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The present invention is directed to a business model and method for generating and distributing Telecom and Internet revenue between a wireless network operator and an Internet Partner company. The inventive business model provides an Internet web-site for the carrier's subscribers, with the web-site being developed by the Internet Partner. The web-site features applications and services tailored to the subscribers in their role as users of a mobile wireless communications device. The invention provides incentives to increase network usage and conduct transactions that generate value for both the wireless network operator and the Internet Partner.

A system and method for providing advertising and advertising services using a telephone system. A data network telephony system includes a commercial message server that communicates with a telephony connection server to communicate commercial messages to display devices on data network telephones. A caller uses the data network telephone to make a telephone call to a callee. The commercial message server receives information about the connection and retrieves commercial messages, or advertisements to communicate to either the caller, the callee or both.

A system and method for delivering content, including, for example, dynamic data content and applications, to handheld devices, including, for example, web-enabled phones and personal data assistants, and other computer-related machines and for managing content on handheld devices and other computer-related machines.

A computerized system for monitoring and maintaining the health of a person comprising the steps of (a) obtaining parameter data from the patient and inputting the parameter data into a computer database; (b) analyzing the parameter data using a computerized statistical modeling technique module and a computerized adaptive expert system shell for the prediction of a health event in the lifetime of the patient; (c) using the analyzed data to developed a health maintenance schedule for the patient, and (d) embedding and / or linking such data onto a microprocessor powered smart card.

An advertising system and method for a communication system that delivers advertisements to subscribers based on the respective subscriber data. The advertisers, through the provider of the system, have advertisements selected and delivered to the subscriber based on the subscriber data. The advertiser pays for advertisement delivery such that the provider can offer reduced rates or free communication services to the subscribers. The provider is capable through the system to update the subscriber data in real time including personal profile, purchase history, financial condition, and location. The provider through the system is capable of establishing advertisement delivery priority by evaluating the subscriber data in real time just prior to triggering advertisement delivery. The advertisement can be delivered in place of ring tones, at the end of the conversation, and while waiting for the other party to answer.

The present invention provides methods and systems for promoting banking services to non-customers at an automated teller machine (ATM) through an incentive system. Non-customers who enroll in the incentive system are awarded points based on ATM use, viewing of advertisements at an ATM, and other factors. When a pre-determined number of points is accumulated by the non-customer, the non-customer is provided with an award (e.g., a convenience fee for use of the ATM is forgiven). In addition, use of networked ATMs by the non-customer is tracked in order to provide tailored awards and advertisements.

Methods, systems, and arrangements facilitate information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider (InfSP). For example, a business-to-business (B2B) engine includes one or more logic modules for interfacing with the telecommunications network and with the InfSP. The B2B engine facilitates the reporting of, e.g., realtime information from the telecommunications network to the InfSP. This realtime information may include subscriber unit location and may be acquired and / or reported based on a mapping data structure in, e.g., the B2B engine. The data structure maps a service class to one or more parameters that dictate or provide guidance with respect to which parameters are relevant, as well as their respective values, and a mechanism for achieving the stipulated parameters. The mechanism may include specific network nodes / entities as well as frequency of acquisition to thereby enable location-tailored content data and / or services to be provided to a subscriber.

Systems and methods are provided for selectively suppressing advertisements and providing supplementary media content in place of the advertisements. A program (including program segments and supplementary media content) and advertisements are transmitted to a user device on two different channels. A database may be queried to determine whether the advertisement suppression feature is enabled for a particular user. For example, the user of the user device may subscribe to an advertisement suppression service and an enabled status may be stored in the database. If the status is enabled, the program segments and supplementary media content are provided to the user device without advertisements. If the status is disabled, the program segments and advertisements are provided to the user device without the supplementary media content.

A computer integrated communication system for restaurants that includes a central server and a series of table units and staff units. The table and staff units each include a display and wireless communication device that enables customer request information and other communications to be sent from the table unit to the staff units either directly or by first being passed through the central server unit. The central server further can monitor the communications and direct the request to another staff member or management for action in the event of delays or other problems with the customer's request.

The disclosure facilitates management data center utilization for generating energy-related revenue from energy markets. Operating schedules are generated, over a time period (T), for operation of an energy management system of energy assets of data center sites. Since CPU utilization (or computing load) can be correlated to energy consumption, the operating schedules can cause the energy management system to modulate the CPU utilization (or computing load) of energy assets within a data center, or to indicate shifting of CPU utilization (or computing load) from one data center site in a certain energy market price region to another data center site in a different energy market price region. When implemented, the generated operating schedules facilitates derivation of the energy-related revenue, over a time period (T), associated with operation of the energy assets according to the generated operating schedule.

A system for use on computer servers on a network serving client computers for selecting an advertisement to be presented among a plurality of possible advertisement candidates based on key words. When a client computer requests a document from a server on the network, the system considers words contained within the document and compares them to a set of key words for each possible advertisement of a plurality of possible advertisements. The system selects an advertisement to be presented with the information where a key word associated with the advertisement matches one or more words in the document. If more than one advertisement qualifies, the system considers a price value of each advertisement and a relevance score for each word, which is a function of proximity to the start of the document, to determine which advertisement will be presented.

A Business-to-Business (B2B) engine, apparatus and method for facilitating information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider. The B2B engine includes an interface module for interfacing with the telecommunications network and with the information service provider. The interface module allows the B2B engine to receive realtime information from the telecommunications network and provide the realtime information to the information service provider. The B2B engine includes a processor that controls the operation of the B2B engine and at least one application module interconnected to the processor that enhances the monitoring and realtime information retrieval of mobile terminals within the telecommunications network. The B2B engine also facilitates the reporting of the realtime information within the telecommunications network to the information service provider, thereby enabling content data and / or services to be provided to the mobile terminal.

The disclosure facilitates management data center utilization for generating energy-related revenue from energy markets. Operating schedules are generated, over a time period T, for operation of an energy management system of energy assets of data center sites. Since CPU utilization (or computing load) can be correlated to energy consumption, the operating schedules can cause the energy management system to modulate the CPU utilization (or computing load) of energy assets within a data center, or to indicate shifting of CPU utilization (or computing load) from one data center site in a certain energy market price region to another data center site in a different energy market price region. When implemented, the generated operating schedules facilitates derivation of the energy-related revenue, over a time period T, associated with operation of the energy assets according to the generated operating schedule.

Using peer-to-peer networking to exchange consumer information in a secure environment. The seeker of consumer information transmits an encrypted query to authenticated and trusted peers which includes legal representations stating the legally permissible purpose for seeking the information. A peer, acting as a maintainer of consumer information, determines if the query matches any consumer information held by the maintainer. The maintainer then informs the seeker of the results of the match, the type of information available, the data format, and the price for such consumer information. A payment invoice can be generated and electronically presented by maintainer. The payment may be electronically debited from the designated account of seeker and remitted to maintainer. In addition, a portion of such funds may be delivered to an entity which maintains the peer-to-peer software.

An entertainment server (100) carries out a simulation, such as a horse training and racing game. Users can interact with the server, however, and a simulation module (400) prepares individual events such as races which are rendered in high quality video by a rendering engine (200) and transmitted during the simulation through a distribution network (250) to users' homes. Preferably, a betting game enables users to wager on the outcome of these races.

A medical prescription scheduler for reminding and compliance is basically envisioned and devised to simplify the programming of a reminder device, and comprises of a single device or a pair of complimentary devices. A scheduler device is meant for achieving a speedy and facilitated scheduling of a medical prescription, formatting the scheduled prescription based on format specifications compliant with the prescription reminder application program of a recipient reminder device, and transmitting the formatted scheduled medical prescription to the reminder device. When unpacked in the receiving reminder device, said format is intended for realizing the programming of the reminder device. And the programmed reminder device is capable of audio-visually reminding each dose of each medication of said prescription till compliance. Preferably, the scheduler and reminder devices are modified commonly used electronic devices, wherein either the existing hardware and / or software is suitably adapted or the requisite hardware and / or software is incorporated so as to accomplish the scheduling and reminding function. While inputting a prescription, the computing means of a scheduler device assists a prescriber by performing relational analysis and by displaying cautionary or advisory information. In addition to facilitating a doctor in scheduling a medical prescription, a means for promoting pharmaceutical products and generating revenues is included.

A multiple-fluid, multiple-substance, multiple-phase, multiple-pressure, multiple-temperature, multiple-stage turbine engine. In preferred embodiments, one or more fluids are supplied by passageways in the turbine shaft or supplied by non-shaft passageways, or both, through rotor passageways to multiple-phase, multiple-fluid, multiple-substance nozzles affixed to one or more perimeters, radial surfaces, axial surfaces, and / or curved or slanted surfaces of the turbine rotor assemblies. The multiple perimeters, radial surfaces, axial surfaces, and / or curved or slanted surfaces of the turbine rotor assemblies are preferably configured and located for multiple inlet and exit velocities of the nozzles, multiple inlet and exit pressures of the nozzles, or combinations thereof. The one or more fluids entering the turbine may each be a substance of single phase, or a substance of multiple phases, or a mix of the single-phase and / or multiple-phase conditions for two or more entrance fluids.

Methods, systems, and computer programs for generating revenue in an online game are presented. One method includes an operation for creating, in the online game, a first virtual currency and a game score, where the amount of the first virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency. The first virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the online game. Further, a game module, that is an autonomous game within the online game, is started, and a second virtual currency and a module score are created in the game module. The amount of the second virtual currency can be increased in exchange for real currency, where the second virtual currency can be traded for advancement in the game module and cannot be traded for advancement in the online game outside of the game module. Advancement in the game module increases the module score and does not increase the game score. In addition, at least one form of advancement in the game module can be obtained with the second virtual currency and cannot be obtained with the first virtual currency.

The present invention is a customizable system and method for direct access to a specified Internet website and related / alternate websites and to reach e-mail addresses utilizing telephone numbers as primary search queries. The browser's graphical elements and layout can be customized to suit the user's preferences or other criteria such as geographical circumstances, language, or to match the specified website's graphical elements and layout. The browser system is preferably embodied in a comprehensive Internet portal offering an instantly created referential and search-helping directories system structure that is formed around a website as it is entered from the portal by means of either: its domain name or URL-numeric, or a common telephone number belonging to such website. It also includes an e-mail organizing function based on the same basic system. The e-mail function is capable of concentrating in a customizable website a plurality of e-mail boxes belonging to the same owner in order to provide a classification service for his incoming messages.

A system, software and related methods of enhanced pharmaceutical operations in long term care facilities are provided. An embodiment of a system includes a long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, long-term care facility pharmacy management software associated with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server to manage pharmacological operations in a plurality of long-term care facilities, a plurality of pharmaceutical storage and electronic dispensing carts each positioned in a long-term care facility remote from the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server and in communication therewith, a remote pharmacy group server in communication with the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server, and a plurality of pharmaceutical prescription document processors each positioned in a long-term care facility and in communication with the remote pharmacy group server or the long-term care facility pharmacy group management server.

Systems and methods are provided for selectively modifying the display of an advertisement based on an interactive gaming environment associated with the advertisement. An action relating to game play in the interactive gaming environment is received from a user and stored on a remote server. The display of the advertisement is then modified in response to the action from the user by, for example, skipping the displayed advertisement. In some embodiments, an advertisement modification credit is associated with the user profile of the user who provided the action. Based on the amount of advertisement modification credits associated with the particular user, the server determines whether or not to modify the display of the advertisement. Based on the determination, the display of the advertisement is modified if the amount of advertisement modification credits associated with the particular user is greater than or equal to an advertisement modification threshold.

Systems, methods and apparatuses for producing a competitive giving marketplace through a social impact marketing platform is disclosed. A portal for consumers, merchants, nonprofits, merchant processors, and financial institutions (participants) is provided to interact in the online and physical marketplace connected to the portal and may create and host competitive events to generate revenues for a designated nonprofit, purpose or cause. An administrative system coordinates the relationship between participants and the receipt of revenue generated for participants. The system and method disclosed provide ways for participants to measure, verify, and market the generated revenue through a portal, in order to combine and direct designated revenues for a designated nonprofit or other purpose in a competitive giving marketplace.

Systems and methods for the dissemination of information from a controlled environment facility employ facility information management functionality managing resident information and facility information, and call manager functionality selectively providing at least a portion of the resident information and / or the facility information to an outside party in an automated manner. The invention may employ outgoing IVR functionality to provide select portions of the resident information in response to the call manager recognizing that a call is a first call by a resident, or a first call to a particular telephone number by a resident. The invention may manage information related to providers of services or goods for residents of a facility, provide an outside party this information, and notify a selected provider of selection of that provider by the outside party to provide goods or services for a resident.

A system and method for optimizing mobile commerce relates to delivering user applications and interactive content and tracking systems, along with paid content, to a user mobile appliance at a location-based merchant's place of business. This enables location-based merchants to automate business administrative tasking, commerce transaction management, and customer service while increasing revenue generation on behalf of their enterprise, their clients and / or related third parties. The system may securely authenticate, admit, process, profile, aggregate and archive information inputted directly by the client at the merchant's place of business, or in advance of the client's arrival to the merchant's place of business.

The present invention relates to a video conference system (SC, SE, VI) comprising at least one visual scan means (SC), a mediating Server entity (SE) and a at least one visual presentation means (VI) for presenting a scanned perspective view connected via a network, where the visual scan means (SC) comprises change means for changing the perspective view, and the video conference system (SC, SE, VI) comprises further mediating means (SE), storage means (MO), and control means that are adapted to process individual visual perspectives for the at least one visual presentation means, where the mediating means are adapted to aggregate multiple scanned views, where the storage means buffer the aggregate multiple scanned views, where the control means are adapted to instruct the change means for selecting a scan perspective, and where retrieval means are adapted to extract a requested individual perspective view out of the aggregated multiple scanned views. The invention further relates to a mediating media server, a client device, a computer software product, and a method for providing an individual perspective view for a participant of a videoconference between multiple participants.

A method of advertising products utilizing the standard digital versatile disc (DVD) format incorporated by virtually all home DVD players. The method includes presenting purchasing information within a DVD having video content such as movies, documentaries, music videos, and the like. A product sought to be sold is identified within the video content and viewer-selectable options generated within the menu hierarchy permit the user to obtain additional information on the product.

A method of processing stillage from fermentation derived alcohol is disclosed, including dry-grind ethanol production from corn, by fermentation with filamentous fungi. This produces high-value fungal biomass that can be recovered by screening, is easily dewatered and used as an animal feed, human food or as a source of nutraceuticals. The methodology uses an airlift reactor to enhance the morphology of the fungi for easy harvesting and separation of water for recycling and reuse and to recover added enzymes and mineral acid with the water. The process also separates oil from the stillage. The fungal processing removes organic substances from the water that are otherwise inhibitory to the reuse prospects for the water, i.e. suspended and dissolved organic matter, including glycerol, lactic and acetic acids. The process also separates oil from the stillage by enmeshing the oil in the fungal biomass and can produce more oil through cultivation of oleaginous fungi. This approach generates revenue from low value thin stillage, while substantially reducing stillage processing costs, mainly by averting the need for evaporation of the thin stillage.

Advertisers can generate revenue (or credits) from an advertising network by allowing relevant ads to be shown with their properties (e.g., a document such as a Web page), and allow an ad delivery system to serve relevant ads. For example, the advertiser document may include at least one supplemental advertisement determined using search query information entered earlier by a user device. As another example, the advertiser document may include at least one supplemental advertisement determined using a correlation or association of the advertiser's advertisement and the supplemental advertisement.

An interactive direct response system combines the use of short text message systems (SMS) via cell phones (100) with a database (102) and website to enable advertisers to view in real time customer responses to a direct response campaign. Customers are invited to respond to a defined advertisement on for example a billboard by responding to a single telephone number associated with the website by sending a text message linked to that particular advertisement, i.e. a single word (104,106). A computer receives and analyses the responses and sends an acknowledgement message to the customer.

A lottery device, system and method incorporate lottery and non-lottery transaction capabilities within a single device that also provides for paperless wagering and payment of winnings. As part of the present invention, a transaction instrument facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can use a reader terminal component to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument.