Abstract: Systems and methods for the optimized allocation of content within a universe of inventory are described. For example, a method may include receiving content comprising at least one characteristic and at least one goal. A universe of inventory may be accessed that comprises a plurality of targets which may be assigned into a plurality of segments based on at least one demographic vector. An allocation optimization model may be generated based on the at least one content characteristic, the at least one goal and the plurality of segments. The content may be presented to the targets based on the allocation optimization model. Viewing data may be received that comprises data associated with target consumption of the content and the allocation optimization module may be re-optimized based on the viewing data. Additional factors, such as resource constraints and/or filtering rules, may be used when re-optimizing the allocation optimization module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network server of a service provider providing a service comprising media streaming. The method comprises receiving a detection message from a mobile radio device running the service for a user registered with the service provider, said message comprising an indication that said radio device has detected a radio transmitter as well as comprising an identifier of said radio transmitter. The method also comprises determining that the radio transmitter, as identified by the received identifier, is registered with the service provider and associated with one or more actions. The method also comprises electing an action of the one or more actions. The method also comprises sending an instructions message to the radio device, said message comprising instructions to modify the service such that the radio device performs the elected action.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for programmatically generating and/or revising promotions for a provider as well as generating and providing analytics data regarding currently offered promotions in real-time. In providing such functionality, the system can be configured to, for example, monitor and analyze various promotions, including current promotions and analytics data about promotion-related purchases, that enable the system to determine the relative successfulness of a promotion for a provider and/or category of provider. Upon determining what has been more successful or is expected to be a more successful promotion for a provider, the system can present the promotion to the provider for approval and/or make the promotion to consumers programmatically.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for cloud resource placement optimization. A resources monitor monitors state information associated with cloud resources and physical hosts in the federated cloud having a plurality of clouds managed by a plurality of cloud providers. A rebalance trigger triggers a rebalancing request to initiate cloud resource placement optimization based on one or more conditions. A cloud resource placement optimizer determines an optimized placement of cloud resources on physical hosts across the plurality of clouds in the federated cloud based on (1) costs including migration costs, (2) the state information, and (3) constraints, wherein each physical host is identified in the constraints-driven optimization solver by an identifier of a respective cloud provider and an identifier of the physical host. A migrations enforcer determines an ordered migration plan and transmits requests to place or migrate cloud resources according to the ordered migration plan.

Abstract: A computerized system may be configured for: determining a travel route to an event; causing a display of a smart device of a vehicle of a user to display the travel route; determining a parking location proximate to the event; modifying the travel route to include the parking location; identifying an item of a third party entity located proximate to the event; placing an order for the item in response to determining that a trigger event has occurred; causing a display of the user's mobile device to display information about the order once the vehicle has arrived at the parking location and the user is no longer collocated with the vehicle; determining that the mobile device of the user is collocated with a remote device of the third party entity; and transferring resources from the user to the third party entity to complete the order.

Abstract: A method for operating a device, wherein a graphical user interface is generated and displayed on a display area. The user interface has at least one operating object assigned to an application program for controlling the device. Output data are generated and displayed in the region of the assigned operating object, wherein the application program has a function having exactly two activatable program states. The first program state is activated and the output data are generated based on the activated program state. An input gesture is detected based on the user interface. The operating object has a first region and a second region and the input gesture is assigned to the first region or to the second region.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: presenting, by a computing device, an advertisement on a first device; monitoring, by the computing device, viewing activity by a user of the advertisement, wherein the monitoring comprises tracking an amount of time that the user actively views the advertisement on the first device; and continuing, by the computing device, playback of the advertisement on one or more second devices until the user has actively viewed the advertisement for a target impression time based on the monitoring.

Abstract: An online system identifies a group of users of the online system based on connections between the users of the group maintained by the online system and distances between the users during a particular time interval. The online system predicts a purpose of the group and one or more common interests shared by users of the group. The predicted purpose and common interest(s) are mapped to content items eligible to be presented to one or more users of the group. A confidence score and/or bid price is computed for each content item to which the purpose and common interest(s) of the group are mapped. The online system selects one or more content items for presentation to one or more users of the group based on the confidence scores/bid prices.

Abstract: A subset of geofences is selected from a set of geofences operating in an area, each geofence in the subset satisfying a primary consideration relative to at least one other geofence in the subset. In response to a first payload of a first geofence and a second payload of a second geofence satisfying a secondary consideration, a combined geofence definition is formed by combining a first definition of the first geofence with a second definition of the second geofence. At a data processing system distinct from a mobile device traveling in the area, the first payload is combined with the second payload to form a combined payload. The combined geofence definition and the combined payload are transmitted to the mobile device.

Abstract: A system for determining a preference index comprises a transactions database storing transaction data indicative of a plurality of transactions carried out over a payment network, the transaction data comprising, for respective transactions, payment card identifiers, merchant identifiers, merchant category codes, issuer identifiers, payment device types, geographical locations, transaction amounts, transaction times and transaction dates. The system also comprises a transaction indexing component in communication with the transactions database, the transaction indexing component being configured to generate a database query to query the transactions database to retrieve transactions for a plurality of payment cards within a predetermined time window; and a preference index component.

Abstract: A visitor detection unit includes a digital processor, an RF transceiver, a sensor and digital memory. Preferably, the digital memory includes code segments executable on the digital processor for transmitting a beacon signal via a transmitter portion of the RF transceiver, monitoring via the sensor for a visitor event monitoring via a receiver portion of the RF transceiver for a beacon response event, and selectively transmitting metadata via the transmitter portion of the RF transceiver that is related at least one of the visitor event and the beacon response event. In this example embodiment, an enclosure is provided for the digital processor, the RF transceiver and the digital memory such that the visitor detection unit can be mounted on a surface proximate to a physical area to be monitored.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for binding a wearable device for use with the wearable device, a terminal, and a server are presented. The method executed by the wearable device includes providing device information to the terminal, receiving a device certificate from the server, and storing the device certificate for performing payment using the corresponding user account. The method executed by the server includes receiving a binding request from the wearable device via the terminal, generating a device certificate of the wearable device based on the device identification, and providing the device certificate to the wearable device. The method executed by the payee device includes acquiring a transaction certificate of a wearable device and sending a payment collection request to a server including the transaction certificate of the wearable device and payment sum information.

Abstract: Location-based augmented reality systems configured exchange of items based on location sensing and associated triggering icons, and methods and devices related thereto. In one exemplary embodiment, a first, provider user identifies a specific physical location; associates a triggering icon representing a value item with the specific physical location; and, transmits the existence of the triggering icon and specific physical location to a second, mobile recipient user computing device. The second, mobile recipient user receives the triggering icon and specific physical location from the first, provider user computing device, then finds the specific physical location, activates the triggering icon and receives the value item.

Abstract: A transport system can manage an on-demand transportation service to connect available vehicles with users, and can compile ride history data for each user. The ride history data can indicate the contextual usage of the on-demand transportation service by the user. Based on the ride history data, the transport system can determine demographic and personal interest information of the respective user. The transport system may then personalize one or more ride characteristics of any ride requested by the user based on the demographic and personal interest information determined from the ride history of the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and computer program products for real-time cross-device user category synchronization. Embodiments commence upon allocating or identifying user data records comprising two user profiles. The user profiles are populated with information by receiving electronic communications over a network, where the information comprises user category information and device attributes found in data records that originate from user devices. Steps are taken to associate a first device data record with a second device data record, wherein the association is based at least in part on a match between selected attributes among the user devices. User category information within the user profiles are synchronized to form updated user profiles. Some embodiments further execute steps for forming a cross-device map that identifies an association between an updated first user profile and a second user profile.

Abstract: A mobile transaction device may present nearby event or location related merchants to a user and allow the user to check in at the event or location. The mobile transaction device may then present merchants who are associated with the event or location to the user. Thus, the user may quickly find relevant merchants with whom the user wishes to conduct mobile transactions. For example, merchants associated with an event, such as merchants in a farmer's market, food trucks along the same street, or the like, may be grouped together into a merchant group associated with an event/location. A name/picture/icon of the event/location may be presented to the user on the mobile transaction app of the user device. Thus, the user may select the event/location to check in at the event or location. The merchants associated with the event or location may be quickly located for transactions.

Abstract: A data processing method and device are presented, where the method includes obtaining target perception data, where the target perception data is any type of the following data, such as image data, video data, or voice data, determining a target scenario to which the target perception data belongs, determining a target perception model corresponding to the target scenario, and computing a recognition result of the target perception data according to the target perception model. Therefore, according to the data processing method and device in the embodiments of the present disclosure, a scenario to which perception data belongs is determined, and a recognition result of the perception data is obtained through computation using a perception model corresponding to the scenario, which can reduce computation complexity and therefore can improve data processing efficiency.

Abstract: An aspect of providing user-configurable settings for web-based advertising includes creating, via a computer processor, a data structure at a client browser. The data structure is created from user-inputted subjects of interest. An aspect also includes sending, during a session between the client browser and a server from a domain, information about an availability of the data structure; and receiving an advertisement from the server based on the subjects of interest in the data structure.

Abstract: An aspect of providing user-configurable settings for web-based advertising includes creating, via a computer processor, a data structure at a client browser. The data structure is created from user-inputted subjects of interest. An aspect also includes sending, during a session between the client browser and a server from a domain, information about an availability of the data structure; and receiving an advertisement from the server based on the subjects of interest in the data structure.

Abstract: Public displays are used for various purposes. They are used for displaying any kind of information and even for controlling devices such as elevators. In order to provide best possible benefit the public display should be displaying information in a language that the viewer understands and in a manner that the user can read the text on the display. The user preferences may be selected and applied by requesting a user preference indication from a mobile device. If the room includes more than one person the user preference indication is received from a plurality of persons and the decision of user preferences to be used is done then based on the received indications.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media and devices for presenting a personalized content to a viewer at a display are disclosed. For example, a method receives location information of a device of an individual, compares the location information to a location of the display and determines that the individual is the viewer when the location information indicates that the device of the individual is proximate to the display. The method then presents the personalized content to the viewer on the display when it is determined that the individual is the viewer.

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring inventory on a shelf. The invention describes an apparatus for determining the number of packages on a shelf or hanger. The number of packages on a shelf or hanger is determined by detecting the presence of a package on the shelf and adding all detections together to determine the number of product on a shelf. In another embodiment, the product is identified by an identifying device such as an SKU reader. Thus, the quantity and type of product located on a shelf or hanger is known. Such information allows a store to know the type and quantity of packages needed to restock a specific shelf.

Abstract: Communication between users of mobile devices is provided based on proximities between the users. Users are given unique identifiers, which are stored on a server, and mobile devices with the unique identifiers broadcast transmissions with their unique identifiers. The mobile devices listen for incoming identifiers from other mobile devices, and devices are detected directly or through an external radio communication device or hotspot. Additionally, indirect detection through another mobile device or hotspot is used to linking the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

Abstract: A user terminal is used in a mobile communication system configured to support Device to Device (D2D) communication that is direct device-to-device communication. The user terminal comprises a controller. The controller is configured to, if determining to execute a D2D discovery procedure targeted to a user terminal out of a cell coverage, execute the D2D discovery procedure by using a D2D data resource in a pre-configured resource pool for D2D communication. The controller is configured to execute, upon executing the D2D discovery procedure, a process of transmitting identification information indicating that data carried by the D2D data resource is used for the D2D discovery procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a program execution system for suppressing consumption of a CPU resource and a battery of a user terminal such as a smart terminal. The program execution system includes: a client device determines whether a program started up is to be executed by the client device or another device and transmits a first execution request to which state information on the client device is added, to a proxy server when it is determined that the program is to be executed by another device; the proxy server receives the first execution request and determines whether the program is to be executed by the proxy server or another device and transmits a second execution request to a cloud server when it is determined that the program is to be executed by another device; and the cloud server receives the second execution request and executes the program.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for updating a playlist that has been added to a playback queue in response to changes to the playback queue. The playback queue may be associated with a zone of a network media system such that items in the playback queue are to be rendered by the zone. The playlist may include one or more items playable by the zone, and may be stored separately from where the playback queue is maintained. Embodiments are also provided for updating a playback queue in response to modifications to a playlist included in the playback queue.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and apparatus for determining a to-be-superimposed area of an image, superimposing an image and presenting a picture. The method for determining a to-be-superimposed area of an image in a scene picture comprises: acquiring a scene picture; determining a to-be-superimposed area in the scene picture; receiving a to-be-superimposed image based on a update request from a user, the update request including identity information of the to-be-superimposed image; and determining the to-be-superimposed area matching the to-be-superimposed image based on the identity information. The present embodiment realizes a partial update to the scene picture.

Abstract: A display monitoring system exchanges information with display sensors and responds to multiple display stakeholders based on conclusions drawn from the information.

Abstract: Facilitating conversations among people within physical spaces is described. An interaction tablet can be housed within a physical space and configured to receive profile information from mobile devices of customers. The profile information can indicate conversational topics that customers are interested in within the physical space. Similarities between conversational topics of customers can be determined and those customers can be recommended to engage in a conversation regarding that conversational topic. One customer can also be provided information regarding what another customer prefers to purchase from the physical space and, therefore, use the purchase to facilitate a conversation to create a more engaging environment within the physical space.

Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing dynamic rate adjustment for interaction monitoring are disclosed. At an entity, the collection of trace information is initiated according to a first sampling rate. The trace information is indicative of interactions between the entity and one or more additional entities. A second sampling rate is determined based at least in part on information external to the entity. The second sampling rate is determined after the collection of the trace information is initiated at the entity according to the first sampling rate. At the entity, the collection of additional trace information is initiated according to the second sampling rate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a displaying method and apparatus relate to the field of mobile applications, where the method includes: receiving a first notification message sent by a first server, wherein the first server is corresponding to a first application program associated with a universally unique identifier of a first signal transmitter device; determining strength of a received signal sent by the first signal transmitter device; and determining a display manner according to the strength of the signal sent by the first signal transmitter device, and displaying the first notification message in the display manner.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented that provide for receiving, at a server computer, a content item from a client device, determining, by the server computer, that a characteristic of the content item matches a trigger for a media overlay, generating, by the server computer, a media overlay associated with the characteristic of the content item, and providing, by the server computer, the media overlay to the client device wherein the media overlay is displayed on a user interface of the client device.

Abstract: Systems, methods and tools for tracking the amounts of merchandise being displayed or available for sale in a retail environment using measurements of air displacement caused by the movement of customers, employees and shopping carts throughout a retail environment. The disclosed embodiments may position air displacement sensors throughout a store and near the products being offered for sale. As the merchandise is removed by customers, a greater amount of air may be measured. Embodiments of each sensor device may be calibrated with a maximum threshold measurement of air displacement corresponding to the amount of merchandise surrounding the sensor. After enough of the products have been removed from the surrounding proximity of the sensor, the maximum threshold of air displacement may be reached, wherein upon exceeding the maximum threshold of air displacement a signal may be sent alerting employees to restock the specified merchandise proximate to the sensor's location.

Abstract: In some examples, a service provider may receive, from a buyer device, an order for an item from a merchant for delivery to a delivery location. The service provider may determine predicted courier travel times to the merchant location and from the merchant location to the delivery location, and may determine a first payment amount based on the predicted courier travel times. The service provider may further predict other courier time associated with the order, other than travel time, such as based on a courier wait time associated with the merchant. The service provider may determine a second payment amount based on the predicted courier other time. The service provider may send, to a courier device of a courier selected to deliver the order, information about the order including a payment amount for the order based on the first payment amount and the second payment amount.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for controlling charging of an electric vehicle. The system captures metadata and at least one input value from a user device present in a charging location. The metadata is associated with a charging device, installed at the charging location, capable of charging one or more electric vehicles. The at least one input value corresponds to at least one charging parameter of a plurality of charging parameters associated with charging of an electric vehicle belonging to a user of the user device. The system computes values corresponding to one or more other parameters of the plurality of charging parameters based upon the at least one input value captured from the user device. The system displays the values computed on the user device for validation by the user. The system further transmits one or more control commands to the charging device to charge the electric vehicle.

Abstract: An illustrative system includes a processor configured to receive a boundary defining a geo-fence and a vehicle identifier. The processor is also configured to associate a plurality of existing dedicated short range communication (DSRC) transceivers with the boundary and send the vehicle identifier to each of the associated DSRC transceivers.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining reaction to promotional items includes providing to a mobile device a promotional item associated with a geographic location, determining whether the mobile device is proximate to the geographic location, and charging an advertising account if the mobile device is proximate to the geographic location.

Abstract: Systems and methods discussed herein are directed towards more efficient processing of user equipment (UE) data received in a native network telemetry data form. This data is stored and is selectively translated upon request to a different form such as longitude and latitude. The selective translation may be based on a request for a particular range of data that may fall into a geofence, which may be dynamically adjusted over time.

Abstract: An audience measurement service may monitor broadcasts in a region, ingesting closed captioning data, metadata, displayed text or logos, performing facial recognition on people, and/or generating audio/video fingerprints of broadcast content to create a database of content and associated keywords, along with times at which the content was broadcast. The audience measurement service may receive user search queries from a search provider and detect “spiking” queries. The audience measurement service may determine whether the spiking queries are related, contextually and temporally, to an item of content identified in the database, and infer that users generating the queries likely viewed the item of content. If or when the media is subsequently rebroadcast, media-related search queries may be detected and corresponding users identified as likely audience members for the rebroadcast, such that they may be targeted to receive additional media-related content.

Abstract: Embodiments of techniques and systems for sharing user information between proximate devices are described. In embodiments, a first device may identify a physically-proximate device that may receive user information. Upon receiving an indication that a user of the first device may desire to share user information with a user of the second device, a determination may be made as to whether the two users have matching interests. In embodiments, the interest match determination may be made by a separate interest match evaluator. Upon determination of an interest match, the first device may then send a request to share user information to the second device. If a user of the second device approves the request, user information for the user of the first device may be shared with the user of the second device. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a number of notifications of activity relevant to a user. Each notification has an associated type. The method also includes calculating an estimated click-through rate (CTR) for each notification based at least in part on the type associated with each notification; determining a push threshold value for each notification based at least in part on the estimated CTR for each notification; and sending one or more of the notifications to the user. Each of the sent notifications has a push threshold value higher than a pre-determined push threshold value.

Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for a geo-fenced zone of commerce are described. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include subdividing a geographic area, generating corresponding geo-fences, and presenting the corresponding geo-fences as listings in a navigable online marketplace.

Abstract: A mobile device having: a position determination device configured to determine a location of the mobile device; a transceiver configured to communicate with a transaction terminal via near field communication; a communication device configured to communicate with at least one server over internet; a memory storing a plurality of data items and a set of instructions of a mobile application; and at least one microprocessor coupled with the memory to execution the instructions of the mobile application. The mobile application is configured to: communicate the location of the mobile device, using the communication device, to the at least one server over internet; determine, via communications with the at least one server based on the location of the mobile device, an order of data items; and communicate, using the transceiver via near field communication, with the transaction terminal in accordance with the order of the data items.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pre-roll advertisement playing method, a terminal, and a video server, and relates to the field of multimedia technologies. The method includes: after detecting a play operation of an offline video, determining a current network connection status of a terminal; when the terminal is in a first connection state, determining, among multiple pre-roll advertisements obtained by the terminal, a specified pre-roll advertisement corresponding to the offline video; and playing the specified pre-roll advertisement in a process of playing the offline video. When playing an offline video in a non-WiFi connection state, the terminal may additionally play a pre-roll advertisement. Therefore, an audience range of the pre-roll advertisement is expanded, and an application range is relatively wide.

Abstract: A mixed reality system for creating a terminal control station enabling communication with and/or control of remote functions and applications, the system comprising a headset (100) for placing over a user's eyes, in use, said headset including a screen (102), the system further comprising a processor (104) configured to receive data from multiple sources and display said data on said screen within a three-dimensional virtual environment, and an input for receiving control information data from an external data source within the real world environment, said processor (104) being further configured to receive image data representative of said external data source and blend said image data into said three-dimensional virtual environment to create a mixed reality environment, including a representation of said external data source and said control information data, to be displayed on said screen (102), the system being configured to allow a user, in use, to manipulate data displayed within said mixed reality env

Abstract: A computer system and method causes selection of an advertisement based on the prevalence of a healthcare condition in each of a plurality of geographic areas. The prevalence is calculated by an entity that matches healthcare data with consumer data to determine, in each of the geographic areas, how many individuals have an unidentified healthcare condition. The entity is unable to identify the healthcare condition without decoding data received in response to a certification that the entity no longer has access to any data associating the individuals with the unidentified healthcare condition code, so that the privacy of the personal healthcare information is maintained.

Abstract: A mobile device corresponding to the present invention submits a credit application at a point of sale terminal, and a user of the mobile device receives credit that pays the merchant for a purchase made by the user at the merchant.

Abstract: In an approach to managing images and captions, one or more computer processors receive one or more captured images of including one or more subjects. The one or more computer processors identify the one or more subjects from the first image. The one or more computer processors identify the context of the first image of the one or more captured images containing the one or more subjects. The one or more computer processors analyze one or more social networking histories and relationships associated with the one or more subjects using recognition techniques. The one or more computer processors create one or more captions associated with the first image of the one or more captured images based on the social networking histories and relationships of the one or more subjects and the identified context of the first image of the one or more captured images containing the one or more subjects.

Abstract: A transaction card may power on the transaction card using electric current induced from an interaction of the transaction card with an electromagnetic field. The transaction card may establish a communication with a device. The communication may indicate that the transaction card has powered. The transaction card may receive, from the device, a set of instructions to configure a set of applets on the transaction card after notifying the device that the transaction card has powered on. The set of applets to be configured may be related to completing one or more different transactions. The set of applets to be configured may be different than another set of applets already configured on the transaction card. The transaction card may configure the set of applets on the transaction card according to the set of instructions after receiving the set of instructions.

Abstract: A location-based product recommendation system uses consumer profile data, a network of beacons that emit unique identifiers, and a recommender to determine current product-correlated location information for a space in which a consumer's mobile device is physically present. The system may use the current product-correlated location information and the consumer's profile data to generate a recommendation for a candidate product for the consumer to consider. The system also may incorporate data from other interactions with products such as purchases, clicks on a website, etc. The system also may incorporate data generated on multiple channels (e.g., a product click on a personal computer at work, a mobile device location in a physical store, a product purchase on a personal computer in the home) into a single profile for the consumer.