Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for purchasing items using an e-commerce shopping assistant. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor to perform operations for receiving an electronic message comprising a web address from a user's mobile device via SMS, accessing a web page using the web address, identifying an item for purchase based on the content of the web page, retrieving the user's account information based on an identifier of the mobile device, wherein the account information comprises user preferences and user profile information, identifying merchants from which to purchase the identified item, selecting a merchant from the identified merchants based on the user preferences, configuring the purchase transaction based on the user preferences and the user profile information, and completing the purchase transaction at a merchant system of the selected merchant.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method and device for analyzing webpage data. The method for analyzing webpage data includes: acquiring m keywords inputted by a user on a webpage (S102); acquiring keywords in the m keywords with a dependence relationship, wherein the keywords with the dependence relationship are keywords corresponding to one or more same user requirements (S104); and classifying the keywords with the dependence relationship in the m keywords as keywords of a same type (S106).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a computer server machine receiving information about a first media player event with the information about the first media player event including a viewing session identifier. Using a state machine, the computer server machine identifies a current state of the viewing session using the information about the first media player event. The computer server machine receives information about a second media player event. Using a state machine, the computer server machine identifies a subsequent state of the viewing session using the information about the second media player event. The computer server machine calculates metrics for the viewing session based on the current state and subsequent state, and stores the metrics. The computer server machine generates a session summary with the session summary including information about the metrics for the viewing session.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes providing, by a server system, to a user, an interactive dashboard for creating an animated icon, receiving, by the server system, through the interactive dashboard, customization information for creating the animated icon from the user, generating, by the server system, the animated icon based on the received customization information, and causing, by the server system, one or more computing devices to display the generated animated icon on a display screen of the one or more computing devices.

Abstract: A fresh lamp, which includes: an LED module, and a driving power supply connected to the LED module which includes a bright-dark control circuit; wherein the bright-dark control circuit includes a programmable circuit, the programmable circuit being configured to program product information into binary codes; wherein the bright-dark control circuit is configured to switch on the driving power supply according to one of the numbers “1” and “0” in the binary codes and switch off the driving power supply according to the other one of the numbers “1” and “0” in the binary codes so that the LED module emits light signals alternating with brightness and darkness to form light emission information corresponding to the product information.

Abstract: A computing system may include first and second client computing devices each configured to generate a respective local graphics surface. A virtualization server may be configured to run a virtual collaboration application for the first client computing device hosted in a virtual computing session, and to generate a virtual graphics surface from the local graphics surface of the first client computing device within the virtual computing session. A collaboration cloud computing service may cooperate with the second client computing device and the virtual collaboration application at the virtualization server to share the virtual graphics surface within the local graphics surface of the second client computing device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for processing a video image and an electronic device, relating to the field of artificial intelligent technologies, wherein the method includes: obtaining a video image to be processed and a business object to be displayed; determining a background area of the video image; and drawing the business object in the background area of the video image by means of computer graphics. The embodiments of the present application may realize display of the business object in the background area of the video image, so that the business object may be prevented from blocking a foreground area favorably, the normal video viewing experience of an audience is not influenced, the dislike of the audience is not easy to be aroused, and an expected display effect of the business object may be achieved favorably.

Abstract: An ad player presents ads in association with a video player by evaluating an associated ad script. The ad player transforms data included in the ad script into operational instructions. Hence, the ad player flexibly and dynamically configures itself and presents ads in accordance with the contents of the ad script, enabling a publisher to modify advertising aspects simply by modifying the ad script. The ad script can comprise a script in a tag-based markup language that is readable by the ad player. For example, the ad script can include one or more tags, each tag including one or more attributes that are each set to a value. The ad player determines the values of the attributes and presents ads in accordance with associated ad characteristics or behaviors.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for filtering media files for inclusion in a user's profile. A user may define rules to prevent certain media files from being included in his/her profile and, if desired, to redirect the media files to another individual's profile. The recommendation service, itself, may further generate rules to be used to filter the media files. When a media file that meets one of the rules defined by the user, or automatically by the service, is consumed in association with the user's account, a reference associated with the media file may, depending upon the requirements of the rule, be placed into a temporary folder, from which the user may delete the reference or redirect it to his or her own, or another's, profile.

Abstract: Digital signage system control is provided by delivering media content from a digital signage system to display devices. A terminal's display of a custom channel producer may be controlled to display media asset options. The selection by the custom channel producer of media assets is detectable based on selection of displayed media asset options of media assets. The selected media assets are stored in a media store external to the system. The media store stores media assets that are deliverable to a viewing device responsive to a viewer's selection of the viewing device. The display parameters of further media asset stored in a media store external to the system may be validated and selected by the custom channel producer to produce a custom channel that includes the selected media assets with further media assets that are dependent on the display parameters. The custom channel is deliverable to the display devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating, editing, sharing and distributing high-quality, media-rich web-based communications. The communications are created in a layered fashion that integrates user-selected text, colors, background patterns, images, sound, music, video, or other media. The systems and methods are used to generate, edit, broadcast, and track electronic presentations, brochures, advertisements (such as banner advertisements on highly trafficked media websites), announcements, and interactive web pages, without the need for the user to understand complex programming languages.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for creating, editing, sharing and distributing high-quality, media-rich web-based communications. The communications are created in a layered fashion that integrates user-selected text, colors, background patterns, images, sound, music, video, or other media. The systems and methods are used to generate, edit, broadcast, and track electronic presentations, brochures, advertisements (such as banner advertisements on highly trafficked media websites), announcements, and interactive web pages, without the need for the user to understand complex programming languages.

Abstract: A viewing user is provided with sponsored story units when accessing content associated with a social networking system. The sponsored story units include a sponsored story describing an interaction and one or more related posts. The sponsored story may describe an action of another user connected to the viewing user who has interacted with a social networking object. The one or more related posts may include content associated with the social networking object involved in the interaction described by the sponsored story. The sponsored story unit can optionally include an input element with which the viewing user can interact. The information received from the viewing user via the input element can be used to generate additional sponsored story units to the viewing user's friends.

Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to a computing device configured to identify and display information determined to be relevant to a current task. The computing device receives information associated with a content page for a second application, at least a portion of which is included in a graphical user interface. The computing device determines, based on the information, a context of the second application. The computing device determines, based on the context, a set of objects for each of one or more applications related to the second application. The computing device generates a content page for the first application including graphical indications of at least one object from at least one of the respective sets of objects. The computing device outputs, for display, at least a portion of the content page for the first application within the graphical user interface.

Abstract: A system is described that receives first user identifiers from a first user space and a first set of hash values generated from a hash function applied to first information that identify users associated with the set of first user identifiers. The system determines a hash value included in both of the first set of hash values and a second set of hash values that are generated from the hash function being applied to second information that identify users associated with second user identifiers from a second user space. The system generates a mapping between the first user identifiers and the second user identifiers that each correspond to the same hash value. The system determines targeted information directed to the first user identifiers and based on the mapping, outputs the targeted information to user devices associated with the second user identifiers.

Abstract: Embodiments for presenting real-time contact options are described herein. In example embodiments, as system identifies a number of user devices actively viewing a web page that includes a real-time contact option. The system then determines whether the number of user devices actively viewing the web page that includes the real-time contact option exceeds a predetermined limit. If the number of user devices actively viewing the web page that includes the real-time contact option exceeds the predetermined limit, the system prevents presentation, to a further user device, of the real-time contact option on the web page. Conversely, if the number of user devices actively viewing the web page that includes the real-time contact option does not exceed the predetermined limit, the system causes presentation of the web page with the real-time contact option to the further user device.

Abstract: Electronic digital display systems, including roadside display devices, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, intermediary servers, advertising servers, and/or additional external data sources may operate individually or in combination to identify one or more vehicle locations, driving routes, driver and passenger characteristics, and the like. Vehicle and individual characteristics may be determined based on data received from traffic cameras, vehicle-based devices, personal mobile devices, and/or other data sources. Based on the vehicle characteristics, individual characteristics, driving data and driving patterns, and the like, digital content may be determined for electronic roadside displays to be viewable by the approaching vehicles, and/or other digital display devices to be viewable by associated individuals via other display devices and at other times. Various techniques may be used to determine customized digital content.

Abstract: An advertisement is delivered based on a first limiting element, a specified number of selections, and an expected selection rate. Based on an expected number of selections and an actual number of selections of the advertisement before the end of a counting period, the number of selections to be further needed at the end of the counting period is estimated. For each of a plurality of second limiting elements different from the first limiting element, an actual selection rate of the advertisement by a group, among the recipients of the advertisement, limited by the second limiting element is obtained. Based on the actual selection rates, a limiting element to be added to delivery requirements from among the plurality of second limiting elements is determined. Based on the determined limiting element, the corresponding actual selection rate, and the estimated number of selections, additional recipients of the advertisement are determined.

Abstract: A registrar may authenticate a registrant and allow the registrant to access a registrant customer account. The registrant customer account is private (accessible only by the registrant) and displays domain names and/or settings for the domain names registered to the registrant. The registrant may change domain name settings, such as renewals or DNS, from the registrant customer account. The registrar may generate one or more suggested domain names that are derived from the one or more domain names registered to the registrant. When the registrar detects an interest in a domain name registered to the registrant, the registrar may immediately thereafter display one or more suggested domain names that were derived from that domain name registered to the registrant for registration. If selected by the registrant, the registrar may register the selected suggested domain names to the registrant through a registry.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining a unique audience exposed to media while reducing memory resources of a computing device are disclosed herein. Example instructions cause a machine to at least, based on impression requests from a plurality of client devices via a network, log a plurality of impressions corresponding to media accessed at the client devices; obtain a count of demographic impressions logged by a database proprietor; obtain a count of registered users of the database proprietor exposed to the media; and execute a process to determine a unique audience size by multiplying a count of the plurality of impressions by a square of the count of the registered users to generate a product; dividing the product by the count of the demographic impressions to generate a quotient; and determining the unique audience size based on a square root of the quotient.

Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically detecting styles of properties of DOM elements of an information resource are disclosed. A data processing system including one or more processors can identify an information resource for which to automatically detect styles of properties used to style primary content of the information resource, identify at least one DOM container that contains at least a portion of the primary content, determine, for each of one or more DOM elements included in the DOM container, styles of properties corresponding to a respective DOM element, store, in a memory, the determined styles of properties corresponding to the respective DOM elements included in the DOM container and use the stored styles of properties to modify third-party content to be inserted within the information resource.

Abstract: Methods and systems that manage building code compliance are provided. A smart or interconnected home may be populated with multiple smart or other devices that are in wired or wireless communication with a central controller. The smart devices may be covered by an insurance policy, such as a homeowners, renters, or personal articles insurance policy. The controller may receive building code compliance information associated with the smart devices, and may update an inventory list to include the building code compliance information. The controller may detect that one or more devices do not comply with building code requirements. The controller may transmit a notification to a customer about possible corrective actions to remedy non-compliant conditions and to facilitate building code compliance. The smart devices may be associated with appliances, electronics, wiring, pipes, ducts, or other equipment or personal belongings.

Abstract: An interactive video distribution system and video player are described. A client server arrangement may be used for providing a video player and video content to a client device. The video player may display navigation images enabling navigation to specific portions of the video content by activating a corresponding navigation image. The video player may also enable the sharing of a segment of the video with other video players, enabling the video players to play the streamed segment of the video without having to play the entire video, thereby reducing network bandwidth usage. The video player may be embeddable. The server may associate searchable tags with respective video segments.

Abstract: Providing user status in a computer network includes storing associations of interaction indications to different interaction events, storing values for the interaction indications, and maintaining accounts for users performing the different interaction events. Interaction indications are received via the computer network from terminals associated with the accounts. Each interaction indication identifies a target account. Values of a set of interaction indications are combined using a limiting function that accumulates the values of the set into an accumulated value and progressively limits the accumulated value as the interaction indications in the set increase. An indication of the accumulated value is outputted as a status of the particular target account.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to web page layout and provide a novel and non-obvious system for managing white space in a web page. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing white space in a web page includes detecting white space adjacent to a non-rectangular shaped portlet rendered on the web page. The method further includes measuring a non-rectangular shape of the white space and selecting a graphic having a shape congruent with the shape of the white space. The method further includes rendering the graphic that was selected into the white space.

Abstract: A method for providing recommendations for customers is described. The method comprises obtaining transaction data associated with one or more products being purchased by a customer. The method further comprises generating a customer household graph, wherein the customer household graph comprises a customer household node associated with the customer, a product superset node, and one or more product nodes associated with the product superset node. Further, at least one product metadata node associated with each of the one or more product nodes is determined. Further, at least one user node is associated with the customer household node based on the at least one product metadata node. Further, a user group node associated with the customer household node is determined based on the at least one user node. Further, one or more recommendations to be provided to the user are ascertained.

Abstract: Advertisement quality measures (e.g., predicted click through rates) are modified in accordance with a user's preferences with respect to domains to which the advertisements relate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user device and a network node. The user device comprises a transceiver configured to broadcast an access signal SA when not being connected to any radio communication networks, receive an access response signal SR in response to broadcasting the access signal SA, communicate with at least one network node of the radio communication network. The network node comprises a transceiver and a processor; wherein the transceiver is configured to receive a broadcasted access signal SA, wherein the broadcasted access signal SA comprises identity information of the user device; wherein the processor is configured to assign at least one frequency spectrum segment for communication for the user device; and wherein the transceiver is further configured to transmit an access response signal SR to the user device.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates delivery of advertisements over a network. The system includes an affiliate node. During operation, the affiliate node receives a content piece from a content provider. The content piece includes a placeholder link associated with a predetermined advertising slot. The affiliate node modifies the content piece by replacing the placeholder link with an advertisement or a link thereto. Subsequently, the affiliate node receives a request for the content piece from a client, and delivers the modified content piece to the client.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated commissioning of virtualized distributed control systems are disclosed. An example method includes accessing a data structure including a list of configuration names for network cards associated with first and second host servers of a virtual process control environment. The first and second host servers implement virtual machines corresponding to workstations for a process control system. The example method also includes when configuring the first host server, assigning a first name to a first one of the network cards associated with the first host server. The example method further includes when configuring the second host server, assigning the first name to a second one of the network cards associated with the second host server based on a user selection of the first name from the list of configuration names. The second host server is configured after the first host server.

Abstract: Examples relating to attracting the gaze of a viewer of a display are disclosed. One example method comprises controlling the display to display a target object and using gaze tracking data to monitor a viewer gaze location. A guide element is displayed moving along a computed dynamic path that traverses adjacent to a viewer gaze location and leads to the target object. If the viewer's gaze location is within a predetermined divergence threshold of the guide element, then the display continues displaying the guide element moving along the computed dynamic guide path to the target object. If the viewer's gaze location diverts from the guide element by at least the predetermined divergence threshold, then the display discontinues displaying the guide element moving along the computed dynamic guide path to the target object.

Abstract: A process of discovering psychographic segments of consumers with unsupervised machine learning. A first set of consumer-behavior is converted into respective consumer-behavior vectors for training an unsupervised machine learning model. The unsupervised machine learning model is trained with the first set of consumer-behavior vectors to determine psychographic segments of consumers. A second set of consumer-behavior records is obtained after determining the psychographic segments of consumers and the second set of consumer-behavior records is converted into respective consumer-behavior vectors. The second set of consumer-behavior vectors is classified as each belonging to at least a respective one of psychographic segments with the trained machine learning model to predict, based on the classification, a likelihood of the respective consumer engaging in behavior associated with a corresponding one of the psychographic segments.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed generally to facilitating content selection by identifying low impact criteria. In some implementations, a data processing system accesses a data structure storing, in a memory element, a plurality of impression records. Each impression record can include one or more features and an indication of user interest corresponding to a content impression. The data processing system can identify a combination feature based on at least two of the features. The data processing system can execute a statistical model (e.g., logistic regression model) using the impression records and the combination feature. The data processing system can determine a weight for the combination feature. Responsive to the weight being less than a threshold, the data processing system can transmit an indication to disable the combination feature for selecting content associated with the plurality of impression records.

Abstract: Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data exchange. The method includes specifying, by a user equipment (UE), a first data, and creating, by the UE, a rule set, the rule set governing access to the first data. The method further includes uploading, by the UE, the first data with the rule set to a user selected server, the first data being accessible at the user selected server based on the rule set.

Abstract: A system and method for creating online advertising economies of scale by maximizing quantity, applicability, accessibility and distribution of advertisements on a webpage that includes providing a tool to reside on a webpage that presents a first tier of data to a user. Upon the user selecting one of the first tier of data, the tool may expand from a passive footprint to an active footprint presenting a second tier of data in the expanded area. The expanded area includes a first and a second frame, such that, upon selection of one of the second tier of data in either the first or second frames, third tier data overwrites the second tier data in the frame opposite the frame selected by the user. The user is then able to continue alternatingly drilling down through the frames to obtain the data desired, including integrated related advertisement in various media formats.

Abstract: Native online sponsored content creation is disclosed. A selection of a set of native hierarchical content elements may be received. Each of at least a subset of the native hierarchical content elements in the selected set may be mapped to one or more corresponding sponsored content elements. A template may be generated based at least in part on the mapping.

Abstract: Machine-learning based systems and methods are described for optimizing search engine results. A server receives, via a computer network, and associates, via a user profile, user information including search requests, transaction details, and/or profile information, for which a user receives purchasing units. The server executes a machine-learning component to predict, based on the user information, a user action score defining a probability of a user to engage in a new transaction. The server executes a search engine optimization component that receives, from the user's device, a new search request causing the search engine optimization component to generate a search engine offer associated with the new transaction. The server transmits the search engine offer to, and receives an acceptance from, computing device(s) of search engine market participant(s), the acceptance causing a targeted advertisement and search results to be returned to the user device in response to the new search request.

Abstract: An advertisement distribution device according to the present application includes a distribution unit. The distribution unit distributes advertising content while switching an advertisement distribution process in accordance with a predetermined target figure within the range an advertisement listing fee paid to a provider of a Web page on which the advertising content is placed reaches the predetermined target figure.

Abstract: One or more devices send, over a network, an advertisement for presentation by a video client, where the advertisement includes a trigger for secondary advertising content that is presented, within a hotspot designated in the primary advertisement, as part of the primary advertisement. The one or more devices receive, via the network, a notification from the video client that a user has selected the trigger and determine, based on the notification, particular secondary advertising content to be presented to the user. The one or more devices send, over the network, instructions to the video client to retrieve the particular secondary advertising content for presentation to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for enabling the automated selection of keywords for rapid keyword portfolio expansion are disclosed. Various embodiments are operable to receive a plurality of keywords to be trafficked on a search engine, and automatically select at least one of the plurality of keywords to be omitted from trafficking on the search engine based on pruning criteria. In some example embodiments, the automatically selecting comprises for each one of the selected at least one of the plurality of keywords, determining a corresponding confidence level with which a corresponding predicted value of the keyword(s) is expected to satisfy the pruning criteria, with the automatic selection of each one of the selected at least one of the plurality of keywords being based on the corresponding confidence level and a configurable confidence level threshold.

Abstract: A system (1000) is disclosed including a resource allocation optimization (RAO) platform (1002) for optimizing the allocation of resources in network (1004) for delivery of assets to user equipment devices (UEDs) (1012). The RAO platform (1002) determines probabilities that certain asset delivery opportunities (ADOs) will occur within a selected time window and uses these probabilities together with information concerning values of asset delivery to determine an optimal use of asset deliveries. In this regard, the RAO platform (1004) received historical data from repository (1014) that facilitates calculation of probabilities that ADOs will occur. Such information may be compiled based on asset delivery records for similar network environments in the recent past or over time.

Abstract: A method of obtaining and automatically providing secure authentication information includes registering a client device over a data line, storing information and a changeable value for authentication in subsequent telephone-only transactions. In the subsequent transactions, a telephone call placed from the client device to an interactive voice response server is intercepted and modified to include dialing of a delay and at least a passcode, the passcode being based on the unique information and the changeable value, where the changeable value is updated for every call session. The interactive voice response server forwards the passcode and a client device identifier to an authentication function, which compares the received passcode to plural passcodes generated based on information and iterations of a value stored in correspondence with the client device identifier. Authentication is confirmed when a generated passcode matches the passcode from the client device.

Abstract: A method and a server for extracting a topic and evaluating suitability of the extracted topic are disclosed. The topic extraction server includes a text preprocessing unit configured to extract noun from a document group and remove stopword from the extracted noun, a keyword extraction unit configured to calculate a weight of a noun and extracting a keyword representing the document group, a seed selection unit configured to calculate a weight of the extracted keyword and select a seed, an initial clustering unit configured to generate one cluster including the selected seed and a keyword shown by several times in a sentence including the selected seed, and a cluster combination unit configured to extract a topic group.

Abstract: A method for providing a content item for display based on a relationship between a loading speed of a web page, a bandwidth of a channel between a content source and a device, and a size of the content item including receiving, from a server, a request to provide a content item for display at a device. The method further includes calculating, by one or more processors, a quality score for the content item based on a loading speed of a web page, a bandwidth of a channel between a content source and the device, and a size of the content item. The method also includes, based on the quality score, selecting the content item for presentation on the device.

Abstract: Techniques facilitating using a distribution system for incentivizing and accelerating data driven scientific research are described herein. The distribution system can track the input of various parties involved in scientific research, and when a reward, monetary or otherwise, is realized for one or more outcomes of the scientific research, the distribution system can distribute the reward among the parties that provided the input. The relative levels and contributions of the parties can be tracked to ensure that an equitable portioning of the reward is realized. A directed graph can be formed based on the transactions, wherein the nodes correspond to entities, researchers, publications, and the edges correspond to relationships between the entities. The directed graph can be analyzed to determine the relative or absolute levels of contributions from each of the entities, and the rewards can be distributed based on the contribution levels.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed technology include a method including receiving, by a computing device, static web page data of a web page; responsive to receiving the static web page data, parsing, by the computing device, the static web page data to identify a plurality of links; selecting, by the computing device, a link of the identified plurality of links to be presented based on a computing environment; rendering, by the computing device, the web page including the selected link; and outputting, for display, the rendered web page.

Abstract: Processes, devices, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for managing the display of advertisements on a web page. Each may be configured for steps that include determining the length of a portion of web page content, assigning a priority to each of a set of advertisements for display on a web page, selecting advertisements for display on a web page, determining the difference between said length of said portion of web page content and the cumulative length of said selected advertisements, and if the length of the advertisement exceeds said difference then omitting the advertisement and selecting another.

Abstract: A system for providing mobile advertisement actions may include a memory to store a request, mobile carrier data, mobile advertisement data, and mobile advertisement action data. The system may include an interface operatively connected to the memory to communicate with a mobile device. The system may include a processor operatively connected to the memory and the interface. The processor may receive information and a request from the mobile device via the interface and may determine the mobile carrier data relating to a mobile carrier associated with the mobile device. The processor may identify the mobile advertisement data and the mobile advertisement action targeted to the request and the mobile carrier data. The processor may append the mobile advertisement action data to the mobile advertisement data. The processor may provide the mobile advertisement data with the appended mobile advertisement action data to the mobile device via the interface.

Abstract: In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices.

Abstract: A system may determine a field of view of a structure; identify a set of road segments that fall within the view area of the advertising unit; and identify mobile devices that have been physically located at locations associated with the road segments within the field of view (e.g., located within vehicles that have traversed the road segments). The system may further receive a request for a report that indicates a quantity or other information (e.g., demographics information) regarding the identified mobile devices over a period of time.