Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and techniques for managing transaction cards. User registration processes, order processes, and failure detection processes for a secure universal shopping cart are provided. Systems and methods may acquire identifiers. Systems and methods may also identify items associated with the identifiers. In addition, systems and methods may acquire a list of merchants that offer each item. Systems and methods may further determine, for each identifier, merchants based on user preferences. Even further, systems and methods may generate a payment token for each item. Systems and methods may then transmit the payment token for each item to its respective merchant.

Abstract: Playlists having media items from more than one source are described. Media items in a first library are mapped to media items from an online media item store. Media items within the playlist that can be found in the first library will be played from the first library, while media items not within the first library will be played from the online media store. By identifying media items present in both libraries and playing them only from the first library, the described method can reduce the royalties needing to be paid by the online media store. Further methods are disclosed for setting limits on the number of media items that can be shared by a second library.

Abstract: One variation of a method for quoting manufacture of a part during construction of a virtual model of the part within a computer-aided drafting engine includes: receiving a quote file specifying a current manufacturing schedule and a pricing structure for a manufacturing facility; at a first time, in response to insertion of a first three-dimensional virtual geometry into the virtual model, calculating a manufacturing quote for the part based on the first three-dimensional virtual geometry and the quote file; displaying the manufacturing quote; at a second time succeeding the first time, in response to insertion of a second three-dimensional virtual geometry into the virtual model, updating the manufacturing quote based on the second three-dimensional virtual geometry and the quote file; and, at a third time succeeding the second time, submitting a form of the virtual model to the manufacturing facility for manufacture of the part.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods for fulfilling a request using a connected inventory fulfillment service. Entities that use the same financial application to store inventory data are invited to participate as participating providers in a connected inventory fulfillment service. When a request for a product for fulfillment using the connected inventory fulfillment service is received, participating providers that could fulfill the request are identified by matching information in the request to inventory data stored using the financial application. A participating provider that could fulfill the request is then selected to fulfill the request.

Abstract: There are provided a merchandise recommendation device, a merchandise recommendation method, and a program which recommend coordination merchandise based on a sensitivity word according to a trend. A merchandise recommendation device 10 includes a basic merchandise specification unit 31, a recommendation merchandise specification unit 33, and a recommendation merchandise information output unit 34. The basic merchandise specification unit 31 specifies first merchandise. The recommendation merchandise specification unit 33 specifies recommendation merchandise associated with the first merchandise, among multiple pieces of merchandise belonging to a category different from a category to the first merchandise belongs, based on trend information and coordination information based on the sensitivity word. The basic merchandise specification unit 31 outputs information of the recommendation merchandise.

Abstract: Example embodiments described herein disclose a specially configured device to generate and cause display of human readable titles for browse pages. The token based title system may be or include a group of one or more server machines. A user device may accordingly receive a search query and set of structured data elements (e.g., filter attributes), create a browse node based on the content of the search query and the structured data elements, access published content (e.g., an item inventory) based on the browse node, and generate a human readable page title to be displayed as a title of a browse page.

Abstract: An application framework for mobile devices may provide a variety of application modules directed towards enterprise brand extension. The application modules are organized into five main categories: (1) featured, (2) community, (3) play/engage, (4) media, and (5) shop. The “featured” category may allow enterprises to push specific content onto its consumers. The “community” category may allow enterprises to leverage social networks and consumer communities that build and expand around their brands. The “play/engage” category may allow enterprises to offer compelling value and engaging utility to its customers. The “media” category may allow enterprises to entertain, inform, and educate consumers about brands through media content. The “shop” category may allow enterprises to facilitate electronic commerce with its customers. Further application analytics may be utilized by aggregating affiliate, sales, or usage data, etc.

Abstract: An identifier (232) identifies an alternative product to an attended product getting attention from a user. A searcher (231) searches, when a search condition is given, a group of products satisfying the search condition. A first generator (233) generates a first search condition expected to obtain a search result containing the attended product and the alternative product. A verifier (234) verifies, based on an obtained first search result by the searcher (231) that has searched under the generated first condition, whether or not the first search condition is proper. A second generator (235) generates a second search condition that is the first search condition verified as proper and with an added or replaced condition of a price range that is different from a price range of the attended product. A presenter (240) presents an obtained second search result to the user by the searcher (231) that has searched under the generated second condition.

Abstract: An encoded image may be captured by a camera to produce particular information from a display that cannot be deciphered by a human eye (e.g., a quick response code a.k.a. a QR code). The encoded image can be decoded and then the information contained therein can be acted upon by a user device, such as a mobile phone device. The user may be prompted for additional information, redirected to a particular website, sent to a specific web application or online authentication portal, etc. A service provider computer system may also perform processing on information gleaned from the encoded image, and provide information regarding the subsequent outcome of the processing to a user.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed to a cumulative rating system for generating accurate and unbiased evaluations of products, performances, and/or services, thereby improving the reliability of information provided to a consumer and improving their purchasing decision.

Abstract: A system and method include a kiosk processor, a device kiosk on a customer mobile device, which displays via a user interface, content and options for the customer from a third party customer service system, a customer interaction channel that receives, via an associated customer interaction network, a request to access the third party customer service system, via the device kiosk on a customer mobile device, an authentication module associated with the kiosk processor that receives customer data and customer input associated with an authentication request via a network to authenticate the customer, identifies a customer mobile device based on device identifiers, and evaluates risk factors associated with the customer mobile device, and a communication interface associated with the kiosk processor, that transmits, via a push notification gateway, a push notification to the device kiosk on the customer mobile device that establishes, via the network, a secure connection between the customer mobile device and

Abstract: A method, system and a computer program product are provided for making product recommendations to improve a user's personal brand by using the symbolic meanings and utilities of products and a user's brand perceptions along with users input of a desired personal brand imagery to output a set of products that are optimized to help users bridge the gaps between their desired and actual self-brand, thereby enabling a user to navigate products that shape their personal imagery.

Abstract: A method is provided for determining a website user behavioral portrait based on navigation on the website and dynamically reconfiguring web pages based on those portraits. In accordance with the method, data relating to the progress of a user through a website is recorded, and an ongoing behavioral portrait of the user is built based on the data. The portrait is then used to dynamically reconfigure web content.

Abstract: The A CLOUD-BASED DESKTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CDSA Platform”) transforms service sign up, site creation, application registration data inputs via CDSA Platform components into new site display and Subscription App Store registration confirmation outputs. In some embodiments the CDSA Platform may facilitate generation of cloud-based desktop representations within a web browser. In one implementation, the CDSA Platform may receive a first user input, including identifying user information and a web Site address. In response to the first input, the CDSA Platform may create a new web Site at the received web Site address. In one implementation, the new website may comprise a first desktop representation on a web browser at the web Site address and may present a plurality of application icons on the first desktop representation.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to dynamically generate a score floor model that provides a dynamically determined threshold metric to be used to select future bids that satisfy a first and second set of metrics. Feedback information is first received that relates to a plurality of bids previously submitted by a bidder to a publisher, wherein the feedback information indicates whether each of the plurality of bids has led to an impression. The first set of metrics specified by the publisher is obtained and the second set of metrics is retrieved. The score floor model with respect to the publisher is dynamically updated based on the feedback information as well as the first and second sets of metrics.

Abstract: Techniques facilitating advising bid values for usage of resource in a resource allocation data analytics framework are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method can include generating, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, one or more performance models. A performance model of the one or more performance models is associated with respective service classes for a resource of a computing infrastructure associated with a provider network and comprising one or more resources available for allocation. A service class of the respective service classes represents a performance differentiation compared to other ones of the respective service classes. The computer-implemented method can also include determining, by the system, a suggested bid value for the resource. The suggested bid value represents an expected performance metric of the resource as a function of a bid value and is based on the one or more performance models.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, apparatuses, and methods for determining the location of a mobile merchant, and performing further processing based on the determined location. Transaction data for a transaction conducted by a mobile merchant is electronically received at a server computer. The server computer determines a location of the mobile merchant based on the transaction data, and performs further processing based on the location of the mobile merchant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intelligent market automatic clearing system comprises a device part and a system part, wherein the device part comprises commodity electronic price tags, a self-service weighing apparatus, a shopping ring, a mobile phone, a shopping basket and a market automatic clearing device. The system part comprises intelligent market automatic clearing APP software, an intelligent market clearing system and an intelligent market clearing system data cloud service platform. The market automatic clearing device comprises a shopping basket moving frame, a visual recognition apparatus, a mechanical commodity picking apparatus, a bar code and RFID recognition apparatus table, an anti-theft decoding apparatus, a mechanical packaging apparatus table, a clearing table, an anti-theft detection door and an automatic channel door.

Abstract: A method and computer program product is provided for an online bidding system. The method may include receiving a plurality of bids from a plurality of online bidding communities during a live auction event at one of a primary technology provider and a relying technology provider, wherein the live auction event simultaneously occurs on a physical auction floor and virtually. The method may also include processing the plurality of bids at the primary technology provider. The method may further include providing the processed plurality of bids to a single designated clerking console associated with the primary technology provider for the live auction event. The method may also include receiving an accepted bid from the single designated clerking console.

Abstract: An event driven computing system generates selected benefit packages that include benefits that are drawn from multiple marketplace platforms and diverse product categories while also protecting consumer information. The event driven computing system may include one or more list generation engines that are each built to generate curated lists of benefits associated with one or more corresponding benefit package programs. The event driven system may then pass the curated lists and an identifier associated with a recipient of the benefit package to a secure customization engine that personalizes the curated sets of benefits to individual consumers based on consumer data. The event driven system can then use the personalized sets of benefits to select benefits for inclusion in the benefit package that are individually tailored to the recipient.