Abstract: Content distribution for one or more user devices, including: associating the one or more user devices with a user domain; acquiring content with one or more user accounts linked to the user domain; accessing the acquired content with the one or more user devices according to predetermined privileges, wherein access for an individual user device of the one or more user devices is valid while the individual user device is associated with the user domain and has an active status with the user domain.

Abstract: A system for adjusting a relevance weight value for a content item is described. The system comprises a content delivery module configured to deliver a plurality of content items to a device via a network. The content items are displayed on the device. A content storage module is configured to store a relevance weight value and a location in association with each content item. A location detection module is configured to determine a location of the wireless device. A user provides a feedback input for a content item. The relevance weight value associated with the location and the content item is adjusted according to the feedback input provided.

Abstract: Dynamic object customization is disclosed. A template associated with content to be published on behalf of one or more entities is obtained. The template includes at least one variable. For each entity in the one or more entities, a data store including information pertaining to the entity is queried based at least in part on the at least one variable included in the template. In response to the query, one or more data values corresponding to the at least one variable are obtained. An object is generated based at least in part on the template. The at least one variable is populated using the obtained one or more data values. The generated object is provided as output to be published on behalf of the entity.

Abstract: A computer receives a request for graphical display source code for a computerized graphical advertisement display, and retrieves seed images including a plurality of seed image features. The computer generates candidate images based on the one or more seed images, where the computer alters a first aspect of a seed image to generate an altered seed image having a plurality of altered seed image features and the computer alters a second aspect of the altered seed image to generate a candidate image having a plurality of candidate image features. The computer generates candidate image scores based upon a context of the advertisement display and the plurality of candidate image features. The computer selects an image from the candidate images based on the candidate image scores and generates the graphical display source code based on the selected image, a size of the advertisement display, and display capabilities of the user device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for optimizing and reporting time spent by a user engaged in a session. The system first obtains data associated with a presentation of an item of content at a mobile device, the presentation being divided into multiple partitions. Based on the data, the system adjusts at least one respective length of time associated with the multiple partitions to yield at least one adjusted length of time, the at least one adjusted length of time reflecting estimated time of user engagement with content associated with at least one of the multiple partitions. The system then determines an amount of time spent by a user at the mobile device engaging in the presentation based on the at least one adjusted length of time and the multiple partitions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the effectiveness of a marketing and advertising campaign directed at consumers. The systems and methods receive data corresponding to consumers that were served impressions in the campaign, and match the data to identifiers for credit records of the consumers. Credit record activity information in the credit records related to products and services of the campaign can be retrieved and potentially depersonalized. The credit record activity information can be the basis of a campaign report for adjusting and optimizing the campaign, in the case of an in-flight campaign report, or future campaigns, in the case of a post-campaign report. More accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign can be obtained due to linking of a consumer's activity with the campaign.

Abstract: Consistent with embodiments of the present invention, a social media merchandising and advertising platform may be provided. The platform may enable any third party website, page, or entity referred to herein as an “advertiser” to post interactive content on a publisher's website. The interactive content may comprise, for example, a customizable badge. The platform may enable the advertiser to create, customize, and deploy the badge for display and access on the publisher's specified domain. Moreover, the platform may enable the advertiser to provide the publisher with various specifications and elements to be integrated into a customized badge and, in turn, provide the customized badge to a publisher. Either the publisher or advertiser, individually or collectively, may then post the advertiser's badge to a website.

Abstract: An Automated Transaction Machine (ATM) is associated with a beacon. The beacon may communicate with an electronic device running a software application that is configured to detect the beacon. The software application may have a reaction based upon the detection of the beacon. The ATM or related systems may respond to data directly or indirectly from the software application to make a customization or take other action based there on.

Abstract: A method for identifying a plurality of related computing devices related to a transaction account includes: storing token profiles, each including data related to a payment token including a digital token number, associated transaction account number, computing device identifier, and computing device data; receiving a transaction data entry related to an electronic transaction including transaction data and one of: a specific transaction account number or an associated specific digital token number; identifying a plurality of related token profiles where the included associated transaction account number corresponds to the specific transaction account number; identifying a third party entity associated with at least one identified token profile; and electronically transmitting the transaction data included in the transaction data entry and at least one of: the computing device identifier and computing device data included in each of the identified plurality of related token profiles to the third party entity

Abstract: An online system identifies seed users with a high value score to a third party system. The online system identifies features of each of the seed users. A weight for each of the identified features is identified. The identified features are divided into a plurality of buckets, each bucket indicating a property associated with one or more of the identified features. Each bucket is ranked according to the weights of the identified features in each bucket. The online system identifies an additional user that has a threshold measure of similarity the seed users. The online system transmits a content item to the additional user for presentation. Additionally, the online system transmits one or more third party-presentable factors based on the bucket having the highest rank to the third party system, the third party-presentable factors indicating a reason as to why the additional user was presented with the content item.

Abstract: A request for a digital license associated with a software product is received from a device. The request includes a user ID of a user of the device, with the digital license having been generated in response to a request to activate the software product with a product key. A check is made as to whether a digital license bound to the user ID is available, and also whether the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license. The digital license is returned if the digital license can be returned to the device in accordance with the terms (regardless of whether the device is a same device from which the product key was activated), and otherwise is not returned. The digital license can be removed from the device in accordance with the terms of the digital license.

Abstract: A markdown budget user interface is provided that implements access to large-scale computational resources capable of concurrently manipulating a number of multi-million item data sets and that allows a retailer to specify inputs. The inputs include a markdown budget constraint that applies across all retailer stores, a group of store-product data sets that each include initial prices and markdown start prices of different combinations of products within all of the retailer stores, and a markdown objective, selected from a group including profit, revenue, and sales volume, to be maximized within the markdown budget constraint. The inputs are received from the retailer using the markdown budget user interface and the large-scale computational resources are invoked to determine a markdown recommendation that includes an indication of the store-product data sets that satisfy both the markdown budget constraint and the markdown objective. The markdown recommendation is provided to the retailer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for supporting loyalty tiers. According to certain aspects, a custom number of loyalty tiers may be specified. Dynamic tier boundaries may be defined for each tier based upon a specified number of loyalty points, a percentile of total loyalty points, or a combination thereof. Periodic recomputing of tier boundary values can support dynamic loyalty tiers. According to certain other aspects, a user loyalty status may include a current tier and a pending tier. User loyalty points may be updated for a current loyalty activity. The updated user loyalty points may be compared with a point boundary for the pending tier and the user may be updated to the pending tier. Transacting the tier update with the server may be bypassed to reduce tier update latency. Also, immediate access at the client to features associated with the updated current tier may be supported.

Abstract: Techniques for supporting network independent location services (LCS) are described. In one design, a location center may communicate with a terminal to establish an account for the terminal with the location center for location services. The location center may establish the account for the terminal independent of a home network or a serving network for the terminal. During signup to establish the account, the location center may (i) provide address information for the location center, security information, and/or other information for the location center and (ii) receive public identity information and/or other information for the terminal. The location center may thereafter provide location services to the terminal based on the established account and without interacting with the home or serving network for the terminal. Techniques for supporting delivery of assistance data are also described.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments illustrate methods for displaying targeted content on a digital signage board (DSB). The method includes receiving encrypted profile information from each of a plurality of user-computing devices when the plurality of user-computing devices is in a proximity range of the DSB, wherein the DSB is associated with one or more products and/or services. The method further includes aggregating the encrypted profile information received from each of the plurality of user-computing devices to generate an aggregated encrypted profile. Further, the method includes transmitting the aggregated encrypted profile to a content server, wherein the content server decrypts the aggregated encrypted profile to select the targeted content from a content repository associated with the one or more products and/or services, wherein the targeted content is displayed on the DSB.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a plurality of Internet-enabled devices with a common user profile for targeting Internet content or advertising. One method includes: receiving, from a plurality of Internet-enabled devices, a plurality of requests for electronic content or advertising; extracting, from each of the plurality of requests, a source IP address and a unique identifier associated with the respective Internet-enabled device; identifying each possible pair of devices from which requests were received; calculating for each possible pair of devices a probability that the pair of devices are owned or operated by a common user; and prompting a user to either confirm a characteristic of a prior browsing session or to log-in to an account associated with the common user based on a comparison of the calculated probability to one or more thresholds.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for location-targeting the provision of media distributed by a mobile platform. The method provides a mobile platform with an attached media projection subsystem, and an identifier associated with the media projection subsystem. The media projection subsystem is selectively enabled, the geographic location of the mobile platform is determined, and the identifier and the enablement of the media projection system are verified. Verification information, including the mobile platform (media projection subsystem) location, identifier, and enablement of the media projection subsystem is communicated to a server and stored in a non-transitory memory.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for retail deployed CRM. A CRM method for retail environments includes sensing entry of a mobile device into a physical space and identifying a customer record for a customer in a CRM system associated with the detected mobile device. The method also includes thereafter detecting a proximity of the mobile device to a product stored in the physical space and creating an opportunity record in the CRM system in connection with the customer for the product. Finally, the method includes responding to sensing egress of the mobile device from the physical space, by marking the opportunity record as closed-won if the product has been purchased by the customer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for displaying advertisements on mobile devices based on available wireless networks. In aspect a computerized method comprises determining a list of service set identifiers of available wireless networks, determining that the service set identifier matches a campaign service set identifier stored on the mobile device, determining a media object to display based on the service set identifier, downloading the media object on the mobile device, and displaying the media object on the mobile device.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for location-targeting the provision of media distributed by a mobile platform. The method provides a mobile platform with an attached media projection subsystem, and an identifier associated with the media projection subsystem. The media projection subsystem is selectively enabled, the geographic location of the mobile platform is determined, and the identifier and the enablement of the media projection system are verified. Verification information, including the mobile platform (media projection subsystem) location, identifier, and enablement of the media projection subsystem is communicated to a server and stored in a non-transitory memory.