摘要:
Methods and systems for data processing. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, data to be processed. The computing device may determine whether a random value corresponding to the data to be processed is stored in a storage medium associated with the computing device. If the random value is stored in the storage medium associated with the computing device, the computing device may process the data to be processed using the random value. If the random value is not stored in the storage medium associated with the computing device, the computing device may obtain an additional random value for the data to be processed, and process the data to be processed using the additional random value, and store the additional random value in the storage medium associated with the computing device.
摘要:
An automatic retail system including a server executing an inventory management application, a weight sensitive pallet sending a report to the inventory management application upon removal of an item from the weight sensitive pallet; a weight sensitive shelving system receiving items removed from the pallet and for storing the items, the weight sensitive shelving sending a report to the inventory management application upon receipt or removal of an item; and an automatic retail device sensing the removal of an item. The automatic retail device includes a camera and a display presenting one or more media presentations. The automatic retail device sends a report to the inventory management application upon completion of a sale of the item.
摘要:
A loyalty server enables customers to use a merchant's mobile loyalty and payment program by pairing a customer's loyalty account through use of temporary codes. A customer may login to the customer's loyalty and payment account using a loyalty application installed on a mobile device. The customer can request a temporary code from the loyalty server, and provide it to a POS system associated with a merchant. The POS system can send a request to the loyalty server to retrieve customer information corresponding to the temporary code. The POS system can receive the customer's information, and the customer then earns rewards for transactions conducted with the merchant. In some embodiments, the POS system conducts a transaction using rewards or coupons. In some embodiments, the loyalty server obtains and utilizes the geolocation of the mobile device and the merchant as a portion of the means for pairing.
摘要:
An electronic coupon and receipt management system is disclosed. A plurality of electronic receipts is stored, each corresponding to a transaction, and each including customer identification information corresponding to a customer who initiated the corresponding transaction. Electronic coupons are also stored, including a permitted number of times of usage by a customer. Coupon usage records are also stored, including a total number of times each coupon has been used by a customer. The coupon usage records are updated based on receiving new electronic receipts that indicate the coupon has been used by the customer. A server transmits to user terminal of the customer one or more of the electronic coupons for which the number of times the coupon was used by the requesting customer is less than or equal to the permitted number of times of usage.
摘要:
Provided is a process for managing offers includes: presenting, on a mobile device, offer-creation interfaces by which a merchant specifies an offer, the offer parameters including data indicative of an amount of instances of the offer to be reserved by consumers; obtaining, with the mobile device, the offer parameters; obtaining, with the mobile device, based on wireless signals received by the mobile device indicative of location of the mobile device, a geographic location where consumers are to be alerted to the offer; and sending a request to an affiliate network to distribute the offer to a plurality of publishers within the affiliate network and limit use of the offer according to the specified amount of instances of the offer to be reserved by consumers, wherein the publishers each send a plurality of offers to consumers and wherein the affiliate network tracks redemptions of the offers with merchants.
摘要:
Techniques to verify a participant's visit to a specific location are described. An embodiment may provide a system that generates a pattern that is unique to the location, and that may further be unique to a date or time, a transaction, or other criteria. Participants may capture the pattern, for example, using a mobile device, and transmit the pattern to a verification system. The verification system may decode, translate, decrypt or otherwise obtain information from the pattern. The information obtained from the pattern may be used to verify that the pattern came from the location. The participant may then receive credit for the visit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
A dynamic object tag for a product and systems and methods relating thereto is disclosed. The dynamic object tag comprises a hardware security module, including an electronic storage module, and a communication module for communicating with an interrogation device. The hardware security module is adapted to establish a secure communication channel with the interrogation device, to exchange dynamic authentication parameters with the interrogation device, and to communicate product information stored on the electronic storage module to the interrogation device over the secure communication channel.
摘要:
An approach is provided for validating redemption of a coupon. The coupon management module causes, at least in part, presentation of a coupon via a device. Next, the coupon management module receives a first code in response to the presentation. Next, the coupon management module causes, at least in part, validation of a redemption of the coupon based, at least in part, on the first code. The validation is performed at the device, at a server, or a combination thereof. Next, the coupon management module retrieves a second code based, at least in part, on the coupon, the first code, or a combination thereof. Next, the coupon management module causes, at least in part, presentation of the second code for verification. The validation of the redemption of the coupon is further based, at least in part, on the verification of the second code.
摘要:
Various embodiments, including systems and methods, are described for providing digital coupons to third party network sites. In one representative embodiment, a computing device is provided, where a plurality of digital coupons are maintained in a memory associated with the computing device. Each digital coupon is directed to the purchase of at least one item through an electronic commerce system. A coupon service is implemented in the computing device that is configured to identify at least one of the digital coupons to present on a third party network site in response to a request for at least one of the digital coupons received from the third party network site based at least in part upon information contained in the request. The identified digital coupons are then sent to the third party network site.