Abstract: A retail customer tracking system and method is disclosed. The retail system preferably includes at least one surveillance camera for generating image data of customer interactions with products and at least one point of sale camera for generating image data of customers at a point of sale area. An analytics system determines product interactions from the image data of the customer interactions with the products and stores facial image information and the product interactions for each of the customers. When a customer arrives at a point of sale area, facial image information of the customer determined from the image data of the point of sale camera is matched to previously stored facial information for the customer, and associated product interactions for the customer are provided to a management system. The management system then provides sale cues based on the product interactions to the customer at the point of sale area.

Abstract: A computerized method of dynamically expanding an online advertisement campaign, comprising receiving from an advertiser an advertisement policy for an online advertisement campaign for offered item(s), the advertisement policy includes policy setting(s) and expanding the online advertisement campaign through multiple iterations.

Abstract: A game system includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to implement: a game process for a user to play a game; a purchase process for the user to purchase a virtual currency; a management process that manages purchase information of the virtual currency of the user, in association with user information; and a shop process that sets a virtual shop in which the user is able to obtain an item of the game by spending the virtual currency purchased. The processor implements the shop process including a process that makes a special shop different from a regular shop appear as the shop, based on the purchase information of the virtual currency of the user.

Abstract: A method, a device and a computer storage medium for promotion displaying are disclosed. The method includes: using user's behavior data to perform intent recognition for the user; under the condition that an intent in a specific class is recognized, determining a target entity corresponding to the recognized intent in the specific class; expanding the recognized intent in the specific class using attribute information of the target entity; and displaying promotional data corresponding to the intent obtained from the expansion to the user. According to the technical solution, promotional data may be displayed to the user according to the user's intent, and thus the displaying efficiency and coverage rate of the promotional data may be improved.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to providing content supply adjustment. A first dataset associated with user interactions directed to one or more content items placed on a target property and a second dataset associated with user interactions directed to the one or more content items places on a reference property are received for evaluation. Further, a cost of placing the one or more content items on the target property is determined based on the first and second datasets.

Abstract: A content delivery provider may stream an application to each of a plurality of computing devices. The content delivery provider may transmit an offer to download the application to each of the plurality of computing devices, after a first initial display interval. The provider may receive a number of positive user interactions with the offer after the first initial display interval, and a total number of positive user interactions with the offer. The provider may automatically adjust the initial display interval by a factor proportional to a desired first-display quantile divided by the number of positive user interactions after the first initial display interval. The application may be streamed to a second computing device, and the offer to download the application transmitted to the second computing device, after the adjusted initial display interval.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for generating incentivizing notifications to complete an uncompleted listing. A draft completion system determines, based on data included in an uncompleted listing for an item, a set of status values for the uncompleted listing. The uncompleted listing os associated with a first account of an online service. The draft completion system determines, based on the set of status values, a first incentivizing notification for the uncompleted listing. The draft completion system presents, on a client device associated with the first account, a user interface including the first incentivizing notification and at least one user interface element that enables a user to complete the uncompleted listing.

Abstract: A platform receives an indication that at least a first user has performed a data collection activity. In response, the platform allocates at least one unit of a reward to at least the first user. Data collection activity can include the first user sharing, with a second user, product information that was transmitted to the first user by the platform in response to receiving a product identifier captured by the first user. Data collection activity can also include the first user re-sharing product information received from a third user. To allocate at least one unit of a reward, the platform adds units of the reward to the first user's account. Meanwhile, the first user can also request to redeem units of the reward, in which case the platform subtracts units of the reward from the first user's account.

Abstract: A method includes identifying data encoding coupons, each coupon associated with a sponsoring manufacturer and associated with an event organized by the manufacturer; grouping the coupons into arrays of matching coupons for each sponsoring manufacturer and each associated event; and dynamically displaying, on the user interface, an array of matching coupons associated with a particular event organized by a particular sponsoring manufacturer, wherein dynamically displaying comprises: arranging the coupons of the array from a first end to a second end on the user interface such that each pair of neighboring coupons form an overlap and each coupon, other than a currently active coupon, is partially visible; and in response to a user input on the user interface, changing the currently active coupon such that a new coupon becomes the currently active coupon while other coupons are partially visible by virtue of the overlap formed by each pair of neighboring coupons.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes presenting an immersive content item at a client device. The immersive content item includes a first presentation interface that includes a scrollable image portion that presents an image having a first interaction point and a preview graphic indicating the availability of other images for presentation. The immersive content item also includes a second presentation interface that is initiated upon interaction with the first interaction point. The second presentation interface includes a scrollable image portion that presents an image from a plurality of images and an image sequencing indicator.

Abstract: Methods and systems for utilizing a listening application on a mobile device to limit multiple redemptions of an offer are disclosed. The method stores a listening application on a mobile device. One or more processors access an offer. The one or more processors open the listening application when the offer is accessed and access a microphone of the mobile device. The offer is then presented on a display of the mobile device. The listening application listens for one or more sounds occurring in an environment about the mobile device. A database of sound files is accessed and a comparing occurs between the one or more sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files. When it is determined, based on the comparing, that a successful scanning sound has been heard the offer is expired.

Abstract: A method and digital signage server for managing display of a distributed digital signage content. The digital signage server stores a first placement target for the distributed digital signage content, and a second placement target for the distributed digital signage content. The distributed digital signage content is displayed on a first digital signage player according to the first placement target and displayed on a second digital signage player according to the second placement target. The digital signage server exchanges messages with the first and second digital signage players for negotiating a modification of the first and second placement targets. The digital signage server ultimately modifies the first and second placement targets based on the messages exchanged with the first and second digital signage players.

Abstract: Non-transitory computer-readable media, systems, apparatus, and computer-implemented methods are described herein for facilitation of generation and selective provision of a modular advertising unit over a plurality of communication channels to a plurality of end user computing devices. In various embodiments, the modular advertising unit comprising may include a first graphic configured to be operable by a user with an end user computing device to reveal, in place of at least a portion of the first graphic, a second graphic to the user. In various embodiments, the modular advertising unit may also include instructions configured to cause the end user computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the end user computing device, to automatically provide a report, to the computing device or another computing device associated with an advertising entity, about operation of the first graphic.

Abstract: A method and system for one time use of electronic retailer coupons is disclosed herein. The method and system prevents fraud, is specific to a geolocation and provides an audit trail of the customer, cashier and marketing platform. A user can also earn a subsequent coupon by referring a friend.

Abstract: A method and digital signage player for managing display of a distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player stores the distributed digital signage content, and a local placement target for the distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with the local placement target. The digital signage player exchanges messages with a neighbor digital signage player, for increasing the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content at the request of the neighbor digital signage player. The neighbor digital signage player also displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with its own placement target, which needs to be decreased. The digital signage player ultimately increases the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content based on the messages exchanged with the neighbor digital signage player.

Abstract: A mobile computer device for browsing one or more internet content by an user comprising an application embedded within said mobile device, said application comprising: a viewing module for said user to view said internet content; an automatic scrolling module wherein said scrolling module moves said internet content up in desired interval; a data gathering module that gathers data of the interaction between said user and said automatic scrolling module and said internet content.

Abstract: Inactive areas of interest to a merchant delivery service may be identified and customers within those areas may be utilized to recruit eligible merchants to participate with a merchant delivery service so that the merchant delivery service can deliver customer ordered products on behalf of participating merchants to the customers within the area. In some implementations, the merchant delivery service may provide incentives to customer to incent the customers to recruit eligible merchants to participate with the merchant delivery service. Likewise, incentives may be provided to merchants to incent merchants to participate in the merchant delivery service. When an eligible merchant becomes a participating merchant, the merchant delivery service provides a reward to the customers that recruited the merchant.

Abstract: For a scheduled purchase, a point count setter sets an upper point usage limit in accordance with an operation. Based on point management information, a discount payment controller controls payment for the scheduled purchase so that the payment is executed at a discount based on the upper point usage limit set. A limited-time point count notifier determines the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used based on the point management information and the upper point usage limit, and before the scheduled purchase is executed, notifies a user of the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used. For a scheduled purchase in a series purchase, a revision suggestion notifier obtains the number of the user's points, and based on how the difference between the obtained number and the upper point usage limit occurs, gives the user a notice to suggest revising the upper point usage limit.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for determining information. A first user device for presenting content to a user is identified. A second co-located device is identified. A determination is made, based on one or more criteria, to use audible or inaudible sound emitted from the first device to ascertain whether audio controls on the first device and a speaker associated with the first device are enabled. A token that is to be played on the first device is identified. A notification is provided to the second co-located device to listen for the token emitted by the first device. The token for playing on the first device is provided. Information related to a recording is received from the second co-located device. A determination is made whether the first device's audio controls and speakers are enabled.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, methods for presenting advertisements during video presentation are provided, the methods comprising: receiving a media content item to be presented, wherein the media content item comprises video content that includes audio data to be presented during presentation of the video data; determining that a video presentation application is in a presentation mode that inhibits video data; receiving an advertisement to be presented during presentation of the media content item; causing the media content item to be presented in the presentation mode; causing the advertisement to be presented during presentation of the media content; detecting a user action indicative of user attention to at least a portion of the presented advertisement; and performing a further action in response to detecting the user action, which causes information other than the advertisement to be presented by the user interface.