Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for anonymizing and securing digital transactions. These methods and systems describe a server that monitors web applications executing on a user device. Responsive to the web application displaying an input element requesting personally identifiable information of a user, the server inputs encoded user data corresponding to the input element, whereby a web application server hosting the web application does not receive the personally identifiable information of the user. The server then generate an optical code representing the personally identifiable information. Responsive to receiving a request for the personally identifiable information from a shipping entity computing device that scanned the optical code, the server first verifies the shipping entity computing device and then presents the personally identifiable information for display on the shipping entity computing device.

Abstract: This application relates to systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for a hybrid autonomous store that can be utilized within a retail environment. This system with doors, cameras, and sensors is designed to have many functions within a store with identification system and sometimes can be utilized in a store with or without human cashier.

Abstract: A method and system for capturing and reviewing advertisement information on a mobile device are provided. An advertisement is requested to be served to a user of an application on a user device and, in response to the request, the advertisement and metadata associated with the advertisement are received at the device. The application presents the received advertisement, and a visual representation of the advertisement is captured. Specifically, the visual representation depicts the advertisement as it was originally displayed to the user. The visual representation and associated metadata are stored on the user device for subsequent retrieval. Further, an interface control is provided that allows the user to ban a particular advertisement from being shown again across multiple devices.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for location-based distribution of data. One or more sets of data from one of a plurality of partner systems are received and stored, each set of data including at least one of a location data and a range. Application information associated with each application of a plurality of applications stored on respective mobile device is retrieved. The application information includes at least application location information. A pool of eligible applications are identified from the plurality of applications, based on the application location information of each of the plurality of applications and at least one of the location data and range of one of the one or more sets of data. A message is generated for each of the applications in the pool of eligible applications, the message including at least a portion of the one of the one or more sets of data.

Abstract: Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for purchasing, selling, and/or transferring cryptocurrency to be disbursed as a reward for using a specialized payment card. The technology allows cardholders to receive cryptocurrency for completing transactions with specialized payment cards without requiring the card-issuing financial institution directly issue the cryptocurrency.

Abstract: A content server system provides a client device with content, such as an audio stream. Using various techniques, an estimate is made of the actual size of an audience associated with the provided content, rather than assuming that the audience is limited to a single user of the client device. The estimate may be made by the content server system, the client device, or the content server system and the client device collectively. Using the estimate of actual size of the audience, the content server system can take actions appropriate for the audience, such as providing advertisements appropriate for the size of the audience and for the collective characteristics of the audience members. The estimate of the actual audience size additionally allows the content server system to be compensated more precisely for any advertisements provided to that audience.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining release weights for geographic locations and specific times for selected users, and optimizing the timing of message notifications for a mobile device based on those release weights. The release weights may be determined based 1) generalized factors, 2) factors individualized for a particular mobile device user, and/or 3) real-time factors. These release weights are calculated to represent a user's likeliness to launch a client application from a message notification at a given time and geographic location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically changing displayed content of a tag coupled to an item. The methods comprising: detecting when an individual is in proximity to the tag; triggering operations, by a computing device remote from the tag, to obtain customer related information associated with the individual, when a detection is made that the individual is in proximity to the tag; determining, by the computing device, a price discount for the item based on the customer related information which was previously obtained; and dynamically changing the displayed content of the tag to include the price discount while the individual is still in proximity to the tag.

Abstract: A computer system comprises a memory, a cellular telephony communications device configured for sending and receiving cellular text messages, and a processor coupled with the memory and the cellular telephony communications device. The processor is configured to: receive, via the cellular telephony communications device, a cellular text message sent from a cellular telephone of an accessing entity, wherein the cellular text message includes a cellular telephone number of the cellular telephone, an instruction regarding reward points, and an image file; use the cellular telephone number to identify a reward program account; extract an authentication token embedded in data of the image file; authenticate access to the reward program account based upon the authentication token; and in response to authenticating access to the reward program account, execute the instruction.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for configuring promotions for local pickup of goods. One aspect of the subject matter can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving, from a device of a third-party provider of items, promotion data describing a promotion submission, the promotion data including a discounted price of each of a quantity of an item that is in stock and available for customer pickup at one or more of the third-party provider's brick-and-mortar locations; receiving, from a consumer device, consumer order data for purchase of the item as specified by the promotion submission, the consumer order data including a selection of one of the third-party's brick-and-mortar locations for pickup of the item; generating instrument data describing the item; and sending, to the consumer device, the instrument data in response to finalizing the consumer's purchase of the item.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for increasing sales profits by dynamically determining a promotion associated with a coupon. The promotion may be determined and delivered to a mobile device once the mobile device is in a geographic location associated with the coupon. By allowing advertisers to change or decide promotions in real-time, demand may be smoothed and profits may be maximized. When the mobile device is in the location associated with the coupons, advertisers can use a variety of factors including location, time of day, current sales or redemption data, or information known about the mobile device to set or adjust an ideal promotion for the current situation.

Abstract: Content management systems that utilize blueprinting and external content libraries are described herein. Methods for managing a web-based marketing campaign using a blueprint may include establishing a blueprint for a web-based marketing campaign using a content management system, the blueprint having rules for managing assets utilized by at least a portion of a plurality of publications of a hierarchical model of the web-based marketing campaign, the plurality of publications having at least one parent publication and at least one child publication. In some instances, a portion of the assets utilized by the hierarchical model are stored on an external content library. The methods may also include determining a change in at least one asset for the at least one parent publication, and automatically inheriting the change in the at least one asset for the at least one parent publication to the at least one child publication according to the blueprint.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for performing a pay with points rewards transaction are described herein. A customer of a financial institution having a rewards account associated with a payment account can provide parameters for future transactions that are to be paid with points instead of charged to the payment account. To designate the future transaction as a rewards transaction, the customer sets rewards transaction parameters (e.g., via a mobile banking application, via an online banking portal, via a telephone system associated with the financial institution, etc.). After setting the rewards transaction parameters, the financial institution identifies a purchase request that matches the rewards transaction parameters and processes the transaction as a rewards transaction.

Abstract: Arrangements for dynamic data exchange and control are provided. In some examples, user device location data may be detected by a system. The location data may be detected in real-time and one or more entities within a predefined proximity of the detected location may be identified. A communication session may be established with a first entity of the one or more entities identified and a request for a first offer may be transmitted to the first entity. In response, a first offer may be received from the first entity and evaluated to determine whether it is an optimized offer. If so, the offer may be presented to the user. If not, a counter offer may be generated using machine learning. The counter offer may be transmitted to the first entity for evaluation and acceptance or generation of another counter offer. Upon agreeing to a particular offer, the offer may be transmitted to the user device.

Abstract: A computing device may be configured to provide authorization to a first content source to provide first content to a user device. The computing device may receive a request from the first content source to identify a location of second content to be presented to the user device and respond to the request by providing an address to the first content source. At the provided address, a request for the second content from the user device may be received. When responding to the request, the computing device may retrieve information associated with the user (e.g., user preference information) from the user device. Using this information, the computing device may generate at least one parameter for selecting the second contend and send a response to the user device. The response may include an address for the second content and the at least one parameter for selecting the second content.

Abstract: A data management platform server that organizes and transforms data in a 3-tier data structure. The server comprises an application stored in a memory that transforms data into profiles. The application stores the profiles to a profile data store. The application selects a first profile subset from the profiles based on a first criterion. The application selects a second profile subset form the profiles based on a second criterion, where at least some of the profiles in the first profile subset are not in the second profile subset and wherein at least some of the profiles in the second profile subset are not in the first profile subset. The application stores the first profile subset and the second profile subset to a profile data store. The application receives a request from an ad gateway for the first profile subset and transmits the first profile subset to the ad gateway.

Abstract: There is provided a method of calculating a set of sequential adjustments, comprising: designating content variations to clusters of target entities that are compliant with defined target entity feature(s) according to a set of decision rule(s), calculating performance outcome(s) based on an analysis of data collected from execution of the decision rule(s), calculating sequential adjustment(s) of the decision rule(s), according to an analysis of a predicted performance outcome calculated based on assigning content variation(s) to respective target entities according to an adjusted set of decision rules, and wherein each sequential adjustment includes alternative decision rule(s) designating content variation(s) to a respective cluster of target entities that are compliant with entity feature(s), and presenting the sequential adjustment(s) including the target entity feature(s) with which the cluster of target entities is compliant, and alternative decision rule(s) including content variation(s) designated to

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods transform user search keywords into equivalent keyword formats commonly used and/or found within messaging platforms, and compile a data set from such information from which a search for content can be based. The present disclosure, therefore, provides systems and methods that augment users' search terms with terms found in users' mailboxes for purposes of searching for, identifying and communicating content that is relevant to those users.

Abstract: A voice-based digital promotion system may include an intelligent personal assistant. The voice-based digital promotion system may also include a remote sever configured to receive a request for a digital promotion from a given user via the intelligent personal assistant and determine a corresponding retailer loyalty program associated with the given user. The remote server may also be configured to determine at least one digital promotion for the given user based upon the retailer loyalty program, and communicate the at least one digital promotion to the given user via the intelligent personal assistant.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for delivering advertisement content perceptible by a user of an augmented reality device.