37th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120232959 | OPTIMIZED PRICING SOLVER WITH PRIORITIZED CONSTRAINTS - A pricing optimization system can solve a constrained optimization problem by generating one or more prices for one or more items that satisfy a maximum number of prioritized constraints. The one or more generated prices can be one or more prices that represent a minimal deviation between the generated one or more prices and one or more original prices for the one or more items. By satisfying a maximum number of prioritized constraints, and by minimizing a deviation from the one or more original prices for the one or more items, the generated one or more prices are one or more optimal prices. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232960 | Method and system for pricing and exchange of datasets that includes multiple users contributing incremental improvements to increase the value and utility of the datasets - The invention provides a method and system to enable incremental improvement and changes to datasets and the determination of values prices, auction minimums, or rewards or bounties for entering incremental changes to datasets. The invention includes art to enable simple secure attributable versioning of datasets, art to enable transfer of datasets through sale or other trading and exchange mechanisms, art to use the features capabilities and functions of websites servers social networking sites and Wiki or blog sites to rank reward and otherwise compensate users who contribute to incremental improvement of datasets, and art to tier service and access levels for access to or receipt of updated data. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232961 | FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Materials handling vehicles are integrated with enterprise computing systems by providing a transceiver on a vehicle, where the transceiver is configured for wireless data communication across a wireless computing environment. More particularly, integration is implemented by configuring a processor on the materials handling vehicle to: communicate with the transceiver for wireless communication to a corresponding server computer, to communicate with at least one electronics component of the materials handling vehicle across a vehicle network bus and to receive logon information to identify an operator logging onto the materials handling vehicle. Integration also comprises configuring the processor to implement at least one customization function on the materials handling vehicle based upon the received logon information by: wirelessly communicating information between the server computer and the materials handling vehicle via the transceiver and interacting with at least one component of the materials handling vehicle across the materials handling vehicle network bus. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232962 | E-BUSINESS VALUE WEB - A method and system is provided to manage and track changes in enterprise architectures. The invention provides a hierarchical visual management tool to manage and update relational information within an enterprise in a controlled fashion. The relationship may be maintained in a database and displayed via graphical user interface. Enterprise assets are categorized into such categories as goals, customer values or requirements, capabilities, resources, and the like. A hierarchy is constructed so that relationships between these various categories are identified and captured using the invention. Weights may be assigned to each element of the categories so that any proposed change to an enterprise architecture may be viewed so that a value can be ascertained and compared between other values of other proposed changes. In this manner, tracking and management of evolutionary changes to an architecture may be accomplished using relational information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232963 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VOTE TABULATION WITH AN ELECTRONIC AUDIT TRAIL - A system, method and computer program for tabulating votes and creating an audit trail is provided. A ballot processing device is integrated with a ballot box. The ballot processing device includes a paper feed mechanism, a computer, a ballot processing application loaded on the computer, and a digital scanning device linked to the computer. The ballot processing application provides instructions to the computer to initiate the digital scanning device to scan a paper ballot fed into the paper feed mechanism so as to create a digital image of the paper ballot. The ballot processing application also processes the digital image to establish a series of processing results defining one or more voting results for the paper ballot, and also an audit trail. The ballot processing application processes the digital image to define the voting results based on criteria established by election officials. The audit trail enables election officials to verify that particular paper ballots have been processed correctly in accordance with these criteria. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232964 | ROAD TOLL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a road toll system using a vehicle-mounted satellite navigation receiver, from which routes taken and road prices incurred are determined. A billing system bills a user in dependence on the road prices incurred. A portable activation device transmits information concerning the owner of the portable activation device to the vehicle-mounted unit, and the vehicle-mounted unit provides information to the billing system to enable identification of the owner of the portable activation device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232965 | INTERACTIVE VALET PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - One example embodiment includes a system which allows a user to obtain valet services. The system includes an incoming interaction pre-processor. The incoming interaction pre-processor is configured to receive an incoming interaction and determine the type of interaction. The system also includes a processing system, where the processing system provides the interactions to the proper provider. The system further includes a provider management module, where the provider management module is configured to allow each provider to modify desired parameters. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232966 | IDENTIFYING PREDETERMINED OBJECTS IN A VIDEO STREAM CAPTURED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for processing a video stream is disclosed. The system includes a processing device configured for analyzing the surrounding environment represented in the video stream for at least one predetermined object. At least one predetermined object is identified within the surrounding environment. The object(s) to be identified may be predetermined based on at least one user preference. The system alerts the user once a predetermined object is identified. Information associated with identified predetermined object is presented to the user. In one embodiment, the information is presented via augmented reality such that one or more virtual objects are superimposed over the video stream. The virtual objects may be interactive. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232967 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FOR DISPOSITION OF PROMOTIONAL OFFERS IN A WAGERING ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed are data processing apparatus, systems, and methods implemented over a gaming network for providing for disposition of promotional offers in a wager-based gaming environment. A monitoring engine receives an identification of a promotional offer as having an unredeemed status. A determining engine determines that the promotional offer having the unredeemed status satisfies one or more parameters to designate the promotional offer for an auction. Such designation is independent of real-time wager-based game play in the gaming network. An auction control engine provides the designated promotional offer as an item to be auctioned in the wager-based gaming network. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232968 | REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR AN APPROPRIATE PAYMENT ACCOUNT - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality to assist the user of mobile devices with selecting an appropriate payment account for a transaction. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to assist the user with selecting an appropriate payment account for a transaction. The recommended appropriate payment account is based on the type of transaction, the payment accounts available to the user, financial institution considerations, and financial plans of the user. This invention allows a user to make a purchase at a point-of-sale and have confidence that the transaction will be implemented to the payment account that provides the best promotional benefits for the user based on the user's individual needs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING CLIMATE CONTROL ALGORITHMS - A combined business and technical method is described in which a paid subscription service is offered to provide “premium” HVAC algorithms for a network-connected, multi-sensing learning thermostat. The users who have chosen to pay for the premium subscription service are provided with at least one additional feature, capability, and/or option that is not provided to unpaid “basic” subscribers of a cloud-based thermostat servicing system that is provided for all thermostat owners. According to some embodiments, an on-line interview process is administered to gather additional information for improving the settings of the thermostat. According to some embodiments, an active test is performed to determine thermal characteristics of the structure. According some embodiments, the user guaranteed to at least recoup the cost of the premium service through energy cost savings. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232970 | Intelligent postage stamp printer - A postage printing apparatus includes a user interface for accepting user input of postage criteria. The apparatus also includes a processor to process the user input to generate a postage request. A postage server communication module communicates the postage request to a remote postage server. The remote postage server returns data corresponding to postage indicia. The apparatus includes a printer for accepting instructions to print the postage indicia. The apparatus is in direct communication with the remote postage server without a separate computer performing any postage printing processing functionality. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZABLE REWARD SYSTEM - A method for providing a customizable reward service may include monitoring user activity associated with a web site relative to an operator defined lexicon of activities, comparing user activity to conditional rules defining multidimensional behaviors and corresponding rewards associated with satisfaction of the conditional rules, and determining whether to generate a reward from an operator defined lexicon of rewards based on satisfaction of the conditional rules. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232972 | RETAILING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of conducting retailing promotions uses a computerized retailing promotion system communicating with client devices operated by a plurality of consumers and merchants over a communications network. The method includes the steps of: (a) selling vouchers to consumers operating client devices using the computerized retailing promotion system, each voucher including a deal at one of a plurality of sequential levels that can be redeemed by a consumer at a merchant for a specified product or service, wherein a consumer is entitled to purchase a voucher having a deal at a higher level only if the consumer has purchased a voucher having a deal at an immediately lower level; and (b) for each consumer redemption of a voucher at a merchant: (i) receiving notification at the computerized retailing promotion system from the merchant when the consumer redeems the voucher; (ii) making a payment to the merchant using the computerized retailing promotion system; (iii) unlocking a deal at the next sequential level, if available, and enabling the consumer to purchase a voucher for that deal; and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until deals at all levels of a promotion have been sold to the consumer. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232973 | SYSTEM, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCENTIVIZING SOCIAL COMMERCE - A system, apparatus and methods are described for maintaining sharing relationships in incentivized social commerce using an application server, a database server and a multimedia content distribution system. The application server includes a processor and an interface for communicating over a computer network and is operative to communicate to a database server storing tables for maintaining and earning incentives based on completed purchase transactions using one or more distributed web widgets. The multimedia content distribution system is executed on the processor of the application server and is operative to build and distribute web widgets over a computer network. The web widgets are distributed through sharing relationships in online social communities to stimulate social commerce from the sharing and purchasing of web widgets which provide access to multimedia content. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232974 | System and Method of Distributing a Coupon - A method and system of distributing a coupon in response to a request from a user using a computer network is disclosed. A database is maintained having one or more coupon records associated with one or more advertisers, wherein each coupon record is associated with an advertiser credit account. A coupon request is received from an indicating user for a coupon associated with a coupon record in the database via the computer network. The system provides to the indicating user a coupon corresponding to the coupon request via the computer network. The system subtracts a coupon distribution amount from the advertiser credit account associated with the coupon provided. The system may optionally subtract a coupon redemption amount from the advertiser credit account associated with the coupon when the coupon is redeemed or after the coupon is redeemed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232975 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MOVING-IMAGE ADVERTISEMENTS AND COUPONS USING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL - The present invention relates to a method of providing moving-image advertisements and coupons using VoIP. The present invention provides a method of providing moving-image advertisements and coupons using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). According to the above-described present invention, advertisements for products are provided in the form of moving images in a video call reception standby state, so that users can ascertain the content of the advertisements and the drawing of the attention of users towards the moving-image advertisements is increased, thereby maximizing the effects of the advertisements and also promoting the purchasing of products. A user and his or her counter party can be provided with coupons while on a video call, so that a minimum number of persons for cooperative buying can be easily achieved. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232976 | REAL-TIME VIDEO ANALYSIS FOR REWARD OFFERS - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality or the like to assist the user of mobile devices with reward offers. Methods include recognizing one or more objects captured in a real-time video stream, where each object is associated with a marker; determining that the one or more objects are associated with a reward offer based on the marker; and presenting one or more indicators, each indicator being associated with the reward offer. In specific embodiments, the information associated with the object captured in the real-time video stream is analyzed based on financial data associated with a user. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232977 | REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR PROVIDING TARGETED OFFERS - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality or the like to assist the user of mobile devices with selecting products or business through the use of targeted offers. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to assist the user with selecting products and business. Targeted offers for product and business selection may be based on the financial behavior, pre-selected favorites, or recommendations of the user, individuals associated with the user, or other individuals. This invention allows a user to make a purchase at a point-of-sale and have confidence that the product or service purchased is the proper one to fit the user's needs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232978 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Communication systems and methods support communication between multiple devices. In some embodiments, a method initiates a communication session between a first device and a second device via a server. The method identifies a first user associated with the first device and identifies a second user associated with the second device. An interaction history between the first user and the second user is accessed from the server and communicated to the first device for display on the first device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING SALES - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for conducting sales. The method embodiment comprises receiving an inquiry with at least one parameter from a user associated with a sale of an item, identifying one or more discount items that satisfy the inquiry, identifying comparable items for each discount item at nondiscount rates dynamically using real-time data, presenting one or more comparable groups to the user, each comparable group comprising one discount item and the respective comparable items, and furthering the sales process based on user input responding to the presented one or more comparable groups. Also disclosed is a method further comprising receiving a request from the user for multiple sub-items associated with the item, and engaging in a dialog with the user to enable payment for each of the multiple sub-items with one of a multiple payment types. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232980 | DONATION KIOSK - Methods, devices, and systems for charitable giving are disclosed. A consumer can set up a target amount of charitable giving that he or she wishes to pledge during a year, and amounts given toward that goal in various transactions can be summed and compared against the target. A consumer can change his or her target or contribution amounts based on projections toward a year-end date. Customer loyalty points, such as reward points, airline miles, hotel stays, etc. can be converted to cash equivalents and given to charity toward the personal goal if they are about to expire and could be used to meet a targeted charitable amount. Web portals and wireless kiosks located in public areas can accept payments, update users on their gift levels, and generally remind people to contribute to charity. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232981 | CONTACTLESS WIRELESS TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A wireless transaction processing system that includes a seller account and a buyer account with the buyer having an Internet enabled device that can access the wireless transaction processing system. The wireless transaction processing system, through the Internet enabled device of the buyer enables full processing of transactions without the need for physical cards or an established sales environment. Additionally, the system allows for the direct promotion of products and services to consumers by any entity. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING MARKETING PROGRAMS - A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to transaction account customers. The system includes a computing platform comprising application programming interfaces that enable users to define marketing programs. The system thus enables an efficient, automated and extensible platform for creating, managing and executing rewards and other marketing related programs. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED INCENTIVES - A method for providing improved patient medication adherence may include receiving an indication of a current prescription based on claims data associated with a location at which the current prescription is fillable, generating an incentive for a patient associated with the current prescription, and providing the incentive to the patient via an electronically generated message. The incentive may be associated with a product available at the location. A corresponding apparatus is also provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232984 | BRANDED REDEMPTION PORTAL - In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses for creating, storing, and/or presenting branded redemption portals. For example, in some embodiments, a method is provided that includes: (a) receiving, from a holder of a rewards account, a request for redemption information, where the rewards account is maintained by a financial institution; (b) determining that the rewards account is associated with an organization, where the organization is not the financial institution, and where the organization is associated with a brand; and (c) presenting a redemption portal to the holder, where the redemption portal presents one or more products, and where the redemption portal has a theme that conveys the brand (and/or each of the one or more presented products conveys the brand). | 2012-09-13 |
20120232985 | Advertising Using Mobile Devices - One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to method, system and apparatus for presenting advertising on a mobile device within mobile device applications running thereon, collecting a user's response to the advertising, and distributing the responses to advertisers. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232986 | System and Method of Guaranteed Cognitive Awareness - Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for verifying a consumer's cognitive awareness of an advertisement. Aspects of the invention provide a method of receiving a request for services from a consumer, presenting at least one advertisement to the consumer, presenting at least one verification question to the consumer, receiving at least one verification response from the consumer, and determining whether the at least one verification response matches at least one correct response. If the at least one verification response matches the correct response, then access to the service is granted. If the at least one verification response does not match the correct response, then access to the service is not granted. In some embodiments of the invention, the consumer is allowed to repeat the verification process if the verification response does not match the correct response. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232987 | IMAGE-BASED SEARCH INTERFACE - Systems and method for providing an image-based search interface. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided a method comprising displaying an image, and upon a user's activation of the image, presenting to the user a pre-populated search interface. There is also provided an image processing method for providing a web user with a pre-populated search interface, comprising: (a) receiving an image from a source; (b) analyzing the image to identify the subject matter within the image; (c) generating a search tag based on the subject matter within the image; and (d) sending the search tag to the source. In one embodiment, the systems and methods described herein are used in computer-implemented advertising. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232988 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC ADS WITHIN A VIDEO GAME OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A method and system for generating and tracking dynamic advertisements within a program, such as a video game, running on a portable computing device (PCD) are described. The method and system include receiving a call from the program for a texture and reviewing an identifier associated with the texture. A graphics driver determines if the identifier associated with the texture matches an identifier in a texture database. The graphics driver then selects a dynamic advertisement from a texture database if the identifier associated with the texture matches the identifier in the texture database. The graphics driver issues commands to the graphics processor so that dynamic advertisement is presented on a screen display. The graphics driver then determines if a video object produced by the program blocks a portion of the dynamic advertisement present on the screen display. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232989 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSATION TARGETING - The disclosed embodiments relate to a method, apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for placing content in conversations. An exemplary method comprises determining intersecting data based on a conversation data and marketing data, the marketing data being associated with content that is adapted for placement relative to one or more conversations, and creating a conversational model based on the intersecting data, the conversational model including data that is relevant to both the conversation data and the marketing data, wherein the conversational model is adapted to be used to place the content relative to at least one of the one or more conversations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232990 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED RELATED ADVERTISEMENT, MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PLAYING RELATED ADVERTISEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED RELATED ADVERTISEMENT - Disclosed is an apparatus for providing personalized related advertisements including: a communication unit for receiving ID information required for searching for advertisements related to a broadcast advertisement and for transmitting converted related advertisements to a mobile terminal; a search unit for searching for the related advertisements by means of the ID information; and a conversion unit for converting the searched related advertisements to a format to be played in the mobile terminal. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232991 | MULTI-MEDIA CATALOG SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A system (and method) of providing a multi-media catalog (or other content, e.g., instructions) is provided. The catalog can be equipped with a multi-media system that includes video and/or audio. The multi-media system can be employed to advertise or otherwise inform a user of a product and/or service. Navigational buttons or switches are used to select content. Additionally, keypads, keyboards, voice recognition or the like is used to select appropriate content. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232992 | System and Method for Generating and Distributing Coupons - A method of generating and distributing promotional offers by businesses, or on behalf of businesses to consumers, through a network, which includes collecting consumer coupon parameters regarding coupons which the consumer would be interested in and business coupon parameters regarding the terms of coupons, and matching businesses to interested consumers, and transmitting coupons to interested consumers. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232993 | REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR PROVIDING DEEPENING CUSTOMER VALUE - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis to provide deepening value offers for products or services to the user. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to a directory associated with products a financial institution may be able to provide to the user at a discounted rate. Deepening value offers for product/services may be based on a financial institution's unique position with commercial partners. Commercial partners may be business, retailers, merchants, and/or manufacturers. In return for the deepening value offer, the financial institution may request the user deepen his/her relationship with the financial institution. This invention allows a user to receive an offer through his/her mobile device, in the form of a discount, at the point-of-sale for the same or similar product. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232994 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS - A method and system for providing location-based advertisement contents based on objective reliability are provided. In the system, an advertisement server receives check-in counts accumulated as visitors visit a place and check in to the place, and stores them in a place check-in database (DB). The advertisement server extracts a check-in count of a corresponding place corresponding to a location of the advertisement contents from the place check-in DB when the advertisement consumer's mobile device requests advertisement contents and the check-in count from the advertisement server. The advertisement sever transfers the advertisement contents and the extracted check-in count to the advertisement consumer's mobile device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232995 | VEHICLE SALES INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A new vehicle sales information providing method comprises providing a new vehicle having a vehicle information disclosure sheet and machine readable indicia associated with the disclosure sheet. The indicia include coded information representing a vehicle identification code unique to the new vehicle. The method also comprises receiving the coded information at a location remote to the new vehicle, with the coded information having been obtained from captured image data representing a captured image of the indicia. The method further includes retrieving additional vehicle information based on the coded information. The additional vehicle information includes information associated with and in addition to information present on the vehicle information disclosure sheet, and the additional vehicle information is unique to the new vehicle and inapplicable to any other vehicle. Additionally, the method includes wirelessly providing to a wireless device at least additional vehicle information data representing the retrieved additional vehicle information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING AD TAGGED WORDS - A method and apparatus for providing advertisement on a mobile communication device is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a primary keyword and at least one secondary keyword are identified in a list or a body of text at the mobile communication device. A compound keyword is formed from the primary keyword and the at least one secondary keyword. At least one advertising resource link is associated with the formed compound keyword, and the formed compound keyword is visually distinguished. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232997 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING TARGETED INSERTION OF ADVERTISEMENTS USING METADATA AS IN-CONTENT DESCRIPTORS - A mechanism for transmitting metadata that contain identifying characteristics of advertisements to be inserted, details of an advertisement-spot, and targeted viewing group details as in-content descriptors to a mobile handset is disclosed. Tight synchronization and control of the display of advertisements within an advertisement-spot during wireless content transmission is thus provided. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232998 | SELECTING SOCIAL ENDORSEMENT INFORMATION FOR AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR DISPLAY TO A VIEWING USER - A social networking system provides an advertisement for display to a viewing user along with a social endorsement, which contains information about a friend of the viewing user in the social networking system. The social endorsement is selected from the social information maintained by the social networking system. To select the social endorsement, the social networking system identifies social networking system objects related to the advertisement as well as interactions between these objects and other users who are connected to the viewing user in the social networking system, where each interaction relates to a candidate social endorsement. An affinity score may be computed for each candidate social endorsement, where the affinity scores represent a measure of the viewing user's likely interest in each candidate social endorsement. The social networking system selects a social endorsement and provides it for display to the viewing user with the advertisement. In one embodiment, the selection is based upon the computed affinity scores. | 2012-09-13 |
20120232999 | CONTENT HOSTING AND ADVERTISING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary system, a data store includes at least a subset of media content, media content attribute data associated with the media content, user profile data associated with at least one consumer having access to the media content, advertising content, and content matching data associated with the advertising content. An access module is communicatively coupled to an access device and configured to receive a request sent by the access device, the request being for access to a media content instance included in the media content. A matching module is configured to match at least one advertising content instance included in the advertising content to the media content instance based on the media content attribute data, user profile data, and content matching data. The access module is configured to provide the matched advertising content instance to the access device for user presentation. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233000 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYTIC DATA GATHERING FROM IMAGE PROVIDERS AT AN EVENT OR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233001 | INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AT POINTS ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE OBJECTS AND MANAGED BY CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS AND/OR AUTHORIZED PARTIES - Method of and system for delivering consumer product related information to consumers over the Internet. The system and method involves creating a Consumer Product Information (CPIR) enabling object for each consumer service registered within a service-provider managed database management system. The HTML tag associated with each CPIR-enabling object is encapsulated within an executable file and then stored in the database management system. Each CPIR-enabling object is searchable and its HTML tag downloadable and then embedded within an HTML-encoded document. Upon encountering the HTML document, the underlying CPIR-enabling object is automatically executed on an object-oriented server, causing a service-directed search to be performed against the database management system, and the results thereof, from one or more Web-based product information servers, displayed in an independent GUI, without disturbing the consumer's point of presence on the WWW. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233002 | Personal Menu Generator - Personal menu generator method, system, and autonomous mobile device will assist users in the selection of the most affordable and beneficial subset of food items to order at food serving establishments by composing and presenting to each guest an individualized subset of menu items and recommended portion sizes out of the larger set of available food items usually listed on the menus of food serving establishments; the presented individualized subset of food items is selected based on one or more of a multitude of criteria, such as the remaining daily balances of each user's macronutrient and micronutrient budgets, each available food item price, ingredients and energy and nutrient contents, the names, doses, and timing of medications and dietary supplements taken by each individual, favorite and restricted foods and ingredients, monetary spending limit for food, and healthcare provider recommendations. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233003 | PROVIDING RETAIL SHOPPING ASSISTANCE - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for using real-time video analysis and AR or the like to assist the user of mobile devices with commerce activities. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition products, points of sale or other retail shopping objects can be recognized in the real-time video stream and can be matched to shopping assistance related information regarding the retail shopping object. The shopping assistance related information may be presented to the user of the mobile device in conjunction with display of the associated retail shopping object in a live video stream or presented audibly or otherwise non-visually. In some embodiments, the mobile device functions as a transaction device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233004 | System for mobile electronic commerce - A System for Mobile Electronic Commerce includes a first server, a first database, and a mobile application executable on a mobile device. The first server is in communication with a first database. The first database stores bar code information. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233005 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE WIRELESS PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS WHEN A WIRELESS NETWORK IS UNAVAILABLE - Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed which allow a mobile device user to complete financial transactions even when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network. The systems, methods, and devices of the present disclosure may utilizing a combination of an encrypted lockbox containing out of network payment codes on the mobile device and a matching set of out of network payment codes stored on a server of a payment authority. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233006 | WIRELESS DEVICE OPERABLE CASH DRAWER HAVING BIOMETRIC, DATABASE, AND MESSAGING CAPABILITIES - Cash drawers that are operated by wireless devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cash drawer includes a network interface and a controller. The network interface enables the cash drawer to communicate with one or more wireless devices. The controller optionally controls access of the one or more wireless devices to the cash drawer based on a collection of biometric information. The collection of biometric information may be collected by the cash drawer, by the one or more wireless devices, or by an input device that is communicatively coupled to the one or more wireless devices. The collection of biometric information is illustratively used to verify an identity of a user. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233007 | System and Method for Distributing Media Content - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, transmitting registration information over a network to a registration server for registration of first media content housed in a physical medium where the first registration information is associated with a purchase of the first media content from a point of sale device of a retailer and responsive to the registration, obtaining authorization for electronic access to second media content provided by a media source, where the second media content is associated with the first media content. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233008 | SWITCHING NETWORK SUPPORTING MEDIA RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A communication infrastructure containing a plurality of templates stored in an intermediate routing node and data rights management service function that determines an incoming packet contains media content by comparing the packet contents with the plurality of predefined templates and verifies whether associated license in the packet is valid. The intermediate routing node triggers the data rights management service function, if the associated license is not valid. The data rights management service function verifies rights of the user of the destination device to use the media content and interacts with the destination device to verify the validity of the license. In addition, the intermediate routing node interacts with a media manufacturer's server to verify the validity of the license. An external data rights management server may in part or full carry out the DRM functionality, to assist the intermediate routing node. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233009 | Endorsement Subscriptions for Sponsored Stories - Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to subscribing to a service for generating and delivering sponsored stories from an organic activity stream in a social networking site. A proxy bidder may aggressively proxy bid for the delivery of the sponsored stories based on a pacing algorithm and feedback loop monitoring the delivery level of sponsored stories. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233010 | Method to Provide Liquid Funds in the Online Auction and Marketplace Environment - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to implement a lending system for use with electronic commerce web sites such as auction sites. A seller may receive a cash loan for items placed for sale but not yet purchased by a buyer. The seller can be required to pay back the loan after a predetermined amount of time or as soon as the item for sale is sold and payment is received from the buyer. The lender would charge interest or commission for the loan. In this manner, sellers can receive cash for items listed on auction sites before those items are actually sold, generating additional cash flow for the seller. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233011 | Residual Value Bidding System and Turbo Auction - An auction service may allow auction sponsors to interact with a customer through online and offline methods. Customers may receive a portion of the value of paid bids used in auctions returned as stored value to be used with an auction sponsor. Customers may also receive discounts, incentives and offers that provide more value to the customer, which may ease or remove the feeling of losing money. Customers may also perform actions in the real-world that earn rewards in the online world and vice versa. Thus customers may be encouraged to interact in-store and online with the sponsor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233012 | MULTIPLE-PLATFORM ESTIMATING AND AUTOMATIC QUOTING FOR NETWORK-BASED PARTS RESALE WITH TRANSFERABLE REPORTS - A part location system is described that utilizes computer-based techniques for bringing together repair facilities and suppliers to increase the efficiency of locating recycled, used or aftermarket parts using a computer network, such as the Internet. The part location system receives an estimate from a first user over a communication network. The part location system then parses the estimate to extract information that identifies a list of parts needed by the first user and automatically generates a request for quote (RFQ) using the information extracted from the estimate. The part location system then sends the RFQ to suppliers via the communication network. Subsequently, the part location system receives quotations from at least one of the suppliers via the communication network in response to the RFQ and presents the quotations received in response to the RFQ to a repair facility via the communication network. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233013 | System to format and use electronically readable identification data strings, biometric data, matrix codes and other data to link and enroll users of products and services to roles and rights and fees and prices associated with research protocols linked to said products and services - The system and method uses strings of computer readable characters, such as QR Codes, biometric data captured from electronic devices, and RFID tags to link contributors to a data supply chain upon transmission from electronic devices that transmit said data strings. The electronically readable identification data strings include connection and context information for enrollees, regulators, and providers of services and products to be subscribed to asynchronous notifications and alerts as well to exchange fees, incentives, and rewards for contributions, participation, and access. Enrolled contributors are enabled to interact with electronic devices or websites or servers to contribute observations and data into protocols or otherwise participate in a data supply chain. In some instances, links between a server and electronic devices capable of overwriting computer readable character strings or matrix codes will be implemented and fees charged for revising said data strings upon acceptance of a version transmitted by enrolled contributors. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE ASSISTED SALES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a method and system for an online automotive purchase including receiving a user input for determining and verifying an identity of a user engaging in an online purchase. It includes determining a plurality of characteristics of the user usable for the online purchase and in response to at least one user selection command, determining at least one automobile available for purchase by the user. It includes receiving a plurality of financial information associated with the user for securing the automobile via the online purchase and determining financial terms for the online automotive purchase based on the financial information associated with the user. It further includes presenting the financial terms to the user across and performing a plurality of settlement transactions for fulfillment of the online automotive transaction, as well as notifying the user of the availability for delivery of the automobile. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233015 | POPULATING BUDGETS AND/OR WISH LISTS USING REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality to provide the user of a mobile device with real-time budgeting and wish lists. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to provide the user with real-time budget impact and wish list updates based on the products and budget data determined as being the object. In this way, the objects, which may be products and/or budget data in the real-time video stream, may be included into a user's budget and/or wish list, such that the user receives real-time budget and/or wish list updates incorporating product and/or budget data located in a real-time video stream. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233016 | TRANSFORMING A LIST OF PURCHASE TYPES BASED ON A CONFIGURABLE RULE - An approach for transforming a starting list of purchase types into a selection list of valid purchase types by employing a configurable rule is presented. A unit price and commodity code are received for an item whose purchase is being charged to an account. Based on a category of the item, a starting list including purchase types is generated. Each purchase type specifies a corresponding accounting function. A rule set is identified in a table that associates the rule set with purchase type(s) specifying corresponding accounting functions. Identifying the rule set includes determining that the purchase type(s) are in a maximal subset of the purchase types included in the starting list. Based on the rule set and the unit price, a rule is identified in another table. The rule is applied to generate a selection list comprising a proper subset of the starting list. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233017 | SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM,RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING TERMINAL PROGRAM - Provided is a server apparatus, etc., capable of flexibly providing shore's provision information in accordance with a time range when a shore can be used by a user. The server apparatus according to the present invention, on the basis of store information including at least any one of position information of a store which provide a product or service, use time information of the store and attribute information of the store, and user time range information user time range information indicating a vacant time range of a user, determines a combination in which the user can use the shores within the time range indicated by the user time range information. Then, the server apparatus transmits the shore's provision information in the determined combination to a terminal device of the user. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233018 | Automated Transaction Coordinator - A method is disclosed for optimizing a business transaction between a selling vendor and a shipping vendor. The method includes receiving a query from a selling vendor. The query includes customer order data. The method also includes identifying at least one possible shipping vendor based on the customer order data and determining shipping information for each of the at least one possible shipping vendors. The method further includes selecting a preferred shipping vendor from among the at least one possible shipping vendors and completing the transaction between the selling vendor and the shipping vendor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING CONTENT TO BE SHARED AMONG DEVICES - A method and apparatus for managing content among user devices is provided. The method includes requesting, from a first server, a list of Digital Rights Management (DRM) supported by at least one user device upon receiving a request to download content; using the list of DRM received from the first server to assign at least one second server supported by the at least one user device; and communicating with the assigned at least one second server to download, to the end user device, the content with at least one DRM license supported by the at least one user device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233020 | USING SOCIAL NETWORK AND TRANSACTION INFORMATION - Among other things, a user, who is engaged in a commercial activity on a commercial online site, is exposed to computer-stored information that (a) is associated with another user of the online site, (b) would otherwise be private to the other user, (c) relates to the commercial activity of the user, and (d) is controlled by the site. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233021 | Online Transaction System - A method and system for carrying out an online transaction is disclosed. The transaction occurs between a customer having a financial account with a nominated financial institution and an online vendor and includes initiating a transaction server by the online vendor for the customer to conduct the online transaction for a purchase amount; selecting by the customer the nominated financial institution from a list of financial institutions provided by the transaction server and then transferring by the transaction server the customer to the nominated financial institution on selection of the nominated financial institution. The method further includes transacting between the nominated financial institution and the transaction server a first financial transaction for a transaction amount related to the purchase amount and then further transacting between the transaction server and the online vendor's financial institution a second transaction for the purchase amount in satisfaction of the online transaction. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233022 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR FACILITATING COLLECT ON DELIVERY TRANSACTIONS - A system and computer implemented method for facilitating collect on delivery (COD) transactions may be implemented using specially programmed, general purpose computers connected to a data network. The process may be implemented using an interface provided by the COD provider and accessible to a vendor and customer. A COD payment from the customer it transferred to the COD provider. The COD provider transfers funds to the vendor upon transfer of the payment, then holds the payment for a predetermined amount of time before processing the COD payment. If the customer desires additional time before the payment is processed, they may access the COD provider via an interface and electronically change the COD payment processing date. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233023 | MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESSES - A method and apparatus for managing business processes. First business process data obtained from a first trading participant includes a set of transaction messages having a first data format in accordance with a first protocol for conducting business transactions used by the first trading participant. A virtual trading participant receives fictitious business process data from the first trading participant and acknowledging the fictitious business process data and replying to the first trading participant that the fictitious business process data has been acknowledged. Operational characteristics and a connectivity of a currently trading participant connected to a process management platform accessible via an interconnection fabric are tested, by utilizing the virtual trading participant to determine if the data defining individual business processes is in a uniform format understood by a process management platform. The virtual trading participant is utilized to ensure compatibility with an identified version of the uniform format. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE PROXIMITY SEARCHING - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may be configured to reference moving positional points within a defined proximity and search a parameter based on the moving positional points. The defined proximity may comprise a region of influence defined by a radial distance from each of the moving positional points. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233025 | RETRIEVING PRODUCT INFORMATION FROM EMBEDDED SENSORS VIA MOBILE DEVICE VIDEO ANALYSIS - A system for accessing product information from embedded sensors via mobile device video analysis is disclosed. The system includes a processing device configured for analyzing a video stream of the surrounding environment captured on a mobile device. At least one product that has one or more embedded sensors associated therewith is identified within the surrounding environment. The system retrieves information associated with the one or more products from the one or more embedded sensors. Information retrieved, or information derived from the information retrieved, from the embedded sensors is presented to the user via a display of the video stream on the mobile device. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233026 | Point Of Sale Personalization Of An Information Handling System - A system for point of sale personalization of an information handling system (IHS), includes one or more subsystems to allow a customer to access a server to select a model of IHS, allow the customer to choose an operating system for the IHS, allow the customer to choose hardware for the IHS, simulate the IHS to the customer including the operating system and the hardware, receive personalization data from the customer, store the personalization data, assemble the IHS, including the hardware and installing the operating system, and download the personalization data to the IHS. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233027 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURCHASES ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system is described to facilitate online transactions via mobile communications, including a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of controllers in different formats for delivery of premium messages, and a common format processor coupled with the plurality of converters in a common format to send the premium messages. The common format processor receives a web request from a mobile phone, in response to a user selection within a mobile application executed separately from a browser application on the mobile phone, provides a web page in response to confirm a pre-defined purchase, transmits at least one premium message to the mobile phone using a first converter to obtain funds for the pre-defined purchase, and communicates with the merchant to make the pre-defined purchase on behalf of the user. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233028 | INVENTORY POOLING FOR MULTIPLE MERCHANTS - Disclosed are various embodiments for implementing inventory pooling for multiple merchants. A first inventory of an item held at a first fulfillment center on behalf of a first merchant is contributed to a common pool of inventory. A second inventory of the item held at a second fulfillment center on behalf of a second merchant is contributed to the common pool of inventory. Fulfillment of an order placed by a customer of the first merchant is initiated from the second inventory of the item that was contributed by the second merchant to the common pool of inventory. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233029 | GENERATING PRINTABLE CERTIFICATES TO VERIFY LOG AUTHENTICITY - A method and system for generating printable certificates to verify log authenticity. A logging module generates a compound document that includes metadata for changes made to pages in a document. Each time a change is made to the document, such as adding stroke data, the logging module updates the compound document with the changes. The online marketplace module displays an option for purchasing a printable certificate. In response to a request for a certificate, the logging module generates a printable certificate that includes a set number of hashes for previous transactions. The verification module can recreate a transaction and generate a hash that is compared to the certificate to verify that no tampering has occurred with the document. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING ENERGY SERVICE - A method and portable electronic device provide pricing information to a customer and enable switching service from a current provider to a desired provider in response to a selection by the customer on the portable electronic device. In the method, pricing information associated with the current provider and with competitor providers is gathered. Then, the portable electronic device displays the respective pricing information and each associated provider for selection by the customer. In response to the selection of the desired provider by the customer, the portable electronic device automatically deactivates service from the current provider and activates service from the desired provider. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233031 | Intelligent Delivery and Acquisition of Digital Assets - Improved techniques and systems for delivery and acquisition of digital assets are disclosed. The techniques and systems are especially suitable and useful for delivering digital assets (e.g., media assets) that are available for acquisition and electronic delivery from online stores to electronic devices. In accordance with one aspect, when a digital asset is acquired form an online store via an electronic device associated with a user, the digital asset can be arranged for delivery to a number of other of electronic devices also associated with the user. It will be appreciated that the digital asset can be delivered and acquired without requiring explicit user input or instruction in accordance with another aspect. Other aspects of the techniques and systems include customization of configuration and user interfaces that are provided to facilitate acquisition of digital assets in a more efficient manner. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233032 | COLLECTIVE NETWORK OF AUGMENTED REALITY USERS - Embodiments of the invention provide for using video analysis, such as augmented reality or the like to assist a group of users to utilize mobile devices for creating a collective network environment of users that identifies objects in which one or more users in a group of users may be interested, and notifies the one or more users of information associated with the object. A collective network comprises a group of users that each have a mobile device that contains or is otherwise operatively coupled to a data capture device. For example, the mobile device may be a mobile phone that is capable of taking video with a camera device. A user in the collective network may capture video on his mobile device, and an application can identify the object in the video and provide interested users in the collective network with information about the object. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233033 | ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN A VIDEO STREAM CAPTURED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - A system for processing a video stream is disclosed. The system includes a processing device configured for analyzing the surrounding environment represented in the video stream for at least one marker that is indicative of an environmental characteristic. At least one marker is identified within the surrounding environment. Once identified, information associated with the environmental characteristic is presented to the user. In one embodiment, the information is presented via AR such that one or more virtual objects are superimposed over the video stream. The virtual objects may be interactive. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233034 | COMBINED TABLE AND COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PROJECTOR UNIT - A combined table and computer-controlled projector unit, comprises: (a) at least one table; (b) a stand supporting the table; (c) a projector controlled by a computer; and (d) an imaging system mounted on the stand, the imaging system causing an image to be projected onto the table. Because the unit combines both a table and the computer controlled projector unit, it can be readily installed and does not require any ceiling cabling. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233035 | System, Method and Apparatus for Matching Sales Leads to Purchases - A system, apparatus and method matches sales leads to purchases by receiving product inventory data, normalizing the received product inventory data, and storing the normalized product inventory data a database. A product availability query is received that includes a requested product and a location. Search results are obtained by searching the database for normalized product inventory data that best matches the requested product and the location. The search results are provided to the potential customer, and the product availability query and the search results are stored in the database. Product sales data is received from the vendor, and the received product sales data is stored in the database. A determination is then made whether a product sale resulted from the product availability query by calculating a match score based on the stored product sales data, the stored product availability queries and the stored search results. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING PURCHASE OF OR INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR OBJECTS IN DIGITAL CONTENT - A client computing system renders digital content (such as, for example, a movie or TV program) for a user. Based on the user's interest, the user may select an object image in a video frame of a sequence of video frames of the digital content being rendered. The user input data indicating the object image selection may be sent to a service provider server coupled to the client computing system over a network via a secure communications channel. The server obtains information about an object corresponding to the user-selected object image. The server sends the object information to the client computing system for display to the user. The object may be an object in the physical world, such as a consumer good. The object information may include information enabling the user to purchase the object. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - A framework is provided for building a visual representation of a product concept including a textual component and/or a graphical component. A first element within one of the textual component and the graphical components is designated as a first dynamic element. A second element within one of the textual component and the graphical component is designated as a second dynamic element. The first dynamic element is associated with a first variant list. The second dynamic element is associated with a second variant list. A constraint is associated between at least a first element variant and at least a second element variant. A selection of a first element variant from the first variant list and a second element variant from the second variant list are received. A first instantiation of the visual representation is generated including the first element variant and the second element variant based upon the constraint. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233038 | Watch Exchange - A watch exchange system is presented. The system includes a storage medium for storing data relevant to buying and selling watches. The system also includes a processor and executable code for electronically displaying the data to a consumer via an interface. The interface shows an image of a type of watch, with a buy price and a sell price just below the image. Below the buy price and sell price are a user-selectable buy object and a user-selectable sell object. The horizontal space between the user selectable objects is less than the length of either object. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233039 | Inventory Management - A method for inventory management performed by a computerized inventory management system includes, with an inventory management system, receiving an initial inventory line comprising an item, a quantity, and a bin. The method further includes, with the inventory management system providing a split quantity user interface window in response to determining that the quantity of the item exceeds an actual quantity stored at the bin, creating and displaying a plurality of new inventory lines to replace the first inventory line in response to an autosplit control of the user interface being engaged, the new inventory lines including different bins, and providing a control through the user interface window to allow manual adjustment of the new inventory lines. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233040 | Electronic Acknowledgement of Receipt of Inventory - A method for tracking status of an inventory shipment sent to a recipient includes monitoring whether the recipient has transmitted an electronic acknowledgment of the status of the shipment; and automatically transmitting a message to the recipient requesting acknowledgment of receipt of inventory if the electronic acknowledgment is not transmitted by the recipient within a first predetermined amount of time. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233041 | HANDHELD SCANNER DEVICE WITH DISPLAY LOCATION DATABASE - A method of managing inventory may include using a handheld scanning device to locate one or more inventory items on a retail display. The method may further include scanning the identification symbols of inventory items on a retail display to determine the type of the scanned item. An associated apparatus may include a communication interface to receive information from a remote database and to send information to a remote server. The received information may include predetermined information about proper locations for individual inventory items on the retail display, thereby reducing the need to manually determine the proper locations of multiple inventory items, which may be, for example, greeting cards on a retail store display. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233042 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGISTRATION, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE VOUCHERS USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a system and a method for registration, and a system and a method for managing electronic revenue and expenditure that are user-friendly and environment-friendly. The registration system comprises a host unit and a plurality of user units. The host unit comprises a database, a member platform and an identification code input device. Each of the user units comprises the identification code and a user device having a display. When the identification code input device accesses the identification code for the first time, the member platform creates an account corresponding to the identification code and sends a password through the first communication path to the user device corresponding to the identification code so that the member is able to log on to the member platform. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233043 | Mobile Device and Method for Determining a Number of Days Before a Tax Liability Trigger - The present disclosure relates to a mobile device and method for determining a number of days before a tax liability trigger. In one embodiment, a mobile device receives location information identifying a country that the mobile device is present in and tracks a number of days the mobile device is present in the country. The mobile device determines a number of days before a tax liability trigger occurs in the country based on the tracked number of days and tax information of the user of the mobile device, and then displays the number of days before the tax liability trigger. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233044 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A LABOR PROJECT MANANGEMENT AND COSTING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM - The APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A LABOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COSTING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM (hereinafter “LPM PLATFORM”) transforms inputs (e.g., labor information, location information, activity data, login data, entry information, etc.) via LPM PLATFORM components (e.g., entry aggregator, labor monitoring component, fault tracking component, etc.) into outputs (e.g., user history reports, employee reports, entry reports, activity models, labor resource schemas, etc.). The LPM PLATFORM provides dynamic management, analysis and control of labor activity information and administrative protocols. In particular, this disclosure discusses the application of the LPM PLATFORMLPM PLATFORM to provide users with the ability to monitor employee activity, identify faulty activity, and manage the allocation of labor resources. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233045 | LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLACING ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A lighting system for displacing energy is provided. The lighting system includes energy efficient lighting technology for replacing old lighting technology in a building. A computer system is configured to generate a utility invoice for sending to a utility consumer associated with the building. The utility invoice includes a payment amount for a power reduction over time at the new utility rate. The power reduction over time is provided by use of the energy efficient lighting technology. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233046 | PROVIDING STATIONERY ASSET INFORMATION - A method and system for providing stationary asset information. A method includes receiving a request from a user for information related to stationary assets in a geographic area, collecting information related to stationary assets in the geographic area from at least one entity, converting the information and providing the converted information to the user. A system includes a first computer arranged to support an electronic user interface, wherein a user can request information related to stationary assets in a geographic area through the electronic user interface; and between the second computer and at least one entity. The second computer is arranged to collect information related to stationary assets in the geographic area from the entity. The information may be collected from a plurality of entities and may relate to assets located above or underground. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STRUCTURING A MORTGAGE - Methods and systems are configured to structure a collateralized loan such that a borrower's future income is factored into the determination of payment amounts due to a lender. The methods and systems disclosed herein provide benefits to both lenders and borrowers and, regarding real estate purchases, may expand the pool of buyers that qualify for certain mortgage amounts. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233048 | Content-Related Financial Portal - A content receiver provides content received from a content provider. While providing such content, the content receiver determines to provide a financial portal. The content receiver ascertains context-specific information to include in the financial portal based on the content. Then, the content receiver transmits a combination of the financial portal and the content to a display device. The financial portal may include various menus and/or interfaces that enable performance activities related to financial products and/or financial and/or brokerage accounts. In ascertaining information, the content receiver may evaluate the content to determine information to include, such as by analyzing metadata that corresponds to the content and/or performing content recognition analysis on the content. The content receiver may determine to provide the financial portal in response to user input and/or in response to the occurrence of an event corresponding to an automatic and/or user defined trigger. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RISK IN A TRADING ENVIRONMENT - An order entry system for tradable instruments includes a buying power limit constrained order entry mechanism, wherein one or more conditions related to one or more buying power limits are adapted to automatically adjust. A method of controlling risk in an order entry system for tradable instruments includes the steps of: providing one or more conditions related to buying power; and automatically adjusting the one or more conditions related to buying power. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RISK IN A TRADING ENVIRONMENT - An order entry system for tradable instruments includes: a buying power limit constrained order entry mechanism adapted to automatically adjust a condition related to one or more currently open orders or currently held positions in response to a change in the buying power limits. A method of adapting risk in a buying power limit constrained order entry system for tradable instruments includes the steps of: changing the value of the buying power limits; and automatically adjusting a condition related to one or more currently open orders or currently held positions in response to the changed value of the buying power limits. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233051 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RISK IN A TRADING ENVIRONMENT - An order entry system for tradable instruments includes: a buying power limit constrained order entry mechanism wherein independent buying power limits are provided for short side and long side. A method of controlling risk in an order entry system for tradable instruments includes the steps of: providing buying power limits constraining order entry; and establishing independent buying power limits for short side and long side. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING FUNCTIONS TO ADJUST ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS RELATED TO BUYING POWER - A system for building functions configured to adjust one or more conditions related to buying power includes: a user interface through which a user may identify one or more factors to create one or more functions configured to adjust one or more conditions related to buying power. A method of building functions configured to adjust one or more conditions related to buying power, the method includes the steps of: identifying one or more factors to be used in a function configured to adjust one or more conditions related to buying power; identifying one or more relationships by which the factors are related; applying the identified one or more relationships to the identified one or more factors; and adjusting the one or more conditions related to buying power in response to the application of the identified one or more relationships to the identified one or more factors. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233053 | Equitized Currency Trust for Real-Time Currency Trading - An equitized currency trust has its underlying value based solely on currency, rather than on securities and/or commodities. Shares of the equitized currency trust are priced in a currency other than the currency that forms the underlying value. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT-BASED TRADING - A system and method for news-based trading are developed. According to one method, a trader can pre-define a trading strategy including a number of trading rules to be applied based on a comparison of one or more estimated event values to the respective actual event values to be released at some later time. The example method further includes, upon receiving one or more actual event values via a user input or directly from outside sources, executing one or more predefined trading rules selected based on the comparison of the received actual event values to the respective estimated indicator values. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233055 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRICE IMPROVEMENT, PARTICIPATION, AND INTERNALIZATION - A method for stock option trading includes receiving an option order at a market, contemporaneously receiving a copy of the option order at an electronic drop (EDrop) system, which is separate and distinct from the market, obtaining a potential cross quantity and a potential cross price based on the option order at the EDrop system, and submitting, through the EDrop system, a contra-order, with respect to the option order, to the market for fulfillment, wherein the contra-order specifies at least one of an underlying security potential cross quantity, and the potential cross price. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233056 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND EVALUATING NETWORK COMMODITIES PURCHASING - One or more price metrics are generated by retrieving, from a database, one or more price data sets representing a specified time period. Each of the retrieved price data sets includes at least a parameter value, a quoted cost, and a selling unit of measure for at least one item, and is responsive to a product specification data set that includes at least one parameter value and a unit of measure for each of one or more items. In at least one embodiment, a combined item price total is divided by a combined item unit total to generate a metric price per unit for each item in the product specification data set. In another embodiment, a summed individual metric price per unit is divided by the number of individual metric prices to generate an overall metric price per unit for each item in the product specification data set. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233057 | Method and System for Computer-Implemented Trading of Secondary Debt Market Securities - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for negotiating the price for a traded security. A security, and a bid or offer terms, are transmitted from at least one dealer to an investor. An indication of interest in purchasing the security is received from the investor and transmitted to at least one dealer. A first bid in response to the indication of interest is received from more than one dealer. The first bid is stored for at least one period of time. In the event that at least two of the stored bids are tied for best: a tie-breaking request is transmitted to each of the tied-for-best dealers, the stored bid for one or more of the tied-for-best dealers is updated with a second bid, the stored bids are transmitted to the investor, and an acceptance, a rejection, or a counter-offer is received from the investor. | 2012-09-13 |
20120233058 | METHOD AND INTERFACE FOR PRESENTING LAST TRADED QUANTITY INFORMATION - Trading software may receive trading information from an exchange. The trading software may use the trading information to compute an estimate of last traded total sweep quantity. The trading software may also display the last traded total sweep quantity on a trading screen. | 2012-09-13 |