51st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120323600 | Genome-based drug management systems - A drug management system based upon membership genomic data is coupled to cooperating external computing systems via an object server which prepares drug use reports for automated delivery in response to results that data output from the member database. Based on rules stored in a rules library a query engine runs tests on the stored member genetic information to identify and meet specified criteria. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323601 | DISTRIBUTED SHARING OF ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS - A summary request including a patient identifier may be obtained from a network client requesting location indications associated with medical facility locations associated with storage of detail patient data associated with a patient. If an index patient indicator associated with the patient identifier is included in an aggregation facility index associated with an aggregation facility repository that includes summary patient data associated with a plurality of medical facilities and a plurality of patients, summary patient data that summarizes medical events associated with the patient identifier may be obtained, based on information included in the aggregation facility index, and a summary data response that includes the summary patient data and location indications associated with medical facility locations associated with storage of detail patient data associated with the summary patient data may be transmitted to the network client; otherwise, the summary request may be forwarded to a hierarchically superior facility aggregation service. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323602 | PHARMACY WORK QUEUE - Methods, computer systems, and computer-readable media for generating a pharmacy work queue are provided. Clinical parameters are received along with a request for the pharmacy work queue. Patients at a healthcare facility who satisfy the clinical parameters are identified, and the pharmacy work queue is generated. The pharmacy work queue comprises an indication of the patients who satisfy the clinical parameters. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323603 | REMOTE HEALTH CARE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - Disclosed are patient health systems and methods for transmission of patient health data from a patient data collection system to a provider analysis system. The patient health system include the patient data collection system coupled to a communications network and located proximate a patient, for collecting patient physiological data. The patient health system further includes the provider analysis system coupled to the communications network and located remote from the patient data collection system. The patient data collection system includes a patient data collection device couple to a patient work station. The patient work station is configured to transmit patient physiological data upon a determination that the communications network is reliable. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323604 | System and Method for Early identification of Safety Concerns of New Drugs - A drug registry database is administered by storing healthcare claims for a plurality of patients and providing a user interface that displays new drug/comparator drug pairings in which a new drug includes a threshold number of healthcare claims and a comparator drug with substantially similar medical indications as the new drug. Based on receiving a new drug/comparator drug pairing selection, an analysis engine identifies from healthcare claims a statistically matched first of patients having used the new drug and second group of patients having used the comparator drug; identifies a comparative occurrence of existing medical conditions or new medical conditions in the statistically matched groups; and calculates a probability value indicating a relative likelihood that a patient taking the new drug will have a medical condition from the new or existing medical conditions in comparison to a likelihood that a patient taking the comparator drug will have the medical condition. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323605 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A server including an image storage, an image processor, a progress managing unit, and a UI controller. The image storage stores medical images of different body regions of a subject. The image processor receives requests related to each medical image from one of multiple clients and executes processing of the medical images. The progress managing unit creates progress information on the processing of each medical image based on the stage of the processing performed by the image processor on each of the multiple medical images, and centrally manages progress information for multiple medical images. In accordance with the processing stage indicated by the progress information, the UI controller generates display screen data which presents the processing status of the medical images of the corresponding body regions on multiple screen regions corresponding to multiple body regions and transmits the display screen data to either one of the multiple clients. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323606 | METHOD AND A MOBILE DEVICE FOR REVIEWING PATIENT INFORMATION - A method is disclosed for reviewing at a mobile device patient information residing on a server, the method comprising the steps of receiving a message pushed from the server, the message having a resource identifier associated with the patient information, retrieving the patient information from the server using the resource identifier, displaying at least part of the retrieved patient information on a screen of the mobile device, reviewing the displayed patient information to obtain a comment, and uploading the comment to the server. Also disclosed is a mobile device for reviewing patient information according to the disclosed method. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323607 | SECURE AND USABLE AUTHENTICATION FOR HEALTH CARE INFORMATION ACCESS - Embodiments of the invention relate to providing a health care provider access to an electronic record of a patient may be provided. A determination is made as to whether the health care provider is logged onto a computer system in a physical area assigned to the patient. Whether the health care provider is logged onto the computer system during working hours of the provider is also ascertained. The health care provider is provided with access to the electronic record of the patient via the computer system if the determining resolves to true and the ascertaining resolves to true. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323608 | One-Stop Shopping System and Method - A system and method are disclosed for one-stop shopping for health-care services and related needs. The one-stop shopping system and method provide objective information for the system enrollee to assess and decide on health-care insurance and services. The system and method provide this objective information in a way that is easily accessible by system enrollees in an economical and rapid manner. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE VALUE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY - Accurate, appropriate valuation of the contents of a residence is facilitated based on characteristics of the household and the residence. These factors are used to estimate the proper value of the contents and may be based, at least in part and in various embodiments, on information collected in the course of the insurance underwriting process and from public and non-public consumer spending data. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323610 | Program for Alternative Funding of Employee and Retiree Benefits - An investment program for funding benefits by maintaining assets in the investment program that includes an employer owned trust account and at least one life, disability, health or annuity contract (including a terminal annuity) obtained directly or indirectly from a partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company. The insurance contract is purchased with assets from the trust account and the partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company is a least partially, wholly or non-owned by the employer. When paying or reimbursing benefits, the employer or the trust may pay the benefit and if the employer pays the benefit, the trust may reimburse the employer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PERTAINING TO METRICS-BASED PRIORITIZATION OF BILLING EXCEPTIONS - Insurance billing includes receiving a plurality of exceptions arising out of one or more billing events and associated with one or more billed parties; categorizing the plurality of exceptions into a plurality of exception groups based at least in part on one or more types of exceptions; determining, for an exception group corresponding to a particular type of exception, a plurality of exception metrics for each of one or more corresponding billed parties; presenting, to the user, a selectable plurality of exception groups; and in response to a user selection of a particular exception group, presenting to the user one or more billed party identifiers of the one or more corresponding billed parties in the particular exception group and the plurality of exception metrics determined for each of the one or more corresponding billed parties. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323612 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER AIDED EVENT AND VENUE SETUP AND MODELING AND INTERACTIVE MAPS - Described are systems and methods for designing certain aspects of an event venue and for communicating information regarding the event and the event venue to others. Certain embodiments provide a dynamic seat map via which an operator can assign certain characteristics to specific seats and/or seating sections. Certain embodiments generate interactive maps for users, via which information from a plurality of sources may be integrated and visually displayed. The user may specify certain criteria, and the interactive map may identify to the user seats and/or sections that match such criteria. Certain embodiments provide an interactive seat map via which users can select seats and share information. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323613 | SPORTS AND CONCERT EVENT TICKET PRICING AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying seat inventory at a venue and facilitating planning of ticket prices for events at the venue is presented. Methods to predict total revenue for an event are described. Also presented are systems and methods for determining at what price and when to release so-called ‘flex’ price tickets during an on-sale using the sales velocity and sales/inquiry ratios. Determining demand of seats from secondary markets is also described with methods to use the demand for either repricing the seats in the primary market or presenting ‘best value’ seats to a prospective purchaser. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323614 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING CLIENT INTERFACE FOR AREA-SPECIFIC PROCESS - A method enables a communication between a process client and a wireless process server to carry out an area-specific process in an area. The method includes a step of transmitting it message from a wireless process server to a wireless communication device operated by the process client. The message includes information related to the area-specific process for enabling the process-client to better arrange time before the area-specific process is scheduled to carry out in the area. In a specific embodiment, the wireless communication server sends a message to notify the process client about a location and an estimate time for the process client to carry out the area-specific process. In another preferred embodiment, the communication system enables the process client to employ a wireless communication device owned by the process client. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323615 | OPTIMIZED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES BASED ON SMART CITY MAINTENANCE PROFILES - An approach is provided in which a maintenance optimizer receives a policy change threshold that corresponds to a system. The maintenance optimizer monitors real-time condition data associated with the system, and determines whether the real-time condition data has reached the policy change threshold. If the real-time condition data has not reached the policy change threshold, the maintenance optimizer generates a maintenance operation notification based upon the real-time condition data according to a maintenance schedule policy. However, if the real-time condition data has reached the policy change threshold, the maintenance optimizer generates an alternate maintenance operation notification based upon the real-time condition data according to an alternate maintenance schedule policy. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323616 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING DOWNTIME DRIVERS - A downtime driver determining apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus may have a data collection module configured to collect machine downtime data and work order data from one or more databases, and a downtime identification module configured to identify a period of machine downtime from the machine downtime data. The apparatus may also have a downtime driver identification module configured to identify at least one work order from the work order data for the machine that was completed during the period of machine downtime, the at least one work order identifying at least one component of the machine, and a downtime attribution module configured to attribute at least part of the period of machine downtime to the at least one component of the machine included in the work order. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323617 | PROCESSING OF BUSINESS EVENT DATA TO DETERMINE BUSINESS STATES - The present description refers to a computer implemented method, computer program product, and computer system for obtaining business event data for a business, the business event data associated with one or more items for sale by or sold by the business, determining summary rate data based on the business event data, comparing the summary rate data to one or more business patterns, and detecting a state of the business based on the comparison of the summary rate data to one or more of the business patterns. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323618 | CASE-BASED RETRIEVAL OF INTEGRATION CASES USING SIMILARITY MEASURES BASED ON A BUSINESS DEOMAIN ONTOLOGY - In one embodiment, a method includes storing a set of integration cases previously used for adapting a standard enterprise system. The set of integration cases include a business function attribute selected from a business domain ontology (BDO) of an enterprise. The integration problem includes a business function attribute selected from the BDO of the enterprise. A similarity is determined between the business function attribute of each of the set of integration cases to the business function attribute of the integration problem. The similarity is determined based on a first position in the BDO of each business function attribute of the set of integration cases in relation to a second position in the BDO of the business function attribute of the integration problem. One or more similar integration cases in the set of integration cases is determined to the integration problem based on the determined similarity and output. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323619 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for assessing costs associated with an organization or its supply chain is provided. The method includes: accessing a first set of data relating to the organization or the supply chain, wherein the first set of data includes environmental flows, products data, or activities data associated with the organization or the supply chain; accessing one or more databases indexed by at least a portion of the environmental flows, products data, or activities data, the one or more databases including one or more of: a database including societal costs; a database including current internal costs, the current internal costs representing costs internalized by the organization or the supply chain; and a database including future internal costs, the future internal costs representing costs projected to be internalized by the organization or the supply chain; and applying the first set of data to the one or more databases. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING RETAIL PRODUCTS AND DETERMINING RETAIL PRODUCT ARRANGEMENTS - Systems and methods for determining product arrangement are provided. The method includes: receiving one or more images, the one or more images reflecting a retail arrangement of at least one product, processing, with a processor executing code, the one or more images to: (a) identify the at least one product, and (b) determine the retail arrangement of the at least one product, computing, based on (a) an identification of the at least one product and (b) a determination of a retail arrangement of the at least one product, one or more performance indicators, the one or more performance indicators reflecting compliance with one or more retail arrangement guidelines established with respect to the at least one product, and providing feedback based on the one or more performance indicators. Other embodiments of the various aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323621 | Assisting Customers At A Self-Checkout Terminal - Assisting customers at a self-checkout terminal, including: requesting, at the self-checkout terminal, intervention from a shopper assistant; notifying, by the self-checkout terminal, the shopper assistant of the request for intervention; checking in the shopper assistant at the self-checkout terminal; and displaying, at the self-checkout terminal, an additional intervention request initiated at another self-checkout terminal. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323622 | Assessing Fitness of Drivers for Pending Trip Assignments - A system for assessing fitness of drivers for trip assignments includes a data processor adapted to communicate with recorders in vehicles for retrieving driving histories of drivers, and a terminal connected with the data processor. The terminal is used by a dispatcher for operating the data processor to construct trip definitions of pending trip assignments, append each of the trip definitions separately to the driving history of each of the drivers so as to form driver/trip assignment combinations of all drivers and all pending trip assignments, process the combinations through an hours-of-service engine to determine which combinations are legal under hours-of-service work rules, calculate a fitness rating for each legal combination, and analyze the fitness ratings of the legal combinations against one another to select the driver with best fitness for each pending trip assignment. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323623 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING AN INCIDENT TICKET TO AN ASSIGNEE - A system, computer-readable storage medium including instructions, and computer-implemented method for assigning an incident ticket to an assignee are disclosed. An incident ticket is received, via a data network, from a device of a customer, the incident ticket including information relating an issue experienced by the customer. A class of incident tickets to which the incident ticket belongs is determined. Performance ratings for assignees that have handled at least one incident ticket in the class of incident tickets are retrieved from a database. An assignee is selected to handle the incident ticket using the performance ratings. A notification is transmitted, via the data network, to a device of the assignee, the notification alerting the assignee that the assignee has been assigned to handle the incident ticket. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323624 | MODEL-DRIVEN ASSIGNMENT OF WORK TO A SOFTWARE FACTORY - A computer implemented method, system, and/or computer program product assigns work to a software factory for implementing a project. A project model of a project is generated. Project model subcomponents are mapped to work packets that are available to a software factory, thus leading to the generation of a work plan for performing the project via an execution of the available work packets. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323625 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROUP PROJECT - Information relating to intellectual property, across one or more intellectual property applications having various types of intellectual property data, can be provided and/or accessed in an integrated manner. Commonality(ies) are determined between disparate intellectual property applications, that may be applied by the intellectual property applications in accessing the intellectual property information. Responsive to a user request, which may include a specified commonality, stored information regarding the disparate data corresponding to the disparate intellectual property applications is retrieved. The commonality is utilized in bridging the gap to the intellectual property data for the disparate intellectual property applications. The bridging is provided by use of a commonality and by an IP engine. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323626 | APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING STAFF BASED ON NORMALIZED PERFORMANCE - A method is disclosed including: using at least one point of sale terminal to record sales information related to each of a plurality of staff members of an enterprise; using a rostering module coupled to the point of sale terminal to generate information indicative of staff performance by generating a performance score for each staff member that is based on sales information for the staff member and on aggregate sales information for the enterprise; and using the rostering module to generate a roster for scheduling staff members in scheduling slots based on each staff member's performance score. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323627 | Real-time Monitoring of Public Sentiment - The subject disclosure is directed towards a real-time or near real-time sentiment monitoring service. A set of rules such as keywords and data sources to crawl is provided to the monitoring service, which crawls the sources to obtain sentiment-related data for an entity, such as a corporation or product. Content items may be selected from the crawled data, and/or the data may be analyzed to provide results. The results may be displayed, such as on a content page, to quickly view the public's sentiment regarding the entity. The rules may be dynamically modified by a user or collaborating users to tune monitoring of the entity as desired, e.g., to obtain more relevant results. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323628 | BUSINESS INFORMATION AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT - A system constructed using one or more of the techniques described includes a job or outcome engine for storing a job or outcome data structure in accordance with a coherent relational model, a solution engine for storing a solution data structure in accordance with a coherent relational model, and a capability computation engine for matching the job or outcome to the solution to determine the extent to which the solution meets the needs of the job or outcome. The results can then be provided to a commercial activity server for the purpose of acting on identified solutions that meet needs better than current solutions. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323629 | COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS - A technique for performing commercial venture analysis involves establishing an empirically-derived structure and evaluating companies using analytical techniques within that structure. The technique may involve defining jobs, or goals a customer is attempting to reach, with dozens or even hundreds of outcomes. Ideally, the structure and tools facilitate analysis that would not be possible otherwise. Moreover, the nature of the system enables real-time input for changing conditions and the ability to calculate returns for new markets in which products or services do not exist. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323630 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating, Classifying and Predicting Game Trends Using Clustered Pattern Recognition - Features of electronically embodied games are logically categorized, analyzed, and compared. Features are preferably organized according to a hierarchical classification scheme, according to a classification scheme that is not strictly tautological. All suitable feature sets are contemplated, including sets corresponding to characteristics of personifications of players and non-players, types and/or uses of game space, methods of rewarding a player, etc. In other aspects comparisons are made between an evaluation game and one or more sets of historically available games. Such sets can be grouped by genre and the number of games in such sets can range anywhere from a single game to hundreds of games, or more. Reporting and guidance can include providing a risk assessment score or other risk analysis, feature assessment (prevalence), market placement, business model analysis, dynamic trend analysis, clustered pattern recognition, and image analysis. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING INDUSTRY SPEND - Various systems and methods for tracking industry spend are provided herein in various embodiments. A method if provided comprising summing consumer spend with a first company over a time period to yield a raw consumer spend, wherein the consumer spend is derived from internal data, extrapolating an estimated consumer spend with the first company using the raw consumer spend for the first company and the internal data, and estimating, by the processor, top line revenue for the first company using the estimated consumer spend. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323632 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING INDUSTRY SPEND - Various systems and methods for tracking industry spend are provided herein in various embodiments. A method if provided comprising summing consumer spend with a first company over a time period to yield a raw consumer spend, wherein the consumer spend is derived from internal data, extrapolating an estimated consumer spend with the first company using the raw consumer spend for the first company and the internal data, and estimating, by the processor, top line revenue for the first company using the estimated consumer spend. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323633 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for providing an integrated solution to a set of supply chain optimization problems. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a distribution network, vehicle routing, inventory positioning, and environmental sustainability for a supply chain; and combining an optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability into a single problem. In an embodiment, the optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability are combined into a single problem by using analytical engines. In one embodiment, these analytical engines include an inventory positioning engine to identify an inventory policy, a network analysis engine to identify a network structure, a vehicle routing engine to identify routes for delivering products, and a sustainability engine to quantify energy use and carbon emissions of defined actions. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323634 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A MEDIA MARKETING PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION TOOL - This disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for a media marketing planning and optimization tool (hereinafter, “MMPO TOOL”). MMPO TOOLs implement a live application whereby users may obtain sales forecast data and media planning information by submitting client specific data, such as historic sales data, media spend data, incentive/promotion data, and/or the like, to the MMPO TOOL. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323635 | Methods of Processing Information in Solar Energy System - A sales method provides for the demonstration, performance forecasting, financing, leasing, renting, power purchase agreement, tax-advantages, and group benefits of complete renewable energy systems. Even before a sales call is attempted, a system integrator has arranged a special group of lenders and investors that will fund any project initiated, has engaged credit services to check consumer credit files, has collected operational data from a number of its own systems, has created forecast models of performance, and arranged open-membership groups to which a new user can join immediately to share in collective bargaining with utilities, spread down-time risk and expense, utilize tax incentives, etc. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323636 | Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Products for Associating a Tag With a Recorded Event - An event recording is received. The event is associated with an event entity and occurs over an event duration at an event location. A tag is received responsive to user interaction with a communication device. The tag is associated with at least one of the particular entity associated with the event entity, a particular time period associated with the event duration, and a particular location associated with the event location. Additional information associated with the event recording is received, and the tag is matched with at least a portion of the event recording based on at least one of the particular entity, the particular time period, and the particular location associated with the received tag. The portion of the event recording matching the received tag is presented for review along with the received additional information associated with the event recording. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323637 | OPTIMIZATION OF ATTRIBUTES IN A PORTFOLIO OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES - Deployment of commercial and industrial (“C&I”) facilities in wholesale markets may be optimized by unbundling attributes from the facilities and combining those attributes for deployment. Buildings within portfolios may include complimentary attributes, features, and capabilities that can be coordinated for synergistic effect. The optimization may include mathematically unbundling attributes of each facility that may be mathematically and optimally aggregated into synthetic resources that are matched for selecting particular markets. These synthetic resources may be deployed optimally in the selected markets. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323638 | PRODUCTION SYSTEM CARRIER CAPACITY PREDICTION PROCESS AND TOOL - A production system includes an information handling system (IHS) having a carrier capacity prediction tool that receives a customer order that may include packaging and carrier requirements. The carrier capacity prediction tool partitions the customer order into work units. The carrier capacity tool determines work unit carrier capacity requirements from historical data that a volumetric weight database stores. If the volumetric weight database does not include sufficient historical information to determine carrier capacity requirements, the carrier capacity tool predicts carrier capacity requirements from best fit or actual packaging data during final packaging of customer goods for shipment. The carrier capacity tool sums all work unit packaging and volumetric weight data for each customer order to generate an aggregate of the total carrier capacity needs for a particular time period for production system shipping. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MATURITY LEVELS FOR BUSINESS PROCESSES - A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for determining a maturity level for a business process. Responses to questions relating to a business process for a business are received. A first business process maturity level is determined using the responses to the questions. Performance statistics are obtained from a database including historical data related to the business process. A second business process maturity level is determined using the performance statistics. A weight factor is determined using the first business process maturity level and the second business process maturity level, the weight factor corresponding to a correlation between the first business process maturity level and the second business process maturity level. A weighted business process maturity level is calculated for the business process using the first business process maturity level and the weight factor. The weighted business process maturity level for the business process is stored in the database. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING ASSIGNEE PERFORMANCE OF AN INCIDENT TICKET - A system, computer-readable storage medium including instructions, and computer-implemented method for evaluating assignee performance of an incident ticket are described. Data for an incident ticket is received, via a data network, the data including a class of incident tickets to which the incident ticket belongs and at least one performance metric relating to the handling of the incident ticket by an assignee of the incident ticket. A performance score for the assignee is calculated using at least the data for the incident ticket, the performance score corresponding to a level of performance the assignee achieved in handling the incident ticket. The performance score for the assignee is stored in a database so that the performance score is associated with the class of incident tickets to which the incident ticket belongs. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323641 | TERMINAL PERFORMANCE ANALYTICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system with a data extraction, aggregation and analytical engine is provided for analyzing data for services, resources and activities data for container port terminal performance. The computer system implements a method that receives data associated with services, activities, and resources provided for customers from data collection source systems; defines a multidimensional relationship between the data for a service, an activity, and a resource consumed for an individual movement of a container for an individual customer; determines from the received data individual cost items for the individual movement of the container; stores the allocated individual cost items in a terminal performance database in relation to corresponding customers and in relation to dates when those costs were incurred; maps, from the terminal performance database into a multidimensional database, the allocated costs for services to corresponding activities and the allocated costs for resources to corresponding activities; and generates a report in a user interface of a display device to illustrate costs associated with one or more dimensions selected from the group consisting of individual customers, a specific service, a specific activity, and a specific resource over specified periods of time. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SERVICE TO ARRANGE TRANSPORT AMONGST PARTIES THROUGH USE OF MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method are described for enabling transportation to be arranged for individuals carrying handsets or mobile devices. In some embodiments, a customer can transmit a request for transport from a given customer geographic location. A service may handle the request by selecting a driver for the customer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323643 | PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Profiles may be used to define various entities involved in management of parking facilities. Profiles may be defined for: parking facilities, users of parking facilities, owners of parking facilities, locations of tenants of buildings, management companies of buildings, etc. Links may be established between the various profiles to define relationships. Based on the links between profiles, parking rights and management of the parking facilities may be controlled. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323644 | System And Method For Providing Discounted Products, Product Trials, and Product Samples - A method utilizing a computer-implemented platform to provide, in electronic form, a notification to a consumer of the availability of one or more products on a discounted basis, receive, from the consumer in electronic form, a selection of one or more of the products, and provide a certificate to the consumer entitling the consumer to obtain the selected one or more products on a free or reduced cost basis. The certificate may, for example, be provided in an electronic format or may be a magnetic strip card. The certificate may be reloadable, such that it can be subsequently modified and associated with subsequent offers for one or more products on a discounted basis. In additional or alternative embodiments, the certificate is a single load multiple transaction certificate, wherein the certificate is initially loaded with a predetermined value, which decrements in predetermined portions based on triggering events. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANTICIPATORY PACKAGE SHIPPING - A method and system for anticipatory package shipping are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include packaging one or more items as a package for eventual shipment to a delivery address, selecting a destination geographical area to which to ship the package, shipping the package to the destination geographical area without completely specifying the delivery address at time of shipment, and while the package is in transit, completely specifying the delivery address for the package. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323646 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATED CREDITING TO CUSTOMERS FOR WAITING - A method and structure for reducing customer dissatisfaction for waiting includes a queue monitoring subsystem which detects an entry of a customer into a waiting queue. A reward computing subsystem calculates a reward for the customer for being in the waiting queue, and a communication subsystem communicates the reward to the customer. At least one of subsystems is automated. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323647 | ANALYZING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR INVOLVING USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTENT - Social networking users are rewarded with points for creating content or commenting on the content of other social networking users. The rewards engine may be a part of a social networking site, or may be a stand-alone system which may be used by social networking sites to offer rewards to users. Upon receiving an event including a user and event type, the system determines a point value, instantly and/or in the future. Different point values may be assigned to different event types, or points may be awarded based upon the measured impact over time, or points may be awarded according to user votes. Points may be awarded for enrolling, making new friends, creating content, commenting on content, among other event types. Points may be revoked for deleting content or blocking users, among other event types. A hierarchy of point values may assign fewer or greater points to particular event types. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323648 | Article, System, and Method for Actuated Advertising - A system for providing a customized display having a GPS signal transmitter; a GPS receiver/locator; a microprocessor having a display control parameters stored theron; an actuator; and a a display and an advertising method is performed using the system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN ADVERTISING ITEM LINKED WITH THE ACT OF PRINTING - A method for providing an advertising item to a client device. The method comprises receiving a printing notification from the client device; selecting an advertising item from at least a database containing a plurality of advertisement items; generating a display window containing the selected advertising item; and sending the generated display window to the client device for display by the client device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323650 | Vending Machine For Lipstick And Other Cosmetics - System for distributing products and advertising including a vending machine having a selection of lipsticks and/or other cosmetics as well as an electronic advertisement display, electronic payment acceptance, and communication with the Internet for updating the advertising, relaying inventory status, and validating payment. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323651 | Methods and Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323652 | DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF A NETWORK OF AUDIOVISUAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS - Management device for a network of audiovisual information reproduction systems or jukeboxes, including a database with a plurality of sets of arrays, each array containing grouped information either about the composition of a jukebox, or the use of the jukebox, or the payment of fees. The database is managed by a computer server connected with the audiovisual information reproduction systems to receive messages sent by each audiovisual information reproduction device and containing information necessary to update determined sets of arrays in the database, and update data or the program for each audiovisual information reproduction device with information stored in at least one set of arrays in the database and transmitted in this message. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323653 | CONDUCTING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION TRANSACTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for configuring a mobile communication device to perform transactions using a second communication channel that is different from a first communication channel through which the mobile communication device sends voice data. The method includes attaching a secure element to the mobile communication device. The secure element includes a memory storing an application, a processor configured to execute the application stored in the memory; and a wireless transceiver configured to send transaction data associated with the executed application through the second communication channel to a terminal that is remote from the mobile communication device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323654 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING AND TRACKING A PLURALITY OF TOKENS - There is a system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to manage and track a plurality of exchangeable tokens. The system includes a tracking module configured to track a location of the tokens. The system includes an ID verification module configured to verify an ID of a token. The system includes an ID writing module configured to write an ID for a token. The system includes a control module configured to provide operational instructions to the modules of the system. The system also includes a communication module configured to send and receive data over a network. The system includes a reward module configured to provide a reward over a network. The system further includes a storage module configured to store data. The system includes a management module configured to manage the plurality of exchangeable tokens and metadata and ID data of the tokens over a network. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323655 | FUNDRAISING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for an organization to raise funds via contributions by a merchant are described. In one example system, a supply of unique codes is associated with a respective merchant for distribution by each respective merchant to respective consumers. The system includes an administrative entity. The administrative entity includes a code database module configured to store at least one of the unique codes and a respective association, and a contribution database module configured to document a contribution responsive to receipt of the at least one of the unique codes. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323656 | PERSONALIZED PURCHASE OFFERS BASED ON ITEM-LEVEL TRANSACTION DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Example systems and methods of generating and providing personalized purchase offers based on item-level purchase data are presented. In one example, item-level purchase data from multiple sources for each of a plurality of users are aggregated. Offer data are received from offer providers. At least one user is selected to receive an offer targeted to the at least user based on the item-level purchase data and the offer data. The offer is transmitted to a communication device of the at least one user. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNATIONAL COUPON-LESS DISCOUNTS - The systems and methods of the disclosure allow user from various countries to take advantage of offers when they are traveling internationally. Once the purchase associated with the offer is made, the transaction information may be processed by the system, such that, the credit and debit associated with the purchase are transmitted to the transaction account and the merchant. The transaction information may be further processed to determine whether the particular transaction is eligible for a reward. Where the transaction is eligible for a reward, the credit and debit associated with reward are transmitted to the transaction account and the sponsoring entity. The reward may be provided in any suitable currency or in various currencies based on the parameters governing the reward offer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DISCOUNT OFFERS VIA AN INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERFACE - Embodiments of computer implemented systems and methods for providing discount offers via an internet directory interface are described. One example method includes receiving, from a user, via a user interface, a request to search for one or more discount offers associated with a product, the request being associated with search criteria, facilitating the search for the one or more discount offers through an integrated search engine based on the search criteria, providing search results, the search results including one or more discount offers for the one or more products, receiving, from the user, a selection of a product from the search results, the selection of the product including a product quantity, and providing the user with a specific discount offer for the product based on the selection. The method may further include providing a payment functionality to process a transaction associated with a purchase of the product with the specific discount from a merchant associated with the product, the payment functionality including one or more means of payment. The method may further include sending voucher codes to the user and the merchant. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323659 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK ENGAGEMENTS FOR E-COMMERCE APPLICATIONS - The present invention relates generally to internet based e-commerce and more particularly to connecting an electronic commerce application and an online social network. The methods and system described herein enables members of one or more online social network to get offers from an e-commerce application. The databases of online social network(s) can be accessible in conjunction with the e-commerce application. The members of one or more online social network get rewarded with incentives upon successful interaction with an interactive content provided by the e-commerce application. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323660 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSACTION AND REWARD ACCOUNTS - A system and method for operating a reward points accumulation and redemption program wherein a user earns reward points from a plurality of independent reward points issuing entities, with each tracking the user's earned reward points in a user reward point account stored on a multi-function card (such as a frequent flyer account or a credit card loyalty account). The multi-function card is adapted to aggregate some or all of the user's earned reward points from the reward accounts and credit the aggregated points into a single reward exchange account on the multi-function card. The user may then select an item for purchase with the accumulated reward points from the multi-function card. The item is provided to the user in exchange for a subset or all of the reward points from the multi-function card. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323661 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PARTY REWARDS USING A SINGLE ACCOUNT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Systems and methods for storing a transaction history with respect to a business entity, and an incentive regarding a business entity, previously offered to an account. A desired transaction involving a holder of the account and the business entity may be generated based on the transaction history and a metric. An incentive may be generated based on an artificial intelligence program (AIP), the transaction history, and the metric. The desired transaction and the incentive may be transmitted for presentation to a holder of the account. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323662 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MANAGE MULTIPLE PARTY REWARDS USING A SINGLE ACCOUNT AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Systems and methods for storing a transaction history with respect to a business entity, and an incentive regarding a business entity, previously offered to an account. A desired transaction involving a holder of the account and the business entity may be generated based on the transaction history and a metric. An incentive may be generated based on an artificial intelligence program (AIP), the transaction history, and the metric. The desired transaction and the incentive may be transmitted for presentation to a holder of the account. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323663 | PERSONALIZED PURCHASE OFFERS BASED ON ITEM-LEVEL TRANSACTION DATA FROM A PHYSICAL RETAIL RECEIPT - Example systems and methods of generating and providing personalized purchase offers based on item-level purchase data are presented. In one example, item-level purchase data from multiple sources for each of a plurality of users are aggregated. The aggregated item-level purchase data include item-level purchase data from a physical retail receipt. Offer data are received from offer providers. At least one user is selected to receive an offer targeted to the at least user based on the aggregated item-level purchase data and the offer data. The offer is transmitted to a communication device of the at least one user. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323664 | INTEGRATED COUPON STORAGE, DISCOVERY, AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for managing and redeeming electronic coupons on a mobile device. The invention may also cause a mobile device to generate an alert when it is at or in the vicinity of a location such as a retail store where an electronic coupon held by the mobile device may be redeemed. An alert may also be caused when the mobile device is used in a sales transaction at the location. The electronic coupons may be redeemed in a number of ways including scanning an image displayed on the mobile device, communicating with a wireless network, or through an integrated near field payment system offered by the location. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323665 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COUPON VERIFICATION - Computer-implemented methods, systems and devices facilitating the methods, and computer-readable medium storing computer readable code, which, when executed, performs the methods are provided for coupon verification. The methods include receiving from a coupon verification terminal via a mobile network a verification data package based on at least an additional verification information and a verification code of a coupon, verifying whether or not the coupon is valid and has not been redeemed, and sending the verification result via the mobile network to the coupon verification terminal. The coupon verification terminal comprises an input module, a CPU configured to provide the additional verification information and to generate the verification data package by encrypting the additional verification information and the verification code, and a mobile communication module configured to, via a mobile network, send the verification data package to a verification server and receive a verification result from the verification server. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323666 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO A PROMOTIONAL OFFER - A method of facilitating access to a promotional offer, the method comprising: receiving at a server system a page request from a client device; and sending program code executable in a browser application to the client device in response to the page request, the program code being executable to display at least one promotional offer and a promotional code, to provide a flash object at a display position of the promotional code and, in response to selection of the flash object, to cause the promotional code to be copied to a user-accessible memory of the client device and to open a new browser display of the browser application. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323667 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING DISCOUNTS WITH PAYMENT OPTIONS - Systems and methods for associating discounts or incentives with payment options are presented. In various embodiments, a customer purchasing goods or services is presented with various discounts or incentives to use one or more particular forms of payment such as cash, credit card, debit card, house card, or the like. After being presented with such information, the customer may then choose a form of payment, taking into account the various discounts or incentives related thereto. The appropriate discount or incentive is then applied to the customer's total bill and/or saved in the customer's loyalty account for future use. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323668 | PROMOTION INFRASTRUCTURE HAVING DISPENSING CONTROLS - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323669 | INCENTIVIZING LOW-TRANSACTION-COST PAYMENTS - Payers may be incentivized to change from a first payment option to a second payment option, if the second payment option has a lower transaction cost than the first payment option. In one example, a user makes a payment through an on-line system. The user chooses a payment instrument, such as a credit card, to make the payment. A system then determines whether there the user's chosen instrument has the lowest transaction cost, or if there are ways of making the payment that have lower transaction costs. If lower-cost ways of making the payment exist, the user may be offered an incentive to change to a payment method that has a lower transaction cost. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323670 | MOBILE PAYMENTS USING AN NFC STICKER WITHOUT AUTHENTICATION - A method for configuring a mobile communication device to perform transactions using a second communication channel that is different from a first communication channel through which the mobile communication device sends voice data. The method includes attaching a secure element to the mobile communication device. The secure element includes a memory storing an application, a processor configured to execute the application stored in the memory; and a wireless transceiver configured to send transaction data associated with the executed application through the second communication channel to a terminal that is remote from the mobile communication device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323671 | PROMOTION SYSTEM SUPPORTING EMAILED PROMOTIONS WITH TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323672 | FEE BASED ADVERTISING SYSTEM SUPPORTING DUAL INPUT INTERFACES - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323673 | SALES PROMOTION SYSTEM WITH SECONDARY SALES SERVER SYSTEM - A system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption provides customers making online purchases to automatically retrieve and redeem all applicable rebates and coupons during an online purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system makes purchases from merchants or manufacturers using all applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system automatically retrieves coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site and to retrieve manufacturer's and merchant's coupons prior to an online purchasing activity for subsequent submission to an online merchant during a subsequent purchasing activity. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323674 | CREATION AND USAGE OF SYNTHETIC USER IDENTIFIERS WITHIN AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for creating and using Synthetic User Identifiers within an advertising analytic platform for the purpose of targeting the placement of advertising within an available channel based at least in part on Synthetic User Identifier information. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323675 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF INTERNET AND TELEVISION AD CAMPAIGNS - Example methods and apparatus to determine comparative performance of advertisements delivered through Internet and television media delivery are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves determining a first effectiveness measure associated with online media delivery of an advertisement, and a second effectiveness measure associated with television media delivery of the advertisement. The disclosed example generates an Internet-to-television lift measure based on the first and second effectiveness measures. The Internet-to-television lift quantifies a comparative performance of the advertisement via the online media delivery relative to the advertisement via the television media delivery. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323676 | System And Method For Targeted Advertising And Promotions Using Tabletop Display Devices - In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of table-top display devices for displaying advertising content associated with advertiser to patrons of a business establishment. Each of the plurality of table-top display devices includes a display screen configured to display the advertising content, a data storage configured to store content data that defines the advertising or promotional content, and a control unit configured to access the content data in the data storage and control the display of the advertising content on the display screen. The display screen is a touchscreen display. The system also includes a server subsystem configured to allow user selection of the content data and to facilitate distribution of the content data to the plurality of table-top display devices. Distribution of the advertising content to the plurality of table-top display devices is at least partially managed by the advertiser. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323677 | CLICK PREDICTION USING BIN COUNTING - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media having computer-usable instructions embodied thereon for calculating event probabilities are provided. The event may be a click probability. Event probabilities are calculated using a system optimized for runtime model accuracy with an operable learning algorithm. Bin counting techniques are used to calculate event probabilities based on a count of event occurrences and non-event occurrences. Linear parameters, such and counts of clicks and non-clicks, may also be used in the system to allow for runtime adjustments. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323678 | PRODUCT RECALL USING CUSTOMER PRIOR SHOPPING HISTORY DATA - A system for determining customer identifiers (CIDs) associated with purchase of product items which are recalled includes a computer database management system ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE ADVERTISEMENT - Provided is a system and method for providing advertisement information using voice recognition when performing a voice call based on a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The system for providing advertisement information based on a VoIP may include a voice recognition unit to recognize voice information received via an application of a user terminal, an information converter to convert the voice information to text information, an advertisement selector to select advertisement information corresponding to the text information among a plurality of pieces of advertisement information stored in a database, and a transmitter to transmit the selected advertisement information. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323680 | DISPLAY OF ADVERTISEMENTS - A computer-implemented method for displaying advertisements is provided. At a server computer, a request from a client device is received; and at the server computer, a web page is delivered in response to the request to the client device. The web page has a predetermined width when shown in a browser window having a width greater than the predetermined width. The web page includes instructions to enable the web browser to display an ad module in a blank area between a border of the web page and a border of the browser window when the width of the browser window associated with a web browser window is larger than the predetermined width. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323681 | System for marketing and advertising through mobile electronic commerce - The System includes a mobile application, a server-database, and a system website. The mobile application is executable on a user's smartphone. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIORAL MODELING TO OPTIMIZE SHOPPING CART CONVERSION - Systems and methods for behavioral modeling to optimize shopping cart conversion are discussed. For example, a method can include identifying a user interacting with a networked system, accessing user profile data associated with the user, tracking user activity associated with the user, accessing a behavioral model, applying the behavioral model, and determining a shopping cart optimization. The behavioral model can be generated from historical data detailing interactions with the networked system. The behavioral model can be applied to the user profiled data and the user activity data to assist in selection of a shopping cart optimization. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323683 | INTERACTIVE ONLINE LOYALTY PLATFORM WITH UNIVERSAL VIRTUAL CURRENCY - A method for exchanging virtual currency for goods or services. The method can comprise storing data associated with customers and businesses in a database, updating the data associated with the customers and businesses to include changes in the amount of a virtual currency owned by the customers and businesses caused by interactions in a virtual environment, allowing the businesses to create promotions, allowing the customers to purchase promotions using the virtual currency, and allowing the customers to redeem purchased promotions for discounts on one or more goods or services at the physical locations of the businesses. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323684 | Customized Offers for E-Commerce - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for facilitating electronic commerce via a web banner. Entire purchase transactions may be provided via the web banner, where an end user purchases products sold from third parties via the web banner. Entire sale listing transactions may also be provided via the web banner, where an end user lists products for sale via the web banner. Further, users may be identified when they access third party web sites, and customized offers may be generated and communicated to the identified users. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323685 | REAL WORLD BEHAVIOR MEASUREMENT USING IDENTIFIERS SPECIFIC TO MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and systems are disclosed herein for determining real world behavior from proximity-time measurements of a user carrying a personal device and a wireless device identifier. Determining real world behavior and managing usage profiles associated with the real world behavior can be enhanced by the use of GPS location data derived from the personal device, another network enabled device, a wireless device identifier, and the like. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323686 | VIRTUAL IDENTITY MANAGER - A computing system and method for managing an identity of a user are provided. A server may be configured to communicate with each of a plurality of client devices in corresponding request and response streams. An inference engine is configured to monitor the request and response streams for identifying factors that distinguish each of the plurality of client devices from other of the plurality of client devices. Upon detecting one or more of the identifying factors for each of the two or more client devices that match within a threshold probability, the inference engine makes an inference that two or more of the plurality of client devices are used by the user. Based upon the inference, the inference engine creates a virtual identity record at the server linking the two or more client devices. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323687 | Mobile Messaging and Data Tracking Platform - The invention provides methods, systems, and modules for sending messages to message-recipients based on targeting parameters and optional location data. Examplary embodiments of the invention are configured to operate in a geographic area defined by a collective such as a shopping mall comprising a plurality of tenants, wherein the message-senders include the tenants and a representative of the collective. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323688 | PROMOTING OFFERS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK INFLUENCERS - Mechanisms are provided to facilitate buying and selling products utilizing social pricing. Sellers initiate sale of a product with volume discounts for a limited time. In other words, the more people that buy a product, the lower the price for the group. Buyers have a real incentive to become prosumers that not only purchase a product but also promote purchase by others. A social pricing system brokers interaction between sellers and buyer groups, and provisions mechanisms to aid promotion of products by consumers utilizing social networks and other online activities. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING AND MONETIZATION IN LOCATION BASED SPATIAL NETWORKS - A first request for a creation of a first social networking space is received. The first request comprises a first geospatial location and an identification of an advertisement, the advertisement being associated with an advertiser and a monetization fee. A social networking space is created based on the request. The social networking space comprises facilities for displaying the advertisement such that the advertisement is visible to users signed into the social networking space. A second request is received from a first user to sign into the first social networking space, such that the second request is transmitted from a mobile device associated with the first user. It is verified, using the computing device, that a current geospatial position of the mobile device is within the first geospatial location. In response to verifying the current geospatial position, the first user is signed into the first social networking space. A monetization event associated with the first social networking space is detected and the advertiser is charged, the monetization fee. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323690 | Systems and methods for monitoring, managing, and facilitating location- and/or other criteria-dependent targeted communications and/or transactions - A method for monitoring, managing, and facilitating location- and/or other criteria-dependent targeted communications and/or transactions includes: receiving signals and/or information that include or provide, or facilitate or initiate a process of providing access to, location information and one or more criteria, requirements, preferences, and/or other inputs pertaining to, or initiating or facilitating, one or more desired or requested communications and/or transactions, the information including, or being associated or established in association with, one or more identifiers at least one of which is mobile, floating, or transportable in relation to one or more of a machine, an apparatus, a device, an object, and a sentient entity with which the identifier is associated; and processing the signals and/or information to identify in association with at least one of the one or more identifiers one or more transactions, advertisements, messages, and/or communications that satisfy one or more criteria, requirements, and/or preferences. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION-BASED MARKETING FOR ATTRACTION ACCESS - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for enhanced marketing responsive to customer path data between attractions. A first device receives an identification of a location of a user and a first attraction selected for access by a user. A path analyzer of the device determines a travel path between the location of the user and the first attraction. The path analyzer identifies a second attraction within a predetermined distance from the travel path. The first device transmits, to a computing device of the user, an offer of access to the second attraction. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323692 | Method and System for Providing Location Targeted Advertisements - A method of providing advertisements is disclosed. A position of a mobile device is determined, and the mode of transport of the mobile device is determined. If the mode of transport is public transit, a first advertisement message for a first point of interest is provided to the mobile device. The first point of interest is located proximate an upcoming transit stop of a transit line that the mobile device is traveling on. If the mode of transport is vehicle, bike or pedestrian, a second advertisement message for a second point of interest proximate the position of the mobile device is provided to the mobile device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323693 | Electronic Advertisement System and Method for Display Control therefor - An electronic advertisement system includes a communication unit that receives a plurality of patterns of edited advertisement data and service data from an external apparatus. The edited advertisement data is based on a plurality of advertisement data. The system also includes a read/write unit that communicates with an external communication device. The system further includes a controller that determines a pattern of the plurality of patterns of the edited advertisement data to be displayed based on received data from the external communication device and transmits the service data to the external communication device via the read/write unit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323694 | NON-INVASIVE SAMPLING AND FINGERPRINTING OF ONLINE USERS AND THEIR BEHAVIOR - A system, method, apparatus, and processor readable non-transitive storage media are described for matching items in large datasets based on non-invasive fingerprints of users so that collected metric data for advertisements (media) and behavioral data may be reconciled and analyzed. Since user fingerprints may not generate a unique one to one correspondence or mapping under certain constraints, the various embodiments employ a sampling method that optimally matches the output of a random sampling of non-invasive fingerprints. The use of non-invasive fingerprints and specialized sampling enables the various embodiments to provide advanced analytics for advertising content and metric data in targeted behavior advertising campaigns. To compare impressions with user profile data, the various embodiments employ in part the time stamp dimension of user profiles to generate temporally unique persistent non-invasive fingerprints. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323695 | Lead Generation Platform - Some embodiments provide a lead generation platform to promote lead generation on the basis reciprocity, whereby a business participating in the platform obtains access to the leads of other participating businesses that it has established network partnerships with and in return, makes its leads accessible to the other participating businesses. Leads can then be filtered to target a business' primary demographic and the filtered leads used to conduct a marketing campaign without intervening marketing service providers. As a result, a business identifies its primary demographic without engaging in costly market research. Also, by being able to control network partnerships, the business can gain access to a set of non-competing leads and valued existing customers of other businesses which is in contrast to the leads provided by other third party services, whereby one's competitors have access to the same sets of leads. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323696 | PROMOTION SYSTEM SUPPORTING WEB CONTENT AND PROMOTION SEARCHING - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323697 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ONLINE AUCTIONS AND MARKET-PLACES UTILIZING PROGRAM TERMS - An on-line market-place includes an auction wherein one or more predefined terms, qualities, incentives, or other such indicia (generally, “Program Terms”) are associated with the particular product and/or service which is the subject of the auction. Customers rank or otherwise designate their preference for these Program Terms (e.g., by selecting a “Preferred Program Term”), and the system then partitions the customers into “pools” in accordance with the selected Program Terms. Merchants then compete to obtain that pool of customers by bidding on the Preferred Program Term. Customers may be pooled according to demographic or other customer characteristics (“Characteristic Pooling”), or according to level of commitment to purchase (“Commitment Pooling”). | 2012-12-20 |
20120323698 | Interface for Online Advertising - A system and method for presenting advertisements online to a user involves an interface that interacts with a user to develop a user profile. Specifically, the user profile, which is jointly created by the user and the interface, will include a plurality of personalized indicators that pertain to an identifiable behavior, or behaviors, of the user. A customer profile is also created by the interface, with a product/service provider (i.e. advertiser), that includes product/service presentations directed to predetermined customer demographics. The interface then weighs the product/service presentations in the customer profile according to a relative pertinence of indicators in the user profile, and matches a customer profile with a user profile to select a pertinent advertisement. The pertinent advertisement is then personalized and presented on a web site for exclusive viewing by the user. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323699 | Method for Generating a Satellite Readable Image for Linking to Information Over a Communications Network - A method is provided for advertising goods or services. The method includes the steps of (a) determining ( | 2012-12-20 |