Quiet hours for notifications
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11178271B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US15149013

    申请日:2016-05-06

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to automatically turn off notifications when generating a notification would cause a disturbance or be unwanted by a user. The device can be configured with quiet hours during which notifications that would otherwise be generated by the computing device can be suppressed. In some implementations, quiet hours can be configured as a time period with a start time and an end time. In some implementations, quiet hours can be derived from application data. For example, calendar data, alarm clock data, map data, etc. can be used to determine when quiet hours should be enforced. In some implementations, the device can be configured with exceptions to quiet hour notification suppression. In some implementations, the user can identify contacts to which the quiet hours notification suppression should not be applied.

    Social referrals of promotional content

    公开(公告)号:US09600830B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-21

    申请号:US14291885

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06Q30/0214 G06F17/30867 G06Q30/0204 G06Q50/01

    Abstract: Methods and arrangements allow merchants to set up advertising campaigns that distribute special offers or discounts and allows users to forward the special offers to friends. The forwarding of the offers could expose merchants to offering more discounts than budgeted and this is a concern. The invention addresses this by having the forwarded offer check with the merchant server or advertising server to see if there is enough budget in the campaign left to allow the issuance of the forwarded offer, and if so, the server issues a new identifier. If not, the user receiving the forwarded offer receives a message saying the campaign has expired. Since every offer has its own identifier, the forwarding of the offers can be tracked, as well as the redemption, which allows for social metric collection.

    DISABLING MOBILE PAYMENTS FOR LOST ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    8.
    发明申请
    DISABLING MOBILE PAYMENTS FOR LOST ELECTRONIC DEVICES 审中-公开
    停止电子设备的移动支付

    公开(公告)号:US20150193764A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-09

    申请号:US14474773

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: If a user loses an electronic device that has the capability to conduct financial transactions, the user may report that the electronic device is lost using a lost-device software application to a management electronic device associated with a provider of the electronic device. In response to receiving this information, a disabling command is sent to a payment network associated with the financial account of the user to temporarily disable use of the electronic device to conduct the financial transactions. In particular, the electronic device may include a secure element that stores a payment applet for a financial account, and the disabling command may disable a mapping from a virtual identifier for the financial account to a financial primary account number. Subsequently, if the user finds the electronic device, the user may re-enable the capability (and, thus, the mapping) by providing authentication information to the electronic device.

    Abstract translation: 如果用户丢失了具有进行金融交易能力的电子设备,则用户可以使用丢失的设备软件应用向与电子设备的提供商相关联的管理电子设备报告电子设备丢失。 响应于接收到该信息,禁用命令被发送到与用户的财务帐户相关联的支付网络,以暂时禁止使用电子设备进行金融交易。 特别地,电子设备可以包括存储用于金融帐户的支付小应用程序的安全元件,并且禁用命令可以禁用从财务帐户的虚拟标识符到财务主帐号的映射。 随后,如果用户发现电子设备,则用户可以通过向电子设备提供认证信息来重新启用能力(并且因此映射)。

    GENERATING TRANSACTION IDENTIFIERS
    9.
    发明申请
    GENERATING TRANSACTION IDENTIFIERS 审中-公开
    生成交易标识符

    公开(公告)号:US20150142665A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-21

    申请号:US14475128

    申请日:2014-09-02

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06Q20/0453 G06Q20/322 G06Q20/385

    Abstract: To facilitate conducting a financial transaction via wireless communication between an electronic device and another electronic device, the electronic device determines a unique transaction identifier for the financial transaction based on financial-account information communicated to the other electronic device. The financial-account information specifies a financial account that is used to pay for the financial transaction. Moreover, the unique transaction identifier may be capable of being independently computed by one or more other entities associated with the financial transaction (such as a counterparty in the financial transaction or a payment network that processes payment for the financial transaction) based on the financial-account information communicated by the portable electronic device. The electronic device may also associate receipt information, which is subsequently received from a third party (such as the payment network), with the financial transaction by comparing the determined unique transaction identifier to the computed unique transaction identifier.

    Abstract translation: 为了通过电子设备和另一电子设备之间的无线通信进行金融交易,电子设备基于传送到另一电子设备的金融账户信息确定用于金融交易的唯一交易标识符。 财务账户信息指定用于支付金融交易的金融账户。 此外,唯一交易标识符可能能够由与金融交易相关联的一个或多个其他实体(诸如金融交易中的交易对手或处理金融交易支付的支付网络)独立计算, 由便携式电子设备传送的帐户信息。 电子设备还可以将随后从第三方(例如支付网络)接收到的接收信息与金融交易相关联,通过将确定的唯一交易标识符与所计算的唯一交易标识符进行比较。

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