Abstract: A system and a method for accepting a payment on an application is provided. The method is implemented by a processor. The processor receives login information from a client to activate a banking application; selects quick accept entry points associated with the client's business banking demand deposit account (DDA) based on determining that the client is eligible for the quick accept entry points in response to the login information; sets up a payment receiving option for receiving a payment via the banking application; causes the banking application to receive transaction amount data corresponding to a transaction between the client and a customer; causes the banking application to process the transaction amount data; and automatically updates the DDA to reflect receipt of the transaction amount data.

Abstract: Techniques for modifying video data to be displayed using a particular output device include receiving initial video data that includes a first set of pixels. A focal region within the pixels is determined automatically or through user input. Viewing data is generated based on the focal region. The viewing data indicates a boundary of a subset of the pixels of the initial video data. The subset has at least one dimension smaller than a corresponding dimension of the first set of pixels. The initial video data is modified, based on the viewing data, to form modified viewing data that includes the subset of pixels and the focal region. The modified video data may then be output using a display having different dimensions or other characteristics than a device used to output the initial video data.

Abstract: There is provided a modified alginate copolymer comprising an alginate backbone and having a grafted moiety attached to one of the hydroxyl groups of the alginate backbone, the grafted moiety comprising a polymer and a stabilizing group, the stabilizing group comprising at least 2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, S, P and Si. In a preferred embodiment, poyl(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate is grafted onto alginate via macroRAFT polymerization or ‘click’ Chemistry approach. There is provided a drug delivery method using the cation-mediated self-assembly of modified alginate copolymer as defined herein. There is provided a process to make the modified alginate copolymer as defined herein. There are further provided cosmetic applications and medical applications of the modified alginate copolymer as defined herein.