Abstract: In the proposal system, sales performance information that is related to a device is acquired and information that is related to a usage situation of a device is accepted from a customer. A device to be a purchase target is inferred by a learned model based on the information that is related to the usage situation of the device and the sales performance information, and then a proposal information is outputted as a result of that inference.

Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving product data for products featured in a media asset are described. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry that receives from a server data for a plurality of products featured in a media asset. The control circuitry generates for display a list including the plurality of products. The control circuitry determines whether a product in the list is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor. The control circuitry visually distinguishes the product from other products in the list in response to determining that the product is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor.

Abstract: A digital promotion processing system may include a shopper device associated with a given shopper, and a promotion processing server. The server may generate a given promotion identifier associated with a digital promotion for a given product. The digital promotion may be redeemable via different redemption channels and may have a redeemable value associated therewith. The server may communicate the digital promotion to the shopper device, cooperate with the shopper device to display, on a display of the shopper device, the digital promotion, and cooperate with the shopper device to permit shopper-selection of one of the different redemption channels based upon display of the digital promotion. The server may determine when the given product has been purchased by the given shopper, and when so, apply the redeemable value according to the shopper-selected redemption channel and based upon the given promotion identifier.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to analyzing user behavior associated with web contents. Information related to user interactions associated with a content item placed on a reference property is first obtained. A measurement associated with each user interaction of the content item is determined based on the obtained information. An analyzing model for the content item which characterizes statistics of the measurements associated with the content item is further constructed. A measurement threshold to be used to determine a cost of placing the content item on a target property is further determined using the constructed analyzing model.

Abstract: A tool for generating and publishing vehicle offers by matching up manufacturer incentive data and vehicle data received from a third party data source with inventory data received from a dealership data source is disclosed. The disclosed tool allows a user to match incentive and vehicle data to specific vehicles currently in a dealership's inventory and to generate custom offers for those specific vehicles that uniquely identify the specific vehicles from dealership's inventory.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for performing operations comprising: accessing content received from a first client device associated with a first user; processing the content to identify a first image that depicts the first user wearing a first fashion item; determining a first pose of the first user depicted in the first image; searching a plurality of products to identify a first product that corresponds to the first pose of the first user depicted in the first image and that includes one or more attributes associated with the first fashion item; modifying the first image to generate an advertisement that depicts the first user wearing the first product; and during a content browsing session being accessed by the first client device, causing the advertisement that depicts the first user wearing the first product to be displayed automatically on the first client device.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a smart apparatus, comprising: determining if an application is authorized to use a user profile, when the application installed on the smart apparatus requests the user profile; and transmitting the user profile to the server corresponding to the application when the application is determined to have a user right.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for reduced-reliance onboarding with respect to a service provider application, including but not limited to vehicle service provider applications. Embodiments provide a custom onboarding message that enables onboarding of at least one data object via access, by a user device, of the custom onboarding message with reduced-reliance. Example embodiments receive, from a provider system, acquisition data including at least user communication channel data usable for transmitting information to a user device associated with the customer, generating a subject data object comprising at least a portion of the subject information, attempting initiation of an custom onboarding message to be accessed by the user device associated with the customer, receiving an indication that the customer accessed the custom onboarding message via the user device, and updating data associated with the subject data object to indicate completion of onboarding.

Abstract: A method and digital signage player for managing display of a distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player stores the distributed digital signage content, and a local placement target for the distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with the local placement target. The digital signage player exchanges messages with a neighbor digital signage player, for increasing the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content at the request of the neighbor digital signage player. The neighbor digital signage player also displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with its own placement target, which needs to be decreased. The digital signage player ultimately increases the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content based on the messages exchanged with the neighbor digital signage player.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for encouraging engagement with a rewards system are described herein. A customer associated with a customer device holds a rewards account with a provider associated with a provider computing system. The provider computing system receives rewards and payment card activity of the customer, analyzes the rewards and payment card activity, and generates a rewards engagement rating, which the provider uses to generate and transmit tailored rewards engagement messages to the customer device. The messages provide rewards earn and burn opportunities in which the customer can select to participate.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method for data collection and processing within an online system which monitors a user's activity on the online system and then creates a list of business offers for display to the user. The list of business offers is not displayed to the user until the user performs an action relating to a request to review the list of business offers.

Abstract: A food product recommendation system may include a camera configured to obtain an image of a food product area having available food products and a remote device associated with a given user. The system may also include a recommendation server configured to cooperate with the remote device to obtain a desired food product characteristic from the given user and determine recommended food products from the available food products based upon the desired food product characteristic. The recommendation server may also be configured to associate a corresponding food product identifier to each recommended food product and communicate the recommended food products to the remote device. The remote device may display the image of the food product area with the recommended food products augmented with the corresponding food product identifiers and obtain user selection for purchase of at least one of the recommended food products based upon the corresponding food product identifier.

Abstract: A networked computer system for providing promotional awards to casino property patrons is described herein. The networked computer system includes a promotions management computer server including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to receive an activity signal from at least one player tracking server indicating corresponding patron activity. The processor is programmed to determine whether the patron activity data indicates a qualifying promotional event, and responsively select a promotional award, generate an escrowed award record associated with the corresponding patron activity, and modify the award escrow data file to include the generated escrowed award record.

Abstract: A method and digital signage player for managing display of a distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player stores the distributed digital signage content, and a local placement target for the distributed digital signage content. The digital signage player displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with the local placement target. The digital signage player exchanges messages with a neighbor digital signage player, for increasing the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content at the request of the neighbor digital signage player. The neighbor digital signage player also displays the distributed digital signage content in accordance with its own placement target, which needs to be decreased. The digital signage player ultimately increases the local placement target of the distributed digital signage content based on the messages exchanged with the neighbor digital signage player.

Abstract: An information processing method, a server, and a computer storage medium are provided. The method includes: generating a first information identification code according to first information, the first information representing an information source; providing the first information identification code to a terminal; receiving a first request from the terminal and allowing a terminal user of the terminal to follow an information service, the first request carrying the first information; and recording the first information and tracking and obtaining conversion information of the information source according to the first information.

Abstract: A tool for generating and publishing vehicle offers by matching up manufacturer incentive data and vehicle data received from a third party data source with inventory data received from a dealership data source is disclosed. The disclosed tool allows a user to match incentive and vehicle data to specific vehicles currently in a dealership's inventory and to generate custom offers for those specific vehicles that uniquely identify the specific vehicles from dealership's inventory.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for encouraging engagement with a rewards system are described herein. A customer associated with a customer device holds a rewards account with a provider associated with a provider computing system. The provider computing system receives rewards and payment card activity of the customer, analyzes the rewards and payment card activity, and generates a rewards engagement rating, which the provider uses to generate and transmit tailored rewards engagement messages to the customer device. The messages provide rewards earn and burn opportunities in which the customer can select to participate.

Abstract: A method of improving a network-based marketplace system with referral-service functionality is disclosed. One or more notifications are received from a client device of a first user of a plurality of users. The one or more notifications include an authorization from the first user to make a payment to complete a purchase of an item included in a listing posted on the network-based publication system. The one or more notifications also include a referral code associated with the authorization. The payment is received from the first user into a holding account. Based on the referral code, a second user of the plurality of users is identified as a referrer of the purchase. The payment is divided into a plurality of payments to be made to a seller of the item as a purchase fee and to be made to the referrer of the purchase as a referral fee.

Abstract: A retail customer tracking system and method is disclosed. The retail system preferably includes at least one surveillance camera for generating image data of customer interactions with products and at least one point of sale camera for generating image data of customers at a point of sale area. An analytics system determines product interactions from the image data of the customer interactions with the products and stores facial image information and the product interactions for each of the customers. When a customer arrives at a point of sale area, facial image information of the customer determined from the image data of the point of sale camera is matched to previously stored facial information for the customer, and associated product interactions for the customer are provided to a management system. The management system then provides sale cues based on the product interactions to the customer at the point of sale area.

Abstract: A computerized method of dynamically expanding an online advertisement campaign, comprising receiving from an advertiser an advertisement policy for an online advertisement campaign for offered item(s), the advertisement policy includes policy setting(s) and expanding the online advertisement campaign through multiple iterations.