07th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160048764 | NEWS FEED - Systems and methods for selecting items of interest for an organization from a set of feeds, based on the interests that users have demonstrated through their interactions with existing content, are described herein. In some embodiments, the system is part of a content management service that allows users to add and organize files, media, links, and other information. The content can be uploaded from a computer, imported from cloud file systems, added via links, or pulled from various kinds of feeds. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048765 | System and Method for Evaluating Decisions Using Multiple Dimensions - A system and method for evaluating sequential decision problems that have multidimensional states. The system and method maximizes the value, as defined by the value functional equation, received by the user, for both finite and infinite horizon decision problems and provides decision making advice to the user based upon input actions, states, rewards and transition probabilities. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND AGGREGATING MODELS BASED ON DISPARATE DATA FROM INSURANCE, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND PUBLIC INDUSTRIES - A method and system for making financial or medical decisions. The method comprises training sets of models using classification training with sets of data derived from segregated data sources. Overall weighting of each model within the sets of models are determined for each of the sub-datasets. The sets of models, the overall weighting of each model and a number of examples provided from the data for each of the datasets are transmitted to a central server over a communication network, wherein the central server is configured to determine the relative weights of each of the sets of models in the overall ensemble model based on the number of examples, combine the sets of models, receive new application data, and predict at least one of outcome variables, an uncertainty factor for the variables, and drivers of the outcome variables based on the new application data. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048767 | CREATING A USER'S PROXIMITY MODEL IN ACCORDANCE WITH A USER'S FEEDBACK - Disclosed is a method and Geographic Information System (GIS) for creating a user's proximity model in accordance with a user's feedback. The GIS creates the user's proximity model using a Dempster-Shafer technique. The GIS initializes the user's proximity model upon initializing a fuzzy set with a fuzzy membership function. The fuzzy set includes a plurality of points scattered around a reference point. The GIS creates an intermediate model using the user's proximity model by selecting a group of points from the plurality of points. The GIS receives a user feedback on the intermediate model. The GIS adapts the fuzzy membership function based on the user feedback. The GIS then updates the user's proximity model based on the fuzzy membership function which is adapted on basis of the user feedback. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048768 | Topic Model For Comments Analysis And Use Thereof - A method includes determining a plurality of topics corresponding to descriptive text and to comments concerning the descriptive text, wherein each of a number of sets of the plurality of topics comprise a similar topic and one or more supplemental topics. The method includes determining by a computer system probabilities for words, where the probabilities are that the words belong to individual ones of the topics. The method further includes generating, by the computer system and based on comments and the probabilities, a content summary comprising a plurality of comment snippets having positive and negative sentiments toward corresponding ones of the similar or supplemental topics in the sets of topics. Each topic has corresponding comment snippets having positive and negative sentiments. The method includes outputting by the computer system at least a portion of the plurality of topics and corresponding comment snippets. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048769 | Single photon source based on a quantum dot molecule in an optical cavity - A solid-state device for generating a single photon for quantum information processing, the device including: a quantum dot molecule including: a first singly-charged quantum dot; and a second singly-charged quantum dot; wherein the first singly-charged quantum dot is adjacent to the second singly-charged quantum dot; and a tunnel barrier that separates the first singly-charged quantum dot from the second singly-charged quantum dot. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048770 | ENTITY RESOLUTION INCORPORATING DATA FROM VARIOUS DATA SOURCES - A pair of records is tokenized to form a normalized representation of an entity represented by each record. The tokens are correlated to a machine learning system by determining whether a learned resolution already exists for the two entities. If not, the normalized records are compared to generate a comparison measure to determine whether the records match. The normalized records can also be used to perform a web search and web search results can be normalized and used as additional records for matching. When a match is found, the records are updated to indicate that they match, and the match is provided to the machine learning system to update the learned resolutions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048771 | DISTRIBUTED STAGE-WISE PARALLEL MACHINE LEARNING - A method for machine learning a data set in a data processing framework is disclosed. A forest is trained with the data set that generates a plurality of trees in parallel. Each tree includes leaf nodes having a constant weight. A discriminative value for each leaf node is learned with a supervised model. The forest is reconstructed with the discriminative values replacing the constant weight for each leaf node. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048772 | Tailoring Question Answering System Output Based on User Expertise - A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for tailoring question answering system output based on user expertise. The mechanism receives an input question from a questioning user and determines a set of features associated with text of the input question. The mechanism determines an expertise level of the questioning user based on the set of features associated with the text of the input question using a trained expertise model. The mechanism generates one or more candidate answers for the input question and tailors output of the one or more candidate answers based on the expertise level of the questioning user. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048773 | ENTITY ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A method for building a factual database of concepts and entities that are related to the concepts through a learning process. Training content (e.g., news articles, books) and a set of entities (e.g., Bill Clinton and Barack Obama) that are related to a concept (e.g., Presidents) is received. Groups of words that co-occur frequently in the textual content in conjunction with the entities are identified as templates. Templates may also be identified by analyzing parts-of-speech patterns of the templates. Entities that co-occur frequently in the textual content in conjunction with the templates are identified as additional related entities (e.g., Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon). To eliminate erroneous results, the identified entities may be presented to a user who removes any false positives. The entities are then stored in association with the concept. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048774 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALIZED MANAGEMENT OF FEATURE LICENSES - Methods and systems are provided for managing feature licenses for pools or groups of devices. In an embodiment, a method of licensing features for a device in a license pool or group includes receiving, at the device, a license capacity request; determining, based on the reply to the license capacity request, if the device in the license pool or group is compliant with the feature license configuration; if the device is noncompliant with the feature license configuration: transmitting a generate license request message having a desired feature license configuration; receiving a feature license request from the device; and updating the noncompliant device with a compliant feature license. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048775 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH PATRONS - The present invention relates to a system and method for interacting with patrons of a service provider. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for identifying, tracking, and assigning seating to walk-in patrons of an establishment without previously receiving information from the patron. Specifically, the system and method identifies, tracks, and assigns seating to the walk-in patrons without previously making a reservation or providing their name to be placed on a waitlist for the service provider. The walk-in patrons can enter the establishment, have the establishment be automatically alerted as to who the patron is, and be instantly enabled to assign a seating or table location for that patron in a manner that multiple devices associated with the establishment are provided with the patron information and their seating or table location. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048776 | RESERVATION SYSTEM - Provided is a reservation system more convenient than conventional ones. In a reservation system, a store terminal ( | 2016-02-18 |
20160048777 | RESERVATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RESERVATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A reservation management apparatus obtains reservation information including reserved trip information indicating a vehicle trip that has not departed and is reserved by one of a plurality of users and reserving user information indicating the user. The reservation management apparatus determines one or more other users who are associated with the same trip information as the user, with reference to history information associating information about users who took vehicle trips that were operated with different departure dates and times in the past with trip information indicating the vehicle trips. The reservation management apparatus outputs other user information indicating at least some of the determined other users in association with the reservation information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED RULE-BASED SEQUENCING ENGINE - A computing device including a processor and memory may receive input from a user to define one or more sequence types, each sequence type based on a time frame. A distributed computing system may receive interaction data on a plurality of computing nodes and describing an interaction event between a customer and an agent. The one or more computing nodes may associate the received interaction event with the customer's identifier in a customer history table, wherein the customer history table stores historical interaction events for the customer. Further, the computing nodes may assign the received interaction event to a sequence, based on the defined one or more sequence types. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048779 | CIP WASH SUMMARY AND LIBRARY - One embodiment includes a method for monitoring a CIP process previously performed. The method includes accessing CIP process data stored in a CIP library. The CIP process data includes CIP phase data associated with a plurality of CIP phases in the CIP process previously performed, equipment data associated with objects used in the CIP process during one or more of the CIP phases, and consumable data associated with consumables consumed by corresponding equipment in the CIP process. In addition, the method includes displaying at least a portion of the CIP process data, and providing a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface is configured to: organize the CIP process data into at least one of (i) a plurality of CIP phases or (ii) consumable data, and sort equipment data according to one or more of the plurality of corresponding CIP phases or corresponding consumables. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048780 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING WORKFLOW EFFICIENCY IN A HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - To achieve the foregoing and in accordance with the present invention, systems and methods for workflow management are provided. In some embodiments, a set of data elements, which are extracted from medical information, are received. The elements are bundled according to one or more similar attributes to form work items. Work items are bundles of data elements for which value is to be extracted for a particular user objective. Next the workflows are configured according to event history for the work items, current action, and user context. The work items may then be routed through the workflow based upon the work items' “energy”. Work item energy is the probability and degree to which a next action taken in a workflow to that particular work item will further a user objective. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048781 | Cross Dataset Keyword Rating System - A system may include an interface, a memory, and one or more processors. The system receives a request to determine a significance of a first keyword and accesses a first record comprising the first keyword. The system determines a first risk score of the first record and assigns the first risk score of the first record as a first keyword instance score associated with the first keyword. The system determines the significance of the first keyword based at least in part upon the first keyword instance score. The system analyzes the significance of the first keyword. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048782 | Controlling and Managing Identity Access Risk - Methods and systems for controlling and managing identity and access management risks are presented. A computing device may generate a maturity model that maps a plurality of access management controls to a plurality of information technology (IT) resources associated with an IT environment. Subsequently, the computing device may determine, for each IT resource of the plurality of IT resources, a plurality of access management maturity scores. Each access management maturity score of the plurality of access management scores may correspond to an access management control of the plurality of access management controls that are associated with the corresponding IT resource. The computing device then may determine an aggregate maturity score for the IT environment based on the plurality of access management maturity scores for the plurality of IT resources. Thereafter, the computing device may provide the maturity model and the aggregate maturity score to at least one governance system. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048783 | System and Method for Locate Request Entry Configured for Defining Multiple Excavation Sites as Part of a Single Locate Request - A system and method for identifying multiple excavation sites and generating multiple locate requests from a single locate request session comprising an electronic interactive interface for defining a geographic area, wherein the geographic area defined represents an area for evaluation of the presence or absence of one or more underground facilities, an auto-populating interactive smart map, a rules engine for determining a number of tickets per area defined, and a database and/or electronic storage of one or more underground facilities. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN A FINANCIAL SERVICES BRANCH - A system for efficient allocation of resources in a financial services branch includes a branch computer system and a remote solutions server which are in communication with a core banking server. The branch computer system includes various computer, network devices and equipment for branch operations. A plurality of customer devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, can be connected to a remote solutions server. Each such device can be pre-configured with a remote banking application (“app”) allowing a respective customer to use the device to communicate with the remote solutions server to perform the remote banking. The remote solutions server facilitates remote banking wherein transactions can be completed using in-branch banking equipment. Additionally, the banking customer may schedule time with banking personnel using this application, wherein the meeting can take place at the same branch where the transaction will be completed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048785 | A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECT CONTROLS - A computer implemented project control system and method adapted for enabling an efficient management of a project. The present invention bridges the gap that has traditionally existed between planning and managing project execution and is to provide an efficient, improved, computer implemented project management system with effective monitoring and controlling method which allows a better management of a project schedule, resources and cost. The invention further develops an application comprising a server based and web enabled data base supported by user friendly front end application for managing the projects in a multi user environment. The present invention allows concurrent usage on multi project environment by providing a reliable, secured and practical project management system. The present invention has capabilities for real time project data collaboration, manipulation and performance monitoring system. The invention make ease of using built in tools to produce standard periodical reports or customized reports with a facility to create the layout using data base record of items and using drilldown, filtering, grouping, sorting and summarisation options. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048786 | MANAGING A PROJECT - A method and associated system for managing a plurality of projects. A project image representing each project is displayed in a position on a diagram for reflecting a progress status of each project. A degree of association between projects is calculated on the basis of influence information indicating that work of a project is affected by work of another project and resource information indicating resources allocated to the respective projects. A display unit displays, on the basis of the calculated degree of association between the projects, an association degree image indicating a degree of association between one project and another project in association with a project image representing the one project and a project image representing the other project on the diagram. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048787 | WORK PLAN BASED CONTROL OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL ACCESS - A method, system, and computer program product for work plan based access control are provided in the illustrative embodiments. For a portion of the work plan, a physical space is determined. Access to the physical space is used in a task in the portion. At least one workflow is initiated to determine whether to grant the access to the physical space. Responsive to the workflow granting the access to the physical space, the access to the physical space is configured for a first duration for a first user performing the task. Responsive to an indication of closing of the portion, the access to the physical space for the first duration for the first user performing the task is revoked. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048788 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND PROVIDING DISPLAY ANALYZING OF IMPACT SEVERITY OF EVENT ON A NETWORK - The present disclosure discloses a communication device and server configured to provide to a user a relative event impact map display depicting a plurality of items impacted by an event or a portion of a network impacted by the event. The network can not only be a supply and/or logistics chain but also a computer network, a telecommunications network, transportation network, and power grid. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048789 | GRAPH DATABASE FOR DETERMINING AND ANALYZING IMPACT SEVERITY OF EVENT ON A NETWORK - The present disclosure discloses a communication device and server configured to provide to a user a display containing a networked structure comprising (a) a first set of nodes comprising plural members and (b) plural branches interconnecting at least some of the nodes in the first set of nodes, each node in the first set of nodes corresponding to a part, component, and/or product and each branch representing a type of relationship between the corresponding interconnected nodes, whereby the displayed networked structure shows, for a selected part, component, or product, upstream materials, parts, and/or components used to manufacture the selected part, component, or product and downstream parts, components, and/or products manufactured using the selected part, component, or product. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048790 | CLASSIFICATION AND MODELLING OF EXCEPTION TYPES FOR INTEGRATION MIDDLEWARE SYSTEMS - The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for modeling exception flows in an integration system. One computer-implemented method includes identifying, by operation of an application integration system, an exception corresponding to an integration operation of an integration process, determining, by operation of the application integration system, a type of the exception, determining, by operation of the application integration system, one or more exception handling patterns for the type of the exception, and configuring, by operation of the application integration system, an exception flow of the integration process based on the one or more exception handling patterns. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048791 | INTELLIGENT PROCESS FLOWS - Configuration information, indicating how a computing system process is configured, is analyzed to obtain calculated metrics and recommendations for improving the process. The calculated metrics and recommendations are surfaced on a user interface display, along with user input mechanisms that can be actuated to take action in order to implement one or more of the recommendations. If a user input mechanism is actuated, the corresponding action is performed to modify the process to implement the recommendation, and the process display is updated to show the modification. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048792 | DATA MODIFICATION IN HYPOTHETICAL PLANNING WITH BRANCHING DELTAS - A system, medium, and method including receiving a request to initiate a hypothetical transaction at a first logical time including changes made to a actual table and storage of the actual table being represented by a main storage data structure and a delta storage data structure; generating a hypothetical delta storage data structure to include the changes made by the hypothetical transaction, the hypothetical delta storage data structure being separate and distinct from the delta storage data structure; and applying the changes made by the hypothetical transaction included in the hypothetical delta storage data structure to the actual table to obtain a hypothetical result data structure that includes the data of the actual table existing at the first logical time and any changes made by the hypothetical transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048793 | Microjob Rating And Payment System - A system and method in which a rating or feedback based system is used on a web or mobile based application for a microjob, also known as a small task, gig, freelance job or microwork. The rating or feedback based system is used to determine either qualification for a microjob, payment for a microjob, or both. The rating or feedback based system is funded by direct deposits or a subscription service. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048794 | PROJECT AND TASK STATUS INDICATOR GENERATOR USING BASELINE METRICS - Embodiments include a system for updating status indicators for an insurance company project using a baseline metric, including: a processor that accesses the current status entry for the task and updates a status indicator assigned to the task using a task completion metric, a current status entry for the task, a planned start task baseline date and/or a planned finish task baseline date. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048795 | WORK CYCLE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for asset and work flow management are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for work cycle management includes creating one or more work zones, creating a work cycle of events between the created work zones, creating an operating schedule for the events of work cycle at the zones, monitoring activity at the work zones and comparing the activity to the operating schedule and identifying schedule violations. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048796 | DELIVERY CONFIRMATION USING A WIRELESS BEACON - There are provided systems and methods for delivery confirmation using wireless beacons. A merchant may include a wireless beacon, such as a small token or device, inside of a package for delivery. The beacon may communicate with a user device for a user when the package is delivered to the user. The beacon may include recipient information of eligible recipients for the package. The beacon may receive identification information for the user when the user device connects to the beacon. A delivery person in possession of the package may then determine if the user is an eligible recipient for the package using the recipient information and the identification information. After delivery of the package, the user may reuse the beacon by erasing the recipient information from the beacon and storing new recipient information on the beacon. The user may then place the beacon in another package for delivery. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING DELIVERY EFFICIENCY OF DELIVERED SERVICES TO VEHICLES - The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a parking assigning system for supporting delivery efficiency of delivered services to vehicles adapted for receipt of delivered services. The parking assigning system determines first vehicle condition data associated with a first vehicle adapted for receipt of a delivered service. The parking assigning system further determines at least a first suitable parking location based on the first vehicle condition data. Moreover, the parking assigning system provides assigned parking information comprising the first suitable parking location to a vehicle user device associated with the first vehicle. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048798 | INVENTORY SENSOR - An inventory sensor for monitoring the inventory status at one or more retail shelves. The inventory sensor may comprise a mat and a plurality of opposing contact pairs. The mat is adapted to be disposed on a retail shelf with a forward edge of the mat facing the front of the retail shelf. The plurality of opposing contact pairs are arranged into a plurality of regions within the mat, the regions being arranged forward to aft in the mat with the first region being disposed along the forward edge of the mat and subsequent regions being disposed sequentially further aft from said first region. The contact pairs are biased open and the closing of an opposing contact pair produces results in the production of an electrical signal associated with the closed opposing contact pair. A controller monitors the mat to determine retail item footprints. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048799 | CASCADING CALL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for notifying customers of ETAs associated with service orders are disclosed herein. A computer implemented method, according to various implementations, includes automatically receiving, by a service application, an ETA from a service order management system. The computer implemented method also includes automatically determining whether an en route notification is to be displayed on at least one servicer device associated with the service application, and automatically displaying the en route notification on the at least one servicer device in response to determining that the en route notification is to be displayed by the servicer device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIPMENT TRACKING - According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of systems and methods related to shipment tracking for trains. In an exemplary embodiment, a shipment tracking system generally includes one or more Bluetooth nodes positionable onboard one or more cars of a train. The one or more Bluetooth nodes are configured to transmit shipment information for the one or more cars. A gateway device is configured to receive shipment information for the one or more cars. The gateway device is configured to transmit payload information to a database. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048801 | System and Method for Voice Activated Load Board Transactions - The present invention is directed to a voice operable system and method for identifying and matching a carrier, such as a trucker, and cargo for moving such cargo to a desired destination and for facilitating load board transactions. The present invention allows a carrier to identify prospective cargo loads in real time while transporting an existing load and while driving via voice communications and commands by the carrier into the automated system of the present invention. The system further allows for a shipper to identify prospective carriers and carrier details for its cargo. The system facilitates the carrier and cargo transaction by providing each party required and requested information concerning the carrier and the cargo. In addition, the system process the available data relating to the carrier, cargo, transportation routes and costs, timing, weather and calculates and provides detailed information allowing the parties to facilitate efficient and preferred load transportation. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048802 | TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR A REGIONAL LOGISTICS NETWORK - According to an aspect, a system includes transportation module configured to generate a transportation plan for packages scheduled to be routed through a regional logistics network such that the transportation plan minimizes transportation costs. The transportation module may include a pickup plan module, a depot-to-depot plan module, and a delivery plan module. The pickup plan module may be configured to compute a pickup transportation plan for packages to be picked-up from the customers in the customer area of an origin depot. The depot-to-depot plan module may be configured to compute a depot-to-depot transportation plan for packages transferred between the origin depot and a destination depot. The delivery plan module may be configured to compute a delivery transportation plan for delivering packages from the destination depot to the customers within the customer area of the destination depot. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048803 | AUTOMATON-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR ASSET NETWORK ROUTING - A rule handler may receive a first routing rule and a second routing rule, each routing rule characterizing at least one potential physical transportation route. A rule converter may convert the first routing rule and the second routing rule into a first finite automaton (FA) and a second finite automaton, respectively, and may combine the first finite automaton and the second finite automaton into a finite automaton network graph. A graph comparator may then compare the finite automaton network graph to existing physical transportation routes, and a route selector may select, based on the comparing, at least one feasible physical transportation route from the existing physical transportation routes, the at least one feasible physical transportation route being an instance of the at least one potential physical transportation route. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048804 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PACKAGE DELIVERY - Systems, methods and a computer-readable medium provide for package delivery by transportation services that transport one or more passenger to desired locations. In one or more embodiments, a transportation server identifies a package delivery location for a package. The transportation server determines a route characteristic based at least on the package delivery location. The transportation server sends the route characteristic to a transportation service for transporting at least one passenger to a passenger drop-off location. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048805 | METHOD OF COLLABORATIVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A method of collaboratively developing software includes recording a plurality of developers' tasks relating to a collection of software development files via software executing on a computer. The method further includes calculating a proximity score between a plurality of tasks based on the overlap of the developers' activities via software executing on a computer. The method further includes selecting and capturing a group of task properties that along with the proximity score can be used to select a group of task pairings that require coordination. The method further includes notifying the developers assigned to the task pairings selected that they may need to coordinate their development efforts. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048806 | COMPUTER-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A computer-based method and platform that acts like a database that allows users to store contact information, set up jobs, and store all information related to a specific job, including, but not limited to: photos, videos, documents, reports, and forms. The platform generally allows users to set up projects with project icons, upload information and files in an organized manner, and then allow other users who have been granted access to the projects to quickly view the uploaded files. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048807 | EXECUTIVE SEARCH AND RECRUITING TOOL - A system and method for recruiting that utilizes a combination of pre-categorized and filtered candidate profiles coupled with a discerning search followed by contact with a live representative. A searcher selects candidate criteria as either required or optional. The searcher's selections are compared against a proprietary database of candidate profiles, and are sorted based on the criteria selections of the user. Criteria marked as required are weighted at 100%, while those that do not possess them are weighted at 0%. Criteria marked as optional are weighted at 100%, but if they do not match the candidate the optional criteria are weighted at 50% of the value based upon the number of criteria selected by the searcher. Based on the sorting, the searcher receives a report of qualified candidates ranked by a percentage matched based upon the selected criteria. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048808 | CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method is disclosed for a communication device connectable to an information management system that makes a visit appointment with a service person. The communication device stores schedule information of a user of the communication device. The method causes a computer of the communication device to: display data which is generated using the schedule information and which includes a calendar; access the information management system to acquire candidate data indicating possible visit dates of the service person; determine candidate visit dates of the service person by excluding dates on which plans of the user are included in the schedule information, from the possible visit dates of the service person; display each display representing each of the candidate visit dates within each region corresponding to each day in the calendar; and display an appointment screen which sets one candidate visit date as a visit date of the service person. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048809 | FUZZY PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT OF ACTIVITIES - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for fuzzy planning for management of activities. The system first receives activities to include in a schedule associated with a user. The system also receives preferences for scheduling the activities, wherein the preferences define time slots in the schedule for the activities, the time slots having varying degrees of preference. Next, the system analyzes the activities and the preferences to match the activities with respective, available time slots selected from the time slots according to the preferences, wherein at least one of the respective, available time slots includes a range of time slots. The system then schedules the activities for the respective, available time slots in the schedule. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048810 | EXTRACTING METHOD, RECOMMENDING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECISION SUPPORT ON ROAD REPAIR METHOD - A method for extracting a road construction method executed by a computer as a process includes acquiring measured data of a volume of traffic on a specific road surface when extracting a candidate of a road construction method to be applied to the specific road surface out of a plurality of road construction methods including at least repair work from a foundation of a road and repair work of a surface layer of a road, and extracting the candidate of a road construction method to be applied to the specific road surface based on the acquired measured data. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048811 | DIAGNOSTIC INQUIRY DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC INQUIRY METHOD - In this diagnostic inquiry device and diagnostic inquiry method, types of abnormal sound that are or that accompany malfunction symptoms are included among options for obtaining information pertaining to malfunction symptoms. When the contents of malfunction symptoms are related to the occurrence of an abnormal sound in a device that is the subject of diagnosis, a control unit outputs from a sample abnormal sound output unit a sample abnormal sound that is on the basis of a plurality of types of sample abnormal sound data stored in an external server or a storage unit of the diagnostic inquiry device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048812 | SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL BEARER INSTRUMENTS - Methods and apparatus are described which enable flexible and secure processing of digital bearer instruments. An architecture is provided that enables provision of an extensible applications framework that flexibly supports a variety of features and functionality supporting title-based rights processing operations. A wide range of methods of defining and assuring rights processing operating environments extend the capabilities of rights processing operating environments in a variety of ways. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048813 | ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE HANDLING USING AN ELECTRONIC LOCKBOX - A method of managing an electric lockbox, such as to reduce processing times associated with remittance processing, may include receiving, by one or more computing devices at a financial institution, a batch file and/or one or more physical remittances at lockbox associated with a payee, the batch file and any physical remittances comprising information associated with a plurality of financial transactions between one or more payors and the payee. The one or more computing devices may then determine whether at least a portion of the information corresponds to a payee preference. A report may be communicated to the payee, the report including a record of the plurality of financial transactions as a set of documents corresponding to the payee preference. In some cases, the report may include at least a portion of the remittance information associated with the plurality of financial transactions deposited into an account associated with the payee. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048814 | SPLIT-FEE MERCHANT PAYMENT PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of processing electronic funds through a split-fee merchant payment platform is provided. The present system and method is especially suitable for service businesses accepting virtual (non-face-to-face) payments such as electronic checks, debit or credit cards. The platform has a virtual “real-time” merchant boarding process which therein allows the merchant to start accepting electronic payment transactions almost instantaneously. The present split-fee merchant payment platform system and method also allows merchants to pick between, at least, three split-fee options: merchants may electively (i) eat (absorb) the usual 3% fees, (ii) share the 3% in fees with their customer, or, (iii) pay zero and pass 3% in fees to their customer. Finally, the present platform system and method allows a merchant to receive payment 365 days a year. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048815 | PAYMENT SERVICE PROVISION WITH REDUCED TRANSACTION COSTS - A method for providing on-line payment services is provided where a payment service provider pays for a plurality of purchases that are made by a user during a plurality of on-line shopping sessions. An authorization is received for the payment service provider to collect a reimbursement amount from a financial institution of the user. The reimbursement amount is at least equal to a cumulative amount of the payments for the plurality of purchases made by the user during the plurality of on-line shopping sessions. The payment service provider collects the reimbursement amount in a single transaction from the financial institution of the user and pays a fee to the financial institution of the user. The fee is based on the single transaction carried out to collect the reimbursement amount rather than being applied to each of the plurality of purchases or assessed as a percentage of the reimbursement amount, which allows the payment service provider to reduce the costs associated with providing payment services. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048816 | Method and System for Processing Payment Transactions at an Automated Teller Machine - A method for processing payment transactions at an automated teller machine (ATM) includes: storing a plurality of account profiles, each profile including data related to a payment account associated with a consumer including a payment account number associated with the related payment account and one or more alternative account numbers, each associated with a different payment account associated with the consumer; reading payment details encoded on a payment card inserted in a receiving device of an ATM, the details including a specific payment account number; identifying a specific account profile where the included payment account number corresponds to the specific payment account number; and displaying a plurality of account selection items, each item corresponding to a payment account associated with one of: the payment account number and one of the one or more alternative account numbers included in the identified specific account profile. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048817 | SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PROCESSES FOR DEPOSITING, WITHDRAWING, AND REUSING CURRENCY FOR PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS USING AN INTELLIGENT TELLER MACHINE - Systems and methods are disclosed for the deposit, withdrawal, and reuse of currency for transactions. According to disclosed embodiments, an intelligent teller machine (ITM) is configured to receive currency as payment for a transaction, to calculate and dispense any change due, and to request that the net value of the transaction (e.g., the revenue) be deposited into the financial account of the business. The currency received by the ITM is also available to make change for future purchase transactions. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048818 | CASH PAYMENT FOR REMOTE TRANSACTIONS - One method for transferring funds includes receiving at a web server computer a request to transfer funds from a sender to a receiver. The request includes information identifying the sender and a payment vehicle for providing funds to transfer. The payment vehicle is validated and a transaction identifier is generated or assigned. The transaction identifier may be transmitted from the web server computer to the sender. When ready to receive the funds, the transaction identifier is entered into an ATM. If the transaction identifier is validated, the funds are dispensed from the ATM. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048819 | KIOSK FOR RECEIVING AND DELIVERING PACKAGES - A computer server for a network-based transaction system is coupled to a kiosk via a data communications network. The kiosk includes a computer processor, an input device, an electronic display unit, a plurality of compartments, and a data communications port. The computer server receives input from a seller of an item. The input includes a listing of the item for sale on the network-based transaction system. The server identifies an available compartment from the plurality of compartments based on the size of the item for sale. The available compartment is configured to receive the item for sale from the seller. The server transmits an identification of the available compartment to the seller via the electronic display unit, and enables access to the available compartment by the seller. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048820 | TRANSACTION DATA CAPTURE DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A transaction data capture device including an input adapted to receive transaction data sent from a point of sale terminal to a peripheral device during the course of a transaction with a customer, an output which is adapted to transmit the transaction data to the peripheral device, a processor programmed to detect and save the transaction data and associate the transaction data with customer identity information identifying the customer, a memory for storing the associated transaction data and customer identity information and a network interface for routing the transaction data and associated identity information from memory over a data communications network, wherein such input, output, processor, memory and network interface are disposed in and preserve an existing data connection between the point of sale terminal and the peripheral device, and wherein such point of sale terminal and such peripheral device are physically separate from the transaction data capture device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048821 | Simple in-store payments - Systems and techniques are provided for in-store payments. A customer identifier and a point-of-sale identifier may be received. A user payment account may be determined based on the customer identifier. The user payment account may be associated with a customer identified by the customer identifier. Transaction data may be received for a transaction for the customer created using the point-of-sale card at a point-of-sale computing device. The transaction data may include a purchase total. The transaction may be authorized. The point-of-sale card may not always be active. The point-of-sale card associated with the point-of-sale identifier may be activated after the user payment account based on the customer identifier is determined. The point-of-sale card may be deactivated after the transaction is authorized. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048822 | Method and System for Delivering Funding Options to a User - A method and system for delivering funding options to a user, with the method being performed by a mobile device, includes operating a processor associated with the mobile device to: allow a user to select an item for purchase; collate data from one or more payment service provider sources to inform a user of the mobile device of any funding options available; allow user selection of the preferred funding option; and fulfill the preferred funding option. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GROUP ACCOUNT - Systems and methods include a group fund processor having a communications interface that receives account data associated with a primary account from a device over a network, creates a group fund account, and associate one or more limits with the group fund account based on at least one selection received from the device, an alert interface that transmits an electronic invitation including a description of a first amount to an invited user over the network and receives a response from the invited user to the at least one invitation via the network, wherein the response includes account data associated with a respective group member account of the invited user; and an account processor that links the group fund account to the primary account so that the group fund account may fund the first account, and links respective group member account of the invited user to the group fund account so that the first amount is transferred from the respective group member account of the invited user to the group fund account. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048824 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a transaction processing and method. A device associated with a payer, which may be a suitably adapted mobile telephone is involved in the payment transaction process. The transaction processing is information, such as goods to be purchased and amount, is provided from the payer electronic device to a transaction processing system. A transaction processing system then advises a payee (e.g. merchant) that goods have been ordered from the payee and provides the payee with the information on the ordered goods, and also confirms that payment has been made. The merchant subsequently provides the goods to the payer. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION USING A UNIVERSAL PORTABLE CARD READER DEVICE - The embodiments herein provide a method and system for secure electronic transaction using a dongle device and a mobile device. The method comprises inserting a payment card in a dongle device. A type of the card is recognized to activate a respective card reader to read a card data which is processed by a microprocessor. The payment amount input by the user is transmitted along with the card data and a transaction related information through the mobile device to a payment server for processing the card data to authenticate the merchant using a mobile application. The mobile application resides on the mobile device or server. After authenticating the user by verifying the user input PIN, the received data and a transaction request is sent to a banking server to perform an electronic transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048826 | ON-SCREEN CODE STABILIZATION - Methods and systems for stabilizing an on-screen code on a display of a mobile device are described. A code is displayed on a mobile device as an on-screen code. The user holds the mobile device in front of a code scanner so that the on-screen code can be scanned. A code stabilization application on the mobile device assists in stabilizing and/or centering the on-screen code through changing its position, shape, and/or size based on data and/or measurements from sensors. The code stabilization application stabilizes the on-screen code for easy scan-ability to speed up the scanning process. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048827 | Method, system, and device for enabling micro-proximity location, detection and services - Techniques for enabling micro-proximity location, detection and services are described. One embodiment of the present invention pertains to location and micro-proximity services technology in conjunction with fixed or mobile devices using a type of low energy signals (e.g., Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology). With the detected location before a specific object, various proximity services may be customized with respect to the specific object. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048828 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PAYMENT SERVICE - Provided are a method, system, and computer-readable medium for a payment service using a card of an integrated function. A payment service method may include registering a representative card that represents payment tools of a user, the representative card being an electronic card configured to be activated through an application installed in a terminal of the user; activating a payment function of the representative card through the application, the application being associated with a payment service installed in the terminal of the user; setting at least one specific payment tool to be represented by the representative card among the payment tools; and processing a payment using the specific payment tool set in the representative card, in response to a payment request using the representative card. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048829 | 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. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048830 | Transaction Token Issuing Authorities - Systems, methods, apparatus, processes, computer program code and means for conducting transactions are described which allow a first party to a transaction to identify a second party to a transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048831 | VERIFYING USER ACCOUNTS BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED IN A PREDETERMINED MANNER - A plurality of user accounts can be stored in a memory resource accessible by a computing device. A request for an on-demand service can be received at the computing device from a service application operating on a user device. The user device is associated with a first user account of the plurality of user accounts. The computing device can determine that the first user account is associated with a potentially fraudulent user. In response to determining that the first user account is associated with a potentially fraudulent user, the computing device can cause the service application to display a prompt instructing a user operating the user device to scan or capture an image of a payment card using a camera of the user device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048832 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - Methods and systems for facilitating online transactions are disclosed. One method includes supplying content for display in a frame of a website, the website hosted by a third-party. The method also includes receiving transaction information from the third-party, and returning a token to the frame, the token including state information based on the transaction information. The method further includes passing the token from the frame to the third-party. The method optionally also includes receiving the token from the third-party and transferring funds from a first account to a second account based on the transaction information and the state information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048833 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSACTING - Methods, systems and devices for transacting are provided. In a method conducted at a mobile device of a consumer, having a mobile-based credential stored in a secure memory thereof and having an associated alias, a request for the mobile-based credential from a remotely accessible server is received in response to a requestor device receiving the alias from the consumer. The mobile-based credential is accessed from the secure memory and transmitted to the remotely accessible server. The mobile-based credential is then usable at the remotely accessible server in combination with a server-based credential stored thereat for obtaining payment credentials usable in completing the transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048834 | TOOL FOR CREATING A SYSTEM HARDWARE SIGNATURE FOR PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method a authenticating a transaction at the point of transaction. In some embodiments of the invention, a unique signature is created based at least in part on a hardware profile of the system. In some embodiments, a request is received from a user to perform a transaction using the system. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request a key is created based on the unique signature and displayed to the user. In some embodiments, user input entered in response to the user viewing the key is received and it is determined whether to proceed with transaction payment authentication based at least on whether the received user input matches the created key. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048835 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS AT FUEL DISPENSING STATIONS - The methods and systems described herein provide for processing electronic payments at a retail location. Secure payment information for use in processing future payment transactions initiated by a mobile device may be stored at a secure location remote from retail locations. A mobile device of a user may be detected and location determined based at least in part on the strength of a signal via a wireless antennas at the retail location. A determination is made that the mobile device is associated with a user who previously provided payment information for use in processing payment transactions. The mobile device may receive incentives based at least in part on the determined location. A user may complete a payment transaction at the retail location without providing the secure payment information at the retail location. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048836 | SECURE PAYMENT TRANSACTION SYSTEM - The present invention proposes a payment transaction system, comprising: •—a merchant server; •—a client device for connecting to the merchant server and interacting with same; •—a secure customer data server, •—a secure payment server distinct from said secure customer data server, • said secure customer data server having a memory storing payment instrument data in relation with a plurality of users, and being capable of interacting with said client device by: • receiving a payment instrument data request corresponding to a given user account, • establishing a secure session between said client device and the secure payment data server, • within that session, performing a secure, challenge-response type authentication transaction, and • upon successful authentication, receiving payment instrument data at said client device for providing to said merchant server, at least part of said data being ciphered, • said client device being adapted to decipher said ciphered part of said data and to transmit to said merchant server, or to said secure payment server, payment instrument data in a form useable by said server. This allows streamlining the payment process while having a high degree of safety. Said challenge-response authentication involves a hash function applied to a combination of a user password entered on said client device and a challenge received from said secure customer data server, in order to generate a one-time password for sending to said secure customer data server | 2016-02-18 |
20160048837 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING USER IDENTITY USING CARD FEATURES - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates identity verification based on various features of a card. During operation, a server receives a request for identity verification, where the request corresponds to an account and includes an image of a verifiable card. The server extracts a card feature from the verifiable card image for use as a verifiable card feature. In response to determining that the verifiable card feature matches a corresponding card feature of a registered card of the account, the server determines successful identity verification. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCLUSION-BASED IMPOSTER SCREENING - A method for exclusion-based imposter screening is provided. The method includes detecting a trigger event related to a payment card owned by a payment card owner and requiring the payment card owner to register payment card owner identification data after the trigger event. The method also include, during at least one transaction offer following the trigger event, obtaining customer identification data of a customer entering into the at least one transaction offer and comparing the customer identification data to the payment card owner identification data. The customer is excluded from the at least one transaction offer if it is determined that the customer identification data and the payment card owner identification data cannot be from a single person. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCLUSION-BASED IMPOSTER SCREENING - A method for exclusion-based imposter screening is provided. The method includes obtaining a plurality of biometrics related to a payment card owner, wherein the payment card owners owns a payment card. The method also includes, during at least one transaction offer involving the payment card at a point of sale terminal of a seller, obtaining a plurality of biometrics related to a customer entering into the at least one transaction offer. The method also includes comparing the plurality of biometrics related to the payment card owner to the plurality of biometrics related to the customer. The method also includes excluding the customer from the at least one transaction offer if it is determined that the plurality of biometrics related to the customer and the plurality of biometrics related to the payment card owner cannot be from a single person. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048840 | FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION CONTROL METHODS FOR PAYMENT AND NON-PAYMENT APPLICATIONS - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first memory unit for storing a non-payment application, a first processor, a fingerprint sensing unit and a security element including a second memory unit and a second processor. The second memory unit stores a payment application and user fingerprint information. When the second processor executes the payment application, the fingerprint sensing unit captures a fingerprint image of a user's finger and the second processor transmits the fingerprint image to the first processor via a secure channel. The first processor calculates biometric characteristics of the fingerprint image to generate to-be-recognized fingerprint information which is transmitted to the second processor via the secure channel. When the second processor determines that the to-be-recognized fingerprint information matches the user fingerprint information, the second processor generates an authentication signal for a payment transaction. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048841 | SEAMLESS CUSTOMER TRANSFER IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for seamlessly transferring customers from one specialist to another specialist during an ongoing video conferencing communication session. In specific embodiments of the invention, simultaneous communication is provided amongst the customer, the transferor (or first) specialist and the transferee (or second) specialist, prior to the first specialist departing the communication session. In one specific embodiment, simultaneous communication provides for dual screen display, in which the customer views and communicates with both specialists simultaneously, while the specialists view and communicate with the customer and the other specialist. In additional embodiments of the invention, in which information pertaining to the customer may have privacy concerns, customer information exchange rules are implemented to automatically determine which information accessible to the first specialist can be communicated to the second specialist prior to the seamless transition. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FROM A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT USING SOCIAL MEDIA - A system and method includes a communication interface of a customer service system that receives, via a network, a request from a customer device to link a social media account and at least one customer device with the customer service system, a social linking application programming interface that enables a social network system to interact with the customer service system and links the customer device to the social media account, a database that stores the link between the customer device and the social media account, a location detector that detects the at least one linked customer device when the at least one customer device is within a predetermined range of a customer service device associated with the customer service system, an alert system that generates a notification based on the customer device being within a predetermined range of the customer service device, a processor that interacts with the social linking application programming interface analyzes the linked social media account to determine at least one customer interest and generate a listing of customer service offers based on the at least one customer interest. The alert system automatically provides at least one of the customer service offers to the customer device. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048843 | ACTIVATING LICENSABLE COMPONENT OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE AT POINT OF SALE - A purchaser of a CE device informs a retail clerk at the point of sale (POS) of features of the CE device the purchaser wishes to employ, some of which require a license. The CE device is vended without the licenses but the clerk can upload the desired features to a server, which correlates the features to licensable components and which returns to the POS the license codes needed to enable the components. The codes can be provided to the CE device using RFID at the POS, or storing the codes on a removable storage at the POS and giving the storage to the purchaser, or by printing the codes as bar codes in the sales receipt at the POS and giving the receipt to the purchaser, who later scans the codes past a camera of the CE device to enable the associated licensable components. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048844 | TECHNIQUES, ARCHITECTURES AND MECHANISMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC LICENSURE - Techniques for updating license information within a multitenant on-demand services environment where the license information is not automatically updated from a production organization to a sandbox organization and the sandbox organization is a sub-tenant of the production organization and the sandbox organization and the production organization utilize different logical databases. A request is received for updating licenses within the sandbox organization. Updated license information is requested from the production organization by making a cross-instance call. The updated license information is received from the production organization. The licenses are updated within the sandbox. License aggregation is initialized utilizing the updated licenses within the sandbox. The license aggregation requires a higher level of authorization than the requesting the updated license information. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048845 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING THE USE OF PAPER IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS BY LEGALLY VALID MANUSCRIPT BIOMETRICS, SO-CALLED FORMALISED PAPERLESS SOLUTION - The purpose of this instrument is to describe the invention patent classified in the field of operational control systems, which is characterized for being consisted of a negotiation simulator, data entry and capture of image that transmits the record (electronic signature card) for an electronic signature on the agreement (biometrics), through e-CNPJ and back-office (formalization), sending and receiving data for entry and recording, so as to verify the existence of frauds, and, if the process is in compliance, the record is send to the Treasury, and an email is sent to the client via encrypted electronic file (digital envelope) and forwarded right after to e-vault. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048846 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION - A system and method a method for digital authorization including a customer authentication system with at least one customer authentication device, where the customer authentication system is, for example, a customer authentication system that receives customer data from via a network associated with a customer authentication request, receives customer input associated with the authentication request, generates authentication data based on, for example, the customer data and the customer input, where the authentication data is randomly generated, generates a second authentication request comprising the authentication data, transmits the authentication request via a notification based on a customer preference, receives an authentication response based on the second authentication request, and provides access to the customer data based on the authentication response. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048847 | Information Marketplace - A method for enabling a user to sell or grant information filtered to align with the user's life state. This information may include at least demographic information, health information, ethnic information, social information and psychological information. The system may grant customers permission to purchase or obtain the information about the user's life. Customers are also members of the information marketplace system and may respond to user offers, or customers may offer to purchase or obtain user information. Offers are evaluated using a set of criteria before they are accepted by a user or customer; and may use the transacted information about the user's life. The method also enables the customer to rate the user according to the user's behavior, and to enable search engines, web sites, systems, databases, resources, and personnel to filter search results according to the information about the user's life. The information transaction may also allow the purchased or obtained information to be periodically or dynamically updated or renewed over time. A user's information may be transacted using a variety of transaction methods, including traditional payment options, point systems, or other means according to user and customer preferences. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048848 | MOBILE APPLICATION ANALYTICS FRAMEWORK - Approaches are provided for collecting and distributing topical data. An approach includes collecting topical data from one or more mobile applications on a mobile device. The topical data describes areas of interest of a user based on a way in which the one or more mobile applications are used by the user. The approach further includes normalizing the collected topical data into a list of topics of interest for the user. The approach further includes tagging each topic of interest with a non-hierarchical keyword or term. The approach further includes sending the list of tagged topics of interest to one or more remote servers. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048849 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLUSTERING AND CLASSIFYING ONLINE VISUAL INFORMATION - A scalable system to provide a means for a brand manager, marketer, consultant, or researcher to identify, monitor, measure, and rank the propagation of a brand's digital imagery across the web, including the social web, the sys tem configured to implement a novel process in which digital image files obtained from social networks that are perceptually similar (i.e., appear identical to the human visual system), but whose digital representation differs, are identified, data associated with the images files is clustered into groups, each group representing a common single piece of content that originated from the user, and enabling a user to access and organize the clusters of brand image data to measure and track the engagement of users on the social network with that brand image content, thereby providing measurable statistics for the user. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048850 | COLLECTING, AGGREGATING, ANALYZING AND REPORTING TRACTION DATA ON INTERNET-CONNECTED APPLICATIONS - Described is a way to improve efficiency in relaying software application traction data from developers to interested parties. Traction data is collected from a plurality of software applications through analytics modules. The traction data is forwarded in real-time to a network server which in turn aggregates and publishes the data in an indexed live feed. Within the live feed are controls for both subscribers and applications owners. Subscribers are enabled to configure threshold alerts concerning predetermined traction criterion. Application owners are enabled to determine which subscribers have access to traction data concerning their software application. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048851 | APPLYING RELATIVE WEIGHTING SCHEMAS TO ONLINE USAGE DATA - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture allow adjusting the relative weighting associated with evaluation criteria associated with a unified view of dissimilar data. The operation generally includes collecting data regarding attributes of a user interacting with an application, where the collected data has associated evaluation criteria. The data is collectively represented according to the evaluation criteria. The systems, methods and articles of manufacture then allow dynamically modifying the evaluation criteria before evaluating and collectively representing the data according to the adjusted criteria. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048852 | PREDICTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT BASED PRODUCT PROCUREMENT - An apparatus includes a demand module that determines a demand for a product offered from a plurality of suppliers. A pricing module receives cost factors associated with the product to determine a base per unit cost of the product. A quality module receives quality factors associated with the product to determine a per unit quality cost adder. A cost module calculates a procurement cost of the product. A supplier module receives production factors describing a supplier's ability to provide the product. A social module monitors social media for social data describing events related to a supplier's ability to provide the product. A procurement module determines, based on the per unit procurement cost of the product, the production factors, and the social data, a product order allocation for each supplier that fulfills the demand. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048853 | GENERATING WORK PRODUCTS USING WORK PRODUCT METRICS AND PREDICTED CONSTITUENT AVAILABILITY - A method includes predicting availability of a plurality of constituents for one or more future epochs, obtaining one or more metrics for each of a plurality of existing work products, each of the plurality of existing work products using at least one constituent, and generating at least one work product for each of the one or more future epochs based in part on the predicted availability of the constituents and the one or more metrics for the existing work products. The metrics for the existing work products may include quality metrics and novelty metrics. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048854 | SALES PREDICTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Computer implemented sales prediction system collects data relating to events of visitors showing an interest in a client company from plural data sources, an organization module which organizes collected data into different event types and separates collected event counts in each event type between non-recent and recent events occurring within a predetermined time period, a first processing module which periodically calculates weighting for each event type based on recent and non-recent events for the event type compared to totals for other selected event types, a second processing module which periodically calculates sales prediction scores for each visitor and companies with which visitors are associated based on accumulated event data and weighting, and a reporting and data extract module which is configured to detect variation in sales prediction scores over time to identify spikes which can predict upcoming sales and to provide predicted sales information and leads to the client company. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048855 | MULTIVARIATE TESTING FOR CONTENT DISCOVERY SYSTEMS - A system and methods are provided for analyzing user interactions with a media content discovery system using statistical hypothesis testing techniques. As used herein, a media content discovery system generally represents any service that enables users to browse, view, record, purchase, and/or otherwise interact with media content. Examples of media content that may be made available to users via a media content discovery system include, without limitation, movies, television shows, music, etc. Users may interact with a media content discovery system using any of a number of different types of computing devices, including set-top boxes, desktop computers, laptops, handheld devices, game consoles, etc., and over one or more networks, such as the Internet. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048856 | DIGITAL RECEIPTS ECONOMY - Techniques to extract data from computer-readable purchase records of a user, cluster the items of interest based on descriptions of the items, and associate descriptive keywords to the clusters, where the keywords represent interests of the user. One or more processes and/or functions may be performed on extracted data, including cluster-specific processes and/or function, including user-based, user interest-based, and/or crowd-based processes and/or function, which may include shopping pattern extraction, item or types of items availability based on time, location and other contextual metric, pricing data of items and expected pricing changes over time and seasonal variations, identification of user preferences, and/or shopping recommendations. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048857 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA TO DETERMINE INTEREST - System and methods directed to collection of data to determine interest is herein described. An area that is a pre-defined distance from a brick-and-mortar store is identified. An indication is received from a mobile device associated with a user, the indication being received based on geofence data that indicates a geofence that surrounds the identified area. In response to receipt of the indication, data from the mobile device is periodically collected. A determination that the data collected from the mobile device indicates interest in the brick-and-mortar store is performed. A notification to the mobile device is presented based on the determination. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING MICRONEIGHBORHOOD AUDIENCE SEGMENTS - A method for generating a micro-neighborhood of consumers includes: storing a plurality of account profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including account data, a micro-neighborhood location identifier, and a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry being related to a payment transaction involving the related consumer and including transaction data; scoring each account profile stored in the account database by application of a scoring model to the transaction data included in one or more transaction data entries included in the respective account profile; and identifying a plurality of account profile groupings, each grouping including a subset of the plurality of account profiles identified based on the score for and micro-neighborhood location identifier included in each account profile included in the subset, wherein the subset of the plurality of account profiles included in each account profile grouping includes at least a predetermined number of account profiles. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048859 | VENUE BOUNDARY EVALUATION FOR INFERRING USER INTENT - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for inferring user intent and/or for inferring a user location type of a user based upon venue boundary evaluation. For example, a user is located at a current user location, such as a downtown district of a city. One or more venue evaluation boundaries, corresponding to areas around the current user location, may be defined. Potential user intents, corresponding to venue types of venues within a venue evaluation boundary, may be identified (e.g., a buy coffee intent, a go to theatre intent, a meet a friend for lunch, intent, etc.) and may be assigned user intent values (e.g., the meet a friend for lunch intent may be assigned a lower value due to a current time being 9 am). Venue evaluation boundaries may be evaluated until an inferred user intent and/or inferred user location type (e.g., commercial, residential, etc.) is identified. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048860 | Optimizing and Distributing Discounts - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for optimizing and distributing discounts are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may receive a request for a randomized discount. In response to receiving the request for the randomized discount, the computing device, may select a merchant from a hub that includes at least two merchants grouped based on geographical proximity of business locations of the at least two merchants. Subsequently, the computing device may determine a discount for the selected merchant. The computing device then may cause the determined discount for the selected merchant to be presented. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048861 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CREATING AND TRANSFERRING DATA CORRESPONDING TO A BENEFIT FROM A WEB PAGE TO A MOBILE APPLICATION BY USING A WEB-BASED MARKER - It concerns a method and system for dynamically creating a benefit using a web-based marker displayed inside an internet browser to transfer the benefit to a mobile phone application. It comprises (i) creating a web-based marker using a dedicated user-interface or an API, (ii) creating an HTML content for said benefit using said user-interface, (iii) associating said HTML content to said web-based marker, (iv) installing a dedicated Javascript library on a website to manage the display and functionality of said web-marker, (v) creating the HTML tags necessary to display said marker, (vi) activating said marker, (vii) checking whether the user's mobile application was previously paired with the internet browser displaying said web page by checking an HTTP cookie, or (viii) pairing the mobile application (ix) polling local data provided by the mobile application, (x) adding said marker to the user's web context, upon activation of said marker, (xi) sending a content list corresponding to said benefit based on user profile, mobile and web context, (xii) displaying said content list inside the mobile application once and as soon as the application is connected to the internet, and (xiii) storing said benefit in the mobile's phone application local memory. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048862 | NESTED MICRO-MARKETPLACES WITHIN AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE - Systems and methods are presented for nested micro-marketplaces in an online marketplace. In some embodiments, a method is presented that may include accessing a product listing for a product in the online marketplace placed by a seller. The method may also include accessing a first price in the product listing placed by the seller, the first price applicable to a first group of users associated with the online marketplace; accessing a second price in the product listing, the second price applicable to a second group of users associated with the online marketplace and being discounted from the first price for the second group due to a closeness affiliation with the seller of the product; and accessing an offer to purchase the product, the offer either originating from the first group and being offered at the first price, or originating from the second group and being offered at the second price. | 2016-02-18 |
20160048863 | VERIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC OFFER - A system can determine that a mobile device, located at a physical place of business transmits a first electronic communication for redemption of an electronic offer at the physical place of business. The system can further detect a second electronic communication transmitted from the mobile device, which indicates a first identifier. The first identifier can be associated with a verifier of the electronic offer (e.g., a staff member) at the physical place of business. The system can further determine, based on analysis of the first identifier, a second identifier (e.g., contact data, a telephone number, etc.), that corresponds to the verifier, without providing the second identifier to the mobile device. The system can further electronically transmit, utilizing the second identifier, a third electronic communication that indicates information about the redemption of the electronic offer. | 2016-02-18 |