A method and system of resolving the identity of an individual or household in a machine-user chat interaction is provided. The method includes capturing a user expression from an online machine-user communication, converting the user expression into a text-based string, splitting the text-based string into syntactical units, including a keyword and one or more qualifiers associated with the keyword, embedding each keyword and the one or more qualifiers associated with the keyword into a keyword vector in a multi-dimensional space, wherein each dimension is indicative of an identity attribute for an individual or household, finding a user expression vector, representative of each keyword vector from the text-based string, and identifying one or more individual or household vectors in a proximity of the user expression vector in the multi-dimensional space.
A computer implemented method of the disclosed subject matter includes receiving, in a machine-user chat interface, a task request from a user, identifying, from the task request, a first online resource to perform a first operation in a task and invoking the first online resource and requesting performance of the first operation. The method further includes receiving, from the first online resource, a result of the first operation and providing the result of the first operation to the user.
A method is provided that includes receiving, in a server, a request from a service provider, the request including a consumer identification code associated with a consumer, and obtaining a personalized list of universal product codes based on the consumer identification code and a purchase history log in a database. The method also includes providing the personalized list of universal product codes to the service provider, and receiving a tracking pixel indicative that the consumer has interacted with a consumer payload, wherein the consumer payload is associated with at least one product from the personalized list of universal product codes. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which cause the system to perform the above method are also disclosed.
A method to score audience location for an advertising campaign is provided. The method includes identifying, for a target audience group, a demographic data, a visit history, or a purchase history of a consumer within the target audience group, defining a target location for an advertising campaign based on a penetration of the target audience, training, to predict an exposure to the advertising campaign by the target audience, a model that includes multiple target locations within a retailer network, generating a score for a likelihood that the target audience will have sufficient exposure at one or more locations within a geographic zone, and providing, for a display in a client device, a map indicative of the score for the target locations. A system and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to perform the above method, and the processor, are also provided.
An advertising method includes: receiving, from a mobile device with a consumer in a retail store, a location indication, matching a mobile device identifier with a frequent shopper identification for the consumer at the retail store, selecting a list of product items that are likely to be purchased by the consumer based on a purchasing history of the consumer in the retail store associated with the frequent shopper identification, identifying a keyword indicative of a semantic context associated with one or more product items from the list of product items and with a consumer attribute, selecting a media file based on the keyword indicative of the semantic context, and providing an advertisement payload for a one or more product items, including the media file, within a streaming feed for the mobile device with the consumer. A system configured to perform the above method is also provided.
G06F 16/953 - Requêtes, p. ex. en utilisant des moteurs de recherche du Web
G06F 16/954 - Navigation, p. ex. en utilisant la navigation par catégories
G06F 16/955 - Recherche dans le Web utilisant des identifiants d’information, p. ex. des localisateurs uniformisés de ressources [uniform resource locators - URL]
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, p. ex. topologie d'interconnexion
A method for redeeming multiple digital offers with a digital code is provided. The method includes retrieving one or more consumer identification values, forming an offer for the consumer, the offer including a digital incentive associated with a product or service of interest for the consumer, and creating, in a persistent record, an offer monitor to update the offer for the consumer and include the offer, the offers associated with multiple products and services of interest for the consumer. The persistent record includes multiple offers for the consumer and is stored at a network address associated with the consumer. The method also includes associating a digital code with the persistent record, and integrating the persistent record with a wallet application installed in the user device. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
G06Q 30/0207 - Remises ou incitations, p. ex. coupons ou rabais
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
A method to select in-store or e-commerce channels for optimized delivery of creative media to consumers includes selecting, based on a prior purchasing behavior for a consumer, a targeted offer, wherein the targeted offer includes at least one of a coupon, a discount, or an advertisement for a retail product. The method also includes selecting a channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer, wherein the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer includes one of an in-store redemption of the targeted offer or an online redemption in a shopping basket, providing the targeted offer for display in a client device used by the consumer, and indicating, in the display, the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions and a system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method to form an interactive digital payload for consumers is provided. The method includes selecting, based on a prior purchasing behavior for a consumer, a digital payload including a sponsored advertisement and at least one of a targeted advertisement, a coupon or a discount, for a branded product, selecting a slot for the sponsored advertisement within the digital payload, providing the targeted advertisement, the coupon or the discount for the branded product in a second slot within the digital payload, and providing the digital payload to a publishing server for insertion in a media content that is delivered to a client device with the consumer. A system including a memory storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions and cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method to track and a consumer-product interaction is provided. The method includes accessing a website viewed remotely, via a client device, by a user, identifying a sponsored advertisement payload on the website, the sponsored advertisement payload associated with a featured product, determining that the user has interacted with the sponsored advertisement payload, creating, in a server, a register associating the sponsored advertisement payload, the featured product, and the user, identifying a transaction by the user associated with the featured product, and updating an attribute of the sponsored advertisement payload based on the transaction. A system including a memory storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions and cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method including receiving, in a first service provider, a request for downloading a first application from a user, including an authorization for the first service provider to track data activity from the first application is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a second service provider, a user identifier, wherein the second service provider is enabled to place an advertisement in a display for the first application, placing the advertisement from the second service provider in the first application, wherein the advertisement entices the user to download a second application when the user identifier indicates that the user is a former subscriber to the second application, and rewarding a user account in the first service provider when the user allows tracking data activity by the second service provider from the second application. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method including receiving data including an impression value and an attribution value for a list item in an advertising campaign is provided. The method includes correlating the data with multiple advertising attributes of the advertising campaign to identify a salient attribute for an expected result of the advertising campaign. The method also includes modifying the salient attribute in an advertisement payload for the list item and providing the advertisement payload including the salient attribute to a server in a network for distribution among users communicatively coupled to the network. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for providing, to a consumer in a mobile device, a digital content to be displayed on the mobile device, is disclosed. The method includes requesting non-personally identifiable information from a consumer in a pixel script of the advertisement payload, tracking an event trigger in the pixel script, the event trigger configured to fire upon completion of a selected portion of the advertising payload, and modifying a consumer account based on the event trigger and the non-personally identifiable information. The method also includes providing an updated feature of the consumer account to a retail store when a configured rule in the pixel script is satisfied. A system including a memory storing instructions to cause the system to execute the above method is also provided.
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p. ex. des menus
G06Q 30/0201 - Modélisation du marchéAnalyse du marchéCollecte de données du marché
G06Q 30/0207 - Remises ou incitations, p. ex. coupons ou rabais
G06Q 30/0217 - Remises ou incitations, p. ex. coupons ou rabais impliquant une contribution sur des produits ou des services en échange d’une incitation ou d’une récompense
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SYSTEM TO ENABLE SPONSORED AD MONETIZATION AND DYNAMIC CONTENT INSERTION AT RUNTIME
A method to form an interactive digital payload for consumers is provided. The method includes selecting, based on a prior purchasing behavior for a consumer, a digital payload including a sponsored advertisement and at least one of a targeted advertisement, a coupon or a discount, for a branded product, selecting a slot for the sponsored advertisement within the digital payload, providing the targeted advertisement, the coupon or the discount for the branded product in a second slot within the digital payload, and providing the digital payload to a publishing server for insertion in a media content that is delivered to a client device with the consumer. A system including a memory storing instructions and a processor to execute the instructions and cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for providing survey consumer data to a centralized server via a consumer panel application is provided. The method includes receiving in a server, from an application installed in a mobile device of a consumer, a transaction data linking a consumer identification with a selected retailer and associating a consumer segment with the transaction data based on a demographic attribute shared between a server account for the consumer and the consumer segment. The method also includes determining a sales lift factor for the consumer segment based on an adjustment factor and the transaction data, and updating a scalable measurement protocol in the application installed in the mobile device of the consumer based on the sales lift factor. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for generating and handling optimized consumer segments is provided. The method includes receiving, in a server, a raw data from consumer devices, refining the raw data to capture a data pattern, and predicting a consumer behavior based on the data pattern, the consumer behavior defining attributes. The method also includes identifying a consumer segment based on the consumer behavior and a sharing of a one or more attributes among multiple consumers in the consumer segment, selecting at least one of an advertising message or a promotional offer to one or more consumers in the consumer segment to include in a payload content, identifying a media channel to deliver the payload content to one or more consumer devices, and providing the consumer segment to a display. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method to solicit a user generated response to determine if a consumer made a purchase is provided. The method includes retrieving a transaction information when a consumer is in a point of sale at a retail store. The transaction information is indicative of a purchase of one or more items identified with a unique product code. The method also includes providing, to the consumer, a transaction card indicative of at least a portion of the transaction information; requesting, from the consumer, a validation of the purchase and providing the transaction information to a server when the purchase is validated by the consumer. The method also includes allowing the consumer to modify the transaction information upon request. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
G06Q 20/40 - Autorisation, p. ex. identification du payeur ou du bénéficiaire, vérification des références du client ou du magasinExamen et approbation des payeurs, p. ex. contrôle des lignes de crédit ou des listes négatives
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
G06Q 20/32 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des dispositifs sans fil
A method to create advertisement and sales trackability is provided. The method includes collecting a consumer data and retrieving, from a publishing server, a media data linking an audience with a content provided by the publishing server, the content including an advertisement for a product, and retrieving a retailer data indicative of a purchase track record of the product. The method also includes identifying one or more attributes of a population segment associated with the consumer data, the media data, and the retailer data, determining an adjustment factor indicative of a statistical data associated with the population segment, and generating, based on the adjustment factor, a measurement scheme to support a decision to modify, improve, or cancel a campaign. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for preventing fraud in incentive transactions is provided that includes receiving metadata from a brand manufacturer for an incentive associated with a selected product, the metadata including a product identifier and a redemption rule. The method includes requesting a host to create a record in a distributed ledger for the incentive using the metadata, providing the incentive to a consumer via a mobile device, assigning a public address to the incentive, receiving from the host a first private key associated with the public address in the record, providing the first private key to the consumer, and receiving a second private key indicative of a redemption of the incentive at a retailer. The method includes validating redemption of the incentive and recording the redemption of the incentive at a retailer in the distributed ledger record when the redemption of the incentive is validated. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
A system and method of zone tracking for delivery of media to customers within a store is disclosed. Zone tracking enables targeting of media to at least one electronic device both in the presence of as well as in the absence of customer triggers by monitoring the physical location of the electronic device associated with the customer in the store. The zone tracking system and method preferably use a combination of at least one location-tracking server and at least one access point to track a customer's present location within a store as well as items in the vicinity of the customer.
A method to score audience location for an advertising campaign is provided. The method includes identifying, for a target audience group, a demographic data, a visit history, or a purchase history of a consumer within the target audience group, defining a target location for an advertising campaign based on a penetration of the target audience, training, to predict an exposure to the advertising campaign by the target audience, a model that includes multiple target locations within a retailer network, generating a score for a likelihood that the target audience will have sufficient exposure at one or more locations within a geographic zone, and providing, for a display in a client device, a map indicative of the score for the target locations. A system and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the system to perform the above method, and the processor, are also provided.
A method to select in-store or e-commerce channels for optimized delivery of creative media to consumers includes selecting, based on a prior purchasing behavior for a consumer, a targeted offer, wherein the targeted offer includes at least one of a coupon, a discount, or an advertisement for a retail product. The method also includes selecting a channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer, wherein the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer includes one of an in-store redemption of the targeted offer or an online redemption in a shopping basket, providing the targeted offer for display in a client device used by the consumer, and indicating, in the display, the channel for the consumer to redeem the targeted offer. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions and a system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method is provided that includes receiving, in a server, a request from a service provider, the request including a consumer identification code associated with a consumer, and obtaining a personalized list of universal product codes based on the consumer identification code and a purchase history log in a database. The method also includes providing the personalized list of universal product codes to the service provider, and receiving a tracking pixel indicative that the consumer has interacted with a consumer payload, wherein the consumer payload is associated with at least one product from the personalized list of universal product codes. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which cause the system to perform the above method are also disclosed.
A method for redeeming multiple digital offers with a digital code is provided. The method includes retrieving one or more consumer identification values, forming an offer for the consumer, the offer including a digital incentive associated with a product or service of interest for the consumer, and creating, in a persistent record, an offer monitor to update the offer for the consumer and include the offer, the offers associated with multiple products and services of interest for the consumer. The persistent record includes multiple offers for the consumer and is stored at a network address associated with the consumer. The method also includes associating a digital code with the persistent record, and integrating the persistent record with a wallet application installed in the user device. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06Q 20/36 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des portefeuilles électroniques ou coffres-forts électroniques
G06Q 20/32 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des dispositifs sans fil
24.
Machine learning for marketing of branded consumer products
A method including retrieving a product information from a database is provided. The method includes associating the product information with multiple classification values, forming a vector associated with a consumer product. The classification values form coordinates of the vector in a vector space that comprises multiple vectors associated with multiple consumer products. The method includes determining a cluster in the vector space, including at least one vector selected according to a relative distance within a cluster boundary. The method includes selecting a discriminator vector from a vector difference between a first vector in a first cluster in the vector space and a second vector in a second cluster in the vector space and identifying a new consumer product associated with a new vector that is formed by adding the discriminator vector to a third vector from the vector space, the third vector associated with a known consumer product.
A method, including receiving, from a consumer, a client device identification though an application running in a client device, is provided. The method includes matching the client device identification with a loyalty card for a retail store, identifying a shopping history for consumer, associated with the retail store, in a database, based on the loyalty card, and requesting, through the application, an information from consumer, based on the shopping history. The method further includes verifying the identity of consumer when at least a portion of the information matches the shopping history associated with the retail store, for consumer, and providing an offer to consumer, through the application running in the client device, of a product in the retail store. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method including receiving, in a first service provider, a request for downloading a first application from a user, including an authorization for the first service provider to track data activity from the first application is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a second service provider, a user identifier, wherein the second service provider is enabled to place an advertisement in a display for the first application, placing the advertisement from the second service provider in the first application, wherein the advertisement entices the user to download a second application when the user identifier indicates that the user is a former subscriber to the second application, and rewarding a user account in the first service provider when the user allows tracking data activity by the second service provider from the second application. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method including receiving data including an impression value and an attribution value for a list item in an advertising campaign is provided. The method includes correlating the data with multiple advertising attributes of the advertising campaign to identify a salient attribute for an expected result of the advertising campaign. The method also includes modifying the salient attribute in an advertisement payload for the list item and providing the advertisement payload including the salient attribute to a server in a network for distribution among users communicatively coupled to the network. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.
A method is provided that includes collecting a first party data from a client device associated with a consumer and storing the first party data in a database. The method also includes comparing the first party data with a second party data in the database to identify a consumer profile associated with the first party data and with the second party data and providing, to the client device, a digital advertisement based on the consumer profile in the database and on the first party data. A system for performing the above method is also provided.
A method is provided that includes prompting a consumer to input an authentication credential in a network application to access an account in a server, the network application operating in a client device. The method also includes validating the authentication credential in a database and providing, for display by the network application in the client device, a personalized consumer item, the personalized consumer item associated with the account in the server. The method also includes receiving, from the network application in the client device, a print request from the consumer for a selected portion of the personalized consumer item and transmitting a print command to a printer for printing the selected portion of the personalized consumer item. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
A method to create advertisement and sales trackability is provided. The method includes collecting a consumer data and retrieving, from a publishing server, a media data linking an audience with a content provided by the publishing server, the content including an advertisement for a product, and retrieving a retailer data indicative of a purchase track record of the product. The method also includes identifying one or more attributes of a population segment associated with the consumer data, the media data, and the retailer data, determining an adjustment factor indicative of a statistical data associated with the population segment, and generating, based on the adjustment factor, a measurement scheme to support a decision to modify, improve, or cancel a campaign. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method to solicit a user generated response to determine if a consumer made a purchase is provided. The method includes retrieving a transaction information when a consumer is in a point of sale at a retail store. The transaction information is indicative of a purchase of one or more items identified with a unique product code. The method also includes providing, to the consumer, a transaction card indicative of at least a portion of the transaction information; requesting, from the consumer, a validation of the purchase and providing the transaction information to a server when the purchase is validated by the consumer. The method also includes allowing the consumer to modify the transaction information upon request. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for generating and handling optimized consumer segments is provided. The method includes receiving, in a server, a raw data from consumer devices, refining the raw data to capture a data pattern, and predicting a consumer behavior based on the data pattern, the consumer behavior defining attributes. The method also includes identifying a consumer segment based on the consumer behavior and a sharing of a one or more attributes among multiple consumers in the consumer segment, selecting at least one of an advertising message or a promotional offer to one or more consumers in the consumer segment to include in a payload content, identifying a media channel to deliver the payload content to one or more consumer devices, and providing the consumer segment to a display. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method for providing survey consumer data to a centralized server via a consumer panel application is provided. The method includes receiving in a server, from an application installed in a mobile device of a consumer, a transaction data linking a consumer identification with a selected retailer and associating a consumer segment with the transaction data based on a demographic attribute shared between a server account for the consumer and the consumer segment. The method also includes determining a sales lift factor for the consumer segment based on an adjustment factor and the transaction data, and updating a scalable measurement protocol in the application installed in the mobile device of the consumer based on the sales lift factor. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
A method of delivering advertising items to a client at a portable device is provided. A client ID is sent to a host server. A downloaded advertising item is produced relative to a product or service from the host server. The downloaded advertising item is parsed and stored. In response to the parsing and storing, displaying the advertising item is displayed to the client at the mobile device.
H04M 3/487 - Dispositions pour fournir des services d'information, p. ex. des services à parole enregistrée ou l'indication de l'heure
39.
Media hub devices with passive monitoring of user devices and targeted media transmission through in-channel transmission or shifted channel transmission
Systems and methods associated with media hub devices are provided that passively monitor user devices and transmit targeted media through in-channel transmissions that use the same channel used to monitor the user devices, or shifted channel transmissions that are different than the channel used to monitor the user devices. For example, a media hub device may passively monitor customer devices by scanning a wireless communication channel and obtaining device identification information transmitted by a user device that communicates the device identification information via the wireless communication channel. A media hub device may link the user device with a particular user or may anonymously monitor user behavior, through the monitored user device, without explicit knowledge of the identity of the user. Targeted media may be provided to the user device either in-channel using the same channel used to passively monitor the user device or a shifted channel using a different channel.
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
H04L 67/06 - Protocoles spécialement adaptés au transfert de fichiers, p. ex. protocole de transfert de fichier [FTP]
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p. ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
H04L 43/065 - Génération de rapports liés aux appareils du réseau
H04L 41/08 - Gestion de la configuration des réseaux ou des éléments de réseau
H04L 12/02 - Réseaux de données à commutation Détails
A method is provided that includes receiving, in a server, a request from a service provider, the request including a consumer identification code associated with a consumer, and obtaining a personalized list of universal product codes based on the consumer identification code and a purchase history log in a database. The method also includes providing the personalized list of universal product codes to the service provider, and receiving a tracking pixel indicative that the consumer has interacted with a consumer payload, wherein the consumer payload is associated with at least one product from the personalized list of universal product codes. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which cause the system to perform the above method are also disclosed.
A method is provided that includes receiving, in a server, a request from a service provider, the request including a consumer identification code associated with a consumer, and obtaining a personalized list of universal product codes based on the consumer identification code and a purchase history log in a database. The method also includes providing the personalized list of universal product codes to the service provider, and receiving a tracking pixel indicative that the consumer has interacted with a consumer payload, wherein the consumer payload is associated with at least one product from the personalized list of universal product codes. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which cause the system to perform the above method are also disclosed.
A method for preventing fraud in incentive transactions is provided that includes receiving metadata from a brand manufacturer for an incentive associated with a selected product, the metadata including a product identifier and a redemption rule. The method includes requesting a host to create a record in a distributed ledger for the incentive using the metadata, providing the incentive to a consumer via a mobile device, assigning a public address to the incentive, receiving from the host a first private key associated with the public address in the record, providing the first private key to the consumer, and receiving a second private key indicative of a redemption of the incentive at a retailer. The method includes validating redemption of the incentive and recording the redemption of the incentive at a retailer in the distributed ledger record when the redemption of the incentive is validated. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
H04L 9/32 - Dispositions pour les communications secrètes ou protégéesProtocoles réseaux de sécurité comprenant des moyens pour vérifier l'identité ou l'autorisation d'un utilisateur du système
A method is provided that includes collecting a first party data from a client device associated with a consumer and storing the first party data in a database. The method also includes comparing the first party data with a second party data in the database to identify a consumer profile associated with the first party data and with the second party data and providing, to the client device, a digital advertisement based on the consumer profile in the database and on the first party data. A system for performing the above method is also provided.
Advertising and marketing services, namely, promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of mobile coupons through phone or text via text message
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IN-STORE PRINTING OF PERSONALIZED, ADDED VALUE CERTIFICATES
A method is provided that includes prompting a consumer to input an authentication credential in a network application to access an account in a server, the network application operating in a client device. The method also includes validating the authentication credential in a database and providing, for display by the network application in the client device, a personalized consumer item, the personalized consumer item associated with the account in the server. The method also includes receiving, from the network application in the client device, a print request from the consumer for a selected portion of the personalized consumer item and transmitting a print command to a printer for printing the selected portion of the personalized consumer item. A system to perform the above method is also provided.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G07F 17/42 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour appareils pour imprimer des tickets ou analogues
G07G 1/12 - Caisses enregistreuses à commande électronique
A system and method of zone tracking for delivery of media to customers within a store is disclosed. Zone tracking enables targeting of media to at least one electronic device both in the presence of as well as in the absence of customer triggers by monitoring the physical location of the electronic device associated with the customer in the store. The zone tracking system and method preferably use a combination of at least one location-tracking server and at least one access point to track a customer's present location within a store as well as items in the vicinity of the customer.
A method for providing, to a consumer in a mobile device, a digital content to be displayed on the mobile device, is disclosed. The method includes requesting non-personally identifiable information from a consumer in a pixel script of the advertisement payload, tracking an event trigger in the pixel script, the event trigger configured to fire upon completion of a selected portion of the advertising payload, and modifying a consumer account based on the event trigger and the non-personally identifiable information. The method also includes providing an updated feature of the consumer account to a retail store when a configured rule in the pixel script is satisfied. A system including a memory storing instructions to cause the system to execute the above method is also provided.
A method for providing, to a consumer in a mobile device, a digital content to be displayed on the mobile device, is disclosed. The method includes requesting non-personally identifiable information from a consumer in a pixel script of the advertisement payload, tracking an event trigger in the pixel script, the event trigger configured to fire upon completion of a selected portion of the advertising payload, and modifying a consumer account based on the event trigger and the non-personally identifiable information. The method also includes providing an updated feature of the consumer account to a retail store when a configured rule in the pixel script is satisfied. A system including a memory storing instructions to cause the system to execute the above method is also provided.
G06F 3/0482 - Interaction avec des listes d’éléments sélectionnables, p. ex. des menus
G06Q 30/0201 - Modélisation du marchéAnalyse du marchéCollecte de données du marché
G06Q 30/0207 - Remises ou incitations, p. ex. coupons ou rabais
G06Q 30/0217 - Remises ou incitations, p. ex. coupons ou rabais impliquant une contribution sur des produits ou des services en échange d’une incitation ou d’une récompense
49.
NETWORK BASED VALUE ADDED TOKENS FOR RETAIL TRANSACTIONS
A method, including receiving, from a consumer, a client device identification through an application installed in a client device, is provided. The method includes matching the client device identification with a loyalty card for a first retail store, identifying a shopping history associated with the first retail store, for the consumer, in a database, based on the loyalty card, and requesting an information about the consumer, through the application, based on the shopping history. The method also includes verifying an identity of the consumer when at least a portion of the information matches the shopping history associated with the first retail store, for the consumer, and increasing a token value in the loyalty card based on the identity of the consumer and the shopping history, wherein the consumer may redeem the token value at the first retail store or at a second retail store associated with the loyalty card.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06Q 20/34 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des cartes, p. ex. cartes à puces ou cartes magnétiques
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
A method, including receiving, from a consumer, a client device identification though an application running in a client device, is provided. The method includes matching the client device identification with a loyalty card for a retail store, identifying a shopping history for consumer, associated with the retail store, in a database, based on the loyalty card, and requesting, through the application, an information from consumer, based on the shopping history. The method further includes verifying the identity of consumer when at least a portion of the information matches the shopping history associated with the retail store, for consumer, and providing an offer to consumer, through the application running in the client device, of a product in the retail store. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method, including receiving, from a consumer, a client device identification though an application running in a client device, is provided. The method includes matching the client device identification with a loyalty card for a retail store, identifying a shopping history for consumer, associated with the retail store, in a database, based on the loyalty card, and requesting, through the application, an information from consumer, based on the shopping history. The method further includes verifying the identity of consumer when at least a portion of the information matches the shopping history associated with the retail store, for consumer, and providing an offer to consumer, through the application running in the client device, of a product in the retail store. A system and a non-transitory, computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.
A method including retrieving a product information from a database is provided. The method includes associating the product information with multiple classification values, forming a vector associated with a consumer product. The classification values form coordinates of the vector in a vector space that comprises multiple vectors associated with multiple consumer products. The method includes determining a cluster in the vector space, including at least one vector selected according to a relative distance within a cluster boundary. The method includes selecting a discriminator vector from a vector difference between a first vector in a first cluster in the vector space and a second vector in a second cluster in the vector space and identifying a new consumer product associated with a new vector that is formed by adding the discriminator vector to a third vector from the vector space, the third vector associated with a known consumer product.
A method including retrieving a product information from a database is provided. The method includes associating the product information with multiple classification values, forming a vector associated with a consumer product. The classification values form coordinates of the vector in a vector space that comprises multiple vectors associated with multiple consumer products. The method includes determining a cluster in the vector space, including at least one vector selected according to a relative distance within a cluster boundary. The method includes selecting a discriminator vector from a vector difference between a first vector in a first cluster in the vector space and a second vector in a second cluster in the vector space and identifying a new consumer product associated with a new vector that is formed by adding the discriminator vector to a third vector from the vector space, the third vector associated with a known consumer product.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
A method including receiving, in a dynamic creative rendering server, a request from a browser or mobile application, the request directed to an ad-creative display, is provided. The method also includes determining an identifier for the mobile device from a publisher website or application accessible to the mobile device, providing the identifier to an advertisement engine, and correlating the identifier with a frequent shopper identification in a lookup table in the advertisement engine, the frequent shopper identification associated with a retailer. The method also includes receiving a playlist including a structured content, processing the structured content and pushing the playlist including the structured content into the browser or mobile application. A system for performing the above method is also provided.
A method including receiving a digital promotion payload from a brand manufacturer for at least one branded consumer packaged good, the digital promotion payload including a digital promotion value associated with the branded consumer packaged good, is provided. The method includes receiving a bid request to the digital promotion engine, providing a bid response to the bid request, the bid response including the digital promotion payload, and receiving, from the supply side platform, a confirmation that the bid response has been selected from one or more bids from different digital advertising entities. The method includes providing a command to the supply side platform to deliver the digital promotion payload to a mobile device accessing a resource from the mobile display publisher, and loading the digital promotion value to a frequent shopper identification in response to a consumer interaction with the digital promotion payload detected from the mobile device.
Methods are provided for accomplishing computer-implemented methods of real-world conversion tracking. The methods include providing an electronic commerce advertisement for at least one product, receiving impression identification information and user identification information for the user, storing the impression identification information and the user identification information in a database, receiving an indication that the at least one product has been purchased by a purchaser at a physical store, identifying purchaser identification information associated with the purchase and received from the purchaser at the physical store, comparing the purchaser identification information for the purchaser with the user identification information for the user to determine whether the purchaser and the user identify a same person, and accordingly providing an indication of whether electronic commerce advertisement for the at least one product was viewed by the user prior to the user purchasing the at least one product in the physical store.
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
G06K 17/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour faire travailler en coopération des équipements couverts par plusieurs des groupes principaux , p. ex. fichiers automatiques de cartes incluant les opérations de transport et de lecture
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
60.
Media hub devices with passive monitoring of user devices and targeted media transmission through in-channel transmission or shifted channel transmission
Systems and methods associated with media hub devices are provided that passively monitor user devices and transmit targeted media through in-channel transmissions that use the same channel used to monitor the user devices, or shifted channel transmissions that are different than the channel used to monitor the user devices. For example, a media hub device may passively monitor customer devices by scanning a wireless communication channel and obtaining device identification information transmitted by a user device that communicates the device identification information via the wireless communication channel. A media hub device may link the user device with a particular user or may anonymously monitor user behavior, through the monitored user device, without explicit knowledge of the identity of the user. Targeted media may be provided to the user device either in-channel using the same channel used to passively monitor the user device or a shifted channel using a different channel.
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p. ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
H04L 12/12 - Dispositions pour la connexion ou la déconnexion à distance de sous-stations ou de leur équipement
Various systems and methods of self-configuring networked media hub devices with failover recovery of peers are disclosed. For example, a media hub device may be configured in an "out-of-the-box" solution in which the media hub, upon startup, obtains configuration data from a remote device. Peer media hub devices may be connected to one another via a local network and may each be self-configured in the same manner. Each media hub device may monitor other media hub devices on the local network and may automatically configure a newly detected media hub device on the network. Once configured, each media hub device may passively monitor user devices and transmit targeted media through in-channel transmissions that use the same channel used to monitor the user devices, or shifted channel transmissions that are different than the channel used to monitor the user devices.
H04L 12/28 - Réseaux de données à commutation caractérisés par la configuration des liaisons, p. ex. réseaux locaux [LAN Local Area Networks] ou réseaux étendus [WAN Wide Area Networks]
62.
Self-configuring networked media hub devices with automated configuration and failover recovery of peers
Various systems and methods of self-configuring networked media hub devices with failover recovery of peers are disclosed. For example, a media hub device may be configured in an “out-of-the-box” solution in which the media hub, upon startup, obtains configuration data from a remote device. Peer media hub devices may be connected to one another via a local network and may each be self-configured in the same manner. Each media hub device may monitor other media hub devices on the local network. Based on such monitoring, each media hub device may detect that one of the media hub devices is offline and a new media hub device is online. One or more of the online media hub devices may automatically configure the new media hub device using the offline media hub device's configuration data, thereby configuring the new media hub device to replace the offline media hub device.
G06F 15/16 - Associations de plusieurs calculateurs numériques comportant chacun au moins une unité arithmétique, une unité programme et un registre, p. ex. pour le traitement simultané de plusieurs programmes
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p. ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
H04L 12/26 - Dispositions de surveillance; Dispositions de test
H04L 12/24 - Dispositions pour la maintenance ou la gestion
H04L 12/12 - Dispositions pour la connexion ou la déconnexion à distance de sous-stations ou de leur équipement
A method for loading a layout with advertising item data is provided. Layout header data is parsed. A layout item object is then built. Global layout variables are replaced with values. Local layout variables are replaced with data from content objects. Displayed data is then created.
G06F 3/00 - Dispositions d'entrée pour le transfert de données destinées à être traitées sous une forme maniable par le calculateurDispositions de sortie pour le transfert de données de l'unité de traitement à l'unité de sortie, p. ex. dispositions d'interface
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06F 16/9535 - Adaptation de la recherche basée sur les profils des utilisateurs et la personnalisation
H04M 3/487 - Dispositions pour fournir des services d'information, p. ex. des services à parole enregistrée ou l'indication de l'heure
G06F 40/106 - Affichage de la mise en page des documentsPrévisualisation
Paper and cardboard; Printed matter; Bookbinding material; Photographs; Stationery; Adhesives for stationery or household purposes; Artists' materials; Paintbrushes; Typewriters and office requisites [except furniture]; Instructional and teaching material [except apparatus]; Plastic materials for packaging; Printers' type; Printing blocks; coupons; paper coupons; coupon books; brochures; prospectuses; vouchers; gift vouchers; tickets; flyers and leaflets; promotional publications; advertising pamphlets, posters and publications; magazine supplements for newspapers; event programs; informational sheets; newsletters; diaries; calendars; photographs and other printed images; printed reports; gift stationery; gift boxes; gift bags; gift wrap; carrier bags; printed matter and stationery issued at point of sale by computer and data processing equipment; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Advertising; Business management; Business administration; Office functions; business information and distribution of business information; business research; marketing; market research data collection services; interpretation and analysis of market research data; provision of marketing reports; marketing the goods and services of others; compilation of information into computer databases; computerised data verification; on-line data processing services; providing commercial information and advice to consumers; price information; discount information; product promotional services; price comparison services; cost price analysis; sales promotion for others; promoting the goods and services of others; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; organisation, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the internet, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices; promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution; organisation and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; advertising services provided via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services; providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds; on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme; promotion and advertising of retail services connected with the sale of gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods and services, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, business, utilities, phones and internet, gifts and shopping; compilation of business data; promoting the goods and services of others via an interactive web site providing coupons; promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of information, messages, promotions, coupons, incentives, samples, and discounts; promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of printed material and promotional contests; marketing services, namely, direct marketing advertising for others, conducting marketing studies, and consumer behaviour research and analysis; advertising and business services, namely, providing consumer insight and brand marketing strategy to consumer packaged goods manufacturers and others, providing business consultation for the understanding and predicting of consumers, market trends and actions, and conducting consumer tracking behaviour research and consumer trend analysis; information, advisory and consultancy services in relation to all the aforesaid services.
65.
System and method of providing a particular number of distributions of media content through a plurality of distribution nodes
The invention relates to systems and methods of providing a particular number of distributions of media content through a plurality of distribution nodes, which individually distribute the media content to users and/or other distribution nodes. The system may provide the media content and an allocation of the media content to a distribution node. The allocation may specify whether the distribution node may distribute the media content (e.g., a binary indication) or a number of times that the distribution node may distribute the media content during a time interval. By keeping track of allocations to and distributions by various distribution nodes, the system may adjust allocations and distributions to ensure adherence to the limit. For instance, the system may turn off distribution by some distribution nodes while allowing distribution by others. The system may also or instead reduce allocations or time intervals during which the various distribution nodes may distribute the media content.
The disclosure relates to systems and methods of identifying mobile devices of users involved in purchase transactions. The system may obtain purchase information that indicates purchases made by users and location information associated with mobile devices that may be potentially associated with the users. The system may identify a mobile device of a user that makes a purchase at a retail establishment by comparing the time of the purchase, as determined from the purchase information, with timestamps of mobile device locations, which may indicate a time that the mobile device was at a given location. In this manner, even if the mobile device of the user is not known in connection with a given purchase transaction, the system may determine a probability that the mobile device belongs to the user based on the time of the purchase transaction and the timestamps of mobile device locations.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
38 - Services de télécommunications
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
(1) Computer hardware, computer apparatus for transmitting data, namely modems and wireless access points (WAPs), mobile data communications apparatus, namely telephone receivers and transmitters, computer software for database management, for managing retail store customer accounts, and for collection of purchasing statistics for use in advertising campaigns, computer programs used for electronic cash register systems, downloadable computer programs and application software, namely downloadable computer software for database management, for managing retail store customer accounts, and for collection of purchasing statistics for use in advertising campaigns and computer programs used for electronic cash register systems, mobile phone application software, namely applications for mobile phones for delivering coupons and targeted promotions to consumers, software for telecommunication, namely e-commerce software to allow users to perform electronic business transactions via a global computer network, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile devices, namely mobile telephones, smart phones and tablets, for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, application software for mobile devices, namely, mobile telephones, smart phones, tablets, and laptop computers, for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices, namely mobile phones, tablet computers and laptop computers, for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information, downloadable computer programs and application software which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system, and parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods
(2) Printed matter, namely coupons, voucher books, flyers, and brochures; paper stationery; brochures; prospectuses; coupons; vouchers; paper coupons, printed matter and paper stationery issued at point of sale by computer and data processing equipment, namely coupons, voucher books, flyers, and brochures issued at the point of sale by point-of-sale terminals (1) Advertising, namely advertising flyer distribution for others and advertising on the Internet for others, business management, business administration, business information and distribution of business information, namely advice and information concerning commercial business management, business research, namely advice and information concerning commercial business management, market research data collection services, interpretation and analysis of market research data, compilation of information into computer databases, computerized verification of market research data, on-line data processing services, namely analysis of market research data and statistics, providing commercial information and advice to consumers, namely providing business marketing information for others, price comparison services, cost price analysis, promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information, organization, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the Internet, mobile devices, namely mobile phones, and laptop computers, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices, namely tablet computers, promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution, organization and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers of third party goods and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system, advertising services provided via the Internet for others, dissemination of advertising for others via the Internet, advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services of others, providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds, on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme for others, promotion and advertising of retail services, namely promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of discount cards, administration of incentive award programs, and consumer loyalty programs connected with the sale of third parties' goods and services, being gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, namely entertainment ticket agency services, business, utilities, phones and Internet, gifts and shopping, and information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services, namely advertising and business management consultancy for all the aforesaid services; information, consultancy and advisory services, namely, advertising and business management consultancy in the field of computer hardware and software
(2) Application service provider services regarding social networking software, namely, provision of access to Internet platforms for the purpose of social networking
(3) Design, development of, and maintaining and updating, computer hardware and software, design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices, namely mobile phones, tablet computers and laptop computers, for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information, design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software which allows users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system, maintaining websites for others, application service provider featuring software for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, special offers, reviews, price comparison information, links to websites, application service provider featuring software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others, hosting of digital content online, namely web hosting
68.
System and method for administering a loyalty program and processing payments
The present invention is directed to a system and method for administration of a customer loyalty program at a point of sale terminal. The system, in one embodiment, contains a database of customer records for the loyalty program where each customer record contains information about a customer's payment device and information about a customer's mobile device. The system may locate a customer record in a database based on payment device or mobile device information captured at the point of sale terminal and apply any applicable loyalty program discounts. The system may then forward the payment device information to a third-party payment processor for payment processing. The system may print out a receipt at the point of sale terminal indicating any discounts and containing a promotional message. The system may also send a promotional message to the customer's mobile device using the mobile device information stored in the customer's record.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
G06Q 20/32 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des dispositifs sans fil
G06Q 20/34 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des cartes, p. ex. cartes à puces ou cartes magnétiques
G06Q 20/38 - Protocoles de paiementArchitectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement leurs détails
G07F 7/02 - Mécanismes actionnés par des objets autres que des pièces de monnaie pour déclencher ou actionner des appareils de vente, de location, de distribution de pièces de monnaie ou de papier-monnaie, ou de remboursement par des clés ou d'autres dispositifs enregistrant un crédit
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
A method of delivering advertising items to a client at a portable device is provided. A client ID is sent to a host server. A downloaded advertising item is produced relative to a product or service from the host server. The downloaded advertising item is parsed and stored. In response to the parsing and storing, displaying the advertising item is displayed to the client at the mobile device.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Computer hardware; computer apparatus for transmitting data; mobile data communications apparatus; computer software; computer programs; application software; downloadable computer programs and application software; mobile phone application software; software for telecommunication; software for the processing of financial transactions; downloadable computer programs and application software for computer apparatus, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablets, for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; mobile device application software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; downloadable computer programs and application software which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Printed matter; stationary; brochures; prospectuses; coupons; vouchers; tickets; paper coupons, printed matter and stationery issued at point of sale by computer and data processing equipment. Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business information and distribution of business information; business research; market research data collection services; interpretation and analysis of market research data; compilation of information into computer databases; computerised data verification; on-line data processing services; providing commercial information and advice to consumers; product information, price information; discount information; product promotional services; price comparison services; cost price analysis; sales promotion for others; promoting the goods and services of others; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; organisation, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the internet, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices; promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution; organisation and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; advertising services provided via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services; providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds; on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme; promotion and advertising of retail services connected with the sale of gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods and services, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, business, utilities, phones and internet, gifts and shopping; compilation of business data; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services. Design, development of, and maintaining and updating, computer hardware and software; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software which allows users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; maintaining websites; application service provider; application service provider featuring software for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, special offers, reviews, product information, price comparison information, links to websites, and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; application service provider featuring software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; application service provider services regarding social networking software; provision of an Internet platform for social networking services; hosting of digital content online; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services.
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System and method of encoding item information from a scale in a self-service scanning solution
This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
G06K 19/06 - Supports d'enregistrement pour utilisation avec des machines et avec au moins une partie prévue pour supporter des marques numériques caractérisés par le genre de marque numérique, p. ex. forme, nature, code
G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
73.
NODES PROVIDING A PARTICULAR NUMBER OF MEDIA CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONS
The invention relates to systems and methods of providing a particular number of distributions of media content through a plurality of distribution nodes, which individually distribute the media content to users and/or other distribution nodes. The system may provide the media content and an allocation of the media content to a distribution node. The allocation may specify whether the distribution node may distribute the media content (e.g., a binary indication) or a number of times that the distribution node may distribute the media content during a time interval. By keeping track of allocations to and distributions by various distribution nodes, the system may adjust allocations and distributions to ensure adherence to the limit. For instance, the system may turn off distribution by some distribution nodes while allowing distribution by others. The system may also or instead reduce allocations or time intervals during which the various distribution nodes may distribute the media content.
H04N 21/25 - Opérations de gestion réalisées par le serveur pour faciliter la distribution de contenu ou administrer des données liées aux utilisateurs finaux ou aux dispositifs clients, p. ex. authentification des utilisateurs finaux ou des dispositifs clients ou apprentissage des préférences des utilisateurs pour recommander des films
G06F 17/30 - Recherche documentaire; Structures de bases de données à cet effet
74.
System and method of providing a particular number of distributions of media content through a plurality of distribution nodes
The invention relates to systems and methods of providing a particular number of distributions of media content through a plurality of distribution nodes, which individually distribute the media content to users and/or other distribution nodes. The system may provide the media content and an allocation of the media content to a distribution node. The allocation may specify whether the distribution node may distribute the media content (e.g., a binary indication) or a number of times that the distribution node may distribute the media content during a time interval. By keeping track of allocations to and distributions by various distribution nodes, the system may adjust allocations and distributions to ensure adherence to the limit. For instance, the system may turn off distribution by some distribution nodes while allowing distribution by others. The system may also or instead reduce allocations or time intervals during which the various distribution nodes may distribute the media content.
The disclosure relates to systems and methods of predicting one or more locations to which a consumer will travel within a retail establishment during a current shopping trip based on prior shopping histories, current in-store behavior, and demographic information. The system may make the predictions based on a model of a population of consumers to determine correlations between prior shopping histories and demographic information and locations visited during previous shopping trips. A particular consumer's shopping histories, current in-store behavior, and demographics may be used to identify an appropriate model for the consumer. The system may use the model to make the predictions and provide information such as incentives based on the predictions.
The invention relates to systems and methods of selective auditing of mobile commerce baskets based on real-time behavior, profile information, event information, and/or other information in self-scan and other self-serve retail systems. The system may make a comprehensive, real-time, audit decision based on various risk factors that indicate a probability that a given shopping trip in a self-scan system includes a scan error. The audit decision may be parameterized such that different risk factors may be considered and weighted/prioritized with respect to other risk factors. For example, audit parameters may be used to determine which risk factors are used when processing the audit decision. The system may keep track of purchases, audits, and audit results in order to provide real-time reports and analytics. The system may also model audit decisions such that audit decisions may be simulated for a one or more retail locations during different time periods.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G06Q 20/18 - Architectures de paiement impliquant des terminaux en libre-service, des distributeurs automatiques, des bornes ou des terminaux multimédia
G06Q 20/32 - Architectures, schémas ou protocoles de paiement caractérisés par l'emploi de dispositifs spécifiques utilisant des dispositifs sans fil
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Computer hardware; computer apparatus for transmitting data; mobile data communications apparatus; computer software; computer programs; application software; downloadable computer programs and application software; mobile phone application software; software for telecommunication; software for the processing of financial transactions; downloadable computer programs and application software for computer apparatus, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablets, for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; mobile device application software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; downloadable computer programs and application software which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business information and distribution of business information; business research; market research data collection services; interpretation and analysis of market research data; compilation of information into computer databases; computerised data verification; on-line data processing services; providing commercial information and advice to consumers; product information, price information; discount information; product promotional services; price comparison services; cost price analysis; sales promotion for others; promoting the goods and services of others; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; organisation, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the internet, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices; promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution; organisation and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; advertising services provided via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services; providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds; on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme; promotion and advertising of retail services connected with the sale of gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods and services, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, business, utilities, phones and internet, gifts and shopping; compilation of business data; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services. Design, development of, and maintaining and updating, computer hardware and software; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software which allows users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; maintaining websites; application service provider; application service provider featuring software for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, special offers, reviews, product information, price comparison information, links to websites, and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; application service provider featuring software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; application service provider services regarding social networking software; provision of an Internet platform for social networking services; hosting of digital content online; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services.
Promoting the goods and services of others through the distribution of information, messages, promotions, incentives, samples, and discounts; marketing and consumer behavior research and analysis of targeted information, messages and incentives, namely coupons, premiums, rebates, cash discounts, sweepstakes, games, and samples, disseminated by direct mail and electronic media; marketing and consumer behavior research and analysis.
79.
POS printing triggered by pharmacy prescription orders
A system and method for printing, at a POS of a retail store, information relating to a pharmacy prescription ordered in a pharmacy of said retail store, comprises determining in a PM CS of the pharmacy a payloadiD to associate with a prescription order and printing by the PM CS information associated with said first prescription order. Then, a POS CS reading the printing at a POS of the retail store resulting in said POS CS printing a payload associated with the payloadiD in the memory of the POS CS.
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G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
G06Q 50/24 - Gestion de dossiers médicaux (traitement de données médicales ou biologiques à des fins scientifiques G06F 19/00)
80.
System and method for administering a loyalty program and processing payments
The present invention is directed to a system and method for administration of a customer loyalty program at a point of sale terminal. The system, in one embodiment, contains a database of customer records for the loyalty program where each customer record contains information about a customer's payment device and information about a customer's mobile device. The system may locate a customer record in a database based on payment device or mobile device information captured at the point of sale terminal and apply any applicable loyalty program discounts. The system may then forward the payment device information to a third-party payment processor for payment processing. The system may print out a receipt at the point of sale terminal indicating any discounts and containing a promotional message. The system may also send a promotional message to the customer's mobile device using the mobile device information stored in the customer's record.
G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingEstimation ou détermination des prixCollecte de fonds
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G07F 7/02 - Mécanismes actionnés par des objets autres que des pièces de monnaie pour déclencher ou actionner des appareils de vente, de location, de distribution de pièces de monnaie ou de papier-monnaie, ou de remboursement par des clés ou d'autres dispositifs enregistrant un crédit
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
A computer network system and method for printing purchase transaction receipts includes a novel printer physical structure, data structure, and control logic for printing on both sides of a register receipt, business rules designed to facilitate the two sided printing, and print paper designed to facilitate two sided printing.
B41J 29/393 - Dispositifs de commande ou d'analyse de l'ensemble de la machine
B41J 3/407 - Machines à écrire ou mécanismes d'impression ou de marquage sélectif caractérisés par le but dans lequel ils sont construits pour le marquage sur des matériaux particuliers
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B41J 2/045 - Machines à écrire ou mécanismes d'impression sélective caractérisés par le procédé d'impression ou de marquage pour lequel ils sont conçus caractérisés par la mise en contact sélective d'un liquide ou de particules avec un matériau d'impression à jet d'encre caractérisés par le procédé de formation du jet en produisant à la demande des gouttelettes ou des particules séparées les unes des autres par pression, p. ex. à l'aide de transducteurs électromécaniques
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B41J 11/00 - Dispositifs ou agencements pour supporter ou manipuler un matériau de copie en feuilles ou en bandes
83.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENCODING ITEM INFORMATION FROM A SCALE IN A SELF-SERVICE SCANNING SOLUTION
This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
G01G 19/413 - Appareils ou méthodes de pesée adaptés à des fins particulières non prévues dans les groupes avec dispositions pour indiquer, enregistrer ou calculer un prix ou d'autres quantités dépendant du poids utilisant des moyens de calcul électromécaniques ou électroniques
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G01G 23/42 - Dispositifs d'enregistrement ou de codage spécialement adaptés pour appareils de pesée à fonctionnement électrique
84.
System and method of encoding item information from a scale in a self-service scanning solution
This invention relates to a system including a scale that weighs an item placed on the scale and encodes the weight and/or other item information into a machine readable code. The system may include a display that is coupled to the scale and displays the machine readable code. The scale may encode the item in Quick Response (QR) code format, Universal Product Code (UPC) format, and/or other computer-readable format. A mobile device may take a picture of or otherwise scan the machine readable code to determine the weight and/or other information encoded therein. The system may include a wireless transmitter that wirelessly transmits the weight. The mobile device may include a wireless receiver that wirelessly receives the weight transmitted from the scale. The mobile device may execute a self-scan application that uses the de-encoded or otherwise obtained weight for pricing the item based on the weight or other purposes.
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing a custom search based on search input entered by a user, shopping history of the user, retailer identifications, and products to be promoted by the retailers. The system may leverage a combination of retailer and user information to customize search results for the user. The system facilitates a search platform where retailers may provide items being promoted such that promoted items may feature prominently in search results and/or be included in search results while non-promoted items may be featured less prominently n search results and/or be excluded from the search results. In this manner, the retailer may more successfully drive sales of promoted items. Users may benefit from use of the search platform by receiving relevant results that are customized for the user and include items that are being promoted so that the user is made aware of relevant promotions.
G07F 17/30 - Appareils déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour la location d'articlesInstallations ou services déclenchés par pièces de monnaie pour instruments musicaux
86.
Method and system for generating intelligent electronic banners based on user information
A method and system for generating electronic advertisements, such as banner ads, based on user profile information, location information and proximity preferences are disclosed. An online promotion service may receive profile information, location information and other information from a user. The user may also define a proximity preference which may include a range of distance the user is willing to travel to redeem one or more promotions. A service or product provider or other authorized entity may define a proximity preference which may include a target range of advertisement exposure. The online promotion service may present advertisements for incentives and other promotions based on user profile information as well as proximity preference information where the proximity preference is defined by the user, the provider, or both.
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing an electronic offer management platform. Producers may generate offers that are communicated to consumers via a plurality of affiliates that provide the offers to the consumers via their respective assets. By leveraging affiliates who are willing to propagate the offers, the producer may obtain a broad audience of consumers to receive and potentially accept the offers. The system may receive indications that the consumer has accepted an offer, store the offer in one or more offer accounts of the consumer, monitor transaction information related to the consumer to determine whether offer requirements have been satisfied, and credit one or more consumer service accounts with the value of the offer. The system may further facilitate transfer of at least a portion of the balance of the consumer service accounts into a financial account when the balance meets or exceeds a predefined threshold.
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
A system and method for determining a basket, or total, price of items in a shopping list from various retailers is provided. Items may be added to the shopping list based on, for example, a coupon related to an item, items added to the shopping list by a user, items listed in a recipe, and items suggested for the user. The system may determine the price of the items from the various retailers and whether incentives are available for the items. If available and applicable, the incentives are applied to the total price for each retailer and a price comparison of total prices is generated. The price comparison results may be transmitted via various communication channels and may be displayed on a map.
A dimensional translator may automatically translate a dimension from an entity to a different dimension of another entity. The dimensional translator may do so by comparing attributes of the input dimension (the dimension to be translated) to attributes of a target data structure. An attribute may include, for example, hierarchy of a data structure, relationships of a data structure, a keyword associated with a data structure, and a data value associated with the data structure. The dimensional translator may automatically determine how a target entity would categorize the item. In particular, a Universal Product Code dimension of an item provided by an entity may be translated into a data structure of a target entity such as a retailer in order to determine how an item identified by the UPC will be categorized by the retailer.
A system and method for prescriber-centric targeting may use information known about prescribers to determine patients who should be targeted to receive information relating to a target drug. The system may identify a prescriber based on a propensity of the prescriber to prescribe the target drug or a drug in the same class as the target drug. The system may identify a patient based on the identified prescriber. For example, the patient may be a former or current patient of the prescriber. The system may cause the information relating to the target drug to be communicated to the patient. By identifying prescribers based on their propensity to prescribe a target drug and then targeting their patients, the system may obtain higher rates of prescription fills for the target drug while at the same time providing more relevant information to the patients.
The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
G06Q 30/06 - Transactions d’achat, de vente ou de crédit-bail
93.
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INITIATING IN-TRIP AUDITS IN A SELF-CHECKOUT SYSTEM
The system and method described herein may be used to make a binary determination of whether to initiate an in-trip audit of self-scans in a self-checkout system. For example, the system may receive one or more audit parameters that are used to calculate an audit score. The audit score may be compared to a predefined audit threshold to determine, during a shopping trip, whether to initiate the in-trip audit. After or in combination with making the binary determination, the system may make a probabilistic determination of whether to initiate an audit based on historical audit points associated with the shopper. The audit points are incremented or decremented based on prior audits and other characteristics of the shopper.
Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation database, and thereafter use that database for targeted communications. Related inventions include an intelligent Y cable or the like to filter data transmitted from a scanner at a point of entry of consumer data, and a novel POS CS configured to receive bar codes that would otherwise cause the POS CS to enter an error condition.
System and methods of use are discloses that default routing of an ID read by an ID reader as part of a purchase transaction in a retail store, to a first computer system (MCS) instead of the POS computer system for the retail store, the first computer system processes the ID, and the POS computer system receives the results of the processing in the form of a IDs recognizable by the POS computer system and for which the POS computer system has associated costs.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Computer hardware; computer apparatus for transmitting data; mobile data communications apparatus; computer software; computer programs; application software; downloadable computer programs and application software; mobile phone application software; software for telecommunication; software for the processing of financial transactions; downloadable computer programs and application software for computer apparatus, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablets, for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; mobile device application software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; downloadable computer programs and application software which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business information and distribution of business information; business research; market research data collection services; interpretation and analysis of market research data; compilation of information into computer databases; computerised data verification; on-line data processing services; providing commercial information and advice to consumers; product information, price information; discount information; product promotional services; price comparison services; cost price analysis; sales promotion for others; promoting the goods and services of others; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; organisation, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the internet, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices; promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution; organisation and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; advertising services provided via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services; providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds; on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme; promotion and advertising of retail services connected with the sale of gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods and services, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, business, utilities, phones and internet, gifts and shopping; compilation of business data; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services. Design, development of, and maintaining and updating, computer hardware and software; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software which allows users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; maintaining websites; application service provider; application service provider featuring software for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, special offers, reviews, product information, price comparison information, links to websites, and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; application service provider featuring software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; application service provider services regarding social networking software; provision of an Internet platform for social networking services; hosting of digital content online; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Computer hardware; computer apparatus for transmitting data; mobile data communications apparatus; computer software; computer programs; application software; downloadable computer programs and application software; mobile phone application software; software for telecommunication; software for the processing of financial transactions; downloadable computer programs and application software for computer apparatus, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablets, for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; mobile device application software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; downloadable computer programs and application software which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods. Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions; business information and distribution of business information; business research; market research data collection services; interpretation and analysis of market research data; compilation of information into computer databases; computerised data verification; on-line data processing services; providing commercial information and advice to consumers; product information, price information; discount information; product promotional services; price comparison services; cost price analysis; sales promotion for others; promoting the goods and services of others; promoting the goods and services of others by providing a website and downloadable application software featuring coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; organisation, operation, supervision and management of sales incentive schemes, loyalty schemes and incentive schemes, customer loyalty, incentive and promotional schemes, business incentive and loyalty schemes, sales and promotional incentive schemes, including all such schemes provided via the internet, mobile devices, mobile telephones, smart phones and tablet devices; promoting the goods of others by means of providing online vouchers and coupons and voucher and coupon notifications via a website or network of websites as well as through email and mobile distribution; organisation and promotion of schemes which allow users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; advertising services provided via the internet; dissemination of advertising for others via the internet; advertising for affiliate retailers offering vouchers, voucher codes, coupons, offers and discounts on products and services; providing an online directory information service featuring classifieds; on-line administration and supervision of a discount, special offer and gift voucher scheme; promotion and advertising of retail services connected with the sale of gifts, clothing, travel services, financial services, electrical goods, health and beauty goods and services, sports and leisure goods and services, restaurant services, food, home and garden, entertainment, business, utilities, phones and internet, gifts and shopping; compilation of business data; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services. Design, development of, and maintaining and updating, computer hardware and software; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software for mobile digital devices for allowing users to access coupons, vouchers, voucher codes, rebates, price-comparison information, product reviews, links to the retail websites of others, and discount information; design and development of, and maintaining and updating, downloadable computer programs and application software which allows users to access sales promotion offers and obtain monetary rewards which can be credited to their accounts via a cash-back system; maintaining websites; application service provider; application service provider featuring software for receiving, transmitting and displaying vouchers, coupons, voucher codes, special offers, reviews, product information, price comparison information, links to websites, and receiving and transmitting data for the purchase of goods and services; application service provider featuring software for providing consumers with information regarding discounts, vouchers and special offers for the goods or services of others; application service provider services regarding social networking software; provision of an Internet platform for social networking services; hosting of digital content online; information, consultancy and advisory services for all the aforesaid services.
A media targeting system may be configured to coordinate media and manage media conflicts in its delivery to consumers. The media targeting system may in near real-time arbitrate between all offers assigned to a particular consumer or available to the consumer via one or more channels to ensure that a consumer only receives non-conflicting offers during particular time periods. The media targeting system may translate offers into a real-time, in-store loyalty environment including consumer real-time behavior assignment into traits in order to make a real-time offer assignment based on the traits. An application on a mobile device of a consumer may allow the consumer to share offers with other consumers via a bump of the consumers' mobile devices.
Disclosed are systems and methods that time correlate input at a point of entry of consumer data of least two identifications for products, prescriptions, vouchers, or codes, uses positive correlation determinations for triggering output of predetermined information. The time correlation of identifications may be used to build a time correlation database, and thereafter use that database for targeted communications. Related inventions include an intelligent Y cable or the like to filter data transmitted from a scanner at a point of entry of consumer data, and a novel POS CS configured to receive bar codes that would otherwise cause the POS CS to enter an error condition.
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G06F 17/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques
G06F 19/00 - Équipement ou méthodes de traitement de données ou de calcul numérique, spécialement adaptés à des applications spécifiques (spécialement adaptés à des fonctions spécifiques G06F 17/00;systèmes ou méthodes de traitement de données spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion, de surveillance ou de prévision G06Q;informatique médicale G16H)
G06Q 90/00 - Systèmes ou méthodes spécialement adaptés à des fins administratives, commerciales, financières, de gestion ou de surveillance, n'impliquant pas de traitement significatif de données
