Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying a plurality of mobile devices within a vicinity. The method include receiving, by a small cell base station, a connection request issued by a mobile device. The method include identifying a device identifier associated with the connection request and determining whether the device identifier is unique in light of a listing of previously recognized device identifiers.

Abstract: Described herein are technologies for automatic coupon redemption at point of sale. For example, the technologies described herein allow a customer to “clip” and/or “save” coupons, and redeem such coupons without the need of an electronic wallet, the need for an app (or even a smart phone), without the need to find the right coupon to match the transaction at hand, or even without the need to remember he/she had coupons in the first place. Customer identification, coupon identification and application, as well as coupon clearing can be done electronically and/or automatically using the technologies described herein. In some implementations, the coupon processing technologies can be used alone or in combination with other technologies, e.g., loyalty rewards program technologies.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data. For example, presented herein is an apparatus including: a first I/O port; a second I/O port of a same type as the first I/O port, wherein the second I/O port is connected to the first I/O port such that data passed into the first I/O port is allowed to pass through the apparatus to the second I/O port unimpeded in at least a first operating mode; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to: collect information passed from a first computing device connected to the first I/O port to a second computing device connected to the second I/O port, identify, from the information, transaction data; and provide, to a third computing device, the transaction data.

Abstract: An award system associated with a telephony communications system analyzes one or more users' telephony activity to determine if the telephony activity satisfies certain predetermined award rules. If a single user's telephony activity satisfies one or more award rules, the system makes an award to the user. The making of an award can include posting the award on a social networking site with which the user is associated. The analysis can also include collecting information about a predetermined type of telephony activity for multiple users of the system, and determining which of the multiple users has experienced the most of the predetermined type of telephony activity. An award is then granted to those users who experienced the most of the predetermined type of telephony activity.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for performing optical character recognition in documents such as, in certain embodiments, a printed receipt from the sale of an item. In certain embodiments, the systems utilize a time dimension associated with inputs—for example, the expectation that the system will identify components in future related inputs—in order to increase speed and accuracy. The processing time and computing resources required diminish for each subsequent processing stage, and the embodiments described herein have the ability to self-train, attempting computationally more complicated algorithms in the case of a non-match or ambiguous result at previous stage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for identifying a plurality of mobile devices within a vicinity. The method include receiving, by a small cell base station, a connection request issued by a mobile device. The method include identifying a device identifier associated with the connection request and determining whether the device identifier is unique in light of a listing of previously recognized device identifiers.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data. For example, presented herein is an apparatus including: a first I/O port; a second I/O port of a same type as the first I/O port, wherein the second I/O port is connected to the first I/O port such that data passed into the first I/O port is allowed to pass through the apparatus to the second I/O port unimpeded in at least a first operating mode; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to: collect information passed from a first computing device connected to the first I/O port to a second computing device connected to the second I/O port, identify, from the information, transaction data; and provide, to a third computing device, the transaction data.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data. For example, presented herein is an apparatus including: a first I/O port; a second I/O port of a same type as the first I/O port, wherein the second I/O port is connected to the first I/O port such that data passed into the first I/O port is allowed to pass through the apparatus to the second I/O port unimpeded in at least a first operating mode; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to: collect information passed from a first computing device connected to the first I/O port to a second computing device connected to the second I/O port, identify, from the information, transaction data; and provide, to a third computing device, the transaction data.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user's mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user's mobile telephony device.

Abstract: Methods of playing audio commercials to telephone users while waiting for a connection to be completed are known. This disclosure relates to better targeting such commercials. In the proposed telephone network, the service provider makes use of data relating to the personal profile of any contacting subscriber, previously collected during a registration process. A database is used to select the commercial best matching the profile.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing the presentation of a video program on multiple display devices makes use of a synchronized content distribution unit that receives a video program from a content provider as well as text, audio and/or video feeds from at least one user. The video program and the text, audio and/or video feeds are combined, and the combined program is then distributed to the display screens. Synchronization information may be encoded in the combined program, and this information may be used by the display screens or video controller associated with the display screens to cause the combined video program to be displayed on all the display screens in a synchronized fashion.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user's mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user's mobile telephony device.

Abstract: Described herein are apparatus and methods for collecting and manipulating transaction data. For example, presented herein is an apparatus including: a first I/O port; a second I/O port of a same type as the first I/O port, wherein the second I/O port is connected to the first I/O port such that data passed into the first I/O port is allowed to pass through the apparatus to the second I/O port unimpeded in at least a first operating mode; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to: collect information passed from a first computing device connected to the first I/O port to a second computing device connected to the second I/O port, identify, from the information, transaction data; and provide, to a third computing device, the transaction data.

Abstract: An award system associated with a telephony communications system analyzes one or more users' telephony activity to determine if the telephony activity satisfies certain predetermined award rules. If a single user's telephony activity satisfies one or more award rules, the system makes an award to the user. The making of an award can include posting the award on a social networking site with which the user is associated. The analysis can also include collecting information about a predetermined type of telephony activity for multiple users of the system, and determining which of the multiple users has experienced the most of the predetermined type of telephony activity. An award is then granted to those users who experienced the most of the predetermined type of telephony activity.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user's mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user's mobile telephony device.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user's mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user's mobile telephony device.

Abstract: A system and method for enabling a user to purchase an instant mobile telephony services plan makes use of an application on a mobile telephony device. The user can purchase an instant mobile plan via a third party merchant. Once purchased, the user can also make use of the application on the user's mobile telephony device to obtain the purchased telephony services. The communications services provider that provides services to the user under an instant mobile plan may be different from the communications services provider that is tied to the user's mobile telephony device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing a communications channel between a first user and a second user through a first communications system make use of contact information obtained from a second communications system. The contact information obtained from the second communications system is stored in a cross-reference database maintained on the first communications system. The information could be obtained by having the first communications system access the second communications system using the credentials of a user of the second communications system to obtain contact information stored on the second communications system for the user. The information in the cross-reference database allows the first communications system to determine a non-publically switched telephony network (PSTN) identifier of a telephony device associated with the second user. This identifier is then used to establish a communications channel between the first user and the second user.

Abstract: The application relates to web-activated callback for wireless phones. Web-activated callback such as JAJAH is known. To originate a call when using conventional web-activated callback, a user must connect to the Internet, activate the web browser, log into his account, request callback while specifying caller and callee phone number, and finally answer the incoming call that was set up by the callback server. However, the combination of steps is considered problematic. Therefore, the major object of the application is to enable user of wireless phones to make use of web-activated callback by just dialling or selecting a callee phone number from a contact list and pressing the “CALL” button to originate a call. The object is achieved in that a software running on the wireless phone hides all the above mentioned steps from the user. Hence, it will be invisible to the user that a callback service is being used in particular because the software receives and answers the incoming call from the callback server.