Abstract: Device Abstraction for Page Generation. A request is received for information to be provided as a page of content, the page provided by a server device to a remote requesting device. The page of content is dynamically constructed in response to the request based on metadata stored on the server device and context information corresponding to the request. The dynamically constructed page of content is transmitted to the requesting device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method provides customizable brand experiences. The method includes providing a server coupled to a storage system and coupled to a network. The storage system stores end-user data, associated with a first plurality of brands, and a second plurality of end-users. Additionally the method includes operating the sever to run a plurality of modules, each module associated with at least one of the brands and customized to provide an outcome message as an output, conditioned on a change in end-user data from one state to another state, wherein the change from the one state to the other state is further conditioned on receipt by the server of a programmable pattern of a set of trigger messages. Finally, the method includes making the outcome message available over the network to an outcome destination client.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify usage of quick response codes. An example method includes inspecting a received request to identify a QR code associated with the request, the request being received from a device in response to an instruction included in the QR code. The example method further includes storing a record indicating access to the identified QR code. The example method further includes determining a redirect universal resource locator (URL) associated with the identified QR code. The example method further includes transmitting a redirect message to the device, the redirect message to instruct the device to navigate to the redirect URL.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of determining whether to disconnect a wireless communication link between a communication device disposed in a vehicle and a mobile device is provided. The method comprises determining whether the communication device is moving or not moving, determining whether the mobile device has exited the proximity of the vehicle, and disconnecting the wireless communication link when the communication device is not moving and the mobile device has exited the proximity of the vehicle.

Abstract: A server generates a unique URL corresponding to a data payload, provides that unique URL for exposure to mobile devices of different types, and when the server receives a request for the unique URL from a mobile device, the server uses a payload-type to mobile-device-type mapping to generate a device-type-specific URI that includes the data payload, formatted for the device type. The server delivers the device-type-specific URI to the mobile device to invoke an application for handling the data payload.

Abstract: A wireless device presents a predetermined identifier and at least one code comprising connection data. A terminal communicates over a short range radio-frequency link, with a wireless device. The terminal has a camera and a display screen. The terminal detects, through the camera, an identifier relating to a wireless device in a vicinity of the terminal. The terminal presents, through the display screen, at least one object for each detected identifier, the object being associated with a wireless device. A terminal user selects, through the display screen, one object amongst the presented objects. The terminal reads or extracts the connection data comprised within the selected code associated with the corresponding selected wireless device. And the terminal establishes, a connection, over the short range radio-frequency link, to the corresponding selected wireless device.

Abstract: Price searching and intelligent shopping lists on a mobile device is provided. A system for providing a shopping list comprises at least one subsystem that receives input data containing product identification information, at least one subsystem that determines location information of a product identified by the product identification information, and at least one subsystem that determines a proposed route from a particular location to a location of the product identified by the location information.

Abstract: A system for use in a motor vehicle wherein a navigation system and a control unit. The control unit is designed such that, using a list of goods stored in the control unit, a route of stops for purchasing the goods which can be depicted by the navigation system is produced. Furthermore, a near-field receiver and/or near-field transponder for detecting goods is present in the motor vehicle and can be or is connected to the control unit such that an additional list having detected goods can be transmitted to the control unit and the stored list can be updated by the additional list. A dynamic examination and possibly a dynamic adaptation of the route for purchasing the various goods depicted in the navigation system are thus possible.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed to map locations of wireless transmitters for use in gathering market research data. A disclosed example method involves displaying a representation of a commercial establishment on a portable device, obtaining transmitter data via the portable device from a wireless transmitter located within the commercial establishment, and in response to the portable device receiving a user selection of a first location on the representation of the commercial establishment, associating the first location with the transmitter data and location information generated by the portable device representative of a physical location in the commercial establishment.

Abstract: A method and computer for responding to an assistance request message. An assistance request message from a requester mobile device associated with a requester is received at a response computer. The assistance request message includes at least one input parameter. A responder is determined, from multiple potential responders, to respond to the assistance request message. The responder is associated with responder data corresponding to the at least one input parameter. An availability inquiry message to a responder device associated with the responder is transmitted. A response to the availability inquiry message is received from the responder device. When the response to the availability inquiry message indicates that the responder is available to respond to the assistance request message, the requester mobile device is notified that the responder is available.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of mobile communications and provide an advertisement storage method and advertisement insertion method, device, and system; the advertisement insertion system includes an advertisement providing device, an advertisement policy and charging control function, an advertisement storage, an advertisement insertion device, and a terminal, where the components are connected through a wireless network or a wired network. In the present invention, processes of automatically receiving, storing, and inserting an advertisement can be achieved by the advertisement insertion system including the advertisement policy and charging control function, the advertisement storage, the advertisement insertion device, and the terminal without any manual intervention by a service provider.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein for replicating a real world experience consuming a product or service to advertise products or services. Data from sensors on mobile devices, tablets, computers, etc. may be read and translated into data corresponding to an action. A user of the computing device (e.g., mobile phone, tablet, computer, etc.) performs a required action by activating the appropriate sensors, which may provide the user with a benefit, reward, or incentive. The action taken by the user represents a real world activity that a user would normally perform when consuming a product or service. Advertisers are charged once the actions associated with consuming the product or service have been performed.

Abstract: A phone is adapted to receive a digital coupon for a business after the business is called with the phone. The digital coupon is displayed in one of a call log, call screen or contacts at a position associated with the business.

Abstract: A system based in cloud computing able to manage financial transactions related to debit and credit cards provided by financial institutions or service providers, using software applications or web application accessed by mobile devices or computer units and magnetic card simulators able to excite coils to simulate up to three credit and debit cards tracks avoiding the storage of magnetic card data.

Abstract: A method and system selects advertisements based on data regarding a user's behavioral patterns, such as the user's broadcast viewing history, current state of motion, and location, interests, and intentions.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an advertisement insertion method. The method includes: before a voice call or a video call is connected, sending, by a media gateway or an advertisement storage, an advertisement to a terminal; and playing, by the terminal, the advertisement, so as to implement advertisement insertion. In the present invention, after a call is requested and before the call is connected, an advertisement is sent to a terminal by a media gateway by using a transmission resource of a video call or by an advertisement storage by using a packet switched network, thereby solving a problem in the prior art that advertisement insertion can be implemented only when a mobile terminal requests data in a specific server in the Internet.

Abstract: A public mobile advertisement mobile distribute device, which comprises a distribute mechanism; a total member mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; an advertisement agent mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; a coin mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism; a group mechanism, connected to the distribute mechanism, where the advertisement agent mechanism and the distribute mechanism are coordinated to distribute the associated advertisement content according to different users in a group mechanism, and a coin mechanism provides a considerable reward to be used as necessary after the users anticipate the advertisement activity, so that efficacies of an increase advertisement proficiency, a widened advertisement service range and avoidance of a wasted communications resource may be achieved.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for accurately identifying a mobile thing motion activity (MTMA; e.g., stationary, walking, running, biking, driving, etc.) associated with a mobile thing (MT) using sensor data from one or more sensors associated with a wireless communication device (WCD) transported by the MT, so as to enable targeted selection and communication of an advertisement that is suited for the identified MTMA. The one or more sensors produce sensor data indicative of physical movement of the WCD in three dimensional space and may include, for example, one or more of the following: an accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, etc.

Abstract: A method for displaying an adaptive advertisement object on a mobile device, the method includes the following steps. Execute a mobile application to display a page including at least one adaptive advertisement object. The mobile application includes a description file, at least one content resource file, at least one advertisement resource file and a parsing module. The resource file includes at least one content object being displayed on the page. The description file includes a content description and an advertisement object description. The advertisement object description includes at least one keyword, at least one visual characteristic and at least one advertisement presentation description. The advertisement resource file is acquired from an advertisement resource file database.

Abstract: A method for enabling a mobile device to generate message feedback includes: receiving user agent data from a mobile device; calling a dynamic-link library, followed by analyzing the user agent data; based on a result of the analyzing, selecting a message launching command that conforms with the mobile device, a preset port number that is associated with the advertising server, and a preset text; and transmitting to the mobile device the message launching command, the preset port number, and the preset text. The message launching command configures the mobile device to launch a messaging application for creating a feedback message in which the preset port number and the preset text are automatically loaded.

Abstract: A method for displaying targeted content on an article of clothing includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each consumer profile including a consumer identifier and consumer behavioral data; storing a plurality of content profiles, each content profile including data related to a visual content item including one or more selection criteria; reading payment card data corresponding to a payment card associated with a specific consumer, the payment card data including a specific consumer identifier associated with the specific consumer; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; identifying a specific content profile based on the one or more selection criteria and the consumer behavioral data included in the identified specific consumer profile; and transmitting the visual content item included in the identified specific content profile for display on an article of clothing directed toward the specific consumer.

Abstract: A system and method for using mobile devices to create securitized locally deployed signals to deliver value are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: detecting a trigger event in a location, by a data processor in a first mobile device without the use of a stationary transmission device at the location; initiating a local broadcast of a signal from the first mobile device in the location in response to the trigger event, the signal including a value offering; and receiving the signal at a second mobile device in the location.

Abstract: A user profiling system, comprising: elements for acquiring an image of a receipt, related to a purchase of one or more products from a distributor, by a mobile device, which is identified by a unique identification code; elements for sending the image and the unique identification code to a unit for managing the service, the unit comprising: elements for processing the image, which extract from the image textual information comprising information identifying the one or more products at the distributor; elements for processing the textual information, which associate, for each product of the one or more products, the identification information at the distributor with information identifying the product at a manufacturer; and profile processing elements and profile storage elements, which are configured to store the information identifying the one or more products at the distributor and at the manufacturer, associated with said unique identification code of the mobile device.

Abstract: In this disclosure, a system and method for displaying digital flyer having dynamic flyer content on a communication device are disclosed. The system includes a communication module configured to request for a digital flyer from a server and to receive flyer content of the digital flyer from the server, the digital flyer comprising a source flyer image for the flyer content, the source flyer image having one or more regions and an associated modular co ordinate system, a flyer processing module configured to collect selection information and for generating a request for the digital flyer, the request including the selection information, and a flyer display module configured to display the flyer content communicated from the server, the flyer display module displaying the flyer content using the modular co-ordinate system.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems allowing a company to market and advertise its brands, products and/or services in a mobile platform by use of an application converting words and texts into logos and displaying the same. Particularly, this application allows company logos to be inserted and displayed in any mobile texts and messages whenever corresponding keywords are entered or selected by end users in a mobile communication application, such as SMS/text, IM, iMessage, and any social networking application, for example, Facebook and Twitter.

Abstract: A method that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, providing a first digital assistant to engage in a first communication exchange with a user of the first communication device where the first digital assistant has a first digital assistant persona that controls information provided by the first digital assistant during communication exchanges, analyzing user input during the first communication exchange, and adjusting the first digital assistant persona based on one or more of the user persona, user deficiency, or promotional offers. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling a volume of a broadcast advertisement including an advertisement agency server, a broadcaster server, a monitoring apparatus, and an advertisement company server, which are connected through a wire or wireless communication network is provided. The advertisement agency server includes an advertisement material storage unit, an advertisement material conversion unit, an advertisement watermark generation unit, a format conversion unit, and a cost calculation unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a targeting technique for controlling the provisioning of content items, for example advertisements, to users in a mobile communications network (100). A method embodiment of the technique is performed in a provisioning server (114) in the mobile communications network and comprises the steps of receiving an indication of a content item which has been selected by a first user via a first mobile terminal (126); retrieving, from a user-related database, contact information associated with the first user, wherein the contact information indicates at least one second user (128); determining a location of a second mobile terminal of the second user; and selectively initiating, if an intended presentation area for the selected content item covers the location of the second mobile terminal, a presentation of the selected content item to the second mobile terminal (128).

Abstract: A system for providing advertisement information is disclosed. The system includes a display device, at least one near field communication (NFC) antenna and a control for controlling the display device for displaying advertisement contents and NFC antenna for providing data related to the advertisement contents displayed on the display device. The system may include as advertisement management server to supply the advertisement contents and data related to the advertisement contents.

Abstract: An information distribution server 50 acquires owner information on owners of a plurality of electronic devices 1 charged by a charging device 20 from the electronic devices 1 through the charging device 20, determines a configuration of a group constituted by a plurality of owners who are charging the electronic devices 1 by the charging device 20, by using the plurality of pieces of acquired owner information, acquires information corresponding to the determined configuration of the group from a database 40 that stores information according to a configuration of a group constituted by a plurality of owners, and causes the acquired information to be transmitted to the electronic devices 1 charged by the charging device 20 from the charging device 20.

Abstract: Method, system, and terminals for pushing merchandise information are disclosed. The method includes: at a server: receiving first identification data from a first client device, wherein the first identification data is acquired by the first client device from a first merchandise item; establishing a first association between the first merchandise item and a first user account of the first client device; generating second identification data for the first association between the first user account and the first merchandise item; receiving the second identification data from a second client device; and in response to receiving the second identification data from the second client device, establishing a second association between a second user account of the second client device, the first merchandise item, and the first user account.

Abstract: A communication terminal (300) generates a space coordinate system on the basis of the relative positions of identification images in a first image acquired by photographing a tag array board (100) using a camera-attached glasses (200) and transmits the coordinate range of the space coordinate system included in the first image to a commodity management server (500); the commodity management server (500) transmits a second image and display coordinates corresponding to the space coordinate system to the communication terminal (300); the communication terminal (300) displays the second image at the position based on the display coordinates of the camera-attached glasses (200), reads a tag ID from the tag array board (100) and transmits the tag ID to the commodity management server (500); and the commodity management server (500) performs predetermined processing on the basis of the tag ID.

Abstract: Displaying Advertisements on personal pictures over the web or mobile platform. Users can attach advertisements to their personal picture; they can do so by picking and choosing the Advertisements from any advertisement providers. These pictures, once shared, can be accessed through the web or any mobile platform.

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for generating an aggregated group profile of access terminal users in an identified geographic region (e.g., at an entertainment venue). A group profile request may be received for a set of mobile access terminal users in the identified geographic region. User profile information may be requested for each of the users. User profiles may be aggregated to generate an aggregated group profile. The aggregated group profile may be distributed (e.g., for use in selecting advertisements at an entertainment venue to reflect the users currently in attendance).

Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method of gathering and analyzing data from device operators aiming their image capture devices and thereby creating a line of sight to an object of interest, for example through the process of obtaining photographs, videos or other digital images of an event or geographical location, where the real-time or embedded location, compass heading, and time data from each of a plurality of image providers are communicated from the plurality of image-capture devices to one or more servers for statistical analysis of the proportionate amount of providers focusing on each image target or sub-target at the event or location.

Abstract: A method for tailoring an advertisement to a specific user based upon that user's available information, then adapting a suitable advertisement for display on a mobile device, and then delivering that advertisement on the user's mobile device.

Abstract: A pre-paid mobile phone cash wallet system. The system comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. When executed by the processor, the application receives an initiation message of a pre-paid mobile phone cash wallet, wherein the initiation message identifies a pre-paid wireless communication account, an amount of money presented, and a wallet initiation agent, creates the wallet, where a funds balance of the wallet initially comprises at least a portion of the amount of money presented, persists an association between the wallet and the wallet initiation agent in a memory, and determines a monetary reward for the wallet initiation agent.

Abstract: A system for serving localized advertisements receives data that defines an advertisement from an advertiser and determines a geographic location of the advertiser. The system also receives a request to serve an advertisement from a browser operated by a user and determines a geographic location associated with the user. The system communicates the advertisement to the browser if the geographic location associated with the user matches the geographic location of the advertiser.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method of providing a forwarding advertisement service in a mobile device, wherein a service providing server receives an advertisement forwarding signal from a mobile device, and forwards to a predetermined advertisement medium an advertisement assigned according to execution information on an application program that is installed in the mobile device. Thus, a user may not be exposed to an advertisement when the application program is executed in the mobile device. As a result, the user may get rid of any inconvenience and cumbersomeness due to the display of advertisements, and pay attention to the main content of the application program.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a communication device interface for merchant check-in and shopping notifications. A user may enter shopping preferences to a module of a communication device in order to receive notifications and alerts when items matching the shopping preferences are available with one or more merchants. A service provider may receive the shopping preferences with user attributes, such as a user location and/or account balance. The attributes may be determined using applications and/or modules of the communication device or through a check-in by the user at a location. The service provider may determine shopping notifications having purchase offers for the items from available merchants. The purchase offers may include offers to sell the items and discounts for the items. The shopping notifications may be displayed to the user using a user device interface, such as cells within an application or mobile device home screen.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for identifying advertising content and providing a user of a mobile device with a channel related to the advertising content. A recognition application receives advertising content comprising a series of frames, identifies images corresponding to the frames within the advertising content, identifies a first set of feature points from a first image of the advertising content, determines whether the first set of feature points matches a second set of feature points stored in a database, and in response to determining that the first set of feature points fails to match the second set of feature points, identifies the first image as being unique, indexes the first image and the first set of feature points and associates the first image with a channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a message (106) for a wireless device (102) are disclosed. In an embodiment, an application server (106), or any other suitable device or system, receives a wireless network identifier (e.g. an SSID) associated with an access point (202) communicatively coupled to the wireless device (102). The application server (106) determines a social networking account associated with the network identifier (e.g., company XYZ's Facebook account from a local database). The application server (106) then retrieves content from a network (110) based on the social networking account (e.g., company XYZ's ten most recent Facebook posts), and generates the message (106) for the wireless device (102) based on the content (e.g., “Welcome to XYZ! Today's special offer is . . . ”).

Abstract: A container tracking system includes a plurality of containers each having a user link, such as an RFID or NFC chip or optical code, such as a barcode or QR code. The user link is activatable by a user's mobile device. A server is configured to be accessed by the user's mobile device upon activation of the user link. The server provides information to the user's mobile device in response to activation of the user link. The server may log the location of the user's mobile device at the time of activation in order to log the location of the container.

Abstract: A method of providing advertising on a mobile device having a plurality of applications is provided by executing a set of computer executable advertising instructions stored on the mobile device. The instructions are stored as part of an operating system or a secondary application that can run in the background and are capable of identifying an application executing in the foreground. The instructions are stored separately from the executable code for the applications on which advertising is displayed. As a result, application developers can subscribe to an advertising service that displays advertising on their application interfaces without creating any code.

Abstract: Schemes and methods are described whereby a single Universal Retail App for mobile communications and computing platforms auto-detects its fine-grained location within or outside retail locations and launches itself with a retailer or collection of retailers' native branding and retailer specifiable messaging. Methods are described for use of ISM Band devices as locationing beacons where GPS may not be available. Also described is MBox, a self-managing, real-time, always in-context by-location promotional messaging system that stays out of consumers' personal messaging channels and that can be used by retailers in conjunction with the Universal Retail App. A Universal Shopping Cart usable across all retail establishments and embeddable in the Universal Retail App that allows secure conduct of eCommerce is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system is described for providing for a revenue generator to bid exclusively on mobile search traffic. The system may include a processor, a memory and an interface. The memory may store a plurality of bids, a keyword, a mobile search request and a mobile advertisement associated with a revenue generator. The interface may communicate with a user and a plurality of revenue generators. The processor may receive bids on the keyword from the revenue generators. The bids may apply to the keyword when the keyword is searched for through the mobile carrier. The processor may receive the mobile search request from the user. The processor may determine if the mobile search request originated from the mobile carrier. The processor may serve the user the advertisement if the mobile search request originated from the mobile carrier, otherwise the mobile advertisement is not served for the keyword.

Abstract: Advertisements are presented to users of cell phones and other types of access terminals. For example, advertisements may be presented to a user when the user's access terminal is served by or camped on an access point such as a small cell. After obtaining an advertisement, an access point broadcasts a message that includes the advertisement. Advantageously, the advertisement may be broadcast via an HNB Name field defined in 3GPP. Consequently, upon receiving a broadcast including an HNB Name field, an access terminal will automatically display the advertisement included in the HNB Name field (e.g., instead of an HNB Name).

Abstract: An advertisement delivery apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first advertising information output unit and a second advertising information output unit. The first advertising information output unit outputs first advertising information corresponding to user information on a company to the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal enters a site corresponding to the company. The second advertising information output unit outputs, to the wireless terminal, second advertising information corresponding to behavior of a user having the wireless terminal after the output of the first advertising information.

Abstract: A method of providing contents in a communication system by a proxy server includes selecting one of a first content and a second content based on a first channel bandwidth usable by a terminal and a second channel bandwidth usable by a base station; and providing the selected content to the terminal, wherein the first content requires a wider channel bandwidth than a channel bandwidth of the second content.

Abstract: An advertisement delivery apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first advertising information output unit and a second advertising information output unit. The first advertising information output unit outputs advertising information according to user information on a company corresponding to an entry site of a wireless terminal as first advertising information to the wireless terminal. The second advertising information output unit outputs advertising information according to a user having a wireless terminal when the wireless terminal accesses a server as second advertising information to the wireless terminal. One of the first and second advertising information output units outputting, to the wireless terminal to which the advertising information of the other advertising information output unit is output, advertising information related to the advertising information output from the other advertising information output unit.