Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120047029 | Customizing an application - A system is configured to perform a method of customizing an application. The method includes receiving a connection from a client machine that is executing an application configurable by configuration information. The method also includes determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. The method further includes transmitting the configuration information to the client machine in response to the determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. In response to the transmitting of the configuration information, the application is configured to include a category structure for the application. In some example embodiments, the configuration information includes a software module upgrade of the application. | 02-23-2012 |
20120234912 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239483 | TARGETED INCENTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION AND INTENT - A method and a system offer an incentive to a user of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device and the intent of the user. A processor-implemented location identification module determines the geographic location of the mobile device of the user. A processor-implemented item identification module identifies an item specified by the user at the geographic location of the mobile device. A processor-implemented incentive module offers an incentive from at least one merchant within a predefined distance based on the identified item and the geographic location of the mobile device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246233 | PUBLISHING USER SUBMISSIONS - According to the present invention, there is provided a method to facilitate propagating a plurality of transaction listings to a network-based transaction facility. An input interface is presented at a seller application to receive from a user, a plurality of transaction listings, each transaction listing including an associated start time. Also, a data file is composed at the seller application to include the plurality of transaction listings. Moreover, the data file is propagated, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility. | 09-27-2012 |
20130112760 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF QR CODES WITH EMBEDDED IMAGES - Systems and methods for the automated generation of QR codes with embedded images therein are provided. The QR code has an active, machine-readable portion and a background portion. An example system comprises an image identification module to identify a human-readable image. A primitive creation module generates a primitive QR code. The primitive QR code comprises a machine-readable QR code having the image embedded in the QR code. An overlay interface module generates an intermediate QR code by modifying the active portion of the QR code using a first modification and modifying the background portion using a second modification. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONBOARDING AN ITEM COLLECTION - In various example embodiments, a system and method for onboarding a collection of items is provided. In example embodiments, image data containing images of a plurality of items from a client device is received. The image data is parsed to distinguish an item of the plurality of items. The item is then identified. In some embodiments, the item is identified by determining at least one catalog item that matches an identifying feature of the item, providing a verification request indicating the at least one catalog item, and receiving a verification response confirming the identity of the item. An inventory list is compiled by including the identified item in the inventory list. | 05-09-2013 |
20130159097 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON LOCATION - Systems and methods for providing information based on a user's location are described. A system may include an inventory module to identify an instance of a product within a field of vision of a user. A search module may identify incentives to purchase the product. A location module may generate a pictorial representation of the field of vision where an image of the product is located within the pictorial representation based on the position of the product in the field of vision of the user. A mapping module may map an icon representing at least one of the one or more incentives to a location within the pictorial representation corresponding to the position of the product. A display module may provide a user interface including a display comprising the icon located within the pictorial representation at a location corresponding to the position of the image of the product. | 06-20-2013 |
20130173370 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO CONSUMERS - A method and a system to provide information to consumers are provided. A code identification module may receive one or more scanned machine-readable codes. The code identification may further identify respective descriptions of the items corresponding to the one or more scanned machine-readable codes. An incentive generation module may provide to a user an incentive interface depicting a first description of a first set of incentives available with the purchase of a first item corresponding to a first scanned machine-readable code and second description of a second set of incentives available with the purchase of a second item corresponding to a second scanned machine-readable code. | 07-04-2013 |
20130334304 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. A gift card listing of gift cards available for exchange offers is generated in a gift card exchange market. A captured digital image of a first gift card from a first issuer from a first digital payment account is transferred to a second digital payment account. The captured digital image of the first gift card is for use by a second user. A captured digital image of the second gift card from the second issuer from a second digital payment account is transferred to the first digital payment account. The captured digital image of the second gift card is for use by a first user. The first gift card and the second gift card are listed for exchange in the gift card exchange market. | 12-19-2013 |
20140019185 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE SCHEDULING OF A SERVICE - A system and a method to receive a price submission in connection with a service at an incremental time block is described. Schedule information is to be received from a service provider. The schedule information indicates at least one incremental time block at which the service provider is available to provide the service. The schedule information is to be published to a service consumer. A price submission in connection with the at least one incremental time block is to be received from the service consumer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140214661 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account. | 07-31-2014 |
20140324594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZING A NETWORK-BASED TRANSACTION FACILITY SELLER APPLICATION - According to the present invention, there is provided a method of customizing a seller application that facilitates communication of listings to a network-based transaction facility. The method includes facilitating selection of at least one targeted site from a plurality of targeted sites presented to a user, wherein the plurality of targeted sites are supported by the network-based transaction facility. The method further includes configuring the seller application according to the at least one targeted site selected. | 10-30-2014 |
20150032531 | TARGETED INCENTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION AND INTENT - A method and a system offer an incentive to a user of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device and the intent of the user. For example, a machine determines a geographic location of a mobile device. The machine identifies an item specified at the geographic location of the mobile device via an optical input of the mobile device. The machine determines an offer from a merchant within a predefined geographic boundary. The determining of the offer may be based on the geographic location of the mobile device. The machine determines that the offer from the merchant does not correspond to the identified item, and redefines the predefined geographic boundary in response to the determining that the offer from the merchant does not correspond to the identified item. The redefining may result in a redefined geographic boundary. | 01-29-2015 |