Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
705260820 | Approval | 65 |
20110153458 | APPROVAL WORKFLOW ENGINE AND APPROVAL FRAMEWORK FOR PURCHASE ORDERS - This disclosure describes, generally, methods and systems for implementing a purchase order approval workflow engine and approval framework. The method includes receiving, at an approval engine of an application server from a purchaser, a purchase order, wherein the purchase order includes a plurality of line items, applying, by the approval engine, one or more rules associated with the purchase order, and transmitting the purchase order to one or more approvers. The method further includes receiving, from the one or more approvers, approval for each of the plurality of line items. The approval of each line item is completed independent from any other line item. Further, the method includes receiving, at the approval engine, an indication that each of the plurality of line items are approved, and transmitting, to a supplier, the purchase order. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153459 | System and Method for Managing a Plurality of Tires - Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for managing a plurality of tires from their procurement through their disposal. An embodiment may include a method for determining all the costs of a tire over its total service life including procurement costs, repair costs, retread costs and disposal costs. An embodiment may include managing an inventory by automatically replenishing the inventory by following a set of stored inventory management rules. An embodiment may include helping to ensure that an impermissible tire is not mounted on a vehicle. A stored set of tire mounting rules automatically check the tire being mounted against requirements for the tire set by the rules, the requirements set as to by vehicle type and wheel position. | 06-23-2011 |
20110191209 | Method and System for Conditional Transactions - A method and system for conditional transactions (purchases/financial transactions) are provided. The system may include of these types of cards, to include but not limited to, credit, debit, gift, stored-value, charge, ATM or may use mobile devices with NFC in a swipe and go mode, or other types of mobile payment systems. The system provides one or more master accounts wherein each master account is tied to and control one or more subordinated accounts. Each subordinated account may have a configurable/customizable set of permissions defined by the master account. The subordinated account holder would optionally require permission from the master account holder to complete a purchase/financial transaction. The master account holder would have an extensible number of configurable/customizable permission rules to choose from for each subordinate account. | 08-04-2011 |
20120123906 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR APPROVING ITEM REQUESTS - Under the present invention, an approver will log into a purchase application or the like. Upon logging in, the approver will be presented with a view of all item requests for which he/she must make an approval determination. The approver can also be presented with informational messages for the requested items. In any event, the approver can make an approval determination for the item requests and post comments related thereto. Once the approval determination has been made for a particular item request, an approver list and approval status corresponding thereto is updated. It should be understood that as used herein, the term “item” is intended to refer to goods or services. | 05-17-2012 |
20120150694 | SYSTEMS THAT ALLOW MULTIPLE RETAILERS THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN RESTRICTED SPEND CARD PROGRAMS WITHOUT MANAGING MULTIPLE CATALOGS OF ELIGIBLE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE CARD PROGRAMS - A system is provided for multiple retailers to participate in restricted spend financial transaction card programs. A retailer infrastructure includes a point of sale server coupled to a store concentrator and to a product tables/price book(s). An adjudication processor is coupled to the retailer infrastructure and includes: a switch, a market basket analysis server that validates items in a market basket and a process control server. The market basket analysis server is coupled to product catalogs and validates eligible items in the market basket. Content attributes in the market basket are communicated between the market basket analysis server and the switch. A catalog management server is coupled to the adjudication processor. The switch, market basket analysis server, catalog management server and the process control server are configured to provide adjudication. | 06-14-2012 |
20120191574 | MULTI-DEVICE DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF ORDERS FROM A REFERRAL SERVICE - Method and apparatus regarding referral services are described. Further embodiments are described. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AN ALTERNATIVE PROVIDER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - A method for selecting a service provider includes receiving a selection of a provider of telecommunications services, the selection being associated with a buyer. The method further includes determining that the buyer does not meet credit requirements of the provider and selecting at least one of a plurality of alternative providers of telecommunications services in response to determining that the buyer does not meet the credit requirements of the provider. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209746 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR E-MAIL REQUISITIONING - A method of and device for enabling the requisitioning of items over a network. The network is coupled to a server, thereby allowing communication between the server and a generating-user, a requisitioning-user and an initiating-user. The server generates a requisition template in response to input received from the generating-user. The server sends an initial e-mail message to the requisitioning-user's e-mail address in response to direction received from the initiating-user. The initial e-mail message includes the requisition template. The initial e-mail message is configured to result in the creation of a reply e-mail message in response to the requisitioning-user selecting to reply to the initial e-mail message from the e-mail application that is accessing the initial e-mail message, the reply e-mail message including the requisition template. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209747 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY VERIFYING OR BLOCKING REMOTE PURCHASE REQUESTS - A method for partially verifying the legitimacy of a remote purchase request based on a card number from a card issuing financial institution. The method includes receiving and storing a first purchase request information set including an origin and a card number. Further, the origin and the card number are sent to the card issuing financial institution to determine if the origin matches an origin on file for the card number at the card issuing financial institution. | 08-16-2012 |
20120221440 | METHOD FOR BUYING AND SELLING GOODS AND SHOPPING SUPPORT SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE SAME - Provided are a goods buying and selling method for buying goods through offline shopping and a shopping support system supporting the same. A buyer collects delivery information for delivery of bought goods based on short-range wireless communication using his or her own terminal. The collected delivery information includes any one of information about a destination to which bought goods are to be delivered and buyer identifier information, and information about the bought goods, and at least one of a payment terminal, a merchant server and a relay server requests delivery of the bought goods from a delivery server based on the collected delivery information. In addition, the buyer collects goods purchase information recorded in recording media arranged in an offline store using his or her own terminal, and pays for desired bought goods based on the collected goods purchase information. | 08-30-2012 |
20120246031 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING PAYMENT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES AND/OR LEGACY ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEMS TO MOBILE COMMERCE APPLICATIONS VIA TEXT MESSAGING - A text message order processing system includes: means for receiving text messages from consumers purchasing products, each of the text messages being addressed to an address selected by the consumer and including an identification of the product being purchased and an identification of a device from which the text message was sent; means for parsing each text message to extract the identification of the product and the identification of the device; means for selecting a payment instrument to be used to pay for the purchase; means for establishing payment information related to the selected payment instrument and delivery information indicating where the purchased product is to be delivered; means for generating for each received text message an order including the established payment information, delivery information and identification of the product being purchased; and, means for submitting the generated order to an order management system of the merchant. | 09-27-2012 |
20120323740 | MACHINE, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC ORDER ENTRY - Systems, methods, and program product for facilitating electronic ordering of goods, services, or goods and services, or other products, through messaging over a financial services electronic payment network, are provided. A customer provides electronic order registration activation information for an electronic order transaction card. The customer is provided an electronic order card having a unique electronic payment network compatible electronic order card identifier including a non-financial transaction IIN and a customer number, and is provided a catalogue or list including product order codes each associated with a different product, to enable electronic ordering over the financial services electronic payment network. An electronic order card configured to interface with a conventional point-of-sale terminal can be used to facilitate the electronic ordering over the existing financial services electronic payment network when presented to the point-of-sale terminal with a product order code identifying a selected product. | 12-20-2012 |
20130132239 | System And Method For Integrating Trading Operations Including The Generation, Processing And Tracking of Trade Documents - First and second components of the present invention, in combination, provide a customer interface for initiating a trade transaction and provides for the secure viewing of the status of the transaction. A third component assists in the automatic generation and verification of the voluminous and detailed documents required to support a trade transaction. The third component additionally tracks and assists in the management of the seller's manufacturing and shipment of the goods that form the basis of the trade transaction. A fourth component automatically generates a Letter of Credit from a Purchase Order and performs a reconciliation function on payments made pursuant to Letters of Credit or open Accounts. | 05-23-2013 |
20130211967 | Ordering and Payment Systems - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a product transaction. An order system is provided which independently stores orders generated by a customer, in a customer order repository, A customer order repository is associated with a customer order repository ID which identifies the customer order repository. When shopping, the customer selects a product and provides the customer order repository ID to the vendor. The vendor provides the COR ID to the order processing system together with information identifying the product. The order processing system then communicates with a customer device via a customer interface, such as a client App. The customer confirms the order and the order processing system processes payment. Details of order processing and other information relating to the order may be published on social network sites and communicated to the customer and to the vendor. | 08-15-2013 |
20130226740 | PRODUCT DELIVERY AUGMENTED WITH ACCOMPANYING VIDEO - A method, system and computer program product for providing product delivery in conjunction with a communications network. The method comprises processing, over the communications network, the purchase of a product by a buyer for delivery to a recipient, receiving, over the communications network, a content generated by the buyer for delivery to a recipient, storing the content in association with a unique identifier, transmitting purchase information of the product, and the unique identifier, to an entity local to the recipient, wherein the entity effectuates delivery of the product and the unique identifier to the recipient and providing the content on the communications network in response to entry of the unique identifier. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232036 | Purchase Order Amendment and Negotiation in a Full Service Trade System - The present invention provides a comprehensive, integrated, computerized system for facilitating transactions in goods or services. The system is capable of facilitating transactions from early or initial stages, such as an electronically proposed purchase order, through to later or final stages, such as payment on an invoice or invoices relating to the transaction. The system is integrated to include the participation of various providers of services ancillary to transactions, such as guarantors, insurers, and shippers. | 09-05-2013 |
20130254073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETURNING INDIVIDUAL LINES OF A PURCHASE REQUISITION FOR CORRECTION AND APPROVAL - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to methods and systems for processing purchase requisitions and purchase orders in a procurement system and more particularly systems and methods for returning single or individual requisition lines back to the requester without affecting other associated requisition lines under the same requisition. Generally speaking, embodiments allow users of a procurement system to return individual requisition lines instead of returning all the requisition lines in the purchase requisition. In some cases, policies require all or some subset of all lines of a requisition be processed together when possible. Hence, if there are more than one requisition lines, the buyer can be presented with a choice whether he or she would like to return the individual line or whether he would like to return all or some subset of all of the lines allowing a buyer to make a more informed decision. | 09-26-2013 |
20130311338 | APPROVAL SYSTEM FOR BUYER-INITIATED REQUISITION MODIFICATIONS - A method of modifying a requisition within approval and budgetary constraints by a procurement organization may include receiving the requisition from a requesting organization, where the requisition may comprise one or more lines, each having been approved by the requesting organization. The method may also include receiving a change to be applied to a first line associated with a first budget allocation, where the change may be received from a buyer in the procurement organization, and the change may be associated with a second budget allocation. The method may additionally include determining that the change violates a threshold, sending the change to the requesting organization for a second approval, receiving, from the requesting organization, an indication as to whether the second approval is granted, and creating a purchase order based on the indication as to whether the second approval is granted. | 11-21-2013 |
20130325669 | AUTOMATED SHIPPING ADDRESS PROVISION FOR GIFT GIVING PROCESSES - A method for automated provision of shipping address information for online sales transactions is provided. The method includes receiving a request from an online checkout process for shipping address information for a first friend, providing a portal displaying a social network login interface, receiving confirmation that the consumer has successfully logged into the social network, providing a first interface that displays data identifying a plurality of friends of the consumer, receiving a selection from the consumer identifying the first friend from the first interface, reading contact information for the first friend from the social network, generating a message to the first friend requesting shipping address information, and transmitting the message to the first friend using the contact information that was read, receiving shipping address information from the first friend; and transmitting the shipping address information for the first friend to the online checkout process for completion of the checkout process. | 12-05-2013 |
20130346254 | PROJECT INTERMEDIARY DEVICE AND PROJECT INTERMEDIARY METHOD - A project intermediary device is connected to a contractee terminal and a contractor terminal in a manner capable of communication. The project intermediary device includes an order information management unit, a product checking unit, and product transmission unit. The order information management unit acquires and manages order information for a project transmitted from the contractee terminal. The product checking unit checks whether or not a product, transmitted from the contractor terminal, for the order information satisfies predetermined criteria. The product transmission unit transmits the product to the contractee terminal when it is determined by the product checking unit that the predetermined criteria are satisfied. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006218 | Systems and Methods for a Merchant to Accept Telephone Orders and Process Payments | 01-02-2014 |
20140040077 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT DATA, COMPARING PROPOSAL ALTERNATIVES, AND RECONCILING PROPOSALS; INVOICES, AND PURCHASE ORDERS WITH ACTUAL COSTS IN A WORKFLOW PROCESS - The present invention provides a process and system for matching buyers and sellers of either goods or services, or goods and services for a project. The invention enables a buyer to specify a project in terms of physical, functional, temporal, financial, and transactional parameters that can be automatically converted, by the present invention, into at least one request for either goods or services, or goods and services to perform work related to the project. The requests are suitably provided to at least one seller. Upon receiving a request, the seller may submit a response to the request, as desired. The invention provides a forum for the negotiation of any agreements and the formation of contracts to provide the requested, or alternative goods or services, or goods and services, as well as reconciliation of purchase orders, actual field costs, and invoices. | 02-06-2014 |
20140052586 | SINGLE ORDER MULTIPLE PAYMENT PROCESSING - A method and system for providing multiple authorization request messages for multiple products offered by respectively different merchants in a single order are disclosed. If one of the authorization request messages is declined, then an order interrupt message may be sent to the consumer. In order interrupt message may indicate that the single order is canceled, even though authorization request messages for the purchase of other products in the order are approved. | 02-20-2014 |
20140067620 | TECHNIQUES FOR PURCHASING BY CREDITING A MERCHANT'S CARD - An indication that a consumer wishes to check-out in connection with an on-line purchase of goods is obtained at a server of a merchant. Responsive to obtaining the indication, a total transaction amount, a credit-only payment card account number of the merchant, and a reference number assigned to the on-line purchase of goods are sent to the consumer. A guarantee that the consumer will cause the total transaction amount to be credited to the credit-only payment card account number of the merchant is obtained at the server of the merchant, from a bank of the merchant which issues the credit-only payment card account. The guarantee is associated with the reference number. Responsive to obtaining the guarantee, the goods are shipped to the consumer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140081809 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING IN A DIGITAL CHANNEL - The systems, methods, and computer program products (collectively “systems”) described herein are generally configured to monitor actions in digital channels. More specifically, the systems are capable of initiating purchases in a broadcast channel. The systems are capable of syncing transaction accounts with various digital channels. Moreover, the systems are capable of initiating or completing transaction based on user information. The systems may also be capable of providing rewards based on activities or accomplishments in the digital channels. Moreover, the systems may be capable of verifying activities based on transaction information. | 03-20-2014 |
20140122301 | Systems and Methods for Mobile Ordering and Payment - Computer implemented methods and systems for fulfilling a customer request for a requested item purchased from a merchant is provided. The method may be performed by a tangibly embodied processing machine disposed in a customer device. The method may include (1) observing, through the input of information, an observed event that is associated with a customer; (2) associating the observed event with a corresponding order record; (3) retrieving order information from the corresponding order record, the order information including at least customer financial entity account information; (4) generating a merchant request based at least in part on the order information in the corresponding order record, the merchant request including at least customer identification information and customer financial entity account information; and (5) outputting the merchant request to the designated merchant, so as to provide the designated merchant with information to fulfill the customer request. | 05-01-2014 |
20140149261 | TWO-WAY TOUCH-SCREEN BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure generally set forth a two-way touch screen based communication system. One example method may include receiving an order for an item from a first touch screen device via a first network, wherein the order is associated with a first identification for a merchant, a second identification for the customer, and a negotiable parameter reflective of a preference of the customer. The method may also include making available the order for a second touch screen device of the merchant to retrieve via a second network and to display and prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a first response to the preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network. | 05-29-2014 |
20140164189 | APPROVING GROUP PURCHASE REQUESTS - Approving a group purchase request for a group of articles. A sub-group of articles is selected, wherein a unique article approval index is assigned to each of the articles and a highest article approval index is determined among the unique article approval indexes of the articles of the group, wherein the article of the group is selected into the sub-group if the article of the group complies with at least one of following article selection criteria: the unique article approval index of the article of the group is above a predetermined approval index threshold and the unique approval index of the article of the group is equal to the highest article approval index; approving the group purchase request for the group if the group purchase request for the sub-group is approved; and rejecting the group purchase request for the group if the group purchase request for the sub-group is rejected. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172646 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY VERIFYING OR BLOCKING REMOTE PURCHASE REQUESTS - Information for remote purchase requests are stored, including an origin, a card number, a requested item identification, and a cost of purchase. Based on a determination of the total cost of remote purchases within a predetermined time period associated with the origin exceeding a pre-determined threshold, blocking the current remote purchase or performing test to determine whether to approve or block the current remote purchase. | 06-19-2014 |
20140195386 | PROCESSING METHOD AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ORDER DATA IN NETWORK PAYMENT SYSTEM - A processing method for order data in a network payment system. The processing method includes: receiving an order instruction issued from a user terminal; generating an order data including a connected user account information according to the order instruction; sending the order data and prompting a confirmation to the user terminal and notifying the user terminal to send the order data to a network bank system in response to a receiving of a confirmation instruction from a user account and thereby configuring the network bank system to verify the order data; and presenting the order data including the connected user account information to the user terminal after the network bank system returning that a corresponding verification result is positive. A processing system for order data in a network payment system is also provided. Thus, the network payment system has higher data security. | 07-10-2014 |
20140222624 | EMAIL CHECKOUT SYSTEM FOR COMPLETING WEBSITE CART CHECKOUT - A system for leveraging email to complete an online checkout from a customer accessing a third party vendor website is disclosed. The system may store customer information including a name, email address, shipping address, and billing information. The system may receive a request for a purchase from the third party vendor including a customer email address and an item to be purchased. The system may authenticate the customer email address. The system may send a first email to the customer email address requesting authorization to complete a purchase. The system may receive a second email, from the customer email address, encoded with the token and confirming or canceling the purchase. The system may authenticate the second email using the customer email address and the token. And the system may transmit a confirmation of purchase of the at least one item to the third party vendor website. | 08-07-2014 |
20140249968 | System and Method for Facilitating Secure Self Payment Transactions of Retail Goods - Disclosed herein are various embodiments for systems and methods for self-payment and verification of the purchase of retail goods and services. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for verifying the purchase using a mobile electronic device in wireless communication with a payment verification system and a code generating system is provided, the method comprising the steps of: receiving from a consumer information identifying an item for purchase; receiving from a consumer information identifying payment means for purchasing the item for purchase; processing the information identifying the item for purchase and information identifying payment means and generating a unique QR code indicating a purchase of the item; sending the unique QR code to a mobile device for display by a consumer to the vendor of the item for purchase. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258046 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A TRANSACTION - A method of managing a transaction between a user intending to acquire a product and a merchant offering products. The user has a first terminal for communicating with said merchant and a second terminal for communicating with the financial institution. At least one transmission during the transaction is performed by near field communications. In addition, security is enhanced because longer validation codes can be used by the method. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258047 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT DATA, COMPARING PROPOSAL ALTERNATIVES, AND RECONCILING PROPOSALS; INVOICES, AND PURCHASE ORDERS WITH ACTUAL COSTS IN A WORKFLOW PROCESS - The present invention provides a process and system for matching buyers and sellers of either goods or services, or goods and services for a project. The invention enables a buyer to specify a project in terms of physical, functional, temporal, financial, and transactional parameters that can be automatically converted, by the present invention, into at least one request for either goods or services, or goods and services to perform work related to the project. The requests are suitably provided to at least one seller. Upon receiving a request, the seller may submit a response to the request, as desired. The invention provides a forum for the negotiation of any agreements and the formation of contracts to provide the requested, or alternative goods or services, or goods and services, as well as reconciliation of purchase orders, actual field costs, and invoices. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279279 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING CUSTOMER PURCHASING PROCESSES - A customer purchasing workflow management functionality related to a customer account hosted by a vendor system is presented on a client computing device in a dashboard page. The system allows a customer to visualize purchasing workflows and processes by authorized purchasers and by authorized approvers, including the spending and approval limits associated with each, and the relationships therebetween. The system further provides for editing of the stored information comprising the purchasing workflows and processes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279280 | REAL TIME ORDER AND ACTIVATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for utilizing interactive UI dialogs to resolve issues that may arise during the real-time ordering and activation of wireless products and services while a user is engaged during their session. The interactive UI dialogs may provide a customer with an opportunity to provide information, make decisions or trigger additional steps during the real time order. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279281 | ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT DELIVERY - An order placement and delivery system is provided in which a final delivery address of a recipient is obscured or not known to a sender. The sender places an order for a gift against the unique sender identity, relays to the administrator a recipient's virtual contact address, and constructs a personal message which is routed to the virtual contact address. The point of origin of the personal message is inferred to be directly from the sender. The personal message forewarns the recipient that they will be messaged by the administrator to acquire a real-world physical address that will be used for physical gift delivery and stored in the database against the virtual contact address, such that future orders identifying the recipient's virtual contact address can be dispatched expeditiously to the recipient's physical address with reduced messaging overhead and without having to reveal the recipient's physical address to the sender. | 09-18-2014 |
20140310133 | DYNAMIC REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS - A dynamic review and approval process includes determining a minimum approval limit and constructing an approver list for procurement of one of goods and services. The approver list comprises a plurality of approvers, each approver having an approval limit that at least meets the minimum approval limit. The process includes removing one or more approvers who are unavailable and utilizing delegates for unavailable approvers. Processing approvals comprises notifying a first approver of the need for review and approval, receiving an approval or unapproval from the first approver, and repeating the steps of notifying and receiving for the remaining approvers on the approver list. An approval or unapproval from an approver not on the approver list is received and it is determined if the approval process is complete. It indicated to a user if the approval process is complete, otherwise the steps of notifying and receiving are repeated. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENGAGING IN A TRANSACTION BETWEEN A BUSINESS ENTITY AND A MERCHANT - A computer-implemented method of engaging in a transaction between a merchant and a business entity. The method includes: initiating a transaction by the business entity with a merchant; obtaining, by the merchant, a business entity data set including at least one data field; communicating an authorization request from the merchant to a provider, the request including at least one data field from the business entity data set and at least one field from a transaction data set; establishing a credit-based relationship between the provider and the business entity; communicating an authorization response from the provider to at least one of the merchant and the business entity; and engaging in the transaction between the provider and the business entity based at least in part upon the established credit-based relationship. A system and apparatus are also disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
20140330679 | METHODS DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR PURCHASING A PRODUCT - The present invention includes systems and methods for purchasing a product. A consumer may purchase a token at a first location. The token may share a similar design with a product located in a second location. After purchasing the token, consumer data including a delivery address may be transmitted from a data repository accessible at the first location to a data repository accessible at the second location. Consumer data including a delivery address accessed at the second location may be used to prepare a delivery of the product to the delivery address. The token may be presented and/or validated at the time of product delivery. The product may have logistic and/or legal restrictions preventing a purchase of the product at the first location. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330680 | E-COMMERCE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR SELLER RESTRICTIONS BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT CHARACTERISTICS - A computer receives a first restriction on the sale of an item from a seller, wherein the first restriction is based on at least one social media account characteristic. The computer receives an offer for purchase of the item from a buyer, wherein the offer includes characteristics of a social media account of the buyer. The computer determines whether the characteristics of the social media account of the buyer satisfies the first restriction on the sale of the item. Based on the determination of whether the characteristics of the social media account of the buyer satisfies the first restriction on the sale of the item, the computer determines whether to transmit the offer for purchase of the item to the seller. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING ONLINE ORDERING USING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS - A system and method for automatically submitting an online order from a customer to a restaurant. Input data and customer data is used by an order engine to select a deployment platform, such as social media networks, search engines, mobile applications, and related websites, for a user interface. The order engine provides a unique identifier for each restaurant. The unique identifier can be used by third parties, such as online content providers, to return the menu for the restaurant included in the third party content. The user interface automatically populates the restaurant's menu options and business data, allowing the customer to build an order. The order engine submits the order to the restaurant via a non-verbal communication platform. | 11-06-2014 |
20140351097 | REGISTRATION PROCESS - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a domain name for purchase. A purchaser is defined for the domain name. Validating information is defined for the purchaser. The authenticity of the purchaser is confirmed based, at least in part, upon the validating information. An online presence is automatically generated at the domain name. | 11-27-2014 |
20150012392 | METHOD OF OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATING COMMODITY OF VALUE PURCHASES VIA SUCH OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATION USING CURRENCY SERIAL NUMBERS - A method of certifying ownership of something, or authenticating a commodity of value via such ownership certification method, incorporates the use of a unique string of currency serial numbers. In an implementation of the method, an individual may access a merchant offering a commodity of value for sale by, for example, logging onto a website of the merchant; logging onto a mobile device application that interfaces with the merchant; telephoning the merchant; and entering a retail location associated with the merchant. The individual subsequently makes a purchase of at least one commodity of value and associates the purchase of the commodity of value with a unique serial number of a currency bill in the possession of the individual making the purchase, such that the currency bill having the associated unique serial number, when produced at a later time, functions to authenticate the purchase of the commodity of value. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019388 | Method and Apparatus for Preventing Fraudulent Transactions Online - A method and apparatus for providing fraud protection in purchase transactions made by a customer. The method including the steps of: receiving a purchase request for one or more items having a first price; generating a second price and/or an applied identifier that is unknown to the customer; applying a charge of the second price and/or the applied identifier using payment details provided; receiving data indicative of a third price and/or a recorded identifier; and comparing the data with the second price and/or the applied identifier; wherein if data is equal to the second price and/or applied identifier then finalise the purchase request. | 01-15-2015 |
20150032578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION, VERIFICATION, AND PAYMENTS - Computer systems and methods are provided for authenticating a user seeking to conduct at least one interaction with a secured capability provided by a computer. The method includes providing a first identifier to at least one verification server and providing a second identifier to an electronic device being used by the user. The first identifier and the second identifier each corresponds to the secured capability. The method further includes providing the electronic device with a user-selectable link configured to, upon being selected by the user, initiate a program to run on the electronic device. The program is configured to transmit a third identifier to the at least one verification server. The third identifier corresponds to the secured capability. The method further includes receiving authorization information from at least one of the electronic device and the at least one verification server. The method further includes using a processor (e.g., a processor of the computer) to provide the user with access to conduct the at least one interaction with the secured capability in response at least to the authorization information. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032579 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SUPPLIER RELATED FINANCING - A computer program product embodied in a computer readable storage medium for providing supplier related financing to one or more Goods and Services Providers (GSPs), the computer program product comprising programming instructions for: a) authentication of a Purchase Order (PO) sent to a Goods and Services Provider (GSP) from a Payment Procedure Specific Organisations (PPSO) such as an insurance company; b) publication of the GSP's requirement for supply of one or more parts and/or services, for viewing by one or more potential suppliers; c) matching of said offers of supply in the form of trade credit from one or more suppliers to the GSP's requirements and/or the associated PO specification; and d) presentation of said preferential offers of supply to said GSP. | 01-29-2015 |
20150058176 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING AN OFFER FOR A DOMAIN NAME - A request is received from a requester by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The request is used to identify a plurality of candidate domain names. For each one of the plurality of candidate domain names, a determination is made as to whether the candidate domain name is registered. When the candidate domain name is registered, the candidate domain name is displayed in a result listing on a domain registration website hosted by the at least one server in response to the request, and a first user interface enabling the requester to submit an offer to purchase the candidate domain name is displayed. When the candidate domain name is not registered, the candidate domain name is displayed in the result listing on the domain registration website in response to the request, and a second user interface enabling the requester to purchase the candidate domain name is displayed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058177 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING AN OFFER FOR A DOMAIN NAME - A request is received from a requester by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. The request is used to identify a plurality of candidate domain names. For each one of the plurality of candidate domain names, a determination is made as to whether the candidate domain name is registered. When the candidate domain name is registered, the candidate domain name is displayed in a result listing on a domain registration website hosted by the at least one server in response to the request, and a first user interface enabling the requester to submit an offer to purchase the candidate domain name is displayed. When the candidate domain name is not registered, the candidate domain name is displayed in the result listing on the domain registration website in response to the request, and a second user interface enabling the requester to purchase the candidate domain name is displayed. | 02-26-2015 |
20150088697 | NETWORK TRAFFIC-BASED THROTTLING OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACTIVITY - In general, network traffic-based electronic commerce (e-commerce) techniques are described. The techniques may potentially prevent website crashes caused by traffic spikes. An example method includes determining, by a computing device, a level of network traffic associated with accessing a website that provides one or more e-commerce capabilities, and comparing the level of network traffic against a threshold traffic level. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the level of network traffic exceeds the threshold traffic level, determining whether a purchase request received via the website identifies a limited time offer (LTO) that is currently available via the website, and when the purchase request identifies the LTO, denying the purchase request with respect to the LTO at an add-to-cart stage. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088698 | MOBILE TRANSACTIONS WITH A KIOSK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system of conducting a mobile transaction with a kiosk management system operating a plurality of kiosks for requested items is provided. A consumer may possess a portable device configured to communicate with the kiosk management system such that the kiosk management system may provide requested items to a selected kiosk from the plurality of kiosks. The portable device may operate a mobile application to display a list of available kiosks providing the requested items for the consumer to select a kiosk to reserve the requested items at. The consumer may then use the portable device to interact with the selected kiosk to retrieve the requested items reserved at the selected kiosk. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095200 | Purchase Order Matching - An approach is provided for using a purchase order system to verify information on invoices. One or more text fields represented in invoice image data are compared to purchase order data from a purchase order system. If the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data do not match the purchase order data from the purchase order system, then the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data are designated for special processing. If the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data match the purchase order data from the purchase order system, then the invoice is designated as verified. The approach also includes the ability for a user to supplement invoice data with additional data, such as codes used by business organizations, and for automatic correction of errors in text fields using data maintained by the purchase order system. | 04-02-2015 |
20150106239 | TOKENIZATION REVOCATION LIST - A method for providing a token revocation list is disclosed. The method includes maintaining a status for each of a plurality of tokens in a token revocation database. Token validation requests are received, and the statuses of payment tokens can be determined. Response messages with the statuses of the payment tokens are then sent to token status requesters so that they may make decisions on whether or not to use them to process transactions. | 04-16-2015 |
20150142615 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT - A method, computer program product and computing device for receiving a request to load at least one new media content item on a personal media device. The size of the at least one new media content item is compared with the amount of storage space remaining on the personal media device to determine if the personal media device has sufficient available storage space. If the personal media device does not have sufficient available storage space, a relative weight associated with at least one old media content item stored on the personal media device is ascertained, the relative weight corresponding to a likelihood that the at least one old media content item will be rendered on the personal media device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150302518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an apparatus of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The apparatus includes: a product information management unit configured to provide product information about products to be provided as a gift and Unique Resource Locator (URL) information corresponding to the product information, to a purchaser terminal; a gift icon management unit configured to manage gift icons corresponding to the products, and manage whether the gift icon has been used or not; and a control unit configured to select at least one of the products provided by the product information management unit, and when a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected product is selected, and then a settlement of the at least one selected product has been finished, provide the gift icon corresponding to the at least one selected product, to the receipt terminal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150379617 | PARENTALCONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA SERVICE SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for parental control of purchases by a child of the parent are described including transmitting a notification to the parent that the child of the parent is attempting to make an online purchase, receiving verification that the parent is authorized to approve the online purchase, transmitting a screen to the parent's receiving device for the parent's approval or disapproval of the purchase and receiving the parent's approval or disapproval. Also described are a method and apparatus for a parent to pre-select online media content purchases of a child of the parent including receiving a request to access a parental control system, receiving verification that the parent is authorized to approve the online purchase, generating and rendering a program guide including media content titles and media content ratings and receiving parental selection of media content approved for purchase by the child. | 12-31-2015 |
20160042441 | SHOP SYSTEM - In order to simplify and facilitate tasks pertaining to orders from customers and to improve customer satisfaction, the present invention includes a main system and a shop system, the shop system including a shop terminal, a kitchen terminal and the like, and various terminals having various functions. The terminals of the shop system can receive orders directly transmitted from terminals of the shop and from other terminals. Further, customers can provide goods to other customers visiting the shop without directly visiting the shop. Further, the shop system allows payment via various settlement means. | 02-11-2016 |
20160078524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUGGESTING AND PROCESSING REGULAR TRANSACTIONS BASED ON PRODUCT DATA - A method for identifying and initiating a regular transaction for a consumer includes: storing a merchant profile, the profile including data related to a merchant including a merchant geolocation; storing an account profile, the profile including data related to a consumer including a plurality of transaction data entries, each including data related to a transaction involving the consumer including a set of one or more product identifiers corresponding to products purchased in the transaction; identifying a regular order for the consumer, the regular order including a specific set of one or more product identifiers based on frequency of the specific set as the set included in the transaction data entries in the account profile; receiving a geolocation associated with the consumer, the geolocation being within a predetermined distance of the geolocation in the merchant profile; and transmitting at least the one or more product identifiers included in the specific set. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078525 | Method and System for Grouping Buyers and Sellers for Purchasing Goods - Disclosed herein is a method and system for generating requests for purchasing items and or services. According to this method a first purchasing request for a first item is generated. The purchasing request may include an item type. A second purchasing request for a second item may also be generated. The second purchasing request may also include an item type. In some embodiments, the item type of the second purchasing request is comparable to the item type of the first purchasing request. Once the first purchasing request and the second purchasing request have been generated, the first purchasing request is linked with the second purchasing request. | 03-17-2016 |
20160125513 | SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING GOODS VIA ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for classification, viewing, sorting, rating, ranking, listing, selling and acquiring goods in a consumer to consumer marketplace, which provide an individual with the ability to browse goods through a number of different communities, both geographical and otherwise, and further including custom communities. The systems and methods further comprise a unique user storefront, which may further be customized to meet the individual user's needs and wants. The systems and methods described herein further provide a user with the ability to define parameters associated with a particular community, group or subgroup and invite other user to join the community, group or subgroup. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132959 | COLOR BOM AUTHORING WITH COLOR BOM SOLVE - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving an order with an order condition. The method includes a set of valid condition statements from a bill-of-materials. The method includes color part usages in the BOM according to the valid condition statements and a color condition statement. Each color part usage corresponds to a less-finish part usage, and wherein each less-finish part usage includes engineering conditions and the color part usages do not include engineering conditions. The method includes returning a result set according to the order condition, the result set including colored part usages. | 05-12-2016 |
20160140557 | E-COMMERCE BASED PAYMENT SYSTEM WITH AUTHENTICATION OF ELECTRONIC INVOICES - A payment website coordinates payment transactions related to purchases by account holders from merchants. Merchants may open transactions and request authorization from the account holders' account issuers. Upon receipt of a favorable authorization response in a particular transaction, the website may permit the merchant to append an invoice to the transaction on the website for validation by the account issuer. The account issuer may confirm that the invoice meets requirements for an applicable financing program. After validation of the invoice, the payment website may contact the account holder to obtain authentication by the account holder of the invoice and the transaction. | 05-19-2016 |
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