Abstract: Embodiments are directed to providing meal information and event ticketing to a customer via an electronic menu. In one scenario, a computer system provides an electronic menu to a user. The electronic menu includes a user interface that allows users to select different meals provided by a restaurant to obtain information about the meal. The electronic menu further provides an indication of local events that are to take place within a specified time period and within a specified distance from the restaurant. The computer system receives an input from the user selecting at least one of the meals provided by the electronic menu's user interface and, in response to receiving the input, provides meal-related information for the user-selected meal. The meal-related information includes textual information, audio information, pictures and/or video content.

Abstract: In one scenario, an electronic payment system receives health related information from a user. The health related information includes an indication that the user is initiating participation in opt-in advertising sent from the electronic payment system in exchange for health related services. The user may have a digital device and a mobile wallet account at the electronic payment system, and the mobile wallet account is accessible via a mobile wallet application. The electronic payment system sends interactive advertisements to the user's mobile wallet application for presentation to the user and receives inputs from the user that provide interaction with the presented interactive advertisements. The electronic payment system determines that the user's interactions with the presented advertisements warrant conferring a health related benefit to the user, and indicates to the user that the benefit is available for subsequently purchased health related items.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to providing disruptively priced or free financial services or goods in exchange for participation in opt-in advertising. A user may opt-in to receive some form of advertising on his or her phone. The advertising may appear in a mobile wallet application used to pay for goods or services. The advertising may be related to products the user has previously purchased using the mobile wallet application. An electronic payment system that provides the mobile wallet application tracks and stores items that the user purchases using the mobile wallet. The electronic payment system then analyzes the user's purchasing habits to identify advertisements and/or promotions that may be of interest to the user. The promotions (such as coupons) may then be sent to the user's mobile wallet application and applied automatically when the user purchases that item using the mobile wallet.

Abstract: Embodiments extend to methods, systems, and computer program products for a business to business mobile vault. Embodiments allow retailers to pay distributors electronically through the use of a mobile device such as a mobile phone. Electronic payment through a mobile phone is more efficient than a currency transaction and reduces the amount of currency that delivery and distributor personnel handle. Further, mobile phone communication is available in many geographic locations, and in some geographic locations is the only form of communication available. Thus, electronic payment through a mobile phone can often be used even when other computer systems and specialized equipment such as point of sale terminals are not available or are not used, and when other types of data connections are not available.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to monetary transaction system for conducting monetary transactions between transaction system subscribers and other entities. In one scenario, the monetary transaction system includes a mobile device that runs a monetary transaction system application. The monetary transaction system also includes a subscriber that has a profile with the system. The subscriber indicates a transaction that is to be performed with the monetary transaction system. The system further includes a monetary transaction system processor that performs the transactions specified by the subscriber including communicating with a monetary transaction database to determine whether the transaction is permissible based on data indicated in the subscriber's profile. The monetary transaction system also includes at least one entity that is to be involved in the specified transaction, where the entity has a profile with the monetary transaction system.

Abstract: A system and method for data compression using compression hardware is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a data set in a data stream is received. The data set includes a set of data descriptor fields. The data set is portioned into one or more data subsets using the set of data descriptor fields. One or more tabular slices and an index are generated for at least one of the data subsets using the set of data descriptor fields. The one or more tabular slices are identified by the index. The one or more tabular slices are compressed into a compressed data block by a data compression scheme using a hardware compressor. A compression data file is generated in a database. The compression data file has a header that stores information about the data compression scheme. The compressed data block is stored in the compression data file.

Abstract: A system and method for data compression using compression hardware is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a data set in a data stream. The data set includes a set of data descriptor fields. Using the set of data descriptor fields included in the data set, one or more tabular slices and an index are generated. The one or more tabular slices are compressed into a compressed data block by a data compression scheme using a hardware compressor. A compression data file is generated using the compressed data block and stored in a database.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for communicating price discounts. Embodiments include alerting customers (e.g., to an imminent or impending) price reduction on (e.g., perishable) items. More particularly, embodiments include compiling product and consumer data to determine which consumers are to receive notifications of impending price discounts. This compilation of data is transmitted to a communications system, which then transmits via instantaneous electronic means, such as SMS text message, picture message, e-mail, or micro-blogging, a price discount notification. Computer systems enabled to practice the present invention, comprising one or more databases and a communications system configured to transmit price discount notifications, are also described.

Abstract: A system and method for data compression using compression hardware is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a data set in a data stream. The data set includes a set of data descriptor fields. Using the set of data descriptor fields included in the data set, one or more tabular slices and an index are generated. The one or more tabular slices are compressed into a compressed data block by a data compression scheme using a hardware compressor. A compression data file is generated using the compressed data block and stored in a database.

Abstract: An integrated application controlled call processing and messaging system for use with a telephone system. The preferred embodiment comprises a PBX or central office system (Centrex) coupled to a voice messaging system to which an applications processor is coupled. The PBX and voice messaging system supply information related to the incoming telephone call to the applications processor. The applications thereafter begins execution of a call processing flow program designed to handle the processing of the incoming call and associated messages.