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20100205079 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Establishing a Secure Credential-Based Network Link Between a Client and a Service over a Data-Packet-Network - A system for establishing a direct network connection between a first and a second node over a data-packet-network includes a third network node having connection to the data-packet-network for providing an electronic interface accessible to the first node; a navigation agent directed by the third network node for navigating over the network to the second node to gather information; and at least one machine-readable instruction containing the instruction for directing and implementing the direct network connection. The electronic interface may be a Web page providing bill consolidation and payment services to a client operating the first node and wherein the connection established via the instruction enables transparent login payment of a bill at the second node, which may be a direct billing party interface of the client registered and listed on the Web page. | 08-12-2010 |
20110282783 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring and Establishing a Secure Credential-Based Network Link Between a Client and a Service over a Data-Packet-Network - A bill-paying service has an internet-connected server executing software from a non-transitory, machine-readable medium, the software providing functionality accessing, on behalf of a user, a plurality of billing servers, logging in with credentials supplied by the user, and downloading information concerning one or more bills which the user is responsible to pay, functionality receiving a selection by the end user, indicating a bill the user wishes to pay, and functionality transmitting to the user a deep-link plug-in (DLP) for the billing server where the bill selected by the client is associated, the DLP redirecting the user to a page at the billing server where the user is enabled to pay the bill selected. | 11-17-2011 |
20130262204 | PROMOTION TARGETING, FULFILLING, TRACKING, AND MANAGING - An integrated, online approach to handling aspects of customer promotions can include a promotional management module for use by a client vendor. The promotional management module can integrate with the client vendor's existing online commerce portal and/or with a social networking service or the like to provide a user with an enhanced shopping experience by presenting one or more offers that the user can redeem via e-commerce (e.g. online selection and payment), in-person (e.g. at a physical location of the client vendor, or via other approaches. | 10-03-2013 |
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20100005025 | Interactive Bill Payment Center - A software suite for enabling viewing and manipulation of multiple categories of aggregated data compiled from a plurality of data sources and accessible through a single interfacing node operated on a data-packet-network is provided. A bill-payment module is provided within the software suite and comprises, an interactive main interface accessible from the module for listing the bills due and payment accounts, an interactive history link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for viewing bill history, an interactive set-up link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for configuring recurring payments, an interactive transfer-funds link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for enabling automated transfer of funds between registered accounts, an interactive calendar link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for viewing calendar data, a plurality of interactive drop-down menus, each menu associated with a listed bill, the menus providing upon invocation a plurality of selectable, interactive options for treating the listed bill and an interactive refresh-all link embedded in the main interface for enabling selective or complete data refreshing of data displayed in the interface. A user operating the main interface from a remote node having access to the data-packet-network may view all aggregated bills and initiate treatment of such bills according to selected interactive options. The treatment is ordered by the operating user and performed by proxy by a service entity hosting the interface. | 01-07-2010 |
20100185556 | Portfolio Synchronizing Between Different Interfaces - A system for updating parameters of financial transactions associated with financial services initiated and completed on behalf of or directly by a user through access to a data-packet-network into more than one electronic interface accessible to the user is provided. The system comprises, a main electronic interface supported by back-end software, the main interface for registering all user accounts into at least one portfolio group, the accounts accessible in detail through the main interface, at least one cobranded electronic interface supported by back-end software, the cobranded interface mirroring the accounts registered in the main electronic interface and a plurality of institution-specific electronic interfaces for providing direct account registration, reporting, and maintenance specific to accounts provided by the associated institutions. Through direct linking between the main, cobranded, and institution-specific interfaces, any parameters associated with any action initiated to a specific account through any of the interfaces is immediately propagated to the other interfaces. | 07-22-2010 |
20100205065 | Interactive Funds Transfer Interface - In a software suite for enabling viewing and manipulation of data through a single portal accessible from a data-packet-network, a software interface for enabling proxy transfer of funds from one financial account to another is provided. The software interface comprises, an interactive main window for configuring transfer funds orders, viewing pending transfers, viewing transaction history, and viewing active account balances related to registered financial accounts, an interactive selection window accessible through the main interface, the selection window for enabling selection of individual accounts for grouping into a list of activated accounts and an automated confirmation window enabling confirmation of data parameters of a requested funds transfer. A user operating the main interface may initiate funds transfer orders to be performed between accounts at requested times by proxy in a fashion transparent at the time of execution to the requesting user. | 08-12-2010 |
20110162052 | Network-Based Verification and Fraud-Prevention System - A system for authentication has an Internet-connected server providing services and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium. The software provides a function for receiving a request for authentication from a person seeking service at the server, a function for requesting by the server one or more username/password pairs used for log-in for the person at one or more Internet sites remote from the server, a function for logging in by the server at the remote site or sites on behalf of the person, using the username/password pair or pairs provided by the person, and a function for authenticating the person at the server for interaction with the server. | 06-30-2011 |
20110173119 | Interactive Bill Payment Center - A software suite for enabling viewing and manipulation of multiple categories of aggregated data compiled from a plurality of data sources and accessible through a single interfacing node operated on a data-packet-network is provided. A bill-payment module is provided within the software suite and comprises, an interactive main interface accessible from the module for listing the bills due and payment accounts, an interactive history link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for viewing bill history, an interactive set-up link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for configuring recurring payments, an interactive transfer-funds link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for enabling automated transfer of funds between registered accounts, an interactive calendar link embedded in the main interface for providing access to a secondary interface for viewing calendar data, a plurality of interactive drop-down menus, each menu associated with a listed bill, the menus providing upon invocation a plurality of selectable, interactive options for treating the listed bill and an interactive refresh-all link embedded in the main interface for enabling selective or complete data refreshing of data displayed in the interface. A user operating the main interface from a remote node having access to the data-packet-network may view all aggregated bills and initiate treatment of such bills according to selected interactive options. The treatment is ordered by the operating user and performed by proxy by a service entity hosting the interface. | 07-14-2011 |
20110282782 | Portfolio Synchronizing Between Different Interfaces - An account coordination system includes an Internet-connected server executing software from a non-transitory, machine-readable medium. The software provides direct linking between the server and two or more financial enterprises hosting each at least one financial account for a specific user and having an interactive interface through which the user may interact with his/her account, direct linking between the server and one or more third-party enterprises providing interactive interfaces through which the user may access and interact with one or more of the financial accounts at the financial enterprises, and tracking functionality whereby the server tracks activity by the user at any of the interactive interfaces through which the user may interact with one of the financial accounts. The server propagates any change made in an account by the user at any one of the interactive interfaces to the sites hosting the other interactive interfaces. | 11-17-2011 |
20120116969 | Interactive Bill Payment Center - A software suite that provides a bill-payment module and comprises an interactive main interface listing bills due and payment accounts, an interactive history link, an interactive set-up link embedded in the main interface, an interactive transfer-funds link, an interactive calendar link, a plurality of interactive drop-down menus providing upon invocation a plurality of selectable, interactive options for treating the listed bill and an interactive refresh-all link embedded in the main interface. | 05-10-2012 |
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20080198002 | Flexible anti-theft pack for tracking and location - A flexible security device for tracking and location. The device comprises a flexible housing having a hollow medial region. A location tracking assembly is contained, at least in part, within the hollow region. The location tracking assembly comprises a plurality of modules, including a wireless communications antenna module, a wireless communications electronics module, a global positioning system antenna module, a global positioning system electronics module, and a power module. A plurality of interconnects are configured among the plurality of modules, with one or more of the interconnects having sufficient flexibility to permit relative movement of at least one module relative to an adjacent interconnected module. | 08-21-2008 |
20090284367 | ASSET RECOVERY DEVICE INSTALLATION AND ALERT SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a method is provided for selectively providing an alert to a user of a tracked asset in an asset recovery system. The method includes activating a tracking device on the tracked asset to generate a report, evaluating the report and a condition based on a home location assigned to the tracking device for generating an alert, creating the alert based on the evaluation of the condition and the report, and sending the alert to the user. | 11-19-2009 |
20100176950 | VENDING ENCLOSURE RECOVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A tracking system and method provide updated location and status information of a vending machine even after the vending machine is moved from its installed location. This allows law enforcement to use the updated location information to locate and recover the vending machine and the assets contained therein during a theft or in other security breach situations. A method also provides for automatically assigning the vending machine to an installation location using the location and status information from the vending machine. | 07-15-2010 |
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20150370986 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PROPERTY SCORE - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for determining a health index of a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted, and computing a property score representing a health index of the property area based in part on the first potential impact data determined. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370987 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PROPERTY MATCH - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for determining compatibility of a property area with health of a user. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises acquiring personal data associated with a user, determining a first health sensitivity data of the user based in part on the personal data acquired, determining a first potential impact data of the first pollutant data on health of the user based in part on the first property attribute data and the first health sensitivity data, and computing a property match score representing compatibility of the property area with the health of the user based in part on the first potential impact data. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370988 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PERSONAL PROFILE - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for determining health sensitivities of a user. The method comprises acquiring personal data associated with a user, determining a first health sensitivity data of the user based in part on the personal data acquired, determining a first potential impact data of a first pollutant data on health of the user based in part on the first health sensitivity data, and generating a personal profile for the user, wherein the personal profile comprises a personal profile score representing health sensitivities of the user to pollutants based in part on the first potential impact data. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370989 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - HEALTH INSURANCE CORRELATION - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for correlating a health record for a user with property attributes of a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted, collecting a health record of a user associated with the property area, and determining a correlation between the health record and the first potential impact data. | 12-24-2015 |
20150370990 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - VIRTUAL INSPECTION - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for facilitating virtual inspection of a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and identifying an area of interest of the property area based on the property data acquired. The area of interest identified represents a potential area of the property area that may negatively impact health of a user. The method further comprises providing the user an instruction for capturing image data relating to the area of interest identified, receiving the image data from the user, and extracting a first property attribute data from the image data, wherein the first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371347 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PROPERTY HEALTH ADVICE - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for generating a dynamic recommendation based on changes in environment around a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises monitoring environmental context of the property area, detecting a change affecting the environmental context of the property area, wherein the detected change impacts the presence or the movement of the first pollutant data within the property area, and providing a recommendation for reducing the impact of the detected change. | 12-24-2015 |