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20080200191 | System for cartoon creation and distribution to mobile devices - A system for creating cartoons for mobile devices facilitates the creation and dissemination of cartoons to a plurality of mobile devices and computers. A cartoon can comprise of multiple panels, and each panel, in addition to graphics and text, can have an ordered set of audio (voice, music, etc.) provided, which are played back in a mobile device by a cartoon client component in the specified order for each of the panels. A computer or PC comprising the cartoon creator functionality is used to generate cartoons and communicate it to a cartoon distribution server. Mobile devices have a cartoon client component to receive and present the cartoon to a user. A cartoon creator device makes it possible for a user to create and distribute cartoons. | 08-21-2008 |
20080299953 | Mobile web system providing interchangable service with a mobile device - The present invention deals with a ‘mobile web system’ that provides access to a mobile service addressing secured communication/interaction among a group of friends, between an individual and a plurality of friends groups, etc. The sender of communications sends a query (audio or textual for example) or a questionnaire to one or more lists of friends/colleagues/experts and receives collected responses from them. The recipients may be registered members of a portal or other individuals whose contact information is known. The mobile service is augmented by an interchangeable service that is available to a user on his/her mobile phone. Using the service, interactive media, questionnaires and multimedia content can be communicated to friends and feedback/responses can be received. | 12-04-2008 |
20090117845 | Mobile device and distribution server for review of newly created music by fans - An artist or a music company creates multimedia music contents using interactive media creating tools on their computer and upload to a fans club server. The fans club server maintains all fans registration information and client uploaded multimedia music/songs contents. An interactive media description module on the fans club server generates the interactive media using the multimedia contents provided by the client or the artist as its input. The generated interactive media will be distributed among the fans of the respective artist for playing on their mobile phones and review their contents online for a feedback before the songs being released in the market. The interactive media also prompts mobile phone user for purchasing the songs online. The mobile phone user can also purchase trial songs, and download on their mobile phone and make the online payment. The interactive media options also prompt user to make the trial songs as their mobile phone ringtone and also enable other mobile phone user to become a fan by a fresh registration when a fan forwards interactive media screen to him/her. Offline purchasing by sending bank cheque and its details is also facilitated in accordance with the present invention. | 05-07-2009 |
20090252371 | Mobile device with color detection capabilities - A mobile device comprising a camera and color detection software stored in memory of the mobile device, wherein the color detection application analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. The color detection application displays component colors in a specific format such as red, green and blue and displays percentage of these colors in each of the compared images. The color detection also provides textual and audio feedbacks of the extent of match between colors of the two images. The two captured images that are to be compared are displayed in split windows. When the captured images are multicolored, the color detection application provides an arrow on these images to identify a specific location and compares the component colors at these locations. Also, an independent electronic device analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. | 10-08-2009 |
20100035597 | Mobile device for access to argicultural services by non-literate and semi-literate users - A mobile device capable of supporting applications for semi-literate farmers and agricultural industry workers. Such applications are designed to be user-friendly, primarily employ audio form to provide data and information, and promote audio based interactions. In particular, the mobile device comprises a client application that avoids/minimizes the use of keyboard, supports audio-message based interactions and data communications, supports language selection, provides intuitive icons to aid comprehension and user selection, and keeps user interaction simple. The client application comprises a labor contract module that facilitates interaction by a user (who is typically a farmer or agricultural worker) using audio messages to find and hire contract labor. The client application also comprises a social group interaction module that facilitates interaction with mobile social networks, such as groups of farmers in a region of the world, or a group of farmers growing a specific type of crop. | 02-11-2010 |
20100036912 | Social networking website system with automatic registration based on location information - A social networking website system with automatic registration based on a current location information. Individuals are automatically enrolled into social network services based on a current location determined from their mobile devices. In particular, farmers in rural places can be enrolled into social networks in their local districts, and they can interact with others using audio and video messages employing their local languages. Such interaction can be adhoc in nature, employing audio messages, or audio and video messages. In general, automatic memberships to social networks, social groups and to discussion lists are provided to users, based on user's current location. | 02-11-2010 |
20110111786 | MOBILE BASED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SYSTEM CAPABLE OF GROUP INTERACTIONS, ANONYMOUS MESSAGES AND OBSERVATION REPORTS - A mobile based neighborhood watch system capable of group interactions, anonymous messages and observation reports. Employing a downloadable mobile client application in their mobile device, members of a local neighborhood watch group can send messages to each other, wherein messages can include voice recorded on their mobile devices and photos taken using their mobile devices. They can also provide comments on messages received, and make observation reports regarding a task they have conducted, something they have noticed, a situation they have witnessed, etc. The membership of the local neighborhood watch group is maintained by a server, and such membership typically includes people staying in a neighborhood, local law enforcement officials, local fire department workers, etc. The server makes it easy to create such groups and manage the membership. | 05-12-2011 |
20110125838 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF CUSTOMIZED MOBILE APPS FOR MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICE PLATFORMS - A system for creating and deploying custom mobile applications, that is easy for even an individual or small enterprise to employ, wherein the system facilitates creation of a mobile application behavior specification by a user that is easily transformed to new custom applications that are easily deployed. It employs, among others items, a mobile client in a mobile device that receives a notification from a server, wherein the notification comprises one of a reference and a link to the a mobile application behavior specification, and, in response, the mobile client retrieves the mobile application behavior specification from the server, processes it, automatically morphs into an associated mobile application and presents itself to a user of the mobile device. The user can enter data in input fields (such as text entry boxes), make selection on multiple choice prompts (inclusive or exclusive set of multiple choices are displayed), provide audio recording, provide digital photo images, record video, and send them to the server for storage associated with that mobile application. | 05-26-2011 |
20110130172 | MOBILE BASED LEARNING AND TESTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TEST ASSIGNMENT, AUTOMATED CLASS REGISTRATION AND CUSTOMIZED MATERIAL DELIVERY - A mobile based learning and testing system comprising a mobile device for mobile based learning and testing, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a server that supports retrieving educational and instructional material and testing. The mobile device comprises a downloadable educational mobile app capable of presenting educational and instructional material retrieved from the server, facilitating group interactions, providing a mock test, conducting an actual test and arranging automatic registration of a user of the mobile device based on a test result from the actual test. The downloadable educational mobile app presents the educational and instructional material (retrieved from the server, or locally available in the mobile device where it is stored in storage components) to the user of the mobile device based at least on the user's membership in a group of users, the user's membership information being maintained by the server. The user is typically a member of one or more user groups, and can participate in group activities from his mobile device. The downloadable educational mobile app provides a mock test to the user based at least on a user request or a user specific schedule. A user might want to prepare for a standardized test (such as a SAT or ACT exam) and might schedule mock tests as part of standardized test preparation. | 06-02-2011 |
20110173598 | UPDATING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH UPDATE AGENT CODE - A controller in a removable memory card operatively coupled to an electronic device is employed by the electronic device to create a newer/updated version of firmware/software in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device. Update agent code in the removable memory card may use an old/original version of firmware/software in the electronic device to create the newer/updated version of firmware/software. During the creation of the newer/updated version of firmware/software in the flash memory card, the electronic device may be operational. A separate update agent in the electronic device may subsequently update the old/original version of firmware/software in the non-volatile memory of the electronic device using contents of the removable memory card, after a reboot or power-up of the electronic device. | 07-14-2011 |
20110177773 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SERVER THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A media distribution server presenting interactive media on mobile devices and receives mobile user response interactively. During the presentation of interactive media the user is prompted with multiple choices for their selection, which can be provided using softkeys on the mobile device. The media distribution server prepares the subsequent portions of the interactive media and delivers them to the mobile device. In one embodiment, the necessary text, graphics, audio and video are assembled and integrated dynamically and is presented on the mobile device to the user. Further the mobile user is prompted to approve online purchases, make online appointment requests, show interest in products, etc. while browsing the interactive media on their mobile device. The media distribution server supports such activities as necessary. | 07-21-2011 |
20110196710 | AGRICULTURAL SERVICES SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES FARMER COMMUNICATIONS, CROP INSURANCE, COMMODITY CONTRACS AND CARBON CREDITS - A system for agricultural services for farmers and agribusiness (and for other types of users too) facilitates communications with farmers, and between farmers, provides crop insurance to farmers, helps creation and management of commodity contracts, assignment, verification and trading of green house credits, etc. The system comprises a plurality of mobile devices, wherein each of the plurality of mobile devices is employed by one of a plurality of farmers, and a server. The server is communicatively coupled to the plurality of mobile devices and it collects a farmer information from each of the plurality farmers, via an associated one of the plurality of mobile devices that the farmer employs. The farmers use a mobile device to communicate with the server as part of the agriculture related services, or to communicate with each other via the server. The server computes an insurance amount for each of the plurality of farmers based on the corresponding farmer's farmer information and based on an associated historical data (for that farmer, and across all farmers). | 08-11-2011 |
20110197236 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SERVER THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA TO DIGITAL DEVICES - A media distribution server presenting interactive media on digital devices, such as mobile devices, PCs, TVs, ebook readers, electronic tablets, etc. and receiving user response interactively. During the presentation of interactive media the user is prompted with multiple choices for their selection, which can be provided using keys (such as softkeys) on the digital device. The media distribution server prepares the subsequent portions of the interactive media and delivers them to the digital device. In one embodiment, the necessary text, graphics, audio and video are assembled and integrated dynamically and is presented on the digital device to the user. Further the user is prompted to approve online purchases, make online appointment requests, show interest in products, etc. while browsing the interactive media on their digital device. The media distribution server supports such activities as necessary. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202383 | MOBILE DEVICE THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND PROCESSES USER RESPONSE - An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and a media creator computer, wherein the client mobile devices present interactive media upon user request. The plurality of client mobile devices support dynamic screen display and, contain a plurality of soft keys. The distribution server that supports delivery of interactive media to the client mobile devices. The media creator is a personal computer that generates interactive media and sends them to the distribution server for distribution. A network such as combination of Internet and mobile network communicatively couple the plurality of client mobile devices, distribution server and personal computer (media creator). The personal computer sends interactive media to the distribution server, the distribution server processes and sends the interactive media to the client mobile device and the client mobile devices presents the interactive media in a series of screens to the user. The client mobile devices interactively send the user responses back to the distribution server. | 08-18-2011 |
20110208657 | Mobile monetary transactions and banking for rural populations - Authenticating users for mobile transactions conducted over mobile phones. In general, the present invention makes it possible to securely authenticate a rural user (using the unique user ID from the uWallet, the client certificate in the mobile phone of the rural user and PIN code/password provided by the rural user) and then permit mobile banking transactions over the mobile phone. Both participating individuals employ their individual mobile phones and secure USB/Bluetooth based mobile banking devices (the uWallet) to authenticate themselves and conduct monetary transactions (funds transfer, mobile payments, etc.). | 08-25-2011 |
20110258275 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SOCIAL GROUP INTERACTIONS - A system for managing social group interactions comprising a server that supports creation and management of a plurality of social groups and a plurality of user devices communicatively coupled to the server that is used by a plurality of users. The server supports the registration of each of the plurality of users as members of one or more of the plurality of social groups. The server saves a list of the plurality of social groups in which the one of the plurality of users is currently a member at the one of the plurality of user devices associated with the one of the plurality of users. For example, if a user using the user device is associated with a social group (where he is a member), then the server saves a reference and membership details and even a member list in the user device. | 10-20-2011 |
20120041877 | SYSTEM FOR AGENT ASSISTED MOBILE FUNDS TRANSFER AND MOBILE BANKING - A system for managing funds transfer and banking that facilitates mobile funds transfers, mobile deposits, mobile withdrawl of funds by a user. These operations are conducted with the help of one or more agents, as necessary. The system for managing funds transfer and banking comprises a server to which a user can connect using a first mobile device or a computer/laptop. The server receives a funds transfer request from a first mobile device communicatively coupled to the server and it communicates a first one-time-use token to the first mobile device. The first mobile device is used by a sender of funds in a funds transfer operation. The sender approaches an agent who can facilitate funds transfer, for example by accepting cash/money from the sender and initiating funds transfer. | 02-16-2012 |
20120072234 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GROUP INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONSERS - A health management system for managing the healthcare data of patients, managing interactions with patients, doctors and insurance companies, and managing group messaging and data access from mobile phones of patients and doctors. The health management system facilitates interaction with a plurality of patients. It comprises a patient group management server that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of mobile devices of patients. The patient group management server in turn comprises a message interaction module, a questionnaire distribution and feedback collection module, a remote patient premises data collection module, a coaching distribution module and a content distribution service module. The patient group management server enables communication to each other of an inquiry, a response message, a coaching and guided activity, a questionnaire and relevant reference content by members of the patient group. | 03-22-2012 |
20120102091 | Automated blogging and skills portfolio management system - An automated blogging and skills portfolio management system that is capable of facilitating easy blog message posting by a multitude of people witnessing a sports event or some other public event, wherein players, spectators and others can provide comments and observation regarding that particular event while the event is going on. In fact, the present invention makes it possible for the players, spectators and others to provide comments and observations in the form of audio recording, that provide the context to any digital photos and videos they provide. The present invention makes it possible to simultaneously create a blog for that event, in an automated mode (without any special setup or extensive operations) that can be shared with others. Most importantly, the present invention makes it possible for players and others to leverage such blogs to create and manage skills portfolios for the players. | 04-26-2012 |
20120115455 | SECURE BOOTSTRAP PROVISIONING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN CARRIER NETWORKS - Disclosed herein is a secure initial provisioning system for communicating data between an electronic device and a management server in a carrier network. The management server may be adapted to facilitate secure initialization provisioning or bootstrap provisioning. An initialization-provisioning table may be made available in the electronic device during manufacturing, or may also be provided in a SIM card. The initialization-provisioning table provides security information, such as keys, for example, and enables secure and spoof-proof push-based initial/bootstrap provisioning or bootstrap of electronic devices. | 05-10-2012 |
20120122434 | INTERACTIVE MEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVER - An interactive media management server that facilitates management of interactive media and delivery of such interactive media. It comprises a first interface to an interactive media distribution server communicatively coupled to a plurality of mobile devices, and a second interface to a service provider system or a content provider system. It comprises a manager module for managing creation, distribution and tracking of a plurality of interactive media. The manager module, via the second interface, manages the delivery of the plurality of interactive media from the service provider system or the content provider system, and the communication of user responses to the plurality of interactive media to the corresponding service provider system or content provider system. | 05-17-2012 |
20120144296 | DIGITAL PLAQUE THAT DISPLAYS DOCUMENTS AND UPDATES PROVIDED BY A PLAQUE MANAGEMENT SERVER - A plaque management server provides document delivery and update services to a digital plaque, such as delivering a document whose status can change. The plaque management server is communicatively coupled to the Internet and accessible over the Internet | 06-07-2012 |
20120159526 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA TO USER OF MOBILE DEVICE - A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices. A computer or PC comprising an interactive media generator is used to generate interactive media and communicate it to a distribution server. Mobile devices have an interactive media client component to receive and present interactive media to a user. | 06-21-2012 |
20120164937 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE USER INTEREST SURVEY TO USERS OF MOBILE DEVICES - A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of user interest surveys to a plurality of mobile devices and PCs/laptops that comprise a user interest survey client component. A computer or PC comprising an user interest survey generator is used to generate audio assisted user interest surveys and communicate it to a distribution server for dissemination. Recipient devices, such as PCs and Mobile devices comprise an user interest survey client component to receive and present user interest survey to a user, gather user interest information, and to send it back to the distribution server or an alternate destination. | 06-28-2012 |
20120166312 | MOBILE DEVICE THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA AND PROCESSES USER RESPONSE - An electronic infrastructure comprising a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and a media creator computer, wherein the client mobile devices present interactive media upon user request. The plurality of client mobile devices support dynamic screen display and, contain a plurality of soft keys. The distribution server supports delivery of interactive media to the client mobile devices. The media creator is a personal computer that generates interactive media and sends them to the distribution server for distribution. The electronic infrastructure is used to provide innovative group communication solutions for real-estate vendors and their customers. Vendors send real estate related information via the distribution server and the downloadable client components in the client mobile devices interactively send the user responses back to them via the distribution server. | 06-28-2012 |
20120197984 | SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS AUTOMATIC BLOGGING AND SOCIAL GROUP INTERACTIONS - A system that supports automatic blogging as well as social group interactions comprises a mobile device with a client application that is communicatively coupled over Internet to an interaction management server capable of facilitating message distribution to social groups as well as blogging of messages selectively. The client application of the mobile device comprises a message creation module that facilitates creation of a message by a user of the mobile device, a social group interaction module that communicates the message to a social group managed by the interaction management server coupled to the mobile device, and a blogging module that communicates the message as a first blog entry to blog page managed by the interaction management server. | 08-02-2012 |
20120210315 | DEVICE MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK - Methods and devices supporting the management of a plurality of electronic devices and processing of update information for updating software and/or firmware in the electronic devices. Prompting of users may be made using a language associated with the electronic device, and authorization to update an electronic device may be secured using a subscriber identity module. | 08-16-2012 |
20120229440 | E-PAPER BASED DIGITAL DOCUMENT DISPLAY DEVICE THAT RETRIEVES UPDATES AUTMATICALLY - A digital document display device capable of displaying a document, retrieving updates, sharing locally with other devices, managing document displays in other digital document display devices in proximity, etc. A e-paper based display unit of the digital document display device is configured to read and display the display image. A motion detector unit helps detect human motion, so that the digital document display device may be set to a low power mode, or powered off, etc. if no humans are detected in the vicinity. A renewable energy power unit is also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233644 | MOBILE DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SYNCHRONIZED SHARING OF STREAMING MEDIA WITH OTHER DEVICES - A mobile device that receives a streaming content that it shares with other devices in its vicinity/proximity. The mobile device comprises a communication circuitry that facilitates establishing a communication link with a plurality of other mobile devices. The mobile device receives the streaming content and shares it with substantial synchronization with the plurality of other mobile devices in real time employing the communication circuitry. The mobile device manages synchronized viewing of the streaming content with the plurality of other mobile devices by coordinating pauses, buffering, resumptions, restarts and terminations based on events reported by the mobile device and by the plurality of other mobile devices it is communicatively coupled with. | 09-13-2012 |
20120236144 | SERVER AND CLIENT APPLICATION FOR COLOUR BASED COMPARISON, SELECTION AND PURCHASE - A mobile device comprising a camera and color detection software stored in memory of the mobile device, wherein the color detection application analyzes and displays component colors in a captured image and compares component colors in two such captured images. The color detection application displays component colors in a specific format such as red, green and blue and displays percentage of these colors in each of the compared images. The color detection provides textual and audio feedbacks of the extent of match between colors of the two images. The two captured images that are to be compared are displayed in split windows. A client-application compares a first digital image with a second digital image and describes the closeness of a color of the first digital image to the color of the second digital image. | 09-20-2012 |
20120238243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTIONNAIRES AND USER INTERACTIONS - A questionnaire network in which a mobile device is used by user to create questionnaires and send it to other recipients. The questionnaire is created by user of mobile device using audio inputs for a questionnaire preamble and question preambles. A server in the network incorporates other generic portions of the questionnaire. Thus, a user can make adhoc questionnaires, send them to recipients and receive the results. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240146 | SERVER MANAGING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A SOURCE MOBILE DEVICE AND A PLURALITY OF RECIPIENT TELEVISION DEVICES - A mobile device or a sender's PC, notebook, PDA or laptop creates questionnaires and sends it to other recipient devices. The questionnaire is created by user of mobile device using audio inputs for a questionnaire preamble and for preambles for a question. A server in the network incorporates other generic portions of the questionnaire. It collates results received and send it to user who made/sent the questionnaire. Thus, a user can make adhoc questionnaires, send them to recipients and receive the results. This makes it easy for a user to create, disseminate, conduct questionnaires or surveys on mobile handsets and to collect results for processing and storage. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESUME, YEARBOOK AND REPORT GENERATION BASED ON WEBCRAWLING AND SPECIALIZED DATA COLLECTION - A website system collecting specialized data on users and organizations from a web crawler. The website system receives from a user a search string (via a search webpage provided by the website for example) with a request to create a technology overview and research report with recent updates and research information in the field for a user specified technology/subject area. It creates a technology overview and research report and presents it. Similarly, it creates user profiles, yearbooks, resumes, etc. based on the specialized data collected from web crawling. | 09-27-2012 |
20120252352 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION SERVER THAT PRESENTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA TO A MOBILE DEVICE AND TO A BROWSER - A media distribution server presenting interactive media on mobile devices and receives mobile user response interactively. During the presentation of interactive media the user is prompted with multiple choices for their selection, which can be provided using softkeys on the mobile device. The media distribution server prepares the subsequent portions of the interactive media and delivers them to the mobile device. In one embodiment, the necessary text, graphics, audio and video are assembled and integrated dynamically and is presented on the mobile device to the user. Further the mobile user is prompted to approve online purchases, make online appointment requests, show interest in products, etc. while browsing the interactive media on their mobile device. The media distribution server supports such activities as necessary. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254156 | Mobile system for collecting and distributing real-estate evaluation reports - The present invention provides an elegant means of interaction between real-estate agents who employ mobile devices, wherein the property evaluation information created by any agent is shared with other agents, and wherein such property evaluations created from and collected from a plurality of mobile devices. In particular, property evaluations created by an agent are forwarded to a service provided in accordance with the present invention to communicate with other agents who may also employ mobile devices to review them. The present invention facilitates an evaluation report that is created by a real-estate agent before a property sale is contracted or agreed to, typically when a property comes to the market for sale, when an agent is able to review the property and create an evaluation report that is sharable with other agents or with other users, such as potential buyers. | 10-04-2012 |
20120282582 | METHOD OF COLLECTING DATA FROM A SURVEY BY A SYSTEM - An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and network that communicatively couples the plurality of client mobile devices and distribution server, wherein the distribution server collects survey questionnaires from a questionnaire source, distributes survey questionnaire to the plurality of client mobile devices. Then, the distribution server receives responses from the users of plurality of client mobile devices and analyses the responses based upon several criteria. The criteria include region based analysis, race based analysis, age based analysis, other criteria based analysis, high priority analysis and/or satisfaction level analysis. | 11-08-2012 |
20120290391 | CLIENT AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SELECTABLE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES LISTS TO USERS OF MOBILE DEVICES - A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices and PCs/laptops that comprise a client component. The interactive media may comprise of a list of products and services that are for sale and the user can select one or more for purchase. It may also comprise a list of real estate entries with associated user interest solicitation and the user can indicate his interest in one or more of the entries. The server can help the user make an appointment to view the corresponding real estate properties. | 11-15-2012 |
20130018708 | SELLER INTERFACE SUPPORTING SELLER TERMS DEFINITION FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018709 | SELLER INTERFACE FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018710 | INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING ADVERTISEMENT OF BUYER GROUPS IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018711 | BUYER GROUP DEFINITION AND ASSOCIATION IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018724 | BUYER GROUP INTERFACE FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018725 | BUYER GROUP TARGETED ADVERTISING IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018728 | CONCURRENT SEARCHING FOR PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED BUYER GROUPS IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018744 | DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018745 | SOCIAL NETWORKING BASED DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018746 | BUYER GROUP DEFINITION FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018747 | BUYER GROUP FORMATION BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018748 | INTEGRATED BUYER GROUP AND SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERFACE FOR A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018749 | TARGETING USERS WITH BUYER GROUPS IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018750 | INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING HOSTING OF BUYER GROUPS IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018751 | USER PROFILE AND INTERACTION HISTORY BASED BUYER GROUP MATCHING IN A DEMAND DRIVEN PROMOTION SYSTEM - A system and method for providing a demand driven promotion system supporting social networking and searching, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 01-17-2013 |
20130046578 | Trading system on user commitments to participate in questionnaires and other interactions - A questionnaire network makes it possible to create, disseminate, conduct questionnaires or surveys on mobile handsets and to collect results for processing and storage. The questionnaire network is powered by a questionnaire creation tool and a questionnaire trading system. A questionnaire trading system for QTime makes it possible for producers of QTime, such as carriers, and consumers of QTime, such as product manufacturers and advertising companies, to buy or sell QTime in bulk and to trade in QTime as a commodity. In one embodiment, supplementary information and preambles that are part of a questionnaire are captured in audio form using the questionnaire creation tool and are stored selectively along with the questionnaire in a carrier's questionnaire repository or separately at a hosted repository. | 02-21-2013 |
20130231082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTIONNAIRES AND USER INTERACTIONS - A questionnaire network in which a mobile device is used by user to create questionnaires and send it to other recipients. The questionnaire is created by user of mobile device using audio inputs for a questionnaire preamble and question preambles. A server in the network incorporates other generic portions of the questionnaire. Thus, a user can make adhoc questionnaires, send them to recipients and receive the results. | 09-05-2013 |
20130238445 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTNG INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS TO MOBILE DEVICES - A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive advertisements to a plurality of mobile devices. A computer or PC comprising an interactive media creator is used to generate interactive advertisements and communicate it to a distribution server. Mobile devices have an interactive media client component to receive and present interactive media, such as these interactive advertisements, to a user. User response is collected, user interaction is monitored and reported. Charging for distributing advertisements is supported. | 09-12-2013 |
20130254018 | CLIENT AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTING ADVERTISEMENTS INTO INTERACTIVE CONTENT PROVIDED TO MOBILE DEVICES - A system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of interactive media to a plurality of mobile devices and PCs/laptops that comprise a client component. The interactive media may comprise of a list of products and services that are for sale and the user can select one or more for purchase. It may also comprise a list of real estate entries with associated user interest solicitation and the user can indicate his interest in one or more of the entries. The server can help the user make an appointment to view the corresponding real estate properties. | 09-26-2013 |
20130263007 | MEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF MOBILE DEVICES - An interactive media management server that facilitates management of interactive media and delivery of such interactive media. It comprises a first interface to an interactive media distribution server communicatively coupled to a plurality of mobile devices, and a second interface to a service provider system or a content provider system. It comprises a manager module for managing creation, distribution and tracking of a plurality of interactive media. The manager module, via the second interface, manages the delivery of the plurality of interactive media from the service provider system or the content provider system, and the communication of user responses to the plurality of interactive media to the corresponding service provider system or content provider system. | 10-03-2013 |
20130312017 | CLIENT APPLICATION AND SERVERS FOR PREVIEW AND PURCHASE OF NEWLY CREATED MUSIC BY FANS - An artist or a music company creates multimedia music contents using interactive media creating tools on their computer and upload to a fans club server. The fans club server maintains all fans registration information and client uploaded multimedia music/songs contents. An interactive media description module on the fans club server generates the interactive media using the multimedia contents provided by the client or the artist as its input. The generated interactive media will be distributed among the fans of the respective artist for playing on their mobile phones and review their contents online for a feedback before the songs being released in the market. | 11-21-2013 |
20130316751 | MOBILE BASED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SYSTEM AND CLIENT APPLICATION - A mobile based neighborhood watch system capable of group interactions, anonymous messages and observation reports. Employing a downloadable mobile client application in their mobile device, members of a local neighborhood watch group can send messages to each other, wherein messages can include voice recorded on their mobile devices and photos taken using their mobile devices. They can also provide comments on messages received, and make observation reports regarding a task they have conducted, something they have noticed, a situation they have witnessed, etc. The membership of the local neighborhood watch group is maintained by a server, and such membership typically includes people staying in a neighborhood, local law enforcement officials, local fire department workers, etc. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317859 | HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PATIENT GROUPS AND MOBILE INTERACTIONS - A health management system for managing the healthcare data of patients, managing interactions with patients, doctors and insurance companies, and managing group messaging and data access from mobile phones of patients and doctors. The health management system facilitates interaction with a plurality of patients. It comprises a patient group management server that is communicatively coupled to a plurality of mobile devices of patients. The patient group management server receives an inquiry from one of the plurality of patients and shares it with at least one member of a patient group in which the one of the plurality of patients is a member. The patient group management server enables communication of at least one of a response message, a coaching and guided activity, a questionnaire and a relevant reference content by another member of the patient group in response to the inquiry. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325658 | DOWNLOADABLE REAL ESTATE SERVICE CLIENT COMPONENT AND SERVER FOR A REAL ESTATE SERVICE - An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and a media creator computer, wherein the client mobile devices present interactive media upon user request. The plurality of client mobile devices support dynamic screen display and, contain a plurality of soft keys. The media creator is a personal computer that generates interactive media and sends them to the distribution server for distribution. The distribution server processes and sends the interactive media to the client mobile device and the client mobile devices presents the interactive media in a series of screens to the user. The client mobile devices interactively send the user responses back to the distribution server. | 12-05-2013 |
20140038159 | MOBILE BASED EDUCATION AND TESTING SYSTEM - A mobile based learning and testing system comprising a mobile device for mobile based learning and testing, wherein the mobile device is communicatively coupled to a server that supports retrieving educational and instructional material and testing. The mobile device comprises a downloadable educational mobile app capable of presenting educational and instructional material retrieved from the server, facilitating group interactions, providing a mock test, conducting an actual test and arranging automatic registration of a user of the mobile device based on a test result from the actual test. The downloadable educational mobile app presents the educational and instructional material (retrieved from the server, or locally) to the user of the mobile device based at least on the user's membership in a group of users, the user's membership information being maintained by the server. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040736 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING A CARTOON TO MOBILE DEVICES - A system for creating cartoons for mobile devices facilitates the creation and dissemination of cartoons to a plurality of mobile devices and computers. A cartoon can comprise of multiple panels, and each panel, in addition to graphics and text, can have an ordered set of audio (voice, music, etc.) provided, which are played back in a mobile device by a cartoon client component in the specified order for each of the panels. A computer or PC comprising the cartoon creator functionality is used to generate cartoons and communicate it to a cartoon distribution server. | 02-06-2014 |
20140045469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTIONNAIRES AND USER INTERACTIONS WITH A PLURALITY OF MOBILE DEVICE RECIPIENTS - A questionnaire system in which a mobile device is used by user to create questionnaires and send it to other recipients. The questionnaire is created by user of a mobile device using audio inputs for a questionnaire preamble and question preambles. A server in the network incorporates other generic portions of the questionnaire as necessary. Thus, a user can make adhoc questionnaires, send them to recipients and receive the results provided by the recipients from their respective mobile devices. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047016 | SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE, MOBILE CLIENT DEVICE AND APP FOR MOBILE BLOGGING AND SHARING - A server infrastructure and a mobile client device with a mobile app that facilitates mobile blogging and controlled sharing of blog entries. The mobile client device is communicatively coupled to the server infrastructure and it comprises a registration module configured to receive a registration information from a user and a blog entry module. The mobile app facilitates mobile blogging—High school kids and other users can automatically publish their photos taken on their mobile devices along with voice comments and optional text into a personal profile/blog. | 02-13-2014 |
20140089188 | SYSTEM FOR FUNDS TRANSFER USING SOURCE ATM AND DELIVERING ATM - A system for conducting funds transfer using a source ATM and a delivering ATM. In one embodiment, a sender can use the source ATM to initiate a funds transfer, deliver cash into it, or a check, or select a bank account with sufficient funds available, to be the source of funds. The sender can even use his ATM card to login to the source ATM and provide a passcode or PINcode (such as a 4 digit PINcode) if challenged to be able to use the source ATM. Similarly, the recipient uses the delivering ATM to receive funds, providing a transaction id and security information (such as a security token, for example) when prompted by the user interaction screen and keyboard circuitry. The sender and the recipient need not have any bank accounts to conduct funds transfer. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095383 | SYSTEM FOR ANONYMOUS FUNDS TRANSFER USING ADHOC STAGING ACCOUNTS - A system for conducting funds transfer using a sender mobile device and a recipient mobile device and using adhoc staging accounts that only exist for one-time use during the funds transfer. In one embodiment, a sender can use the source ATM or his mobile device to initiate a funds transfer, or select a bank account online for funds transfer. Similarly, the recipient uses the recipient mobile device to receive funds into a bank account or to receive digital currency into a digital wallet. The recipient provides a transaction id and security information (such as a security token, for example) when prompted by the user interaction screens on the recipient mobile device, for example. The sender and the recipient need not have any bank accounts to conduct funds transfer. | 04-03-2014 |
20140101277 | SKILLS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR YOUTH - A skills portfolio management system for youth that is capable of facilitating easy blog message posting by a multitude of people witnessing a sports event or some other public event, wherein players, spectators and others can provide comments and observation regarding that particular event while the event is going on. The present invention makes it possible to create a blog for that event with messages posted by people, where it is possible for players and others to leverage such messages blogs to create and a manage skills portfolios. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108547 | AUTOMATED BLOGGING, SKILLS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT AND SYNDICATION SYSTEM - An automated blogging, skills portfolio management system and syndication system that is capable of facilitating easy blog message posting by a multitude of people witnessing a sports event or some other public event, wherein players, spectators and others can provide comments and observation regarding that particular event while the event is going on. In fact, the present invention makes it possible for the players, spectators and others to provide comments and observations in the form of audio recording, that provide the context to any digital photos and videos they provide. The blogs can be automatically syndicated, newsletters are automatically distributed, based on messages posted, recommendations provided, etc. | 04-17-2014 |
20140120868 | MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-STEP ACTIVITIES - An multistep guided system for mobile devices that facilitates the creation and dissemination of multistep guided activities from a source computer/device to a plurality of other recipient mobile devices, wherein the multistep guided activities is disseminated to the recipient mobile devices in a form that is compatible with the capabilities of the respective recipient mobile devices. The audio guided system comprises the source computer/device, the plurality of other recipient mobile devices and a server. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129456 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR REAL-ESTATE EVALUATION REPORTS - The present invention provides an elegant means of interaction between real-estate agents who employ mobile devices, wherein the property evaluation information created by any agent is shared with other agents, and wherein such property evaluations created from and collected from a plurality of mobile devices. In particular, property evaluations created by an agent are forwarded to a service provided in accordance with the present invention to communicate with other agents who may also employ mobile devices to review them. The present invention facilitates creation and sharing of au evaluation report that is created by a real-estate agent before a property sale is contracted or agreed to, typically when a property comes to the market for sale. | 05-08-2014 |
20140213227 | MOBILE DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUBSTANTIALLY SYNCHRONIZED SHARING OF STREAMING MEDIA, CALLS AND OTHER CONTENT WITH OTHER DEVICES - A mobile device that receives a streaming content that it shares with other devices in its vicinity/proximity. The mobile device comprises a communication circuitry that facilitates establishing a communication link with a plurality of other mobile devices. The mobile device receives the streaming content and shares it with substantial synchronization with the plurality of other mobile devices in real time employing the communication circuitry. The mobile device manages synchronized viewing of the streaming content with the plurality of other mobile devices by coordinating pauses, buffering, resumptions, restarts and terminations based on events reported by the mobile device and by the plurality of other mobile devices it is communicatively coupled with. | 07-31-2014 |
20140364110 | DEVICE PROFILE RETRIEVAL IN A MANAGEMENT NETWORK - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for device management are presented. A mobile communication device may enable wireless communication during a device management (DM) with a remote server via a wireless network. The mobile communication device may establish a single DM session with a remote server and transmit a plurality of different profiles as a single package to the remote server during the single DM session. The plurality of different profiles may include a plurality of different device management objects for each profile. The mobile communication device may change a value of at least one device management object for a predefined period of time. | 12-11-2014 |