Abstract: A method for generating advertising content includes: during a content creation period, receiving a video advertisement from an entity; packaging the video advertisement with a pointer to the entity and a checkout portal for content linked to the video advertisement to generate an augmented video advertisement; during a live period succeeding the content creation period, for a first instance of the augmented video advertisement accessed at a first computing device associated with a first user, associating a first purchase completed within the checkout portal of the first instance of the augmented video advertisement with the entity based on the pointer; and, for a second instance of the augmented video advertisement accessed at a second computing device associated with a second user, associating a second purchase completed within the checkout portal of the second instance of the augmented video advertisement with the entity based on the pointer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for routing a call from an electronic device to a first target organization. The method, executed by a server, comprises: receiving a request for a first digital content item; generating the first digital content item with an indication of a unique telephone number; and mapping the unique telephone number to the user and the first digital content item. After a predetermined activity time, the unique telephone number is disassociated from the first digital content item and placed into a quarantine pool. After a predetermined quarantine time, the unique number is removed from the quarantine pool and assigned to a second target organization selected by: determining a first business profile associated with the first target organization; determining a second business profile associated with the second target organization; and verifying that the first business profile and the second business profile are different.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes displaying a UI that includes a data flow pane and a data grid pane, and in response to user selection of a node, displaying, in the data grid pane, a data grid corresponding to the user-selected node. The method further comprises receiving user input on a first cell in the data grid that changes a first data value v1 for the first cell (intersection between a first column and a first row of the data grid) to a first modified data value w1. The method further comprises determining a formula f(v1)=w1 corresponding to the input, inserting a new node into the flow diagram immediately after the user-selected node, and applying the formula f to the first column for each of the plurality of rows in the data grid, including changing a second data value v2 to a second modified data value w2, where v2?v1 and w2?w1.

Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, one or more inputs caused by at least one left-eye wink by a user or at least one right-eye wink by the user. The method further includes converting the one or more inputs into a numeric value. The method further includes authorizing the user based on the numeric value of the one or more inputs.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for providing content. Data specifying a post-install activity is received from a provider of an application. An opportunity is identified to provide third-party content to a user. A likelihood is determined that the user will perform the specified post-install activity based on one or more attributes of the user and attributes of users that have previously performed the specified post-install activity in the application. A selection value is adjusted for third-party content that identifies the application based on the determined likelihood, wherein the selection value increases as the likelihood increases. The third-party content identifying the application is selected based on the adjusted selection value. The third-party content identifying the application is distributed to a client device of the user.

Abstract: A recording medium recording a program causing a computer to execute processing includes: specifying a route related with a specific terminal based on a route search condition set at the specific terminal or a route search result with the route search condition, referring to location information on a shop or a facility in a storage device, specifying a first shop or a first facility around the route related with the specific terminal and a second shop or a second facility is not around the route related with the specific terminal, and allowing, in accordance with detection of a charge payment event corresponding to the specific terminal at the first shop or the first facility, a terminal corresponding to the first shop, a terminal corresponding to the first facility, the specific terminal, or a terminal associated with the specific terminal to output information on the second shop or the second facility.

Abstract: Technologies for injecting dynamic content into microblogging posts are described, where dynamic content may be updated each time a post or feed is fetched or refreshed. A user of may add a placeholder for dynamic content when composing a post. The placeholder indicates a data provider and a data parameter. When the post is published, the data provider and data parameter are stored along with the other content of the post. When the post is requested, every placeholder in the post is parsed and content is obtained for every placeholder by passing the data parameter to the data provider. The placeholder is replaced with the data returned by the data provider and the post is provided to the requesting entity including the obtained data in place of the placeholder.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for dynamic telephone number assignment. A method includes: providing a content item to a user device, the content item including a control for initiating a call to a content sponsor associated with the content item; assigning a telephone number from a pool to the content item; receiving a control interaction indication; facilitating a connection between the user and the content sponsor based on the interaction; storing an association between a user identifier, the telephone number, and a content sponsor identifier such that future calls from the user to the telephone number can be routed to the content sponsor, even after the telephone number has been returned to the pool; and linking a content item impression with the connection such that a report can be generated that shows an effectiveness of the content item impression.

Abstract: One variation of a method for aggregating advertisement interaction data includes: receiving a ping from a visual element loaded onto a mobile device, the ping containing: a timestamp; and a value representing a proportion of the visual element visible in a viewport at the mobile device; in response to the value exceeding a threshold value, grouping the ping with a group of pings in a ping feed, the group of pings containing a unique identifier associated with the mobile device; in response to the value falling below the threshold value, concluding an advertisement view session containing the group of pings; calculating a time spent value for visibility of advertisement content in the visual element within the advertisement view session based on timestamps of pings in the group of pings; outputting an advertisement view session packet containing the unique identifier and the time spent value to a database.

Abstract: Methods and systems for application publishing in a virtualized environment are described herein. A system may facilitate publishing of one or more shortcuts based on inputs made in the virtual desktop environment (e.g., when a user “drag-and-drops” a shortcut onto a publishing icon on a desktop). The system may determine application information and instance information for the application, and may publish a shortcut for that application to the storefront. As a result, users may be permitted to self-publish shortcuts for preferred applications onto personalized storefronts, which may be unique to each user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for a customer relationship management (CRM) system are provided herein. Embodiments presented herein provide for exchange of data between disparate, distributed systems; subscribe to and/or publish customer data change event; creation of master records for consumers using static and streaming sources; providing data provenance, auditing capabilities, and queries across multiple tenants and third party systems. Embodiments provide a single view of a customer in a distributed system environment.

Abstract: A device may receive information regarding a software environment and/or one or more modules associated with the software environment; receive information regarding one or more compliance requirements; determine one or more smart contracts based on the information regarding the one or more compliance requirements and the information regarding the software environment and/or the one or more modules associated with the software environment; obtain data regarding the software environment and/or the one or more modules; determine, using the one or more smart contracts, whether the data satisfies the one or more compliance requirements; and add at least part of a block, to a blockchain, to indicate whether the data satisfies the one or more compliance requirements, for realization of a reward or penalty associated with the one or more compliance requirements.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods of using natural language processing techniques to automatically assign metadata to articles as they are published. The automatically-assigned metadata can then feed into the algorithms that calculate updated causation scores for agent-outcome hypotheses, powering live visualizations of the data that update automatically as new scientific articles become available.

Abstract: A browsing system includes an information processing apparatus that executes a process including transmitting first identification information of the information processing apparatus to an image distribution apparatus, upon acquiring screen information from a device; acquiring a wide-angle image, determined based on the first identification information, and a display state of the wide-angle image; and displaying the acquired wide-angle image in the display state, and an image distribution apparatus that executes a process including referring to a storage storing the first identification information, second identification information of the wide-angle image, and the display state; referring to a storage storing an attribute of a viewer of the first identification information; determining the display state of the wide-angle image according to the attribute of the viewer determined by the first identification information acquired from the information processing apparatus; and transmitting the wide-angle image an

Abstract: A method for predicting information propagation in a social network includes acquiring target information to be predicted, and acquiring influences of K clusters, where the target information is posted or forwarded by a first user at a first moment, and K is a positive integer; determining a role probability distribution of the first user, and determining a second user who has not propagated the target information, where the role probability distribution of the first user is used to indicate probabilities that the first user belongs separately to the K clusters; and determining, according to the influences of the K clusters and the role probability distribution of the first user, a probability that the second user forwards the target information from the first user. In the embodiments of the present application, propagation of target information in a social network can be predicted by using influences of K clusters.

Abstract: A computing system predicts a need of a customer based at least in part on a location of the customer, recommend a physical location to the customer based on the predicted need using location-based costs of living, and recommending offers to merchants based on historical activities of a plurality of customers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to providing a dynamic graphical user interface for efficiently presenting users with relevant ride information throughout the fulfilment of a ride request. In some embodiments, the system detects a trigger event during a ride, and based on detecting the trigger event, the system expands or collapses an information portion within a graphical user interface. When in a collapsed state, for example, the information portion of the graphical user interfaces includes a first set of content. Upon detecting a trigger event, the system dynamically expands the information portion to provide a second set of content that includes information associated with the detected trigger.

Abstract: A method is provided that grants users global control of the display of advertisements on a digital content platforms (DCP), as the primary user objection to digital advertising may be solved when content providers grant users control of the quality and relevance of ads for preferred products and services, and when and how often these ads are displayed. The DCP allows users to verbally communicate with a Voice User Interface (VUI), on a device such as a mobile phone, tablet, personal computer, laptop and TV. The VUI system performs speech recognition, and thereby sends the user request to display advertisements. In addition, the VUI may be vocally initiated by the user to remove advertisements. The method prompts users to engage in advertising for preferred products and services through paradigm shifts in permission-based marketing, e-commerce, and gamification.

Abstract: A computer system manages electronic communications. Topics of prior electronic communications and inter-arrival times of the prior electronic communications associated with the topics are modeled. A communication model is generated to identify electronic communications with content targeted for remediation, wherein the communication model is generated based on the modeled topics and the measured inter-arrival time of the prior electronic communications. Electronic communications for a communication session are applied to the communication model to determine one or more electronic communications for remediation. One or more remedial actions are performed on the determined one or more electronic communications to control content of the communication session. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and program product for managing electronic communications in substantially the same manner described above.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a server associated with a merchant, an identification token associated with a mobile device located in a service environment associated with the merchant. The identification token includes an opaque token generated by a source other than the mobile device. The method includes, receiving an address of a profile agent associated with the mobile device. The profile agent is distinct from the mobile device. The method includes sending to the profile agent, a request for a user profile associated with the mobile device, where the request includes the identification token, and receiving an opaque user profile responsive to the request. The method also includes sending a personalized offer associated with the merchant to the profile agent based on the opaque user profile. The profile agent causes application of preferences and policies associated with the mobile device to the personalized offer to determine whether to forward the personalized offer to the mobile device.

Abstract: Adaptive control of exposure. A proportional exposure cap is a maximum fraction applicable to a recipient's total viewable attention in a time window. The total viewable attention represents viewable area and exposure duration of all viewable advertising content which will be provided to the recipient. A notification of availability of an opportunity to expose a specified recipient to advertising content is received during the time window. The specified recipient's consumed viewable attention (representing viewable area and exposure duration of the advertising campaign's advertising content) is detected. The specified recipient's total viewable attention for the time window is predicted. Responsive to the maximum fraction of the specified recipient's predicted total viewable attention for the time window being greater than the consumed viewable attention of the specified recipient, the advertising campaign's advertising content is sent to the specified recipient and the consumed viewable attention is updated.

Abstract: Contextual searches may be performed to identify subsets of search results from an organized dataset. Contextual searching may return search results based on a relevance of the results to a query or search terms. Characters may be input by users at a search field that may be used to define context filters for limiting the search results of the organized dataset. Triggering events may be received that may trigger the definition of context filters that may be used to obtain the subsets of search results from the organized dataset. The triggering event may be a delimiter in the character string, for example. The subset of search results may include a subset of tradable objects that may be traded at an electronic exchange. The subset of search results may continue to be limited based on additional context filters defined from the search input at the search field.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining an affinity between a target user and at least one candidate user. The systems may perform the methods to obtain a plurality of target service orders associated with the target user and a plurality of candidate service orders associated with the candidate user within a predetermined time period; select one or more relevant service orders from the plurality of candidate service orders based on the plurality of target service orders; and determine an affinity between the target user and the candidate user based on the one or more relevant service orders.

Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to servicing fill request using ad networks and demand-side partners.

Abstract: In one example, an augmented reality (AR) server. The server has an AR server program executable to transmit a first aura having a selectable weblink to a web-linked camera device (WLCD); receive from a website an identity that uniquely associates the WLCD with a user and aura data indicative of a second aura targeted to the user based on a user-selected weblink; and transmit the second aura to the WLCD corresponding to the identity.

Abstract: Methods and systems to establish and execute price offerings among the lenders and borrowers in a bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage. The method comprises establishing a price offering among a lender and borrower in a bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage. The method further includes executing the price offering upon acceptance of a lender to the bandwidth-sharing ad hoc network for shared bandwidth usage.

Abstract: Methods and systems for enforcing host standards in a reservation system. In one embodiment, a reservation system provides two methods of communication between a potential guest and a host, hard communications and soft communications. The reservation system associates both types of communication with threads, each thread associated with the host and an associated reservation. The reservation system determines suspension metrics for each host based on the communications of the threads they are associated with. When the suspension metrics associated with a host satisfy one or more suspension criteria, the reservation system issues a suspension to the host.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing a platform for integration into applications for user activity interaction for cross entity and third party reward integration. In this way, the system may integrate an activity platform that provides applications or integration into applications to generate an activities network. Furthermore, the system may monitor the user utilization the activities provide triggered responses based on the activities completed. As such, the system may intervene within a known application or third party to provide triggered responses. In some embodiments, the triggered response may be a reward or status built physical alteration to an application or resource distribution item.

Abstract: A method and system for generating content title recommendations for content titles associated with a content page is disclosed. The method and system collects user activity data representing user engagement levels relating to multiple content webpages, wherein each content page is associated with a content title. A title replacement candidate is identified in view of the collected user activity data, wherein the title replacement candidate includes a plurality of title components. The title replacement candidate is compared to one or more high user engagement value titles. Based on the comparison, one or more high user engagement title component recommendations are identified which correspond to one or more of the title components of the title replacement candidate.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for transcoding and providing resources. A query is received. A resource is generated, and the resource, when processed by a client device, causes the client device to perform various operations. The operations include displaying a search result having an associated landing page and detecting user interaction with the search result. The operations include, in response to detecting user interaction with the search result, displaying a first portion of the landing page that is embedded within the resource and requesting, over a network, a second portion of the landing page. The operations include receiving the second portion of the landing page, and loading the second portion of the landing page. The generated resource is provided in response to the query.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods of using natural language processing techniques to automatically assign metadata to articles as they are published. The automatically-assigned metadata can then feed into the algorithms that calculate updated causation scores for agent-outcome hypotheses, powering live visualizations of the data that update automatically as new scientific articles become available.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to statistical methods for measuring cross-screen efficacy as it relates to advertising. The improved statistical methods provide the ability for advertisers and advertising agencies to predict the behaviors of consumers based on their aggregated cross-screen behavior. The system creates a new output that includes optimized user segments and classifications. A second part of the output is improved measurement and prediction of future consumer behaviors based on the processed multi-sided data on cross-screen behavior.

Abstract: A computing resource management apparatus and method are provided. The computing resource management apparatus comprise, at least one processor configured to implement: a collector configured to collect an amount of computing resources used by each of a plurality of virtual network functions (VNFs) which are connected by service chaining; a detector configured to detect, from among the plurality of VNFs, a target VNF to be adjusted by respectively comparing computing resources used by each of the plurality of VNFs with computing resources allocated to each of the plurality of VNFs; and an adjustor configured to adjust computing resources allocated to the target VNF, and adjust computing resources allocated to a plurality of remaining VNFs, from among the plurality of VNFs, based on an adjusted amount of computing resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for tracking influence of a user on content shared via encoded uniform resource locator (URL) links. Measuring influence of a user may identify what level of engagement the user drives to content when the user shares content with other users, such as via encoded links. A high influencer may be a user who drives a high level of engagement with content when the user shares content. A low influencer may be a user who does not drive a high level of engagement, or otherwise drives a low level of engagement with content when the user shares content. The method may include receiving, by a server, identification of a user for each of a plurality of encoded uniform resource locator (URL) links. The server may identify a plurality of keywords from content identified by each encoded URL link. The server may determine a number of actions via a plurality of users that decoded each encoded URL link of the plurality of encoded URL links of the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for allowing a user to grant or deny a third party access to different portions of the user's profile characteristics. Control circuitry may calculate an optimal promotion offer from a third party to a user based on a first layer of the user's profile characteristics matching a target-audience profile of the third party. Control circuitry may then generate for display the optimal promotion offer to the user. In response to receiving a selection of the optimal promotion offer from the user, control circuitry may receive further selections, from the user, of a subset of the user's profile characteristics to share with the third party, and then generate for display, to the user, an actual promotion offer based on the selected subset of profile characteristics.

Abstract: The present teachings generally relate to a method for extracting one or more matched entries from a first database using a second database, including the steps of: identifying a plurality of second entities from the second database by filtering a plurality of entities of the second database according to one or more identification rules; inputting at least one keyword as a query to extract the one or more matched entries from the first database; linking the at least one keyword to one or more second entities according to one or more linking rules to define one or more linked second entities; matching the one or more linked second entities to one or more entries in the first database according to one or more matching rules to define the one or more matched entries; and extracting the one or more matched entries from the first database.

Abstract: Provided are a device and a method which facilitate continued focusing of a user on specific content information even when said specific content information has been moved off the display screen by scrolling or page transitioning. Focus content information, which is identified from content information displayed on the display screen of the terminal device, is set in advance as content information for user focus. Then, in response to user operations which transition said focus content information out of the display area, copy content information, being a copy of said focus content information, is displayed for a certain period of time on the display screen of said terminal device.

Abstract: One disclosed system includes a processor, a network interface in communication with the processor, a data storage device in communication with the processor, and computer-executable instructions stored in computer storage. The instructions are configured, when executed by the processor, to cause computer hardware to perform operations comprising: (1) matching a consumer lead comprising information about a consumer with one or more vendors selected from a set of vendors identified in data records stored on the data storage device; (2) sending, via the network interface, the lead to the matched vendors; (3) receiving a real-time indication of a rejection from one of the matched vendors; (4) matching the lead with a replacement vendor; and (5) sending the lead to the replacement vendor.

Abstract: An ad processor evaluates bid functions that are based on concepts that might be generated from interpretations of natural language expressions. Ad buyers provide the functions with corresponding ads to ad processors. Bid functions are further based on the values of semantic information referenced by expressions. Bid functions are further based on environmental information. Ad buyers are able to modify bid functions. Ads may be provided in the form of questions, and may be indicated by an identifying sound. Upon finding no expression concepts within a bid function, the set of expression concepts is expanded according to strengths of connections between concepts in a concept graph.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing information via a computer network are provided. A data processing system can identify a cluster that includes a plurality of online content items having a semantic or user similarity. The data processing system determines a plurality of cluster placement criteria of the cluster, and receives content configured for display with a web page. The content can be associated with the cluster based on the semantic or user similarity. A cluster placement criterion of the plurality of cluster placement criteria can be selected based on a quality metric of the selected cluster placement criterion, and the selected cluster placement criterion can be provided as a supplemental criterion used to select the content for display with the web page.

Abstract: Method for influencing content delivery to a mobile device used by a user includes: receiving a request for content delivery from the mobile device, over a computer network; obtaining a location of the mobile device; identifying one or more media points in proximity to the obtained location of the mobile device; obtaining type, location and display size of the identified one or more media points, from one or more databases; determining a strength of an exposure of the user to said identified one or more media points, based on the type, location and display size of the identified one or more media points and the location of the mobile device; selecting a relevant supplemental content for delivery to the mobile device, based on said determined strength of an exposure of the user to said identified one or more media points; and delivering said selected relevant supplemental content and the requested content to the mobile device over the computer network.

Abstract: A system for incentivization of communications, comprising an incentivization engine and an auction service, and a method for using such a system for providing incentivization of user communications and user competition for incentives.

Abstract: A monitoring device that serves as a remote notification system and provides communication between a medical device and a remote computing device. The monitoring device is installed in the medical device and has a microcontroller that is synched with a main board of the medical device, allowing signals and commands to be transmitted between the microcontroller and the main board. A transceiver is electrically connected to the microcontroller and allows for communication between the microcontroller and the remote computing device over a wireless network. The microcontroller monitors the medical device and sends an alert to the remote computing device when an undesirable states is detected. A dashboard application on the remote computing device allows a user to view alerts and initiate a plurality of medical device functions from a remote location.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a content item that is eligible to be provided in response to a content item request and is associated with a bid. It is determined that the identified content item includes two or more different interactive elements that each cause different actions to be initiated in response to user interaction with the different interactive elements. An auction score is determined for the content item based on a function of the bid, a bid modifier for each different interaction, and a probability that each interaction will be invoked. The content item is selected to be provided based on the auction score. Data that cause presentation of the selected content item at a user device are output.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a database configured to store position data indicating a current position of at least one search target person, the position data being received from a communication apparatus of the at least one search target person, an information providing unit configured to provide the position data of the at least one search target person to a terminal apparatus of a searcher in response to an information request from the terminal apparatus of the searcher, and a communication mediation unit configured to receive, from the terminal apparatus, a communication request for requesting communication with a search target person who is selected by the searcher based on the provided position data, and to transmit a communication message to a communication apparatus of the selected search target person.

Abstract: Techniques for onboarding users to various product features are described. According to various embodiments, information identifying a set of candidate onboarding content items associated with an email type of an email to be transmitted to a particular member of an online social network service is accessed. Thereafter, a first subset of the candidate onboarding content items is removed from the set, responsive to determining that the particular member has already been onboarded to products associated with the candidate onboarding content items in the first subset. Further, a second subset of the candidate onboarding content items is removed from the set, responsive to determining that the particular member has previously viewed and not interacted with the candidate onboarding content items in the second subset. A specific onboarding content item is then dynamically selected from the remaining set of candidate onboarding content items.

Abstract: A network system can estimate preparation times associated with items offered by a plurality of entities to manage a network service over a given geographic region. The network system can receive, from a user device of a user, a request that includes a selection of one or more items offered by one or more entities near the service location. The network system can determine an optimal route for a service provider to navigate to provide the service based at least in part on mapping information and determined preparation times associated with the one or more selected items. The optimal route includes at least a first route segment from a first location to at least one of the entities and a route segment from a second location to the service location.

Abstract: A method and system improve retention of a user of a tax return preparation system by personalizing a tax return preparation interview with questions that are at least partially based on user data processed by one or more predictive models, according to one embodiment. The method and system include receiving user data that is associated with a user, and applying the user data to one or more predictive models to cause the one or more predictive models to generate predictive output data, according to one embodiment. The predictive output data are scores for a subset of questions, and scores represent a relevance to the user of each of the subset of questions, according to one embodiment. The method and system include presenting selected ones of the subset of questions to the user, at least partially based on the scores, to personalize a tax return preparation interview for the user.

Abstract: A story describing an activity performed by an interacting user is distributed to viewing users according to the influencer scores for the viewing users. Each influencer score can be calculated based at least in part on the influence of a viewing user on those users connected to the viewing user, and on the influencer scores for the users connected to the viewing user. Based on the determined influencer scores, at least one of the viewing users can be provided with the story describing the activity performed by the interacting user.

Abstract: A method and system for providing personalized and integrated online services for communications and commercial transactions both in private and public venues. The invention provides personalized information that is conveniently accessible through a network of public access stations (or terminals) which are enabled by a personal system access card (e.g., smart card). The invention also provides advertisers the opportunity to directly engage actual and potential user-consumers with selected advertising or marketing content based on each user's profile and usage history.