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7603621 |
Computer interface for illiterate and near-illiterate users
An interface is presented that can be used by those with little or no computer skills and little or no reading skills. In an exemplary embodiment, the icon pictures are detailed enough that they do...
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7603316 |
Message delivery delegate system and method
The present invention provides major improvement with respect to electronic transaction reporting and processing by providing advance asynchronous confirmation of a transaction to a consumer while...
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7599850 |
Method of and system for managing promotions for purchase transactions over a network
A system for managing promotions over a network includes a promotion server system having a computer processor and associated datastore, the datastore containing data representative of terms and...
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7599858 |
System and method for availability-based limited-time offerings and transactions
System and method for availability based on limited-time offerings and transactions. One embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method that, based on a set of known preferences...
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7599857 |
System and method for facilitating interaction between consumer and merchant
An automated method and system is provided for facilitating interaction between a consumer and a merchant using a strong security framework. An offer describing a product and a predetermined means...
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7599853 |
System and method of arranging delivery of advertisements over a network such as the internet
A method and system of arranging advertisements on a network for a potential media owner or affiliate to sell ad space on a network media to an advertiser. The advertiser's conditions and the...
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7599851 |
Method for providing customized user interface and targeted marketing forum
A method for providing customized network interface and targeted marketing forum. Consumers are provided with a graphical interface tailored in appearance and content based solely on the consumer's...
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7599852 |
Method and apparatus for adding advertising tag lines to electronic messages
A computer method and device for intercepting contracting client's sent electronic messages, scanning the message body content for key words, sending the key words to a remote central computer...
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7599788 |
System and method for monitoring the movement of one or more vehicles
A system and method is provided to allow users to receive and transmit real-time traffic flow information. A service provider can utilize information gathering infrastructure to receive, store, and...
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7596515 |
System and method for pairing providers with consumers of online goods and services
A method and system is provided that operates as an intelligent intermediary between online consumers and providers of goods and services. The system operates to receive a request initiated by a...
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7595725 |
System and method for identifying geographical areas that significantly overlap a map view
A system and method for identifying, from a set of geographical areas, a set of target areas that overlap a map view or view port of a map. Target areas are defined as circles having centers and...
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7596502 |
System and method for replacing contact information on a website
A system and method that replaces contact information on a real estate development website with contact information for a referring real estate agent. The contact information of the referring real...
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7596578 |
Method and apparatus for operating and funding a question and answer interactive system
A method and system, executed by a server, is disclosed for receiving questions from users regarding one or more topics and providing answers from a set of experts. Users can direct questions to...
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7596500 |
System and method for processing import/export transactions
Import/export transactions whereby an item is to be transported from one country to another are automated. An invoice containing a list of one or more part numbers is entered in at a web site and...
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7594855 |
Method and apparatus for gaming promotional printer
A method and apparatus for a gaming promotional printer for use within a cashless enabled gaming machine are disclosed. A gaming promotional printer includes a coupon database describing a stack of...
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7593868 |
Systems and methods for providing contextual advertising information via a communication network
According to some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to display contextual advertising information to a user via a communication network.
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7593862 |
Delivery, organization, and redemption of virtual offers from the internet, interactive-TV, wireless devices and other electronic means
Disclosed are methods and systems for redeeming virtual coupons by associating the coupons with consumers' credit cards for redemption. In disclosed methods, coupon databases are associated with...
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7593906 |
Bayesian probability accuracy improvements for web traffic predictions
Enhancements to Bayesian prediction models for network location traffic provide increased accuracy in web traffic predictions. The enhancements include implementing user advertising target queries...
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7593721 |
Method and apparatus for delivering geographical specific advertisements to a communication device
The present invention relates to apparatus, method and system for advertising on communication devices, such as cellular phones. A ‘central contact information database’ containing contact...
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7590557 |
Healthcare card incentive program for multiple users
A computer-implemented arrangement facilitates purchases by multiple cardmembers using respective transaction instruments, each transaction instrument being associated with a single tax-advantaged...
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7590723 |
System and method for targeting advertisements to tenants in a building
A system and method for targeting advertisements to tenants in a building by providing a portal for a building accessible via the Internet with the portal based upon the specific needs of targeted...
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7590556 |
System and method for providing lifestyle specific information services, and products over a global computer network such as the internet
An Internet-based service configured to provide a variety of products, services and information tailored to a specific and known lifestyle, wherein all information provided about those products,...
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7590586 |
Method of and system for auctioning off commercial frames for on-air content and method of and system for automatically sending on-air content
A method of and system for auctioning off commercial (CM) frame for on-air content and a method of and system for automatically sending on-air content. A broadcast station presents as an auctioneer...
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7587371 |
Charging method and imaging apparatus for equitable and simple charging
A charging method using a use point that is a unit, common to a plurality of apparatuses, of charging according to use thereof includes the steps of (a) converting a result of use of each of...
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7587372 |
Dynamic pricing of items based on category with which the item is associated
A method of dynamically adjusting prices of items using a processor based upon the category to which the item is assigned, wherein the items are of the type that are deliverable over a network. A...
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7584149 |
System and method for securing data through a PDA portal
Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and/or loyalty process, and in particular, the consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and/or loyalty process. During...
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7584118 |
Methods and systems for electronic affiliate compensation
A method for determining the compensation due an affiliate from a merchant for traffic to a merchant Web site that originates from an affiliate Web site. The method may include steps of defining a...
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7580858 |
Advertising revenue sharing
A method for compensating all parties involved in producing the income stream for a content distributor is presented where the content-hosting site, the content writer and the user doing the...
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7580868 |
Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining rankings of product providers displayed via a product source system
The present invention generates a ranked display listing of product providers (such as hotels) in response to a user query wherein the rank is generated based upon a performance factor determined...
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7578439 |
System and method for authorizing stored value card transactions
A computer-implemented method for processing a stored-value card transaction request in a card data management system is presented. The management system has a central processor in communication...
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7578430 |
Loyalty program enrollment systems and methods
Systems and methods for enrolling customers in loyalty programs include receiving, at a loyalty program host, transaction information for a transaction initiated by a customer and determining...
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7580855 |
Computer-implemented apparatus and method for generating a tailored promotion
A computer-implemented electronic commerce apparatus and method is provided. The apparatus includes a connection to the distributed communication network and a consumer information storage, the...
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7580856 |
Systems and methods for distributing targeted incentives to financial institution customers
An incentive distribution system is used in distributing, tracking and redeeming product incentives offered by manufacturers and distributors of consumer goods through a financial institution. A...
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7580861 |
Providing automated gift registry functionality to assist a user in purchasing an item for a recipient
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described that provides automated gift registry functionality to assist a user in purchasing an item for a recipient. In particular, the system may...
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7578431 |
Proximity payment card with printed indication of switch location
An identification token includes a body and an RFID IC embedded in the body. An antenna is also embedded in the body and is coupled to the RFID IC. A switch is embedded in the body and coupled to...
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7580857 |
Methods and systems for online transaction processing
Methods and systems coordinate an Internet-based financial transaction between an Internet merchant and a customer. A first information packet is received with a payment network from the Internet...
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7577976 |
Support server, support method, and program for determining providing route of content
A support server receives via a communication network, facility condition information provided by a content providing terminal that provides a content, showing the condition of the facility where a...
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7577581 |
Method for targeting promotions to individual associated with a vehicle
This disclosure provides a system for remotely communicating with a vehicle and a related business method of targeting promotions to one or more individuals associated with a vehicle. The system...
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7574651 |
Value system for dynamic composition of pages
Pages are dynamically composed in order to increase the overall value of the page. In one approach, the overall value of the page is a function of the actual values of the page components that...
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7573992 |
Telecommunications service provisioning utilizing group subscription plan
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing telecommunication services based on customer groups. A customer group is offered a service plan that provides an incentive to early subscribers in...
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7574363 |
Intelligent merchandise indicator
An indication to a consumer that a product or item on a retail fixture matches a set of consumer preferences is provided by equipping a retail fixture with a consumer identification unit and with a...
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7574659 |
Computer graphic display visualization system and method
An improved human user computer interface system, providing a graphic representation of a hierarchy populated with naturally classified objects, having included therein at least one associated...
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7574403 |
Patronage incentive saving system and method for retail businesses
A method of doing business in a retail environment employs a patronage incentive system incorporating a rounding up saving software program which provides a customer making a purchase at a...
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7574222 |
Method and system for location management and location information providing system
In an information providing system, a user inputs desired mobile ID number to a client terminal. The client terminal transmits a request for location information on the mobile station including the...
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7571112 |
Virtual private radio station via virtual private network
A method and a system are provided. A request is received from a first device through a network. Local content is selected from a group of different local content to send to the first device via...
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7571106 |
Methods and apparatus for freshness and completeness of information
A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information...
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7568617 |
Learning fare collection system for mass transit
An implementation of a system and method for gating entry in a transit system using information from a bankcard, such as a credit card or debit card is provided.
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7568116 |
Automated display device
A self-powered video display device provides an automated point of purchase advertising display that includes a motion sensing feature, a power management function to manage power usage depending...
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7562817 |
System and method for training and monitoring data reader operators
A scanner or other data reader is equipped with means for determining characteristics of an operator's scanning technique. In a preferred configuration, the scanner is integrated with a weigh scale...
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7565332 |
Method and system for providing a widget usable in affiliate marketing
A system and computer implemented method for providing a widget are described. The method and system include rendering the widget on a site. The widget dynamically displays multimedia content...
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