| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
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| 20130204632 | Managing the Distribution of Drug Samples - Computer-based method and system that helps track and manage drug sample distribution, helps ensure drug samples are dispensed and used in a safe and efficient manner, and helps capture information about how drug samples are being distributed and used. The method includes storing inventory information for one or more drug samples received at a prescriber's office, presenting a user-selectable list of drugs available in the inventoried samples and, in response to a user's selection of one of the listed drugs, presenting patient-specific information regarding the selected drug's suitability for dispensing as a sample. The method also includes automatically updating the stored inventory information for the selected drug in response to an indication from the user that a quantity of the selected drug is being dispensed to a patient as a sample. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204633 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES - A system for providing transportation services in a health care facility includes a communication network, a transportation services management system, one or more dispatcher devices, and one or more transport responder mobile devices. The transportation services management system stores and retrieves information relating to dispatches of transportation services jobs at one or more health care facilities. The dispatch devices exchange, with the transportation services management system, information relating to the transportation services jobs and display information to a transportation dispatch manager. The transport responder mobile devices exchange, with the transportation services management system, information relating to the transportation services jobs and display information to transport responders. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204634 | MLR and CPT Cost Determination System - A method and computer program product are provided for determining healthcare service cost. For example, the method can include determining one or more procedures associated with the healthcare service. Personnel can be determined for each of the one or more procedures. For each personnel associated with each of the one or more procedures, a personnel cost can be determined based on a recorded actual time incurred in a predetermined period. Further, the method can include determining the healthcare service cost based on the personnel costs associated with the personal for each of the one or more procedures. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204635 | SCHEDULE PRESENTATION DEVICE - In a schedule presentation device that presents to a user examination schedule information including an execution time of an examination and an examination room to perform the examination, an examination information processing unit processes examination information. An examination information storage stores the examination information. A screen image generating unit generates an examination schedule screen image including an unallocated examination display region and a schedule display region. An examination information processing unit extracts: unallocated examination information on examinations to which an execution time or an examination room is not allocated; and allocated examination information on examinations to which an execution time and an examination room are allocated, from the examination information. The screen image generating unit generates data for displaying the unallocated examination information in the unallocated examination display region, and data for displaying the allocated examination information in the examination schedule screen image. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204636 | ASSOCIATION OF PROCESSING WORKFLOW GUIDELINES OF A CONTROL AND PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATION SYSTEMS - In a method and medical examination system to associate a processing workflow guideline for multiple sub-programs of a control and processing program for processing of an examination information obtained from the medical examination apparatus, and to control an examination program at the medical examination apparatus, the examination information is transmitted in an associated tree structure with multiple hierarchy levels from the examination apparatus to a terminal apparatus, the processing workflow guideline is associated on the basis of a hierarchy level of the transmitted tree structure. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204637 | PHARMACY WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pharmacy workflow management system may include a processor and a memory. The memory may include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive, from at least one healthcare device, at least one information item pertaining to progress of delivery of a first medication of a first order, where additional medication is required for the first order when the delivery is complete, receive a second order for a second medication from a healthcare system, the second medication being different than the first medication, and schedule a first preparation of the additional medication for the first order and a second preparation of the second medication of the second order such that the additional medication is prepared and available upon completion of the delivery of the first medication, where the scheduling is based at least in part on the at least one information item. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204638 | Systems and Methods for Managing Eligible Expenses From Specialized Financial Accounts - Disclosed herein are systems and related methods for administering a financial account on behalf of a system member, where payments from the financial account are restricted to only eligible expenses. Such administration of a restricted-use financial account assists members in properly expending funds from their financial account, and thus maintaining compliance with any guidelines or laws regulating the expenditure of funds from their account. In a more specific aspect, the disclosed principles provide a solution for Medicare Set Aside (MSA) account payments by which individuals may self-administer one or more MSA accounts on their own behalf, yet ensure compliance with the guidelines and laws governing such MSA accounts, such as CMS. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204639 | INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND DELIVERING UPON REQUEST CLINICAL AND ANAMNESTIC INFORMATION - An information system for storing, processing and delivering upon request clinical and anamnestic information is described. The information system has a first database, a production client of said first database, a terminology database and a server. The information system allows a consultation client to compile a clinical and/or summarized anamnestic history in a certain language selected from a plurality of languages. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204640 | Test Requirement List for Diagnostic Tests - A diagnostic system for a patient includes a memory receiving and storing patient specific information, and storing diagnostic test requirements of a plurality of diagnostic sequences, and a processor identifying the test requirements for a selected diagnostic sequence according to the patient specific information in advance of executing the diagnostic sequence. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204641 | Social Authentication for Accessing Health Records - A system for facilitating access to a Social Heath Record Database (SHRDB) through a social networking platform over a communications network. The system includes an information management platform including one or more database server and one or more social network server configured to implement information storage and retrieval functions within the SHRDB. The system further includes the SHRDB communicatively coupled to the information management platform. The system further includes a social networking engine communicatively coupled to the SHRDB through the social network server to allow interfacing of the SHRDB with the social networking service/platform. The system further includes a programmatic web interface configured as a single sign-on scheme to allow access of one or more repositories of the SHRDB. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204642 | Data Restructuring for Consistent Formatting - Consistently coded eligibility data is provided. Eligibility responses may be received from various payers comprising inconsistently coded eligibility benefit (EB) information provided in EB segments in various locations in the responses. A data restructuring engine may be operable to receive an eligibility response and restructure the response into a consistent format. Co-pay, co-insurance, benefit limitations, and benefit specific deductibles may be clarified by embedding coded strings in one or more message segments attached to EB segments. Service types, network indicators, place of service codes, and message text may be removed when a coded strings is created. Recoded eligibility responses may be provided to healthcare providers, providing coverage, eligibility, and benefit data in a consistent and standardized form, regardless of the payer sending the eligibility response. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204643 | Health Care Management System - The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating and managing health care between a medical provider and a patient. In one aspect, the system and method includes providing a patient having a first criteria, which includes a medical symptom. The system and method also include selecting a subset of medical providers having expertise in treating the medical symptom, generating a care request to obtain a treatment proposal for the medical symptom of the patient, and updating the care request with medical information associated with the medical sympton. The system and method further include receiving at least one treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers and selecting a treatment proposal of the medical symptom from the medical providers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204644 | GENERATING AND EDITING CLAIMS PROCESSING RULES - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for processing claims. In various embodiments, claims can be processed and analyzed and used to generate new claims processing rules and/or edit existing claims processing rules. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204645 | MOBILE INSURANCE PLATFORM SYSTEM - A mobile insurance architecture includes a wireless communication interface that connects mobile client devices to wireless networks. An insurance server cluster that includes a group of independent network servers operates and appears to mobile client devices as if the group of independent network servers were a single computer server. An adaptive transmission controller communicates with the insurance server cluster and processes content in multiple mobile formats that may be optimized to the screen sizes of the mobile client devices. The insurance server cluster responds to native application clients resident to the mobile client devices. The native application clients contain code stored on a non-transitory media that render insurance quoting services, insurance claims services, on-line insurance policy services, usage based insurance services, mobile monitoring services, or insurance agency management services. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204646 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FURNISHING AN ON-LINE QUOTE FOR AN INSURANCE PRODUCT - A method and system for furnishing an on-line quote for an insurance product makes use of computer hardware and software to provide a user with an on-line, real-time quote. The system allows the user to enter user information and presents and/or recommends a variety of options, including coverages, liabilities, and/or deductibles to help the user determine insurance coverage. Upon entering the user data and coverage information, a quote is displayed for the user. Credit information and/or other information for the user may optionally be used in determining the quote. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204647 | TICKETING SOLUTION - A system for use of an electronic ticket, the system comprising: a server arranged to: issue a ticket responsive to a passenger request; issue a bar coded travel document for passengers and segments in a reservation; generate a list of issued tickets for a predetermined vehicle, wherein the list comprises passenger ticketing information; and modify a ticket status during a period in which the vehicle is in motion to indicate use or modification of the issued ticket by a passenger. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204648 | MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A golf course server manages the reservation status of player openings intended for members by using a reservation file. The management apparatus accesses the reservation file to acquire offer start time information. When an offer start time has come, the management apparatus accesses the reservation file again to acquire availability information, so that the management apparatus releases an offer page generated based on the acquired availability information on the Internet to offer a reservation for use of a service. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204649 | Cloud Risk Reporting Arrangement and Method - A reporting system for reporting metric date from a supplier network to at least one dependent includes a collector that is adapted to receive the metric data from the supplier network through at least one collection channel. A processing system analyzes the metric data based on at least one threshold, which determines if one of the at least one dependent requires a service advisory notification due to any of the metric data exceeding at least one of the at least one threshold. A notification system is adapted to send the service advisory notice to the at least one dependent at successive dependent addresses when so directed by the processing system, and to an auditor that is further adapted to detect a fault condition when a heartbeat signal is not received as expected from the processing system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - A system and method to manage SLA compliance customer services comprises an estimation engine to perform an automated estimation of a probability of SLA violation for a trouble ticket that indicates and operation incident that is to be resolved. The automated estimation may produce a risk value that trigger an escalation module to automatically perform a pre-emptive action if the risk values are higher than a threshold value, to promote resolution of the trouble ticket prior to SLA violation. The pre-emptive action may comprise sending an alert message to one or more operators associated with the ticket. The automated estimation may be based at least in part on compliance information for past tickets. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204651 | Automated Hotel Bell Desk Queuing System - A wireless bellhop queuing, distribution, and management system comprising a centralized wireless communication system, a plurality of wireless handheld communication devices for entering information and communicating with the centralized system, and a tracking system which depicts the physical location of the bellhops or storage items in the facility. A system and method for satisfaction of customer or guest requests includes offering the assignment to the bellhops who are the closest to the customer and task to be accomplished. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204652 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CREATION OR COLLECTION OF INFORMATION USING CROWD SOURCING COMBINED WITH TARGETED INCENTIVES - There is disclosed a computer network implemented method and system operable on a platform for managing the completion of a crowd sourcing activity. The crowd sourcing activity includes a plurality of tasks, each task including optionally a plurality of sub-tasks. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: assigning one or more targeted incentives to completion of one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks; inviting a plurality of participating users to complete one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks based on the targeted incentives; and tracking progress in the completion of the one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks by the participating users. In another embodiment, a system includes a task manager adapted to: assign one or more targeted incentives to completion of one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks; invite a plurality of participating users to complete one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks based on the targeted incentives; and track progress in the completion of the one or more particular tasks or sub-tasks by the participating users. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204653 | CONFLICTING MEETING SCHEDULER - A system and method for scheduling meetings at conflicting times. The method includes receiving from a meeting requestor a request to schedule a proposed meeting at a time interval. The method also includes determining that the time interval includes a conflicting meeting in an electronic calendar of at least one proposed meeting invitee. The method further includes automatically calculating by a computer processor a free-time probability value for the conflicting meeting based on at least one non-temporal attribute of the conflicting meeting or the proposed meeting. Additionally, the method includes automatically scheduling the proposed meeting if the free-time probability value is beyond a free-time probability threshold. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING COMPONENT DESIGN - With an object of improving system maintainability, a system which evaluates a maintenance man-hour cost of a component quantitatively is provided, and consequently when a system designer designs a component which is a unit of a subsystem obtained by putting a function of a business application and data together, it is made possible to design the component with a minimum maintenance man-hour cost by extracting a maintenance pattern obtained by patterning an influence extension place, an amendment man-hour cost, and the like at time of maintenance on the basis of maintenance history information and evaluating a maintenance man-hour cost of the component according to the maintenance pattern. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING AND MANUFACTURING TIRES NEAR POINT-OF-SALE - A method for producing customized tires includes providing, at a location near the point-of-sale, a set of tire casings manufactured without tire treads and a set of tire treads manufactured without tire casings. A tire that is customized to the customer is built upon demand at the location near the point-of-sale and installed at or near the time of building upon demand by the customer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204656 | Method and Application for Batch-Based Queue Management System - A queue management method and system that is designed to decrease queue times and to more efficiently allocate the queue-resource among queue-members, particularly in cases where multiple independent queue-members can effectively share resources that each member would otherwise consume independently. Users may be batched according to some complementary consumption-characteristic and a segmented queue may be utilized that contains a batched-queue that includes the batches of users and users that have not been assigned to a batch. Priority may be awarded to those in the batched-queues, which may decrease queue times and more efficiently allocate the queue-resource. The system for facilitating batched queue management may contain a series of terminals that acquire user characteristics, a server that batches users according to their characteristics and maintains a queue consisting of batched and non-batched queue-members, and terminals for broadcasting queue information to the users. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204657 | FILTERING REDUNDANT CONSUMER TRANSACTION RULES - Redundancy filtering for consumer transaction rules can be achieved via a variety of techniques. A support band can be used to cluster rules during redundancy analysis. Bit vectors can be used to identify redundant rules. Other features, such as anyfication can be used to advantage. Various benchmarks can be used to demonstrate improved performance. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNET MARKETING - A system for improving effectiveness of Internet marketing contains a memory and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of: assuming that all entities within a beginning entity list are from a first social product market network; determining information about at least one entity of the beginning entity list that can be tracked on the Internet by following a footprint of the at least one entity; running a qualification process on each new entity, attribute, and/or link discovered during following of the footprint of the at least one entity of the beginning entity list to validate relevance of the new entity, attribute, and/or link discovered to the product market network of the beginning entity list; storing entities, attributes, and/or links determined to be relevant during the step of running a qualification process; determining information about the new entity by tracking the information on the Internet and following a footprint of the new entity; and running a qualification process on each additional new entity, attribute, and/or link discovered during following of the footprint of the new entity. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204659 | Systems and Methods for Forecasting Using Business Goals - A characteristic forecasting system is disclosed. The characteristic forecasting system may have a memory module and a processor. The memory module may store instructions, that, when executed, enable the processor to determine a forecast function that includes one or more variables and represents forecasted characteristics of the target item. The processor may also be enabled to implement a genetic algorithm to generate one or more chromosomes having a data value for each of the variables of the forecast function, determine a chromosome value for at least one of the chromosomes that is based on a goal function including one or more measurable business goals. Moreover, the processor may be further enabled to select a chromosome from among the one or more chromosomes based on the chromosome value, and forecast the characteristics of the target item using the selected chromosome. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204660 | Systems and Methods for Forecasting Using an Attenuated Forecast Function - A characteristic forecasting system is disclosed. The characteristic forecasting system may have a memory module and a processor. The memory module may store instructions, that, when executed, enable the processor to generate a forecast function that represents forecasted characteristics of a target item and includes one or more continuous functions and one or more attenuating functions. Each of the attenuating functions may attenuate forecast values generated by the continuous functions at periodic time intervals. The processor may also be enabled to forecast the characteristics of the target item using the forecast function. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204661 | Systems and Methods For Selectively Updating Forecast Data - A characteristic forecasting system is disclosed. The characteristic forecasting system may have a memory module and a processor. The memory module may store instructions, that, when executed, enable the processor to generate forecast data for a target item based on historical data related to the target item, the forecast data representing a forecast for characteristics of the target item. The processor may also be enabled to analyze a subset of the historical data within an observation window to determine whether the forecast data should be updated with new forecast data and generate the new forecast data for the target item responsive to a determination that the forecast data should be updated with the new forecast data. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204662 | Systems and Methods For Forecasting Using Modulated Data - A characteristic forecasting system is disclosed. The characteristic forecasting system may have a memory module and a processor. The memory module may store instructions, that, when executed, enable the processor to collect historical data associated with characteristics of a target item, and modulate the historical data with a modulator signal. The processor may also be enabled to determine an intermediary function that includes one or more variables, and implement a genetic algorithm to determine a data value for each of the variables of the intermediary function. Moreover, the processor may be enabled to solve the intermediary function using the data values determined by the genetic algorithm, and generate a forecast function representing forecasted characteristics of the target item by subtracting the modulator signal from the intermediary function. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204663 | SALES PREDICTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A computer implemented sales prediction system collects data relating to events of visitors showing an interest in a client company from plural data sources, an organization module which organizes collected data into different event types and separates the collected event counts in each event type between non-recent events and recent events occurring within a predetermined time period, a first processing module which periodically calculates weighting for each event type based on recent events and non-recent events for the event type compared to totals for other selected event types, a second processing module which periodically calculates sales prediction scores for each visitor and companies with which visitors are associated based on the accumulated event data and weighting, and a reporting and data extract module which is configured to detect variation in sales prediction scores over time to identify spikes which can predict upcoming sales and to provide predicted sales information and leads to the client company. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND OPTIMIZING MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are described for evaluating and optimizing media content. A computer system for evaluating media content includes an input interface configured to receive a media content for evaluation by users in an online community, a media content presenter configured to present the media content to the users in the online community for evaluation, an informative signal monitor configured to gather informative signals relating to the media content from the users in the online community, a media content analyzer configured to evaluate the media content based on the informative signals from the users and generate an analysis result relating to the media content, and an incentive calculator configured to determine an incentive to one of the users in the online community based on the informative signals from the one of the users. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204665 | Survey Administration System and Methods - A system for determining preference, including a client device with feedback controls, a server and addressable URIs; the device and server in communication over an electronic network and the URIs' content retrievable over the network; the server automatically receiving and storing ratings, tracking URIs, using ratings to create a preference model for URIs, and using the preference model to suggest URIs; the stored ratings include a record having a rated item URI, a rater having a unique identification, a rating value provided by the rater, and at least one metadatum for creating subsets of ratings. Also, a method for automatically creating a chimeric preference vector, the method steps including identifying a multiplicity of datasets of rated items; automatically combining the datasets to form a combined dataset; automatically identifying ratings collisions; treating ratings collisions to form a data subset; and generating a chimeric preference vector based on the data subset. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204666 | System and Method for Generating and Managing Interactive Advertisements - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for creating an interactive advertisement. The interactive advertisement is configured to convey a brand message to a user while at the same time provide website security by reducing unauthorized website access by Internet bots. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, users are required to adequately respond to the interactive advertisement in order to access certain website content. The user responses to the interactive advertisements are collected and utilized to generate marketing reports which illustrate the effectiveness of an interactive advertisement in conveying an advertiser's message. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204667 | SOCIAL NETWORKS GAMES CONFIGURED TO ELICIT MARKET RESEARCH DATA AS PART OF GAME PLAY - Techniques are described for conducting market research via interactive game play mechanics. A game platform may allow a market research sponsor to create and publish online games which can identify latent consumer sentiment (and other market research data), while simultaneously providing an entertaining and engaging experience for the game participants. The games may be tailored such that elements of game play elicit responses from participants that reveal the desired market research data, e.g., consumer product awareness, consumer sentiment, brand preferences, loyalty, trends in awareness and sentiment, etc. Providing an engaging online experience provides an element of situational distraction, leading to more authentic responses from the participants as well as greater participation rates. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204668 | Energy Price Protection Method for Business and Residential Structures - A method for protecting consumers against increases in the price of energy, especially for their residential and/or business structures. The protection may be provided for an agreed-in-advance quantity of energy and/or for an agreed-in-advance duration. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204669 | Online exchange for personal data - Technology is disclosed for an online exchange for personal data. In various embodiments, the technology receives data (e.g., geographic location data and/or personal data); determines whether the first user is to be compensated based at least on the received data; and if the first user is to be compensated, provides a compensation to the first user. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204670 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED BUSINESS CASE TRACKING - A method and system to provide automated tracking of a business case with respect to a targeted aspect of the business process, such as an enterprise IT initiative pertaining to a change in the enterprise IT applications for introduction of a new enterprise IT application. Elements of a business case definition may be incorporated in an enterprise IT application and/or, for a Business Process Management Application, in a business process model. A business case tracking engine may automatically measure benefit indicators to produce a real-time or near real-time display that shows how well the business case is realized in practice, and to identify when the business case is fulfilled or invalidated. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204671 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESEARCH ANALYTICS - Described is a system and method for research analytics. A system comprises a database storing citation data for a plurality of publications and a server identifying a subset of publications from the plurality of publications based on the citation data. The server generates clusters of publications from the plurality of publications based on a comparison of the citation data for the subset of publications to the citation data for a remainder of the plurality of publications. The server assigns a general subject area and a discipline to each of the clusters, and the server generates a graphical representation of the clusters based on the general subject area and the discipline assigned thereto. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204672 | COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NETWORK MARKETING ORGANIZATION - A method for compensating distributors in a network marketing system is disclosed. The method includes compensating a distributor based on a progressive pay compensation plan in which the distributor is paid a percentage of PV in the distributor's downline when the quantity of PV of the distributor and the distributor's downline reach a set of predetermined thresholds. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204673 | SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT REVIEWS FOR PROJECT TASK MANAGEMENT - Systems, devices, computer readable media and methods for managing a review of a service level agreement (SLA) are provided. The systems and methods may include determining whether to initiate a review of the SLA and automatically initiating an SLA review in response to a determination to initiate a review of the SLA. The systems and methods may also include providing notification to a reviewer that the SLA is under review and receiving review information from the reviewer for the SLA review. The systems and methods may further include storing the review information such that the review information is associated with the SLA. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204674 | Method and System For Performing Appraisals - The embodiments herein relate to employee management system and more particularly, to employee management in appraisal system. The embodiments herein disclose an appraisal system using a modified form of Activity Hierarchy Process (AHP). The appraisal system covers all the facets of appraisal to measure individual's “Capabilities” is disclosed. Every employee in an organization will be included in the appraisal system and the capabilities of the employees are measured to determine a value based on the rank given to the employees. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204675 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING, MEASURING, SHARING AND INFLUENCING THE BEHAVIOURAL QUALITIES OF A SERVICE PERFORMANCE - Systems and methods for iteratively obtaining and sharing a review of a service performance, the performance being carried out by at least one performer. A user interface is provided for playback of the performance to a reviewer. The review is carried out using at least one integrated option in the user interface for carrying out the review of the performance during the playback of the performance. At least one portion of the review is directly related to a time point in the playback. The entire review process has at least one iteration. Each iteration provides the same or a different user interface for playback and review of at least one of the performance and a previous review by the same or another reviewer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204676 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY CATEGORIZING SERVICE PROVIDERS - A method and system for selectively allowing service providers (e.g., taxi drivers) to engage in premium arrangements with customers is presented. The method entails assigning an initial number of points to each of the service providers; adjusting, by using a computing device, the number of points assigned to the providers based on provider behavior, wherein the provider behavior take into account frequency of acceptance of customer requests for service, types of services accepted, and accurate execution of requested service; categorizing providers with points above a predefined threshold as premium providers who are allowed to engage in premium arrangements with customers; and transmitting the premium status of premium providers to the customers. With the method and system, only providers that demonstrated good behavior that is consistent with fair and efficient access to the services is allowed to engage in premium arrangements. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204677 | Online Incentive Management - Various methods and systems are provided to facilitate the centralized storage and access of online incentives such as coupons redeemable at associated online marketplaces. In one example, merchants may provide incentive information to payment service providers that in turn may associate such information with user accounts maintained by the payment service providers. Payment service providers may permit users to view incentives associated with their user accounts, thereby providing users with a comprehensive way to manage incentives from a plurality of online merchants. In another example, merchants may advise users of previously registered incentives in response to user activities in relation to online marketplaces. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204678 | Method and Apparatus for Social Information Exchange in a Vehicle - A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for a review relating to a merchant, good or service, from a requesting user through a vehicle computing system (VCS). The method also includes searching a group of reviews created by one or more users affiliated with a requesting user, the grouping having been created by the requesting user. Further, the method includes retrieving at least one review for delivery to the requesting user. The method also includes delivering the at least one review to the requesting user via the VCS. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SHOPPING LIST SERVICE - A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204680 | ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM, ADVERTISEMENT CONTROL DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide an advertisement system for enabling an efficient advertisement for an article or a service. An advertisement system ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204681 | Combination Retailing System For Appraising Precious Stones And Metals And Dispensing Gift Cards, Coupons And The Like - A system for incentivizing purchases by consumers comprises a kiosk configured to appraise an item having one constituent selected from the group consisting of a precious stone, a semi-precious stone, a precious metal, and a semi-precious metal. A composition of the item is determined using an evaluating device. A cash value is associated with the item using data obtained by the evaluating device and market data obtained over a network, and an exchange value of the item is determined by subtracting a processing fee from the cash value. At least one of the cash value and the exchange value is relayed to the consumer on an output device. The consumer is asked to select via an input device between at least a first offer and a second offer in exchange for the item. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CHURN FOR A COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - A method and system of reducing churn of customers for a communications service provider may include storing account information of a customer of the communications service provider. The customer account information may include customer service plan data and customer history data. The customer account information may be accessed by a computing unit. A total number of points collected by the customer during a time period based on the customer account information may be determined. The calculation may include totaling points associated with the customer service plan data and customer history data. A number of sweepstakes entries the customer achieved based on the calculated total number of points may be determined. The customer may be entered into the sweepstakes with one or more achieved sweepstakes entries for the time period. A sweepstakes drawing for the sweepstakes may be conducted, and a prize may be awarded to a winner of the sweepstakes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204683 | LOTTERY VENDING MACHINE - In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus comprises a lottery vending machine having an input slot configured to receive a lottery ticket, a second input slot configured to receive cash, and an output slot configured to output at least one of a money amount and a lottery ticket. In an embodiment, the apparatus provides a selectable credit option where the lottery vending machine, in response to receiving a winning lottery ticket, is configured to provide one of the following credit options: a money prize, one or more selected lottery tickets, or a combination of one or more lottery ticket(s) and a money amount. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204684 | Content Sharing System and Content Sharing Method - A content sharing system and a content sharing method of sharing contents following a free will of a user through belonging to a plurality of groups are disclosed. Identification information on each of one or more groups to which respective users belong is stored while associating it with identification information on the users. A download history of a content via user terminals by respective users is stored while associating it with the identification information on the users. A group or groups to which a user accessing via a user terminal belongs is/are determined. Whether a content already primarily downloaded by another user belonging to the determined group(s) exists is determined based on the download history and identification information. If the content already primarily downloaded by the another user exists, secondary download to the user terminal accessing the above-mentioned content is permitted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROMOTE SALES IN INTERNET SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS - Various embodiments of the present invention concerns systems and methods to promote sales in internet social networking environments, wherein independent sales representatives (ISR) are preferentially made available or picked from within the closest social circle of the buyer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204686 | System and Method for Targeted Marketing and Consumer Resource Management - Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204687 | INVOICELESS TRADING AND SETTLEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - Methods and systems consistent with the present invention overcome the shortcomings of existing trading systems by providing an invoiceless trading system that creates incentives for customers to pay suppliers within a predetermined period of time, such as a settlement period. Specifically, the invoiceless trading system enables a customer to obtain a discount on orders placed with suppliers in return for an immediate payment (e.g., within 24 hours) by the customer. The supplier receives payment within the predetermined period of time, and the customer receives additional cash benefits by providing an early payment to the supplier. To communicate with and transfer funds between customers and suppliers, the invoiceless trading system may use an electronic gateway and a settlement bank. In addition to creating an incentive to embrace e-commerce, both customers and suppliers avoid the need to manually process orders and use invoices to complete transactions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204688 | COIN COUNTING MACHINES HAVING COUPON CAPABILITIES, LOYALTY PROGRAM CAPABILITIES, ADVERTISING CAPABILITIES, AND THE LIKE - Systems and methods for providing coupons, including targeted coupons associated with, for example, loyalty programs and the like from coin counting kiosks are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coupon includes receiving coins from a consumer and counting the coins to determine a value. The method further includes providing a voucher to the consumer that is redeemable for cash and/or merchandise. The method can further include providing a coupon to the consumer that is based at least in part on prior purchase information associated with the consumer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204689 | CONTROLLED DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL PAYLOADS - Technologies related to controlled distribution of digital payloads are described. In some examples, unique identifiers may be generated for application to tangible articles. The unique identifiers may be linked to controllable digital payloads in a database. The controllable digital payloads may be redeemed by end users in response to end users supplying the unique identifiers to a controlled digital payload distribution system. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204690 | DETERMINING COUPON REDEMPTION VALIDITY VIA MOBILE DEVICES - Techniques are described for automatically determining validity of redeeming a coupon for a transaction, such as to allow a mobile device to receive and redeem electronic coupons for use in a non-electronic consumer transaction at a physical location of the merchant. The mobile device or a remote coupon server may identify electronic coupons responsive to the location of the mobile device and responsive user selections entered into the mobile device, and approve and redeem electronic coupons responsive to a determined redemption confidence score that reflects risk that locations and users may be misidentified and/or that coupons may be applied incorrectly or fraudulently. In some situations, the determination of validity of redeeming a coupon for a transaction at a physical location of a merchant is performed without any information from or other interactions with any personnel of the merchant or with any other electronic devices at the merchant's location. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204691 | DYNAMIC FILTERING AND SORTING OF VISITORS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE - An apparatus comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to identify at least one visitor; monitor said at least one visitor for visitor actions; award points to said at least one visitor based on said actions in real time; and sort said at least one visitor according to said awarded points. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204692 | ARTISTIC AUDITIONS USING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING - A method and a system are disclosed including an audition website configured to allow a user to register and upload an artistic performance piece associated with the user, such as a music or a video clip, via a computer network to an online performance venue for audition, viewing, ranking, competition, and other actions by other participants and commercial entities. In various embodiments, the user registers at the audition website, creates a user profile within a first predetermined time period, and uploads an artistic multimedia performance file to the audition website within a second predetermined time period, to gain recognition, to have the performance reviewed and rated by peers and others, to view statistical data about audition candidates, and to otherwise interact with others associated with the audition website. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204693 | SALES BONUS REWARD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A sales bonus reward system and method includes a central controller, at least one cash register and a judgment unit. The central controller generates an accumulated award random value. The cash register generates a sales bonus after checkout of a consumption activity. The judgment unit accumulates the sales bonus to generate an accumulated sales bonus and offers the accumulated sales bonus as an incentive reward when it is greater than the accumulated award random value. Thus consumers are stimulated to spend more in order to get extra accumulated sales bonus in the consumption. As a result, business revenue can increase and profits can be boosted. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204694 | Context-Based Study Generation and Administration - A method for delivering a context-based study to a panel in order to measure the effectiveness of advertisements is provided. One disclosed method may include receiving a study definition from a study generation device, the study definition including panel criteria and a target context, and selecting a panel of panelist candidates by matching the panel criteria with panelist candidate demographic information. The method may include monitoring browser events via a study client browser extension of a panelist computing device in order to determine when a target context has been met. The method may further include sending a report indicating that the target context has been met. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204695 | METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR MANAGING ADVERTISEMENT - The present invention relates to a method for managing advertisements and a mobile communication terminal for the same, which uses the position information of the mobile communication to provide a searcher with a contest arrangement among multiple advertising items related to the searcher's current position, so as to arouse the searcher's interest, apply benefits to the searcher and the advertiser according to the contest ranking, and induce the searcher to make return visits and the advertiser to participate in bids. A method for managing advertisements according to an embodiment of the present invention can include: receiving position information, by a position information module of a mobile communication terminal; receiving a particular search keyword as input from a searcher, by a receiving unit of the mobile communication terminal; providing the searcher with a contest space based on the position information so as to implement a contest among a plurality of advertising items related to the particular search keyword, by a contest space provider unit of the mobile communication terminal; determining contest rankings for the plurality of advertising items in consideration of a number of clicks, by a contest ranking determiner unit of the mobile communication terminal; providing a benefit in correspondence to the determined contest rankings, by a benefit provider unit of the mobile communication terminal; and providing the searcher with an advertisement of an advertiser sponsoring provision of the benefit, by an advertisement provider unit of the mobile communication terminal. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204696 | Internet-Based System and Method for Distributing Interstitial Advertisements - A system and method for use by website operators and advertisers to place interstitial advertisements on websites. The system uses an Internet dispatcher server and a mass storage device containing one or more databases storing advertisement command files pertaining to placements of advertisements that are stored in an advertisement server. The method comprises the steps of selecting aid files stored in a computer ad server, designating the url for the ad file, the url for the website page where the ad will be displayed, the url for the websites to which a user will be directed depending on the user's reaction to the advertisement, storing in a dispatcher server database a data string representing the ad placement commands with a url representing a dispatcher server-based application to execute said ad placement commands, and including said data string on said website for launching said dispatcher server command file. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204697 | CHECKOUT-BASED DISTRIBUTED OF DIGITAL PROMOTIONS - Coupon information is provided electronically in association with receipts for transactions at physical stores and/or online stores. A retailer causes performance of a transaction in which one or more items are purchased. An interface configured to accept input indicating a customer identifier, such as an email address, associated with the transaction is provided. When input has been received via the interface, it is determined whether the identifier is associated with a known customer identity. If the customer identifier is associated with a known identity, digital coupons associated with that identity are applied against the transaction. An electronic receipt is further provided for the transaction via, for instance, the provided email address or a web-based application in which a session is established in connection with the identity. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204698 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MASS MEDIA COMMERCE - Systems and methods for implementing point of advertising purchasing include using mass media publications configured for or containing service, product or vendor transmittable signals, such as from radio frequency identification tags. In a preferred arrangement, a consumer perceiving an advertisement of the mass media publication may activate a reader in a portable communications device, such as a smart mobile or cellular phone, to receive information from the radio frequency signal associated with the advertisement to identify a vendor, product or service associated with the radio frequency identification. The smart mobile phone or communications device of the consumer may communicate with a system of a vendor or vendors by way of a commerce data organization system across a network to order a product or product information from a system of the vendor over the network by using the information from the radio frequency identification. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204699 | Method and Apparatus for Targeted Advertisement Delivery - A computer implemented method includes retrieving one or more data elements relating to user shopping habits. The method also includes identifying one or more merchants along a route corresponding to the one or more data elements. The method further includes identifying at least one advertisement for at least one of the one or more merchants. Also, the method includes presenting the advertisement to a vehicle occupant, as a vehicle moves within a perimeter of a merchant for which an advertisement has been identified. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204700 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTION BASED ON USER INTERACTIONS HISTORY - A system operable to computing a performance assessment, the system including: an interface, configured to obtain information of interactions which are included in a series of interactions, wherein at least one of the interactions of the series includes communication of digital media over a network connection; and a processor on which a performance assessment module is implemented, the performance assessment module is configured to compute a performance assessment for the series of interactions, based on the obtained information and on an assessment scheme which is based on a statistical analysis of historical data of a plurality of series of interactions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204701 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MARKETING TARGETED PRODUCTS TO USERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA - The present invention is directed to a system for marketing targeted products to users of an Internet-based social media community. The system may include a Recommendation, Advertisement, and Personalization (RAP) Engine for generating product recommendations. The RAP Engine may be connected to a Person Shopping Genome Sequence Repository, a Product Genome Sequence Repository, a Merchant Product's Price List Repository and a Genome Annotation Data Repository. The system may include an AI and Semantic Engine connected to the Genome Annotation Data Repository, the Product Genome Sequence Repository, and the Merchant Product's Price List Repository. Also, the system may include a first data channel connected to the RAP Engine for communicating product recommendations to users of an Internet-based social media community. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204702 | Advertising Medium Determination Device and Method Therefor - It is also an object of the present invention to provide objective advertisement plan(s). The target specifying information storage part | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204703 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS REFERRALS IN OFFER CAMPAIGNS - In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to represent offer rules based on requirements for the detection of predefined types of events, and actions scheduled to be performed in response to the detection of each occurrence of the events. The events are processed independently from each other and are linked via prerequisite conditions to formulate the requirements of an offer campaign. In one embodiment, the requirements for the detection of the events are specified based on predetermined types of events, including a first type for an event specified for interaction with a first user when the first user performs an action as a result of a referral from a second user, and a second type for an event specified for interaction with the second user in response to the first user performing the action. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING ON A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method for transmitting, accessing, and/or managing promotions transmitted to mobile electronic devices. The system and method can analyze data affiliated with a user, a mobile electronic device, the changing of the mobile electronic device's alert, and the usage of the changed mobile electronic device's alert. Analyzing data such as, for example, affiliated with the changing of the mobile electronic device's alert and/or the usage of the changed mobile electronic device's alert the system and method can determine which promotions are transmitted to and/or received by the mobile electronic device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204705 | TARGETED LOCAL DEALS FOR CONTENT SHARING SITES BASED ON LOCATION METADATA - Techniques are provided for capturing and annotating content with location information, and for serving the annotated content with advertisements selected based on the location where the content was captured. A request to display content may be received. The content may have previously been captured by a handheld portable device that includes a location determiner. The handheld portable device automatically annotated the content with metadata that indicates a location of where the content was captured, as determined by the location determiner. In response to the received request, an advertisement selected based at least on the indicated location is requested, and the requested content is provided to be displayed with the advertisement. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204706 | TARGETING CONTENT TO USERS AT A DISTANCE FROM A LOCATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and including a method for providing a content item. The method comprises receiving a request for a content item, identifying one or more content items responsive to the request, where at least one of the content items includes targeting criteria that is based at least in part on a location associated with the user. The method further comprises identifying a specified location associated with the one content item, identifying a current location of the user, and determining a distance from the current location to the specified location. The method further comprises determining when the distance satisfies the targeting criteria associated with the one content item and, when the distance satisfies the targeting criteria, including the one content item in an auction along with other content items, and providing winning results of the auction responsive to the request. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204707 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING SYSTEM - A interactive digital advertising system including a soft-copy display including at least an information display region and a command control region, a digital image capture system positioned to capture a time sequence of images of users located in a field-of-view of the soft-copy display, and a storage memory storing a library of advertisements. A time sequence of images is analyzed to detect a plurality of users, and at least one of the users is designated to be a controlling user. The captured images are displayed in the command control region, wherein the detected users are demarked using graphical elements. The captured time sequence of images is analyzed to determine one or more demographic attributes relating to the designated controlling user, and a particular advertisement from the library of advertisements is selected and displayed in the information display region responsive to the determined demographic information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204708 | PROVIDING TARGETED OFFERS BASED ON DYNAMIC ATTRIBUTES OF USERS - A server device receives, from a third party device, a question about a behavior of a user. The server device identifies an attribute required to provide an answer to the question, determines whether a profile of the user includes the attribute, and determines the answer based on the attribute when the profile includes the attribute, where the answer does not include any information that identifies the user. The server device also transmits the answer to the third party. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ADS ON WEBSITES TO WEBSITE VISITORS BASED ON BEHAVIORAL TARGETING - An ad server provides very narrowly targeted ads from an ad campaign to the visitor of a website. The visitor has a known characteristic parameter, based for example on his musical preference. The ad is then selected that pertains to an advertising segment of interest to other visitors sharing the characteristic parameter. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204710 | SEQUENCING DISPLAY ITEMS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - In one embodiment, the social networking selects a display item to display to a viewing user based on information about the viewing user and a display sequence tree associated with an ad campaign. The display items include advertisements, sponsored stories, and content objects created by users. The information about the user includes the viewing user's interactions, the viewing user's demographic information, and the viewing user's inferred characteristics. A display sequence tree associated with an ad campaign is a hierarchical arrangement of nodes that correspond to display items and represent possible sequences of display items. An ad campaign includes at least one request for a display item. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING DATA-DRIVEN MULTIMEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS FOR DYNAMICALLY TARGETED AUDIENCE - Method, system, and programs for creating data-driven multimedia advertisements for dynamically targeted audience. In one example, data feed from one or more sources is first received. Each source is associated with at least one product. The data feed from each source is analyzed to identify information related to any of the at least one product associated therewith. With respect to each product, a set of one or more campaign assembly packages (APs) are generated, each of which is directed to a target group, based on information characterizing the target group. With respect to each campaign AP, a pattern to be used for presenting the campaign AP to a target group is generated. The one or more campaign APs for each product and their corresponding patterns are stored in a storage for future use. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204712 | Systems and Methods for Monetizing Advertisement Locations of Virtual Tour Applications - The present invention relates to systems and methods for monetizing advertisement locations of virtual tours. A virtual tour author generates a virtual tour for mobile devices, and reserves a suitable modifiable ad location in the virtual tour. One or more annotated links can be assigned to this ad location. The ad location can now be monetized by renting the ad location and/or the one or more annotated links assigned to this ad location. Examples of monetization strategies include auctions and direct/indirect sale channels. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204713 | Cyber classified free standing insert system and method - A cyber classified free standing insert system and method enables one or more advertisers to buy and schedule advertisement ads. The advertising ads have cyber content accessible by a user/consumer using an electronic device. The system comprises a printed page advertising medium. At least one specialized main body heading related to a specific category, or non-specific category of goods or services is located on the printed page. At least two non-competing advertisement blocks are located on the printed page directly next to one another and the cyber content. The non-competing advertisements fall within the type of category of goods or services indicated in the main body heading. The cyber content section contains the cyber content on the printed page directly next to the advertisements. The cyber content section includes a unique website link associated with each of the non-competing advertisements and other links, i.e. advertiser's website. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND MANAGING MARKETING APPLICATIONS, EVENTS, PROMOTIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for creation and management of marketing applications, events, promotions and publications. The system includes a user input device configured to provide a user input for one or more applications. The system includes a display configured to display information from the one or more applications. The system includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the user input device and the display. The processing unit is configured to execute one or more application to create the promotional activity, configure the promotional activity, and associate an offer with the configured promotional activity. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204715 | WEB PAGE AD SLOT IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods of identifying ad elements of web pages via a computer network are provided. A script configured to identify an ad slot on a web page can be obtained by at least one data processing system having an ad slot evaluation module. The script can be executed to obtain advertisement parameters of the ad slot and web page parameters of the ad slot and generate a unique identifier of the ad slot. The generated unique identifier is associated with a URL identifier of the web page. The data processing system evaluates at least one database to determine one of a presence and an absence of the historical ad slot data. The data processing system provides content for display in the ad slot of the web page based at least in part on a result of the evaluation of the database. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A UNITED CLOUD-BASED PRODUCT CATALOG - Methods and systems are provided for creating and managing a product catalog including expanded product metadata in a multitenant computing environment. The method includes creating a new store and mapping it to a cloud service provider. A catalog is then created and mapped to the store. Catalog categories are then created and mapped to the catalog. A product is then created and mapped to the categories. A product family is then created, followed by the creation of a product bundle. The product bundle is presented to consumers in a web based interactive shopping experience hosted by the cloud based service provider. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALPHANUMERIC INDEXING FOR ADVERTISING WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system for automated intelligent advertising. Messages sent to an invalid alphanumeric identifier (e.g., e-mail address, text message address, social networking identifier, etc.) for a desired network service are returned including a notification that an attempt to connect to the desired network service has failed and also includes electronic advertising information that allows a network device to view and display a retrieved pre-determined advertisement or the dynamically generated advertisement and make a selection input to automatically connect to another network device associated with the retrieved pre-determined or dynamically advertisement to obtain additional electronic advertising information. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204718 | METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE CONSUMER ITEM ORDERING AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that generates preorder information identifying a plurality of consumer items to be prepared at designated begin times, based at least in part on historical purchase information. At each of the designated begin times a ticket is generated identifying a consumer item, wherein the consumer item has an associated duration such that the consumer item will be ready at a finished time. Each ticket is provided to a client computing device, wherein the tickets further include at least a remaining amount of time until the identified consumer item reaches the finished time. A request is received from the client computing device to claim one of the consumer items identified by one of the provided tickets. Each of the claimed consumer items is associated with a claimed status. The historical purchase information is updated based on the request. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION TO ENABLE ADVANCE ORDER PICKUP - An embodiment generally relates to systems and methods for processing orders associated with an establishment. In particular, a customer can submit a remote order for goods offered by the establishment, along with an associated license plate number of a vehicle that is to pick up the order. An image capture device can capture images of a vehicle on the premises of the establishment, and provide the images to a processing module which use automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) techniques to determine license plate data of the vehicle. The processing module can further examine an order list to determine if the license plate data is associated with an order on the order list, and, if so, add the order to a priority queue. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204720 | Payment System and Methods - Disclosed are payment system and methods. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204721 | COMPUTERIZED WIRELESS PAYMENT METHODS - Methods useful for conducting payment transactions wirelessly, such as at point-of-sale locations. In one embodiment, the mobile user apparatus is a cellular-enabled mobile device that includes a short-range passive radio frequency transceiver that when interrogated by a reader at the point-of-sale, issues a reply including information relating to an account of the user of the mobile apparatus that is to be charged for the payment. In one variant, the mobile user apparatus is further configured to instantiate a user interface window on its display such as for e.g., entry of a password. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204722 | Credit Card Security System and Method - A transaction method, system and apparatus of the present invention employs two electromagnetically read cards. A first card is employed for accessing account data of a corresponding account. A second card effectively carries identity data of the owner/account holder of the first card. During a transaction, the two cards must be used sufficiently in tandem or in proper series order, in order for the card processing center to authorize the subject transaction. In particular, use of the first card accesses a corresponding account to determine if the account is active versus in a halted state (e.g., due to a reported stolen or lost card). Use of the second card spaced apart (in time and/or in distance) from the first card then verifies identity of the user as an authorized person to be accessing the corresponding account and hence authorized user of the first card. As such the second card verifies, validates, authenticates or otherwise confirms identity of the first card owner (also referred to as the corresponding account owner) and serves as an identity data member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204723 | System and Method for Targeted Marketing and Consumer Resource Management - Systems and methods are provided for providing targeted marketing to goods and services provides and consumer resource management services to consumers. An example system and method for targeted marketing comprises collecting transaction data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and using a consumer identifier in the transaction data to access stored information about the consumer. This information may be used to target offers and advertisement to the consumer. In an example system for consumer resource management, a consumer may configure a consumer account on the enterprise infrastructure via a web-site. The consumer may use the consumer account to purchase and configure gift cards that may be used for purchasing goods and services. A universal transaction identifier may be associated with the consumer account and used to purchase goods and services from more than one selected goods and services providers. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION AND COLLECTION AT POINTS-OF-SALE AND POINTS-OF-ENTRY - A method of apprehending a criminal, including scanning fingerprint images from a contact area of at least one item at a point-of-sale (POS) location and/or point-of-entry (POE) location and transmitting the fingerprint images to a local or remote electronic device to identify the criminal is presented. A fingerprint recognition and collection device is also presented including a fingerprint scanner for scanning fingerprint images from a contact area of at least one item; a transmitting unit for transmitting the fingerprint images; a receiving unit for receiving the fingerprint images; and an analyzing unit for analyzing the fingerprint images to identify persons of interest. The fingerprint scanner operates concurrently with a price scanner and/or ticket scanner. The fingerprint scanner is fixedly secured at the POS location and/or the POE location and operates concurrently with the price scanner and/or ticket scanner. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRICING, LEASING, AND TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF TIRES - Alternative techniques of pricing, leasing or transferring ownership of a new tire can provide a customer with increased options in procuring a new tire and can facilitate assembling customized new tires from select components. In embodiments, the new tire can be assembled from a new tire casing and a new tire tread. The sale or lease price of the new tire can be based in part on one or more factors including the price of the selected casing and price of the selected tread; lease of the casing or the tread; acceptance of second casing or tread; selection of guarantee options regarding fuel savings, extended life, or the like; and the cost-per-mile during use of the new tire. In embodiments, the techniques can be carried out with the assistance of a computer system configured to operate a tire customization and price calculating program. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204726 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONSUMER TRANSACTION-BASED INVESTMENTS - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for controlling investment funds, and more particularly to systems and methods for real-time projections based on consumer transactions. In one embodiment, an investment fund management system may include a consumer communication device configured to create a payment gateway with a Point of Sales (POS) terminal. The system further includes a portfolio server accessible over a data network. The consumer communication device is configured to execute a process including the steps of intercepting a transaction through the payment gateway; computing an expected return based on the investment of a transaction amount from said transaction; and providing the expected return to the consumer communication device. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISSUING DIGITAL RECEIPTS FOR PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS OVER A NETWORK - A system and method for providing digital receipts for purchase transactions are provided. The method includes the steps receiving information for a first credit card account for executing a transaction; retrieving a first customer record from a database using information from the first credit card account; charging an amount of the transaction to the first credit card account; and transmitting a receipt to a predetermined location of the customer. The predetermined location may be an e-mail address of the customer or a server residing on the network. By receiving digital receipts, a customer or end-user will be able to digitally store these receipts and view or print the receipts out when necessary. Furthermore, the customer will be able to manage the receipts with conventional software packages. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204728 | Intelligent Meta-Payment System - The present invention relates generally to payment systems and a method of selecting a specific payment method from a plurality of available payment methods. More specifically, the present invention is a system and method of selecting the payment method from a plurality of payment methods that provides the most benefits and/or fewest fees to the purchasing party with respect to the specific purchase. The system and method may take into account location, user-inputted data, data supplied from a merchant, consumer behavior, and may be additionally connected to location data services, electronically stored payment methods and their attributes including rewards and fees. The system may further effect a transaction via communications between a merchant and a consumer via a personal computing device, a programmable magnetic strip, or virtually via the Internet or over telephony. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESELLER DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS - Methods and systems relating to a reseller analysis tool are described. In some embodiments, electronic commerce transaction information associated with a plurality of electronic commerce transactions occurring using an electronic commerce system is received at the electronic commerce system. A set of resale transactions from the plurality of electronic commerce transactions is identified using the electronic commerce transaction information, including identifying the set of resale transactions based on resale criteria capable of indicating a sale of an item by an entity that previously purchased the item using the electronic commerce transaction system. A set of rules associated with resale transactions is generated, including generating the set of rules based on the electronic commerce transaction information associated with the set of resale transactions. Based on the set of rules, user transaction information relevant to a transaction associated with a user is provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204730 | MARKETPLACE LISTING ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving marketplace listing information from a user, the marketplace listing information including a listing title, and accessing a plurality of character patterns for attracting attention to marketplace listings. The method includes analyzing, using one or more processors, the listing title to identify at least one of the plurality of character patterns in the listing title. A request for a new listing title is generated based on identifying at least one of the plurality of character patterns in the listing title. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130204731 | DIGITAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - The system and method of this disclosure provides a digital media distribution system wherein the content producer interacts directly with the customers or fans of the content producer through the system. The content producer obtains the ability to use the distribution system by paying the owner of the system for access and usage rights. The system allows direct transactions to occur without such transaction occurring through a middleman who keeps a percentage of the transaction fees or through a gate-keeper who makes an editorial decision as to the worthiness and placement of the content within the gate-keeper's system. | 2013-08-08 |
