07th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190050809 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ON-DEMAND CUSTOMIZABLE ASSEMBLING AND HIGH THROUGHPUT PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS - In some embodiments, the instant invention provides for a computer-implemented method that includes at least the following steps of: periodically receiving investment transactional data identifying investment transactions of a plurality of investors; automatically determining, based on the investment transactional data, a document to be mailed to each investor of the plurality of investors; automatically generating a delivery data for each mailing to be mailed to each investor of the plurality of investors, where the delivery data includes: bucslip data or trade confirmation data, assembling data, and unique production control bar code data generated based on the assembling data and an investment transaction identifier from the investment transactional data; and printing a unique production control bar code based on the unique production control bar code data, where the unique production control bar code is configured to be used for: assembling each mailing envelope, and tracking such mailing envelope. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050810 | TERMINAL AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY - A method includes obtaining data associated with at least one of: one or more products stored in or transferred via a first cargo distribution terminal, one or more actions occurring in the first cargo distribution terminal, and one or more personnel associated with the first cargo distribution terminal or the one or more products. The method also includes generating an update to a blockchain based on the data and updating a local copy of the blockchain using the update. The method further includes publishing the update to one or more nodes for updating one or more additional copies of the blockchain. The update could identify that at least a portion of the one or more products has been received at or shipped from the first cargo distribution terminal. The update could identify information about a vehicle used to transport the one or more products or a driver of the vehicle. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050811 | PROJECT SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for project scheduling. A project can include multiple tasks, and each task can include multiple subtasks. Each subtask can then in turn include multiple discrete actions. Each task, subtask, and discrete action has various properties associated with it, such as an owner and estimated completion date. Disclosed embodiments provide a temporally condensed view of outstanding discrete actions based on a filter date. This allows a project manager to view the outstanding discrete actions for a project. The filter date allows a specific time to be entered for which to perform this analysis. The condensed view of outstanding discrete actions based on a filter date thus allows a project manager the ability to quickly and accurately assess outstanding tasks, something which is a key aspect of successful project management. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050812 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITY TRACKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Within project management the tracking of actions for project meetings is undertaken through templates within standard office productivity tools which in common with dedicated meeting minute software and meeting software tools stand independent of project management software tools and manufacturing resource planning tools. The result is that users typically have actions arising from multiple projects each of which have multiple discrete and separate meetings occurring at different frequencies such that they must access a variety of documents in different tools to track meetings, actions given, action status etc. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide enterprises and users with a meeting management/action tracking software tool that supports interfaces with project management tools, manufacturing resource planning tools, customer management tools etc. so that they can obtain a centralized perspective of their actions across multiple projects and access real time information within meetings. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050813 | CONTEXT AWARE DYNAMIC CANDIDATE POOL RETRIEVAL AND RANKING - Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for retrieval, ranking, and display of candidates that are more likely to respond to employment inquiries in an employment search graphical user interface (GUI). The system may employ a machine learning algorithm which may calculate a score for each member of the social networking service that predicts, based upon one or more features how likely the individual is to respond to a message. In some examples, the candidates that are determined to be more likely to respond may be presented as a selectable option in the GUI. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050814 | GENERATION OF USER PROFILE FROM SOURCE CODE - A user profile may be generating from a source accordingly to embodiments of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, a process (e.g., implemented by a client) includes obtaining a set of commits associated with a user from a source code version control system, extracting at least one signal from the set of commits, obfuscating the signal(s), and outputting the obfuscated signal(s). In some embodiments, a process (e.g., implemented by a server) includes receiving a signal associated with source code, where the signal is extracted from a commit obtained via a source code version control system. The process further includes aggregating the signal with at least one other signal, generating a user profile based at least on part on the aggregated signals, and rendering the user profile on a graphical user interface. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050815 | INTERNSHIP MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - Methods and apparatus for an internship management platform. A web server includes a processor, a memory, and a database, the memory including an operating system and a main internship management module, the main internship management module | 2019-02-14 |
20190050816 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING JOB CANDIDATES - Human resource system for collecting and analyzing survey data from reference providers identified by a job candidate for use by an employer. The system sends an electronic communication to the reference providers to request completion of survey questions and electronically receives the survey data from the reference providers, preferably through webpages. An analysis module combines the received survey data from the reference providers and generates a confidential candidate report for an employer which excludes identification of any ratings or comments by any reference providers. The system also generates customized interview probe questions for use during job interviews and coaching tactics for use after the hiring, based on the weak areas that have been identified from the completed surveys in order to assist the hiring manager to bring the new hires up to speed quickly and effectively. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050817 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING EMPLOYEE SHIFT AND TRANSPORTATION - The various embodiments herein provide a method for job management, shift management and transportation scheduling for an employee through a computer readable program. The computer readable program installed on an employee device receives a request for a job opening with location and shift details in a central server from a recruitment node. The recruitment node is referred to a computer readable program installed on an employers' computing device. The job details are accessed for the received request from the recruitment node and saved in a database residing in the central server. On the receipt of the request, a plurality of job candidates are notified based on a profile match with the job details. Further, a transportation based on a job location and a location of the employee selected for the corresponding job is scheduled. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050818 | Employee Vacation Scheduling and Payout System - Disclosed is an employee vacation scheduling system for enabling an employee to purchase vacation travel services on the basis of the availability of the paid leaves thereof. The vacation scheduling system comprises a database comprising a plurality of employees wherein, each employee is associated with the number of paid leaves the employee is entitled to. The scheduling system further comprises a store module for enabling an employee to purchase a vacation travel service that spans a predetermined number of vacation days, a date module for enabling the employee, in the process of purchasing the vacation travel service, to mark successive vacation dates for the utilization of the vacation travel service, and a payment module for enabling the employee to pay for the vacation travel service upon determining that the number of vacation days are lesser than or equivalent | 2019-02-14 |
20190050819 | Electronic Calendar Assembly - An electronic calendar assembly includes a panel that is coupled to a vertical support surface thereby facilitating the panel to be observed. The panel has a height of at least 38.0 cm and a width of at least 30.0 cm such that the panel is visible from a distance. A display unit is coupled to the panel the display unit selectively displays indicia. The indicia comprise a monthly calendar including days of week, a name of the month and a grid for each day of the month. Each of the grids selectively displays indicia corresponding to events occurring on each day of the month. Moreover, the display unit is programmable to display selected indicia corresponding to the events. The display unit is in electrical communication with an extrinsic communication network thereby facilitating the events to be shared among selected people. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050820 | SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND VEHICLE - A service management system includes a schedule storage unit configured to store identification information, in which a user of a vehicle, a service category to be provided or received by the user, and an execution authority of an operation of the vehicle assigned to the user are associated with one another, and schedule information, in which the identification information and a time of day are associated with each other as one service, and an operation permission and prohibition determination unit configured to determine whether the operation of the vehicle is to be executed based on the schedule information. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050821 | Reminder Creation for Tasks Associated with a User Event - An event analysis engine on a user device may be configured to receive information representative of a user event and to determine a type of the event according to the received information. One or more tasks associated with the determined type of event may be identified. Each of the identified tasks may be associated with a reminder having a trigger condition that is a function of information specific to the task. The task-specific information may be retrieved and the reminders associated with the tasks may be displayed when a device condition matches a calculated trigger condition for the reminder. Each task may be identified as completed when a completion condition associated with the task is satisfied. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050822 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A MEASURING POINT IN A PLANT OF PROCESS AUTOMATION - The invention relates to a method and to a system for maintaining a measuring point in a plant of process automation, comprising at least one plurality of field devices, which are located in a storage area, a database for storing a product type of each of the plurality of field devices and associated device features of the plurality of field devices, and a computing unit, in which a substitution matrix is implemented, and which can access the database and there read out, store and/or associate data, and which calculates a suitability evaluation for each of the plurality of field devices. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050823 | DISTRIBUTED VARIABLE COMPONENT REPAIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods disclosed herein comprise a distributed computing network to receive information identifying a technology, receive, via a communications network, a query for required repairs and compute a location-based solution based on technology and resources available. Embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods to assess technology-based problems and compute a solution based on an assessment of a communication display mechanism of a user device, elements needed for repairs, location-based information based on the user device, the technology, and repair elements, and compute a decision tree to a user device in order to implement a solution. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050824 | AUTOMATED DEVICE ASSISTANCE - A user may perform activities at an automated device having various technical features, such as a display, a printer, a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and other features used to perform activities at the automated device. During performance of an activity, the user may run into an issue and request assistance from an agent having a computing device (e.g., a portable computing device). Additionally or alternatively, the automated device may detect the issue and send a request for assistance to a computing device managing a transaction assistance portal or directly to the agent's computing device. The request may identify the user, the activity, and/or the issue, and the agent and his or her computing device may be used to resolve the issue. The agent's computing device may also be used to facilitate customer relationship management with the user. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050825 | Methods and Systems for Clustering of Repair Orders Based on Inferences Gathered from Repair Orders - A processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) (e.g., including first and second RO portions) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including RO data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom. The processor may determine that the first RO portion includes first data representative of a non-specific vehicle component and may then responsively also determine that the second RO portion includes second data that the at least one processor can use to determine a specific vehicle component associated with the particular RO. Responsively, the processor may determine the specific vehicle component based on the first and second data and may then add the particular RO to a different cluster of ROs that is arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom and to the specific vehicle component. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050826 | Methods and Systems for Clustering of Repair Orders Based on Inferences Gathered from Repair Orders - A processor may determine that a particular computer-readable vehicle repair order (RO) (e.g., including first and second RO portions) corresponds to an existing cluster of ROs due to the particular RO including RO data that refers to a particular vehicle symptom. The processor may determine that the first RO portion includes first data representative of a non-specific vehicle component and may then responsively also determine that the second RO portion includes second data that the at least one processor can use to determine a specific vehicle component associated with the particular RO. Responsively, the processor may determine the specific vehicle component based on the first and second data and may then add the particular RO to a different cluster of ROs that is arranged to contain ROs that correspond to the particular vehicle symptom and to the specific vehicle component. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050827 | Systems and Methods for Determining a Potential Failure or Other Status of a Robotic Device - Methods and systems for proactively preventing hazardous or other situations in a robot-cloud interaction are provided. An example method includes receiving information associated with task logs for a plurality of robotic devices. The task logs may include information associated with tasks performed by the plurality of robotic devices. The method may also include a computing system determining information associated with hazardous situations based on the information associated with the task logs. For example, the hazardous situations may comprise situations associated with failures of one or more components of the plurality of robotic devices. According to the method, information associated with a contextual situation of a first robotic device may be determined, and when the information associated with the contextual situation is consistent with information associated with the one or more hazardous situations, an alert indicating a potential failure of the first robotic device may be provided. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTION OF AIRCRAFT PARTS - A method and apparatus for reviewing a bundle of documents relating to the trace history of a life limited part, such as a part for an aircraft engine, for possible acquisition of the part, and a method and apparatus for preparing a bundle of documents relating to the trace history of a life limited part for use by the review program. Documents relating to the part history are prepared for review by identifying the document category, inputting information from the documents, and highlighting information on the documents. As the prepared document bundle is reviewed, the reviewer is shown the documents by category, the collected information, and the highlighted portions. The reviewer may track their progress through the document bundle and may track the progress of other reviewers. The reviewers may approve the acquisition of the part based on the review. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050829 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING RETAIL CLINIC CLAIMS - A method for electronically determining patient medical treatment eligibility, coverage, copayment amount and insurer billing, by: (a) a patient requesting medical treatment at a retail clinic; (b) the patient presenting a health insurance card at the retail clinic; (c) the retail clinic transmitting patient health insurance card information to a centralized adjudication facility; (d) the retail clinic transmitting medical treatment information to the centralized adjudication facility; (e) the centralized adjudication facility determining patient medical treatment coverage, eligibility and copayment amount (f) transmitting the patient medical treatment coverage, eligibility and copayment amount from the centralized adjudication facility to the retail clinic; (g) the patient purchasing the medical treatment by paying the retail clinic the copayment amount, (h) transmitting a bill to the health care insurance provider; and (i) thereby informing the retail clinic clinician to sell the medical treatment to the patient. By simultaneously billing the patient and the insurer, the present invention provides a system that processes the sale of the medical treatment as a sales transaction. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050830 | Electronic Run Ticket - Technology for managing electronic run ticket data is provided. In an example method, a fluid tank is electronically identified using a client device. Fields of the electronic run ticket are populated based on the electronically identifying the fluid tank and further based on variable data. The electronic run ticket is transmitted as an encrypted electronic run ticket to a management server, the encrypted electronic run ticket being encrypted using a unique key. The electronic run ticket is marked as complete and at least a portion of the electronic run ticket is locked from editing to create an original document which exists as a fixed and accurate record of the fluid transaction. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050831 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED NETWORK TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE - A multi-tiered blockchain database system which retains the desirable features of blockchain technology but reduces or eliminates its limitations. The system allows for a primary tier blockchain database that acts as a common linkage to a plurality of lower tier, regional databases with their own separate blockchains. Blockchains at the lower tiers may have a variety of improvements over existing blockchain technology for handling certain applications. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050832 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT TRANSFER OF CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSOCIATED WITH A PAYROLL ON A BLOCKCHAIN THAT LEADS TO AN AUTOMATED PAYROLL METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON SMART CONTRACTS - The invention relates to blockchain technologies such as the Bitcoin blockchain, and the tokenisation of assets or entities. It is particularly suited for implementing a payroll on a blockchain platform and comprises a method ( | 2019-02-14 |
20190050833 | Systems and Methods for Distributing Data to Node Devices for Real Time Scoring, Based on Accounts for the Data - Systems and methods are provided for use in scoring network data related to an account. An example method includes locating, by a node device, in response to a trigger event, a tree node for an account in a B-tree data structure where the tree node includes at least one network address in a data array, and retrieving, by the node device, network data associated with the at least one network address from the data array. The method also includes transmitting, by the node device, the network data to at least one computing device, and then generating and publishing, at the at least one computing device, at least one score based on a historical model and the retrieved network data in real time or near real time, thereby permitting services based on the at least one score to be offered to a consumer associated with the account. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050834 | AUTOMATED FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Arrangements relate to processing financial transactions on an automated teller machine (ATM). An ATM identifier can be presented on a display of the ATM. An ATM identifier confirmation can be received from a mobile computing device. Responsive to determining that the ATM identifier confirmation matches the identifier presented on the display of the ATM, a customer authentication or a transaction request can be received from the mobile computing device. Responsive to verifying the customer authentication or the transaction request, the transaction request can be processed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050835 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method and an information processing system that make it possible to perform more appropriate information provision. Processing relating to settlement of a commercial transaction is performed and log information relating to the settlement is generated, and the generated log information relating to the settlement is supplied to a server, which performs processing relating to provision of the log information relating to the settlement, without the intervention of a commercial transaction processing unit that performs processing relating to the commercial transaction. Further, processing relating to settlement of a commercial transaction is performed by a given method corresponding to a settlement service selected from a plurality of settlement services that can be utilized for the settlement of the commercial transaction and log information relating to the settlement corresponding to the settlement service is generated. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to an information processing apparatus, a communication apparatus, an electronic apparatus, a computer, a program, a storage medium, a system and so forth. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050836 | INTEGRATED ONLINE AND IN-STORE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods for integrating online and in-store shopping are disclosed. The systems include a cashier station located in a store. The cashier station has a register, a product ID input device, and a screen accessible to a customer at the cashier station. An online site configured to facilitate ecommerce transactions between users and the store is also provided. The cashier station is in communication with the online store whereby recommended products are presented to the customer on the screen in response to the input of a product ID at the cashier station allowing the customer to make additional related purchases from the online site contemporaneously with the in-store purchase. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050837 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO POINTS OF SALE - The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling access to a group of points of sale. A database is provided. The database comprises behavioral data of a plurality of users in association with facial identities of the users. The behavioral data of a user indicates one or more products and behaviors of the user toward the one or more products. The method comprises: determining a facial identity of a given user using a predefined facial recognition method. The behavioral data associated with the determined facial identity may be read from the database. Points of sale of the group points of sale that correspond to the products indicated in the read behavioral data may be selected. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050838 | TRANSACTION SETTLEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSACTION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SETTLEMENT APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A SETTLEMENT APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, a transaction settlement system includes a transaction processing apparatus and a settlement apparatus. The transaction processing apparatus includes an output device and a controller. The controller of the transaction processing apparatus generates a symbol by coding a transaction amount and payment amounts according to payment methods and causes the output device to output the symbol to a portable medium. The settlement apparatus includes a reader and a controller. The controller of the settlement apparatus acquires the transaction amount and the payment amounts according to the payment methods by decoding the symbol read by the reader from the portable medium. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050839 | RECEIPT PRINTER AND RECEIPT PRINTER CONTROL METHOD - A receipt printer according to the invention includes a first communication section, a second communication section, a printing mechanism, a memory, and a processor. The processor receives receipt print information including POS data via the first communication section, generates receipt information including generation data generated in accordance with the receipt print information and processing history information, performs at least one of processing for causing a printing mechanism to print a receipt in accordance with the receipt print information and processing for transmitting receipt information to an external device via the second communication section, and includes in the processing history information information indicating details of the receipt information having been processed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050840 | Double Screen Apparatus - A double screen apparatus includes a frame housing, a first screen, a second screen, an audio output device, a first data port, a second data port, a controller, and a power supply unit. The first screen and the second screen are perimetrically mounted within the frame housing. The audio output device that emits audio data and the first and second data port that exchange audio and video data are integrated onto the frame housing. The controller controls the first screen, the second screen, the audio output device, the first data port, and the second data port so that controller can optimize the functionality of the double screen apparatus. The first screen, the second screen, the audio output device, the first data port, and the second data port are electronically connected to the controller and electrically connected to the power supply unit that supplies a flow of direct current. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050841 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR SELECTING OPTIMAL PAYMENT INSTRUMENT - A system and computer-implemented method for selecting an optimal payment instrument for a particular purchaser and a particular purchase. Information for several payment instruments, selection preferences provided by the purchaser, and any additional selection information are stored in a database. Artificial intelligence selects the optimal payment instrument based on the selection preferences and the additional selection information. The preferences may be weighted to reflect a level of importance to the purchaser, and may include incentive information about, e.g., reward points, reward miles, or cash back. The additional information may include usage limitations. The selected instrument is verified with an associated payment service, a request for payment using the selected instrument is submitted, and actual payment is verified. Details of the particular purchase and of the selection of the instrument may be stored for future reference. The selection preferences may be changeable, and the additional selection information may be automatically updated. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050842 | CLOUD-BASED ON-PREMISE PAYMENT METHOD - A payment system and method between a consumer and a merchant is described, in which the method requires proximity between a device in possession of a consumer and a device in possession of a merchant. The system and method further includes a payment system, typically cloud-based, that allows for financial settlement of a transaction without the literal exchange of money, cards (e.g., credit or debit), or near field technology. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYING A MERCHANT BY A REGISTERED USER USING A CELLULAR TELEPHONE ACCOUNT - A system and method allows users to make purchases by charging or funding a prepaid debit card with their cell phone accounts by simulating a user roaming with their mobile device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050844 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RUNNING OF MULTIPLE SECURITY SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for controlling running of multiple security software applications, including: a secure element and at least one central processing unit coupled to the secure element, where the secure element includes a processor and a first random access memory; the processor is configured to: run secure operating system software and at least one security software application based on the secure operating system software; when it is required to run a second security software application, suspend running of a first security software application in the at least one security software application, control migrating first temporary data generated during running of the first security software application from the first random access memory to a storage device disposed outside the secure element, and based on the secure operating system software, run the second security software application. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILL PAYMENT THROUGH MESSAGE ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The embodiments herein provides a system and method for enabling a user to make bill payment through bill notification SMS received by the user. In one embodiment, the smart bill payment is enabled on a mobile communication device of the user by a smart bill payment application installed in the mobile communication device. In another embodiment, a feature embedded in the operating system of the mobile communication device enables the smart bill payment. The system identifies a bill payment SMS received on the mobile communication device and prompts the user to initiate payment through the bill payment SMS. Once the user initiates the payment, the user is directed to a bill payment application displaying the payment page with a preferred mode of payment and details of payment being prefilled. The user is enabled to make payment by clicking submit button to complete the payment. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050846 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A WIRELESS DEVICE TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES AND A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system enables digital appliances to couple to third party application services directly. The system includes a device regulation/support site configured to generate a script program and a data template, and a digital appliance that selectively couples to the device regulation/support site and receives the script program and data template from the device regulation/support site, the digital appliance executes the script program with reference to the data template to couple directly to a third party application service and query the third party application service for data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050847 | TRANSACTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE TRANSACTION DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A transaction device for securing a transaction includes an NFC controller, a communication interface, an application processor, a display and a user input device. The NFC controller is configured to receive, via a contactless NFC interface, data related to the transaction from an external device. The communication interface is configured to receive an application program for the transaction device. The application processor is coupled to the NFC controller and configured to process the application program. The display is coupled to the application processor and configured to display transaction information. The user input device is linked to the NFC controller and configured to receive a user acknowledgement of the transaction. The NFC controller is further configured to transmit, via the contactless NFC interface, a transaction agreement of the transaction to the external device in response to the user acknowledgement from the user input device, without the user acknowledgement and the transaction agreement being routed through the application processor. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050848 | CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM TEST SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided to support the testing of card interface systems. Some embodiments provide apparatuses to support a card payment system during robotic testing, comprising: a frame configured to cooperate with the separate card payment system; a card chip guide extending from the frame and comprising a first and second card contact surfaces extending from the frame at a first position such that interior ends of the first and second card contact surfaces are configured to align with a card slot of the card payment system; and a card strip guide extending from the frame and comprises third and fourth card contact surfaces that taper with an alignment slot separating the third and fourth card contact surfaces, wherein the alignment slot is configured to align with a card slide of the card payment system when the card payment system is cooperated with the frame. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050849 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION BY VIRTUAL CARD NUMBER, VIRTUAL CARD NUMBER GENERATING DEVICE, AND VIRTUAL CARD NUMBER VERIFYING DEVICE - A system, a method, and a program for providing a financial transaction by a virtual card number, a virtual card number generating device, and a virtual card number verifying device are provided. The method includes receiving, by a virtual card number verifying means, a virtual card number provided from a virtual card number generating means, extracting, by the virtual card number verifying means, a plurality of detailed codes included in the virtual card number, searching, by the virtual card number verifying means, for a storage location of a real card number based on the plurality of detailed codes, and proceeding, by the virtual card number verifying means, with the financial transaction or requesting, by the virtual card number verifying means, to proceed with the financial transaction using the real card number extracted from the storage location. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050850 | System for Packaging, Processing, and Activating a Bundled Greeting and Gift Card - A greeting card stored-value card combinations and methods of forming said combinations are provided. In one embodiment, these combinations include a greeting card comprising means for affixing a stored-value card thereto. These combinations also include a stored-value card affixed to the greeting card. A single identifier, such as a Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU) or a Universal Product Code (UPC), is assigned to the bundle that uniquely identifies the bundled greeting card and stored-value card. The single identifier provides identification means allowing the stored-value card to be activated. A single capture of the single identifier enables the customer to both purchase the greeting card stored-value card combination product as well as to activate the store-value card. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050851 | THE METHOD OF MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY RIGHTS TO ASSETS AND THE SYSTEM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION - The description is related to information technologies and is intended to be used in the financial sector to execute non-cash payment transactions. The method of management of property rights to assets foresees executing a transaction and recording the completed transaction in the public distributed ledger. The transaction is executed by creating a public contract with the help of the user terminal, by sending the created public contract to the ledger object identifier generator, by creating a request by said ledger object identifier generator for publishing the record in the public distributed ledger, by validating the request for publishing the record in the validation module and publishing the record by means of the publication module in the public distributed ledger. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050852 | Providing Identification Information During an Interaction With an Interactive Computing Environment - Aspects and examples are disclosed for facilitating transactions with an interactive computing environment provided by a host system. In one example, a processing device receives a data network identifier or other identifier from an interactive computing environment. The data network identifier or other identifier can be associated with a mobile device conducting a transaction with the interactive computing environment. The processing device can also obtain a credential associated with the mobile device using the data network identifier. The processing device can additionally retrieve identification information from a credit file associated with the credential. The identification information can be useable for completing the transaction. The processing device can further transmit the identification information to a host server system executing the interactive computing environment. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050853 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING PUSH TRANSACTIONS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for pushing tokenized payments to resource providers for goods or services, after the goods or services are received. A user may make a transaction request including a credential and a resource provider ID (e.g., a resource provider location) via a server computer. The server computer may generate a token corresponding to the credential and transmit it to the resource provider using the resource provider ID. Upon receiving the token, the resource provider may enter a transaction amount and send it with the token in an authorization request message. The transaction can then be processed according to standard transaction processing methods, as if the resource provider had initiated the transaction request. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050854 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DIGITAL DATA EXCHANGE - Example blockchain-based digital data exchanges including example data publisher endpoint devices and example data subscriber endpoint systems are disclosed herein. Example data publisher endpoint devices disclosed herein include a datamart publisher client to transmit a message to a data exchange to publish availability of data to be accessed from data storage associated with the data publisher endpoint device, and in response to a request from a data subscriber endpoint system, initiate a transaction to provide the data subscriber endpoint system with access to the data. Disclosed example data publisher endpoint devices also include a blockchain client to publish a record of the transaction to a blockchain network when the transaction is validated by the datamart publisher client, the record to be included in a blockchain implemented by the blockchain network. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050855 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING ACCESS TO INFORMATION STORES - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture are described herein for allowing secured access as a service to information in a distributed ledger system (e.g., a blockchain). | 2019-02-14 |
20190050856 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PLATFORM - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided in relation to electronic document platforms. An example method may include receiving a new electronic letter of credit request, the request identifying letter of credit parameters, and at least one condition of the letter of credit associated with corresponding party profiles; obtaining a public key associated with each of the party profiles; generating a plurality of blocks on a distributed ledger on a node of a distributed plurality of nodes, each of the blocks associated with a corresponding condition of the at least one condition to be effected and encrypted with a public key corresponding to the party profile associated with the condition; and generating signals to initiate propagation of the plurality of blocks to the distributed plurality of nodes. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050857 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSMISSION - Methods and systems are provided for enhanced data transmissions. A central communications device may be configured for encrypting data into encrypted data, using an encryption parameter associated with a particular user; transmitting the encrypted data to a communications terminal associated with the particular user; and receiving in response to the transmitting of the encrypted data, user related data from the communications terminal. The communications device may be further configured for comparing the user related data received from the communications terminal with pre-set user related data associated with the encryption parameter, with the pre-set user related data is stored in the central communications device; and when the user related data received from the communications terminal matches the pre-set user related data, transmitting the encryption parameter to the communications terminal. The central communications device may activate a network interface of the communications terminal, for use in transmitting the encrypted data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050858 | ORDER PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE - An order processing method comprises: obtaining, by a third party payment institution, an order that is paid but not successfully delivered; and initiating, by the third party payment institution, a refund operation for the order. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050859 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION CODE ENTRY IN TOUCH-SENSITIVE SCREEN ENABLED DEVICES - Systems and methods for authentication code entry in touch-sensitive screen enabled devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for entering data to a data entry device comprising at least one computer processor and a touch-sensitive screen may include (1) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a first input comprising at least one finger touch; (2) the touch-sensitive screen sensing a release of the first input; (3) the at least one computer processor determining a first number of finger touches in the first input; and (4) the at least one computer processor using the first number of finger touches to identify a first portion of an authentication code. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050860 | USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREDENTIALS BACK-UP SERVICE TO MOBILE DEVICES - Back-up credentials data is stored for a user. A communication channel is established with a mobile device. A cryptogram is received from the mobile device, such that the cryptogram is relayed by the mobile device from an authentication device that interacted with the mobile device. The authentication device is associated with the user. The cryptogram is verified. In response to the verification of the cryptogram, the stored back-up credentials data is made accessible to the mobile device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050861 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Detecting Potential Money Laundering Activities - Provided is a computer-implemented method for detecting potential money laundering activities. The method may include determining an overall transaction product category risk score for each transaction product category of a plurality of transaction product categories, where the overall transaction product category risk score is based on transaction data, a transaction product category risk score associated with the at least one issuer institution for each transaction product category, an issuer institution risk score associated with the at least one issuer institution, and a geographic risk score associated with the at least one issuer institution, determining an overall issuer institution risk score associated with the at least one issuer institution, determining whether the overall issuer institution risk score satisfies a threshold value, generating a notification, and communicating the notification to a client device based on generating the notification. A system and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SECURITY IN AN ELECTRONIC NETWORK - This disclosure relates to systems and methods of risk detection in an electronic network. The method may include receiving a first portion of session context information for an interaction of an individual over a limited bandwidth network, the first portion including a session identifier for the interaction. The method may include retrieving a second portion of session context information for the interaction over a cloud data pipe using the session identifier, in response to receiving the first portion. The method may include accessing, a data structure representing connected knowledge of the individual. The method may include receiving, via a distributed system, security reputation data including aggregated information from a plurality of members. The method may include analyzing the session context information using the security reputation. The method may include generating a security risk score for the interaction based on the session context information, data structure, and the security reputation data. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050863 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING GROUP PAYMENTS - An electronic system and method is described for authorising a group payment from a group account. The system comprises a group database comprising information relating to a plurality of group accounts and wherein the information comprises a group profile; and a processor configured to: a) receive, from a first wearable device, a first heartbeat identifier for a first user; b) receive, from a second wearable device, a second heartbeat identifier for a second user; c) combine the first and second heartbeat identifiers into a group identifier; d) compare the group identifier with the group profiles stored in the group database; and e) if the group identifier is determined to match one of the group profiles for one of the group accounts, authorise a group payment from the one group account. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050864 | BIOMETRICS TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for biometrics transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a biometric data model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. Biometric data may be received from the user. Using the reference, the biometric data may be compared to the biometric data model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050865 | BIOMETRICS TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for biometrics transaction processing. A location of a device associated with a user may be determined. A reference to a biometric data model associated with the user stored within a database may be retrieved, based at least in part on the location. Biometric data may be received from the user. Using the reference, the biometric data may be compared to the biometric data model stored within the database. A determination may be made whether the user is authenticated for the transaction based on the comparing step. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050866 | IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR USER AUTHENTICATION - A user can be authenticated to a mobile computing device using an authentication process that recognizes the user and verifies that an actual human being is attempting to be authenticated, in order to minimize the ability of another person to spoof the authentication process. A model of a user can be generated and stored in the cloud, enabling that model to be synchronized across various devices. A user accessing one of these devices can have infrared image information captured, which can be used with a facial recognition process, to recognize the user, and with a human verification process, to verify that the facial information corresponds to a human user. Various approaches such as visual analysis and thermal imaging can be used to verify that the human user being recognized is interactive with the device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050867 | USER INTERFACE FOR PAYMENTS - The present disclosure relates to making payments with a mobile device. In one example process, the mobile device receives and stores information for one or more payment accounts on the mobile device. The mobile device is used to make payments using the payment accounts. In some examples, authorization to proceed with a payment is performed before each purchase made by the user. The authorization process can include receiving a verification of the user, such as a fingerprint scan or passcode. In some examples, a payment account is selected from among available payment accounts. In some examples, an indication is displayed of a digital item associated with a purchased item. In some examples, a payment transaction is initiated with participants of an ongoing communication. In some examples, an application of a retailer is invoked based on the availability of the application. In some examples, a purchase recommendation is provided. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLAINT AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT IN A MULTI-PARTY DATA MARKETPLACE - A method and system is provided for managing complaint and reputation in a multi-party data marketplace. The system is managed by an independent external entity to monitor the data transactions in an unbiased manner. The system considers the data as commodity or resource, which is perishable and whose worth might decay with time. The system defines new parameters for reputation and liability calculation (based on complaints), for example, consideration of peer and trust network, history of peering and transaction, automatic decay of reputation and liability in case of inactive participants. According to another embodiment, the disclosure also handles any kind of collusion between external or internal entities/parties/participants. Whereas in another embodiment the disclosure also identifies and restrict influencers in a multi-party data marketplace. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050869 | Method of Testing a Component of an Electronic Processing Device - The invention provides a method of assessing suitability of a component for assembly in an electronic processing device. A first step of the method comprises obtaining a component of an electronic processing device. This may be obtained from a disassembled electronic processing device. The method includes subjecting said component to a plurality of tests where at least two of said tests are of a different technical character to each other and assessing test data derived from each of said plurality of tests to determine to a selected or calculated degree of confidence whether or not the tested component is to be considered as a suitable component for assembly in an electronic processing device of a type to which the tested component belongs. The test data may be automatically assessed by a data processing system. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050870 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING, ENSURING, ACCESSING AND SELLING QUALITY DATA - A method for producing, ensuring, accessing and selling quality data on a communication network. A potential seller provides the requested quality data through a customized information system on a site, which generates a quality data package, linked to a number of predefined classification criteria. The potential seller sets a selling price and submits the quality data package for sale on the site. The customized information system attaches the price and the potential seller's screen name to the quality data package, and stores it in its database. To ensure quality of data being produced, existing quality control methods and the following measures can be used: a potential seller's commitment to provide quality data; special rules such as the restriction of only one quality data package available for sale at any time by a potential seller; a customized information system, and a potential buyer's preview of a limited version of randomly generated key parts of a quality data package prior to a purchase. A potential buyer can conveniently access quality data to make more informed decisions. A potential seller can conveniently share and make money from quality data being possessed. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050871 | System and Method for Displaying Data From a Storage - Systems and methods for presenting CRM data. Users may configure what to display on a custom report and how to arrange and display the content (e.g., size, color, theme), so that they can visualize the CRM data the way they want. A data visualization interface may be used to generate the custom report, and may use HTML to specify the CRM data to be displayed and their location on the custom report according to user configuration. The data visualization interface may use JavaScript for specifying the objects and fields users want to query to obtain the CRM data to fill up the custom report. An API may communicate with the JavaScript in the data visualization interface and then query data and objects in the CRM to get a result set. The API may be a unified API which may work across multiple platforms and query various types of database, e.g., iOS, Windows, and the browser for Salesforce online. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050872 | USER INTEREST AND RELATIONSHIP DETERMINATION - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method for user interest and relationship determination may include distributing a first and a second set of pairs to a plurality of data nodes. The method may also include calculating, on a first data node, a probability of a user's interest in a product based on an observable factor and a latent factor and calculating, on second data node, a probability of a likelihood of a relationship between the user and a second user, based on an observable factor and a latent factor. The method may also include determining a most likely interest and a most likely relationship of the user and predicting a potential interest of the user based on the most likely interest and the most likely relationship. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050873 | POP-UP SHOP PLANNING SYSTEM - A mobile system by which pop-up commercial real estate and social commerce sales are generated worldwide to social media market surveys, hashtags, demographics, as well as other relevant search criteria. We are currently entering into what many would call a “retail apocalypse” which characterizes the sharp rise in brick & mortar retail business closing stores worldwide due to the booming e-commerce market. As a result, the job market has seen a plummet in retail positions; this system is not only designed to provide stability within the retail job market but is also designed to change the retail job description from just the typical sales agent to event planners and managers. This system is designed to be compatible with current social media platforms and media viewers via open source and API, in order to stimulate the marketing aspect of this system. There are five possible titles by which a user of this system can be defined as, a sponsor, retailer, event builder, pop up realtor, and the consumer. Type of account the user holds will be indicated on their social media pages via open source. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050874 | ASSOCIATING IP ADDRESSES WITH LOCATIONS WHERE USERS ACCESS CONTENT - A content consumption monitor (CCM) receives events identifying how and when users access content. The CCM may identify internet protocol (IP) addresses associated with the events and determine types of establishments associated with the IP addresses based on how the users access the content at the IP addresses. The CCM may generate consumption scores for the IP addresses based on the identified types of establishments. For example, the CCM can generate consumption scores for IP addresses associated with private business locations. The CCM can generate more accurate intent and consumption data by filtering out events unrelated to company content consumption. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050875 | CUSTOMER INTERACTION AND EXPERIENCE SYSTEM USING EMOTIONAL-SEMANTIC COMPUTING - A system and method for customer interaction and experience enhancement which automatically gathers direct and indirect customer communications about products and services, converts them to text where necessary, and analyzes the communications for sentiment and emotional content, and scores and displays the information in a manner conducive to making business decisions based on the customer sentiment and emotion, such as making changes to products or services, troubleshooting customer service interactions, and better marketing. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050876 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION BASED ON USER FEEDBACK OF CONTENT IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT CAPTURED USING A SINGLE ACTION - A system and method for capturing user feedback of content in a networked environment, controlling the software using a single action is disclosed, and recommending content based on the user feedback. Feedback-software controls provide the user with a single interface that allows the user to simultaneously provide user review content while controlling the software displaying the content. The feedback-software controls eliminate the additional action(s) required to provide feedback and control software. By reducing the process of providing feedback and controlling software into a single action, the feedback-software controls increase the probability that a user will provide feedback. This increased feedback can result in improved recommendations given to users and insightful feedback for content providers or merchants. Another advantage provided by the feedback-software controls is that a viewer can easily provide feedback on all of the displayed content or can simply provide feedback on smaller portions of the content, e.g., a specific link provided on a webpage. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION IN ONLINE MARKETPLACE APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for facilitating access by users at remote locations to an online marketplace. In an embodiment, one or remote platforms are provided at remote locations. Data in a data warehouse at a central location in the marketplace may be analyzed for content expected to be of interest to the users at the remote locations. Such content may be stored at a remote platform for easier access by users who normally may access that remote platform. New content in the data warehouse may be analyzed periodically, so that new content may be stored at the remote platform. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOMAIN NAME VALUATION - A method and a computer system for performing the method of determining an initial value or lifetime value for a domain name is provided. The method for determining an initial value includes obtaining, over a communication network, a domain name from requestor; obtaining, over the communication network, one or more inputs from one or more domain name data sources; applying the one or more inputs and the domain name to an initial lifetime worth computer model, wherein the one or more inputs comprise data related to comparable historical domain names, data from a linguistic model analysis, data from a linguistic frequency list, and data related to a second-level domain to top-level domain relationship analysis; determining, by a hardware processor, an initial lifetime worth for the domain name based on the initial lifetime worth computer model; and providing the initial lifetime worth for the domain name to the requestor. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050879 | COMPUTING ESTIMATED VALUE OF PROVIDING SERVICE AMONG GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS - A system predicts a value estimate for a user who provides a service that involves moving among geographical regions (e.g., a transportation service). The system determines the value estimate by identifying a sequence of time periods, each time period having an associated set of geographical regions. Possible transitions between geographical regions in different time periods are analyzed, for example, using statistical or machine-learned models, to determine likelihoods that the user will move between the geographical regions from one time period to another, and to determine expected values for a transition. Such models may be trained or developed using historical service data and user profile data stored by the system. Transitions are analyzed over a sequence of time periods to determine accumulated values associated with estimated overall values for each geographical region. The system predicts an overall value estimate for the user based on the accumulated values. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SHARED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND IMPROVED QUEUED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - Systems and methods for providing discounts for shared transportation are described. A transportation server receives, from a client device of a first user, a first request for a shared transportation service. The transportation server receives, from a client device of a second user, a second request to join the shared transportation service. The transportation server calculates a first price for the first user for the shared transportation service based on at least a portion of a shared transportation service trip. The transportation server calculates a second price for the second user for the shared transportation service trip based on at least the portion of a shared transportation service trip. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050881 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REWARDING REACTION OF SIMULATION PARTICIPANT - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for rewarding a simulation participant for a reaction, in which the apparatus is arranged around a simulator and gives a reward for reactions of spectators and a participant who controls the simulator according to the reactions. To this end, a method of rewarding a simulation participant taking part in a simulation implemented by a simulator for a reaction includes: collecting at least one of video information and audio information of a participant while the participant takes part in a simulation from at least one of a camera and a microphone; detecting at least one reaction of the participant from the collected at least one of the video information and the audio information; determining a reaction level of the detected reaction; and giving a reward for the reaction to the participant when the determined reaction level is a certain value or more. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050882 | MOBILE NETWORKED COMMUNICATION GAME - A game in which game players receive clues as to the identity of target items, and locate the target items, and take pictures of the target items. The pictures are provided to a central unit, which determines winners of the game. The winners of the game may be determined based on the game player who utilizes the least amount of time to locate, image, and submit pictures of all the target locations, or those who submit the most pictures of different target items in a predefined time period. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050883 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A RETAIL NETWORK - Methods and systems for managing a retail network, the retail network including at least one manufacturer and/or merchant of a product or service; at least one retail or non-retail affiliate for promoting the product or service; and a retail network agent having a processor configured to execute computer readable instructions to manage retail transactions between the at least one manufacturer and/or merchant and the at least one affiliate. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050884 | DISTRIBUTING SUCCESS-LINKED REWARDS TO CUSTOMERS OF PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES - The present disclosure describes examples of systems and methods for enabling a privately held company to establish and provide success-linked rewards to users, through a loyalty platform, based on tracked user loyalty purchases. Success-linked rewards may comprise crypto assets with a built-in deflation mechanism, where the deflation mechanism operates in proportion to one or more metrics associated with the privately held business, or class of privately held businesses, with which the crypto asset is associated. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050885 | REWARD COLLECTION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - An award collection system and method are disclosed. Firstly, a server device delivers various jigsaw pieces with associated authentication data to a a store device. A customer device is data-linked to the server device so as to locate surrounding general and franchised stores, and determine routes to the stores. After a customer has shopped in a franchised store, the customer device receives a number of jigsaw pieces from the store device. Two near-by customers may exchange their jigsaw pieces through their customer devices. A complete set of jigsaw pieces may be redeemed through the customer device for a reward from the server device. As such business is enhanced and customer patronage is attracted. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050886 | LOCATION-AWARE LOYALTY PROGRAM APPORTIONING - In one implementation, a method is disclosed for location-aware apportioning of points in a loyalty program offered by a provider. Data indicative of a current geolocation of a mobile device is received at a mobile app executing on a mobile device. User input corresponding to a service location of a provider offering a loyalty program is received via an interface associated with the mobile app. A distance is determined between the current geolocation and a geolocation of the service location. The distance is converted into points offered by the provider for completing a transaction at the service location using an apportioning function associated with the loyalty program. The interface is updated to present a loyalty program offer that includes the points. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050887 | DETERMINING EQUITY REWARDS BASED UPON PURCHASE BEHAVIOR - Embodiments are disclosed which relate to a system and methods for receiving user loyalty selections for a business and providing equity rewards to a user when the user executes a purchase at the business to which the user has selected loyalty. One disclosed embodiment provides a system having a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receiving a loyalty selection from a user, the loyalty selection comprising a selection of a business listed in a rewarding-business index of a loyalty platform to receive an equity reward associated with the business; matching a user purchase with the business by correlating purchase details with the rewarding-business index; determining an amount of the equity reward based on a monetary value of the user purchase, a user transaction history, and business reward policies; and displaying the amount of the equity reward to the user. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050888 | Point Value Exchange System - The system may be configured to perform operations including determining a point conversion rate between a first merchant point value associated with a first merchant point and a second merchant point value associated with a second merchant point; receiving a request from a consumer to sell an exchanged point amount comprising a first merchant point amount; receiving a first payment from the first merchant for the first merchant point amount; retrieving the first merchant point amount from a consumer profile; transmitting the first merchant point amount to the first merchant; calculating a second merchant point amount equal to the first merchant point amount, based the first conversion rate; transmitting a second payment to the second merchant to purchase the second merchant point amount from the second merchant; receiving the second merchant point amount from the second merchant; and transmitting the second merchant point amount to the consumer profile. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050889 | System and method for incentivizing credit card transactions at the point-of-sale - A computer program product to incentivize a user's selection of a credit card. Control logic for a mobile device causes the device to prompt a user to register a credit card. Credit card data for one or more credit cards is stored. The credit card issuer is made aware of a potential purchase and purchase amount from the user at the point-of-sale. In return, offers are sent and displayed to the consumer, from the credit card issuer, wherein the user can click and accept the offer, as a result use the credit card associated with the offer to the benefit of both the user and the credit card issuer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050890 | VIDEO DOTTING PLACEMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A video dotting placement analysis method is disclosed, including: converting a content of the video into a plurality of descriptor lists, wherein each descriptor list is recorded with a time sequence and a plurality of raw descriptors; providing an advertisement category (ADC) model recorded with relationships among a plurality of advertisement categories and a plurality of descriptors; performing analysis on the ADC model and the plurality of descriptor lists to generate a plurality of ADC recommendation lists, wherein the plurality of ADC recommendation lists is recorded with category relevance confidences between each advertisement category and the video content corresponded to each time sequences; calculating predicted audience response (AR) values of each advertisement category; and analyzing one or multiple time sequences as a dotting placement of the video based on the plurality of ADC recommendation lists, the plurality of predicted AR values and a dotting model. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTERNET ADVERTISING - An apparatus and a method of providing Internet advertising according to an exemplary embodiment is connected with a medium, an advertiser server, and a user terminal via a wired/wireless communication network, and includes: an access information collecting unit which collects access information about a user for the medium; a movement information collecting unit which collects movement information about the user for one or more advertising pages provided from the advertiser server; a user analyzing unit which analyses a tendency of the user based on the access information and the movement information; an advertising page transmission rate calculating unit which calculates an advertising page transmission rate based on a result of the analysis of the tendency of the user; and an advertising transmitting unit which transmits the one or more advertising pages to the user terminal based on the advertising page transmission rate. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050892 | EXPOSURE PROFILE OPTIMIZATION - An online system determines how presenting an awareness campaign to a user will affect the user's likelihood of converting to a related direct response campaign. For the user, the online system creates a benchmark exposure profile representing the user's exposure history before the awareness campaign. Similarly, the online system determines the user's simulated exposure profile, which represents the user's brand exposure history after having been exposed to the awareness campaign. A response prediction for the direct response campaign is determined for the benchmark exposure profile and the simulated exposure profile. The online system estimates the difference between the response prediction and the simulated response prediction to determine a delivery control value of presenting the awareness campaign to a user. The delivery control value is used to determine an effective impression value for the awareness campaign and conversion value for the related direct response campaign. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050893 | Linking Offline Location Signals to Online Conversions - The user enters a merchant location with a user device. An account management system logs an action of the user device at the merchant location. The account management system transmits a location-based offer to the user device. The user device receives the location-based offer and the user selects the location-based offer on the user device. The user desires to make a purchase from the merchant system and accesses the merchant website. The user initiates a transaction with the merchant via the merchant website. The account management system logs the user purchase activity and notes a conversion. For example, a conversion occurs when a user receives a location-based offer and then later purchases online a product or service from a merchant or manufacturer associated with the offer. The merchant system processes the transaction and the account management system logs the conversion of the offer. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050894 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FACILITATING DISPLAY OF CONTENT WITHIN APPLICATION PROGRAMS EXECUTING ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An application program interface (API) is operably associated with application programs executing on an electronic device and enables the application programs to retrieve, store, and display content. The API enables application programs to communicate with other application programs and to send/retrieve content to/from other application programs. In addition, the API is configured to perform various event accounting functions. A gateway communicates with an electronic device application program via the API and is configured to retrieve content from a content server in response to receiving requests from the application programs. The gateway is configured to serve content retrieved from the content server to the electronic device, as well as to other servers and/or devices. Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for dynamically selecting advertisements for use within user-requested content wherein the advertisements are stored locally within a user client device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINKING TO AN UPSELL SYSTEM VIA A TAG - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus where information relating to products and services offered by various providers may be offered for sale to customers via computing devices owned by those customers. Products and services offered to a particular customer may be related to a product previously purchased by that customer or be related to a product that a customer has access to. In certain instances, a product that a customer has access to may include a tag, such as a circuit, a chip, or printed matter that may provide information to an electronic device of a customer. After the customer's device received the information provided by the product tag, other products or services related to the tagged product may be received by the customer device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPSELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus where information relating to products and/or services and services offered by various providers may be offered for sale to customers via computing devices owned by those customers. Products and/or services and services offered to a particular customer may be related to a product and/or service previously purchased by that customer or be related to a product and/or service that a customer has access to. In certain instances, a product and/or service that a customer has access to may include a tag, such as a circuit, a chip, or printed matter that may provide information to an electronic device of a customer. After the customer's device received the information provided by the product tag, other products and/or services or services related to the tagged product may be received by the customer device. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050897 | A METHOD FOR DELIVERING A TARGETED ADVERTISING TO A SELECTED SET OF RECIPIENT USERS, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING COMPUTING SERVER - A method for delivering a targeted advertising to a selected set of recipient users, comprising the steps of retrieving anonymized social media user engagement behaviour at a first social media platform to define an audience segment desired to inform the targeting of advertising on said second platform, determining engagement patterns of the plurality of anonymous user identifications across a matrix, determining strengths of relationships between said plurality of recipient users and said one or more particular behavioural variables, selecting a set of recipient users being a subset of said plurality of recipient users at said second platform to which said advertising is to be delivered, and delivering at said second platform, said advertising to said selected set of recipient users. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050898 | BAYESIAN APPROACH TO INCOME INFERENCE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Users can be classified as belonging to one of multiple income categories. A communications graph can be generated based on call data records (CDRs), the graph including a subset of nodes representing users of a mobile telephony network whose income is estimated based on available banking records. For a node representing a user whose income is unknown (i.e., a node that is not within the subset of nodes), and which is connected by a link to at least one node within the subset of the nodes, a Bayesian prediction algorithm may be used to classify the selected node. The Bayesian prediction algorithm may include defining a prior probability distribution of a Bayesian inference with a parameter based on a number of outgoing communication sessions from the selected node to nodes associated a particular income category, and computing a value for a lowest N | 2019-02-14 |
20190050899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LEVERAGING SOCIAL QUEUING TO SIMULATE TICKET PURCHASER BEHAVIOR - A method for simulating a social media account history may be provided. The method may include generating social media identification information (“social media ID”). The method may also include creating an account history for the social media ID with respect to a pre-determined entity. The creating may include identifying the social media ID with respect to at least one of a time-stamped indication of affinity for the predetermined entity. The creating may also include tagging of a photograph of the entity. The creating may also include linking of a photograph of the pre-determined entity. The creating may also include a threshold amount of streaming audio time relating to the predetermined entity. The method may also include querying the account history to determine whether the account history includes one or more parameters that indicate whether the social media ID information is related to an automated entity or a human entity. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050900 | Intelligent Marketing and Advertising Platform - An intelligent marketing and advertising platform which provides an innovative merchandising solution for retailers by effectively transforming the glass surface of retail product containers (such as cooler doors) into a non-transparent display of planograms. The merchandising solution provides for digital planograms and pricing management, real time promotional updates and sales data, etc. This is accomplished by converting/transforming the simple glass surface of a retail product container (such as cooler/freezer doors) into digital “smart” screens that provide for innovative advertising solutions. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050901 | GATHERING MISSING INFORMATION ELEMENTS - This technology relates to requesting missing data associated with a geographic location. The system may comprise a memory for storing lists of information elements each associated with one or more physical types of geographic locations and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive a current location of a client device and determine the current location is proximate to a first geographic location. The processor may determine a physical location type of the first geographic location and retrieve a list of information elements associated with the physical location type. The list of items may be compared to a set of information elements associated with the first geographic location and a determination of a missing information element may be made. A notification may be generated based on the missing information element and the determination that the client device is proximate to the first geographic location. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050902 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERING UNSOLICITED EVENTS IN RESPONSE TO DETECTION OF USERS - Methodologies, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for automatically triggering predictive events in a facility in response to user detection. Once an individual enters or approaches a facility, location and identification data can be received from a mobile device associated with the individual. The location of the individual and the individual's identity can be determined, and a computing system can access an account associated with the individual. The computing system can trigger the a predictive event, such as the preparation of a product that the individual is likely to purchase, and a notification can be sent to the individual's mobile device once the predictive event is complete. The predictive event can be based on the individual's previous purchase or service history. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050903 | IDENTIFICATION, LOCATION, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Identification, location, and authentication systems and methods are disclosed. A system includes a master sensor node located in a physical venue and connected to a broadband network channel. A plurality of sensors is provided in the physical venue, which are in communication with the master sensor node over a wireless network channel. The plurality of sensors and the master sensor node are communicatively coupled to a mobile device over a radio frequency network channel. The master sensor node identifies the mobile device and its location, wherein the mobile device is within a predefined distance from the master sensor node. The master sensor node receives a request from the mobile device to authenticate its identity and location to a third party connected the radio frequency network channel. The master sensor node authenticates the mobile device to the third party, which provides the mobile device access to a network connection. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050904 | Content Output Systems Using Vehicle-Based Data - Electronic display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers and/or networks, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, driving behavior and patterns, telematics data, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics and/or telematics data may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, telematics devices, and/or other data sources, including software applications. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, telematics data, and the like, content, such as digital display content or audio content, may be determined for output on various devices, such as electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other devices to be accessible by associated individuals via the other devices. Various techniques may be used to determine customized content. Additionally, certain systems may be interactive to allow user responses and follow-up content via on-board vehicle devices or other user devices. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050905 | INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information providing device includes: a target vehicle detecting unit configured to detect a vehicle which is located near an information display object displaying information; and an information providing unit configured to provide information related to the information displayed on the information display object to at least one of a user in the vehicle and a user who is likely to be in the vehicle when the vehicle detected by the target vehicle detecting unit has passed near the information display object. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050906 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL DEVICE, DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A digital signage control device includes: a display controller configured to display predetermined information on a digital signage disposed around a predetermined road; a target vehicle detector configured to detect a vehicle located in a predetermined range on the road; and a work load information acquisition unit configured to acquire work load information regarding a work load state of an occupant of the vehicle. The predetermined range on the road is a range in which the occupant of the vehicle visually recognizes the digital signage. The display controller changes the amount of predetermined information to be displayed on the digital signage according to the work load information. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050907 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL DEVICE, DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A digital signage control device includes: a traffic condition related information acquiring unit configured to acquire the traffic condition related information on traffic conditions near each of a plurality of digital signages; and a display control unit configured to: cause the plurality of digital signages to display advertisement information, and switch a digital signage on which the advertisement information is displayed among the plurality of digital signages based on traffic condition related information. | 2019-02-14 |
20190050908 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAG BASED UPSELLING - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus where information relating to products and services offered by various providers may be offered for sale to customers via computing devices owned by those customers. Products and services offered to a particular customer may be related to a product previously purchased by that customer or be related to a product that a customer has access to. In certain instances, a product that a customer has access to may include a tag, such as a circuit, a chip, or printed matter that may provide information to an electronic device of a customer. After the customer's device received the information provided by the product tag, other products or services related to the tagged product may be received by the customer device. | 2019-02-14 |