Abstract: A system and method for content management are disclosed. The system can be used to manage any type of digital and a system and method for generating, delivering, measuring, and managing media apps to showcase content, such as videos, documents, blogs, and slides, using a web-based portal are provided.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for controlling displaying of a media object and a media object display system. The method includes: updating a consumed value of the media object based on a current click on the media object by a user after the user clicks the media object; performing a determination based on the consumed value of the media object and a pre-stored budget of the media object; and generating and sending an offline message for instructing a related system to perform an offline processing on the media object when the consumed value of the media object is determined to reach the budget. The method reduces the overall delay, improves the accuracy in controlling the media object display according to the budget, and decreases the waste of system resources caused by redundant processing.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for sorting seller listings or advertisements of a seller network. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining an indicator of potential revenue for a first party from price information of a list of entities, wherein revenue generated according to the price information of at least some of the list of entities is to be split among a plurality of parties; and, sorting the list of entities into a first list based at least partially on the indicator of potential revenue.

Abstract: An online system receives an advertisement request (“ad request”) including an advertisement from a user and allows the user to create an alternative advertisement for the ad request comprising images presented in an order specified by the user. The online system may identify images from video data included in the ad request or from additional content associated with an object associated with the ad request. Based on selections of identified images by the user and an order in which to present the selected images from the user, the online system generates the alternative advertisement and associates the alternative advertisement with the ad request. One or more criteria are associated with the alternative advertisement, and the online system communicates the alternative advertisement to client devices having characteristics satisfying the criteria rather than video data in the advertisement.

Abstract: A method to provide a source of funding to nonprofits comprising: payment of franchise fee by franchisee; hosting an online gaming tournaments by the franchisee wherein a portion of the franchise fee is used to pay for prizes; and hosting qualifying tournaments for the online gaming tournament by the franchisee, wherein for a predetermined number of qualifying tournaments one cash prize slot is generated; wherein a first portion of the fees are used for cash prize slots and a second portion used for funding of the nonprofits.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for transmitting a customer need message to a target member of an organization, the system comprising: a first processor-enabled device configured to create the customer need message, a second processor-enabled device configured to receive the customer need message, a database comprising: (i) contact details for a plurality of members of an organization, the plurality of members being potentially capable of or responsible for addressing the customer need, and (ii) for each of the plurality of members of the organization, one or more customer need capabilities, wherein the system is configured such that, in use, a string of the customer need message is used to interrogate the database to identify a target member of the organization capable of or responsible for addressing the customer need, and the customer need message is transmitted to the target member capable of or responsible for addressing the customer need.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for efficiently determining prices of futures, spreads and swaps by considering product interdependencies. The disclosed systems and methods use interpolation, extrapolation and backward propagation to produce accurate results.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for self-service payment based on location and time information are described. In embodiments, a user device may include a token processing module to associate location or time information with a token received from a merchant, and a payment module to send a request to the merchant for determining a charge based on the token associated with the location or time information. In embodiments, a merchant device may include a token processing module to generate and send a token associated with a first location or a first time to a user device, and a billing module to determine a charge based on the token further associated with a second location or a second time, received from the user device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: Some examples described herein relate to billing consumption of cloudbased resources. Topology maps of resources assigned to a user on a cloud may be periodically generated. The topology maps may be used to determine resources consumed by the user during a particular period. A bill may be generated based on the resources consumed by the user during the particular period, wherein each of the resources is billed only for a duration it is consumed in the particular period.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method capable of pricing/billing a relay commission for a delivery order in a delivery order relay system which relays delivery orders, requested by users by phone call, to a store. One aspect of the present invention provides a system for billing relay of an order call, for billing a relay commission regarding an order through phone call, comprising: an order success determination module for determining whether a phone order placed by phone call is successfully received when the phone call is connected from a user terminal to a target store; and a billing module for billing a relay commission regarding the phone order to the target store when it is determined that the phone order is successfully received.

Abstract: This invention is a system and method for allowing a purchaser to make attempts for charge exemption when buying merchandise or services via a shopping platform over a communication network so they do not have to commit to paying the full price of the selected merchandise or service. A purchaser selects a certain merchandise or service at a client system. The client system transmits information about the selection to a server system. The server system computes whether the charge exemption is approved. The purchaser is allowed to continue making attempts until either he/she is approved or he/she uses up the allowed number of attempts. However, even if the purchaser does not win, he/she is allowed to pay the full price and purchase the item. If any of the purchaser's attempts are successful, or if the purchaser chooses to pay the full price of the item, the item is purchased.

Abstract: System and method for storing digital content for display on a display device, comprising at least one digital content item, configured to be displayed on the display device, and a service cloud comprising a secure storage system, configured to store digital content, a communication controller, configured to communicate with the display device, a provisioning engine, configured to control the provisioning of digital content on the display device, a service management system, configured to collect data reflecting operational status of the display device, a server, configured to interface with an application running on a computer with memory and processor for selection and control of digital content for display, an ingestion engine, configured to control importation of digital content, an external content gateway, configured to transfer digital content from outside the service cloud to the display device, and a live data feed gateway, configured to provide over-the-top content to the display devices.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for secure storage of customer's public and private data in a personal data store. Companies communicate with a secure data storage server using a public encryption key linked to a registered IP Address, customers communicate with a private encryption key, and encrypted data can be stored using a variety of encryption keys. The personal data store can be used for preparing customer product views, linking personal data to avoid repeated customer data entries, customer identification and loyalty card linking. Encrypted stored data ensures no other person can read it.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for adjusting service items in service packages, the method includes formulating a service package having a plurality of service items, the plurality of service items including a computer-related service provided over a network, determining an anomaly index value for each service item to identify a service item in the service package to be excluded, wherein the anomaly index value for the service item to be excluded exceeds an anomaly threshold value, identifying a substitute service item from a plurality of substitute services to replace the service item to be excluded, substituting the service item with the substitute service item to generate an optimized service package having a maintained threshold quality level, wherein the optimized service package includes a portion of the plurality of service items and one or more substitute service items, and replacing the service package with the optimized service package on the network.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for managing waste. The system may have a customer portal, and a central processing unit in electronic communication with the customer portal. The central processing unit may be configured to receive, via the customer portal, information an amount of business conducted at a customer location. The central processing unit may also be configured to selectively determine a custom offer for recommended service based on the information, and to cause the custom offer to be displayed on the customer portal.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a computer-implemented method for recommending a recommendation for at least one data item by a collaborative video server. The method includes receiving a data descriptive including at least one data item consumed from a first electronic device when the first electronic device and a second electronic device are in a video event, where the at least one data item is displayed on the second electronic device. Further, the method includes determining a recommendation for the at least one data item and a location information of the recommendation. Further, the method includes causing to display the recommendation corresponding to the at least one data item and the location information on the second electronic device.

Abstract: A system and method for inferring service providers are provided. In example embodiments, member data of members of a social networking service is accessed. From the member data, it is inferred that a particular member among the members of the social networking service is a freelancer member. A service request that the freelancer member is capable of fulfilling is identified based on a service request skill associated with the service request and a freelancer skill of the freelancer member. An option for the freelancer member to fulfill the service request is presented on a user interface of a user device of the freelancer member.

Abstract: A system includes a processor; a known customer preferences unit configured to request at least one particular known customer preference of a particular customer; a linking system configured to attempt, when at least one particular known customer preference is available, to identify a link between one or more of the at least one particular known customer preference of the particular customer and a modifiable device configuration setting of the particular image forming device, and further configured to set, when a link is identified between the one or more of the at least one particular known customer preference of the particular customer and the modifiable device configuration setting, the modifiable device configuration setting in accordance with the one or more of the at least one particular known customer preference of the particular customer; and a device controller configured to, before providing the particular image forming device to the particular customer, upload the modifiable device configuration se

Abstract: Provided herein are computing system, software media, networks, and methods for identify objects and delivering information of objects to targets based on beaconing technologies. The technologies enable object information to be portable.

Abstract: A computer implemented method with an intelligent event notification related to specific item is provided. The computer implemented method involves a means for providing a consumer with any and all notification related a product or a service, however a user of the computer implemented method is provided with a mean wherein the user may select items and services of choice in a specific geographic location. Furthermore, the computer implemented method provides a user with a means to create an online profile with a option to find various items of interest or view what other users are interested in and receive updates about items. Lastly, the user may add or remove items or services a user wants to be alerted about.

Abstract: A system provides consumers more product information to make informed buying decisions as well as recommendations, promotional messages, or couponing associated with a selected or related product. When used in a retail environment, radio or visual tagging of the products, displays, or retail shelf allows a mobile or other computing device to read a unique identifier and use it to retrieve the product information from a remote server. In some embodiments, structured identifiers indicate particular sources, product lines, production batches, marketing channels, retail destinations, and the like. In others, the information is retrieved as a function of one or a combination of products that the consumer has considered during a single in-store shopping trip.

Abstract: Determining business objects is disclosed, including: receiving an access request from a client device; determining a set of relevant business objects based at least in part on information included in the access request; determining a location associated with the client device; determining temperature information associated with the location; and selecting at least a subset of business objects from the set of relevant business objects based at least in part on the temperature information.

Abstract: A system and method for inferring service opportunities are provided. In example embodiments, a member event associated with a particular member of a social networking service is detected. In response to detecting the member event, a service request for a particular service is inferred based on the member event. A provider member capable of fulfilling the inferred service request is identified among members of the social networking service. A match score for each of the identified provider members is calculated. The identified provider members are ranked according to the calculated match score. At least a portion of the ranked identified provider members are presented on a user interface.

Abstract: A system includes a suggestion component configured to determine a suggestion for a financial product based on one or more client info parameters. The system includes a reason component configured to automatically generate reasoning for the financial product based on the one or more client info parameters, wherein the reasoning provides an explanation for why the financial product provides a benefit to the client based on the one or more client parameters. The system includes a transaction component configured to receive an indication of a transaction or enrollment of the client in the financial product. The system includes a record component configured to store a record of the transaction or enrollment of the financial product with the reasoning.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a receptacle for storing one or more products discarded by a consumer includes a side wall defining a receptacle opening for receiving a product, a closed bottom end, and an interior cavity configured to retain the product. The receptacle may include a product detecting sensor configured to detect the product proximate the receptacle opening, a product weight sensor configured to detect a weight of the product retained in the interior cavity, and a control unit in communication with the product detecting sensor and the product weight sensor. The control unit may be configured to obtain sensor data from the product detecting sensor and the product weight sensor, identify the product based on the obtained sensor data, and add the identified product to a shopping list of the consumer. Methods of adding a product discarded by a consumer to a shopping list of the consumer are also described.

Abstract: A portable web widget for distribution of multimedia content over a computer communications network, the web widget adapted for viral distribution and execution in a web browser on a client device wherein the widget includes a content retrieval component communicatively coupled to an application server over the computer communications network, the content retrieval component configured to retrieve one or more multimedia display files and metadata into an embedded electronic commerce store in the web widget after it enters an active operational mode, the widget also including a content preview component configured to enable a streamed execution of a portion of the multimedia content files associated with each of the multimedia display files from a multimedia content distribution system executing on the application server, and a transaction processing component operative to execute and complete a commercial transaction in the embedded electronic commerce store pertaining to the multimedia content files.

Abstract: In an approach to customer-product matching, a computing device receives textual information related to a product. The computing device generates a set of product personality traits based on analyzing the textual information by a natural language processor. The computing device identifies a set of customer personality traits for a target customer group. The computing device determines whether a degree of correlation between a first trait from the set of product personality traits and a second trait from the set of customer personality traits meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Responsive to determining that the degree of correlation does not meet or exceed a predetermined threshold value, the computing device revises the textual information based on a psycholinguistic dictionary. The computing device continues to revise the set of product personality traits until the degree of correlation meets or exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: A system for use in the rental of designer clothing from a lender to a borrower, wherein the system comprises the steps of recording a borrower profile associated with the borrower and a lender profile associated with the lender, each lender's profile include a list of designer ability information. At least one borrower places at least one bid to rent at least one piece of designer clothing from the lender profile for a specified available time that matches the respective time availability information. Ata predetermined closing time, the system closes bids from borrowers and awards the rental of the piece of designer clothing to the borrower who placed the highest bid at the closing time. The borrower facilitates a payment to the lender through the use of the system; and the lender delivers the designer clothing to the borrower.

Abstract: A variable price purchasing system and method. The system includes a processor; a database, and a logic that, when executed by the processor, causes the system to perform a method, the method including receiving a description of an item for sale from a seller; receiving an ideal price, negotiable price, and minimum price associated the item for sale; and receiving an offer for transaction of the item from a buyer. The ideal, negotiable, and minimum price are not revealed to the buyer. If the buyer's offer is greater than or equal to the ideal price, or between the negotiable price and ideal price, then the transaction is processed. If the buyer's offer is between the minimum price and the negotiable price, the seller is contacted for approval of the transaction. If the buyer's offer is less than the minimum price, then the transaction is declined.

Abstract: A method of tracking a provenance of a fur or a leather skin includes providing at least one of a live animal, a fur pelt, and a leather skin, removing a DNA sample from the at least one of the live animal, the fur pelt, and the leather skin, and storing the DNA sample. The DNA sample and DNA information is stored in a DNA repository that may be securely accessed by authorized individuals through a networked device, such as a computer, smart phone, or tablet. The method further includes assigning a globally unique identifier number to the at least one of the live animal, the fur pelt, and the leather skin and storing the identifier number. The method further includes selling the at least one of the live animal, the fur pelt, and the leather skin and storing sale information and associating the sale information with at least one of the identifier number and the DNA sample.

Abstract: A method for providing information about an auction for a plurality of assets is provided. A plurality of assets that is made to be available during an auction is identified. Each of the plurality of assets includes an auction state. During the auction, a matrix interface is displayed. The matrix interface includes a plurality of entries, where each entry identifies a corresponding asset and the auction state of that asset. The auction state of one or more assets is dynamically updated during the auction.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for allowing external validation of data in a process data network. The present invention is configured to create a block chain of resource information based on at least aggregated information associated with past transfer of resources executed by an entity; receive an indication that the entity has executed a transfer of resources at a terminal; receive information associated with the transfer of resources based on at least receiving the indication that the entity has executed the transfer of resources; and update the block chain of transaction information with the transaction activity executed by the entity.

Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for a system for using the block chain distributed network for managing serializability of resource transfers in a process data network. The present invention is configured to electronically receive an indication from a computing system associated with a first user that the first user has executed a transfer of resources with a second user; retrieve information associated with the transfer of resources from the first user; retrieve information associated with a block chain of user information associated with the first user; transmit a notification to a computing system associated with the second user to validate the transfer of resources; receive an input from the second user validating the transfer of resources; and update the block chain of user information with the validated transfer of resources based on at least receiving the input from the second user.

Abstract: A delivery apparatus according to the present application includes an acquisition unit, a generation unit, and a delivery unit. The acquisition unit acquires user information that represents information relating to a user. The generation unit generates, using the user information acquired by the acquisition unit, loan information that represents information including loan terms for the user. The delivery unit delivers the loan information generated by the generation unit to a terminal apparatus that is used by the user by using, as a trigger, display of predetermined service content at the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A hybrid trading platform integrating fiat and crypto investments through multiple secure exchanges is provided. The hybrid trading platform manages the flow of information, in part, through market maker and technician modules adapted to provide greater liquidity and quell volatility.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and assigning available electrical power generation and storage attributes associated with premises in a micro-grid by analyzing supply and demand characteristics of premises in a micro-grid, correlating said characteristics with external sources, coordinating the switching of excess power and storage of excess power for the benefit of members of the micro-grid and, optionally, negotiating the purchase or sale of power to/from a national/state power grid.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for aggregating quantities associated with messages includes: generating an implied message for an object based on two constituent messages, wherein the implied message is associated with a value based on the values of the constituent messages, a priority that is equivalent to the lower of the priorities of the constituent messages, and a quantity that is equivalent to the lesser of the quantities of the constituent messages, receiving third and fourth messages, increasing the quantity of the implied message based on the received messages, and upon an occurrence of a match event involving the implied message, automatically allocating all of the quantity of the implied message for matching during the match event before allocating any of the quantity associated with the third message for matching during the match event.

Abstract: A method for halting, e.g., automatically, processing of electronic data transaction request messages having values outside of a range for a data object in a data transaction processing system includes: receiving, by a processor, a first electronic data transaction request message to perform a transaction on a first data object; determining, by the processor, a first active value for the first data object based on the first electronic data transaction request message; determining a resultant spread representing a difference between a first resultant value for the first object and a second resultant value for a second object correlated to the first data object; determining a range for the second data object based on the first active value, the resultant spread, and an acceptable deviation from the resultant spread; storing the range; and comparing values associated with electronic data transaction request messages received for the second data object to the range.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated with an order for a predetermined order quantity in relation to one of the combined quantity indicators, and allocating the order quantity between the at least two tradeable objects using at least one quantity allocation rule. In one example embodiment, a plurality of quantity allocation rules can be user-configurable, and different rules can be defined and applied in relation to different order types.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for facilitating a communication between an inventor or product developer and an investor through an online platform such as social networking platform websites, online invention marketplace. Further, the method allows the inventor to submit an idea to the online platform. Further, the method allows the inventor to communicate with other inventors and create a team to develop the idea or invention into a product. Further, the method is adapted facilitates investment in an inventor's invention by providing the invention to potential investors at preliminary stages of invention development.

Abstract: There is provided a method of displaying results of a financial data analysis on a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising: receiving, using the GUI, a definition of a growth grade, a definition of a value grade, and a definition of a requirement of the growth grade and the value grade, computing the growth grade and the value grade for each of the plurality of stocks according to the performance data, selecting a subset of the stocks according to the requirement, computing an aggregated growth grade and an aggregated value grade for the subset of stocks, and presenting, within the GUI, a matrix of investment strategies, where each cell of the matrix stores an investment strategy according to a row and column of ranges of growth grades and value grade, wherein the cell of the matrix corresponding to the aggregated growth grade and the aggregated value grade is visually demarcated.

Abstract: A commerce system is controlled by collecting information related to property assets from members of the commerce system, storing the information in a database, determining a plurality of sale transaction values for the property asset based upon the information stored in the database, determining a plurality of key investment indicators from the sale transaction values, determining an investment rating based on the key investment indicators, and utilizing the key investment indicators and investment rating to control a decision to conduct a sale transaction for the property asset within the commerce system. The sale transaction values include offer price, fair market rent, taxes, Mello-Roos, insurance, homeowner association fees, property management fees, total expenses, downpayment, loan type, interest rate, and mortgage payment. The key investment indicators include net operating income, capitalization rate, debt service ratio, cash flow, cash-on-cash return, and return on investment.

Abstract: A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices, protecting data on such devices, and for compensating owners of devices. A GPS mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy to stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data.

Abstract: A method and computer system for the assessment of the risk profile of insurance customers and for the segmentation of insurance customers into risk groups is provided. The method and computer system may particularly take into account mutual recommendations among existing and potential customers and the willingness of customers to possibly backup potential claims of certain other customers through a financial guarantee or bet.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for dynamically design of an insurance products, data accessing of insurance-related data elements and premium calculations. By creating a configurable and extendable basic data template for an insurance product, in which the number and sequence of the modules in the template, the levels of the modules as well as the relationship between modules are configurable, a variety of insurance products can be formulated through diverse configurations and/or extensions of modules, levels and relationships when facing to different requirements. The technicians are able to design an insurance product meeting a specific requirement in a more fast and convenient way by the dynamic (in contrast to static) methods provided by the present invention without the need of modifications or changes of the code of an insurance product.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for dynamically design of an insurance products, data accessing of insurance-related data elements and premium calculations. By creating a configurable and extendable basic data template for an insurance product, in which the number and sequence of the modules in the template, the levels of the modules as well as the relationship between modules are configurable, a variety of insurance products can be formulated through diverse configurations and/or extensions of modules, levels and relationships when facing to different requirements. The technicians are able to design an insurance product meeting a specific requirement in a more fast and convenient way by the dynamic (in contrast to static) methods provided by the present invention without the need of modifications or changes of the code of an insurance product.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for dynamically design of an insurance products, data accessing of insurance-related data elements and premium calculations. By creating a configurable and extendable basic data template for an insurance product, in which the number and sequence of the modules in the template, the levels of the modules as well as the relationship between modules are configurable, a variety of insurance products can be formulated through diverse configurations and/or extensions of modules, levels and relationships when facing to different requirements. The technicians are able to design an insurance product meeting a specific requirement in a more fast and convenient way by the dynamic (in contrast to static) methods provided by the present invention without the need of modifications or changes of the code of an insurance product.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, apparatus, and media is directed to minimizing a risk associated with an anticipated value of an investment. An insurer establishes a capital structure within a computer memory of a computer system, the capital structure designed to minimize risk and being pledged to fund a default associated with the investment. Establishing the capital structure can include allocating regulatory capital based on a coverage factor multiplied by an average annual depression scenario default percentage for the investment and determining a portion of the capital structure for a pledged insuring investment that produces at least a portion of the cash stream. A determination of whether the established capital structure is sufficient to obtain a minimal target credit rating for the insurer is generated. The desired target rating is electronically provided based on the determination.

Abstract: An example social media analytics and response method includes analyzing an event on a social media platform. The method also includes interfacing with customer support to handle the event. The method also includes automatically issuing a response on the social media platform including at least a status of the event.

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically routing electric power in real time in accordance with parameters submitted by buyers and sellers of electric power using a feedback control scheme. A control node is arranged for receiving the parameters via a wide area network and to generate a route plan based on the parameters as well as current supply and demand in a network. The control node is also connected to the transmission and distribution systems to dynamically route electric power between matched buyers and sellers to effect the route plan.