21st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160148117 | ATTRIBUTE ESTIMATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an attribute estimation system capable of acquiring an image of a person whose attributes are to be estimated accurately and informing the person of an attribute estimation result. The attribute estimation system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148118 | Expert System And Data Analysis Tool Utilizing Data As A Concept - Methods and systems are provided for a tool that operates on a local user machine that is coupled to a remote storage. Data may be aggregated by the tool by combining raw data from multiple sources with different file types, where the data is stored in remote storage. Concepts and relationships existent within the inputted/loaded data may be learned by the tool. The data may be reconciled using the tool by a process of data scrubbing. The data may be analyzed using data manipulation techniques and statistical analysis. The work data flow from the data analysis may be captured by the tool and stored in the remote storage for later use. Visualizations (e.g., charts and graphs) may be generated by the tool for the analyzed data. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148119 | STATISTICAL PATTERN GENERATION FOR INFORMATION EXTRACTION - An apparatus for extracting selected information from a set of symbols includes said alignment module is configured to retrieve test patterns from a symbol input, and to attempt alignment of test patterns with a canonical pattern. Successful alignment between a particular test pattern and said canonical pattern indicates of existence of information of interest in a particular candidate pattern. Upon detection of a successful alignment, the alignment module passes information concerning the test pattern to a user. Additionally, in response to detecting an unsuccessful attempt to align the first test pattern and the canonical pattern, said alignment module passes, to said user, information concerning the first test pattern. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148120 | CALCULATION APPARATUS, CALCULATION METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A calculation apparatus includes a feature vector acquisition unit for acquiring a feature vector that corresponds to each alternative of a plurality of choice sets; an absolute evaluation calculation unit for calculating an absolute evaluation vector that represents an absolute evaluation of alternatives independent of a combination of the plurality of alternatives; a relativized-matrix calculation unit for calculating a relativized matrix that represents relative evaluations of the plurality of alternatives in a choice set; and a relative evaluation calculation unit for calculating a relative evaluation vector that represents a relative evaluation of each alternative of the plurality of alternatives from a product of multiplying the relativized matrix by the absolute evaluation vector. The calculation apparatus can predict intransitive choices of a person who exhibits intransitive preferences. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148121 | EMERGENCY-ROOM RESERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Reservations for emergency/urgent care are made by users using a queue feature that identifies earliest available reservations at nearby care facilities that are identified based on user-selected facility search parameters. The queue feature identifies the earliest available reservations based on user-selected treatment categories and facility-selected capacity characteristics for the treatment categories, and recommends a best reservation. The treatment categories can be for example adult, child/pediatric, urgent care, direct admit, walk-in, or worker's comp. And the capacity characteristics can be for example wait time, black-out period, and/or maximum number of reservations per time period. In addition, a reservation-update feature enables the care facilities to update the capacity characteristics for the treatment categories at their facilities to reflect changed conditions. And a reservation-confirmation feature enables the users to rerun the queue process to identify a new best reservation in light of the updated capacity characteristics for the treatment categories. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148122 | COLLABORATIVE EVENT PREVIEW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148123 | COLLABORATIVE TICKETING SYSTEM - Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148124 | DATA DRIVEN WHEEL-BASED INTERFACE FOR EVENT BROWSING - Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148125 | COLLABORATIVE TICKETING SYSTEM - Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148126 | AUTOMATED EVENT CONCESSIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Features are disclosed relating to a collaborative ticketing system that manages various aspects of ticketing for events (e.g., movies, concerts, sporting events, and the like) using knowledge about the contacts, friends, and other social connections of system users. The collaborative ticketing system may generate dynamic ticket offers that are based on the number of friends, invited by users, ultimately obtaining tickets. The collaborative ticketing system can also streamline the procurement of concessions and other event-related items by allowing users to pre-purchase such items (e.g., in connection with ticket offers), and then pick up the items at the event venue with little or no wait. In addition, users can preview event-related content (e.g., movie trailers) for event providers (e.g., movie studios), and answer questions or otherwise provide feedback about the event-related content in return for special offers, rewards, and other considerations. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148127 | GEOLOCATION CHECK-IN SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing a geolocation check-in system. An exemplary apparatus is configured to collect positioning data related to a user. After collecting position data the apparatus may be configure to determine, based at least partially on the positioning data that the user has crossed a threshold of a geofence associated with a merchant's location. Based at least partially on this determination the apparatus may be configured to initiate a merchant check-in associated with the user and transmit user information to the merchant. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148128 | BUSINESS PROCESS MODEL SYNCHRONIZATION - Methods for packaging a business process model are provided. A processor determines one or more differences between a first business process model and one or more templates. A processor determines one or more paths of workflow for the first business process model. A processor generates a first generated model. A processor generates a matrix based, in part, on the workflow of the first business process model. A processor determines a first component of the first business model to be an input to a second business component. A processor generates a value for an element of the matrix based, in part, on the determined input of the first component. A processor receives a second generated model. A processor determines one or more differences between the first and second generated models. A processor updates the first business process model based on, in part, the differences between the first and second generated models. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148129 | REPORT DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING REPORT DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND REPORT DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD - A report data management system (for example, a report data management system or a report data management server. The same applies hereinafter) is a system that is run by an ERP and manages report data generated for each business unit in a business process, and includes a report data storage unit (for example, a process flow DB) that stores report data, performs control such that the report data is selectably displayed in the form of a list, performs control such that at least one or more pieces of report data among report data displayed in the form of a list is selected and the report data is copied and displayed so that partial data of the selected report data is rewritable, receives a rewrite input, and stores the data for which the rewrite input is received in the report data storage unit as the new report data. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148130 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A TEST ARTIFACT - A method of automatically generating a test artifact is disclosed. The method involves executing a business process comprising one or more web services; monitoring the business process to identify process modules of the business process invoking the at least one web service, wherein the one or more process modules invoking the at least one web service corresponds to one or more integration points; mapping the one or more integration points to one or more corresponding nodes of a business process model associated with the business process; mapping data parameters associated with each node upstream of the one or more mapped nodes of the business process model to one or more request data fields of a test script; and generating, by the hardware processor, the test artifact by automatically populating the request data fields with test data corresponding to the data parameters associated with the one or more request data fields. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148131 | CONFIGURATION OF EMBEDDED INTELLIGENCE - A system for configuration of embedded intelligence comprises a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to associate a prompt of an embedded intelligence applet with an exposed field of a process. The memory is coupled to the processor and is configured to provide the processor with instructions. The memory is configured to store the process definition. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148132 | ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to an attribute based approach for assessment ergonomic risks, and applying the assessment to reduce the identified ergonomic risks. Ergonomic risks scores are calculated for risk type, operator, and workplace areas. Risks levels are minimized through mitigation strategies and effectiveness and ease of implementation. An operator is assigned or re-allocated to a designated workplace area based on consideration of both workload and ergonomic risk. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148133 | RISK ASSESSMENT THROUGH CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS - In an approach to assessing risk, one or more computer processors retrieve a profile associated with a first user, wherein the first user is a resource associated with at least one task of a project. The one or more computer processors retrieve one or more activities associated with the first user, based on the profile associated with the first user, including one or more activities associated with the project and one or more activities not associated with the project. The one or more computer processors perform a risk analysis of the project, based, at least in part, on the one or more activities associated with the first user. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more risks to the project are identified. Responsive to determining one or more risks are identified, the one or more computer processors recommend one or more risk reduction activities. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148134 | Method of Providing an Electronic Bail Posting Service - A method of providing an electronic bail posting service is used to create a network of bail-posting agents and companies. The method also allows companies to hire bounty hunters to retrieve clients. A server is used manage a plurality of company accounts, agent accounts, and bounty hunter accounts. Each of these accounts is used by companies, posting agents, and bounty hunters to network with each other. An employer computing device displays a plurality of feature options to be selected. The desired feature that is selected corresponds with a job request that is to be sent to a plurality of desired recipients which are designated by the server. A job request is sent to the desired recipients and a job acceptance confirmation is generated when a work-willing recipient accepts the job request. A job completion receipt is sent to the employer computing device once the job request has been fulfilled. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING AN ASSEMBLY LINE - Systems and methods are disclosed for balancing an assembly line. According to certain embodiments, a plurality of routings is received. A plurality of fields is extracted from each of the plurality of routings. A line balancing report may be generated based on the extracted fields. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148136 | MULTIPLE SEQUENTIAL PLANNING AND ALLOCATION OF TIME-DIVISIBLE RESOURCES - A system and method provide optimized resource planning and allocation. Various constraints of each resource are factors of the overall optimization. In various implementations, one or more iterative algorithms are used in the optimization for efficient resource allocation. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148137 | OPTIMIZED ASSET MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE - There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals t | 2016-05-26 |
20160148138 | SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL EVENT PLANNING - A system for virtual event planning is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and memory that further includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to implement a user interface module for generating and/or accessing a virtual event, a virtual production facility for virtually customizing and displaying the contribution of one or more contributors and/or participants of the virtual event, and an interaction module for providing user controlled interaction between the one or more contributors and/or participants. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148139 | Infeasibility Management in E-Sourcing Systems - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing feedback in an electronic sourcing system. A system is configured to receive bids from users in an electronic sourcing system. Additionally, the system receives one or more rules from the users that describe desired properties of an award of one or more items. Responsive to such input, the system builds a model based at least in part on rules provided by one or more users. If one or more irreducible infeasible sets of constraints are identified in the model, where the one or more sets of irreducible infeasible constraints include the given constraint, information based on said one or more irreducible infeasible sets is output. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148140 | LOAD-CONSTRAINED SERVICE FACILITY PLACEMENT - A framework for optimized service facility placement is provided. Load constraints of each service facility are factors of the overall optimization. In various implementations, one or more iterative algorithms are used in the optimization of efficient facility placement. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148141 | Revenue and Productivity Optimization System With Environmental Sensor-Connected Smart Bell - A revenue and productivity optimization system includes a service request device, also called a “smart bell,” an environmental sensor near or incased in the service request device, a service request reception device, and a cloud-computing server operating software components for the revenue and productivity optimization system. In one embodiment, one or more environmental variables, such as ambient temperature, humidity, noise levels, brightness, and ambient gas compositions, are measured by one or more environmental sensors, and relevant sensor data are transmitted to the cloud-computing server. The revenue and productivity optimization system correlates the sensor data to bell button press frequencies and intervals from the service request device, and analyzes and determines an optimal threshold or range for those environmental variables for higher revenue and/or productivity of an organization. The revenue and productivity optimization system then creates and transmits recommended actions to a supervising entity of the organization. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148142 | MINIMIZING GUEST OPERATING SYSTEM LICENSING COSTS IN A VOLUME BASED LICENSING MODEL IN A VIRTUAL DATACENTER - Techniques for minimizing guest OS licensing costs in a volume based licensing model in a virtual datacenter are described. In one example embodiment, a virtual machine (VM) that requires a license key for a type of guest OS installed in the VM is identified. A license key is then assigned to the VM by first attempting to reassign a license key from an inactive VM, and only if a license key is not available for reassignment, obtaining a new license key for the VM. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148143 | PRIORITIZING WORKLOAD - A method and system for determining work ticket priority is provided. The method includes enabling a work ticket for a work assignment associated with an entity. The work ticket is assigned an initial priority value. Relevant data from multiple sources is associated with the work ticket and an updated priority value is requested. In response, multiple priority scores for the work ticket with respect to additional work tickets are published to an enterprise service bus (ESB) and an aggregate score for work ticket is calculated from the multiple priority scores. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148144 | DETERMINING A QUALITY SCORE FOR INTERNAL QUALITY ANALYSIS - An apparatus for assessing and controlling the quality of a project in a production environment is provided. The apparatus is configured to: receive a first score, wherein the first score comprises a first numerical value associated with a first level of quality, wherein the first level of quality is associated with a first deliverable; receive a second score, wherein the second score comprises a second numerical value associated with a second level of quality, wherein the second level of quality is associated with the first deliverable; and process the first score and the second score to generate a third score. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148145 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC TASK ASSIGNMENT AND NOTIFICATION - A system and method of managing and prioritizing tasks amongst resources and, more particularly, to a system and method for providing automatic task assignment and notification amongst globally dispersed human resources. The system includes a change of management application configured to store a list of tasks and a task notifier configured to retrieve a list of geographically-dispersed resources and notify selected ones of the geographically-dispersed resources of a priority of completion of one or more tasks retrieved from the change of management application. The system further includes a message application configured to be polled by the task notifier to determine which of the geographically dispersed resources is online or currently working. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148146 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING TASK VALUE UNITS FOR IMAGING INTERPRETATION AND OTHER TASKS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to utilize task value units for imaging interpretation and other tasks, such as in the assignment of imaging interpretation and other tasks to a plurality of users. In the context of a method, the method associates, for each of a plurality of different types of imaging interpretation tasks and for each of a plurality of other tasks, a first task value unit therewith. The method also associates, for at least some of the plurality of different types of imaging interpretation or other tasks, a second task value unit, different than the first task value unit, therewith. Further, the method assigns imaging interpretation and other tasks to a plurality of users based at least partially upon the first and second task value units associated with the respective imaging interpretation tasks and the other tasks. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148147 | ALERT NOTIFICATION - A system for alerting an employee or agent of a retailer regarding an unfavorable condition may include the use of computer-aided visual recognition of products to aid in identifying the location of the unfavorable condition. A user can direct a mobile computing device camera at one or more targeted products displayed on store shelves. Image recognition operations can be carried out to compare the targeted product image(s) against images from a prepopulated product image store of known products. Upon a positive match, shelf location information of the identified targeted product(s) may be used to determine the current location of the user. The employee or agent may be alerted with respect to the unfavorable condition and the location thereof. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING RESOURCE CALENDARS BY EDITING CALENDAR VIEWS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments for providing management of activities of a project plan associated with a computer application are described. In one embodiment, a calendar view of an activity is edited to change a number of calendar time units over which the activity is to be performed. In response to updating the calendar view of the activity, resource data structures are updated for multiple resources assigned to the activity. The resource data structures are updated to reflect the change in the number of calendar time units for each assigned resource. For each assigned resource, the number of calendar time units corresponds to a period of time for which the resource is assigned to the activity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SHELF LIFE OF A CONSUMABLE PRODUCT - A method, shelf life analysis computing device, and non-transitory computer readable medium for determining shelf life of a consumable product is disclosed. The system may comprise one or more activity monitoring sensors to detect an activity associated with the consumable product. The system may further comprise one or more quality sensors to collect quality data of the consumable product upon detecting the activity. The shelf life of the consumable product may then be determined based on the quality data of the consumable product. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148150 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A COLLECTION OF OBJECTS SUCH AS THE STOCK OF CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES OF A CLOTHING STORE - System for managing a collection of objects, for example in a store, employing identification tags (RFID) assigned to object (O) locations and individual labels (ID-O) associated with the objects. The objects are identified using a portable label scanner (RFIDL) operating in either a local mode (M | 2016-05-26 |
20160148151 | SERVER - A server stores a first image and a second image in association with an area ID and a store ID. The server, to a terminal, the first image and the second image which are associated with the area ID and the store ID. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148152 | SHOPPING SUPPORTING SYSTEM - A shopping supporting system for supporting a customer in moving the purchased commodity comprises a shopping supporting management server, a sales settlement terminal, a store server and a reader/writer, wherein the shopping supporting management server comprises a customer information management section; a delivery number issuing section; a delivery number management section; a delivery information management section; and a delivery method determination section; the sales settlement terminal; a purchase amount calculation section; a delivery condition input section; and a delivery slip output section; the store server; and the reader/writer acquires. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148153 | OPTIMIZING NETWORK YIELD DURING FREIGHT BOOKING - Booking information including destination and origin and specifying a desired multi-modal freight shipment is obtained from a user; based on same and on route information from a carrier database, a plurality of feasible multi-modal routes for the desired freight shipment are generated with a route enumeration module. Based on cost information from the carrier database, cost for each of the feasible multi-modal routes is computed with a cost estimation sub-module of a metric computation module. Based on transit time information from the carrier database, transit time for each of the feasible multi-modal routes is computed with a transit time estimation sub-module of the metric computation module. Based on the cost for each of the feasible multi-modal routes and the transit time for each of the feasible multi-modal routes, multi-objective optimization under uncertainty is carried out with an optimization module, to obtain one or more preferred feasible multi-modal routes. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARCEL DELIVERY TO ALTERNATE DELIVERY LOCATIONS - A system in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine an eligibility of the undeliverable parcel to be redirected to an alternate delivery location and then determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148155 | OPTIMIZING NETWORK YIELD DURING FREIGHT BOOKING - Booking information including destination and origin and specifying a desired multi-modal freight shipment is obtained from a user; based on same and on route information from a carrier database, a plurality of feasible multi-modal routes for the desired freight shipment are generated with a route enumeration module. Based on cost information from the carrier database, cost for each of the feasible multi-modal routes is computed with a cost estimation sub-module of a metric computation module. Based on transit time information from the carrier database, transit time for each of the feasible multi-modal routes is computed with a transit time estimation sub-module of the metric computation module. Based on the cost for each of the feasible multi-modal routes and the transit time for each of the feasible multi-modal routes, multi-objective optimization under uncertainty is carried out with an optimization module, to obtain one or more preferred feasible multi-modal routes. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148156 | GREETING AGENT FOR MEETING INTRODUCTIONS - In an approach to determining an introduction of a user in a meeting, one or more computer processors retrieve a document containing information associated with a user, wherein the document includes one or more fragments describing the user. The one or more computer processors determine an audience of a meeting associated with the user. The one or more computer processors determine a description of the meeting. The one or more computer processors prioritize one or more of the one or more fragments, based, at least in part, on the audience of the meeting and on the description of the meeting. The one or more computer processors select one or more of the one or more fragments for the introduction of the user in the meeting, based, at least in part, on the prioritization of the one or more fragments. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148157 | MANAGING ACTIVITIES IN AN ORGANIZATION - Methods and system are disclosed that assist in executing tasks related to managing activities in an organization, in one aspect, a user interface is provided via a collaborative application to receive input credentials of a user. Upon receiving the input credentials, the collaborative application provides another interface that renders a list of activities that the user is authorized to view. From the rendered list of activities, the user selects an activity. Upon selecting the activity, the collaborative application determines a correspondence between the selected activity, dashboards, user interfaces, user interfaces elements, etc. associated with the selected activity, A dashboard associated with the selected activity may be instantiated that may be used to manage the selected activity via the collaborative application. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148158 | Content Creation, Deployment Collaboration, Activity Stream, and Task Management - Content creation and deployment collaboration techniques are described. In one or more implementations, metadata that describes the creation of the content may be associated with the content. The content may then be provided from a content creation service to a content deployment service for deployment as part of a marketing activity. Deployment data obtained from this tracking may be utilized to support a variety of functionality, such as by content creators to determine which of their content has been successfully employed as part of marketing activities, marketers may also use knowledge of the deployment of the content to choose content to be included in a marketing activity as well as select content creators that are best suited to provide this content, used to configure badges, by retailers and manufacturers, and so forth. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148159 | COMPUTER-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ANALYZING, EDITING AND IMPROVING CONTENT - A method for providing proposition-based content for review within a collaborative environment includes representing a set of propositional content available for an argument within a user interface provided via one or more client systems as a plurality of statement elements that are each one of a plurality of statement types that include premise, warrant, and claim, constructing a logical argument object for the argument based on input defining the argument to include one or more premises. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING JOB RECRUITMENT - An improved system for facilitating job recruitment is disclosed. The embodiments comprise a job recruitment website that matches employers and job applicants. The website presents a job applicant with a short list of relevant job opportunities and presents an employer with a short list of relevant candidates who satisfy the criteria of the job opening. This results in a system that is suitable for use on a mobile phone. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148161 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING VOICE TALENT - Systems and methods for facilitating online interactions between voice talent users and employer users. The online web-based system has a voice talent database module, an open job database module, a negotiation module, and a payment module. The online system allows the employer users to search for a suitable voice talent user, preview the specific voice talent user's demonstration voice clip, and contact the voice talent user. The open job database allows employer users to upload contracts and jobs for which they need voice talent. The payment module allows payment for completed contracts to be exchanged between employer users and voice talent users with the system administrator/operator as a go-between. A matching method may also be used with the system to match voice talent users with open contracts to alert employer users. Targeted invitations to apply for these contracts may then be sent to qualified voice talent users. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148162 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING CALENDAR EVENT - Method of searching a target calendar event using electronic device includes recording a calendar event when the calendar event is newly generated. A time period is set for searching target calendar events. One or more target calendar events is determined generated during the time period, and a date is determined corresponding to each of the one or more target calendar events. The time period is highlighted using a calendar view, and a preset icon is displayed in a data grid of each of the one or more determined dates of the calendar view. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148163 | REPRESENTING IN AN ELECTRONIC CALENDAR TRAVEL TIME TO AND FROM AN EVENT - In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to predict a time to travel at least one of to an event entered in an electronic calendar and from the event indicated in the electronic calendar. The instructions are also executable to represent the time to travel in the electronic calendar. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148164 | LOCATION DETECTION DEVICES FOR EVENT SCHEDULING - There are provided systems and methods for location detection device for event scheduling. A user may plan on attending an event hosted at a venue, such as a movie, sports game, and/or theater production. The user may provide information about the user's location and/or event attendance to a service provider. The information may include a location for the user in relationship to the event so that the service provider may determine a time that the user may arrive at the venue. The information may also be utilized by the service provider to determine a playlist that the user would like to view for the event, such as a list of songs in a concert. Using the information, the service provider may determine a schedule for the event. In one example, the schedule may delay a start time for the event based on the arrival time for the user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148165 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING IN-PERSON RECIPROCAL PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING MEETINGS - A system and methods for creating a mutually beneficial in-person professional networking opportunity through an in-person scheduled meeting with a user offering to perform a service within her professional capacity in exchange for a one-time fixed price to be paid by users seeking such service. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148166 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SCHEDULE, AND NONTEMPORARY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for managing a schedule is provided. The method comprises the steps of: (a) receiving an event configuration request from a terminal device of a first user and receiving an approval for the event configuration request from a terminal device of a second user involved in an event and (b) determining at least one of time and place of the event with reference to the event configuration request or event information included in the approval, at least some of schedule information of the first user, and at least some of schedule information of the second user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING MEETING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to facilitate a meeting of a plurality of participants. In the context of a method, an estimated time of arrival is determined for one or more participants to a meeting. For example, the estimated time of arrival may be determined based upon a current location of a respective participant and/or a mode of transportation for the respective participant. The method may also include automatically causing information relating to the estimated time of arrival of the one or more participants to be provided to another party, such as one or more other participants in the meeting and/or an organizer of the meeting. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program product are also provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TASK DISTRIBUTION IN CROWDSOURCING - The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods and systems for distributing crowdsourcing tasks. The method includes receiving a handshake request, by a host device from a client device, at least for accessing one or more first crowdsourcing tasks, such that the client device has sporadic internet connectivity. Thereafter, in response to the handshake request a message is transmitted by the host device to the client device. The message includes at least an information pertaining to one or more second crowdsourcing tasks received from a crowdsourcing platform server. Further, the one or more first crowdsourcing tasks are transmitted by the host device to the client device. This transmission is based at least on a validation of one or more second responses, received from the client device, associated with the one or more second crowdsourcing tasks. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148169 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A NEW EVENT DIRECTLY FROM A DOCUMENT - An event providing apparatus includes a storage device in communicating with a date/time detector module. The detector module detects a condition that at least a portion of information stored on the storage device could be mapped to an event, identifies date and time entries in the information, and generates a hyperlink to open an application for creating an event for each entry, the date and time being provided to the application to generate the event directly from the information. The apparatus also includes a display for displaying the time and date in the form of the hyperlink; and a prompter module communicating with the detector module for automatically providing a prompt related to the event in response to selection of the hyperlink. In response to user interaction with the user prompt, the application is started and the event based on the hyperlinked date and time is created. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148170 | TASK PRIORITIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION USING INTERCONNECTED DATA SOURCES - A computer identifies a location that is associated with a task, included in a first list of tasks, based on a first information. The computer determines a first travel time from a second location that is associated with a mobile device to the first location based on a second information. The second information indicates an amount of travel time that is associated with a route from the second location to the first location. The computer generates a plurality of permutations of the tasks included in the first list of tasks. The computer selects a permutation from the plurality of permutations based on the first travel time. The computer generates a second list of tasks using the selected permutation. The organization of the tasks included in the second list of tasks reduces the travel time that is required to complete those tasks. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148171 | OPTIMIZED ASSET MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE - There are provided a system, a method and a computer program product for generating an optimal preventive maintenance/replacement schedule for a set of assets. The method includes receiving data regarding an asset, said data including a failure rate function of said asset, a cost of preventative maintenance (PM) of said asset, a cost of an asset failure, and a cost of replacing an asset. An optimal number K of preventative maintenance time intervals t | 2016-05-26 |
20160148172 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED MANAGEMENT OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION - The present invention provides computer-implemented methods and systems for managing aids to navigation (AtoNs). In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining an AtoN database, recording, in the AtoN database, an identifier for each AtoN asset, and associating, with each identifier, lifecycle information relating to the corresponding AtoN asset. The method may be performed by a mobile device, and functions of the mobile device can be utilised to provide additional advantages at the time of deployment or servicing of an AtoN—in particular, to record the current location of an AtoN, its colour or flash rate, or the tilt of one or more parts of the AtoN. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148173 | VIRTUAL CURRENCY MANAGEMENT IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal is equipped to process virtual currencies for transactions. A rate checker obtains a real-time conversion rate for the virtual currencies to a government issued currency. The virtual currencies can be held or immediately exchanged for the government issued currency. Analysis of trends in exchange rates and policy drives when the virtual currencies are exchanged for the government issued currency. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148174 | Electronic Fund Transfer Reconciliation and Management Method and Device - The present invention relates to a method of reconciliation and management of electronic fund transfer and card reader device ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO TRANSMIT DATA IN NETWORKS OF SEPARATE COMPUTING SYSTEMS IN PREPARATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF A SUBSEQUENT COMPUTING TASK IN ONE OF THE NETWORKS - A computing apparatus having: a processing system connected in a first network of computers having a predetermined communication protocol for communication among at least the processing systems, terminals, and resource controllers in the first network; a portal connected to a second network and providing an application programming interface for communication with the terminals independent from the predetermined communication protocol; and a data store coupled with the processing system and the portal. The portal receives, via the application programming interface, context data via the second network; and the processing system receives, transaction data transmitted in the first network according to the predetermined communication protocol. Via the data store, the computing apparatus correlates the context data with the transaction data to process an add-on task, in addition to the tasks associated with the transaction data in the first network. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148176 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CUSTOMER-LEVEL DATA VERIFICATION - A system, method, and computer program to reduce incorrectly declined transactions and improve risk calculation accuracy by reducing error probability during fraud detection. The tool first receives at least one data element as well as transaction account data and/or financial transaction instrument data. Then a customer is determined from a first record associated with the transaction account data and/or financial transaction instrument data. A record search is performed to identify at least one additional record associated with the customer. Finally, the data element is compared to the information contained in the additional record to create a comparison result that verifies a customer address. The comparison result may be used as an input to transaction risk calculations. The comparison result may also be provided to a merchant system and/or merchant for use in a decision-making process, for example, to verify customer identity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148177 | Method and System for Pushing Payment or Account Information to Multiple Retail and Payment Sites - Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing automatic updating or pushing of credit card data, other payment information, and/or personal data to multiple retail and payment sites (collectively, “vendor websites”). In some embodiments, a method might include providing a user interface to a user device associated with a user via an account management application running on the user device. The user interface might receive, from the user, a first set of inputs comprising instructions to push payment information and a second set of inputs comprising instructions indicating two or more user accounts for at least two vendor websites with which the payment information is to be updated. The account management application or a server computer subsequently automatically concurrently pushes the payment information to the two or more user accounts, in response to receiving the first and second sets of inputs from the user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148178 | SCREEN DISPLAY PROGRAM - A screen display program causes a mobile terminal communicably connected to a server to execute an initial message acquisition procedure that includes acquiring a first message group from among a plurality of messages from the server, an initial message display procedure that includes displaying messages of the first message group sequentially according to an operation of a user, an additional message acquisition procedure that includes acquiring, when a number of undisplayed messages to be displayed sequentially among the messages of the first message group becomes less than or equal to a predetermined number, a second message group different from the first message group from among the plurality of messages from the server, and an additional message display procedure that includes displaying messages of the second message group sequentially following the messages of the first message group. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148179 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING A CONSERVED RESOURCE - A computer-implemented method and apparatus are provided for monitoring transactions involving a conserved resource, for example to monitor operation of a network of cash dispensing machines. The method comprises receiving into a computer monitoring system a plurality of data feeds relating to the transactions to be monitored, each data feed comprising successive rows of data, each data row in a given data feed comprising multiple data elements in accordance with a predetermined pattern. The method further comprises performing, within the computer monitoring system, a grouping analysis, on the received data feeds. The grouping analysis determines at least one data element in a first data feed from said plurality of data feeds corresponding to provision of said conserved resource, and at least one data element in a second data feed from said plurality of data feeds corresponding to consumption of said conserved resource. The method further comprises reconciling the at least one data element corresponding to provision of said conserved resource against the at least one data element corresponding to consumption of said conserved resource in order to monitor said transactions. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148180 | REMOTE DOCUMENT GENERATION - A method and system for generating a document is provided. The method includes generating a metadocument configured to retain multiple components of different data types. A component editor directory of a component editor server is queried and a list of component editors compatible with metadocument is retrieved. A first component editor of the list of component editors is selected from a remote location. The first component editor is associated with a first defined data type. A first document component comprising the first defined data type is generated within the metadocument resulting in a single document comprising the first document component. A user interface is updated with the single document comprising the first document component. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148181 | System and Method for Facilitating and Processing Consumer Transactions at a Gas Pump and for Managing a Fuel Media Network - A system for managing and processing a consumer transaction is provided, comprising a gas fuel pump, a high-definition video display topper affixed to the gas fuel pump, a consumer interface screen affixed to the gas fuel pump, wherein the interface screen is in electronic communication with the video display topper, prompts the consumer to engage in a consumer transaction or opportunity, and receives input from said consumer when the consumer engages in said transaction or opportunity. The system may include a fuel media network, the network providing campaign, retailer, advertiser, affiliate, and manager functions and interfaces. The system may also include a media display unit with a storage device for media, a transmitter, a cooling system, and a back-up battery; wherein the media display unit is adapted to provide media distribution and content deliver to one or more high-definition video display toppers affixed to one or more gas fuel pumps. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148182 | Point-of-Sale Customization Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for point-of-sale customization service. A processor executing a point-of-sale customization service can receive a unique identifier associated with a user device detected in a proximity of a computing device. The processor can query preferences stored in a data store using the unique identifier and identify point-of-sale preferences associated with the user device based upon the querying. The processor can transmit the point-of-sale preferences to the computing device to apply to a transaction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING POINT OF SALE DEVICES WITHIN A VIRTUAL NETWORK - A system and method for interconnecting multiple point of sale devices creating a mesh-like network structure which reduces connectivity costs while providing greater reliability due to multiple network paths is disclosed. By linking point of sale devices within a virtual network, the need for individual connections to a point of sale controller is eliminated and alternative network paths are provided, thereby ensuring maximum up-time and optimal connection speeds. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148184 | RETURNED PRODUCT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, RELATED SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the returned product data processing method reads a first code symbol that represents the order code that specifies the order data from a slip, reads a second code symbol that represents a commercial product code that uniquely specifies the commercial product from the slip, generates a returned product code that includes the order code and the commercial product code, and revises the order data that are correlated with the order code based on the returned product data. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148185 | SELECTING A PREFERRED PAYMENT INSTRUMENT - Selecting payment instruments for proxy card transactions comprises associating a plurality of financial accounts with a user proxy account; establishing a model for the user account based on configuration data received from a user, the model comprising identification of a particular financial account to use as a backing instrument for a transaction; receiving data associated with a pending transaction regarding the pending transaction; identifying a financial account to use as a backing instrument for the pending transaction based on a comparison of the model with the pending transaction data; receiving a selection of an alternate financial account to use instead of the identified financial account as the backing instrument; modifying the model account based on the selection of the alternate financial account and the data associated with the pending transaction; and utilizing the modified model in a subsequent selection of a financial account for a subsequent transaction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148186 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing system according to one embodiment includes a determination unit and a changing unit. The determination unit sets a limit amount and a security deposit amount so that the sum of the two amounts does not exceed an amount of advance payment made by a user having applied for a prepaid payment means available at a member shop of a postpaid payment means. The changing unit refers to a pool storage unit that stores a pooled amount to be used for payment for an amount billed for sales from the member shop, and adds the security deposit amount set by the determination unit to the pooled amount. The amount billed exceeds a balance of the prepaid payment means. The pooled amount includes a security deposit of another user different from the user. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148187 | Pay Request System - This web enabled system is capable of facilitating the management of unlimited projects within which an unlimited number of parties may participate to complete an unlimited number of stages, substages and tasks. The system facilitates the efficient disbursal of monies while reducing the inefficiencies that result when money is not timely disbursed. Included is functionality for requesting, managing, allocating, and disbursing funds in accordance with allocation factors. Allowed inputs by users are governed by each party's function and the password security level provided therefore, in balance with checks against required approvals or releases by other affected parties and intrasystem consistency checks. The system provides net payment function management to provide payor credit for faster payment. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148188 | SWITCHING BETWEEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ANTENNAS - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for switching between internal and external antennas. In some implementations, a system includes an antenna, a connector, and a housing. The antenna is configured to communicate wirelessly transactions with transaction terminals. The connector is connected to the antenna and configured to connect a transaction card to the antenna in response to at least insertion in the housing. The housing enclosing at least a portion of the antenna and at least a portion of the connector and including one or more elements that form an opening for receiving the transaction card. In addition, the housing is substantially rectangular and includes a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion with a second thickness different from the first thickness and at least the thickness of the transaction card. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148189 | WATCH FOR MOBILE PAYMENT AND THE PAYMENT METHOD WITH THE WATCH - Disclosed are a watch with a function of a mobile payment instrument and a method of the same. The watch with a function of a mobile payment instrument includes a Real Tim Clock RTC unit providing real time information, a communication unit | 2016-05-26 |
20160148190 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CREDIT CARD TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An embodiment includes a credit card device capable of generating a programmed magnetic field of alternating polarity based on a speed of a card swipe, and methods for constructing the device for the purpose of emulating a standard credit card. An apparatus is described to allow said device to emulate behavior of a credit card when used in electronic credit card readers. Additionally methods are described to allow user control of said device for the purpose of authorizing or controlling use of said device in the application of credit, debit and cash transactions, including cryptocurrency and card-to-card transactions. Methods are also described for generating a limited-duration credit card number when performing a transaction for the purpose of creating a limited-use credit card number, which is limited in scope of use to a predetermined number of authorized transactions. Furthermore said device may interact with other similar devices in proximity for the purpose of funds or credit/debit transfers. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148191 | MOBILE DEVICE PAYMENT - A method including receiving, from a mobile device, a payment method and a payment amount. The method also can include validating the payment amount. The method additionally can include generating a gift card for the payment amount. The gift card can include a gift card identifier. The method further can include sending the gift card identifier to the mobile device. The method additionally can include facilitating displaying the gift card identifier on the mobile device. The gift card can be devoid of being generated as part of a gift-card purchase transaction. Other embodiments are provided. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICURRENCY TRANSACTIONS - A system or method of operating a user held multicurrency card in a transaction with a seller operating in a first currency (first currency?); the system or method comprising: a card capable of being read by a reader; an e-wallet associated with the card and holding data relating to the card, a plurality of amounts of a plurality of currencies stored on e-wallet; a back-end system for receiving card data from the reader and a payment amount required by the seller via a network and for interfacing with the e-wallet to enable authorization of any payments; wherein in use the back-end system receives the data from the reader for a transaction and determines if the e-wallet has sufficient money in the first currency to settle the transaction and if so authorizes settlement of the payment amount. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148193 | SECURE CREDIT CARD WITH NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - A near field communication device included in a secure transaction card provides an addition and/or transitional communication link for communicating secure transaction information. The near field communication device may be selectively engaged or disengaged and, when engaged, either active or passive modes of operation of the near field communication device can be selected. in the active mode, secure transaction information is transmitted upon establishment of a communication link with a complementary near field communication device. In the passive mode, secure transaction information is transmitted upon interrogation from a complementary near field communication device. Secure transaction information is generated and stored for transmission in a memory and at least a portion of the memory is erased or nulled upon transmission or upon expiration of a selected period of time. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148194 | Radio Frequency Powered Smart, Debit and Credit Card System Employing a Light Sensor to Enable Authorized Transactions - This invention provides an embedded light sensor in the card that controls whether the card can transmit card data when energized by an RF energy source. Certain smart, debit or credit cards energize internal component within the card when entering into certain RF energy fields. The use of a light sensor detects whether a predetermined light level exists. If the predetermined light level is reached, the card's logic assumes that the transaction is authorized and allows for transmission of the card's data to a card reader. If the predetermined light level is not reached, the card's logic assumes that the card is still in a purse or wallet and that the RF energy field is not related to card transactions or the RF energy field belongs to fraudulent parties who seek to capture the card's data in an unauthorized manner. As a fail-safe, the card's logic may send a signal to the card holder when transactions are attempted in low light conditions that require the card holder to touch a button on the card or input a code for the transaction to proceed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID TRANSPORTATION-ENABLED PAYMENT CARD - A method for processing a payment transaction using a hybrid payment card includes: storing an account profile, the profile including data related to a hybrid payment card including a prepaid balance and a credit allowance; receiving a validation request, the request including a transaction amount; processing the received validation request, the processing including: generating a positive validation response and a validation transaction that indicates payment is made using the prepaid balance if the prepaid balance is greater than the transaction amount, generating a positive validation response and a validation transaction that indicates payment is made using the credit allowance if the prepaid balance is less than the transaction amount and if the credit allowance is greater than the transaction amount, and generating a negative validation response if the prepaid balance and credit allowance are less than the transaction amount; and transmitting the generated validation response. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148196 | MODULAR DEVICE PAYMENT SYSTEM - A modular device payment module includes a chassis. A modular device connector is located on the chassis. A payment module database in the chassis stores funding source information and security information. A payment module engine in the chassis determines that the modular device connector has been connected to a modular device frame of a modular device, and retrieves modular device identifying information from the modular device. The payment module then determines that the modular device identifying information matches an authorized modular device identified by the security information in the payment module database and, in response, enables the transmission of at least some of the funding source information from the payment module database to conduct a payment transaction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148197 | TOKENIZATION REQUEST VIA ACCESS DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for submitting a tokenization request via an access device. Embodiments allow tokens to be retrieved for complex mobile devices as well as basic card-type devices. Token requests can be formatted as authorization request messages and transmitted along authorization communication channels. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148198 | SECURE CRYPTO CURRENCY POINT-OF-SALE (POS) MANAGEMENT - A Point-Of-Sale (POS) terminal is equipped to process crypto currencies for transactions. The POS terminal generates a transaction-based digital wallet for a given transaction to receive a crypto currency payment for that given transaction. The transaction-based digital wallet, funded with the crypto currency for the given transaction, is transferred to a retailer's server where the crypto currency is transferred from the transaction-based digital wallet to a retailer's digital wallet for eventual exchange to a government issued currency. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148199 | Method for Calculating and Converting the Value of Currency During Financial Transactions Using an Account Backed with Precious Metals - A method for calculating and converting the value of currency during financial transactions using an account backed with precious metals using info-technological means and a computer system is a method compatible with banking system converting gold or precious metal kept on a special account into liquid assets. The account is 100% backed with intrinsic value of physical gold or physical precious metal by the bank or service provider. The account is backed by the intrinsic value of the precious metal. The gold on the backed account belongs to the owner of the account, but is held by the bank or the service provider both before it is purchased by the user and after the payments. Making all payments to the backed account as well as using the account to make payments is only performed in currency and through a digital valuator. When a payment is made to the backed account, the currency is converted into gold. When payments are made from the backed account, the gold is converted into currency (FIG. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148200 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR TRANSFORMING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMPUTING DEVICES - Example embodiments relate generally to methods, systems, and devices for transforming information. The system may comprise a network and processor. The processor may be operable to establish a first communication channel with a first device, establish a second communication channel with a second device, create a first account based on information received from the first device, create a second account based on information received from the second device, associate a first computer-enabled account to the first account and a second computer-enabled account to the second account, create a computer-processable indicia associated with the first account, create a network link between the first account and the second account, perform a transformation of information received from the first device by receiving, from the first device, a computer-processable request including the computer-processable indicia associated with the first account, and processing the computer-processable request. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148201 | INTELLIGENT AUTHENTICATION PROCESS - A method is provided for authentication that includes receiving consumer information associated with a consumer transmitted over a first data network, determining available account authentication options based on the received consumer information and a database of potential authentication options stored in a memory, selecting a set of available authentication options from the available authentication options based on a database of the potential authentication option attributes stored in the memory, transmitting the selected set of available authentication options to the consumer over the first data network, receiving a selected authentication option transmitted over the first data network, transmitting the consumer information to an authentication provider associated with the selected authentication option over a second data network, and receiving an authentication confirmation transmitted over the second data network. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148202 | Methods and Systems for Processing Transactions, Based on Transaction Credentials - Various embodiments provide a transaction method comprising determining, by a server, if a transaction device is registered to a service, the transaction device being one of a plurality of transaction devices selectable to initiate a transaction, the plurality of transaction devices being associated with at least one transaction credential; determining, by the server, if the transaction device is selected to initiate the transaction based on the determination if the transaction device is registered to the service; and processing, by the server, the transaction using the associated at least one transaction credential if the transaction device is determined to be selected to initiate the transaction. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148203 | MOBILE COMMERCE PAYMENT SYSTEM - A mobile commerce system and components thereof are provided in which multiple wireless mobile communications devices (mobile devices) ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148204 | MOBILE COMMERCE PAYMENT SYSTEM - A mobile commerce system and components thereof are provided in which multiple wireless mobile communications devices (mobile devices) ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148205 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING TRANSACTIONS - An aspect of the present invention provides a computer-implemented method for verifying authorisation of a transaction. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a request to process an electronic transaction for a predetermined amount of money ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148206 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A TRANSACTION REQUEST - A transaction processing system ( | 2016-05-26 |
20160148207 | System and Method for a Sustainable Unlimited Return Policy - Claimed is an extension of an online consignment store model that compensates sellers in store credit or other non-monetary instrument; recovers overhead costs using a mixed cash\store credit sale pricing scheme and/or only accepts items for disposition that were originally sold new by the vendor—or a group of associated vendors; and applies any and/or all plausible means of recovering the maximum compensation for the disposition of the good on behalf of the consumer. This effectively creates a sustainable, optimized and unlimited return policy for goods that will ideally serve as a competitive advantage for the vendor in the marketplace while simultaneously offering consumers the best possible value for their purchase. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148208 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND SERVER - Implementation manners of the present invention disclose a data processing method and system, a terminal, and a server, where the data processing method includes: acquiring a service processing instruction inputted by a user; generating a service processing request according to the service processing instruction, where the service processing request includes a unique identifier of the terminal; and sending the service processing request to a server, so that the server queries, according to the unique identifier of the terminal in the service processing request, an on-sale data maintenance list for product information corresponding to the unique identifier of the terminal; and processing, according to the product information corresponding to the unique identifier of the terminal, a service requested by the service processing request. The technical solutions disclosed by the present invention require no complex manual operations, thereby decreasing an error rate, improving a service processing speed. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING MERCHANDISE RETURNS - Systems and method for processing merchandise returns are described. In some embodiments, a sales receipt can be received in connection with a requested merchandise return. A receipt identifier can be used to locate sales data associated with the original purchase of the merchandise being returned, and a customer identifier (e.g., a customer loyalty number or a hashed credit card number) can be extracted from the sales data. Customer information, such as prior merchandise return data or prior purchase data, can be retrieved using the extracted customer identifier. The customer information can be used to assess the risk associated with the requested merchandise return for making a determination of whether to accept or deny the return request. Determinations can also be made for whether to provide the customer with a warning or with a coupon in connection with the merchandise return. In some embodiments, multiple customer identifiers can be extracted from a transaction within the sales data and an association can be stored between the multiple extracted customer identifiers. The association can indicate that both customer identifiers relate to a single customer. Then, if a request is later made for customer data associated with a first customer identifier, a response an include customer data for the first customer identifier as well as customer data for other customer identifiers associated with the first customer identifier. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148210 | RETURNED PRODUCT DATA PROCESSING METHOD, RELATED SYSTEM, AND DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the returned product data processing method reads a first code symbol that represents the order code that specifies the order data from a slip, reads a second code symbol that represents a commercial product code that uniquely specifies the commercial product from the slip, generates a returned product code that includes the order code and the commercial product code, and revises the order data that are correlated with the order code based on the returned product data. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148211 | Identity Protection - Some embodiments provide holistic and comprehensive identity protection solutions. The solutions protect user identity by screening the information trail that a user leaves behind online in order to suppress or neutralize information crumbs that can subsequently be used to harm the user. The solutions audit user privacy settings, established online friends and contacts, and friend and contact activity online to limit the exposure and disclosure of user information online. The solutions perform white-hat penetration tests. The solutions report on user risk based on available online information. The solutions validate completed transactions based on monitored user movements and site visits. The solutions provide a crowd-sourced approach to identify risk based on common transactions and visits of others. The solutions prevent identity theft by verifying that disbursements are made to the correct entity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148212 | SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS WITH NON-SENSITIVE IDENTIFIERS - A method is disclosed for enabling transaction reversal processes without utilizing sensitive information. Instead of being identified by sensitive information, the transaction associated with a reversal can be identified by a transaction identifier that is generated by a resource provider. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148213 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A RISK OF REPLACEMENT OF A TERMINAL, CORRESPONDING DEVICE, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A method is provided for detecting a risk of replacement of an authentic electronic payment terminal by a fraudulent electronic payment terminal. The method includes generating an alert when the value of at least one operating characteristic associated with the authentic electronic payment terminal is below at least one predetermined threshold. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148214 | Identity Protection - Some embodiments provide holistic and comprehensive identity protection solutions. The solutions protect user identity by screening the information trail that a user leaves behind online in order to suppress or neutralize information crumbs that can subsequently be used to harm the user. The solutions audit user privacy settings, established online friends and contacts, and friend and contact activity online to limit the exposure and disclosure of user information online. The solutions perform white-hat penetration tests. The solutions report on user risk based on available online information. The solutions validate completed transactions based on monitored user movements and site visits. The solutions provide a crowd-sourced approach to identify risk based on common transactions and visits of others. The solutions prevent identity theft by verifying that disbursements are made to the correct entity. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148215 | DYNAMIC CONTACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - For micro, small and medium enterprises issues relating to cost, manpower, IT infrastructure, etc. absorb a major portion of the enterprise's focus. However, today they are also marketing and engaging their customers and potential customers on more parallel channels than ever today across traditional media, electronic media and evolving trends such as social media, blogs, etc. Accordingly, micro, small and medium enterprises would benefit from a solution implementing lead management across these wide range of technologies and formats at a time where network capabilities and portable electronic device capabilities have led to expectations, especially within younger demographics such as “millennials” particularly, of immediate responsiveness. | 2016-05-26 |
20160148216 | AUDIT PROTOCOL DATABASE SYSTEM FOR SAFETY AUDITS - A computerized, cloud-based, integrated audit protocol database system for safety audits including a safety database configured to store at least one safety requirement which is completed and updated by one or more users and a compliance audit protocol component that stores and displays industry, regulatory and professional documentation for each safety requirement. The database can be used for machine safety audits. | 2016-05-26 |