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SYSTEM - A user interface to register merchants. The user interface is configured to allow a merchant to search and identify a set of transaction parameters that are used in authorization and/or settlement messages of payment transactions initiated for a store of the merchant and allow the merchant to obtain a store identifier representing the set of transaction parameters. The store identifier, for example, can be used to label offers of the store of the merchant. Thus, whether or not an authorization or settlement message transmitted in the payment processing network for a payment transaction is for the store can be determined based on whether or not the transaction parameters in the message match with the set of transaction parameters represented by the store identifier. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356616 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE IMPLEMENTED IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS ALTERNATE IMAGES TO COMMUNICATE A PRODUCT PURCHASE OR A PRODUCT PROMOTION TO A USER OF THE MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A graphical user interface implemented in a mobile computing device of a user includes a plurality of user selectable regions and a processor. The user selectable regions include a first user selectable region being associated with a first product and displaying a first image, and a second user selectable region being associated with a second product and displaying a second image different from the first image. The processor is configured to recognize a selection of one of the user selectable regions. When the processor recognizes a user selection on the first user selectable region, the processor causes an enlarged version of the first image to be displayed. When the processor recognizes a user selection on the second user selectable region, the processor causes a third image to be displayed, the third image containing elements of a sales promotion for the second product. | 12-10-2015 |
20150371260 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PURCHASE OPTIONS TO CONSUMERS - A purchasing system includes a memory device configured to store image data regarding a user, and a processing circuit coupled to the memory device and configured to generate body data of the user based on the image data. The body data includes a virtual model of the user, with the virtual model providing a depiction of the user. The processing circuit is further configured to generate a customized purchase option for the user based on the body data, and transmit the purchase option to an input/output device. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371261 | Comment Generator for Vehicles - A media content generator for vehicles. By standardizing information from a variety of sources, the present invention is able to analyze whether a particular vehicle has certain features. The positive features are ranked and categorized into vehicle highlights. Once the vehicles highlights are known, media content is automatically built for the particular vehicle. Media segments relevant to the present highlights are included in the content, while absent features are ignored. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379496 | FACILITATING ONLINE TO OFFLINE COMMERCE - Systems and methods for facilitating online to offline commerce are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system configured to receive a request to check-in a customer at a merchant facility is disclosed. The system receives a request to access real-time pre-sale transaction data associated with a first customer and transmits the real-time pre-sale transaction data associated with the first customer to a mobile client device. The request to check-in and the request to access the real-time pre-sale transaction data are transmitted by the first mobile client device. The system is configured to authenticate the request to check-in at the merchant facility, process the request to access the real-time pre-sale transaction data, and responsively access the real-time pre-sale transaction data associated with the first customer from a point of sale device located at the merchant facility. | 12-31-2015 |
20160005025 | BILL/ITEM PAYMENT-FOR-ANOTHER - Bill/item payment-for-another systems and methods include receiving a find-users request from a first user device that is associated with first user information, and that find-users request is directed to a physical merchant location that is associated with merchant information. A second user device is then determined to be located at the physical merchant location. Second user information is then retrieved using an identifier of the second user device. The second user information is provided for display on the first user device. A purchase request is then received from the first user device of at least one item for a second user that is associated with the second user information. A payment amount is then transferred for the at least one item from a first user account that is associated with the first user information to a merchant account that is associated with the merchant information. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED ADD-ON PURCHASE - A system and method for identifying and promoting product items, in which current personal information of a consumer is used to identify and promote additional products items for purchase that have been specifically selected for the consumer at completion of a current order based upon current personal information of the consumer. The recommended product items may then be ordered with minimum additional effort on the part of the consumer, using information from the completed order. This results in a high likelihood of the recommended product items being of interest to, and therefore being purchased by, the consumer. | 01-07-2016 |
20160019585 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING ADVERTISEMENTS - An advertisement distribution system, method, and computer readable medium (collectively, the “System”) is provided. The System may request posts containing a subject tag from social media operators. The posts may be made by merchants having a relationship with the System. The System may filter the posts based on filters, geographic data, and member preferences. The System may distribute the posts to members having a relationship with the System. | 01-21-2016 |
20160027047 | 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. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034952 | Control apparatus and accelerating method - A control apparatus increases a velocity of capital and/or resources when developing, marketing and selling products. The control apparatus includes a user acceptance module for receiving parameters describing a system user, and for analyzing the parameters to determine whether or not the system user is acceptable to the control apparatus; a logic of operation module for collecting commercial activity of the at least one system user, and for analyzing, treating and modeling data and parameters associated with the commercial transaction activities of at least one system user, and for feeding commercial transaction monitoring and buffering modules and advertising module information and recommendations optimum advertising time and host; the commercial transaction monitoring module for monitoring and/or facilitating the commercial transactions of the system user, accepted by the control apparatus, with customers of the system user; and the commercial transaction buffering module for receiving payment associated with the commercial transactions of the system user, and for providing to the system user, payments or rewards, including in the form of credit, which are at least one of: temporally in advance of receipt of payment associated with the documented sales of the products of the system user to the system user customers, at temporal intervals which are more frequent than receipt of payment by the control system of documented sale of the products to the customers; and the advertising module arranged for communicating with devices connected to a network of computer servers for directly placing or ceasing an advertisement of a product of the at least one system user, on at least on device or website. | 02-04-2016 |
20160048877 | AGGREGATOR SYSTEM HAVING A PLATFORM FOR ENGAGING MOBILE DEVICE USERS - Methods and systems are presented for attracting and engaging a user for a merchant system. A selectable option associated with the merchant system is displayed on a client device associated with a user. An indication of a user selection of the selectable option is received, and a content page is provided to the client device in response to the indication. Customer relationship management (CRM) information associated with the user of the client device is received from a carrier system associated with the client device. A transaction is processed for the user on behalf of the merchant system, based on the CRM information, and data associated with the user and the transaction are output to the merchant system. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055524 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION AND PROVIDING COUPONS AT A POINT OF RETURN - Systems and methods are described for collecting data at a merchant's point of return for use in processing a merchandise return transaction that is being requested by a customer. In various embodiments, the data may be collected using a wide variety of data collection technologies and may be used in conjunction with stored data, including data collected from other merchants, by a return authorization system to make a determination whether to accept or deny the requested merchandise return and whether to provide a coupon to the customer. The data may additionally or alternatively be used to determine whether to issue a warning to the customer about limitations on future return transactions presented by the customer. Examples of data categories that may be collected include, but are not limited to, information about: the merchant, the customer, the requested transaction, the merchandise being returned, one or more receipts, a clerk processing the transaction, and other general applicable information. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063543 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MANAGED BRANDED MARKETPLACE - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for managing an online marketplace platform for branded marketing content. The methods and systems include a receiving module configured to receive one or more of branded marketing content by a plurality of branded marketing content providers, a displaying module configured to display one or more of branded marketing content by a respective set of the plurality of branded marketing content providers, and a contracting module to enable contracting a deal between the first of one or more of branded content providers with the advertiser. The displaying module enables selection of the set of one or more of branded marketing content to present to the advertiser. The advertiser and the one or more of branded content providers strikes a deal on meeting of pre-defined conditions. The advertiser may request based on a predefined criteria and a pre-defined one or more formats. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071149 | Augmented Reality Shopping Displays - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing augmented reality shopping displays. A processor can execute a shopping service. The processor can receive a request for display data. The processor can analyze shopping data to identify data sources, the shopping data can include user data associated with the requestor, and the data sources can include an offer source. The processor can obtain collected data from the data sources identified, the collected data including an offer. The processor can generate display data based upon the collected data and the shopping data, and provide the display data to a user device. The display data can identify the offer. | 03-10-2016 |
20160086217 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING OFFERS USING A MOBILE DEVICE - A wireless device is enabled to provide offers. The wireless device receives card data for a financial account card and stores the card data in a memory associated with the wireless device. Responsive to using the card data in a transaction at a first merchant location, the wireless device receives transaction line-item data from a computing system associated with the first merchant location. The wireless device determines merchant information for a second merchant location and determines an offer associated with the second merchant location based on the line-item data and the merchant information for the second merchant. The wireless device presents the offer when the wireless device is near the second merchant location. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086218 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING ORDER INFORMATION - A server system with processor(s) and memory obtains order information for a transaction of goods or services initiated by a user of a social networking platform and obtains a request from the user to share the transaction with a selected group of users of the social networking platform, where the selected group of users includes the user. In response to obtaining the request, the method server system: generates a message based on the order information, where the message includes one or more user interface elements that enable users of the selected group of users to purchase the goods or services included in the transaction initiated by the first user within a user interface of the social networking platform; and publishes the message with the one or more user interface elements to a section of the social networking platform that is designated for access by the selected group of users. | 03-24-2016 |
20160125457 | METHOD OF PROVIDING PRODUCT USING APPLICATION AND SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method of providing a product using an application, and a system and an apparatus for the same. In particular, by providing product information related to a product displayed on an execution screen of a game or an application and a link to a sales site in which it is possible to purchase the product, the information related to a product displayed on an execution screen provided through the game or the application is provided. Also, when advertising information corresponding to the product information is selected, discount information of the product is additionally provided. Therefore, it is possible to simplify a procedure for a product purchase and increase benefits from the product purchase. In addition, product sellers can expose their products to innumerable game or application users. Further, users can purchase products matching their interests at low prices. | 05-05-2016 |
20160379248 | PRESENTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSTANT TRANSACTIONS - In some examples, a customer is identified that is associated with an item that is eligible for instant sell. The item may be eligible for instant sell because the item is popular on an electronic marketplace. A selling opportunity for the customer to sell the item may be presented to the customer. The selling opportunity may include an offer to sell the item via an instant payment transaction when the customer is qualified for the instant payment transaction. The instant payment transaction may enable the customer to receive instant credit for accepting the terms of the offer. A selection indicating acceptance of the offer by the customer may be received and, in response, a notification may be provided to the customer. | 12-29-2016 |
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