13th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150088616 | METHOD, SOFTWARE AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY SCORING PRIVACY PROTECTION BASED ON EVIDENCE - Methods, software, and devices for scoring performance of a plurality of privacy protection activities by an organization are disclosed. A plurality of electronic reports are received, with each report indicating that the organization performs one of the privacy protection activities and providing evidence that the organization has performed that privacy protection activity. A plurality of lifespan metrics are maintained, each measuring a lifespan for an associated one of the electronic reports, after which evidence provided in that electronic report is deemed to have expired. A score reflective of extent of performance of the privacy protection activities by the organization is calculated. The calculation takes into account the plurality of electronic reports that provide evidence that has not expired. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088617 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A TOLL SERVICE AND FLEXIBLE TOLL DEVICE - A system, mobile device, backend server, and RFID toll module work in cooperation to automatically pay vehicular tolls to a toll agency that operates toll stations along a roadways traveled by the user of the mobile device. Upon approaching a toll station the mobile device enables the RFID toll module. The toll reader at the toll station transmits a toll reader signal that is received by the RFID toll module, which responds by transmitting a unique identifier. The unique identifier is associated with the mobile device at a toll account maintained by a toll service backend server. Upon completion of a toll transaction, the RFID toll module indicates the transaction to the mobile device, which forwards toll transaction information to the toll service backend server for payment from the toll account to the toll agency. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088618 | ROAD TOLLING - A precision usage-based transportation infrastructure charging service includes a dynamic road and infrastructure usage engine that can fairly assess road usage based on any combination of mileage, time of day, vehicle mass, location, road class, defined zones and other relevant parameters. This flexible service leverages detailed vehicle driving information to generate road usage summaries, detailed validation data, and invoices or bills where appropriate. This service applies not only to movement along road networks, but also includes time-based and complex rules that support usage-based charging within parking lots, and usage-based charging based on per-person transportation efficiency and environmental impact. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088619 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY INVOLUNARY DENIAL OF BOARDING - Techniques for processing customers affected by involuntary denial of boarding which facilitate electronic storage of completed forms. An example method includes displaying terms of a compensation award to a customer affected by involuntary denial of boarding by a computer, recording an electronic signature of the customer by the computer, and storing the terms and the electronic signature in a data store by the computer. The method may further include issuing the compensation award in accordance with the terms. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMINDING AND TRACKING USE OF REUSABLE CONTAINER AND CARRY PRODUCTS - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for reminding users to use, and for tracking usage of, reusable container and carry products such as reusable bags, boxes, cups, cup sleeves, and bottles, especially for food and beverages. In an aspect, the system and method provides an identification module which may be attached to or embedded within a reusable container or carry product. The identification module is preferably adapted to be detected by or be operatively connect to a mobile communication device such as a smart phone, smart watch, tablet, or some other device form factor. An app provided on the mobile communication device is used to provide a schedule or location based reminder to use the reusable product, and may track usage and environmental impact for an individual user or a group of users. Promotional incentives, rewards, and pre-payment options may be provided. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088621 | INPUT DEVICE, SIGNAGE SERVER, AND INPUT METHOD - An input device of the present disclosure is an input device which performs change of a content in conjunction with a display of a content of a signage terminal, the input device including a change instructing unit configured to input a change instruction with respect to the content displayed on the signage terminal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit a device ID, which specifies the signage terminal, and the change instruction. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088622 | SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION FOR A MEDIA CONTENT PROVIDING PLATFORM - A social media application for a media content providing platform for interaction and communication between and among audience members concerning the media content. The social media application includes a graphical user interface having a crowd representation section for providing a virtual crowd experience through visual representations of audience members attending the event. Accordingly, the social media application permits a user to review profile information associated with other audience members and communicate with audience members concerning the media content being displayed, in real-time. The social media application permits the media content provider to communicate with audience members, and to obtain information about the audience members. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING HIGH PERFORMING AD PLACEMENT PAGES - A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processors to perform a method for identifying a high performing website for placement of an advertisement is provided. The non-transitory computer-readable medium includes, but is not limited to, instructions for compiling a list of N number of existing high performing websites for which a preselected advertisement performs well, instructions for compiling a list of websites which appear together along with any existing high performing website in a search result, instructions for flagging any website which appears together along with an existing high performing website in a statistically significant number of search results as a statistically significant website, and instructions for determining a co-occurrence rate for each statistically significant website and each existing high performing website. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088624 | LOCATION-BASED TASK AND GAME FUNCTIONALITY - Techniques are described for providing functionality and information to users, including providing promotional information and opportunities to users of mobile devices in manners that are based at least in part on activities and locations of the users (e.g., based on games played by the users on their mobile devices and/or based on user satisfaction of system-directed tasks associated with offers or other activities). At least some of the promotional information and opportunities may be made available by various companies or entities that provide products and/or services (e.g., retailers, merchants, wholesalers, distributors, etc.) and/or by various companies or entities that provide advertising for available products and/or services. Various types of activities may be defined and used to provide promotional information and opportunities to users of mobile devices in particular embodiments and situations. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088625 | METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROMOTING THE APPARATUS - The invention concerns a method for promoting a device ( | 2015-03-26 |
20150088626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO RESERVE AND RELEASE REWARDS FOR REDEMPTION DURING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A system including a transaction handler configured to split a transaction, initiated between an acquirer processor representing a merchant and an issuer processor representing a user of a payment account, into separate transactions with the issuer processor and one or more sponsor processors in control of reward accounts of the user for the redemption of loyalty rewards. The transaction handler may communicate with the sponsor processors in parallel or in sequence to reserve and release rewards, and may provide a partial authorization for the transaction in response to each authorization for reward redemption from a respective reward account without a subsequent, updated authorization request for the transaction in the payment account of the user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088627 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR AGGREGATING MULTIPLE QUANTITIES OF GOODS, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS SUCH THAT VALUE-ADDED INCENTIVES CAN BE REQUESTED - A method is disclosed for aggregating multiple quantities of services and/or multiple customers such that offers of value-added services and/or products can be requested. The method includes requesting quantities of services and/or products based upon an individual's predetermined buyer identifier. The predetermined buyer identifier comprises: a buyer profile associated with one or more third-party accounts; a buyer profile having one or more contract dates; and a buyer profile associated with one or more services and/or products. Next the method determines the availability of services and/or products from third-party suppliers based on the individual's predetermined buyer identifier. The method then determines which value-added services and/or products third-party suppliers may offer based on the individual's predetermined buyer identifier. The third-party supplier offers are matched with the individual's predetermined buyer identifier to create one or more third-party sales packages. Finally selectable lists of one or more sales packages that are unique to the individual are presented. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088628 | RATING SYSTEM, PROCESS AND ALGORITHMIC BASED MEDIUM FOR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS IN COST EFFECTIVE FASHION UTILIZING BEST TREATMENT PROTOCOLS AND FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR DETERMINING A MAXIMUM CUTOFF POINT FOR ASSESSING HEALTHCARE RETURN ON INVESTMENT AND TO PROVIDE FOR IMPROVED CLINICAL/FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES - The present invention discloses a system, method and non-transitory software based computer writeable medium usable with a processor driven device for incentivizing service providers. A first subroutine assembles a best practices model in the form of a database downloadable to the processor device and which presents series of treatment options ranging from desirable to undesirable associated with a given type of service. A second subroutine provides a decision support system interfacing with the best practices database and processor device, the support system providing any of a grading or awarding system for scoring, in real time, performance metrics for each of any number of providers of the service. A third subroutine outputs to each of the providers, real time and continuously updated scoring of their performance metrics based upon the grading/awarding system. A fourth subroutine for incentivizing adherence by the providers to the best practices model by tying desirable performance metrics to financial incentives which are scaled to each treatment option. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088629 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING OFFERS TO A USER - Methods and systems for providing offers to a user through a user interface are disclosed. A first offer having a first price to a user through the user interface is provided. A user input indicating an acceptance to the first offer through the user interface is received. A request is transmitted to a payment processor to process a payment from a payment account of the user for the first price. A message from the payment processor in response to the request that the first request cannot be completed is received. A first message is processed to generate a second offer having a second price, wherein the second price is lower than the first price. The second offer to the user through the user interface. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088630 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRAL PURCHASING - A system and method are provided for encouraging online shoppers to share online purchase transactions. Included are online advertisements or offers at the point of checkout. These offers indicate an incentive for sharing information about the online purchase on one or more social network platforms of the online shopper. The system may also include a pre-made or subsequently created video component featuring the product or a statement or opinion about the product. When the online shopper indicates a willingness to share in order to receive the incentive the video component featuring the product or a link thereto is displayed on the online shopper's social network platform as a posting in a newsfeed, on a profile page, or as a status update for the social network connections of the online shopper to see. The social network connections can then purchase, share, redeem and offer incentives as well. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSUMER STEERING BASED ON REAL-TIME TRANSACTION COST INFORMATION - A computing device for consumer steering during a commercial transaction comprises a communication element, a memory element, and a processing element. The communication element communicates with a client computing device. The memory element stores a plurality of software components. The processing element executes software components including a cost analysis component for receiving original payment type information from a consumer and computing a cost score associated with the original payment type, a reward engine for determining a reward associated with an alternative payment type, an accept payment component for receiving information indicating either the original payment type or the alternative payment type, and a checkout component for transferring a receipt to the consumer and visually presenting the lost reward to the consumer if the original payment type was received or transferring the reward to the consumer if the alternative payment type was received. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088632 | Methods, Systems, and Servers for Processing Applications for Compensation - Methods of processing applications for compensation include: (a) receiving an application for compensation submitted to a processing hub through a point of sale and/or a system coupled therewith; (b) evaluating the application for compensation in response to the receiving based on data associated with a consumer and/or the application for compensation and/or the point of sale; (c) determining a dispositive outcome for the application for compensation; and (d) implementing the dispositive outcome at the point of sale. Systems and servers for processing applications for compensation, and computer-readable storage media containing instructions for processing applications for compensation, are described. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088633 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDEEM LOYALTY REWARDS DURING PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS - A system including a transaction handler configured to split a transaction, initiated between an acquirer processor representing a merchant and an issuer processor representing a user of a payment account, into separate transactions with the issuer processor and one or more sponsor processors in control of reward accounts of the user for the redemption of loyalty rewards. User preferences and rules of the loyalty programs for the redemption of the loyalty rewards are stored to facilitate the determination of the redemption details in an automated way, such that the user (and/or the merchant) does not have to specify the redemption details. A portal may optionally notify the user of the award/redemption of the benefit of an offer using a communication channel separate from the transaction terminal that initiates and approves the transaction between the account holder and the merchant. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088634 | ACTIVE TIME SPENT OPTIMIZATION AND REPORTING - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for optimizing and reporting time spent by a user engaged in a session. The system first obtains data associated with a presentation of an item of content at a mobile device, the presentation being divided into multiple partitions. Based on the data, the system adjusts at least one respective length of time associated with the multiple partitions to yield at least one adjusted length of time, the at least one adjusted length of time reflecting estimated time of user engagement with content associated with at least one of the multiple partitions. The system then determines an amount of time spent by a user at the mobile device engaging in the presentation based on the at least one adjusted length of time and the multiple partitions. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND MODIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND CONTENT - Systems and methods of measurement and modification of advertisements and content are described. In one example, advertisements/content items (or web servers or applications that present the advertisements/content items) send signals to a measurement server in response to certain events or actions. The signals identify the advertisement/content item and the user that caused the event or performed the action. The measurement server aggregates received signals from different advertisements/content items to determine metrics such as digital brand lift (e.g., a change in brand awareness due to an advertisement/advertising campaign). The measurement server can send computed information back to an advertisement/content item, so that the advertisement/content item (or web server/application) can self-modify and/or deploy additional advertisements/content items. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088636 | CLASSIFICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE DATA - A system for classification, including: (a) at least one storage apparatus configured to store information pertaining to a set of ad entity performance data associated with different geographic locations; and (b) at least one processor configured to: define a classification scheme for classification of the performance data into classes based on at least the geographic location identifier in a defining process which includes assigning a score to the geographic location identifier, based on a plurality of quantities of successful occurrences of performance data, each of the quantities is a quantity of successful occurrences having a corresponding geographic location identifier; obtain a respective subset of the performance data; determine, with respect to each class of the plurality of classes, an outcome estimation; compute, for an analyzed performance data, a performance assessment. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088637 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing system includes an image acquisition unit that acquires a captured image corresponding to a field of view of a user. The information processing system includes an advertisement detection unit that detects an advertisement viewed by the user from the captured image. The information processing system includes a storage unit that stores therein information of the detected advertisement in association with the user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088638 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF IDENTIFIERS FOR ATTRIBUTION - Activity on computing devices may be tracked based on identifiers such as IP addresses. However, tracking systems may not be informed of which IP addresses uniquely identify end user computing devices, and which IP addresses are instead shared by multiple end user computing devices. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media that store instructions for assigning quality scores to tracked identifiers, which may then be used to determine which identifiers are useful for tracking purposes and which are not. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088639 | Predicting User Interactions With Objects Associated With Advertisements On An Online System - Based on prior interactions associated with a user, an online system predicts an amount of interaction by the user with an object associated with an advertisement. Using the predicted amount of user interaction, the online system determines an expected value of presenting the advertisement to the user. The advertisement is ranked among other advertisements based on the expected values associated with the advertisements, and one or more advertisements are selected for presentation to the user based on the ranking. An advertisement may also specify a threshold amount of interaction with an associated object as targeting criteria, so the predicted amount of interaction with the object associated with the advertisement may determine if a user is eligible to be presented with the advertisement. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088640 | VOICE TO TEXT CONVERSION - A method of generating an event on a digital device; the event derived from a cycle of communication between the digital device and at least one other digital device; the method comprising recording at least a portion of the cycle of communication on the digital device; processing the at least a portion of the cycle of communication thereby to generate at least one event signal; comparing the event signal with one or more available events and selecting an event which best matches with the event signal; and executing the event on the digital device. Also disclosed is a system for generating an event on a digital device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088641 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - If a customer has picked up a product from a display shelf, a display device displays first sales promotion information. In an information providing system, if the customer has not been attracted to the product and has returned the product to the display shelf, the display device displays second sales promotion information, which is different from the first sales promotion information. By displaying the different pieces of sales promotion information using the display device provided near the product, it is possible to promote the product to the customer in two different ways, thereby stimulating the customer's desire to buy the product and reducing loss in opportunities to sell the product. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088642 | INTELLIGENT SHOPPING CART SERVICE - Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems for providing an intelligent shopping cart service that operates to alert a consumer when a product or service is not aligned with the consumer's preferences, criteria or requirements before a purchase transaction is consummated. In some embodiments, a consumer device includes a processor that stores intelligent shopping cart software in a memory, and that uses the intelligent shopping cart software to detect product or service identification data when a consumer adds a product or service to a shopping cart. The processor then determines, based on the product or service identification data, that the product or service is a mismatch when compared to predetermined consumer preferences, criteria or requirements. An alert indication is then provided to the consumer via an output component before a purchase transaction is consummated. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088643 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING SOCIAL DATA INSTANTANEOUSLY TO PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS - A method for generating a social network message linked to a payment transaction includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including a consumer identifier, social network identifier, device identifier, and preferences; receiving an authorization request for a payment transaction, the request including transaction data and a specific consumer identifier; identifying a specific consumer profile wherein the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; generating a social network message, the message including the transaction data and the social network identifier included in the specific consumer profile and generated pursuant to the preferences included in the specific consumer profile; transmitting the social network message to a computing device corresponding to the device identifier included in the specific consumer profile; receiving an indication of approval of the social network message; and transmitting the social network message to a social network for publishing. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088644 | Predicting User Interactions With Objects Associated With Advertisements On An Online System - Based on prior interactions associated with a user, an online system predicts an amount of interaction by the user with an object associated with an advertisement. Using the predicted amount of user interaction, the online system determines an expected value of presenting the advertisement to the user. The advertisement is ranked among other advertisements based on the expected values associated with the advertisements, and one or more advertisements are selected for presentation to the user based on the ranking. An advertisement may also specify a threshold amount of interaction with an associated object as targeting criteria, so the predicted amount of interaction with the object associated with the advertisement may determine if a user is eligible to be presented with the advertisement. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088645 | Method and System for Autonomously Delivering Information to Drivers - A method delivers information to satisfy current needs of a driver of a vehicle, by first acquiring data related to a current state of the vehicle. The current state and a predictive model are passed to a predictive procedure to determine choice probabilities for nodes in a choice tree (CT). Based on the choice probabilities, information related to the current needs to the driver are selected from a database storing commercial and non-commercial information. Then, the information is delivered to the driver, wherein the delivering is autonomous of the driver. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088646 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING INTELLIGENT ACCOUNT RECONFIGURATION OFFERS - Embodiments are provided for generating intelligent account reconfiguration offers to users of a content management system. The content management system may monitor how a user utilizes available features and/or storage space to determine whether the user would be amenable to an offer to reconfigure their user account. Such account reconfiguration offers may include an offer to alter the amount of storage space and/or features available to the user account. The storage space and/or features offered as part of an intelligent account reconfiguration offer may be specific to one particular type of content category, or, for example, may be a function of activity in multiple content categories, based on analysis of historical user data across the entire content management system | 2015-03-26 |
20150088647 | METHOD FOR MERCHANT DISAMBIGUATION BASED ON RECEIPT DATA - A system for merchant disambiguation using receipt data accesses a receipt database and clusters the receipt information according to product characteristics. The system identifies merchant similarities according to the clustered receipt information, and an offer engine module generates competitive offers based on the merchant similarities. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088648 | DETERMINING COMMERCIAL INTENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing content. A query is received that includes a plurality of terms or phrases. Entities associated with the plurality of terms or phrases are identified. For each identified entity, one or more collections of entities are determined. A determined collection of entities includes a respective identified entity as a member. A commercial intent of a user that submitted the query is determined, including evaluating the determined one or more collections of entities. Based on the determined commercial intent, a decision is made when to deliver additional content items along with search results that are responsive to the query. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088649 | Quick Audience Search and Recommendation Apparatus and Method - A system and method for facilitating searching and recommendation for reaching a particular consumer audience with a marketing message operates across multiple media channels. Syndicated survey data for consumer behaviors is combined with consumer segmentation schema to create a subset of segments best associated with the product or service that is the subject of the marketing message. An average propensity index is calculated for that subset of best segments, and displayed for a user along with the total number of consumers in that subset of segments across multiple possible media channels. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING BY SOCIAL NETWORK STATUS UPDATE OR POST - A system and method facilitating online purchases within social network environments comprises posting or re-posting a string of characters affiliated with a product on a social network newsfeed, page, or as a status update. The system includes a search engine monitoring posts for the string of characters indicating intention to purchase and a payment processing component. The purchase is completed without further entry of information by the user if the user's financial data is previously available. The system may include a customer validator, payment information validator, electronic receipt generator, error detection components, and may communicate with an external merchant account. The method allows an internet merchant or marketer to offer a product for sale by posting a string of characters that can be purchased by users of a common social networking platform by posting or re-posting the string of characters. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088651 | CONTEXT-BASED ADVERTISING - A method and a system for context-based real-time advertising are provided. In example embodiments, a document content that is displayed to a user may be analyzed and keywords may be identified. Selected listings from a publication system may be received; the selected listings may he selected using the keywords. The system may detect user events associated with the keywords and, in response to the detection of the user events, display information related to the listings while maintaining the displaying of the document content. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING LOCATION-RELEVANT COMMUNICATION - Various methods are described for tracking the location of a customer possessing a mobile device and facilitating location-relevant communication between the mobile device and an establishment device. One example method may comprise detecting the presence of the customer within a first distance of an establishment. The method may further comprise receiving establishment information from the establishment entity for displaying to the customer to entice a visit to the establishment. Additionally, the method may comprise detecting the presence of the customer within a second distance of a location point within the establishment. Another example method may further comprise determining location information relevant to the location point; and providing for display of the location information to the customer. Similar and related methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are also provided. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088653 | MARKETING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A demographic-based marketing system and related method of providing services, education, and tracking results for client business owners using a web-hosted remote server accessible by client computing devices. The system requests information from the clients and accesses multiple national databases to determine relevant customer demographic information which would direct the clients how to best advertise their products to increase local foot traffic to a physical retail location. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GEOLOCATION OF A NETWORK USER - A database correlating the geographic locations of users of a network to the network address through which the users access the network is maintained and used to infer the geographic location of other users of the network that access the website through the same IP addresses. An Internet website operator may generate such a database from home or business address information self-reported by users of the website. If a plurality of users that access a website through the same IP address have self-reported information as to their geographic location to a website operator, that information collectively provides information as to the likely geographic location and the geographic diversity of other users that access the network through that IP address. Accordingly, such information is used to infer the extent to which a given IP address is likely to correlate to any particular geographic area and the particular area. Additionally, a website operator that has information indicative of the veracity of the self-reported location information may use that information to rate the likelihood that the self-reported location information for a given user is truthful and then use that rating to provide an even more accurate rating of the likelihood that an inferred location of a user is in a given location. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088655 | SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCT RESERVATION - Systems and methods for reserving products that have limited availability are provided. A social networking service may be used to announce the availability of reservations for limited availability products. The announcements may be at times unknown to consumers. Consumers may respond to the announcements via the social networking service and create virtual lines for the limited availability products. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088656 | ACCESS POINT BROADCASTING OF ADVERTISEMENTS - Advertisements are presented to users of cell phones and other types of access terminals. For example, advertisements may be presented to a user when the user's access terminal is served by or camped on an access point such as a small cell. After obtaining an advertisement, an access point broadcasts a message that includes the advertisement. Advantageously, the advertisement may be broadcast via an HNB Name field defined in 3GPP. Consequently, upon receiving a broadcast including an HNB Name field, an access terminal will automatically display the advertisement included in the HNB Name field (e.g., instead of an HNB Name). | 2015-03-26 |
20150088657 | ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY APPARATUS AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY METHOD - An advertisement delivery apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first advertising information output unit and a second advertising information output unit. The first advertising information output unit outputs advertising information according to user information on a company corresponding to an entry site of a wireless terminal as first advertising information to the wireless terminal. The second advertising information output unit outputs advertising information according to a user having a wireless terminal when the wireless terminal accesses a server as second advertising information to the wireless terminal. One of the first and second advertising information output units outputting, to the wireless terminal to which the advertising information of the other advertising information output unit is output, advertising information related to the advertising information output from the other advertising information output unit. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088658 | ADVERTISEMENT DELIVER APPARATUS AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVER METHOD - An advertisement delivery apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first advertising information output unit and a second advertising information output unit. The first advertising information output unit outputs first advertising information corresponding to user information on a company to the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal enters a site corresponding to the company. The second advertising information output unit outputs, to the wireless terminal, second advertising information corresponding to behavior of a user having the wireless terminal after the output of the first advertising information. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTENTS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of providing contents in a communication system by a proxy server includes selecting one of a first content and a second content based on a first channel bandwidth usable by a terminal and a second channel bandwidth usable by a base station; and providing the selected content to the terminal, wherein the first content requires a wider channel bandwidth than a channel bandwidth of the second content. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088660 | Device, System, and Method of Soliciting and Accepting Offers from Merchant Members of a Virtual Network - A user's need to purchase a service or a good is communicated to a commercial network. The commercial network includes a plurality of merchant members that offer services or goods for sale. A plurality of electronic channels of communication is established between the mobile computing device and respective electronic devices of a subset of the plurality of merchant members. Offers for the service or good needed by the user are received from the merchant members through the electronic channels of communication. The user accepts one of the offers from a selected merchant. Thereafter, the electronic channels of communication between the mobile computing device and the respective electronic devices of the rest of the merchant members are automatically terminated. Meanwhile, the electronic channel of communication between the mobile computing device and the electronic device of the selected merchant is maintained. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GESTURE-BASED CROSS CHANNEL COMMERCE AND MARKETING - A computing device (e.g., a server) coupled to a digital signage device may receive characteristic information associated with a visitor of the digital signage device. The received characteristic information may be analyzed, and based on a result of the analysis, advertisement attributes may be determined. The computing device may select, based on the determined advertisement attributes, a particular advertisement from a plurality of advertisement bids. The computing device may cause display of the selected particular advertisement on the digital signage device for the visitor. The characteristic information may be generated by the digital signage device utilizing a video analytics. The computing device may receive particular gesture information associated with a mobile device of the visitor who responds to the displayed particular advertisement. The computing device may cause a cloud computing platform to push content associated with the particular advertisement into the mobile device for the visitor to place an order. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088662 | Predictive Behavioural Targeting - It is inter alia disclosed a method, a computer program, an apparatus and a system for predictive behavioural targeting. Information on an access behaviour of a current user accessing content is obtained. At least one characteristic of the current user is predicted by a prediction module of the apparatus in response to the obtaining of the information on the access behaviour of the current user, the prediction at least being based on a model for the characteristic and on the obtained information on the access behaviour of the current user. The model is at least based on a set of parameters determined by a training module at least based on information from a plurality of training sets and provided to the prediction module from time to time for updating purposes. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088663 | Targeting Advertisements To Customized Groups Of Users Of An Online System - An online system enables developers of third-party applications to specify online system users to receive advertisements. The online system generates and sends a user-specific identifier for online system users that use a third-party application when an advertiser associated with the third-party application requests a user-specific identifier from the online system. For example, the online system retrieves user identifying information associated with a client device identifier provided by an advertiser and generates a user identifier by encrypting the retrieved user identifying information. The advertiser may include one or more user-specific identifiers in an advertisement request sent to an online system to present an advertisement in the advertisement request to online system users corresponding to the user-specific identifiers. The online system determines whether to present the advertisement to users based in part on whether users correspond to user-specific identifiers included in the advertisement request. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088664 | SEARCH SYSTEM, SEARCH METHOD, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A search system includes a terminal apparatus and a server apparatus. The server apparatus includes a response unit configured to respond image information about a web page of a search result corresponding to the search query for a web search transmitted by the terminal apparatus to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive the image information about the web page of the search result from the server apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display the image information received by the receiving unit on a display device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088665 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO CONTROLLED CONTENT OPTIMIZATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for controlling the display of digital content to users over an electronic network, such as the Internet. In accordance with one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided that includes receiving at least one partition and at least one associated candidate promotion and receiving control data and previous engagement data associated with the at least one partition. The method further comprises, for each partition, generating an adjusted model of the control data over a first time period, generating a bid price control adjustment value and a bid price value associated with an earlier time period, and generating a bid uncertainty control adjustment value and a bid uncertainty value associated with an earlier time period. The method further comprises generating a bid price and a bid uncertainty for each candidate promotion, performing a market clearing process using at least one candidate promotion, and serving at least one of the candidate promotions. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING AND RANKING DATA FROM A PLURALITY OF SOURCES - A system may aggregate inventory data from a plurality of databases and determine costs associated with the inventory data. For example, the system may receive product data from a plurality of sources. The product data may be for a same product contained in multiple databases. The system may determine whether the received product data corresponds to products in other inventories. A unique identifier may be assigned to each distinct product. For products available from multiple sources, the system may determine which source allows a largest margin to be captured. The determination may be performed in real time in response to a user query and/or may be saved. Based on the margin that can be captured, the system may determine an offer price for each product. The offer price may be presented to consumer users through user interfaces. Orders received from consumer users may be filled by the system. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088667 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit. The distribution unit distributes control information and first content to a terminal apparatus. The control information makes the terminal apparatus execute displaying the first content and second content in a superimposed manner, detecting a moving operation to move the first content displayed at the displaying, and varying a display mode of the second content when the moving operation is detected at the detecting. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088668 | WEB-BASED CONTENT AGGREGATION, ORGANIZATION, AND PUBLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention is directed to an improved system and methods of aggregating, storing, organizing, and publishing information. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to facilitate easily locating information that has been verified by a system curator. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to facilitate easily generating a creation, such as by using an output template. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088669 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a responsive user interface and an electronic device-readable recording medium therefor. The apparatus includes a screen setting value memory unit for storing layout setting values according to the size of a screen, a user interface unit for receiving a user command, a user command recognition unit for obtaining corresponding layout setting values from the screen setting value memory unit by analyzing a screen relocation command when the screen relocation command is inputted through the user interface unit, and a screen configuration control unit for reconfiguring the layout of the screen based on the obtained layout setting values, relocating the construction blocks of a corresponding web page in the reconfigured screen, and displaying the relocated web page on the reconfigured screen. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088670 | REAL ESTATE BUSINESS COLLABORATION AND GROWTH TECHNIQUES - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for real estate business collaboration and growth. A real estate business system includes a lead generation module, collaboration module, and paperless office module for integrating various features together to advance one or more real estate transactions. Lead generation module facilitates the generation of leads for real estate transactions. Lead generation module has a property syndication tool, squeeze pages tool, follow-up sequences tool, lead pipes tool, property launch template tool, and other tools. Collaboration module facilitates transactions among users and/or third parties, as well as tracks the progression of activities throughout the life cycle of a real estate transaction. Collaboration module includes a suitability matching tool, linking tool, and other collaboration tools. Paperless office module provides various automated tools, such as an auto package generator tool, digital fax tool, and project estimator tool that streamline the process of moving through a real estate transaction. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088671 | PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ENTERTAINMENT BASED ON WAIT TIME - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an entertainment consumption experience based at least in part on a determined wait time for ordered items. Such may generally also take account of profiles of users awaiting the items. The systems and methods may be employed in any network-enabled system that includes consumer electronic (“CE”) devices (or restaurant-provided or -situated dedicated devices) and an appropriate management system to provide estimates of wait time. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088672 | Device, System, and Method of Selecting, Displaying, and Purchasing Favorite Drinks of a User Within a Location-Based Virtual Social Networking Context - A method of selecting, displaying, and purchasing favorite drinks of a user within a location-based virtual social networking context is disclosed. A mobile computing device of a first user is used to perform a digital check-in to a venue that is within a physical proximity of the first user. After the digital check-in, a digital menu that contains a list of drinks available at the venue is accessed. The digital menu is displayed to the first user via a screen of the mobile computing device. In response to selection from the first user, one or more drinks from the digital menu are designated as preferred drinks of the first user. The first user's preference of the one or more drinks is electronically communicated to another electronic device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088673 | DISTRIBUTED PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a payment system that allows a mobile communications device (MCD) to interact with a merchant processing device (MPD) and a payment engine. A communications component associated with the payment engine can send requested barcodes to the MPD, receive barcodes or alphanumeric Universal Product Codes from customer MCDs, and handle payment authorizations and settlements. A barcode management component can generate and interpret barcodes based upon merchant offerings and client requests. A security algorithms component can employ an offset pair algorithm to convert each digit from a payment card information into an offset pair of digits to facilitate security in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING QR CODES - Systems and methods for facilitating payment transactions using quick-response (QR) codes are provided. A first machine readable code encoding first data generated by an access device is scanned by a communication device. The communication device generates a cryptogram based on the first data encoded within the first machine readable code. The communication device then obtains financial credentials data from a payment application being executed on the communication device. A second machine readable code encoding second data comprising the financial credentials data and the cryptogram is then generated. The second machine readable code is displayed on a display of the communication device, wherein the second machine readable code is scanned by the access device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088675 | INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM - An inventory control system. The inventory control system includes a terminal, wherein the terminal is configured to allow a user to enter a sale of an item. The inventory control system also includes a cabinet. The cabinet is configured to store the item and is in electronic communication with the terminal. The cabinet dispenses the item in response to the sale. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088676 | POINT OF SALE NORMALIZATION AND EXTENSION SERVICES - A method and a device are disclosed including software components that run on a computing device to allow extension of services to customers of a provider of services and/or goods, such as a restaurant. The extension of services include remote pre-selection and pre-ordering of goods and services prior to making contact with a Point Of Sale (POS) by a customer, authorization and/or authentication of users, association of the customer with one of multiple POS via a Quick Response Code (QRC), updating of orders, adaptive learning of order patterns to generate customer profiles, recommendation of goods/services, normalization of data, separate billing for various payers, and the like. The software components provide a set of integrated interfaces for data communication between a customer's computing device, such as a smartphone, and the POS Normalization and Extension Services (POSNES), and between the POSNES and a business having one or more POS. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088677 | TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transaction system and method in which a customer operates a mobile device, such as a smart phone, to interact with a transaction server during a transaction at a checkout station while scanning items. An example method includes establishing by the server a connection with a mobile communication device, receiving by the server item descriptions associated with items purchased from a code reader, sending by the server prices of the items and the item descriptions to the mobile communication device for display by the mobile communication device, and receiving payment by the server from the customer for the items. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088678 | DYNAMIC CONTENT FOR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - In one example, a method of providing dynamic content includes providing a client device with access to an online marketplace over a network. The method also includes facilitating transmission of a user identifier stored by the client device to a payment service provider. The method further includes receiving dynamic content from the payment service provider in response to the user identifier. In addition, the method includes serving the dynamic content to the client device over the network. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088679 | PROPOSED PACKAGES FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, calendars, contact lists, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system captures past and future activities based on a future location or future time period, and assembles the activities into packages. The proposed packages are supplemented with the images and the activity information related to past and future activities captured from the various sources of information, and the activities, activity information, and images are displayed in a package interface. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088680 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A MARKETPLACE FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS - Methods and systems for operating a marketplace. A first price for one or more financial options associated with one or more software products is determined based on a pre-determined set of factors. The one or more financial options include at least an option of buying to lease the one or more software products. The first price for the one or more financial options associated with the one or more software products is modified based on the one or more financial options opted by one or more users. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088681 | Method and Apparatus for Optimization of Floor Covering and System For User Configuration and Real Time Pricing Information - A method and system for optimizing surface coverings having user input representative of a construction project, floor plans representative of the project including optional configurations of the plans, user input for selection from a plurality of the plans and options and creating data points representative of one of the plans, merging the plan and options into a set of data points representative of a final plan set, determining room surface selections from user input, deriving contiguity data from the surface areas representative of the surface selections; and optimizing price of floor materials for selected criteria based on pre-determined rules. The system and method weights traffic flow based on room configurations and determines optimal cuts of materials to minimize seams. Further, the system packs the cut materials optimally to fit standard sheet material such as carpet and vinyl. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088682 | Interactive Devices, Systems, and Methods for Solar Power Systems - A computing device is equipped with a configuration engine and a solutions engine generates candidate solar power system configurations and corresponding pricing solutions, respectively. The computing device may be one of several computing devices located in a place of public accommodation, such as a retail store. Upon receiving a user selection of a candidate solar power system configuration and a pricing solution the a results engine of the computing device generates a results package for a solar power proposal that includes a signature-ready proposal that the user may execute on site. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088683 | RECOMMENDING AN ITEM PAGE - The present disclosure addresses systems and methods to facilitate recommending an item page. The system may receive a reference to the item from a first device that corresponds to a first person. The system may generate an item page that refers to the item. The generating of the item page may be based on the received reference to the item. The system may detect that a quantity of received comments directed to the item exceeds a threshold amount. The received comments may be received by the system from a plurality of devices that correspond to second persons other than a seller of the item. An address of the generated item page may be sent to a second device that corresponds to a seller of the item. The sending of the address may be in response to the system detecting that the quantity of the received comments exceeds the threshold amount. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088684 | SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS - A user may request a recommendation for an item from other users. Other users may respond to the request by recommending for or against items. Users may up-vote or down-vote the recommendations or responses of other users. The recommendations of the other users may be used to identify items and provide one or more recommendations to the requesting user. The original question and the responses may form a conversation thread. The recommendations may be inserted into the thread as responses, may be presented alongside the thread, or may be presented at the end of the thread. The recommendations may be based on one or more attributes of the user. The weight of the recommendations provided by other users may vary. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088685 | METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION AND POSITIVE RATINGS OF PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - Each user of the social network is prompted to list their favorite products (i.e., cell phones, computers, movies, cars, groceries, and others), services (i.e., accounting, carpet cleaning, legal, medical, landscaping, and others), people (i.e., celebrities, executives, consultants, specialist, and other people), and organizations (any business, non-profit organizations, and others). The data is then available for the member and other associated members to view and search. Members are allowed to only list items with positive ratings. Search results are organized based on the Search Criteria specified. The System is also utilizing a generic hardware/software interface that enables communication of the information directly from the place of business (Retail Store Interface). | 2015-03-26 |
20150088686 | System and Method for Improving the Efficiency And Security For Online Order Payment and Shipping and Tracking the Value of Social Networking Related To Same - A method for securely and efficiently providing payment information for online purchases, posting purchase information to social media, and tracking the value of such posts through use of a hub website and an online button and blade based information selection interface. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088687 | System and Method for Constructing and Displaying Active Virtual Reality Cyber Malls, Show Rooms, Galleries, Stores, Museums, and Objects Within - A system and method for virtually displaying on-line a gallery, a showroom, a store, a mall or any other room or space and the objects contained in said room or space, wherein the data displayed is comprised of a virtual reality data packet. The system displays still photographs of virtual reality shots and textual materials, and plays virtual reality video clips and audio stores about the room and/or the objects contained therein. Links are associated with each object and are stored external to the virtual reality data packet can be retrieved on demand from an external database for presentation of the viewer. The system also provides on-line controls that enable the viewer to move around the space, and a feature that enables a viewer to view an object from 360° around the object. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088688 | E-COMMERCE SYSTEM AND ITS AUTHENTICATION METHOD - Provided is an e-commerce system capable of preventing fraudulent orders by third parties and performing smooth operation of item orders. An authentication method of the e-commerce system includes a receiving step of receiving a procedure request for performing an ordering procedure from a user device, and a first screen sending step of sending an authentication screen or a review screen to the user device in accordance with communication control information that is stored in the user device and included in the procedure request. The authentication method also includes a second screen sending step of obtaining the authentication information that is input in the authentication screen, causing the user device to store the communication control information in accordance with the obtained authentication information, and sending the review screen to the user device. Further, the authentication method includes a receiving step of receiving a request for changing the delivery address sent from the user device in response to an operation on the review screen, and a re-authenticating step of re-authenticating the user in a case where the request for changing the delivery address is received and the first screen sending means has sent the review screen to the user device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088689 | Product Recognition Platform - The method is a method for product recognition. The method includes receiving a product search request from a user. The method also includes performing an automatic search to identify the product. The method also includes generating an automatic search result. The method also includes analyzing an automatic search result of the automatic search to verify that the automatic search result satisfies a criterion for sending to the user. The method also includes sending the product search request to a human operator in response to a determination that the automatic search result fails to satisfy the criterion. The method also includes receiving an operator search result from the human operator. The method also includes sending the operator search result to the user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088690 | DISTRIBUTING AND USING BOOKMARK MENUS TO PRESENT INFORMATION - A method includes displaying a bookmark menu that includes a plurality of selectable elements during presentation of information associated with at least one of a product and a service at an electronic device. Each of the plurality of selectable elements may be associated with a conversation topic included in a set of conversation topics related to at least one of the product and the service. The method includes initiating presentation of first conversation content at the electronic device in response to receiving an input indicating a selection of a first selectable element of the plurality of selectable elements. The first conversation content may be associated with a first conversation topic related to at least one of the product and the service | 2015-03-26 |
20150088691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOLL BACKED PAY PER CALL - The disclosed subject matter provides for the pairing of a comprehensive listings data base, such as from Directory Assistance, with the existing collect calling infrastructure to place collect calls to desirable merchants. A series of requests are made to various local business merchants, based on inquiries from consumer callers, which may be via nearly any data generation source. The system will function best when the input data includes: location information, a call back number, request category information, and request details. These collect calls are made until an appropriate merchant is found. Technologically, once established the back end then could be strapped on to multiple consumer facing points, apps, kiosks, websites, phone numbers, etc so that they might make a request for a service and be momentarily called by someone able to provide that call. Anytime, anywhere, if you need something, type it in and receive a call from the expert. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088692 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND PURCHASING PRODUCTS FOR PERFORMING A TASK - Systems and methods for identifying and purchasing products required to perform tasks are described. In one embodiment, the systems and methods enable a user to identify products required to perform tasks and to add such products to a shopping cart. The system and method further recommends additional tasks that can be carried out by using the products that the user has already added to his shopping cart or by adding one, two, three, etc., additional products. In accordance with a further embodiment, the system and method enables a returning user to indicate how much remains of previously-purchased products and then, based on this information, recommends tasks that can be carried out by using the remaining products or by adding one, two, three, etc., additional products. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088693 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND NAVIGATING INTERNET SEARCH RESULTS - Systems and methods are used to efficiently and conveniently navigate, display, and complete interactions with on-line sources of information. A user interface may display information from separate and independent sources through two or more portals on a single web page. The two or more portals may be linked to the same search criteria such that the initially displayed windows originate from the same search criteria, but then may be independent so the portals are independently navigated. A user interface may display information from separate and independent sources so a user can efficiently and directly compare results based on the same search criteria. Accordingly, the user interface may calculate purchasing information such that products from different sources may be directly compared to account for a total cost or time to consummate the transaction. A user interface may also work in conjunction with mobile devices to save and execute searches and consummate transactions in an expedited manner. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088694 | KIOSK NETWORK IN A KIOSK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A kiosk apparatus, method and system of providing and distributing a plurality of items to one or more consumers is provided. Each kiosk in a plurality of kiosks may be configured to communicate with a kiosk management system to provide inventory data, which is provided to consumers such that one or more requested items may be reserved in a transaction. The kiosk may be further configured to interact with the consumer to retrieve the reserved items, where the consumer may use a portable device to interact with the kiosk, or the consumer may be prompted by the kiosk to enter account information and/or a generated code associated with the transaction provided by the kiosk management system. Then, a payment process is initiated with the kiosk management system or other entity, and when the payment process is verified, release the requested items to the consumer. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088695 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CHECKOUT PROCEDURES OF A WEBSITE - In one example, a method includes transitioning, by a server system, from a full checkout procedure of a website to a reduced functionality checkout procedure of the website. The full checkout procedure includes calculations corresponding to a set of parameters associated with an electronic commerce transaction. The reduced functionality checkout procedure includes calculations corresponding to a subset of the parameters associated with the electronic commerce transaction. The method further includes receiving, by the server system and from a client device, a request to complete the electronic commerce transaction via the website, and in response to receiving the request to complete the electronic commerce transaction, executing, by the server system, the reduced functionality checkout procedure. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088696 | DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF INVENTORY PROTOCOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product to dynamically determine inventory reservation protocols using dynamic shopper trends. In an embodiment, a computing device receives an order request for a product. The computing device determines a threshold criteria that is associated with the product as well as an inventory reservation protocol for the order request using the determined threshold criteria. The computing device also services the order request according to the determined inventory reservation protocol | 2015-03-26 |
20150088697 | NETWORK TRAFFIC-BASED THROTTLING OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACTIVITY - In general, network traffic-based electronic commerce (e-commerce) techniques are described. The techniques may potentially prevent website crashes caused by traffic spikes. An example method includes determining, by a computing device, a level of network traffic associated with accessing a website that provides one or more e-commerce capabilities, and comparing the level of network traffic against a threshold traffic level. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the level of network traffic exceeds the threshold traffic level, determining whether a purchase request received via the website identifies a limited time offer (LTO) that is currently available via the website, and when the purchase request identifies the LTO, denying the purchase request with respect to the LTO at an add-to-cart stage. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088698 | MOBILE TRANSACTIONS WITH A KIOSK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and system of conducting a mobile transaction with a kiosk management system operating a plurality of kiosks for requested items is provided. A consumer may possess a portable device configured to communicate with the kiosk management system such that the kiosk management system may provide requested items to a selected kiosk from the plurality of kiosks. The portable device may operate a mobile application to display a list of available kiosks providing the requested items for the consumer to select a kiosk to reserve the requested items at. The consumer may then use the portable device to interact with the selected kiosk to retrieve the requested items reserved at the selected kiosk. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088699 | ASSOCIATING AN INDICATION OF USER EMOTIONAL REACTION WITH CONTENT ITEMS PRESENTED BY A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system user may associate a graphical element representing the user's emotional reaction with a content item presented by the social networking system. The user is presented with one or more graphical elements maintained by the social networking system and selects a graphical element for associating with the content item. If certain graphical elements are selected, the social networking system prompts the user for compensation or requests compensation from an entity associated with the selected graphical element. The selected graphical element is associated with the content item and a connection, or other information, between the user and the object identifying the selected graphical element is stored by the social networking system. The selected graphical element may be displayed with the content item to the user and to other users connected to the user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088700 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELLING PAST PURCHASES - A system and method of generating recommendations for users to sell items that they have previously purchased are described. An inventory of items of a user may be determined. The inventory of items may comprise items the user has purchased. For each item in the inventory of items, corresponding sale price information and corresponding purchase date information reflecting when the user purchased the corresponding item may be determined. A score may then be determined for each item in the inventory of items based on the corresponding sale price information and the corresponding purchase date information. At least one item from the inventory of items may be determined to recommend for sale by the user based on the corresponding score of the at least one item. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PLANOGRAM GENERATION - Various embodiments are described herein for methods and systems that can be used for generating a planogram data file by: receiving, at a remote computing device, recorded position data for one or more items located on first and second fixtures of a display segment, and generating, using the remote computing device, a planogram data file. The planogram data file may be generated by: writing product data for the one or more items, and fixture location data for the first fixture; writing, based on the recorded position data, position data for the items located on the first fixture to the planogram data file, determining a first maximum item height for the one or more items on the first fixture, and writing, based on the first maximum item height, fixture location data for the second fixture to the planogram data file. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088702 | DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF INVENTORY PROTOCOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product to dynamically determine inventory reservation protocols using dynamic shopper trends. In an embodiment, a computing device receives an order request for a product. The computing device determines a threshold criteria that is associated with the product as well as an inventory reservation protocol for the order request using the determined threshold criteria. The computing device also services the order request according to the determined inventory reservation protocol | 2015-03-26 |
20150088703 | Graphic Representations of Planograms - Systems and methods for generating and distributing graphic representations of planograms used for the configuration, maintenance, and compliance confirmation in the display of merchandise and advertisements, are disclosed. Based on predefined merchandizing agreements, planograms are designed to define specific configurations of products and advertising collateral in specific locations. By referencing an identifier associated with a location, a corresponding planogram can be retrieved and used to generate a graphic representation of the planogram. The graphic representation of the planogram can be adjusted and superimposed onto a live or captured image of the location to indicate where objects should be placed or rearranged. Each object specified in the planogram can be visually represented as a picture superimposed in a position over an image or live view of the location captured by a client computing device by a user. The user can reference the graphic representation to stock, rearrange, or maintain the location. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088704 | INTERACTIVE MAP FOR GROUPED ACTIVITIES WITHIN A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may display the activities, activity information, and images in an interactive map using markers. The markers in the interactive may be displayed as a function of the time of the activity, include images, or transaction data related to the activity. Positioning information related to the location of the user at the time of the activities may also be overlaid on the interactive map. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088705 | GROUPED PACKAGES FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, calendars, contact lists, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities of one or more users. The financial and social management system captures past and future activities of the multiple users based on a location or time period, and assembles the activities into group packages. The group packages are supplemented with the images and the activity information related to the past and future activities captured from the various sources of information of the multiple users. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088706 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING AND COLLECTING RECEIVABLES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for managing and collecting receivables are disclosed. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088707 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ACCESS CONTROL AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION - Automated provisioning, according to one example embodiment, enables a mutual customer to establish an intelligent and automated connection between an accounting software system and their financial institution. For example, this might be achieved by allowing a financial institution customer to make feeds from their bank accounts available to the accounting software system within financial internet software (e.g., hosted and operated by the customer's financial institution). Once a customer selects the bank account(s) they want to share with the accounting software system, they are passed along to the accounting software system to link the selected bank account with an account they have set up in the accounting software system. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088708 | TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A mobile device application and integrated software system for managing a fleet of delivery trucks and drivers, providing automated timekeeping, messaging, ticketing and billing is provided. At the completion of a delivery, electronic tickets including all time and location based billing may be conveyed wirelessly to a customer. Status, performance, and exceptions to predetermined data may be provided using computing devices, such as mobile devices, real time to allow a dispatcher to efficiently and effectively manage the truck fleet. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088709 | BILL PAYMENT BY IMAGE RECOGNITION - Methods and systems for facilitating bill payment are described. A user is able to take a picture of a paper bill and have it paid. A service provider receives the image of the bill and recognizes it as a bill payment image. Relevant payment details such as the customer account number, payment amount, and the payee are extracted from the bill. The service provider determines whether these payment details are correct based on a user calendar or a location of a user device. The service provider can display these payment details to the user, and receive authorization to make the payment. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTENT AND SERVICES ON A NETWORK SYSTEM - Systems and methods for managing and providing content and services on a network system. Aspects of the invention include location-based determination of network content and services that may be provided to client computers. Other aspects of the invention include authorization and authentication components that determine access rights of client computers. Additional aspects include systems and methods for redirecting client computers to different network content. The disclosed systems and methods may be used in numerous network system applications. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088711 | TEXT-TO-PAY FOR A NEW SUBSCRIPTION - A code is communicated between the billing server and subscription server. The billing server receives a code request text message from the user device. The billing server identifies a carrier server from the code request text message. The billing server receives an authorization text message from the user device in response to an authorization request text message and charges an account of the carrier server that has been identified. If the charge has been successful, then the billing server transmits a code redemption text message to the user device including the code and a link to a redemption page of a website of a subscription server. The subscription server processes redemption to a code and transmits an account set up page to the user device. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088712 | ACTIVITY LIST ENHANCED WITH IMAGES FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, contact lists, stored database images, images over the Internet, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may determine images for other users associated with an activity of a first user by identifying tag users in a social networking account of the first user or contacts in a social networking account of the first user that participated in activities at the same time or locations as the activities of the first user. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088713 | ACTIVITY LIST TAGGED WITH ACTIVITY INFORMATION FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, contact lists, calendars, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may determine locations, social relationships, entities, categories, or the like from the various sources of information and tag the activities with location tags, social relationship tags, entity tags, category tags, or the like. The tags allow the user to easily filter the activities. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088714 | ACTIVITY LIST LINKED WITH RECEIPTS FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system may parse activity information from the e-receipts and associate the activity information from the e-receipts with the corresponding activities. The financial and social management system may be able to identify activity information in the e-receipts related to the products and costs within the transaction, a time associated with the transaction, as well as the actual location associated with the transaction, or other activity information described herein. | 2015-03-26 |
20150088715 | ACTIVITY REVIEW FOR A FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention comprise systems, computer program products, and methods for a financial and social management system that provides improved tracking and management related to how, where, when, and with whom a user enters into activities. The financial and social management system captures activity information and images from various sources of information, including but not limited to social networking accounts, e-receipts, location determination devices, and the like, and associates the activity information and images with the activities. The financial and social management system aggregates the activity information for a number of activities based on the location, user, entity, category, cost, time period, or the like and displays the aggregated activity information in an activity review interface. The financial and social management system may supplement the aggregated activity information with educational data. | 2015-03-26 |