Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120078788 | TRANSACTIONS BY FLICKING - A user can transfer items, such as a money, a payment request, virtual goods, listings, etc., by flicking the item on a user device, such as a smart phone. The selected item then moves out of the display and onto the display of a recipient device. The transfer can be completed when the user and recipient have an established trust relationship or authorize the transfer. | 03-29-2012 |
20120191568 | DRAG AND DROP PURCHASING BIN - Methods and systems are provided that facilitate a consumer's making purchases directly from online websites to a bin on a consumer device by dragging and dropping the desired item from the online site to the bin. A user or consumer may install a plug-in, extension, or app for the bin onto the user device. The user bin may include certain properties, such as user ID (e.g., email address), password, pre-authorization conditions (e.g., maximum purchase amount per transaction), and shipping address. Once installed, the user may see a representation of the bin on the user device, or on another device such as a television screen or shopping kiosk display. A merchant online site may be adapted to enable the merchant site to interface to the bin, for example, using an application programming interface (API) or web scraping, to retrieve specific information from the merchant site. | 07-26-2012 |
20130086530 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING USER INTERACTION WITH DISPLAYED INFORMATION - A method of enhancing user interaction with content displayed on a display of a touch screen device is provided. The method includes displaying at least one enhanced cursor within a viewable area of the display, the at least one enhanced cursor having a predefined action associated therewith, and receiving a selection of the at least one enhanced cursor. The method also includes detecting movement of the selected at least one enhance cursor onto displayed content, and executing the predefined action on the content. The method may further include detecting a subject matter of content being displayed on a display of a device coupled to the processor. Furthermore, a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by a processor that cause the processor to perform the provided method may also be provided. | 04-04-2013 |
20130159170 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DURING A PHONE CALL - A payment button on a device capable of making telephone calls, such as a mobile phone, allows a payer to electronically transfer money while in a phone call with a payee. The payment button also allows a payee to initiate an electronic payment transaction while in a phone call with a payer. The payment button may be a clickable or tappable virtual button presented on a display of the phone when being used to make or receive a call. The payer or the payee can simply enter a payment amount on the phone to complete an electronic payment transaction. A notification of payment is instantly transmitted to the phones being used for the phone call, so that the parties can safely and conveniently conclude a purchase and/or payment transaction during one phone call. | 06-20-2013 |
20130222429 | LOCATION-BASED DISPLAY OF PIXEL HISTORY - A pixel history machine may receive a location for a portion of a screen. The pixel history machine may present a first screen with a first portion and store the first portion. The pixel history machine is configured to present a second screen with a second portion of the second screen. The pixel history machine is configured to receive a request that the first portion of the first screen be presented within the second screen. This request may take the form of a gesture being detected by the pixel history machine. In response to this request, the pixel history machine presents the first portion of the first screen within the second screen. | 08-29-2013 |
20140052633 | PAYMENT IN A CHAT SESSION - Methods and systems for facilitating payments in a chat session are described. The methods include receiving instructions from a first user to configure a chat session to accept actionable text regarding payment, receiving the actionable text in a message entered by the first user to a second user, determining an action for the first user based on the actionable text, transmitting a request for the action to a second user, receiving approval of the request from the second user, and processing the payment. | 02-20-2014 |
20140089171 | INSTANTANEOUS MULTI-CAST FUNDING AT POINT OF SALE - A service provider communicates to potential funders, over social networks they subscribe to, a funding request to fund a user's purchasing of an item(s) the user found during online or offline shopping, based on a funders' profile the user previously created. The funders' profile contains identifiers of potential funders, social networks, and any restrictions in communicating the funding request. At the time of requesting the service provider for the multi-cast broadcasting, the user may set the time limit for receiving funds, modify the funders' profile, and transmit the information of the desired item(s) via either a user's device or a merchant device. Before or when the funding time expires, the user may extend the time. When sufficient fund arrives at the user's account, the user is notified and the service provider proceeds with the payment transaction at the user's request to complete the purchase. | 03-27-2014 |
20140137054 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF FONT ON A VISUAL DISPLAY - Systems and methods to provide automatic adjustment of font on a visual display are described. In an example system, a vision properties module accesses data stored in a vision record describing one or more vision states of a user of a mobile device. A distance module determines a distance between the user and the mobile device. A display modification module modifies a visual display of the user interface based on a current vision state of the one or more vision states of the user and the distance. | 05-15-2014 |
20140214543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING TARGETED/PERSONALIZED ADS OR MESSAGES - A method of controlling an electronic sign is provided. Identification information is received from a plurality of mobile devices approaching an electronic sign. Using the identification information, user profiles corresponding to the plurality of mobile devices are retrieved. Information from the user profiles is then aggregated. An advertisement or message to display to the plurality of mobile devices is then identified based on the aggregated information. The advertisement or message is then caused to be displayed on the electronic sign. | 07-31-2014 |