Abstract: A computerized method of identifying accounts stored in a database of an account management system, for review under jurisdictionally relevant CIP/AML/KYC requirements is described, as is a computerized account database access tool having a data extraction module, an inclusion rules module, an exclusion rules module and a merge and aggregate module.

Abstract: A device and method for populating a legal filing with an individual's name exactly as it appears on a government-issued identification document. The individual's name is read using a symbolic barcode on the government-issued identification document without storing, or even reading, other information contained in the symbolic bar code that may contravene applicable laws or regulations relating to the storage of such information. The individual's name exactly as it appears on the government-issued identification document is used to populate a legal filing document.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of vehicle chain resource allocation includes establishing a vehicle chain network between a first motorized vehicle leading a vehicle chain and a second motorized vehicle following the first motorized vehicle in the vehicle chain. The method includes transmitting between the first and second motorized vehicles, via the vehicle chain network, a first drafting energy parameter from the first motorized vehicle and a second drafting energy parameter from the second motorized vehicle. And the method includes generating first energy credits based on the first and second drafting energy parameters and transmitting the first energy credits between the first and second motorized vehicle via the vehicle chain network.

Abstract: A system for enforcing energy regulations is described. The system helps building departments maximize energy savings from the energy regulation enforcement process. The system is configured to optimize enforcement given a fixed level of enforcement resources within a building department. Optimization is achieved through the use of building science and sampling systems to structure building-by-building specialized inspection lists, which are delivered to building inspectors. Information collected during the inspection process is used to determine amounts of money that can be saved via complying or not complying with specific provisions of the energy regulations.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can access a set of identified illegitimate incidents intended to be automatically disabled. One or more rules for determining misidentified illegitimate incidents can be acquired. It can be determined, based on the one or more rules, that at least a subset, out of the set of identified illegitimate incidents, has at least a threshold likelihood of being misidentified. Further processing can be performed with respect to at least the subset to prevent at least the subset from being automatically disabled.

Abstract: Technologies and implementations for facilitating visual analysis of transactions utilizing analytics are generally disclosed.

Abstract: Technologies and implementations for facilitating visual analysis of transactions utilizing analytics are generally disclosed.

Abstract: Electronic messages may comprise pieces of economic data, such as an email comprising a first sales receipt and an instant message comprising a second sales receipt. Pieces of economic data may be extracted from electronic messages to obtain a set of extracted economic data. A scale factor may be determined based upon historical economic data (e.g., gross domestic sales data, stock data, etc.). A real-time economic indicator (e.g., a coincident indicator, a leading indicator, etc.) may be determined based upon the set of extracted economic data and the scale factor. The real-time economic indicator may be provided to users, such as through a real-time feedback (e.g., according to a license agreement).

Abstract: Position information on every moving object is acquired from a moving image of a monitoring area, and activity information during every unit time is acquired from the position information on every moving object. Conditions of an observation period of time are set according to a user input operation, the observation period of time is controlled in accordance with the conditions of the observation period of time, and the activity information during every unit time is aggregated during the observation period of time to acquire the activity information during the observation period of time. An activity map image is generated from the activity information during the observation period of time, and the activity map image and the moving image of the monitoring area are generated and output at every predetermined point in time.

Abstract: A system can access data about items for a store and generate a plan for configuring the store based on the accessed data. The system can further provide, for example, information for configuring reconfigurable shelving units so as to produce the layout of the store according to the plan.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable media facilitate visualizing forecast data in a user device. In a device associated with a user, a method is implemented to collect, summarize and display data reported for a user in a summary format according to certain preferences. The method overlays the data in the summary format with a graphical overlay associated with a forecast of the data. Overlaying the data facilitates viewing and interpreting the reported data at a glance, the overlay providing a comparison between the reported data and a forecast represented by the graphical overlay. The method may further include interacting with the displayed data and graphical overlay to adjust/override the forecast. Corresponding methods, systems, apparatus, and machine-readable media for visualizing forecast data can be implemented in servers supporting the user device.

Abstract: A method of administering a survey to an askee, the survey relating to a plurality of events, the method comprising automatically performing steps using a server.

Abstract: Individuals who are interested in products and/or areas of expertise and who have a certain influence with others in that area of expertise are incentivized to increase their awareness of an knowledge of that area of expertise as well as the manufacturers' products within that area of expertise through various activities. Activities that are incentivized may include gaining information about products and brands through participating in or consuming training materials, by purchasing or otherwise owning the products and brands, through experience, and the like. As the individuals gain knowledge about the area of expertise, the brands, and the products, the individuals gain influence and ability to inform others about the brands and products and their features and benefits. The manufacturers benefit because they now have a large number of individuals able to act on the manufacturers' behalf in informing others of the features and benefits of the manufacturers' products.

Abstract: A method, a server and an apparatus for lecture feedback are provided. In the method, an adding request is received to establish a lecture. A login for the lecture from each of at least one audience apparatus is received to provide a presentation data to each of the at least one audience apparatus. The presentation data includes several pages. A usage behavior of each audience apparatus executing on each of the pages of the presentation data is monitored, and the usage behaviors of all of the at least one audience apparatus are analyzed to provide a feedback of the lecture.

Abstract: A centralized real-time performance monitoring and improvement technology, including methods and system which permit multiple tiers of users, including a manager tier, an interviewer tier and a representative tier to collaborate using a same database to select, under directions from a manager, clients to undergo telephone interviews, by an interviewer perform the telephone interview and provide the results, and a representative review the results of interviews. Personalized results based on tier and client associations are available to representatives in real time to track performance with respect to individual clients and over time. A server acts as a gateway providing differentiated access to functionality and to data to the different tiers and can perform a simultaneously login-based, a tier-based, and a permissions-based access control. Abstract not to be considered limiting.

Abstract: A processor implemented method for identifying and segmenting a plurality of online users based on a level of engagement with respect to at least one user group is provided. The method includes obtaining, information associated with one or more user from one or more user groups, computing, one or more parameter of one or more user based on the information associated with the one more user, dynamically obtaining, a score for the one or more user based on one or more parameter, and segmenting, the plurality of online users from the one or more user groups based on the score for the one or more user to obtain a subset of the plurality of online users from the one or more user group including (a) a highest first level of engagement, (b) a second highest level of engagement, and (c) a third highest level of engagement.

Abstract: A method and process schematic for the fair-valuation of digital advertising exchange prices for digital advertising inventory. The digital mark-to-market pricing process seeks to provide composite pricing as catalogue values for the digital advertising market, by designated market area, advertising category, and device. The process of aggregating and actual market prices quoted by digital advertising industry players, and then calculating a composite average price for the intersection of both designated marketing area (DMA) and category (or “vertical”), is a unique one. While formulas can vary, the theoretical application of compiling effective cost per mille (eCPM) price quotes from various parties, including direct advertisers, demand-side platforms (DSPs), and advertising agency trading desks (ATDs), then determining a composite average of these price quotes to determine a fair value composite average price, is the primary objective of this “mark-to-market” data solicitation and pricing process.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of vehicle chain resource allocation includes establishing a vehicle chain network between a first motorized vehicle leading a vehicle chain and a second motorized vehicle following the first motorized vehicle in the vehicle chain. The method includes transmitting between the first and second motorized vehicles, via the vehicle chain network, a first drafting energy parameter from the first motorized vehicle and a second drafting energy parameter from the second motorized vehicle. And the method includes generating first energy credits based on the first and second drafting energy parameters and transmitting the first energy credits between the first and second motorized vehicle via the vehicle chain network.

Abstract: An incentives platform receives information about business processes from a plurality of businesses. The information includes specific performance information for employees of each of the businesses. Each business may use the platform to tailor an incentives program for its employees, where employees receive rewards based on their performance metrics. The platform includes a gallery of predefined rules for computing the incentives, allowing a business to select one or more incentives from the gallery.

Abstract: The present invention relates a method for viewing an advertisement by direct issuing of an advertisement coupon by a viewer; with the aim of providing a certain monetary benefit to the advertisement viewer when the viewer engages in viewing after having directly issued the advertisement coupon, which constitutes authority enabling an advertisement to be viewed, and accessed the advertisement by using the advertisement coupon.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing inflight benefits via purchase card transactions are disclosed. An exemplary method includes at an airline perk management module (APMM), receiving an indication that an airline ticket is purchased using a loyalty card corresponding to a passenger enrolled in an airline perk program, identifying at least one airline perk associated with an aircraft seat assignment corresponding to the purchased airline ticket, and notifying an inflight service provider to deliver, inflight, the at least one identified airline perk to a passenger having the aircraft seat assignment. An exemplary system includes at least one processor and memory, whereby APMM utilizes the at least one processor and the memory to notify a merchant airline to deliver the at least one airline perk to a passenger having a seat assignment on an airline, the airline ticket for the seat assignment being purchased using a loyalty card.

Abstract: A method for changing operation modes includes receiving disaster information from trending data, a newsfeed, or an alert message; upon detecting at least one redirection trigger from the disaster information, configuring a loyalty system to operate in a redirection mode; receiving or accessing data associated with a transaction between a customer and a merchant; determining, from at least one of customer information and merchant information in the data associated with the transaction, a donation amount and a location associated with the transaction; when the loyalty system is configured to operate in a redirection mode, generating signals to cause accrual of at least a portion of the donation amount to a redirection account based on the location associated with the transaction; and generating signals to cause accrual of any remaining portion of the donation amount to one or more defined donation accounts based on charity catchment area parameters.

Abstract: Prices, rebates and/or coupons may be monitored with respect to goods and/or services purchased by consumers. When applicable, store policies for price adjustments, rebates, and/or coupons may be saved, and websites may be searched for these price adjustments, rebates, and/or coupons. When a price adjustment, rebate, and/or coupon is found for a product or service purchased by a consumer, the system may automatically submit a claim for the price adjustment, rebate, and/or coupon. When the money is received by the consumer, the company offering the consumer monitoring service may charge the consumer a portion thereof.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an indication that a user is requesting a price comparison with respect to a product available for sale in a retail store aisle. The indication may be received at a time when the user is present in the aisle. The method further includes determining a competitive item that shares a product characteristic with the product available for sale in the aisle. In addition, the method includes transmitting an offer to the user to induce the user to purchase the competitive item.

Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing tones are disclosed. A method of receiving tones may include receiving content for broadcast to a recipient computing device, receiving data for including with the content, where the data includes an instruction for the recipient computing device to perform in response to detecting the data, and converting the data into an inaudible tone for inclusion with the content. The method may also include determining a location within the content to include the inaudible tone, incorporating the inaudible tone into the content at the location, such that the inaudible tone and the content and broadcast to the recipient computing device, and providing the inaudible tone and content for broadcast.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing a campaign within a distributed computer network comprises acts of defining, in a memory of the distributed computer network, a personalized URL (pURL) associated with at least one user-specific advertisement; receiving trigger instructions that identify one or more conditions under which at least one second user-specific advertisement should be sent, wherein the second advertisement is associated with the pURL; sending the pURL associated with the at least one user-specific advertisement; tracking the pURL associated with the at least one user-specific advertisement for at least one trigger defined by the trigger instructions; receiving the trigger; and updating a campaign workflow responsive to the received trigger.

Abstract: Anti-counterfeit method for a self-serving retail website is by using software to check each new submission of seller's advertisement against a list of blocked brands and a list of approved sellers on the website, before it gets posted on the website.

Abstract: An addressability module provides an email template to a publisher for sending an email to a recipient, wherein the email template associates an identifier of the recipient with a content link in the email, and wherein the content link is associated with a content landing page. The addressability module receives a call from the content landing page requesting a creative for display on the content landing page, wherein the call comprises the identifier of the recipient, the identifier having been passed from the email to the content landing page upon selection of the content link by the recipient and identified from the content landing page. The addressability module selects a creative from an advertiser, wherein the creative is targeted to the recipient of the email who is identified by the received identifier, and serves the selected creative for display on the content landing page.

Abstract: A method for providing advertising content, performed by a display device, the method including forming a first pairing between a first terminal and the display device; receiving first advertising content from an advertising server corresponding to a first habit of a user of the first terminal; allocating the first advertising content to a first region among a plurality of regions of a display unit according to at least one of a distance between the first terminal and the display device and a duration for which the first pairing is maintained; and displaying the first advertising content on the first region.

Abstract: A system and method is provided that infers a user's intent when the user searches for a particular address or other geographic location. In that regard, the system and method may select advertisements in response to a user searching for street addresses. The advertisements may be selected by searching for advertisements that match search terms associated with the street address. If no search terms are associated with the street address, the system and method may determine whether the street address is associated with a point of interest. If the address is associated with a point of interest, the name of the point of interest may be utilized as the search term.

Abstract: A computer-based search engine for performing a search for a keyword, comprising a result responsive to a search, a database comprising a plurality of terms organized by categories wherein at least one of the categories includes the keyword, and relational ones of the plurality of terms to the keyword; a heuristic engine comprising a plurality of rules which, when executed by a processor, applies the rules in accordance with the relational ones of the plurality of terms to a networked site to assess the keyword as a primary subject of the networked site.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes storing at a computer server indicative data for a first web-accessible document that is not associated with the computer server, receiving a request from a program module in a container document associated with the web-accessible document, and providing, in response to the request, information related to the indicative data.

Abstract: An automobile incident data networking platform may be provided to help consumers navigate the intersection between everyday driving and the laws of the road. The platform may capture data and information related to traffic incidents. Whether it's a severe auto accident, fender bender, speeding ticket, routine traffic ticket, or a DUI, the platform may help consumers preserve data/evidence and instructs them how to utilize that data to protect themselves and preserve their rights. Still consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure, the platform may comprise a network for consumers to find service providers connected to issues involving traffic incidents. This includes, but is not limited to, for example, personal injury attorneys, DUI attorneys, car repair shops, auto glass repair shops, car dealerships, insurance agencies, and so forth. These service providers may be enabled to interface with the consumer through the platform, viewing incident data and providing quotes in response thereto.

Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for providing flighting of card-linked offers to card holders is provided. A flighting priority for each card-linked offer deal may be determined based on flighting parameters. A flighting schedule may automatically schedule flighting of a card-linked offer deals based on the flighting priorities and using all available budget allocated to each card-linked offer deal without going over the allocated budget.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating and/or displaying a user information collection are described herein. The user information collections include relevant information for a user of one or more devices. More specifically, the relevant information in the user information collections can include user directed advertisements. User information collections improve a user's ability to accomplish tasks, save money, and/or get desired products and/or services as opposed to just viewing content. Additionally, the user information collections reduce or prevent unwanted data from being added to the user information collections improving the usability of the data in the user information collections and improving user interactions with the device.

Abstract: Wrap packages of cards that integrate content and native advertising. When a wrapped package is created, the cards are selectively authored to include media content, native advertisement(s) and application functionality, typically but not necessarily, supporting e-commerce. In addition, the cards are authored into one or more linear sequences. As a result, when the wrap is consumed, the user experiences is a revealing of the media content, with the advertisement(s) and functionality intertwined therein, as the cards are sequentially browsed, analogous to the turning of the pages of a book or magazine.

Abstract: Creating and delivering advertisements within wrapped packages of cards, which selectively include (i) media content, including advertisement(s) for item(s) available for purchase, (ii) application functionality and/or (iii) e-commerce related transactional services. By defining the sequence order in which the cards are navigated when consumed, wraps may deliver advertisements in the context of a “story” or “narrative”, which unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed, similar to the turning of the pages of a book or magazine. Ads thus become more compelling. In addition, with built-in transactional functionality, advertised Item(s) can be immediately purchased without having to exit the wrap.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting and correlating content consumption, e.g., viewing of programs and/or accessing websites, across platforms of different types are described. Content consumption, e.g., requests and/or streaming is monitored and recorded on a per subscriber basis for a wide variety of platforms, e.g., set boxes, IP content playback devices such as cell phones or pad devices with IP streaming support, and/or other devices. Web site access and corresponding content consumption is determined based on DNS requests thereby avoiding the need for monitoring at web site servers and allowing centralized monitoring of web site access operations in the form of DNS requests to be detected by a Web service provider who, at least in some embodiments, is also a content provider.

Abstract: A variety of data structures, components, runtime viewers and methods are described for defining, delivering and rendering wrapped packages of cards in a manner that is particularly well suited, but not limited to, display on mobile devices. Each card may selectively include media content, and a palette of application functionality and/or supporting e-commerce related services. The cards of the wrap packages are ideally threaded together into one or more linear sequences, and authored to convey a book-like narrative that unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed. In addition, the wrap packages are portable objects that are readily distributed, similar to other electronic messages, through e-mail, messaging, social-media, or via a variety of other electronic communication platforms. As a result, wrap packages are consumable, sharable and savable objects.

Abstract: Delivery of a wrap package in response to the selection of an advertisement appearing in a web page, social media feed or in an an email, text or other electronic message. In some embodiments, the advertisement may be a “cover” for the wrap package that contains an identifier associate with the wrap. When the cover is selected, the identifier is used to access and deliver the wrap package to the requesting device.

Abstract: Creating and delivering a wrap package of cards that includes media content, discount coupon(s), voucher(s), promotion(s), and/or loyalty program(s) for the purchase of goods and/or services and application functionality for implementing an e-commerce related transaction related to the goods or services. The individual cards of the wrap package are also threaded together into one or more linear sequences. Thus when consumed, the user experience when browsing the wrap is largely dictated by the author, not the viewer. Wrap packages thus have the unique ability to convey a book-like user experience that unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed.

Abstract: Aspects described herein are directed towards methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums for converting advertisement pricing and tracking advertisements between different advertising models or campaign types. Aspects of the disclosure include receiving a request for an advertisement to display on a first computing device in a first campaign type where the request includes information about the potential viewer. In response to request, an estimated advertisement value in a second campaign type for an advertising campaign can be determined based on at least one advertisement value in the first campaign type and an advertisement history of the advertising campaign. A bid price for displaying an ad to the potential viewer may be determined based on the estimated advertisement value in the second campaign type. Once the bid price is accepted, an advertisement from the advertising campaign may be transmitted to the first computing device.

Abstract: An ad slot ownership module receives, from a user agent, a call requesting a creative for a first slot of a plurality of slots in an email and determines whether an ownership period associated with the first slot has expired. When the ownership period associated with the first slot has not expired, the ad slot ownership module selects a creative from a campaign associated with an advertiser that owns the first slot for the ownership period and serves the selected creative for the first slot to the user agent.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method executed by a system comprising a real time bidding sell side server (3) and at least one user terminal (2). The user terminal (2) performs the steps of: sending (S1) an update message (M1) containing an identifier to the real time bidding sell side server (3), receiving (S7) a bid result message (M6) from the real time bidding sell side server (3), said bid result message (M6) comprising a first icon and an URL indicating where an application associated with the icon is available for download, displaying (S8) a set of icons associated with applications, including said first icon, and in response to an activation command of one of said icons: executing the corresponding application if said application is installed on said terminal, or accessing (S9) the URL indicating where the corresponding application is available for download if said application is not installed on said terminal.

Abstract: An authoring tool for authoring wrap packages of cards. The authoring tool includes a set of tools that enable an author to create a new card of a wrap selected from a variety of card templates. In various embodiments, the card templates include textual, video, image/photo, document, gallery, chat, location/GPS, transact, appointment, and end-of-wrap card templates. When a particular card template is selected, the template is then duplicated to create the new card. Thereafter, the author may author the card to include various components, content, attributes, layouts, styles triggers and/or behaviors. As the cards of the wrap are created, the authoring tool provides the author with the ability to order the sequence of the cards. The authoring tool thus enables authors to selectively create wrap packages that include media that conveys a narrative story and application functionality.

Abstract: A method for using analytics to define and deliver wrap packages of cards with insight content. The method includes the steps of generating insight content by applying analytics to a set of data, inserting or associating the insight content into one or more content component container(s) included in a set of cards of a wrap package, and generating a wrap descriptor for the wrap package.

Abstract: A computer implemented system and method for management of advertisements is disclosed. The system provides effective and efficient management of advertisements. The system provides for effective collaboration of online advertisements and offline advertisements. The system collects advertisements from online resources as well as offline resources, and subsequently converts offline advertisements into online advertisements based on image processing techniques. Further, the system generates advertisements which encompass an optimum fit into the target website, subsequent to analyzing the layout of the target website to identify the advertisements that best suit the target website.

Abstract: A computer system for creating a campaign includes at least one processor connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components. The system further comprises a receiving component configured to receive one or more content elements and a plurality of advertising credits, the content elements including a template, a personalized URL (pURL), and one or more user-provided content elements; a binding component configured to bind the template and the one or more user-provided content elements with the pURL to create a portion of content; a sending component configured to send the portion of content to one or more receiving users via a communication channel; and a deducting component configured to deduct one or more of the plurality of advertising credits responsive to the act of sending the portion of content to one or more receiving users via the communication channel.

Abstract: A system for a sales associate to create a vehicle trade in value report, including a data communication network, a management console in communication with the data communication network, and a mobile console in communication with the data communication network. The mobile console includes a user interface for receiving input from the sales associate, a display for presenting information to the sales associate, a wireless communication interface for sending information to and receiving information from the data communication network, a data reader, a memory for storing the information that is sent and received and for storing operational instructions for the mobile console, and a processor for controlling and for sending information to and receiving information from the user interface, the display, the wireless communication interface, the data reader, and the memory.

Abstract: An all-in-one business management solution application and system is described which details elements pertaining to the implementation and integration of a CRM, analytics, scheduling, and reporting tool. The application is configured to connect a business to a customer or client via an integrated live chat option existent within the business' native smartphone application to further facilitate direct communication between the business and the customer outside of a traditional telemarketing, email blast, text based, or direct mail marketing campaigns.