04th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170024667 | SECURE CONTENT TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPERATE THE SAME - Secure content transfer systems and methods to operate the same are disclosed. An example system includes a content server to encrypt content according to an encryption key, and to transfer the encrypted content, the encryption key and a license to a client that supports a digital rights management technology. The example system further includes a broadcast system headend to determine the encryption key, wherein the broadcast system headend is physically separate from the content server, and a digital rights management license server to provide the license. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024668 | Automated Assessment and Solution Methodology - Disclosed is an automated tool that assesses an organization's issues through assessments and determines the most appropriate solution flows based on the user's answers and question rank. This invention allows an organization to assess their issues and complete the solution flows in a fully automated environment, providing a less expensive, automated, self-paced flow to improve the organization versus the traditional in person consultation. Any discipline may be incorporated into the tool, allowing new information to be added any time and tailored to specific discipline needs. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024669 | Price-And-Branch Algorithm For Mixed Integer Linear Programming - A method includes forming a working mixed integer linear program (MILP) from a given MILP for job allocation to allocate people to jobs at least by choosing a subset of variables from the MILP. Only person/job combinations that are deemed most valuable are chosen for the subset. The working MILP includes the chosen subset of variables but no other variables from the given MILP. The working MILP is solved to determine a solution. Using the solution, a special linear program is formed and solved to determine a price of each constraint relative to the solution. Using the prices, variables that are not in the working MILP are evaluated to determine any variables that can contribute to an improved solution. The variables evaluated as contributing to an improved solution are added to the working MILP. The working MILP with the added variables is solved. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING EQUINE EVENTS - The embodiments herein provide a system and method for managing equine events. The participation details are collected from one or more contestants participating in the equine event using a computing device. The equine event comprises plurality of divisions separated based on a pre-determined time interval from a fastest time clocked in the event. The entry fee is received from each contestant via a payment gateway. The entry fee for each contestant is computed based on the plurality of divisions chosen by a contestant and a number of horses selected by each contestant. A preset percentage of the total amount is assigned to the promoters as a promoter share. A reward amount for each division is determined after deducting the promoter fees. A prizemoney is rewarded to one or more contestants based on ranking. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024671 | Device, System, and Method for Automated Vehicle Guidance System - A device, system, and method determines a prioritized location for an automated vehicle to move. The method performed at a contact center includes performing a transaction between an electronic device and the contact center, the transaction including at least one correspondence. The method includes determining location data corresponding to the electronic device, the location data being a location of the electronic device. The method includes determining prioritized location data based upon the location data and further related data, the further related data being at least one of an analysis of the at least one correspondence, internal information of the contact center, and external information available to the contact center. The method includes transmitting the prioritized location data to an unmanned, automated vehicle (UAV), the UAV configured to automatically move to a predetermined location based upon the prioritized location data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024672 | CREATING A MARKET GROWTH STRATEGY AND COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS - A technique for performing commercial venture analysis involves establishing an empirically-derived structure and evaluating companies using analytical techniques within that structure. The technique may involve defining jobs, or goals a customer is attempting to reach, with dozens or even hundreds of outcomes. Ideally, the structure and tools facilitate analysis that would not be possible otherwise. Moreover, the nature of the system enables real-time input for changing conditions and the ability to calculate returns for new markets in which products or services do not exist. A computer program product and business method is described for generating a market growth strategy. The computer program product in a computer-readable medium having instructions for directing a computer to focus on the core job that needs to be performed. A specific sequence is executed in several phases: market selection, target generation, business generation and portfolio generation strategies. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024673 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY INFORMATION CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY INFORMATION CONTROL DEVICE - A display information control method including displaying a plurality of display items corresponding to a first task based on a predetermined priorities for each of the plurality of display items when at least one task has been executed according to a predetermined order before an execution of the first task in a process, determining a priorities for each of the plurality of display items when the at least one task has been executed according to an order different from the predetermined order, the determining including making a priority for a specified display item to be higher than priorities for the plurality of display items for the first task other than the specified display item, the specified item being a display item accepting an input in the at least one task, and displaying the plurality of display items based on the determined priorities. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024674 | SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - Disclosed is a method of provisioning business intelligence to a plurality of users in a business organization. The method may include storing a plurality of business analytical data corresponding to a level of a plurality of levels in the business organization. Further, the method may include generating a user interface including a plurality of visualizations of the plurality of business analytical data. Additionally, the method may include communicating the user interface to a plurality of user devices associated with a plurality of users. Accordingly, the plurality of devices may be configured to display the user interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024675 | CROSS-DOMAIN MULTI-ATTRIBUTE HASHED AND WEIGHTED DYNAMIC PROCESS PRIORITIZATION - In response to receipt of a process-level input request that is subject to business-level requirements, multiple sets of attributes are identified. The sets of attributes are each from one of multiple informational domains that represent processing factors associated with at least the process-level input request, contemporaneous infrastructure processing capabilities, and historical process performance of similar processes. The multiple sets of attributes from the multiple informational domains are hashed as a vector into an initial process prioritization. The attributes of the hashed vector of the multiple sets of attributes from the multiple informational domains are weighted in the initial process prioritization into a hashed-weighted resulting process prioritization. The process-level input request is assigned to a process category based upon the hashed-weighted resulting process prioritization. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024676 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING AND PREDICTING CASH-AT-RISK INVESTMENTS AND GAMBLING OUTCOMES - A system is described for compiling and comparing the prediction accuracy of analysts to improve user prediction performance. The system includes a processor having software programmed to compile prediction data of the analysts based upon an outcome of the analyst's selections. The processor is in communication with a database for data storage. An interface is configured to provide an interactive link between the user and the prediction data. The interface provides a display portal for viewing the prediction data. The processor automatically tracks and records the performance history of the analysts and ranks them according to performance history. The processor presents the ranks of the analysts to the user through the display portal to the user who is then able to purchase a prediction from any of the analysts for a future event by payment of a fee. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024677 | System for Improving Management Performance - A participating manager will receive an invitation to participate in a moderated session conducted via a virtual or face-to-face classroom environment utilizing a management application's dynamic dashboard data visualization tool. The managers are ranked and compared according to sales performance. The moderator identifies who is above and below average based on PRU. The moderator may also present a Penetration screen showing product penetration and product per retail unit and a Revenue screen from which the managers will be able to view the revenue share/mix, the group revenue share/mix, the revenue source by product penetration, and the recent vs. previous quarter average profit. The information provided during the moderated sessions provides each manager with greater insight into where their performance ranks among their peers and facilitates improvement in the capabilities and profitability of finance managers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024678 | EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS USING HUMAN CAPITAL VALUES - To evaluate performance of organizational units using Human Capital Value (HCV), the input data spread across an enterprise may be received from a user. The input data includes employee data, project related data, and organizational unit data for performance evaluation. The input data is analyzed for generating HCV variables. The HCV variables are stored in a repository ( | 2017-01-26 |
20170024679 | PERSONALIZED USER SELECTION OF REMOTE VIDEO ASSISTANTS BASED ON REMOTE VIDEO CALL HISTORY - The present invention relates to creating personalized user selection of remote video assistants based on the user's recent remote video assistant history. In this regard, once a user logs in to a remote video assistant/assistance system, the invention accesses the user's recent remote video assistant session data (i.e., which video assistants the user previously transacted with) and presents a listing of the video assistants which the user previously interacted with. In specific embodiments, as a means of insuring that the user recognizes the video assistant, an image or video clip is presented along with the listing of previously used to remote video assistants. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024680 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO AGENT ASSIGNMENT - Embodiments described herein provide an efficient multi-dimensional routing algorithm that takes into account decision factors including but not limited to skills of the agents, a channel to be used for a particular contact, personal preferences and other contact specific information, a balance between inbound and outbound contacts, the relative expense of agents for a particular contact, etc. This routing algorithm can be adapted to handle mandatory conditions as well as soft conditions. Each of the various possible conditions can be weighted by the entity implementing the contact center based on a relative importance of the factor to that entity. Embodiments can also include a set of analytics that provides insight into the correlation between the decision factors and desired outcomes which can be used, for example, for proper tuning of the algorithm based on an adjustment of the weight applied to these various factors. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024681 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC ALLOCATION OF MOBILE AGENTS - Systems and methods for dynamic allocation of mobile agents to attend to customer needs by scheduling appointments between customers and mobile agents, the system including a receiving module, a relationship module, a matching module, an assignment module and a calendar module. The receiving module is configured to extract customer needs from received customer requests and the relationship module is configured to extract the relationship scores with respect to customer raising customer requests and the matching module is configured to match customer needs with agent profiles to identify a mobile agent, the identified mobile agent is subjected to determination by assignment module configured to evaluate the appropriateness of identified mobile agent. The calendar module is configured to check availability of mobile agent by prompting the mobile agent to confirm the availability and receiving a conformation from mobile agent in response to prompting and scheduling an appointment of customer with mobile agent. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024682 | REMOTE TRAVEL SERVICE - A client requests for an agent to provide a service from a server, where the server response with a list of agents based upon the location of the agent relative to the client. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TRACK TIME & ATTENDANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AT A WORKPLACE - A system and method to track time and attendance of an individual at a workplace is provided. The system includes a location tracking system that detects a presence of a portable electronic device carried by the individual, a time clock system that records clock-out registration time of the individual at the workplace, and a main controller. If the main controller receives an electronic communication indicative that the portable electronic device is located at a predefined break or non-work area, and if the main controller does not detect recording of the individual clock-out registration time at the time clock system, then main controller automatically causes an alert at the portable electronic device prompting the individual to transmit a feedback signal acknowledging need to record the clock-out registration time. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024684 | Systems and Methods for Worksite Safety Management and Tracking - Disclosed are various embodiments of worksite systems and methods that render user interfaces to provide features based on permissions of a user account. A user of a client device can create and store incident reports including photographs depicting the incident. The incident report can be synchronized with a remote data store through a synchronization service on an application server. A vehicle status report can also be created and stored on the client device and synchronized with the application server. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT OBJECT TRANSMISSION - A method for actuating movement of items from a source location to a destination location, comprising: (a) ascertaining a move initiating entity having a source location; (b) identifying a first set of components at the source location, and iteratively processing each component in the set of components by performing the following steps until each component from the set of components is processed; (1) identifying a next component from the set of components, and (2) iteratively generating a tag for the next component; (c) selecting a first set of items from the tagged items at the source location, and generating a destination layout at the source location via an interface based on an input; (d) ascertaining a set of distance parameters for the source location and the destination location, and generating at least one estimate for moving the first set of items from the source location to the destination location. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024686 | Electric Vehicle Charging Station Adapted for the Delivery of Goods and Services - The present application provides a solar canopy station having a processor. The processor receives requests for delivery of goods or services and transmits the delivery request to a provider along with information regarding the processor location. The provider provides the requested goods or services. The station also is provided with a mechanism to couple the solar canopy to a battery, which may be a vehicle battery such as an electric car or electric scooter. The solar canopy would provide electrical energy either directly to the battery or through a power conditioner and, optionally, a storage facility. The solar canopy, storage facility, or power conditioner may be provided to power equipment associated with providing services such as, for example, power refrigeration units or freezer units to allow delivery of perishable and frozen goods. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024687 | Method and Transfer Apparatus for Transferring Person-related Shipments - A method for transferring at least one person-related shipment in which at least one already person-related shipment for collection with a vehicle linked to the person-related shipment is deposited in a transfer device, and in which a vehicle linked to the person-related shipment travels to the transfer device, and in which the authorization of the vehicle linked to the person-related shipment and/or the authorization of a collector authorized to accept the person-related shipment is checked by the transfer device, and in which the person-related shipment, in the event of a successful authorization check by the transfer device, is transferred to the vehicle linked to the person-related shipment, so that the collector can accept the person-related shipment from the vehicle, and/or is transferred into the vehicle linked to the person-related shipment, particularly into the interior, onto a loading area and/or a trunk of the vehicle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024688 | Method, distribution vehicle and system for autonomously delivering and/or collecting at least one shipment - A method for autonomously delivering and/or collecting at least one shipment using at least one distribution vehicle is described, in which a distribution vehicle approaches a customer vehicle at least partially autonomously and at least partially via the public road traffic, in which the distribution vehicle at least partially autonomously causes opening of a closure unit of the customer vehicle, in which, when the closure unit is open, the distribution vehicle at least partially autonomously places a shipment into the customer vehicle and/or at least partially autonomously removes a shipment from the customer vehicle, which, after placing and/or removing the shipment, the distribution vehicle at least partially autonomously causes closing of the closure unit of the customer vehicle. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF REGULATED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - A system and method for tracking the production and sale of regulated agricultural products, such as | 2017-01-26 |
20170024690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN MEASUREMENT DATA ACQUISITION - Methods for use in a measurement system. Some embodiments comprise at least one sensor unit and a control unit, wherein the at least one sensor unit is configured to detect a physical quantity and to form a sensor data signal. The method comprises, at the control unit, receiving a data receive signal from the sensor unit, and interpreting the data receive signal to be one of at least the sensor data signal and another data signal, wherein the interpreting is based on an attribute information intrinsic to the data receive signal. Furthermore, there is a sensor unit for use in measurement data acquisition, an apparatus configured to control a measurement data acquisition, a measurement system for use in measurement data acquisition, and a medium incorporating a sequence of operation steps that, when executed, perform a method for use in a measurement system for data acquisition. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT HOME DELIVERY OF PERISHABLES - A system and method are provided for the delivery of perishable products such as dairy products wherein the system combines a wholesale distribution network with a residential delivery network. A delivery hub receives perishable products from a distributor and stores and packages same for downstream delivery to the customers subscribing to the system. The system incorporates the use of low cost operational components and a low overhead, delivery-only storefront or facility. Additionally, two primary low cost operational components would be utilized, namely a low-cost delivery vehicle | 2017-01-26 |
20170024692 | FOOD TRACKING AND PACKAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention encompasses methods and apparatuses for tracking and tracing containers and their contents in a supply chain. Inventions disclose apparatuses capable of scanning multiple containers while in a tray having viewing windows. An associated tray and container for accommodating such scanning is also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for tracking and tracing the scanned containers and contents. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024693 | Setup of a communication link to a user apparatus via an access control apparatus - A method, performed by an access control apparatus, that includes the following steps: obtaining a request to set up a communication link, wherein the request contains authorization information; checking the authorization of the request to set up a communication link at least in part on the basis of the authorization information; and causing setup of and/or setting up a communication link to a first user apparatus only if the result of the checking is that the request to set up a communication link is authorized. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024694 | Method and System for Collaborative Execution of Business Processes - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for collaborative execution of business processes shared by entities and outsourced business partners providing products or services to the entities. A single software service is provided with common business process rules, a common business information schema, and a single directory of shared workspaces for registered users of all entities and outsourced partners on a publicly available server computer. The software service is managed by a third party. The users operate client devices communicating with the server computer over a global communications network to access the service. The service enables users to create collaboration workspaces. Each of the collaboration workspaces is identified in the single directory and accessible by a team of users associated with an entity and one or more outsourced business partners for one or more business processes shared by the entity and the one or more outsourced business partners. Each collaboration workspace provides a common operational view of the one or more shared business processes to the team of users to facilitate execution of the one or more shared business processes. The service facilitates interaction and sharing of information relating to one or more shared business processes among a team of users through each collaboration workspace. The service connects users to business processes by enabling users to identify and grant access rights to additional users to access a collaboration workspace. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYSTEMATIC PRESENTATION AND ORDERING OF DOCUMENTS BASED ON TRIGGERS - A system and method for calculating and organizing a plurality of document objects with associated workflow objects for a plurality of user devices whereby a deadline calculator and an object manager calculate missing information based on historical records and corresponding rules and user settings. The plurality of user devices capable of managing, document object actions such as accept, deny, or pause document objects or actions, driven by pre-configured parameters and internal system rules related to single or ongoing deadlines and/or other triggers. A proximity manager to manage deadline triggers based on a plurality of rules based on date distances from computed deadlines. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024696 | MAINTAINING A CUSTODIAN DIRECTORY BY ANALYZING DOCUMENTS - A computer processor may extract identity information from a document. The identity information may include at least one custodian identity attribute. After extracting the identity information, the computer processor may determine that the identity information is associated with a specific custodian. The computer processor may then search for the custodian identity attribute in a custodian directory to determine whether the custodian directory contains an entry for the custodian. If the custodian is not in the custodian directory, the computer processor may create a new entry in the custodian directory for the custodian and store the extracted identity information in the new entry. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024697 | MAINTAINING A CUSTODIAN DIRECTORY BY ANALYZING DOCUMENTS - A computer processor may extract identity information from a document. The identity information may include at least one custodian identity attribute. After extracting the identity information, the computer processor may determine that the identity information is associated with a specific custodian. The computer processor may then search for the custodian identity attribute in a custodian directory to determine whether the custodian directory contains an entry for the custodian. If the custodian is not in the custodian directory, the computer processor may create a new entry in the custodian directory for the custodian and store the extracted identity information in the new entry. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024698 | MANAGING TEAM MAILBOX INTEGRATING EMAIL REPOSITORY AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT STORE SERVICES - A communication application creates a team mailbox integrating messages from an email repository and documents from a content management store (CMS). The application enables an administrator to define and manage members of the team mailbox with varying privilege status for accessing the team mailbox. Content such as aggregated messages and associated documents are displayed through a unified view to standardize ease of access. The members are enabled to receive messages sent to the team mailbox by others. Policies inherited from email repository, CMS, and/or third party policy providers are enforced within the team mailbox. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024699 | ONLINE MATCHMAKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to an online matchmaking system and method. A plurality of participants, each having a profile, is invited to an online matchmaking event. For each participant, a predetermined number of complementary participant profiles are determined. Online meetings are set up, each online meeting being held between participants having complementary profiles. Each participant attends a number of online meetings corresponding to the predetermined number. For each given online meeting, a feedback is received from a participant to the given online meeting, the feedback being related to an other participant to the given online meeting. Determination is made whether there is a two-way match between participants to a given online meeting based on feedback received from at least one of the participants to the given online meeting. Each participant is informed of a number of two-way matches determined from the online meetings the participant has attended. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024700 | Employment Verification System - A method for displaying proof of employment data verifies the employment data. A computer system displays a control in a graphical user interface for a display system. The control is configured to receive user input specifying an identifier for proof of employment data. The computer system receives the user input specifying the identifier through the control. The computer system retrieves the proof of the employment data based on the identifier. The computer system displays the proof of the employment data in the graphical user interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024701 | PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON JOB CHANGE INDICATIONS - Techniques are provided for determining one or more recommendations to a user based on job change indications. In one approach, job change indications are tracked to generate associations between job information, such as an association between a user's job title at one time and the user's job title at a later time or an association between a user's job skill and a job skill of a job position to which the user applied. A mapping (such as a translation model) is updated based on the associations. The mapping is used to determine one or more recommendations for a particular user, where the recommendations may be job openings for the particular user, candidate users for the particular user to recruit, suggestions to edit a profile of the particular user, or possible query expansions for a query of the particular user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024702 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CALENDAR EVENTS RELATED TO LOCATION IN A SHARED CALENDAR SYSTEM - A method of operation of an electronic shared calendar system includes determining that a device has changed location from a first location to a second location by accessing location information from location hardware of the device. The calendar entries of the electronic shared calendar implemented by the device are checked to determine calendar entries that are related to activities at the first location. Calendar entries of the electronic shared calendar related to activities at the first location are hidden so that they are not visible when the electronic shared calendar is displayed on a display of the device or by other parties viewing the shared calendar on other devices. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024703 | DATA INTERFACE FOR TEAM ABSENCE CALENDERING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for managing calendar information. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include generating, by at least one processor, a request message including at least one parameter defined in accordance with an interface at an absence management system; sending, by the at least one processor, the generated request message to the interface; and receiving, by the at least one processor, team absence information generated in accordance with the at least one parameter. Related systems and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS - A system and method are provided for scheduling, calendaring, notifying, and providing automated real-time updating of scheduled appointment times on a central master schedule. The system and method dynamically optimize a number of appointments being scheduled within a range of time using a distributed computing system suitable for providing a self-service model for patient driven scheduling of appointments. Specifically, the system optimizes scheduled appointment times in response to a break in the schedule or a manual update of a specific scheduled appointment to maximize the number of appointments capable of being scheduled within a defined work day for the service provider. A plurality of edge-connected devices act as the initiators of scheduling changes, while creating an edge-connected schema for handling elastic scheduling tasks that are reflected on the centrally placed master calendar residing on a passive peer-validated data store and/or database. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024705 | VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF SCHEDULING DATA - Methods and structure for presenting and analyzing schedule data. One exemplary embodiment is a system that includes an interface and a controller. The controller is able to identify a schedule comprising multiple events occurring over a length of time, to select a cyclic period within the length of time, and to generate a representation of the length of time as a view of a three dimensional (3D) helix wherein each revolution of the 3D helix corresponds with an iteration of the cyclic period. The controller is also able to determine an event location for each of the events along a path defined by the 3D helix, and to direct the interface to transmit instructions for presenting the 3D helix and the event locations via a display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024706 | SPECIFICALLY PROGRAMMED COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED ENGINE SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME ON-DEMAND DISCOVERY OF AVAILABLE TIME SLOTS ACROSS PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE OBJECTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - In some embodiments, the present invention provides for a computer-implemented method, including at least the following steps to be performed by a specifically programmed computer processor of a schedule management computer system: electronically causing to display a specialized schedule GUI; where the specialized schedule GUI is configured to allow each user to: define a programmed schedule object, including a plurality of availability time periods (TimeWindows); each having TimeWindow parameters, and identifying when a time period is available or unavailable for booking; where the TimeWindow parameters include: a start date, a start time, an end time, at least one day of a week, and a period type; electronically and in real-time, generating a bitmask of days in a week for each TimeWindow of the TimeWindows; electronically and in real-time, storing schedule objects associated with the users in a specifically dedicated database. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024707 | DEVICE FOR MECHANIZED AUTOMATION OF DIAGNOSTICS AND UPGRADES FOR PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES - A portable device repair machine may be configured to receive portable devices, identify the portable device, diagnose, repair and/or upgrade the portable device, collect payment for the service and return the portable device to the payee. The portable device repair machine may include an audio/video interface for interaction with a portable device user as well as a mechanized connection, inspection, diagnostic and upgrade system. The mechanized connection, inspection, diagnostic and upgrade system may comprise a conveyance mechanism for conveying the portable device among multiple stations such as a physical inspection station, device connection mechanism station, diagnostic, repair and upgrade station, and a physical upgrade station. Various mechanical devices, such as robotic arms may interact with the portable device, based in part on feedback obtained via various image sensors within the portable device repair machine. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024708 | PRODUCT DISASSEMBLING METHOD WITH DISASSEMBLING SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATION AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A product disassembling method and non-transitory computer readable media thereof are provided. According to the components of the product and the disassembling attributes of the components, the disassembling sequence that minimizes the total disassembling time can be planned. The method includes the following steps: an initial disassembling sequence solution is randomly generated. The disassembling sequence solution is updated by using an update mechanism. The disassembling time of the update disassembling sequence solution is calculated by using a fitness function. The best fitness value is obtained after the continuously updating, so as to determine whether to update or maintain the initial disassembling sequence solution. The corresponding disassembling sequence is considered as the best planning result. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024709 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024710 | METHOD OF SCHEDULING PAYMENTS FOR A PRODUCT OR A SERVICE - A method of scheduling payments for a product or a service is provided. The present invention may be performed within a web based server via a software executed on a computer. The consumer first performs an action that requires payment from a merchant. For example, the consumer may select a product or service from the merchant for purchase. Once the product or service has been selected by the user, a scheduling payment link is sent. The scheduling payment link is sent to at least one of an email address and a mobile phone of the user. The user may then activate the link and enter a payment type and a scheduling input. The payment type includes a type of payment the user is using to send money for the product or service and the scheduling input includes a calendar day in which a payment is made. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024711 | FILE VAULT AND CLOUD BASED DOCUMENT NOTARY SERVICE - In one embodiment, a trusted cloud service such as an “electronic vault” may store records of a consumer's electronic data file history. These documents may come from disparate providers and include financial statements and the like. The trusted vault cloud may act as an online notary to certify documents are legitimate and may be trusted. For example, a retailer may dispute whether the consumer paid a debt. To resolve the issue the retailer may access the cloud vault to retrieve a bank statement for the consumer, whereby the bank statement is electronically notarized by the vault cloud and is thus credible to the retailer. The retailer may then see proof the consumer had indeed paid a past debt to the retailer. Other embodiments are described herein. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024712 | COMPUTERIZED SOCIAL SHARING AND TRADING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD BASED ON THE USE OF VIRTUAL CONSIDERATION - A computerized social sharing and trading system, method, device, and product based on virtual consideration that allows a user to sign up and create a profile that is stored in a database. The user is given a welcoming amount of virtual currency that allows trading for goods and services provided by other members of the system. The user can specify customized parameters that may be used to raise very specific queries and to specify location, fees, condition, etc. to allow the user to thoughtfully select the goods or services desired. One embodiment allows users to create groups for specific tasks or goods so that only those people relating to the selected group will be contacted. Users are able to personalize their profiles and offer-pages and will be charged a small virtual fee for this option. In some embodiments, video conferencing is integrated to allow services to be offered virtually. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024713 | WEARABLE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR EVENT ADMINISTRATION AND EVENT RELATED TRANSACTIONS - Wearable devices, such as wrist bands, mobile devices, cards, name tags, or the like, are provided for facilitating various transactions at events. Further, a system is provided that allows an event organizer to manage transactions among various entities in an event via the wearable devices. In particular, a wearable device with unique identification may be given to each attendee. The attendee may use the wearable device to gain access to various parts of the event and make purchases at various vendors or merchants. The system may manage transactions made by the attendees using the wearable devices. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024714 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - An object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database based on a digital representation of a scene containing the object. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to present an item to a user, who may obtain the item via a transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024715 | SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR MAKING REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A graphical user interface, systems, and methods of using an intermediary computer to process payments in real-time. Tax payments are processed over a secure network directly to a government authority without being coupled with electronic filing of tax returns or other filing or processing documents. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE PAGE BANNER INTEGRATION - A dynamic banner may be displayed in a merchant check out page sourced from a merchant server that may be customized to a particular user and/or merchant. The dynamic banner may be provided by a transaction account provider server and may invite the user to select an offer. In response to the user's interaction with the offer, the characteristics of the merchant check out page may be changed, for example, a product may be discounted, and/or a new transaction account may be issued to the user by the transaction account provider server and used to complete the checkout process via cross document messaging and cross domain scripting. In this manner, the merchant server and the transaction account provider server may interact with a user within a single web page. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024717 | Microapplications Software Marketplace for Digital Systems and Method of Use - Disclosed is a system and method for provisioning and deploying digital systems using microapplications running natively and securely on top of cloud computing providers. The system includes a software marketplace that allows users to purchase microapplications on a subscription basis in order to build, deploy, and manage the microapplications as a custom digital system in their accounts from the cloud-computing providers. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING ACTUAL DOLLAR COSTS FOR ENTITIES - Systems, methods, and computer programs for performing calculations of cost of entities are described. According to one embodiment, a method is described wherein one or more data sources are identified; information is gathered from those data sources, which is then used to calculate an adjusted cost of the entities. According to another embodiment, the information gathered from the data sources relates to dollar costs and other information pertaining to the entities, which is used to statistically model cost-related figures pertaining to the entities. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024719 | SECURE REAL-TIME PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method including receiving, at a first system from a first entity, a request comprising a merchant identifier. The method also includes determining, at the first system, using the merchant account database, first information comprising an account identifier of a second account of the merchant maintained by a second financial institution. The method additionally includes sending the first information from the first system to the first financial institution. The method further includes receiving, at the first system from the first financial institution, payment information regarding a deposit to be made in the second account from the first account to pay the merchant for one or more items to be purchased from the merchant by the consumer for the payment amount. The method additionally includes sending, from the first system to the second financial institution, the payment information such that the second financial institution, upon receiving the payment information, notifies the merchant to satisfy an expectation of the merchant for payment from the consumer. Other embodiments are provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024720 | MULTI-MODE PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program code are provided to receive payment card and mobile identity information from a mobile device associated with a user, determine account and mobile device eligibility and capability and in the case where the mobile device is NFC capable, triggering a tokenization process to generate a tokenization record associated with the payment card, storing the payment card information associated with the user securely, and transmitting card reference information associated with at least one of (i) the tokenization record, and (ii) the stored payment card information to the mobile device for use in transactions. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION - A method for facilitating electronic transaction comprising the following steps: —predefining a set of hashtags for purpose of electronic transaction; receiving a request for electronic transaction; the request comprises at least one hashtag; verifying the request with a subscriber database; and upon successful verification; comparing the request with the predefined set of hashtags and locating a match with a hashtag from the set of hashtags; wherein upon a successful match, processing the hashtag to fulfil the transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024722 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND PAYMENT METHOD USING EXTENDED DISPLAY AND FINGER SCAN THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a main display; an extended display extended to at least one side of the main display, and forming a single display together with the main display; a fingerprint input unit configured to input a fingerprint; and a controller configured to deactivate the main display, and display payment-related information related to a payment made with the mobile terminal on the extended display while maintaining the deactivation of the main display, in response to a fingerprint input on the fingerprint input unit. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024723 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION - The disclosure relates, e.g., to image processing technology including device to device communication. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: a camera for capturing imagery; and one or more processors configured for: analyzing a plurality of image frames captured with said camera, the plurality of image frames representing a plurality of graphics displayed on a display screen of a portable device, in which each of the graphics comprises an output from an erasure code generator, in which the erasure code generator produces a plurality of outputs corresponding to a payload; analyzing the plurality of image frames to decode outputs from the plurality of graphics; reconstructing the payload from decoded outputs; and utilizing the payload to carry out an action. A great variety of other features, arrangements and claims are also detailed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024724 | SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING OPTIMAL CARD, APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING OPTIMAL CARD AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an optimal card recommendation system, a purchase prediction-based optimal card recommendation apparatus, and a method using the apparatus. One or more purchase commodities that are expected to be purchased by a user at a store are predicted, an amount of a payment that is expected to be made by the user at the store is predicted, and an optimal card is predicted, among multiple cards registered in an application for payment, in consideration of at least one of the expected payment amount and the one or more expected purchase commodities. The most suitable payment card may be recommended by predicting a commodity to be purchased by a user and a payment amount for the commodity so that the user may use an automatic payment service when paying for a commodity at a store through his or her mobile terminal. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024725 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR WEB SITE ACCOUNT AND E-COMMERCE MANAGEMENT FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION - A method, system and computer readable medium for managing a user online financial transaction at a destination ecommerce web site using a credit or debit card account of the user, including a) transmitting an activation command to a financial institution processing financial transactions for activating the credit or debit card account of the user; b) submitting a charge request for the credit or debit card account to the financial institution via a destination e-commerce web site to which the user is logged in while the credit or debit card account is in the activated status; and c) transmitting a de-activation command to said financial institution for de-activating the credit or debit card account, wherein the financial institution only accepts and processes charge requests received from e-commerce web sites while the credit or debit card account is in the activated status and wherein the financial institution declines charge requests while said credit or debit card account is in the de-activated status, and wherein steps a) to c) are repeated at least once. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024726 | ELECTRONIC WALLET - Disclosed is an electronic wallet that may comprise a biometric authentication module for authenticating an owner of the electronic wallet. The owner may be authenticated by verifying authentication credentials received from the owner. The electronic wallet further comprises a scanner configured to scan one or more currency notes inserted or withdrawn for determine an amount of the one or more currency notes present in the electronic wallet. The electronic wallet further comprises a wireless communication means for establishing a communication channel between the electronic wallet and a communication device. The electronic wallet further comprises a demagnetization means for demagnetizing a snip of a financial instrument present in the electronic wallet based upon occurrence of at least one of the predefined events thereby rendering the financial instrument useless in order to avoid misuse of the electronic wallet. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024727 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD USING PLURAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SCHEMES - The present invention provides an electronic wallet having a higher level of anonymity, security and convenience, which is capable of efficient electronizing of value information as well as which allows the user to efficiently manage the electronic value information. A presentation card indicating the fixed property of an electronic value is digitally signed by the service provider; a variable property is digitally signed with the private key of that electronic value. A service control, security information, representation control and representation resource are digitally signed by the service provider. These digital signature will be authenticated each time an electronic value object is generated. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024728 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PURSE DEBIT CARD - The present disclosure is directed to conducting electronic transactions via a computer network. A server receives data packets carrying data identifying a merchant category, an electronic account maintained and configured on the server, and a first monetary amount of a first electronic transaction. A first device generates the data packets at the merchant to conduct the electronic transaction. A policy engine selects a first purse of a plurality of purses allocated to the electronic account based on a policy applied to the data. The first purse may be configured as a benefits purse. The server obtains the first monetary amount of the electronic transaction from the first purse. The policy engine applies a second policy to the data to determine a reimbursement amount based on the first monetary amount of the transaction, and electronically provides the reimbursement amount to a different second purse of the electronic account. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024729 | Secure Transmission of Payment Credentials - A system and method for securely transmitting payment credentials to a payment processor is disclosed. A communications device of a consumer generates a first communicated value having a similar format to a second payment credential portion, and the first communicated value is provided to the payment processor to replace the second payment credential portion in the transmittal of the payment credentials. The communications device receives, from the payment processor, a second communicated value, and generates a payment credential encryption key based at least on the second communicated value. The payment processor generates the encryption key based at least on the first communicated value. The second payment credential portion is encrypted using the encryption key and is transmitted to the payment processor. The second payment credential portion together with a first payment credential portion provided to the payment processor constitute complete payment credentials required to process a financial transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024730 | System and Method for Automated Account Creation via a Mobile Wireless Device in a Payment System - A system and a method for an automated sign up and creation of an account of a new customer via mobile wireless device of a customer in a payment system on a global computer network is described. The system is automated in that it eliminates login using user id and password and use of forms to provide personal data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024731 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Account Routing - Systems and methods for dynamic account routing in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for dynamic account routing includes obtaining requested transaction data using an account servicing server system where the requested transaction data identifies a consumer account and includes transaction amount data, identifying a set of routing rules based on the identified consumer account using the account servicing server system, requesting funds from at least one funding source system based on the set of routing rules using the account servicing system, where the requested funds are based on the transaction amount data, obtaining authorization data for the requested funds from the at least one funding source system using the account servicing server system, generating transaction authorization data based on the obtained authorization data and the requested transaction data using the account servicing server system, and providing the transaction authorization data. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PAYMENT-ON-DELIVERY (POD) TRANSACTION - A computer-implemented method for processing a payment-on-delivery (POD) transaction is provided. The method comprising (a) obtaining transaction information in respect of an order placed by a cardholder with a merchant, said transaction information comprising payment account information associated with the cardholder; (b) transmitting a pre-payment authorization code associated with the order to the cardholder; (c) receiving a payment authorization request from a communication device of the cardholder, said payment authorization request having been sent upon delivery of order merchandise, wherein the payment authorization request comprises a candidate pre-payment authorization code; (d) verifying the candidate pre-payment authorization code using the pre-payment authorization code; and (e) upon successful verification, transmitting a transaction request for effecting a payment from an issuing bank associated with the payment account, the transaction request comprising the payment account information. An apparatus is also proposed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024733 | SEAMLESS TRANSACTION MINIMIZING USER INPUT - A user can utilize a first application to register their accounts with an alias identifier at an intermediary server computer. At a later time, the user may request access to information stored at the intermediary server computer to conduct a transaction with a certain resource providing entity for the first time. The resource providing entity may retrieve stored user data associated with the user and may send the user data to the intermediary server computer, which can determine accounts of the user based on the received user data and provide account options to the user for the transaction. This eliminates the need for the user to enter any account information into a device during the transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024734 | Systems and Methods for Processing Transactions to Payment Accounts - Systems and methods are provided for processing transactions to payment accounts to add funds to the payment accounts. One exemplary method generally includes receiving, at a computing device, a transaction request for a transaction to a payment account where the transaction request includes a deposit identifier associated with the payment account but does not include a primary account number (PAN) for the payment account. The method also generally includes processing the transaction request to add funds to the payment account when the transaction includes a direction to add such funds to the payment account, and declining the transaction request when the transaction request includes a request to debit funds from the payment account. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024735 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORED VALUE CARD EXCHANGE - A system and method for allowing a financial institution customer or user to exchange a stored value card, such as, for example, a gift card, for its value in currency or other value, such as rewards points, is provided. The resulting value from the exchange can then be deposited in a financial account, at the financial institution, of the customer's choosing. Following the exchange for value, the stored value card is cancelled to prevent subsequent use by the customer. The method may be performed on-line through the financial institution's website or mobile application, at an Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”), a financial transaction machine or device, or at a branch location of the financial institution. The physical card may not be required for the exchange. However, the data associated with the card, such as the account number, is required for entry by the customer into an appropriate interface. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024736 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal including a body, a touchscreen coupled to the body, a short-range communication unit and a controller configured to cause the touchscreen to display receipt information associated with a payment made via a first payment terminal and transmit, via the short-range communication unit, information associated with cancellation of the payment to a second payment terminal while the receipt information associated with the payment is displayed on the touchscreen. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024737 | FINANCIAL TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A financial transaction system has a processing unit, a database unit and input-output interface. The system receives data from a mobile input-output device operated by a traffic law enforcement officer. That received data comprises data about a driver's licence which is linked (within the system) with a payment card. The system processes the input data so that financial penalties imposed for traffic violations are charged against the linked payment card. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT USING PAYMENT SERVER PROVIDED TRANSACTION LINK CODES - A universal payment system and method for making payment transaction across different terminals and scenarios (Whether ATM, POS, E-Commerce, P2P, Mobile commerce, Social Media Commerce) without sharing payer's personal or account information with the payee is provided. The universal payment system includes a payment server to generate a transaction link code when a payer initiates a payment transaction using a payee device. The payment server communicates the generated transaction link code to the payee device. The payee device communicates the transaction link code to a payer device. The payer device receives the transaction link code and communicates to the payment server. The round trip routing of the transaction link code helps to establish the transactees in the transaction. The payment server accesses the billing information on the payee device, and communicates the billing information to the payer device for making payment. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024739 | SHARED AUTHENTICATION FOR LIMITED USE OF AN ASSOCIATED ACCOUNT BASED ON USER LOCATION AND CONNECTED DEVICES - There are provided systems and methods for shared authentication for limited use of an associated account based on user location and connected devices. A user may own a location where another user may visit or rent. The user may have a payment account that may be used with merchants to purchase items that are associated with the location or offered with use of the location. The user may set up the payment account to have a shared authentication mechanism with other users that utilize the location to allow the other users to pay for items using the payment account. The authentication mechanism may be a credential that may be pushed to a device of one or more of the other users when the other users are at or nearby the location or may be information of the other users that may be matched during transaction processing. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024740 | AUTOMATIC AUTHENTICATION FOR A USER WITH A SERVICE PROVIDER DURING A VOICE DATA CONNECTION TO A MERCHANT - There are provided systems and methods for automatic authentication for a user with a service provider during a voice data connection to a merchant. A user may place a voice call to an entity, for example, through a plain old telephone service (POTS) or through voice over IP. The voice call may be detected by a service provider, which may determine whether the entity receiving the voice call requires authentication of the user during the voice call. The service provider may further determine whether the entity requires authentication of the user for use of an account with the service provider. The service provider may communicate information used to authenticate the user to the entity during the voice call. Additionally, the service provider may generate an authentication mechanism for the payment account, which may be used to authenticate use of the payment account by the user during the voice call. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024741 | EFFICIENT AUTHENTICATION OF A USER FOR CONDUCT OF A TRANSACTION INITIATED VIA MOBILE TELEPHONE - A method and system for authenticating a user for conduct of a transaction initiated by the user via a data-enabled telephone is presented. Efficient use is made of keystrokes on the data-enabled telephone. The data-enabled telephone is capable of initiating telephone calls over a telephone network and of engaging in two-way data communication with a data server in a network and the server enables conduct of the transaction. Caller identification information is received at the server. The information is associated with a telephone call request initiated by the user via the data-enabled telephone to a service number. The caller identification provides basis for authentication of the user and the caller identification information received at the service number is used to address a message to the user. Included in such a message is a logon key for use by the user in accomplishing the transaction. Thus the user can use the logon key to enter into data communication with the server for conduct of the transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024742 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A CONSUMER IDENTITY TO PERFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS - According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for using a consumer identity to perform electronic transactions. The method includes, at a mobile backend server, receiving user information that identifies a user of a mobile device distinct from the mobile backend server, using the user information to determine transaction information to be used to initiate an electronic transaction, and sending the transaction information to a point of interaction, distinct from the mobile device and the mobile backend server, for initiating the electronic transaction. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024743 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PAYMENT OPTIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and system for managing payment options. The methods may include receiving a trigger for updating user information associated with a payment option, the trigger comprising a change in the user information associated with the payment option. Upon receiving the trigger, at least one website associated with the payment option may be determined. A script may be provided to be run on the determined at least one website to update the user information. The generated script may be executed on the at least one website to update the user information. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024744 | SECURE REAL-TIME PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A method can include receiving, at a first financial institution from a mobile device of a consumer, a first request to pay a merchant for a payment amount from a first account of the consumer maintained by the first financial institution. The method also can include determining, at the first financial institution, second information including an account identifier of a second account of the merchant maintained by a second financial institution, at least partially based on the merchant identifier and third information obtained from a first system. The method additionally can include authorizing, at the first financial institution, a payment from the first account to the second account. The method further can include sending, from the first financial institution to the first system, payment information regarding a deposit to be made in the second account from the first account. Other embodiments are provided. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024745 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT EVENT ESCALATION - A network management system includes an index of historical events, some of which are associated with at least one historical group type and including for the at least one historical group type, the probability that an historical group of that type will lead to a further event action. Further, the network management system includes for each historical event type, the probability that an historical event of that type will be in the at least one historical group; an event classifier for determining, from the index, an historical group type associated with a new event; an action probability classifier for determining the probability of a further event action occurring due to the new event based on the probability of the associated historical group leading to an historical further event action and the probability of the new event being in the associated historical group; and an event tagger for assigning the probability of the further event action to the new event. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024746 | Process to Enable Digital Registration, Compliance Enforcement, and Permission Indications for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Other Devices - This application discloses a system which allow registrations or licenses for multiple jurisdictions to be electronically maintained on a mobile device or central server which are tied to an application running on a mobile device. The application running on the device may have several modes. Administrative mode allows for login and other administrative functions. Inquiry mode allows an operator to determine if he or she has necessary registrations, permits, licenses, or insurance coverage for the current location. Flight mode transmits location and identity to a central server at regular intervals which can be made available to local authorities or others. Verification mode allows an operator to provide proof of registrations, permits, or licenses to authorities. Purchase mode allows an operator to immediately and remotely obtain any needed but missing registration, permit, license or insurance coverage. This process allows certificates from multiple jurisdictions or subdivisions within jurisdictions which may have reciprocity arrangements to be readily accessible from a mobile device. The process allows operators to determine if their “paperwork” is in order to fly from a given location (and perhaps time). It can alert authorities when an operator is flying without proper “paperwork.” It can also help identify the operator of a UAV in a given area or provide insight into the UAVs flying in an area. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024747 | FAST CALCULATIONS OF TOTAL UNDUPLICATED REACH AND FREQUENCY STATISTICS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for performing a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis that analyzes a large set of variables practically. A plurality of variables are received. A subset of the plurality of variables is identified as variables of interest. Variables are partitioned randomly into groups. Each of the groups of variables contains fewer than a predetermined maximum number of variables for each group. The best combination of variables within each group is found through a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis of each group. The winning variable or variables within each group are identified based on the highest reach score. The winners from each group analysis are then pooled into a group, and the process is repeated. The combination from the second stage with the best reach is then reported. Additional variable combinations ranked by reach may also be reported. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024748 | GUIDED DISCUSSION PLATFORM FOR MULTIPLE PARTIES - An example method for facilitating a discussion session between two devices includes acquiring a checklist from a first provider. A set of questions and answers is determined from the checklist, where each question is associated with respective answer(s). The method includes acquiring another checklist and selecting a process associated with the checklist based, at least in part, on a selection from a first device. The method includes providing a question of the set to the first device and providing answer(s) of the first set to the second device, the answer(s) being associated with the first question. The method includes receiving a selected answer from the second device, where the selected answer is associated with the question. The method includes determining another question from the set and associated answer(s) based, at least in part, on the question and the selected answer. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TARGETED PATHS BASED ON INFLUENCE ANALYTICS - A method for determining an optimum targeted path from a source user to a target user across social networks includes classifying users connected to the source user into source positive influencers, source zero influencers, and source negative influencers, classifying users connected to the target user into target positive influencers, target zero influencers, and target negative influencers, removing the source zero influencers, the source negative influencers, the target zero influencers, and the target negative influencers from pools of users, compiling a list of each combination of the source positive influencers and the target positive influencers, performing the influence analytics to determine an influence level for each the combination of the source positive influencers and the target positive influencers, assigning a weight to each the combination of the source positive influencers and the target positive influencers based on the influence level, and determining the optimum targeted path based on the weight. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024750 | FAST CALCULATIONS OF TOTAL UNDUPLICATED REACH AND FREQUENCY STATISTICS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for performing a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis that analyzes a large set of variables practically. A plurality of variables are received. A subset of the plurality of variables is identified as variables of interest. Variables are partitioned randomly into groups. Each of the groups of variables contains fewer than a predetermined maximum number of variables for each group. The best combination of variables within each group is found through a total unduplicated reach and frequency analysis of each group. The winning variable or variables within each group are identified based on the highest reach score. The winners from each group analysis are then pooled into a group, and the process is repeated. The combination from the second stage with the best reach is then reported. Additional variable combinations ranked by reach may also be reported. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024751 | FRESH PRODUCTION FORECASTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, methods and systems of forecasting consumer demand for products at fresh food departments of a grocery store include determining an actual past demand for the product by obtaining a total number of the product sold by the fresh food department in one or more weeks preceding a current week, then calculating a seasonality index for the one or more weeks, deseasonalizing the total number of the product sold in the one or more weeks based on the calculated seasonal index to obtain an initial weekly demand forecast for the product during a single week following the current week, and adding a buffer quantity of the product to the initial weekly demand forecast for the product during the single week following the current week to obtain a refined weekly demand forecast for the product for the single week following the current week. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024752 | METHOD FOR FORECASTING AN INTERVAL BETWEEN INTEREST REGISTERED FOR A PARTICULAR GOOD OR SERVICE AND PURCHASE OF THE PARTICULAR GOOD OR SERVICE - Disclosed is method that includes processing the past registered interest data against the past purchase data to identify past purchases resulting from registered past interest so as to determine a period between each of the identified past purchases and the registered past interest; deriving parameters, from one or more of the determined periods, for a prediction algorithm configured to forecast the interval between the interest registered for the particular good or service and purchase of the particular good or service; processing, using the prediction algorithm, present data of interest registered on one or more goods or services that are related to the particular good or service to calculate an estimate of the interval between the registered present interest and the purchase of the particular good or service; and planning the product related activities in response to the estimated interval. Related apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024753 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A QUALITY ASSESSMENT BY SEGMENTING AND ANALYZING VERBATIMS - A system and method which offers organizations a way to analyze customer verbatims to understand their customers perceptions of their products and/or services, and to provide a mechanism to assess customer loyalty based on the actual comments provided by customers in their own language (as opposed to lengthier, more expensive static surveys). | 2017-01-26 |
20170024754 | Method of Negotiating Prices and Distributing for Products and Services - A method of negotiating prices and distributing products and services manages a product transaction between a plurality of buyer accounts and a seller account. The buyer accounts and the seller account are managed by a remote server. Through corresponding personal computing devices, the buyer accounts are able to submit a future product demand notification to the seller account. The seller account is able to submit an array of quoted prices in accordance to the future product demand received. After receiving negotiation feedback from the buyer accounts, the seller then adjusts the array of quoted prices. The process repeats until the buyer accounts and the seller account agree on a final price point. A monetary transaction is managed by the remote server between the core buyer accounts of the buyer accounts and the seller account. The product demand is then sent to the buyer accounts to receive the product as needed. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024755 | MERIT-BASED ON-LINE ELECTIVE LOAN PAYOFF SYSTEM - An on-line submission and voting system for participants to seek a collective merit-based loan payoff grant is provided. With a full subscription service including any number of members of a certain narrow (or broad) population of similarly situated individuals, the system allows for each participant to submit an essay (or other like document) for review by the population members on a monthly basis. Upon review, the members, who all contribute a certain monetary amount to the service within a set time period (such as monthly), are permitted to vote for the best overall essay (or essays) based on certain criteria. The winner or winners are then provided with proceeds from the service's fee intake specifically to provide student loan payoffs. Such a service may be correlated to geographic, industry, or any other group for such a purpose. The method of implementing and utilizing this inventive system are also encompassed herein. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024756 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method is applied in a positioning Electronic Shelf Label, ESL, system, wherein each ESL of a set of ESLs is being associated with a target position datum, and wherein each item positioned in a sales area is associated with an ESL. The method includes receiving checklist data indicating at least one sales area item; updating a current set of target position data; receiving a user terminal position datum; monitoring the user terminal position datum; and if a set of triggering criteria is met triggering an alert. Checklist data may be derived from a user terminal GUI, and be received in the user terminal, or be received in the ESL control unit from the user terminal or from another available system interface. Further, a system, a user terminal, an ESL, a computer program and a computer program product is provided. Embodiments enable improved increased efficiency for customers or in-store staff. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024757 | COMPUTER BASED METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR PARTICIPATING IN AN INTERNET LOTTERY DURING A SALES TRANSACTION - A method for executing a purchase of buyer from a seller, wherein the at least one purchased article is stored in an electronic data base of the seller with an article data set and with an article price on a computer unit and the buyer can receive a bonus from the seller for the purchase wherein the bonus is advantageously determined through a lottery and credited towards a current purchase or a subsequent purchase. Alternatively the bonus can also be granted as a coupon or as a credit. It is a prerequisite for participating in the lottery that at least one commercial message is received and viewed wherein the online marketing platform is networked with the online sales platform. The invention furthermore relates to a computer program product with program code devices for performing the sponsored sales execution. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024758 | Incentivizing Advertiser Networks to Submit Multiple Bids - This specification describes technologies relating to content presentation. In general, a computer-implemented system and method is disclosed for providing an incentive to a content provider network to submit multiple bids. One or more processors executing code receive from a computing device associated with a first content provider network a first bid and a second bid. A third bid is received from a computing device associated with a second content provider network. The first bid is determined to be a winning bid based on the first bid being higher than the second bid and the third bid. A first calculation is made of a first amount to charge a first content provider associated with the winning bid, wherein the first amount is less than the amount of the first bid. A second calculation is made of a second amount to pay the first content provider network for providing the first bid and the second bid, wherein the second amount is less than the first amount. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024759 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM - A computerized method for operating a loyalty account is proposed in which a customer registers a payment card with a loyalty program of a merchant, and a loyalty account is associated with the payment card. When the customer uses the payment card to make a payment transaction involving the merchant, loyalty points are credited to the loyalty account. Thus, the payment process is a single-step process from the point of view of the customer. The customer presents the payment card to the merchant to make a payment in the conventional manner, and the rest of the process steps to credit loyalty points to the corresponding loyalty account are performed without the involvement of the customer. Conveniently, some of those steps can be performed by computing equipment of the payment network associated with the payment card, which arranges for loyalty points to be credited to a loyalty account associated with the payment card. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRAND AFFINITY CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND OPTIMIZATION - An endorsed advertising engine, system and method, which includes at least one vault having media assets, a recommendation engine that matches the media assets from the vault with at least one requested creative, and a delivery engine that integrates the requested creative with the matched media assets from the vault. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024761 | QUALITY SCORING SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENTS AND CONTENT IN AN ONLINE SYSTEM - A server system of an online information system displays advertising items and content items retrieved from storage devices as a stream viewable by a user on a user device. The advertisement items and the content items are ordered in the stream by a ranking score computed for each of the advertisement items and each of the content items. A quality scoring system determines an affinity score between a user and a present content item based on features of the present content item matching user profile parameters associated with the user and identifies post-interaction satisfaction with a prior content item. The quality scoring system determines a quality score based on the affinity score and the post-interaction satisfaction. The quality score is used for ordering items in the stream. The server system transmits a web page including the stream to a user device over a network. In this manner, advertising items and content items compete in a unified marketplace for inclusion in the stream for viewing by the end user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024762 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONETIZING DIGITAL ASSETS - A system and method for placing advertisements, where obtaining some information about at least one product is acquired, that information is transformed into a product catalog, that product catalog is used to create a promotion, which is pushed to a particular segment of viewers browsing the internet, via a real-time bidding service. It is also possible to log the performance of these promotions and to visualize the data associated with this logging. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024763 | Systems and Methods for MAC Address Tracking for a Mobile Device - Embodiments that include a first module configured to install and work residently within at least a device-to-web bridge to collect the Media Access Control (MAC) address data and secondary identifier information associated with a given mobile computing device are disclosed. An example attempts to use the device-to-web bridge and to pass that information to a second module to call out and send that information over a wide area network to the mobile advertisement targeting system on a central management server site, which stores that information on a MAC address identification (ID) basis in a database. The MAC addresses may be coupled with their secondary identifier and stored within the database. The second module can call and communicate with a mobile advertisement targeting system configured to utilize MAC address data in combination with a secondary identifier for each mobile computing device tracked by the mobile advertisement targeting system. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024764 | Evaluating Content Items For Presentation To An Online System User Based In Part On Content External To The Online System Associated With The Content Items - An online system receives advertisement (“ad”) requests for presentation to online system users. An ad request may include an identifier of a landing page identifying a source external to the online system from which content is retrieved and presented to a user who interacts with content from the ad request. The online system determines a quality score for the source based on a frequency with which online system users request content from the source via the online system and various types of interactions by online system users with content associated with the source that is presented by the online system (e.g., interactions with content associated with the source indicating user interest in the source). Based on the quality score for the source, the online system modifies a score for the ad request used by the online system to determine whether to present content form the ad request to a user. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024765 | ADAPTIVE USER SUGGESTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - In one aspect, the present disclosure can be embodied in a method that includes providing item recommendations for display to a user of a social networking service based on the user's responses (or lack thereof) to recommendations that were previously displayed or viewed by the user. A score is calculated for each item recommendation based on whether the item recommendation was displayed during a predetermined time period but implicitly rejected by the user. The scores assigned to the respective item recommendations are used to select additional item recommendations for display. | 2017-01-26 |
20170024766 | Enabling Access to Third-Party Digital Assets for Systems that Market Content to Target Audiences - Techniques for enabling access to third-party digital assets for systems that market content to target audiences are described. In one or more implementations, a request is received for alternate images of an image that is displayed in a user interface of a webpage-editing application. The image can be analyzed to determine features or other distinct aspects associated with the image. Then, the webpage-editing application can initiate a search over a network of a third-party storage to locate alternate images for the image, and tailor the search based on the features or other distinct aspects of the image. Search results can then be presented for selection via the user interface of the webpage-editing application. | 2017-01-26 |