Abstract: Described is a technology by which an incentive manager uses a portion of an interactive window associated with online commerce to provide incentives related to user of payment instruments. Upon detecting interaction with a set of displayed incentives corresponding to user-indicated payment options, an information input mechanism for collecting information related to the user-indicated option is expanded on the interactive window. Detection of interaction with an interactive mechanism may be used to expand the displayed incentive set.

Abstract: This invention relates to apparatus for detecting the contact or nip width between two contacting surfaces. The apparatus includes first and second insulating substrates each of which has a pattern of conductive material formed on a facing inner surface thereof, which substrates are adapted to be fitted between the contacting surfaces. For a first embodiment, the pattern of conductive material on one substrate includes a pair of conductive terminals spaced by a distance greater than the contact width to be measured and the conductive pattern on the other substrate includes a conductor which extends over at least a distance greater than the maximum width W to be measured.