Patents Issued in August 3, 2017
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Publication number: 20170221077Abstract: A lead marketplace system and method are provided. The lead marketplace system and method provides an auction for leads.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Payam Zamani, William J. Brown, Ernest Rodrigues
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Publication number: 20170221078Abstract: A method includes receiving data identifying one or more movement characteristics of a mobile device at a venue. The method further includes creating a context from the data. The method further includes dynamically generating one or more survey questions. Generating the one or more survey questions further includes applying the context to one or more context based rules. The method further includes transmitting the one or more survey questions to a mobile device. The method further includes receiving, from the mobile device, one or more responses to the one or more survey questions. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: John K. Gerken, III, Jeremy A. Greenberger
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Publication number: 20170221079Abstract: A computer implemented method for managing sales information associated with a prospect. The method includes receiving data, at a processor, associated with the prospect; storing the received prospect data in a memory; analyzing, at the processor, the prospect data; generating, at the processor, a sales plan based at least on the analyzed data by generating at least one guideline; transmitting the at least one guideline to a sales member; receiving, at the processor, feedback data associated with the at least one guideline; and analyzing, at the processor, the received feedback data to update the sales plan based at least on the analyzed feedback data.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: David A. Smith, Alexandra Fisher
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Publication number: 20170221080Abstract: A system provides an analysis of a the strength or weakness of a brand as reflected in both on-line and off-line media. The system automatically retrieves data relating to a particular brand from a plurality of different media channels which may reflect inputs received from the various media channels, perhaps in response to advertisement campaigns. The system generates a score for each media channel which reflects a comparison of the inputs that were received for the brand relative to other similarly situated entities. An aggregate score is generated from the scores that have been generated for the various media channels. Scores and analysis reflecting a relative strength and weakness for a brand are presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Joseph L. Mauro, John Tomko, Zachary H. Wahl
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Publication number: 20170221081Abstract: Systems and methods for use in a secure personal data marketplace are disclosed. In accordance with one method, a request for processed user data from a requesting party is received at an electronic marketplace. The request for the processed user data is published from the electronic marketplace to a plurality of responding agents. The plurality of responding agents determine whether one or more of the users will be a user participant. The responding agents send the user information for the user participants to the electronic marketplace, where the user information is processed in a trusted environment to generate the processed user data requested by the requesting party. The processed user data is sent from the electronic marketplace to the requesting party, and the user information and processed user data is deleted from the electronic marketplace once the processed user data has been sent to the requesting party.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Ville J. Ollikainen, Asta I. Bäck, Sari Eliisa Vainikainen, Raimo J. Launonen, Markku Kylänpää, Caj Gustav Södergård, Aino J. Mensonen
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Publication number: 20170221082Abstract: The present invention provides for a system and method for creating, conducting and compiling the results of a survey. The system includes a backend platform and a user device having a related mobile application. The backend platform has at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory. The processor is configured to create at least one channel and associated a target audience with that channel. The processor is also configured to create at least one survey and also associate the survey with the channel. The processor is also configured to associate at least one participant having a user device with the one channel. The survey is deployed to the participant once specific time and location criteria associated with the survey has been met. The location criteria can be met through the use of a physical location determination device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Scott Fulton Murray, Brent Allen Claxton, Jeff Bennett, Peter Haighton
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Publication number: 20170221083Abstract: A method includes receiving data identifying one or more movement characteristics of a mobile device at a venue. The method further includes creating a context from the data. The method further includes dynamically generating one or more survey questions. Generating the one or more survey questions further includes applying the context to one or more context based rules. The method further includes transmitting the one or more survey questions to a mobile device. The method further includes receiving, from the mobile device, one or more responses to the one or more survey questions. A corresponding computer system and computer program product are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: John K. Gerken, III, Jeremy A. Greenberger
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Publication number: 20170221084Abstract: A method and a system for generating a search query to extract one or more relevant messages from a plurality of messages shared over a computer network. The method includes extracting a plurality of keywords and information pertaining to a plurality of customers from the plurality of messages. Further, the method identifies a set of influential customers from the plurality of customers based on a first score and a second score. The method further includes extracting a set of influential keywords from a first set of messages based on a first number of occurrences of the plurality of keywords in the plurality of messages within a pre-defined time interval. The method further includes generating the search query that includes at least the set of influential customers and the set of influential keywords.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Veerasundaravel Thirugnanasundaram, TONG SUN, ARUN BAKTHAVACHALU
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Publication number: 20170221085Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating and managing an options program associated with payment transactions initiated in a geographic sector is described herein. The method is implemented using an analytics evaluation and management (AEM) computing device. The method includes storing a sector score associated with the geographic sector, the sector store ranking one or more financial characteristics of a plurality of merchants located in the sector. The method also includes generating an investment instrument including one or more parameters associated with the sector score, and transmitting a program initiation signal to a program interface (PI) computing device configured to maintain a virtual commodity market. The program initiation signal includes instructions causing the PI computing device to display the investment instrument on a user computing device, and provide a user of the user computing device an option to purchase the investment instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Debashis Ghosh, Scott Hudson, Manash Bhattacharjee
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Publication number: 20170221086Abstract: A framework to generate coupons is described herein. In accordance with one aspect of the framework, historical data is retrieved from the database and used to predict sales orders within a time period of a marketing campaign. One or more of the predicted sales orders are selected to maximize return-on-investment within one or more constraints. Coupons are generated based on the selected one or more predicted sales orders for distribution to customers. Results of the generated coupons may then he transmitted to one or more client devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Wenjun ZHOU, Wen-Syan LI
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Publication number: 20170221087Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for facilitating mobile device payments using codes and cashback business model. Upon installation of an application on a mobile device, a customer may specify his payment information, which may include data on a credit/debit card or a bank checking account. Once the payment information has been specified, the customer may receive a unique code encoding his payment information. The customer may then start scanning product barcodes with his mobile device. To make payment for products, the unique code displayed on a screen of the customer mobile device may be scanned by a payment receiver mobile device. The payment receiver mobile device may further display customer records stored in a database of a payment processing system. Based on the customer records, the customer may be provided with various cashback opportunities, as well as credits and discounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Zhou Tian Xing, Tiger T. G. Zhou
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Publication number: 20170221088Abstract: Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to aspects of in-store field-of-view merchandising and analytics. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a system receives a message from a user device. The message can include an orientation of the user device and a location of the user device within an environment, such as a store. The system can obtain a potential field-of-view of a user associated with the user device. The system can determine, based upon the orientation, the location of the user device and the potential field-of-view of the user, an estimated field-of-view of the user. The system can query a database to look-up items located within the estimated field-of-view. The system can receive, in response to the query, a query response identifying an item located within the estimated field-of-view of the user within the environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Robert Alan Koch, Ari Craine, James Carlton Bedingfield, SR.
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Publication number: 20170221089Abstract: A system and method for optimizing marketing campaigns is presented. Two marketing campaigns are received. Each is presented to a subset of users. The conversion rates of both marketing campaign are used to determine weighting of the two marketing campaigns. The weighting is determined using a range of conversion rates and maximizing the minimum expected value through the range of conversion rates. The process can be iteratively performed to converge upon an optimum weighting of the first and second conversion rates. More than two marketing campaigns can be used. The marketing campaign can be an email marketing campaign, a web marketing campaign, or an advertising keyword campaign. Other embodiments also are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventors: Tao Zhu, Bin Li, Thanh Ngo, FNU Manasi, Patrick Harrington
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Publication number: 20170221090Abstract: A method for targeting marketing for user conversion includes receiving a list of users. Data pertaining to the users is received. A conversion likelihood score representing an estimation of how likely the user would be to converted from a trial user to a paid user is determined for each user. A similarity score representing how similar the users of the pair are to one another is determined for each possible pair of users. A graph in which each node thereof represents each user and edges between the nodes have edge weights representing the determined similarity scores is constructed. Each node is associated with a value representing its conversion likelihood score. A marketing potential score is calculated for each user using both the node-associated-values and the edge weights of the graph. A set of target users having highest marketing potential scores is constructed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: YING LI, PAVANKUMAR MURALI, ROMAN VACULIN
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Publication number: 20170221091Abstract: The present invention generally relates to the field of online advertising. More specifically, the present invention provides a method and system for monitoring and collecting user responses to advertisements when multiple advertisements are aggregated as slides in a single banner space rendered on user's display device. The method and system according to the present invention determines a valid impression score (VIS) by analyzing user active time on webpage, which further enables the advertisers to monitor whether the advertisements are viewed by the users or not. Also, the determined VIS enables removal/insertion/repositioning of one or multiple advertisements/slides in a banner advertisement. Generating accurate insights and results of effectiveness of advertisement for advertiser.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: SIDDHANT GUPTA
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Publication number: 20170221092Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring an advertisement presented within a mobile application, including: tracing in real-time executable code of the mobile application that processes an advertisement. Where this traced process of advertisement performs: negotiating advertisement display, communicating an advertisement, and displaying an advertisement. The system then detects within the process of advertisement an advertisement processed by the executable code. The system then records the advertisement as displayed, and parameters associated with the advertisement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Assaf Toval, Kfir Moyal
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Publication number: 20170221093Abstract: Methods, systems and computer-readable storage mediums encoded with computer programs executed by one or more processors for generating dynamic content in real-time are disclosed. In an embodiment, a static portion of an electronic advertisement is provided for display on a user device. Input is received from the user device, and a dynamic portion of the advertisement is generated in real-time. The dynamic portion of the advertisement is provided for display on a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2012Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Aman Govil
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Publication number: 20170221094Abstract: A mobile device system comprising a global positioning satellite processor to locate a position of the mobile device, a mobile display interface for displaying at least one event and the position on a map and an event processor coupled to a server and a remote database and to filter at least one event in the mobile display interface, wherein the at least one filtered event includes a destination and is filtered from a plurality of categories based on selected criteria, wherein a collection of events is selected from the database based on the selected criteria, and displayed on the map as the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Lucinda Grace Price, Edmond DeFrank
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Publication number: 20170221095Abstract: A system for aggregating media is provided which includes a server equipped with a processor and memory and having an event database associated with it which contains a plurality of events, wherein each of the plurality of events has a temporal window and geofence associated with it; and a plurality of users, each having associated therewith a mobile technology platform equipped with a display and a memory which communicates with the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: PicPocket, Inc.Inventors: Wolfram K. Gauglitz, Joshua M. LeBeau, Paul A. McDonald, Shanmugapriyan Devaraj
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Publication number: 20170221096Abstract: An influence metric describing the influence of a social networking system object on social networking system users is determined based on affinities between the users and the object. For example, affinities between the associated users and the object are combined to determine the influence metric. Content may be selected for presentation to users based in part on influence metrics of the content. Additionally, influence metrics of objects associated with a user may be combined to determine the relevance of objects associated with the user, which may also be used to select content for presentation to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Andrew G. Bosworth, Aruna Bharathi
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Publication number: 20170221097Abstract: A cork upon which a password or code is printed which provides access to a website with information about the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Brad Call
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Publication number: 20170221098Abstract: A method is implemented by a server communicating with a user-end portable device carried by a user. The method includes: receiving from the user-end portable device information that indicates a user-end location of the user-end portable device; calculating a distance between the user-end location and a store location of the brick-and-mortar store; determining an advertised article that is sold in the brick-and-mortar store, according to at least one of a purchase record or a wish associated with the user; and when the distance is smaller than a pre-determined distance, transmitting data to the user-end portable device to enable the user-end portable device to display of a webpage for purchasing the advertised article.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Chien-Hua Tsao, Ta-Wei Tsao, Steven Tsao
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Publication number: 20170221099Abstract: Adaptive system for communicating with a customer in a retail store environment includes a sensor disposed at a sensor location in a retail environment. The sensor location is selected so that the sensor captures information that facilitates identification of at least one trait associated with a customer located proximate to the sensor location. A processing system is configured to use the information to determine the at least one trait. Thereafter, in response to such determination, the processing system selectively determines a message or content selection to be displayed to the customer based at least in part on the at least one trait that has been identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Tyco Fire & Security GmbHInventors: Gilbert Fernandez, Sergio M. Perez, Dario Passadore, Craig R. Szklany
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Publication number: 20170221100Abstract: Embodiments for providing intelligent location-based signage services are generally described herein. An intelligent signage device may include a proximity module arranged to receive a notification that a personal device is within an area of the intelligent signage device. The signage may also include a transceiver arranged to establish a connection from the intelligent signage device to the personal device and receive user data from the personal device via the connection. An offer-customization module of the digital signal may be arranged to determine a set of display options based on the user data, a member of the set of display options corresponding to an offer for a product and a presentation module of the digital signage may be arranged to display the member of the set of display options on the intelligent signage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Tomer Rider, Justin Lipman
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Publication number: 20170221101Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system to broadcast and receive data for advertising. In one implementation, the method comprises receiving data and metadata associated with the data. Upon receiving, the method comprises identifying whether the data is at least one of an advertisement or an index, and comparing the size of the data and a maximum beacon size. Further to comparing, the method comprises transmitting the data and the metadata to one or more mobile devices in the vicinity. In one example, when the size of the data is greater than the maximum beacon size and the data is the index, a record-by-record transmission process may be utilized for the transmission. In other example, when the size of the data is greater than the maximum beacon size and the data is the advertisement, a splitting process may be may be utilized for the transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Senthil Kumar BALASUBRAMANIAN, Sudarsan VASUDEVAN, Sundar SUBRAMANIYAN
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Publication number: 20170221102Abstract: A system and method are presented for customizing a software application for a target market. A request to access an application is received, by one or more computer servers, from a user. At least one of a preferred language of the user and a location of the user are determined by the one or more computer servers, and a target market is determined using the at least one of the preferred language of the user and the location of the user. The target market defines a language and a region. The application is rendered by the one or more computer servers by modifying at least one of a user interface of the application and a content of the application using the target market.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: James Carroll, Philip Davidson, Thyagarajan Lakshmanan
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Publication number: 20170221103Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a system includes a map store, a map server, and a content server. The map server identifies a set of content items in which each content item is associated with a geographic location that is presented in a portion of a map, determines, for a given content item, an adjusted value of a given content item based at least in part on a base value for the content given item and a set of adjustment factors for one or more other content items in the set of content items, selects content items from the set of content items based on the adjusted values, and provides data that present the selected content items on the portion of the map presented at the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Sergei Vassilvtskii, Mohammad Mahdian
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Publication number: 20170221104Abstract: A computer-implemented method of targeting electronic messages to travelers, comprising performing processing associated with: utilizing geographic information comprising itinerary information, to determine where the travelers are currently and/or are projected to be during a given time period; creating a list of travelers which categorizes the geographic information and/or traveler information about the travelers on the list; electronically notifying a merchant with information related to the list and the current geographic information and/or current traveler information of the travelers on the list; receiving an electronic request from the merchant to transmit an electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list; and transmitting the electronic targeted message to some or all of the travelers on the list.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Concur Technologies, Inc.Inventors: THOMAS DEPASQUALE, JOHN LOVE, MICHAEL LORE, MICHAEL FREDERICKS, ANDREW CSONTOS
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Publication number: 20170221105Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying an electronically accessible article. A prospective access profile includes context information. The computer-implemented method further includes identifying, based on the context information, a target headline score range. The computer-implemented method further includes extracting an entity relationship graph from the article, identifying core entities, defining a subgraph, and expanding the subgraph by adding related entities, and selecting a headline template based on the subgraph. The computer-implemented method further includes filling the headline template to yield a headline, based on transforming at least one entity of the subgraph to place the headline within the target headline score range. The computer-implemented method further includes presenting the headline to the prospective access profile, monitoring access to the article to yield an access result, and feeding back information to the said prospective access profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: John P. Bufe, III, Donna K. Byron, Patrick A. Wagstrom, Timothy P. Winkler
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Publication number: 20170221106Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for interaction-aware advertising to minimize banner blindness. First, the system concurrently displays, via a graphical user interface, an advertisement and application content. Next, the system detects a user interaction with the application content. Based on the user interaction, the system then locks the advertisement within a viewable area of display for concurrent display at the graphical user interface with a portion of the application content, wherein the advertisement is configured to remain locked until an unlocking event is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mehul K. Sanghavi, Michael Froimowitz Greenzeiger, Ravindra Phulari
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Publication number: 20170221107Abstract: Instead of accepting competing ads and using an arbitration function (e.g., an auction) to choose winning ads to be served with a document, sets of ads (perhaps having different characteristics) can be generated, and an arbitration function can be used to select the winning set of ads. Such arbitrations on sets of ads can consider how ads, search results, colors, positions, fonts, etc., all interact with each other and affect the usefulness of the sets of ads to advertisers, end users, document publishers, and/or an ad serving entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Amit J. Patel, Hal R. Varian
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Publication number: 20170221108Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for conducting consumer transactions using dynamic pricing. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is presented. The method may include accessing, at a mobile device of a user, at least one spending constraint of the user, with the spending constraint representing a spending limit to purchase one or more items. The method may also include transmitting the at least one spending constraint to a receiver of a merchant and accessing a modified offer to purchase one or more items from the merchant, with the modified offer for the one or more items being modified from an original offer for the one or more items based on the at least one spending constraint transmitted to the merchant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Mark Delun Yuan
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Publication number: 20170221109Abstract: An example method of managing ads in a browser application includes receiving a request to load a webpage referenced by a uniform resource locator (URL). The webpage includes a set of ads, and each ad of the set of ads includes one or more ad resources. The method also includes searching a browser cache for a set of cached ads associated with the URL. The browser application caches ads included in one or more webpages into the browser cache. The method further includes composing an ads page including at least one cached ad of the set of cached ads and displaying the ads page on a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Bojin Liu, Enrico Ros, Kulanthaivel Palanichamy
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Publication number: 20170221110Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that improves automated damage appraisal includes analyzing one or more obtained images of property using a deep neural network with multiple hidden layers of units between an input and output and which has stored knowledge data encoded from one or more stored property damage images to identify which area of the property has damage. Damage data on an extent of the damage in the identified area of the property is determined using the deep neural network which has stored knowledge data encoded from one or more stored property damage images. The identified area of the property with the damage is mapped to one of a plurality of stored repair procedure templates to generate a list of one or more parts and one or more repair lines to make a repair. The generated data list for the identified area of the property with the damage is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Beau Sullivan, Sunil Nayak
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Publication number: 20170221111Abstract: A method for detecting if an online review written by a user on a website of a telecommunications network is a spam, using at least one previously-labeled review, a review dataset comprising at least one review to be analyzed, and a spam feature list listing different features of spam reviews, method wherein: a) a weight is computed for each spam feature of the spam feature list, corresponding to the importance of the spam feature in the detection of spam reviews, and based at least on the features of said at least one previously-labeled review, and b) a probability of being a spam for a review under analysis in the review dataset is computed by using at least the weights of the spam features computed at step a) and a comparison between the features of said review under analysis and the ones of at least one review previously-labeled as spam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: INSTITUT MINES-TELECOMInventors: Mostafa SALEHI, Saeedreza SHEHNEPOOR, Reza FARAHBAKHSH, Noel CRESPI
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Publication number: 20170221112Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, systems and techniques for retrieving complex data from multiple data sources corresponding to a current cost of consumable materials and a current cost of labor used to provide a service. Once retrieved, the system may determine a total current cost of the consumable materials and a total current cost of the labor. Furthermore, the system may use the total current cost of the consumable materials and the total current cost of the labor to determine an overall current cost of the service. The system may simultaneously provide an overall current cost of multiple services.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Mathew Norman Swanson, Timothy Scott Byers, Mark Thomas LaVoie, Stephen Skylar Soom, Stephanie Cecelia Filice
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Publication number: 20170221113Abstract: A warning device (100) includes an extractor (140) that extracts a related text relevant to a price of a trading object from a web page for trading the trading object, a determiner (150) that determines whether or not there is a contradiction between the extracted related text and the changed price, and a warner (160) that warns when the determiner determines that there is the contradiction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Rakuten, Inc.Inventor: Jun KATAKAWA
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Publication number: 20170221114Abstract: Disclosed is a system enabling the participation of a third-party computer program in a shopping activity between a vendor and consumer. The system is a software application that resides in part on a consumer smart device and in part on a publisher's system server. The present system enables the consumer smart device to transform a published advertising image from a hardcopy (magazine) page to a digital OCR fingerprint representative of the hardcopy page, and to sent the OCR fingerprint to the publisher's system server. The OCR fingerprint is compared against a database of other similarly generated OCR fingerprints of hardcopy pages from the magazine, including the advertising page of interest, for a match. Upon finding a suitable match, the vendor and item information for the items for sale on the advertising page are displayed on the smart device, enabling the consumer to browse the information and implement a purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Scott R. COPELAND, Suzanne J. DuBose
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Publication number: 20170221115Abstract: A method involves inscribing a unique ballistic information number (BIN) on a bullet in process of manufacture, recording the BIN in a network-connected database, recording identity of a person who purchases the bullet at point-of-sale, and associating the person who purchases the bullet in the network-connected database with the BIN inscribed on the bullet and recorded in the network-connected database.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Kenneth Wayne Jarvis
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Publication number: 20170221116Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly instruct fuel dispensation initiation over a direct wireless connection between a vehicle and a refueling truck, responsive to a wireless request made by the refueling truck, the request including a valid token and a refueling truck MAC ID with which the wireless connection is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Omar MAKKE, Joseph WISNIEWSKI, Kevin Lee HELPINGSTINE, Perry Robinson MACNEILLE, Nicholas COLELLA, David HAMILTON, Matthew S. BLACKBURN, Aiswarya KOLISETTY
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Publication number: 20170221117Abstract: A method comprising receiving, on a server, from a computing device of a user, a request to receive a battery charge on a battery-powered device of the user, the request including one or more criteria; identifying, by the server, one or more potential charge donors as target charge donors by comparing the criteria of the request with donor preferences previously provided by potential charge donors; and sending, from the server, information related to a target charge donor to the computing device of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Mark Bollman, IV
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Publication number: 20170221118Abstract: In some embodiments, a method can comprise receiving a search query for an item in a product catalog, the product catalog comprising one or more items and determining that a language of the search query is an unselected language. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise translating the search query into a selected language, performing a search of the search query based on the translation of the search query into the selected language, the search comprising search results in the selected language and the search results comprising at least a portion of the product catalog, and facilitating display of the search results in the selected language. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Manas Pathak, Seshadri Sridharan
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Publication number: 20170221119Abstract: Techniques related to presentation of consumer-specific maps are disclosed. The techniques involve accessing, with a search engine module, from at least one database, map data defining a layout of a retail facility, product data identifying products for sale at the retail facility, location data defining a location of the products, purchase data relating to products previously purchased by a specific consumer, and promotion data identifying promotions available for the products. A processor analyzes the data and correlates promotions with the products previously purchased by the specific consumer. The processor generates a map of the layout of the retail facility that is presentable on a display of a computing device. The map indicates with respect to the layout the location of the products previously purchased by the specific consumer and the promotions correlated with the products previously purchased by the specific consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Benjamin Pellow, Emily Poplawski, Stephen Aase
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Publication number: 20170221120Abstract: In some embodiments, a method can comprise receiving a query and determining one or more results for the query. In many embodiments, the one or more results can comprise one or more shelves, each shelf of the one or more shelves can comprise one or more facets, and each facet of the one or more facets can comprise one or more items. In various embodiments, the method can further comprise facilitating display of at least a portion of the one or more results for the query by facilitating display of at least the portion of the one or more results in a ranked order. In many embodiments, displaying the portion of the one or more results in a ranked order can comprise determining a composite score for each facet of the one or more facets of each shelf of the one or more shelves. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Manas Pathak, Onur Gungor
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Publication number: 20170221121Abstract: An illustrative implementation of the technology includes three primary components: a desktop application, a mobile phone application, and connections to retailer inventory and pricing APIs (e.g., for Walmart and/or Best Buy). The experience begins with the consumer going to an online retailer's website (e.g., Amazon) to search for a product. The desktop application automatically searches for the same product using the APIs of Walmart and/or Best Buy. If matches and near-matches of the product are found, the product name, model, price, and local availability at affiliate locations is shown. With a mobile phone camera-scan of the product page, relevant information is transferred to the consumer's phone. From there, the consumer can interact with the options on the mobile phone to be directed to the nearby brick and mortar store of choice carrying that product at the price they want. Along the way, the retailer can present offers and additional product information directly to the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Bruce L. Davis, Tony F. Rodriguez, Eoin C. Sinclair, Brian T. MacIntosh
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Publication number: 20170221122Abstract: A product placement engine and method for automatically identifying products for association with a document, the engine including a parser, an analysis module adapted to determine word scores and to adjust the word scores of the words by predetermined weightings, a keyword constructor module adapted to construct a keyword query search string using words having the highest word scores, a search engine adapted to search a products database having product records to identify products satisfying the keyword query search string and assign product scores, and a post processing module adapted to identify word matches in each of the product records and the document and update the product score.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Timothy A. Musgrove, Robin Hiroko Walsh
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Publication number: 20170221123Abstract: A system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media includes a computer system configured to receive a selected product to be located in a retail store of a retailer inputted by a user into a mobile computer application running on a mobile computing device, to perform a search for the selected product on a plurality of products records corresponding to a plurality of products offered by the retailer, to identify one or more of the product records relevant to the selected product, to transmit the one or more product records identified as one or more search results, to provide the one or more search results to the mobile computer application running on the mobile computing device, each of the one or more search results being associated with a product offered by the retailer, and to suggest at least one related product to the selected product, and to receive at least one product or at least one related product from the search results selected by the user using the mobile computer application runType: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventor: Justin Toupin
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Publication number: 20170221124Abstract: In some embodiments, a method can comprise analyzing user interaction with one or more items. In some embodiments, analyzing user interaction with the one or more items can comprise determining a number of impressions for each item of the one or more items. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise determining at least one undiscovered item of the one or more items based at least in part on the analyzing user interaction with the one or more items, estimating a performance of the at least one undiscovered item of the one or more items, promoting the at least one undiscovered item of the one or more items based at least in part on the estimating the performance of the at least one undiscovered item of the one or more items. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Inventors: Richard Chatwin, Yashaswini Kotresh
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Publication number: 20170221125Abstract: At least one detail for at least one product in a group of products is received. At least one input for at least one customer in a group of customers is received. At least one detail for at least one product and at least one input for at least one customer is stored to a database repository. Product traits for at least one product are generated and stored to a database repository. Customer traits for at least one customer are generated and stored to a database repository. The generation of customer traits is independent from the generation of product traits. At least one recommendation for matching at least one product to at least one customer is generated. The at least one recommendation is based on the generated traits of the at least one product and the generated traits of the at least one customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Alan M.E. Leong, Shaun N. Maharaj, Parnit Pooni, Chi Kam P. Yau
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Publication number: 20170221126Abstract: At least one detail for at least one product in a group of products is received. At least one input for at least one customer in a group of customers is received. At least one detail for at least one product and at least one input for at least one customer is stored to a database repository. Product traits for at least one product are generated and stored to a database repository. Customer traits for at least one customer are generated and stored to a database repository. The generation of customer traits is independent from the generation of product traits. At least one recommendation for matching at least one product to at least one customer is generated. The at least one recommendation is based on the generated traits of the at least one product and the generated traits of the at least one customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Alan M.E. Leong, Shaun N. Maharaj, Parnit Pooni, Chi Kam P. Yau