Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a common acquisition signal is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory instructs the processor to receive an entity profile from a user, wherein the entity profile comprises a plurality of transmission configuration data. The memory instructs the processor to identify a plurality of signal destinations as a function of the transmission configuration data. The memory instructs the processor to receive return signals from the plurality of signal destinations. The memory instructs the processor to generate optimized transmission configuration data as a function of the plurality of return signals. The memory instructs the processor to determine a common acquisition signal associated with the plurality of signal destinations as a function of the optimized transmission configuration data. The memory instructs the processor to display the common acquisition signal using a display device.

Abstract: In one implementation, a system for broadcasting on-duty adventure opportunities among computing devices includes an adventure management computer system to transmit (a) push notifications to selected mobile computing devices related to activated on-duty adventure opportunities and (b) local beacon signal identifiers for mobile-to-mobile beacon signal transmissions for the activated on-duty adventure opportunities, a guide mobile computing device to locally broadcast information for the on-duty adventure opportunity, and a participant mobile computing device (i) to detect the local beacon signals with the local beacon signal identifier for the on-duty adventure opportunity, (ii) to obtain the adventure information for the on-duty adventure opportunity from the adventure management computer system, and (iii) to reserve the on-duty adventure opportunity with the adventure management computer system.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method for assessing quality of tasks performed by persons in retail stores. The method may include receiving an indication that a person completed a task corresponding to at least one shelf in a retail store. The method may also include receiving at least one image of the at least one shelf, the at least one image being captured using an image sensor after the completion of the task. The method may further include analyzing the at least one image to determine at least one property associated with performing the task. The method may further also using the at least one property to determine a reward for performing the task.

Abstract: A system and process to create a lookalike model for a target audience to deliver advertisements are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method comprises selecting survey data from a survey database that relates to an advertisement. A heterogenous treatment effect (HETE) model is trained on the survey data. Persuadable customers are identified from the survey database for the advertisement based on the HETE model. An optimized customer list is generated using personally identifiable information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system operable to collect customer ratings during a transaction using an electronic point of sale system comprising a computer programmed to effect operation of the electronic point of sale system.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: responsive to a determination that a mobile client computer device is at a location of an item venue, sending to the client computer device prompting data, wherein the client computer device is associated to a user; examining feedback data defined by the user, wherein the feedback data is defined by the user in response to the prompting data; and transmitting to the mobile client computer device second prompting data in dependence on the examining feedback data defined by the user.

Abstract: Using the BitMint LeVeL digital money technology to mint self-referential money (“cherries”) to be offered to bidders for sale against US$ or other flat currency. Cherries is the only currency accepted for bidding on a presented slate of merchandise. Winning bidders walk away with the won merchandise, the sellers of the merchandise divide between them the proceeds used by the bidders to buy cherries. The cherries vanish when the game is over. This BitMint*Auction invention is a trading platform rich with incentives to do business.

Abstract: A loyalty program management system associated with an enterprise location is provided. The loyalty program management system is programmed to: a) receive a plurality of input data associated with a plurality of patrons, wherein the plurality of input data represents actions of the plurality of patrons; b) determine a current location of a patron of the plurality of patrons, wherein the current location of the patron is not at the enterprise location; and c) transmit a message to a computer device associated with the patron including a prize to be awarded if the patron visits the enterprise location.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for providing purchase recommendations by analyzing social networks using machine learning. A machine learning model may be trained to select one or more of the first plurality of users. Purchase intention data that indicates an intention of a first user to acquire a type of asset may be received. Social networking data that comprises a plurality of associations between a second plurality of users may be received. Purchase history data indicating one or more purchases, of one or more assets associated with the type of asset, made by the second plurality of users may be received. The trained machine learning model may be provided the data. In return, the trained machine learning model may provide an indication of a second user. A notification may be sent to the second user.

Abstract: A method for cloud-platform authentication based on blockchain includes: in response to a cloud platform being created, generating a random character string and performing hash operation to the character string to obtain a first hash value; in response to creation of a user in the cloud platform, performing operation to obtain a unique user ID; acquiring information of a hardware-authentication key, generating a unique authentication ID according to the information, and binding the unique user ID and the unique authentication ID; in response to the user being created in the cloud platform, generating a first password and a second password, performing operation to obtain a second hash value; and in response to the hardware-authentication key being inserted into the cloud platform, comparing the acquired information with the hash chain table, the unique authentication ID and the unique user ID stored in the cloud platform for the authentication.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for employing voice-activated user interfaces to determine user attention to particularly-presented advertising content by collecting user contact/consumer information, presenting content to the user/consumer, and proposing at least one question, inquiry or query to the user regarding the presented content, the at least one inquiry or query calling for a user/consumer response to be collected, at least one of (a) the user/consumer contact information and (b) the user/consumer response to the question, inquiry or query being collected by the system via a voice-activated user interface and evaluated to assess a level of engagement of the user/consumer with the advertising content. The disclosed systems and methods uniquely provide voice-activated user interface coupled with display of certain advertising content in a manner that promotes user/consumer attention to the advertising content and ease of interaction with the presentation system.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system server receives, from a plurality of advertiser devices, a plurality of advertisements, at least one corresponding personal information value, and a corresponding price. The system server also receives from users ratings of advertisements. The system server calculates, for each of a plurality of personal information types, a corresponding price.

Abstract: A method of automatically determining fulfillment of services performed by a first entity, the method including at a management server, determining one or more first entities having one or more service agreement obligations to one or more second entities, and extracting content data from one or more websites and/or servers hosting the one or more websites. The content data includes one or more separate and distinct event datasets, each event dataset being generated by a particular first entity of the one or more first entities. Determining, for each event dataset, whether the event dataset includes an indication of a particular second entity. Determining whether the particular first entity and particular second entity have service agreement specific information, and in response to determining that the particular first entity and particular second entity are indicated in the service agreement specific information, automatically determining that a service agreement obligation has been fulfilled.

Abstract: A new approach is proposed to support appliance configuration identification and profiling management. An appliance scanning component running on an appliance is configured to scan, examine, and determine current configuration of the appliance including hardware components and/or software components installed on the appliance. The configuration of the appliance is then provided to an appliance profiling engine running on a server, wherein the appliance profiling engine hashes the configuration of the appliance into a unique identifier of the appliance and look up a model of the appliance from an appliance profiling database using the unique identifier as a key. If the configuration of the appliance is not found, the appliance profiling engine identifies discrepancies between the configuration of the appliance and other appliances in the appliance profiling database to determine if the appliance is a new model, a revision of an existing model, or is simply misconfigured.

Abstract: A system or method for validating an unvalidated cardiovascular parameter monitor can include receiving a plurality of reference cardiovascular parameter datasets, each reference cardiovascular parameter dataset associated with a patient of a plurality of patients; receiving a plurality of test cardiovascular parameter measurements, each test cardiovascular parameter measurement includes a cardiovascular parameter measured for a patient of the plurality of patients; and validating the cardiovascular parameter monitor based on an analysis of the plurality of reference cardiovascular measurements and the plurality of test cardiovascular parameter measurement.

Abstract: Techniques for resource allocation with content creators are described that overcome the challenges of conventional techniques by supporting customized digital content generation and resource allocation specified by content creators of digital content. In one example, a content provider system, based on user input received via a control, specifies the portions of a resource allocation to be shared. A first portion is configured to be shared with a content creator of digital content, the digital content including service access data configured to access a digital service. A second portion is also configured to be shared with a client device that utilizes the service access data to access the digital service. Digital content is generated based on the specified portions and is transmitted. Upon access by the client device to the digital service, an indication of receipt of the first portion of the resource allocation is displayed by the content provider system.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein address these and other concerns by providing for means by which a customer's level of engagement with media can be determined. In particular, media and questions regarding the content of the media may be sent to a ticketing device and provided to the customer. The ticketing device can further obtain the customer's answers to the questions, and send the answers to a server, which can determine a level of engagement can be assessed from the answers and issue a discounted ticket. The amount of the discount may be proportional to the level of engagement.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for technology assessment and selection. In some implementations, study data indicating parameters of a research study or an objective of a research study is received. Types of data to be collected during the research study are identified. Technology options that each represent one or more technology items that can provide the data to be collected are identified. A suitability score for each of the technology options is determined. A selection is made from among the technology options based on the suitability scores. Output data that indicates the selected technology options for the research study is provided.

Abstract: Provided are methods for optimizing presentation of additional items on web page based on item already presented on the web page. A method can include identifying first set of templates. The method can further include, for each of first plurality of requests, selecting first template, selecting first item, transmitting the first template to first client computer, and receiving interaction data from the first client computer specifying one or more interactions with the first template. The method can further include analyzing the interaction data to determine performance metric for each of the first set of templates and replacing at least one or more of the first set of templates and the first item. The method can further include, for each of second plurality of requests, selecting second template, selecting second item, and transmitting the second template to the second client computer. Presentation of additional items can be optimized remotely and automatically.

Abstract: A system and process to create a lookalike model for a target audience to deliver advertisements are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method comprises selecting survey data from a survey database that relates to an advertisement. A heterogenous treatment effect (HETE) model is trained on the survey data. Persuadable customers are identified from the survey database for the advertisement based on the HETE model. An optimized customer list is generated using personally identifiable information.

Abstract: An example method for implementing a charitable giving experience can include: receiving a scanned image of a logo of a charity at an augmented reality (AR) electronic device, the logo including a graphic associated with the charity; after receiving the scanned image, displaying at least the logo and details related to the charity on the AR electronic device; displaying a control on the AR electronic device, wherein the control corresponds to one or more charitable giving opportunities associated with the charity; receiving a selection of the control on the AR electronic device; and initiating a charitable giving to the charity from the AR electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a reverse auction application which can collect and display bids for a product or service to a user. The reverse auction application can also gather information about the user such as user preferences, brand loyalty, user characteristics, and the like. This information is provided to suppliers when requesting bids. The suppliers can use this information to then generate customized bids for the user. That is, unlike typical reverse auctions where bidders only compete over price, the bidders can use the user information provided by the reverse auction application to add incentives, offer combination orders, or offer additional services in their bids, as well as determine an optimum price.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to improve data sets and/or data set collection. An entity submits a request for a data set crowd sourced database system. Contributor(s) work to complete the data set, such as by submitting components of the data set. Multiple separate users contributing to a data set improves the diversity of a data set. The crowd sourced database system ranks contributing users using a ranking algorithm based on the previous submissions of a user. The crowd sourced database system ranks contributions based on the quality of the data submitted. The crowd sourced database system anonymizes data contributions where data privacy considerations are required or are important.

Abstract: An approach for generating a modified software application by leveraging a customized advertisement between application owner and application vendor. The approach includes identifying a software application from a software application store repository and retrieving information from the software application store repository associated with the software application. The approach creates a requirement based on the retrieved information and identifying one or more vendor based on the requirement. After creating the targeted advertisement aimed at an application owner based on the identified vendor then the approach launches the advertisement campaign. The approach receives the notification from the application owner based on the advertisement to engage the identified vendor and modifies the software application based on the requirement.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing information in an electronic apparatus, the method including transmitting a point inquiry request including user information for identifying a user to servers of one or more affiliates, acquiring balance information of a first point corresponding to the user from a first affiliate among the one or more affiliates in response to the point inquiry request, providing the balance information of the first point to the user, and processing, when information including a conversion request for conversion between the first point and a second point related to a service of the electronic apparatus is acquired from the user, a transaction corresponding to the conversion request.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for generating a request for a one-time password (OTP), and with the OTP transmitted to a mobile device in an electronic message that includes the OTP in conjunction with an electronic advertising content that is targeted to the user of the mobile device.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller including at least one processor. The controller is configured to execute obtaining a consent to advertisement viewing from a user using a transportation system, presenting an advertisement within a period of time during which the user is using the transportation system, and providing a monetary merit to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a method for providing digital goods using a URL coupon. The method includes: generating a digital goods provision URL containing information on digital goods; generating a URL coupon containing the digital goods provision URL; providing the URL coupon; receiving a digital goods provision request at the digital goods provision URL; authenticating a user; and transmitting an information processing request containing authenticated user information and digital goods identification information to a digital goods managing server. The method makes it possible to provide digital goods in an easy and safe manner.

Abstract: An indication of a geographic area is received. Respective metrics of noteworthiness are obtained for multiple entities located in the geographic area. Using a machine-readable knowledge repository that describes semantic relations between the entities, several of the entities are selected in view of the corresponding metrics of noteworthiness, so that the selected entities share a set of attributes defining a commonality, and so that digital imagery is available for each of the selected entities. This commonality is not specified by the user. A geographic imagery tour that includes a representation of the respective digital imagery for the selected entities is generated.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a question from a user. A first answer provided by a first subject matter expert is identified. A second answer provided by a second subject matter expert is identified. It is determined that a profile of the user matches a first profile of the first subject matter expert more than a second profile of the second subject matter expert. The first answer provided by the first subject matter expert is sent to the user with a preference over the second answer provided by the second subject matter expert based upon, at least in part, determining that the profile of the user matches the first profile of the first subject matter expert more than the second profile of the second subject matter expert.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for managing a sales pipeline, and in some embodiments, calculating supply based on travel propensity. An example method comprises identifying a total demand for a promotion tuple at a geographic location, determining, using a processor, a promotion area for the promotion tuple, the promotion tuple comprising at least a category, price information and a geographic area, identifying one or more promotions offered by a promotion and marketing service that comprise at least the category and the price information of the promotion tuple, determining whether the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is satisfied, wherein the total demand is satisfied in an instance in which the geographic location is within the promotion area for the one or more promotions, and identifying a demand gap in an instance in which the total demand for the promotion tuple at the geographic location is not satisfied.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for detecting shopping groups based on the dynamic relation between shoppers' trajectories. First, shopper trajectories are generated using video images or positioning devices. Then, group behavior features are extracted from a candidate shopping group trajectory pair. The group behavior features of a given pair of trajectories are typically the changes in positional differences and the average speed of these trajectories. From a model of shopping group behavior, a given pair of candidate shopping group trajectories is analyzed to determine the group score—the likelihood of the pair of shoppers indeed belonging to the same group. Lastly, the system utilizes graph segmentation framework to find clusters where trajectories belonging to each cluster have tight group scores with each other.

Abstract: A method for starting an operation process comprises: receiving an operation request message from a terminal device in response to the terminal device scanning a barcode to obtain barcode information and determining an address of the server based on the barcode information, the operation request comprising an image of text associated with the barcode scanned by the terminal device, and the image of text specifying an operation function; determining text content based on the image of text; searching a correspondence relationship between different text content and respective operation access information to obtain operation access information corresponding to the determined text content; and returning the operation access information to the terminal device, for the terminal device to start an operation process by using the operation access information, the operation process having the operation function specified by the received image of text.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for operating a wireless device are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: select a consumer to provide feedback related to one or more transactions associated with the consumer; transmit, for display on a wireless device of the consumer, a survey comprising one or more questions related to the one or more transactions associated with the consumer; select an incentive offer from an incentive offer database; transmit, for display on the wireless device of the consumer, information related to the incentive offer; receive one or more responses to the survey; and fulfil the incentive offer.

Abstract: Systems and methods to manage a crowd sourced observation program. A plurality of participant cameras are determined where each participant camera is within a threshold distance of a geographic location for observation. An accepting participant camera is selected. Based on selecting the accepting participant camera, a cancellation of the offer is sent to each participant in the plurality of participants other than the accepting participant. Based on selecting the accepting participant camera, the accepting participant camera is instructed to go to the geographic location for image capture. The image capture is received.

Abstract: An approach is provided for normalizing reviews. A user's request is received for a view of reviews of a first product. An identity of the user is determined. Based on the identity, data is retrieved specifying a behavior of the user which describes usage by the user of a second product. Based on the data specifying the behavior of the user, topics are identified which specify (i) a behavior of reviewer(s), where the behavior is directed to the first product and matches the behavior of the user specified by the retrieved data or (ii) an aspect of the first product which matches an aspect of the second product to which the behavior of the user is directed. The reviews are normalized based on the identified topics.

Abstract: The network system triggers registration of the start of a transport journey in response to a communication of a transport user device and a transport provider device with each other, performs a continuous coordinated proximity monitoring to verify the identity of a transport user and a transport provider vehicle, and triggers registration of the end of the transport journey through communication of the transport user device and the transport provider device with each other.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method involves receiving a promotional code for an offer and an identifier for a user as part of a request for a dynamic landing page user interface, wherein a database contains an indication that the user has selected the offer. The promotional code is used to identify at least one product associated with the promotional code. The dynamic landing page user interface is transmitted to display an identifier for the at least one product, a discount associated with the offer and a control for adding the at least one product to an electronic shopping cart.

Abstract: A method for facilitating a price quote for a cross-sell product includes receiving an input indicating that a first price quote application associated with a first insurance product has been completed and, after receiving the input, directing a customer to a cross-sell bundle web page. The web page indicates a price quote for the first insurance product, and a message prompting the customer to begin a second price quote application associated with a second insurance product. The method also includes causing, using information obtained from the customer via the first price quote application, one or more information fields of the second price quote application to be populated, and calculating, based at least on information in the populated fields, a price quote for the second insurance product. The method also includes causing a the price quote for the second insurance product to be displayed to the customer.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for customizing an item search and browsing experience based on a delivery speed preference. Multiple delivery speed options are generated for a client device, and a listing of the delivery speed options are sent to the client device. A user selection of a particular delivery speed option is then received from the client device. An item search criterion is received from the client device. A listing of items selected from an electronic item database is generated based at least in part on the item search criterion and item availability via the particular delivery speed option. Data encoding the listing of items is sent to the client device for rendering on a display.

Abstract: The present invention provides a social networking platform offering various services, such as, facilitating aggregation and management of a user's interaction on one or more social networking platforms, offering enhanced control over the level of privacy associated with the flow of user data, offering tools to customize the user's exposure to advertisement-related content on the social networking platform(s), integrating features to control aspects of how data/content is presented to and visualized by the user, empowering the user to multicast direct messages to other users without the other users having to meet certain constraints, empowering the user to create and/or join a group based on messaging threads, and the like. One or more of these enhanced services/features are associated with a powerful framework of authentication/permission model for access control.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for enhanced tracking of user interactions with online documents, such as, in accordance with various embodiments, interaction tracking on a sub-document level of granularity and/or interaction tracking that involves storing one or more interaction parameters (e.g., an identifier of the document or of the interacting user) for each interaction.

Abstract: A signature capture device is used to display a targeted message for a customer picking up an ordered item. The targeted message is selected based on an identifier for the ordered item. Personal information used for the display message is managed to maintain security and privacy of the information. In one embodiment, the ordered item is a prescription and the signature capture device is part of a pharmacy management system.

Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing players of an online game the option of performing one or more activities external to the online game instead of spend virtual currency to accomplish a specific action in the game. This option is presented through an interface that creates and displays separate “offer walls” for separation actions in the game. The activities may thematically correspond to the type of action the player wants to perform.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, systems and apparatuses for home maintenance monitoring and rewarding users for completion of various home maintenance tasks are provided. The systems may receive data associated with a home, such as a plurality of systems and/or devices associated with the home. Based on the received information, the systems may generate a maintenance task list for the home including a plurality of maintenance tasks. Data related to maintenance performed on the home may be received and, based on the received maintenance data, a determination may be made as to whether one or more tasks on the maintenance task list have been completed. Upon completion of a task, a reward, such as points, discounts on future maintenance, insurance premium discounts, etc., may be deposited in an account of the user. In some arrangements, the points may be redeemed as payment on future maintenance, payment on insurance premiums, or the like.

Abstract: A marketing platform and corresponding methods for providing incentive offers to customers are provided. An example method may commence with streaming content to a customer. The content may be provided by a content provider. The method may continue with rendering an incentive offer based on customer data in response to an access of the content by the customer via a customer device. The incentive offer may be provided by a marketer. The incentive offer may be associated with a plurality of choices designed to entice the customer to review the incentive offer in exchange for discounted or free access to the content. The method may further include receiving, from the customer, a selection of at least one of the plurality of choices. The method may continue with modifying the customer data based on the selection. Future incentive offers may be based on the modified customer data.

Abstract: A system includes a content provider serving a first user webpage that displays an external posting link associated with a computer store and a second user webpage of a social networking service. The computer store contains posts each associated with a post select control. A computer server at the content provider is coupled to the computer store and for each of the posts is programmed to receive from a web browser of a computer user a signal indicating activation of the post select control of a selected one of the posts displayed by the first user webpage, automatically link the selected one of the posts to the external posting link, receive from the web browser of the computer user a signal indicating activation of the external posting link, and automatically issue the selected one of the posts to the second user webpage for posting thereon.

Abstract: A system or method is provided to detect the positions of various users in line and determine the users' tolerance for waiting in line. Based on the tolerance of the users for waiting in line, the system may rearrange the line positions of the users accordingly. The user's tolerance may be detected by their current position, their current movements and activities, the user's purchase or transaction history, interests and hobbies, past line waiting experience, and the like. In an embodiment, the system may determine incentives or rewards and may offer them to the users who are waiting in line to incentivize them to stay in line.

Abstract: A computerized reward mechanism system is proposed which makes use both of presently collected data relating to the customer, and a database of historical data relating to the customer. Using this information, the system performs a customer preference analysis, which results in selecting rewards which are adapted to the customers' personal needs. In one form, the system is positioned at a shopping center, and includes cameras for recognising past customers by image processing. This may be done without requiring customers to participate in a process of signing up to use the system. The presently collected data include responses to questions put to the customer relating to his present shopping experience. Customer honesty is considered in the step of determining which rewards to offer the consumer, to encourage the consumers to express their feelings more clearly.

Abstract: A method for automated quality management of agents of a contact center includes: selecting, by a processor, a topic for interacting with a human agent of the contact center; identifying, by the processor, a dialog tree associated with the selected topic; and engaging, by the processor, in an automated communication session with the human agent based on the identified dialog tree, wherein the engaging of the automated communication session includes: receiving, by the processor, an agent input; identifying, by the processor, a current node of the dialog tree associated with the agent input; selecting, by the processor, an automated phrase to be output in response to identifying the current node; and outputting, by the processor, the automated phrase.