Abstract: The present application relates to a payment system in a call system such as home shopping, and more specifically, to the NFC simple payment system for the call system that allows NFC simple payment to be made using the customer's physical card while connected to a phone call. The present application discloses providing NFC simple payment system for call system that requests payment through the customer's mobile phone terminal means during the phone calling, and in response to this, the NFC payment can be made by the user contacting the card to the mobile phone terminal means, thereby allow users to easily make payments while on the phone by contacting only his/her own card without a separate authentication procedure.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to models for predicting customer behavior, including the use or adoption of products by current customers and prospective customers of a service platform offering multiple service products.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes message generator circuitry to generate a first message for a first server of a first Internet domain in response to detecting a login event at a client device, the login event associated with an Internet-based service of a second Internet domain, the second Internet domain outside the first Internet domain, and a communication interface to receive a second message from the first server, the second message including a global unique identifier (GUID) and a login timestamp, the GUID identifying at least one of the client device or a user of the client device to the first Internet domain, the message generator circuitry to generate a third message including (a) the GUID, (b) a cookie identifier associated with the second Internet domain, and (c) the login timestamp, the third message to cause generation of an identifier-to-cookie map at a second server of the second Internet domain.

Abstract: A method of payment using rewards is provided. The method includes detecting, by a mobile device of a customer, an authentication device based on a short range wireless communication between the mobile device and the authentication device; in response to detecting the authentication device, retrieving, by the mobile device, authentication data of the customer from the authentication device via the short range wireless communication; populating, by the mobile device, a graphical user interface displayed to the customer using the authentication data retrieved from the authentication device; receiving, by the mobile device, a selection from the customer to send the authentication data to an account management system; sending, by the mobile device, the authentication data to the account management system based on the received selection; and receiving, by the mobile device, a payment option for a transaction based on the customer being authenticated using the authentication data.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed towards presenting promotional content via an avatar representing a first, promoter user to a second, target user experiencing a virtual or other environment. The promotional content may be presented via an alteration of the avatar, audio output and/or an object virtually associated with the avatar. The promotional content may be selected based on matching target user data describing a target user experiencing a virtual reality environment. Different users viewing the same avatar at the same time can be presented with different promotional content. Information may be output to attract a target user to perceive the promotional content. The promoter user can interact to obtain a current promotion status notification, as well as to select from available promotional content offerings to promote.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are multispace parking pay stations comprising: at least one processor, a memory, a communications element, a printer, and a computer program including instructions executable by the at least one processor to create an application comprising: a software module receiving a unique identifier associated with a parking customer, the parking customer having executed a mobile payment for parking in a space associated with the pay station; a software module transmitting the unique identifier to a central parking management server and querying the central parking management server with the unique identifier to identify the parking customer and verify the mobile payment; and a software module generating and sending instructions to the printer to print a payment verification for the parking customer.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for timing presentation of content are provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining virtual product placement opportunities in a media content and determining product candidates for virtual insertion into the media content. The product placement system may determine shot segments from the media content and for each shot segment may determine candidate product placement locations. The product placement system may determine contextual information from the shot segments and from the contextual information determine candidate products suitable for the product placement locations. The product placement system may determine total screen time for each product placement opportunity as well as quality of each opportunity. For each product and product placement opportunity, the product placement system may determine an expected revenue and a projected insertion cost.

Abstract: A plurality of auxiliary transmitters associated with at least one main transmitter, transmitting broadcast area wide programming for their respective broadcast areas, wherein a mechanism enables switching on transmission of localized auxiliary information content by at least one of the plurality of auxiliary transmitters, wherein the at least one of plurality of auxiliary transmitters transmits localized auxiliary information content on a single frequency network transmission frequency, and wherein the localized auxiliary information content includes a data item that enables retrieval of promotional information from a remote server, when the data item is analyzed by a software application.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for estimating the causal effect of different content exposure levels are provided.

Abstract: A hovering promotional advertisement apparatus includes a digital screen configured to display promotional advertisements and a hovering mechanism configured to secure the digital screen in a position hovering in air.

Abstract: A system and method for providing and synthesizing data for publishers operating in the connected television ecosystem. Data from third party reporting platforms may be combined to present a unified view. Audience engagement may be measured, observed, and combined in a novel manner, providing unique insights to users.

Abstract: Systems and methods of predicting future interactions with devices. For example, the system may receive search criteria and determine one or more values, including an interaction value of the search criteria and a cost per views value of the search criteria. When the cost per views value exceeds a threshold value, the system may increase a dynamic cashback amount associated with the search criteria and transmit an electronic communication that includes the dynamic cashback amount, a predetermined period of time to initiate a transaction for the product, and an identifier associated with the product. When the identifier associated with the product is received in association with the transaction of the product within the predetermined of time, the system may transfer the dynamic cashback amount from the aggregation revenue pool of funds to a digital wallet of the consumer user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to generate subscription recommendations within a membership platform. Exemplary implementations may: obtain subscribership information for subscribers of a membership platform; for an individual subscriber, identify other ones of the subscribers who commonly subscribe to the content creators subscribed to by the individual subscriber; for individual ones of the other ones of the subscribers, identify other ones of the content creators the other ones of the subscribers subscribe to but the individual subscriber does not; for individual ones of the other ones of the content creators, determine individual quantities of the other ones of the subscribers that are commonly subscribed; rank the other ones of the content creators based on the individual quantities; generate one or more subscription recommendations; effectuate presentation of the one or more subscription recommendations; and/or perform other operations.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing user offers based on efficient iterative recommendation structures. In various aspects, a server invokes a bi-directional look-up interface via a lookup request, where the bi-directional look-up interface is exposed via an electronic recommendation structure. The lookup request causes the bi-directional look-up interface to return a bi-directional recommendation value. The bi-directional recommendation value indicates a likelihood of a first user selecting a first offer or a second offer. The bi-directional recommendation value is transmitted via a computer network to a client device associated with the first user upon a determination that the likelihood meets or exceeds a recommendation threshold. The client device is operative to display at least one of the first offer or the second offer.

Abstract: Method for celebrity-based advertising includes storing, in a server, a likeness of subject and a corresponding booking that includes parameters outlining availability of the subject for digital advertising. The method further includes receiving or creating, by the server, a pitch that falls within the parameters of the booking, the pitch corresponding to the subject. The method further includes receiving, by the server and from a first user device, a first image of the likeness of the subject or another likeness of the subject. The method further includes determining, by the server, that the image matches the likeness of the subject. The method further includes transmitting, by the server, the pitch to the first user device to be output by the first user device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented process includes receiving with an eCommerce platform from a user over a network a first product-search keyword, generating to a display of the user a graphical user interface (GUI) including a first selectable icon showing the first keyword, a first selectable image of a first product and a first connector between the first icon and first image, the first connector indicating that the first product was previously purchased using the eCommerce platform in response to the platform receiving the first keyword, and in response to user selection of the icon, generating to the GUI a set of performance indicators characterizing an advertising campaign associated with at least one of the first keyword and first product within the eCommerce platform.

Abstract: Embodiments of vehicle data systems for use in distributed computer network are disclosed. Particular embodiments may determine and enhance vehicle data from various data sources distributed across the computer network, and utilize the enhanced vehicle data in the determination of normalization metrics that account for geography and population density or spatial behavioral patterns. Embodiments may utilize these normalization metrics to assign zone labels to geographic areas and present representations of the geographic areas based on the normalization metrics across the distributed computer network.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided herein for improving consumer interactions with Marketing and Promotion Service systems. In one embodiment, a method for searching for promotions is provided which includes accessing a map to be displayed to a consumer; receiving input comprising a time period; and receiving input comprising a circumscribed region on a map, wherein the circumscribed region provides an indication of an area in which the consumer is planning to travel. The method further includes searching, by a processor, for promotions within the circumscribed region that are redeemable during the time period and generating an impression comprising one or more promotions returned from the searching for promotions, wherein the impression includes at least one promotion related to travel. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: Information, called context information, relating to a current state of a user may be aggregated. In one implementation, the context information may include information that is automatically generated by communication devices of the user and information, submitted by the user, that relates to the user's state. The context information may be used to provide personalized advertisements for the user.