43rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110264464 | DATA MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS FOR DRUG AND PROCEDURAL TESTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, for data management and access for drug and procedural testing. In one aspect, a method includes receiving dynamic trial data for an ongoing trial from a trial site, associating the dynamic trial data with a corresponding ongoing trial, storing the dynamic trial data for the ongoing trial in a data store, receiving a request to access the trial data for an ongoing trial and receiving sponsor credentials associated with the request, the sponsor credentials identifying a sponsor that provided the request, determining that the sponsor identified by the request is the sponsor of the ongoing trial for which the access to the trial data is requested, and in response to the determination, providing access to the trial data in response to the request, the access to the trial data including access to the dynamic trial data for the ongoing trial. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264465 | Issuing Prescriptions from Standing Orders - Methods for processing a standing order by a server are disclosed. A standing order is received by a server. The standing order includes a plurality of prescription requirements. A request initiated by a user for a prescription product via a remote computing device is received. The request received from the remote device is processed by the server based on the prescription requirements. A prescription is automatically issued for the user based on the processed request. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL RESEARCH ACROSS A VAST PATIENT POPULATION - A system and method for performing medical research over an extended computer network is disclosed. The system and method comprise a plurality of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems configured to capture patient data for a plurality of general patients at a plurality of corresponding healthcare provider sites during encounters with those patients, a research system configured to generate one or more electronic documents for completion with patient data that is related to the medical research, and an enhanced services server built on the same architecture as the plurality of EHR systems, wherein the one or more electronic documents include one or more first fields and one or more second fields for completion with patient data that is related to the medical research and the enhanced services server is in electronic data communication with the plurality of EHR systems and the one or more research systems via a network connection. Qualifying patients are identified from among the plurality of general patients and the first fields in each of the electronic documents are automatically populated with patient data for a corresponding qualifying patient. The one or more electronic documents that were automatically populated with patient data is electronically transmitted to at least one EHR system via the network connection, and the at least one EHR system is used to complete the second fields in each of the electronic documents during subsequent patient encounters. The completed electronic documents are electronically transmitted from the at least one EHR system to the enhanced services server, which electronically transmits the completed electronic documents back to the research system via the network connection. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264467 | Integrated medical software system with custom reporting - An integrated medical software system with custom reporting is disclosed. The system comprises a database that stores clinical data, scheduling data, patient data, and financial data in a normalized data format; a clinical module that creates an electronic document and that captures clinical data in the electronic document in the normalized data format during an encounter with a patient; a scheduling module that captures scheduling data in the normalized data format and that schedules the patient and at least one of a clinician, a staff member, and equipment at a healthcare provider using the scheduling data and the patient data; an account management module that captures financial data in the normalized data format and that creates at least one of a bill, a claim, or a statement for the patient using the financial data and the clinical data; a reports component with multiple filter and sort options that are defined by a user of the system to generate custom reports that display the clinical data, the scheduling data, the patient data, and the financial data in various customized combinations according to the filter and sort options that are chosen to generate the custom reports; and a framework module that is integrated with the clinical module, the scheduling module, the account management module, and the reports component using a common architecture and that supports an exchange of the clinical data, the scheduling data, the patient data, and the financial data between those modules, the reports component, and the database in the normalized data format, wherein the filter and sort options corresponding to a custom report can be saved for future use in generating custom reports. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264468 | PATIENT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM COMPRISING INTELLIGENT INTERFACE DEVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF MEDICAL DATA - A patient administration system according to the invention comprises a device which executes a patient administration program, a data source for making medical data available and an interface device which is integrated between the device and the data source and receives data from the data source, converts them to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputs said keyboard scan codes to the device. An interface device according to the invention is adapted to be integrated between a device which executes a patient administration program and a data source for making medical data available and receives the data from the data source, converts them to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputs said keyboard scan codes to the device. A method according to the invention comprises the following steps: receiving medical data from a data source for making medical data available, converting the medical data to keyboard scan codes which are specific of the patient administration program and outputting the keyboard scan codes to the device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264469 | Controlled substance tracking system and method - A method for tracking prescriptive medications is provided whereby a complete prescriptive medication history including active and inactive prescriptive medications is stored for a plurality of patients utilizing a plurality of pharmacies wherein the pharmacies may be affiliated or unaffiliated. The information may be selectively retrieved through a secure computer connection by entities such as hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, insurance companies, government agencies and the like. The information may be utilized to benefit the patient whereby a doctor is able to obtain an accurate view of the complete prescriptive medication history of the patient including prescriptive medications by other doctors. Hospitals will be able to obtain, in accord with the invention, a prescriptive medication history prior to treatment such as emergency treatment where such information is not normally available. The stored data for each prescriptive medication transaction includes searchable data such as the patient's name, address, doctor, pharmacy, aberrant use flag, and the like. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264470 | Rule-Based Financial Products - Stored-value cards are governed by a set of rules that limit purchases to approved replacement items and/or recurring living expenses based on losses actually incurred by the insured within certain categories and according to time-based, insurer-specified spending limits. These limits can be altered in response to changed circumstances or the needs (or behavior) of the insured. A system for implementing various aspects of this technique includes an event-detection module for detecting a purchase event initiated by an individual associated with the financial account. A rules engine applies a rule set against the purchase event to determine if the potential purchase complies with the rule set. The rule set includes both a category-based rule and a time-based rule, such that a maximum amount may be spent on purchases during a particular time period (e.g., a month) within a particular category (e.g., food, housing, transportation, medical care, etc.). The system further includes a messaging module for approving the purchase if it complies with the rule set. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264471 | CERTIFIED IT SERVICES IN-A-BOX - A system, in a cloud computing environment (“CCE”) includes a data processor. One or more cloud computing auditing components are configured to monitor the CCE in accordance with a predefined insurance level agreement (“ILA”) and to create a log of one or more CCE events indicated by the ILA. A neutral data warehouse is configured to store the log. A reporting module generates one or more reports for a party indicated by the ILA from the log in the neutral data warehouse in accordance with the ILA. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264472 | Deductible shield - The Deductible Shield auto insurance deductible discount certificate program policy will cover a customers automobile deductible fee issued by their insurance provider for a year in case of an accident, no matter how many incidents said customer would have within the pre-paid yearly timeframe. If a customer has an automobile incident during the yearly term of agreement with The Deductible Shield, the customer will be given a list of participating licensed auto body repair shops in their area where they can go and have their vehicle repaired according to the terms provided by their original automobile insurance provider. After the original automobile insurance provider agrees to make the necessary repairs, The Deductible Shield customer will then provide the automobile body repair shop their proof of their The Deductible Shield account number and therefore the participating automobile body repair shop will waive the original automobile insurance providers automobile deductible fee. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RISK MANAGEMENT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITY CONTRACTS - A computer system includes an input device. The input device is configured to receive input data for initiating a variable annuity account issued by an insurance company. The input data includes identifying information for the account holder and the amount to be invested in the account. The variable annuity includes a guarantee feature. The computer system also includes a processor, a program memory and a storage device. The processor is operative with program instructions stored in the program memory to allocate the amount invested between two different investment funds. One of the funds includes an equity asset or an equity index asset. The other fund includes a hedging component that is selected to be negatively correlated in terms of asset value changes with the equity asset or equity index asset. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264474 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESERVING AND PURCHASING EVENTS - A system and method enables a customer to purchase a package of time-sensitive events over a computer network. Customer requests are received over the network to view a package of events for possible purchase. The customer may be queried to determine when the customer is available to ensure that the events are available to the customer. Events are displayed to the customer in a manner to ensure that selected events do not overlap with one another. Displayed events for purchase may be filtered based on customer preferences. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARBITRATING THE SELECTION AND RESERVING OF AIRLINE SEATS - This invention relates to an electronic means by which people can select the exact seat or seats they want for any type of event or reserve an appointment for any activity. More specifically, a customer or a ticket re-seller or a venue operator can go, for example, to the internet and select the event or activity for which he wants a ticket or tickets or reserve a time and reserve and order the exact seat or seats or the time of his choosing directly online. The seat or seats or reserved time he selects is then removed from the inventory for that activity or event and made not available for any other buyer and such is so indicated by a graphical representation or other such indicator on the online map or picture representing availability of seating or time for that event. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264476 | System and method for maximizing the value of allocation of processes to resources within an operational system - A system for maximizing the value of allocation of processes to resources within an operational system includes a capability engine responsive to data representing measures of effectiveness and associated measures of performance, one or more operational objectives, and failure modes of the operational system and configured to generate workload requirements and an operational event timeline. A coarse-grained allocation engine is responsive to the workload requirements and the operational event timeline and is configured to generate a coarse-grained resource lineup and an operational value. A fine-grained optimization engine is responsive to the coarse-grained resource lineup and the operational value and is configured to generate a fine-grained resource lineup, a maximized operational value, and a total resource utilization. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264477 | METHODS AND A SYSTEM FOR USE OF BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT FOR DEMAND RESPONSE - In one embodiment, a method for managing a demand response process which includes at least steps of: providing an interface having a plurality of programmable elements, wherein each programmable element can be associated with a particular action to be performed during the demand response process when a particular programmable element is programmed and incorporated into at least one business process modeling diagram associated with the at least one demand response process, and wherein the demand response process is initiated in response to at least one trigger condition of at least one first enterprise process; monitoring the at least one first enterprise process for a presence of the at least one trigger condition; and executing, by a computer system, the demand response process in accordance with the at least one business process modeling diagram when the at least one trigger condition is present. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264478 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE, INFORMATION COLLECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT REASONS FOR RETURN - An attachment device is provided to be attached to each product and includes an option storing unit which stores a plurality of options indicating reasons for return, and a selection receiving unit which presents each of the options so as to guide a user to select one of the options as a reason for return of the product. The device obtains information specifying the selected one of the options as return reason information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING, DISTRIBUTING AND ROUTING SALES LEADS - A system and method of managing leads by filtering, distributing and routing leads to a representative using business intelligence. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TASK MANAGEMENT WITH SUB-PORTIONS AND SUB-PORTION CHARACTERISTIC MANIPULATION - A method and system for providing for the management of resources wherein the method and system provide an ordered collection of projects, tasks, and checklists that may be manipulated and converted between types. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264481 | BUSINESS DRIVEN LEARNING SOLUTION PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR SALES-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS - Disclosed is a business driven learning solution and related methods for managing the learning and training needs of a sales-oriented organization in a manner that is in responsive to dynamic business needs. The invention employs modules of interrelated and interdependent business processes for the identification and prioritization of learning needs, the selection of learning approaches, the development of learning content, the coordination and delivery of learning instruction, and the overall management and administration learning efforts. Embodiments of the inventions disclosed include sales training objects to provide a template for sales training that is focused on a solution, and how to position and sell the solution, rather than on the products that make up the solution. As a result, the sales force is educated, understands the customers' business requirements, and is able to craft specific value propositions to a given customer with respect to that solution. Thus, the training is customer-centric as opposed to product-centric. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264482 | RESOURCE MATCHING - Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are provided for resource matching. One computer-implemented method for resource matching includes logically arranging a plurality of relationships between a number of tasks and a quantity of resources for performing tasks into a multi-dimensional augmenting tree order by establishing an un-matched task from a multi-dimensional bipartite graph matching solution is established as a root node, adding additional edges and nodes beginning from the root node with an un-matched edge and alternating between matched and un-matched edges until a color-unmatched resource is a leaf node, modifying the multi-dimensional augmenting tree order by un-matching matched edges and matching un-matched edges, and determining a quantity of matched edges for the modified multi-dimensional augmenting tree order. The relationships correspond to edges of the multi-dimensional bipartite graph matching solution between nodes, representing tasks, and resources respectively. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264483 | DYNAMIC COLLABORATIVE ADAPTATION OF A BUSINESS ACTIVITY IN A BUSINESS ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Dynamic adaptation of a business activity involves creation and updating of the business activity in an ad-hoc and collaborative manner as the business activity executes. User input relating to creation of a business activity is received through a user portal, where the business activity involves interactions among people. A business activity orchestrator orchestrates execution of work in the business activity. The business activity is updated using a business activity adapter, where updating the business activity occurs during execution of the business activity, and the updating is further responsive to collaborative input of the people involved in the business activity. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264484 | ACTIVITY-CENTRIC GRANULAR APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY - A system that can enable the atomization of application functionality in connection with an activity-centric system is provided. The system can be utilized as a programmatic tool that decomposes an application's constituent functionality into atoms thereafter monitoring and aggregating atoms with respect to a particular activity. In doing so, the functionality of the system can be scaled based upon complexity and needs of the activity. Additionally, the system can be employed to monetize the atoms or activity capabilities based upon respective use. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264485 | SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING A VALUE CHAIN NETWORK - A system, computer program product and method for implementing and managing a value chain network. The computer program product includes allowing a first company having one or more clusters of retail stores and a second company in a value chain network to access to a shared database, having first and second plurality of fields in the shared database are uniquely associated with each respective first and second company, on a service provider computer over a network; linking the first company with one or more of the second plurality of fields; linking the second company with one or more of the first plurality of fields; periodically receiving sales information and events, including a demand event and a supply event, on the value network within at least one of the one or more clusters of retail stores; and updating one or more of the first plurality of fields that are linked to the second company upon receipt of at least one selected from the group consisting of the sales information, the demand event and the supply event. The first and second company are linked and provided limited access to the one or more of the respective second and first plurality of fields without creating a copy. The one or more updated first plurality of fields are immediately accessible to the first and second company. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264486 | SALES FORCE AUTOMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A salesforce automation system which integrates computerized, intelligent automated salesperson support for multiple phases of the sales process. Various subsystems may be provided to facilitate the sales process which may include pre-sales lead generation, maximize time spent with the customer, effectively manage an order, ensure customer satisfaction and retain the customer for future sales. Also provided to support the phases of the sales process are additional tools, integrated in the system. The additional tools may include self management subsystems, sales management subsystems and training subsystems. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264487 | Embedding Planning Components In Transactional Applications - Two configurable user interface building blocks, an analytics list building block and a search building block, may interface with business planning data in both business intelligence systems and enterprise resource planning systems through an application controller to provide business planning models and applications. The search building block may include parameters to select fields from queries, filters, planning functions, and sequences to filter data included in the planning model. The analytics list building block may provide an interface for customizing components of business planning models. The application controller may ensure application integrity, execute a planning function on the data in the business planning model, and populate an interface with data. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264488 | Audition System - An audition system for general participation comprising a cell phone handset equipped with ID, an applications server connected to a network, such applications servers having a CPU which executes audition application and voting program, the aforementioned program, divides the review groups used as vote target which consists review by a vote of each stage of more applicants, the system program that assembles a group of applicants chosen by review of lower orders, then performs a higher level examination, and results in the final assessments, where a multiplex vote program of a first-in first-out (FIFO) system the performs higher level examination while continuing to review the lower level groups of whose numbers constitute higher level review group in an ongoing process at the same time the middle of review of lower orders gathered, a feature is included where the program removes the display of the review group for which review has ended. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264489 | DUAL-CURRENCY ECONOMY FOR A VIRTUAL SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - A system is provided in which at least two different types of currencies exist in an economy established for a virtual environment. A first currency is earned or obtained by a participant through activities performed while in the environment, and it is used to pay for activity fees and to purchase personal use items including but not limited to food, clothing, home furnishings, house pets, and event tickets. A second currency is limited in its use and is more difficult to obtain. The second currency is used to purchase infrastructure items for a particular town in the environment (e.g., new buildings, villager homes, or upgrades to existing properties). These two currencies are not interchangeable and items/property purchased by village contributions cannot be transferred between villagers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING MARKETING PROGRAMS - A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to transaction account customers. The system includes a computing platform comprising application programming interfaces that enable users to define marketing programs. The system thus enables an efficient, automated and extensible platform for creating, managing and executing rewards and other marketing related programs. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264491 | Systems and Methods for Providing Haptic Effects - Systems and methods for providing haptic effects are disclosed. For example, one disclosed system includes a computer-readable medium having program code, the program code including program code defining a haptic widget. The haptic widget includes program code defining a haptic effect; program code defining an interface for the haptic widget; program code for receiving, via the interface, a configuration of at least one parameter of the haptic widget; program code for receiving, via the interface, a play command for the haptic effect; and program code for outputting, via the interface, a signal configured to cause the haptic effect, the signal based on the at least one parameter and in response to the play command. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264492 | Predicting Shopper Traffic at a Retail Store - Mathematical models for predicting shopper traffic at a shopper region useful for developing inter alia a metric for measuring impressions to in-store advertising. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264493 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING RECYCLING THROUGH THE USE OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVES - Methods and systems are provided for improving recycling and participation rates by providing financial incentives to households engaged in recycling. Certain embodiments of the invention relate to reduction of costs associated with waste collection and the enhancement of collection efficiency. Other embodiments of the invention relate to opening a marketing channel for participating retailers to build value from responsible corporate citizenship. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264494 | SYSTEM FOR AN INCENTIVE-BASED DISTRIBUTION OF A MARKETING MATERIAL - The teachings are generally related to a system for an incentive-based distribution of a marketing material to a user, where the system can include, for example, multiple incentives for the user to view and understand the marketing material, such as gaming, competition, social networking, and rewards. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264495 | AGGREGATION OF TAGGED MEDIA ITEM INFORMATION - In one embodiment, media items can be identified as being of interest (i.e., “tagged”) as they are being played, and this information can then be sent to a tag aggregator, which aggregates tags from multiple types of devices. The tag aggregator can be located on the same device as a tagging application on which the media items are tagged, or alternatively it can be located on a different device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264496 | MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ONLINE ADVERTISING - Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to methods, apparatuses, and articles associated with mutually supportive social networking and online advertising. In embodiments, a method may include facilitating a user of a social network in interacting with social media contributed by other users. The user's interaction may be monitored, and the user may be credited with participation credits. The method may further include facilitating setting up a product sample offering program on the social network, by an online advertiser, to offer samples of a product for redemption by users of the social network, using participation credits, and administering the product sample offering program accordingly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264497 | Systems and Methods to Transfer Tax Credits - In one aspect, a computing apparatus includes: a transaction handler configured to process payment transactions between issuer processors on behalf of account holders and acquirer processors on behalf of merchants; a data warehouse configured to store transaction data recording the payment transactions; a gateway to register structured personal financial assessments of account holders; and a matching engine configured to identify, based at least in part on the transaction data and the structured personal financial assessments, users who are in need of tax credits from a plurality of suppliers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264498 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT - Methods and systems are described for processing and display content. Web page data for a first web page is received from a remote system, wherein the web page is to be displayed on a terminal associated with a user. An automatic identification is performed of a first content in the first web page data. A user-defined profile is accessed. A second content is automatically selected based at least in part on the user profile. The first content is replaced with the second content so that if the first web page is displayed on the terminal associated with the user, the second content is displayed and the first content is not displayed. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264499 | Method and System with Multi-Tier Club Memberships for Discounted Buying on the Internet and at Store Locations - This invention relates to a method and system as a branded club product (goods and services) discounting membership, universal discount card technology, hardware infrastructure, operational and software corporate team amalgamation, seller and buyer critical mass, essential implementation and real-time operational approach to integrate interne e-commerce with in-store commerce in physical store locations, at the point of sale (POS) checkout at store registers, of initially hundreds and eventually thousands of sellers, electronically and operationally, launching and igniting a whole new generation of advertising, buying and selling. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264500 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATED TRANSACTION HISTORY - An apparatus for registering deeds for media that includes an electronic database that may be accessed by account holders and merchants, retailers and others, and with whom account holders may interact. The electronic database contains information to authenticate the account holder and record the transaction. Means are provided for of ensuring secure access to the electronic database, as well as means for identifying one or more enrolled member accounts in the electronic database. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264501 | Systems and Methods to Provide Offers to Travelers - In one aspect, a computing apparatus includes: a transaction handler configured to process transactions; a data warehouse configured to store transaction data recording the transactions and to store event data for travel related events; a pattern detector configured to identify correlation data relating transaction patterns in the transaction data and the events identified in the event data; a portal configured to, in response to an occurrence of a first event, provide merchants with a report of a predicted spending pattern, including the identification of a set of consumers, identified based on the correlation data and data identifying the first event; a score generator to compute a value score for a traveler based on transaction data of the traveler; and a data services platform configured to provide the value score to a hotelier in response to a transaction processed by the transaction handler to check in the traveler at the hotelier. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264502 | TRANSACTIONAL APPARATUS - A transactional apparatus for providing user identification such as a purchaser of goods or services at a Point of Sale (POS) with a reward, or providing an identity transaction of a user in say a Post Office or retailer of postal services. The apparatus comprises a device ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110264503 | CREATING REVENUE SOURCES USING ALLOCATION SOURCE - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for creating new and/or reoccurring revenue sources using an allocation source. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264504 | VOUCHER PROCESSING SYSTEM - Computer systems for facilitating the sale and distribution of vouchers (e.g., restaurant vouchers) that may, for example, only be redeemable during a particular time window on a particular day. The system may display fixed prices for vouchers or allow consumers to bid on day and/or time-specific vouchers having a particular value. The system may sell the same day and/or time-specific voucher at different prices and set the price of the voucher based on, for example: (1) purchaser/bidder status; (2) the number of the vouchers that have already been sold; or (3) a substantially random methodology. The restaurant may set fixed criteria that must be satisfied before the system will award a bidding consumer a particular voucher. In other embodiments, in cases where a particular bid does not satisfy a pre-determined set of minimum bid criteria, the system may facilitate direct negotiations between the bidding consumer and the restaurant. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264505 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL SELLERS TO AUTOMATICALLY CLEARANCE ONE-OF-A-KIND LISTINGS - A method and system for conducting electronic commerce that provides for an “auto-clearance” function in which, after expiration of a pre-determined listing period for an item for sale, the item is automatically placed on sale or “clearance” at a reduced price. The present invention allows an online seller of a unique, one-of-a-kind item to automatically place the item on clearance after a period of time. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264506 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEARCHING, SELECTING, AND DISPLAYING CONTENT - Methods and systems for identifying and presenting information are described. Search results are received from a search engine. An entity associated with a networked site is selected using a selection criterion. A determination is made as to whether the listing includes a link to the networked site or includes the link to the networked site at a list position that fails to satisfy a first criterion. After determining that the link to the site associated with the entity is not included in the search result listing, or that the link to the site associated with the entity is not at a position in the search result listing that satisfies the first criterion, the search listing is modified by causing the link to the site associated with the entity to appear in a first position in the search listing. The modified search listing is displayed on a user terminal. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264507 | FACILITATING KEYWORD EXTRACTION FOR ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION - Systems, methods, and computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitating keyword extraction for advertisement selection. A set of performance indicators that indicate performance of a keyword in association with one or more advertisements is referenced. A determination is made as to whether the keyword is a noise keyword that is relevant to web content and results in a low click rate or a low impression cost. The set of performance indicators and the determination of whether the keyword is a noise keyword are utilized to identify a keyword type of the keyword, wherein a keyword type can be a positive keyword or a negative keyword. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264508 | SCORING, MODIFYING SCORES OF, AND/OR FILTERING ADVERTISEMENTS USING ADVERTISER INFORMATION - An ordering of advertisements requested by an ad consumer is based on scores generated for the ads. In each case, a score may be a function of at least one performance parameter associated with the ad and/or a price parameter associated with the ad. The score may also be a function of advertiser information. Alternatively, the score may be modified based on advertiser information. Ads may be filtered based on advertiser information. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264509 | METHOD FOR OPTIMUM PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS ON A WEBPAGE - A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on a webpage, and the event would include a user clicking on that ad. The page includes positions for receipt of the object material. Data regarding the past performance of the objects is stored and updated as new data is received. A user requests a page from a server associated with system. The server uses the performance data to derive a prioritized arrangement of the objects on the page. The server performs a calculation regarding the likelihood that an event will occur for a given object, as displayed to a particular user. The objects are arranged according to this calculation and returned to the user on the requested page. The likelihood can also be multiplied by a weighting factor and the objects arranged according to this product. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264510 | METHOD FOR OPTIMUM PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS ON A WEBPAGE - A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on a webpage, and the event would include a user clicking on that ad. The page includes positions for receipt of the object material. Data regarding the past performance of the objects is stored and updated as new data is received. A user requests a page from a server associated with system. The server uses the performance data to derive a prioritized arrangement of the objects on the page. The server performs a calculation regarding the likelihood that an event will occur for a given object, as displayed to a particular user. The objects are arranged according to this calculation and returned to the user on the requested page. The likelihood can also be multiplied by a weighting factor and the objects arranged according to this product. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264511 | ONLINE SERVING THRESHOLD AND DELIVERY POLICY ADJUSTMENT - The present invention provides techniques for use in association with online advertising, relating to use of serving thresholds, associated with predicted click through rates, and delivery policies, associated with advertising inventory serving and distribution. An offline-trained machine learning-based model may be utilized in advertising serving decision-making in connection with serving opportunities. However, serving thresholds and delivery policies, for use in association with the model in serving decision-making, may be adjusted online, such as in real-time or near real-time, based on information obtained online affecting factors such as predicted click through rates and advertising inventory distribution. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264512 | USING STRUCTURED OFFER DATA TO CREATE KEYWORD BASED ADVERTISEMENTS - As a result of the system, effective advertisements may be created using only the structured data from the seller. The difficulty of determining keywords to bid on is eliminated as the system determines the keywords from the structured data. In addition, the structure data is used to create the text and images for an advertisement. The seller supplies the sales data and the system creates advertisement based on the sales data. In addition, the system may be able to create and adjust bids on keywords to better optimize sales. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264513 | Finding Predictive Cross-Category Search Queries for Behavioral Targeting - A method and apparatus for finding predictive cross-category search queries for behavioral targeting in a networked online display advertising system. The methods include aggregating a training model dataset, the training model dataset comprising a history of clicks corresponding to historical advertisements. The training model dataset also contains plurality of targeting categories related to the history of clicks. Various techniques are disclosed for selecting a plurality of features from the training model dataset and calculating a click probability for a subject advertisement to be clicked by a user from a page, the calculating operations using features of the page that is to be presented to the user. Embodiments include mapping a particular query to one of the targeting categories and then presenting the subject advertisement selected on the basis of the value of the click probability. Normalization scales down the value of the click probabilities to filter out false positive categories. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264514 | BILLING METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES ADVERTISEMENT COSTS ACCORDING TO UNIT TIME - A charging method and system for determining an advertising cost according to a unit time are provided. The charging method includes checking a performance index numerically indicating performance of an advertisement; checking a priority index of a next-priority advertisement to the advertisement; and determining an actual charge per unit time of the advertisement based on the performance index, the priority index, and a predetermined weight. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264515 | COMMISSION-BASED AND ARBITRAGE-BASED TARGETING - A method for determining an ad to display in an ad unit is disclosed. A specification of a targeting vendor ad is received from a targeting vendor, wherein the specification includes a targeting vendor commission. A targeting vendor ad value is determined based at least in part on the targeting vendor commission. The ad to display in the ad unit is determined, based on a comparison of the targeting vendor ad with other ads, wherein the comparison depends at least in part on the targeting vendor ad value. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264516 | LIMITING LATENCY DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEMAND IN AD EXCHANGE - A method is disclosed for limiting latency in filling a display opportunity in an ad exchange including: constructing an exchange graph comprising nodes representing a plurality of publishers and advertisers, the exchange graph also including a plurality of directed edges that represent bilateral business agreements connecting the nodes; receiving an opportunity for displaying an ad to a user, wherein the opportunity is associated with a publisher node; receiving ads from the advertisers from which to choose to fill the opportunity; determining whether a threshold total number of ads (T) is surpassed by the received ads; and randomly downsampling the number of ads from each of at least some of the advertisers when the threshold total number of ads (T) is surpassed by the received ads to reduce the total number of ads to a target number of ads (S) that reduces overall latency in determining which of sampled ads will fill the opportunity. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264517 | Methods and Apparatuses for Sorting Lists for Presentation - 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. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264518 | LEARNING A RANKER TO RANK ENTITIES WITH AUTOMATICALLY DERIVED DOMAIN-SPECIFIC PREFERENCES - A system is described herein that includes a preference deriver component that receives a predefined preference rule that indicates a hierarchy pertaining to entities belonging to a domain, wherein each of the entities has attributes and values for such attributes corresponding thereto, and wherein the preference deriver component outputs preferences between various subsets of entities based at least in part upon the preference rule. The system also includes a learning component that learns a computer-implemented ranker component that is configured to rank the entities belonging to the domain, wherein the learning component learns the computer-implemented ranker based at least in part upon the preferences between the various subsets of the entities output by the preference deriver component. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264519 | SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL TARGETING OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - Processes and systems for tracking and utilizing interactions between users and advertisements within a social network are provided. An exemplary process includes receiving interaction data associated with interactions between users and advertisements and training an adaptive algorithm based on interaction data, user data, and advertisement data. Interaction data may include past interactions with an advertisement by a user, and along with associated user data (e.g., demographic data, social data, etc.), and advertisement data (e.g., advertisement details and targeting criteria), can be used by an adaptive algorithm to identify patterns between user data and advertising data to increase the chances of a desired interaction when placing advertisements to users. The adaptive algorithm may include one or more of an adaptive pattern matching algorithm, regression analysis algorithm, neural network algorithm, or genetic algorithm. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264520 | FINDIT PRODUCT LOCATOR - Findit is an invention in the field of navigation, search and communication methodologies with electronical devices. Invention makes possible to guide the user (with a smart phone or smilar mobile device equipped with navigation technology) from media (online, printed, radio and TV) directly to a location. Upon receiving a message with the item's location information, user can start navigation to it directly. In the message information can be displayed. During navigation, information can be fed to the user by broadcasting methods such as podcasts by using the navigation message and navigation program as delivery platform in real-time. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264521 | Enhancing charity portal website and methods to help people support charity by making their life activities and every charity donation go farther - A non-profit method and system for an enhanced charity portal website. The present invention is able to provide a plurality of charities that donors can contribute to. The present invention allows users to create activity or cause profiles in which donors can support the cause. Each activity profile is associated with a charity of choice by the user. The website of the present invention is maintained using the revenues earned through its advertisements and shopping services. All of the revenue earned minus the cost for the website maintenance is donated to the charity in addition to outside donor donations. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264522 | DIRECT TARGETING OF ADVERTISEMENTS TO SOCIAL CONNECTIONS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Processes and systems for targeting advertisements to users within a social network are provided. In one example, a process includes receiving an advertisement request from a first user of a social networking system, the advertisement request including an advertisement and at least one social targeting criterion associated with the advertisement. The social targeting criterion may include an indication to target second users of the social networking system having a direct or first degree of connection to the first user. The process may further determine one or more attributes of the first users; for example, identifying one or more second users having a first degree of connection to the user. In other examples, the targeting criterion may include targeting second users having a second degree of connection relative to the first user, targeting second users of one or more social groups of the first user, or combinations thereof. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MESSAGES TO COMMUNICATING ELECTRONIC DEVICES BASED ON PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS OF USERS OF THE DEVICES - The present disclosure related to a system, method and device for distributing messages to electronic devices is provided. The method comprises: identifying two devices that have been communicating with each other and that have at least one common attribute; identifying an advertisement campaign that matches the at least one common attribute; and transmitting a set of advertisements relating to the advertisement campaign to the two devices. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264524 | Method and System for Implementing and Using a Delivery Point Uniform Locator - The present invention is a system and method for implementing and using a delivery point identification number (ID) that provides a unique ID for each household in a region or country. The invention includes a process of loading a National Resident Database indexed with the unique delivery point ID that allows each household in a region or country to be quickly and accurately identified, and persons at the household can use the delivery point ID when accessing a website, webpage or other Internet access point to allow access webpages, direct promotional pop-up adds to the household, direct coupons or redeemable discount offers to the household, record purchase preferences in a household record, send traffic based on those preferences. This process is called Delivery Point Uniform Resource Locator, or DP-URL. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264525 | SEARCHING A USER'S ONLINE WORLD - The present invention provides methods and systems for use in searching a user's online world, across independently provided applications including Web-based and desktop applications, which can include Web sites. Techniques are provided in which information is collected and indexed relating to activities and communications of a user, and of other users in association with activities and communications of the user, across independent Web-based applications. A graphical user interface is provided to allow user searching in association with the collected and indexed information. Search results are provided using a graphical user interface that can include Web results, personal results, and desktop results. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264526 | USER INTERFACE FOR INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A user interface for an information presentation system that displays information of interest to the user identified by the information presentation system based on selecting tasks that may be relevant to the user given the user's current context. The user interface displays options for the user to select from among relevant tasks and/or goals of completing the task. For each selected task and goal, the system may generate one or more sets of items that are relevant to completing the task. The user interface may present the user with the option to select from among the sets of items or to navigate among the sets of items. The user interface may be an easy-to-use interface on a portable computing device to support shopping applications. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264527 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for a Code-Mediated Content Delivery Platform - The present disclosure details apparatuses, methods, and systems for a code-mediated content delivery platform comprising a Graphical Code-Serving Interface and a Code Triggered Information Server (“GCSI/CTIS”). The GCSI/CTIS connects information encoding symbologies to graphical interface elements, thus expanding the useful information content and interactivity of graphical displays, advertisements, publications, broadcasts, and/or the like. GCSI/CTIS components facilitate wide ranging functionality, including generation of robust encoding symbologies, error-correction, media sampling and purchasing, social networking, and sales promotion programs. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264528 | CONTEXTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGH PROPOSED ACTIONS - Knowledge of a user's profile (contextual and behavioral) can be used to predict the likely current real-time needs of the user. Confirmation of that need can be achieved by suggesting a number of personalized status updates (based on known profile information) in a form suitable for posting to micro-blogging sites. From this list, the user selects the most appropriate one to submit to a micro-blog. In doing so, valuable profile information is confirmed which allows real-time contextual recommendations to be generated to meet the recently identified need of the user. In one aspect, these recommendations comprise revenue generating opportunities. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264529 | GPS TRACKING WITH CARTOGRAPHIC BOUNDARY FILES - The management of tracking units with a map representative of a geographic area is provided. A base address corresponding to a specific location on the map is received, and a plurality of boundary outlines circumscribing sub-segments of the map are generated. The boundary outlines correspond to cartographic boundaries within the geographic area, with each cartographic boundary having a predetermined number of fulfillment locations. An aggregate boundary outline based upon a selection of one or more contiguous boundary outlines is generated. Fulfillment indicators representative of a position on the map generally corresponding to the fulfillment locations is received, and overlaid on the map. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264530 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SECONDARY CONTENT AND DATA INSERTION AND DELIVERY - Apparatus and methods for providing primary and secondary content and data to users. In one embodiment, management entities at a content delivery network core cooperate to provide primary content with contextually related or germane inserted secondary content to user devices. Inserted secondary content may include e.g., advertisements, multimedia applications, interactive programming, and scheduled programming. A network entity monitors user-specific data such as demographics, geographic location, and viewing patterns, and facilitates content selection and delivery based thereon. Content insertion may further be managed by a campaign manager according to business rules. In another embodiment, the primary and secondary content is pushed to a device at or near the network edge based on the applicability thereof to devices serviced by the edge device. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264531 | WATCHING A USER'S ONLINE WORLD - The present invention provides methods and systems for use in assessing sentiment of users associated with one or more Web-based activities or communications of a user, which can include messaging associated with one or more social networking applications. Furthermore, information or services are provided to the user, or another user, in connection with the assessed sentiment. For example, a user may be alerted, or action may be taken, if unforeseen or negative sentiment reaches or exceeds a designated threshold. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264532 | SOCIAL ADVERTISING PLATFORM - Methods and systems for facilitating a social advertising platform are provided. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for enabling sharing of content by members of a peer-to-peer social advertising service that also promotes companies, products, services, organizations, charities and/or causes which they endorse. Profile information is maintained for each member and includes a list of brands, products, services, companies, organizations, charities or causes recommended or endorsed by the member. A shared link is generated corresponding to a destination link through which a member can share content associated with the destination link with third parties via social media. Responsive to receiving a click-through event for the shared link, the requestor is redirected to a social advertisement containing advertising content selected based upon the list of things endorsed by the member. After temporarily displaying the advertising content, the requestor is then redirected to the destination link. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264533 | Profile Advertisements - In one aspect, this application describes a method for determining personal advertisements for display with personal content in an online social network. The method includes obtaining personal content for a first member of an online social network, and obtaining information that characterizes a personal advertisement that advertises a second member of the online social network. The method also includes comparing the personal content for the first member to the information that characterizes the personal advertisement to determine whether the personal advertisement is related to the personal content for the first member, without determining whether the first member is related to the second member in the online social network. The method also includes providing the personal advertisement for display with the document for the first member in response to determining that the information that characterizes the personal advertisement is related to the personal content for the first member. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264534 | BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A behavioral analysis device for analyzing the behavior of people contacting a plurality of advertising media devices ( | 2011-10-27 |
20110264535 | AUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM USING BIDS DEPENDING ON CLICKS OR VIEWS AND PERIOD, ADVERTISING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are an auction method and system, an advertising method and system, and a charging method and system, based on bid prices depending on clicks or exposures, and a time period. The advertising method may include verifying an advertisement exposure priority determined with respect to an advertisement of an advertiser, based on a bid price per click (or a bid price per exposure), and a period-based bid price which may be input from the advertiser, and exposing the advertisement of the advertiser during a time period corresponding to the period-based bid price, through an advertisement exposure region depending on the verified advertisement exposure priority, wherein an advertising fee depending on the exposure of the advertisement may be calculated based on the bid price per click (or the bid price per exposure), a number of clicks (or a number of exposures) which may actually occur with respect to the advertisement during the time period, and the period-based bid price. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264536 | DISTANCE DEPENDENT ADVERTISING - At least one virtual users in a virtual world can be identified, wherein the at least one virtual user is within a viewable distance of at least one advertisement display point. A distance dependent advertising plan can be created for the advertisement display point that varies based on the distance between the virtual user and the at least one advertisement display point. The advertisement plan can contain different advertising content items for presenting within the advertisement display point. Different ones of the different advertising content items are presented in accordance with the advertisement plan when the virtual user is at different distances from the at least one advertisement display point. The different advertising content items can be displayed at the advertising display point in the virtual world based on the advertising plan. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264537 | METHOD FOR BILLING FOR SEARCH ADVERTISEMENT BASED ON PUBLICATION RATIO, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed herein are a method, a system, and a computer-readable recording medium for performing charging for a search advertisement based on a publication ratio thereof. The method for performing charging for a search advertisement based on a publication ratio thereof includes: calculating the publication ratio of the search advertisement to a plurality of users, the publication ratio substantially indicating a ratio between the number of search advertisement published to users recognized as belonging to a first group and the number of search advertisement published to users recognized as belonging to a second group; calculating each of the charging amounts for the search advertisement published to the users recognized as belonging to the first group and the search advertisement published to the users recognized as belonging to the second group; calculating a final charging amount based on the publication ratio and each of the calculated charging amounts; and performing charging for an advertiser of the search advertisement using the final charging amount. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264538 | AUCTION METHOD AND SYSTEM USING BIDS DEPENDING ON CLICKS OR VIEWS AND FIXED UNIT PRICE DEPENDING ON PERIOD, ADVERTISING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are an auction method and system, an advertising method and system, and a charging method and system, based on a bid price depending on clicks or exposures, and a fixed unit price depending on a time period. The advertising method may include verifying an advertisement exposure priority determined with respect to an advertisement of an advertiser, based on a bid price per click (or a bid price per exposure) which may be input from the advertiser, and exposing the advertisement of the advertiser through an advertisement exposure region depending on the verified advertisement exposure priority, during a time period corresponding to a period-based flat rate unit price determined through an administrator system, wherein an advertising fee depending on the exposure of the advertisement may be calculated based on the bid price per click (or the bid price per exposure), a number of clicks (or a number of exposures) which may actually occur with respect to the advertisement during the time period, and the period-based flat rate unit price. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264539 | Paid Search Engine Bid Management - A method and apparatus (information processing system) for overcoming deficiencies and inefficiencies in the current paid search engine keyword bidding market, by providing keyword bidders with information they need to better optimize their use of paid search engines. The system accumulates bid amounts for a plurality of target keywords at one or more paid Internet search engines, and presents the bid amounts to a user, enabling the user to evaluate and optimize bids on those keywords. The system also presents bid amounts for a keyword at one or more paid Internet search engines, in a manner highlighting one or more selected bid amounts of interest to a potential bidder. This permits a bidder to identify the bidder's own bid, and/or to identify a differential in bid amounts that indicates an opportunity for bid optimization. The system further monitors keyword bids at one or more paid Internet search engines to identify bid changes of interest to a potential bidder. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264540 | Auctioning of Announcements - An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264541 | GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF USER STRUCTURED WEB CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENT, BY CREATING A DATABASE MATRIX CLOUD ACROSS THE INTERNET - A database matrix cloud across the internet that enables the generation and distribution, of organized user structured interlinked web content and advertisement to any webpages, comprising of interlinked database matrix tables for each topic, created interactively by web users, and embedded in any number of webpages. The database matrix cloud allows for real-time simultaneous and concurrent access, updating and storing of the content, for display, interaction, access and filtering by any web users. The data and content available from the database matrix cloud enables to create new websites with rich user dynamic content instantaneously, and allowing for growth and expansion of the content through unlimited websites. The database matrix cloud allows interlinked database matrix table banners or links to be created and embedded in any webpages, when clicked, opens the interlinked database matrix table, allowing the web users to obtain content and targeted advertisements. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264542 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITIZED INFORMATION ON DEMAND - In a method and apparatus for the electronic distribution of digitized information on demand, remote and/or local mass data stores are used to store digitized information for use in the generation of products such as software media. Available products and related information can be searched, browsed and requested at a local fulfillment unit; or requests can be made remotely. The products generated and associated packaging, certificates of authenticity, instruction manuals and license numbers may optionally include customer specific information, and customer given personalization. Additional security features include storing essential parts of the digitized information remotely so that products cannot be generated using only locally stored information; and recording the digitized information on the at least final segments of longer than standard format CDs preventing complete copies onto CDs of standard format. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264543 | REVERSE PAYMENT FLOW - Systems and methods for facilitating transactions using contactless proximity communication technology include information or payment flows that are reversed from the conventional sense in that information may flow in direction from a merchant via a consumer mobile device to a financial services provider (FSP). Such payment and information flows can be accomplished without needing to modify infrastructure—such as point-of-sale NFC readers, mobile handsets, or advertising tags and may provide “bridge solutions” for quickly implementing mobile proximity purchase payments. Embodiments provide for receiving some transaction information at a financial services provider in response to a contactless proximity communication that occurs between either a consumer proximity tag and a merchant device, consumer mobile device and merchant proximity tag, or consumer mobile device and merchant device, in which some of the transaction information flow is reverse; validating the transaction; sending payment confirmation to the merchant; and sending transaction confirmation to the consumer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264544 | CURRENCY WEIGHTED CROSS BORDER LISTING EXPOSURE - A method and a system for currency weighted cross border listing exposure utilize a favorability factor that may be determined between a first and a second currency. A search may be executed that returns listings in both currencies. A subset of those listings in the second currency may then be presented in accordance with the favorability factor. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264545 | SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING COMMISSIONS WITHIN A RELATIONSHIP NETWORK - A system for distributing commissions within a relationship network comprising a network manager, at least one network affiliate that has an affiliate relationship with the network manager, and at least one network member that has a member relationship with the network manager, wherein a transaction between a network affiliate and a network member generates a commission by the network affiliate, a first portion of the commission being retained by the network manager, a second portion of the commission being distributed to the transacting network member, and a third portion of the commission being distributed as a donation to at least one donation beneficiary that promotes environmental or social concerns that is external to the relationship network. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264546 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGN A WEIGHT CLASS ON AN ITEM LISTED FOR SALE ONLINE BY A SELLER - A method and system for automatically determining the weight class of an item sold via an electronic commerce system and to be shipped are disclosed. The weight class can then be used to determine a shipping cost. This helps a seller to determine a fair and reasonable shipping charge for an item without the need to weigh it or access shipping rate charts. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264547 | ONLINE BOOKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for listing available resources in a client-server e-commerce system. The method comprises receiving from a first seller a first listing of at least one resource offered by the first seller and receiving from a second seller a second listing of at least one resource offered by the second seller. For each resource of the first and second listings, the method further comprises receiving an indication of attributes of the resource, receiving an indication of relationships between the attributes, and based on the received indication of attributes and the indication of relationships, dividing the attributes into at least two sets, wherein the dividing of the attributes is characteristic of an organizational structure offering services. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264548 | MULTIPARTY COMPUTER-ASSISTED HAGGLING - The claimed subject matter relates to a computer-implemented architecture that can facilitate computer-assisted haggling and/or negotiation between multiple parties simultaneously. For example, various proxies associated with both buyers and sellers can be configured to negotiate with other proxies to buy or sell an item. The negotiations can be required to be progressive and during the negotiations a buyer or seller is, typically, allowed to withdraw his or her proposals. The architecture can include a registration component that can resolve concurrency and facilitate a registration of an agreement between two of the parties. The registration of an agreement can create a binding obligation between the parties after which other outstanding proposals can be terminated. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKETPLACE LISTINGS USING A CAMERA ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE - Computer-implemented systems and methods for generating marketplace listings using a camera enabled mobile device are described in which a request is received via a camera enabled mobile device to list one or more sale items. An image taken by the camera enable mobile device and depicting the one or more sale items is received. Image recognition is performed on the received image to identify the one or more sale items. Based on the identification of the one or more sale items depicted in the image, a set of descriptive data is automatically generated. The one or more sale items are listed on a marketplace using the image and the automatically generated set of descriptive data. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264550 | System for Developing Direct Relationships Between Service Providers and Consumers for the Healthcare and Other Privacy and Security sensitive Industries - A computerized system for developing online relationships between providers of services and people who need the services is described. The system aids providers of services (“Providers”) in developing offerings, contracts, customer bases, marketing programs, and reputations through automated systems and communications via an online internet enabled interface is described. Simultaneously, the system aids consumers of services in evaluating service providers, developing relationships with them, and negotiating mutually agreeable service contracts while controlling privacy. The particular application used to describe the invention is for the healthcare industry but the same hardware, software, processes and systems is designed to be applied to any service industry where security and privacy are concerns. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264551 | TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR AUDIO-VIDEO CONTENT - Non-exclusive license rights to discrete data products for audio-visual content are licensed to users connecting via a plurality of clients, using a computer. Each of the discrete data products is controlled such that each data product cannot be used to produce audio-visual output for a licensed user until a respective one of release dates defined in a computer memory. In addition, the computer may serve an electronic trading interface to the clients, which is configured to enable any current licensee holding any one of the licenses during a trading period prior to the respective release date for the discrete data product licensed thereby to complete a sale of the any one of the licenses to a participating bidder in an online electronic marketplace publishing current bid prices and ask prices for ones of the licenses offered for sale. The computer may also register successful trades resulting in license transfers. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264552 | AUTOMOBILE TRANSACTION FACILITATION BASED ON CUSTOMER SELECTION OF A SPECIFIC AUTOMOBILE - A system, methods, and apparatus for performing automobile transactions are disclosed. In an example embodiment, automobile market data representative of current automobile market characteristics is stored. The automobile market data may include pricing, inventory, and consumer interest information received from dealers, manufacturers, and consumers. A consumer may provide a request for a response regarding a specific automobile using an image of a vehicle identification number or a graphical user interface. Automobile market data may be provided to a dealer based on the request. Bids to sell the specific automobile may be requested from dealers based on the request. Dealer bids may be provided to the consumer with prices and a delivery options. The consumer may select a bid which specifies a pickup location at a first dealer. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264553 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING PURCHASE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON AN INTERACTIVE MOBILE SHOPPING APPLICATIONS - An embodiment of the present invention provides a mobile device, comprising a processor adapted to deliver purchase recommendations to a user of the mobile device based on an interactive mobile shopping application by interacting by the user with the mobile device, and on which the interactive mobile shopping application resides, to refine the user's interests and obtain recommendations for alternative products that may better fit the user's needs, and wherein the mobile device is further adapted to collect information about the user's in-market interests and overall shopping patterns thereby allowing opportunities for targeted advertising. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264554 | Personal Barcode Scanning Device and Phone Application - A purchase monitoring device, used by a shopper having items with barcodes that identifies the item and the store price. The device includes a portable handset having a barcode scanner that enables pricing and identification data of the selected items to display on an LED or other display of the handset. The device further includes an alphanumeric keypad allowing the shopper to input budget information. The device further includes a memory means and a data transfer means allowing the store pricing and item information transfer from the internet via the user's home computer or a computer made available at the location of the store. The handset device is usable as a keychain and further includes a speaker and audio communications mode. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FEATURE TO TEMPORARILY HOLD ONE-OF-A-KIND MERCHANDISE IN AN ONLINE SHOPPING CART - The present invention is a method and system for conducting electronic commerce which allows a customer to place an item on hold online, in the customer's shopping cart, and changing the status of the item to temporarily unavailable, so that users other than the customer may view the item, but may not purchase the item unless it is made available again, either at the end of a defined time period or because the customer decides to take the item out of their shopping cart. This is a desirable feature for items that are unique, one-of-a-kind, or of limited availability. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264556 | SHARING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system and method for sharing information on a network-based social platform is provided. A search request, from a first user, for an item from a network-based marketplace is received via an interface provided by a social networking website of a network-based social platform. The network-based social platform is a platform that allows the first user to communicative couple with at least a second user with whom the first user has a pre-established relationship that is stored in a user profile of the first user at the network-based social platform. A search result including at least one item available from the network-based marketplace is provided to the interface associated with the first user. A selection is received from the first user to share information concerning an item from the search result to at least the second user, and the information is shared with at least the second user. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264557 | SHARING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system and method for sharing information on a network-based social platform is provided. An indication is received from a first user to share information on a network-based social platform. The network-based social platform is a platform that allows the first user to communicative couple with at least a second user with whom the first user has a pre-established relationship that is stored in a user profile of the first user at the network-based social platform. The information is information regarding an item offered for sale on a marketplace of the network-based social platform. Profile information of the at least second user is reviewed. A determination of whether to forward the information regarding the item to the at least second user based on the profile information is performed. The information regarding the item based on the determining is then shared based on the determination. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264558 | THIRD PARTY TRANSACTION PAYMENT PROCESSING - Methods and apparatuses for paying for items offered for sale are discussed herein. An example method may include a customer accepting a merchant's offer for sale of a product, the customer paying a third party for the product, and the third party facilitating the payment for the product to the merchant. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION AND CATALOGING - In some embodiments, a method includes accessing a provider interface. The provider interface is associated with a provider having at least one asset for purchase. The asset can be, for example, a plant-related product, a livestock-related product and/or the like. Data associated with the asset and/or the provider is input into the provider interface, which is then configured to display a unique code generated based on the data input. The asset is associated with the unique code, for example, by providing the consumer with the unique code at the time of purchase. In response to a consumer request, information associated with the asset is provided. More specifically, the information associated with the asset is retrieved from a database accessible via the provider interface. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264560 | IN-PRODUCT NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for configuring a web page to display a product list is provided. A storage module stores product information that includes product attributes associated with products. A web page generation module is in signal communication with the storage module and receives the product attributes from the storage module. The web page generation module constructs a web page that includes a product list that lists products stored in the storage module. The web page generation module encodes the product attributes as a selectable portion of a product identifier for the products. The web page generation module includes the selectable portion of the product identifier that corresponds to the encoded product attribute in the product list of the web page such that the product attribute is selectable from the product list when the product list is displayed on the web page. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264561 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LISTING ASSISTANCE - In various example embodiments, a system and method for providing listing assistance to a user is provided. In example embodiments, a selection of a category is received from a device of the user. A plurality of publications that match the selection of the category is retrieved. Statistic data is generated using information from the plurality of publications. The statistic data is provided to the device of the user for display on a user interface. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264562 | Estore One Click - Provided are a method and system that promote the conversion of visitors to a website into full members using a one click protocol. The method, which can be executed by a computer system, includes hosting a website on a server. User profiles are stored on the website, and the users include a first set of users who are full members and a second set of users who are not full members. Access is granted to an electronic store associated with the website, and a different version of the electronic store is accessible by the first and second sets of users. Members of the second set of users who purchase an item from the limited selection of items of the electronic store are converted into additional members, and subsequently granted access to portions of the website reserved for full members. | 2011-10-27 |
20110264563 | CONSERVATION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive real or virtual resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities. The entities may comprise members of a defined community, such as an online community. Further activities may include publishing an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by some number of the consuming entities. Publication, perhaps in the form of a ranked list display, is expected to foster competition between the consuming entities, leading to reduced resource consumption. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2011-10-27 |