Abstract: Systems and processes for providing differentiated advertising sponsorship of a fabricated reading product are provided. Natural language digital text characterized by a sentence, comprised of words is user selected. The text is linguistically analyzed in furtherance of displaying a fabricated reading product corresponding to the text. The words of the sentence of the text, and the sentences, are evaluated with regard to word/sentence attributes for the words of the sentences text in furtherance of supplying only the word/sentence attributes to an advertising sponsor. Based upon either or both of the word and sentence evaluation, determining whether to supply an ad from the advertising sponsor in relation to a display of the fabricated reading product, and, in connection to supplying an ad, further determining placement position of the ad in relation to the display of the fabricated reading product.

Abstract: A server receives a plurality of product data entries from a plurality of retailer computing systems. Each product data entry includes a product identifier uniquely identifying a corresponding physical product and descriptive data of the corresponding physical product. A subset of the plurality of product data entries having a same product identifier is determined. An embedding vector representative of a product data entry in the subset is pairwise compared with each of respective embedding vectors representative of other product data entries in the subset other than the product data entry to compute respective vector similarity metrics. A pooled semantic similarity metric for the product data entry based on the computed respective vector similarity metrics. It is determined whether the product data entry is an outlier in the subset based on the pooled semantic similarity metric. A notification is transmitted to a client device of a user based on the determination.

Abstract: An example device for image transfer can include a memory device, a service cubby to house a computing device and coupled to the memory device, a controller coupled to the memory device. The controller can retrieve, from the memory device, an image requested for transfer to the computing device in the memory device, perform an integrity check on the image, and transfer, via a local network of the device, the image to the computing device while the computing device is coupled to the service cubby.

Abstract: A method for determining customer lifetime value for a cohort of customers using an incentive system to provide for geographically limited rewards earned for transactions includes tracking payment card transactions between enrolled payment cardholders and enrolled merchants, creating a database of rewards eligible transactions, instructing a virtual payment card issuer to apply the rewards amount for each rewards eligible transaction to an account, receiving transaction authorization requests from the virtual payment card issuer corresponding to enrolled cardholders requesting to spend rewards within their corresponding account, if the transaction is occurring within a prescribed geographic area in which rewards can be spent, transmitting an authorization for the virtual card issuer to complete the transaction using the rewards, an enrolled payment cardholder attribute database, and applying a matching algorithm to the attribute database resulting in prediction based on similarity between one or more attribut

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to determining that no resources responsive to a query of a user at a first time satisfy one or more criteria (e.g., one or more quality criteria) and, in response to such a determination: providing for presentation to the user at a later time, content that is based on a given resource that is responsive to the query at the later time and that satisfies the criteria. The given resource that is responsive to the query at the later time may be a resource that is in addition to any resources responsive to the query at the first time or may be a refined version of a resource that was responsive to the query at the first time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for efficiently provisioning mobile devices with personalization data. For some embodiments, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a request for provisioning comprising device information for a mobile device and user authentication information for a user, generating a partial personalization script, an activation script, and a deletion script using the device information, sending the partial personalization script, the activation script, and the deletion script to an application provider computer, wherein the application provider computer initiates execution of the partial personalization script on the mobile device, authenticating the user authentication information, and sending an activation message to the application provider computer, wherein the application provider computer initiates execution of the activation script.

Abstract: A system and a method for deterring unauthorized access to an account. The method includes the steps of receiving a user login request from one of a plurality of account holder computers, then identifying a username associated with the received user login request, a time associated with the received user login request, and an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the received user login request. The method and system determine a number of prior login requests received from the identified IP address during a duration of time TR prior to the identified time. Each of the received login requests has a unique username that is different than the identified username. The method includes the step of disabling access to the account associated with the identified username when the determined number of received login requests is above a request threshold B.

Abstract: The present disclosure makes it possible to further improve convenience of customers and the like accompanying purchase of merchandise. An autonomous traveling unit is provided with: a driving portion including an autonomous traveling ability, the driving portion being configured to be movable together with a storing portion configured to store merchandise; and a controlling portion configured to execute: acquiring settlement completion information about the merchandise stored in the storing portion, the merchandise being merchandise in a store; and controlling the driving portion to cause the merchandise storing portion to move to a first point outside the store after acquiring the settlement completion information.

Abstract: An online concierge system uses a cumulative incrementality score to evaluate the performance of incrementality models used by the online concierge system to identify users for treatment. The online concierge system applies an incrementality model to a set of examples to generate predicted incrementality scores for the examples. The online concierge system ranks the examples based on the predicted incrementality scores for the examples and groups the examples based on their rankings. The online concierge system iteratively computes cumulative incrementality scores for each grouping based on the examples of each grouping, and computes a final cumulative incrementality score for the incrementality model based on each of the cumulative incrementality scores.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence-based curating method and a device for performing the same may include operations of allowing an artificial intelligence curating device to receive purchaser information, allowing the artificial intelligence curating device to determine recommended painting information on the basis of the purchaser information, and allowing the artificial intelligence curating device to transmit candidate sale painting information to a user device of a purchaser on the basis of the recommended painting information.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of scheduling usage of modular exercise facility, comprising: presenting at least two types of workout rooms on a graphical interface of a user computing device; receiving a selection from the user device for one of the types of workout rooms; receiving a selection from the user device of a date and time; referencing a MySQL database of prior reservations on the date and time; calculating a room assignment to a workout room recorded as available in the MySQL database; and displaying a map to the assigned workout room on the user device.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method of identifying multiple mortgage ready properties. The method includes receiving, via one or more processors, information from a customer approved for a mortgage about preferences for a real estate property and accessing, at a memory coupled to one or more processors, a memory storage location to retrieve a plurality of mortgage ready real estate properties meeting one or more of the customer preferences information. The method further includes transmitting, via the one or more processors, the plurality of real estate properties meeting one or more of the customer preferences information to the customer.

Abstract: Integrated cybersecurity systems and method for providing client access to a website. The methods involve receiving website configuration information for the client access; receiving client enrollment data for the client access; receiving client input data from a client; defining integrated client confirmation; and providing the website with the client identification information based on the integrated client confirmation. The defining involves authenticating the client input data by comparing the client input data with the client enrollment data; authorizing the authenticated client by determining client authorization information associated with the client enrollment data based on the website configuration information; identifying the authenticated client by determining client identification information associated with the client enrollment data; and providing the website with the client identification information based on the integrated client confirmation.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to receive a message from a user device. The message may include metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device. The method may also determine a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device and create a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

Abstract: A content display device includes a line-of-sight direction detection unit, a gazing point identification unit, a gazing content identification unit, and a display control unit. The line-of-sight direction detection unit is configured to detect a line-of-sight direction of a person located in a vicinity of a display region in which a plurality of contents are simultaneously displayed. The gazing point identification unit is configured to, based on the line-of-sight direction, identify a gazing point in the display region of the person. The gazing content identification unit is configured to, based on a distribution of the gazing point detected in a predetermined period, identify a gazing content at which the person is gazing. The display control unit configured to determine a display mode of each of the plurality of contents, based on a result of identifying the gazing content, and display each of the plurality of contents in the display mode determined.

Abstract: A payment support system includes a communication state determination processing unit, a payment processing unit, and a notification processing unit. The communication state determination processing unit determines a communication state of a user terminal of a user who uses a facility. The payment processing unit executes a process concerning payment of a use price of the facility when the communication state determination processing unit determines that communication of the user terminal has been interrupted. The notification processing unit causes at least one of the user terminal and a facility terminal installed in the facility to notify predetermined information when the communication state determination processing unit determines that communication of the user terminal has been interrupted.

Abstract: Advertisements in broadcast television programming are digitally replaced with different ads prior to viewing. Replacement can occur in time and/or place shifted content, and can be used to promote a particular advertisement that the viewer has not yet seen, thereby improving the reach of the ad without oversaturation. Data reporting by the playback devices is collected in a database of viewed ads. The information in the database can be used to refresh previously-viewed ads, to increase saturation of particular ads, to replace previously-broadcast but no longer relevant ads, or for other purposes as desired.

Abstract: A system for use with a handheld electronic device for coordinating retrieval of diagnostic information from a vehicle includes computer readable instructions downloadable onto the handheld electronic device for configuring the handheld electronic device to receive a request signal from a scheduling server. The request signal includes vehicle information of a third-party vehicle for which retrieval of diagnostic information has been requested. The computer readable instructions further configure the handheld electronic device to display information related to the received request signal on the handheld electronic device and receive user input representative of the user agreeing to retrieve the diagnostic information from the third-party vehicle. The computer readable instructions additionally configure the handheld electronic device to send an accept signal to the scheduling server in response to receipt of the user input.

Abstract: A transmission pairing system may include a transmission pairing stored in a secure database. The system may generate a transmission pairing by receiving a selection of a destination for the secure information from the secure database and determining a transmission type corresponding to the selected destination. The system may populate a list of available sources of the secure information based on the transmission type. A selected source may be received and paired with the selected destination to generate the transmission pairing. The transmission pairing may be used to initiate an electronic transmission based on a parameter that is modifiable to determine the secure information transmitted from the source to the destination.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated linkage of enriched transaction data to a record of charge are provided. Electronic enriched transaction data, such as receipt information, provided by merchants, merchant aggregators, or third parties may be automatically associated with the corresponding transaction, and transmitted after the sale, or after authorization of the transaction, without user intervention. The enriched transaction data may be automatically associated with the record of charge at the acquirer or issuer end. Transaction account holders are able to view and/or download the electronic enriched transaction data with the record of charge, without the need for manually initiating emailing or attaching or the electronic enriched transaction data.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by an identity provider computing system, a user token from a third party provider, wherein the user token is associated with a user of the identity provider computing system; sending, by the identity provider computing system, a prompt to a user device associated with the user token, the prompt requesting authentication information; authenticating, by the identity provider computing system, the user token based on receipt of the requested authentication information; receiving, by the identity provider computing system, user device information from the third party provider; identifying, by the identity provider computing system, related user activity based on the user device information; and authenticating, by the identity provider computing system, the user based on the related user activity and the authentication of the user token.

Abstract: An example method includes identifying provider systems each configured to perform a function requested by a device, wherein the provider systems are associated with vendors that provide one or more of services, goods, or device skills, responsive to selecting a provider system, sending, to the provider system, the request to perform the function, after sending the request to the provider system, receiving, by the management system and from the provider system, provider response information associated with performance of the function, sending, by the management system and to the device, the provider response information associated with performance of the function, and initiating a payment of funds from a first financial system associated with the device to a second financial system associated with the provider system.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a suitable user-friendliness to a user regarding a recommendation of application software on a portable information terminal. In order to accomplish the purpose, this portable information terminal is configured to set an application as a recommendation candidate when the status of the portable information terminal matches a condition corresponding to the application, and recommend the application when the application further matches a pre-set recommendation permitting condition. Hence, the portable information terminal and the application recommending method thereof capable of providing a preferable user-friendliness to the user can be provided.

Abstract: Systems and techniques may be used for identifying a product from a uniform resource locator (URL) of a website. A technique may include receiving the URL based on a user interaction with the website, the user interaction triggering an event on the website. In an example, the technique includes comparing the URL to a database of stored URLs. The technique may include determining a portion of the URL, comparing, for example using a regular expression, the portion of the URL to entries in a specified product name column of the database, and identifying a product in the specified product name column corresponding to the portion of the URL based on comparing the portion of the URL. The technique may include outputting an indication of the product.

Abstract: An example method for sharing an application in an application store occurs at a mobile device in communication with a display device. The method includes, displaying, at the display device, an application store user interface for a particular application where the user interface includes an affordance for sharing the particular application. The method also includes, receiving an input corresponding to the affordance, and in response to receiving the input, displaying a sharing user interface that includes one or more options for sharing the particular application with another user. The method further includes, receiving an instruction to share the particular application with the other user, and in response to receiving the instruction, sending a link to the particular application in an application store to the other user.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of creating and managing residential net leases in which a net lease network determines the parameters of a residential net lease for properties located in certain regions, cities, or towns. The net lease network autopopulates approved terms to generate a residential net lease agreement document. The net lease network record, in a reserve database, accounting for amounts remunerated to respective owners and collected from respective tenants per a rent schedule and accountings for amounts remunerated to investors based on determined profit margins over term of lease.

Abstract: Embodiments of this invention provide an adaptive marketplace in which customers can place a request for a service and vendors have an opportunity to make an offer to provide the service on behalf of the customer for a particular price. The service request and vendor management is handled by a systems engine. An apparatus is arranged to receive a customer request and identify at least one vendor suitable for satisfying the customer request. The system is arranged to determine a vendor compatibility score, which is dependent on the compatibility of the vendor to the customer request. An estimate is made of the probability of the vendor being selected to provide the customer request. The customer request, customer preferred reference price and the probability of the vendor being selected are provided to the vendor.

Abstract: A facility for cryptographically securing booster packs using tear transactions is described.

Abstract: Systems and methods for interactive live video streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes an interaction encoder for transmitting interactive live video streams, including a processor, and a memory, containing an interaction encoding application, where the interaction encoding application directs the processor to obtain media data comprising a video track, receive a request to generate an interaction object in the video track at a given timestamp of the video stream, generate interaction data based on the request, where the interaction data includes a data structure capable of being decoded in near-real time to produce the interaction object in the video track at the timestamp when played back, and transmit the interaction data to an interaction decoder.

Abstract: A distributed system includes a lending device that is configured to receive, from a user device, a real-time request for a loan associated with a service, where the request specifies at least an identifier of the user device and a specific amount of funds; determine, based at least on the specific amount of funds for the loan and on the identifier of the user device, to provide the loan to the user device; generate a digital token associated with the loan, where the digital token specifies usage restrictions that are associated with (i) an approved amount of funds, (ii) a duration of the loan, and (iii) a payee associated with a service device; and provide, the user device and/or the service device, the digital token associated with the loan, where the digital token is redeemable by the payee associated with the service device for the approved amount of funds.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying information related to items in a store. Stock keeping unit (SKU) information for items in the store and combination information indicating which SKUs were sold together can be determined.

Abstract: A computerized system and method to provide a marketplace for real-time matching of a blood order to a blood supplier based on a variety of variables tracked by the system including real-time marketplace trend statistical analysis.

Abstract: The provided invention relates to search engines and may be used to search for vacancies and resumes in databases. Further, the invention may be used to sort out vacancies and resumes by professional area and other predetermined similarity criteria. The technical result is to reduce labor costs for the preparation of materials required for machine learning, reduce the amount of machine computing, accelerate the receipt of results, and reduce the time for analyzing search results. To achieve the technical result, the recommender system uses learning and working databases, wherein the learning sequences are formed by sorting and processing the learning database matrices based on user feedback with regard to the degree of correspondence of the results presented to them to the query subject.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a method for searching data. The method comprises providing an inverted index that comprises at least one record, wherein the at least one record comprises at least one field name and a corresponding at least one field value. The at least one field name and corresponding value are extracted from time-stamped searchable events that are stored in a field searchable datastore and comprise portions of raw data. The at least one record further comprises a posting value that identifies a location in the field searchable datastore where an event associated with the at least one record is stored. The method further comprises evaluating an incoming search query that references a field name. Responsive to the evaluating, the method comprises determining results for the incoming search query by executing the incoming search query across the field searchable datastore or the inverted index.

Abstract: A method for creating a database for a domain specific application includes providing a centralized data repository comprising data from different sources, identifying a set of data units of the repository that represent a specific domain, determining a pivotal entity type for an application, determining a mapping between different identifiers of the pivotal entity type, creating a reference set by selecting a first subset of the set of data units using the mapping, wherein the first subset represents the pivotal entity type, selecting, based at least in part on the mapping, a second subset of the set of data units, wherein the second subset represents non-pivotal entity types which are related to instances of the pivotal entity type in the reference set; and creating a database from data units and associated attributes selected from the reference set of data units and the second subset of data units.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an identification unit configured to identify unique information on shoes using at least part of a captured image of the shoes, and a setting unit configured to set an association between an acquisition device configured to acquire the unique information and a module device attached to the shoes based on the unique information.

Abstract: Described is a system and method for monitoring the expiration date of items and determining if an item previously picked by a user will expire before the next anticipated arrival date of the user at a materials handling facility. If the previously picked item will expire before the next anticipated arrival date of the user, the user may receive a recommendation to pick a replacement item so they do not have to return to the materials handling facility early to replace the expired item.

Abstract: A method of generating a three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of a human includes obtaining at least one colour image and corresponding depth image of a scene comprising a human subject that is at least partially occluded by one or more items. The regions in the at least one colour image corresponding to a human subject are identified. A point cloud of the scene is generated based on the at least one colour image and corresponding depth image. One or more parameters of a parametric model are then adjusted based on the regions of the point cloud identified as corresponding to the human subject. The adjusted parametric model is then used to generate a 3D reconstruction of the human subject; where the parametric model provides an estimate for points in the point cloud corresponding to the occluded parts of the human subject. A corresponding system is also provided.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for navigating a pedestrian tour including a processor circuit, a memory and a screen. The pedestrian tour includes a starting point, a first pedestrian tour zone and a second pedestrian tour zone, all of which are connected by a series of connecting paths. First and second suggested travel constraints, corresponding respectively with the first and second pedestrian tour zones, are stored in the memory. Responsive to determining that the pedestrian's actual travel within the first pedestrian tour zone will vary from the first suggested travel constraint, the processor circuit dynamically revises the second suggested travel constraint to permit the pedestrian user to execute the pedestrian tour in accordance with a preset target travel constraint for the pedestrian tour.

Abstract: Specified performance attributes may be used to configure machine learning transformations for ETL jobs. Performance attributes for a machine learning pipeline that applies a model to as part of a transformation for an ETL job may be used to configure a parameter in a stage of the machine learning pipeline. The configured stage may then be used when training the model. The trained machine learning pipeline may then be applied as part of a transformation operation included in an ETL job performed by the ETL system.

Abstract: Systems and methods which facilitate access to computing resources by cloud-based applications are described. Embodiments enable cloud-based applications to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, such as printers, scales, scanners, and storage devices, for performing various functions. In operation according to embodiments, a user agent client application is executed by computing equipment in communication with a computing resource to which access is to be provided to one or more cloud-based applications. Although embodiments implement a user interface client application which is separate from a user agent client application, tight integration between a user interface client application and user agent client application may be provided. Embodiments not only facilitate operation whereby a cloud-based application is enabled to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, but also facilitate remote and/or shared client interaction with such computing resources.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system may include receiving, at an e-commerce order processor, an order comprising at least one product, wherein the order is received in conjunction with an order completion event; receiving an order completion criterion; receiving an order change; and processing an order completion based on the order completion criterion.

Abstract: A method for presenting an interactive video to a user. The method includes providing an application layer including at least one first user interface (UI) element, providing a video player layer including at least one second UI element, the video player layer being integrated in the application layer and configured to present the interactive video to the user, receiving a first user interaction associated with the at least one first UI element, and dynamically modifying the interactive video and/or the at least one second UI element included in the video player layer based on the first user interaction.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for mobile browser code testing. For instance, the method may include monitoring, using a mobile application, a user interaction with the mobile application to detect a mobile browser being launched; responsive to detecting the mobile browser being launched, launching, using the mobile application, a browser user interface within the mobile application and monitoring a mobile browser session to detect a user accessing a website from a plurality of websites; responsive to detecting the user accessing the website, injecting, using the mobile application, a script into a current web page of the website in the mobile browser; testing, using the mobile browser, codes using the script in the current web page; and updating, using the mobile application, the browser user interface with a result of testing.

Abstract: An information output apparatus that is able to communicate with a terminal used by a subject of an experiment for evaluating quality of experience related to utilization of a web browser includes: an output unit configured to output a value of designated information out of information related to processing executed by the web browser of the terminal in accordance with operations. Thus, it is possible to simply acquire information related to processing performed by the web browser in response to arbitrary operations.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a subscription service.

Abstract: The present invention presents a method and device for IPTV crowdfunding or IPTV 5 fundraising. The invented system allows for backers to fund campaigns using commissions paid out from services and products purchased using the system. It is also possible for backers to fund campaigns by volunteering to receive marketing materials or participating in marking presentations, or engaging in other marketing activities, marketing activities that generate a commission, referral fee, or reward, are incorporated into our fundraising system, in order to allow for the funding of campaigns.

Abstract: User equipment performing communication with a core network node by using network slices obtained by logically dividing a network includes: means for sending information related to security of one network slice; and means for sending identity information of the one network slice in a secure method, based on a request to send information in the secure method sent from the core network node based on the sent information.

Abstract: A database comprises user information records for users subscribing to one or more goods through a subscription service. In some aspects a user record may contain information about the user, one or more households of the user and the constituents of those households, and other information about the user, households, and/or constituents of household. User records are updated based on various signals corresponding to user feedback and amounts of provided goods and utilized in iterative training of consumption models by which consumption of different goods is determined based on household properties. The consumption model outputs a predicted consumption of goods for a household and amounts of goods are translated into one or more SKUs for fulfillment by the subscription service.

Abstract: A method for authenticating a wearable device is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a tokenization service provider (TSP), a signal representing a first code derived by the TSP from decrypting a security token previously provisioned in the computing device, wherein the security token was received at a terminal from the computing device and transmitted to the TSP; obtaining, based on the received signal representing the first code, a device identifier of the computing device and an identifier of an account; querying a device database to verify that the computing device is associated with a first status; verifying that the account is enabled for an operation initiated using the computing device; and transmitting an authorization message to the terminal, the authorization message authorizing the operation.