447 results about "Product Identifier" patented technology

Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for transforming product code snapshots into real-time, offer-driven electronic purchase transaction notifications that minimize fraud. In one embodiment, a smart phone scans a product identifier from a product package, a server accesses a products database for product purchase offers associated with the product identifier, a user authorizes a credit card from his or her wallet to charge, and then product purchase offers or other credit card offers (for loyalty points or otherwise) are provided to the user mobile device. After a user has purchased an item while in the aisle of the store, the user's smart phone displays a barcoded electronic receipt that can be scanned by the exit so that the consumer can walk out with the produce. In some embodiments, a video chat is requested by a customer service representative and a transaction risk score is lowered based on acceptance of the video chat.

A system (100) enables a customer (103) to order goods via the Internet using a browsing device (104). The system includes at least one web server (106). The system further includes at least one DNS server (105) within a DNS system, which is configured to establish an association between goods (107), at least one corresponding domain name (102), and the web server (106). A request issued to the DNS server (105) to resolve the domain name (102) results in a response providing an Internet address of the web server (106). The web server (106) is configured to respond to a connection request initiated using the Internet address and a corresponding network resource locator including the domain name (102) by executing an ordering process. In various embodiments, the network resource locator may include a product identifier within the domain name, or within a distinct component thereof. The ordering process may proceed directly and automatically to the final placement of an order on behalf of the customer (103), or may include a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order.

A novel method for using product identifiers includes capturing a product identifier identifying a product, selecting one of a plurality of queries, transmitting the product identifier and the selected query to a data provider, and receiving a response to the selected query from the data provider. The method is performed on a personal data device (e.g., a camera phone, PDA, tablet PC et.), which includes a network interface, a scanner operative to capture the product identifier, a user interface operative to receive the query selection, and an application program interface operative to associate the product identifier and the selected query, transmit the product identifier and the selected query to the data provider via the network interface, and to receive the response to the identifier and query from the data provider via the network interface. A method for the data providers to use the product identifiers is also disclosed, and includes receiving a request from a consumer including a unique product identifier and data indicative of the type of information requested, retrieving the type of requested information associated with the particular product from a database, and transmitting the retrieved information to the consumer. The data provider includes a database associating the product identifiers with information corresponding thereto, and means for the providing the associated information to the requesting consumer.

Various methods and systems are provided to capture a unique product code, such as QR code, on a mobile device, process the information contained in the code, provide the user with options of making a purchase, including purchasing a plurality of selected products from different captured codes, and processing the payment via the user's mobile device.

Described is a method for managing and providing provenance of a product using blockchain technology. There is disclosure of the association to the product of a unique product identifier as well as the optional association to the product of an anti-counterfeiting device also having a unique identifier as the product moves along the supply chain from its source phase, through the transformation phase and undergoes the transportation phase. There may be more than one product identifier or anti-counterfeiting device as the product is sometimes joined, sometimes partitioned and sometimes packaged. To manage and facilitate the generation and association of identifiers as the product moves along the supply chain there is a data memory device for storage of the unique identifier for the product and association by the server in the data memory device of the unique identifier for the product with the unique identifier of the anti-counterfeit device and other associations. The server is also adapted to receive and store in the data memory device one or more characteristics of the product existing or created as the product moves along the supply chain. Receipt by the processor of the unique identifier of a product or anti-counterfeit device with a query for the provenance of the product, makes available at least one characteristic associated with that product. The use of blockchain permits the creation of a block for each recorded characteristic and the retrieval of the record associated with a block and to verify that the recorded characteristic is the same as that retrieved from the block in the blockchain uniquely associated with the particular product.

A method to communicate agricultural product information to a user includes receiving, at a management information system, a request for agricultural product information. The request includes an agricultural product identifier. An agricultural product record, identified utilizing the agricultural product identifier, is then accessed and retrieved from a database at the management information system. The agricultural product record includes agricultural product data collected on the chain of custody of the agricultural product. The agricultural product data, as contained within the record, is then communicated to a user responsive to the request. The communication of the request, and the response, may be performed via the Internet as web-based communications.

A key code generating engine strips extenders and other unwanted characters from a file or product name, truncates the remainder to a set maximum, appends the result to an identifier and provides a version suffix. The key code then is associated with other information about the file or product, such as a description, version, size, and a location identifier such as an address, telephone number or Internet web site URL. The resulting record is collated into a plurality of databases accessible through the Internet and searchable by key code or boolean keyword strings to locate files for downloading or vendors' web pages for ordering or learning more about a product. Multiple database systems segregated by subject matter can provide users a virtual card catalog of products and their respective upgrades, patches and add-ons. The key code, when applied to physical products instead of files, also can provide means for researching availability and ordering such physical products and accessories through alternative supplier inventory schemes.

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for presenting one or more offers to a user during a shopping experience including the steps of receiving an input that the user has entered a store, receiving product identifiers, comparing the product identifiers to the at least one rule, determine the one or more offers for one or more products associated with the product identifiers to the at least one rule, presenting to the user, via a user interface, the one or more offers for the one or more products before the user enters the point of transaction area of the store, receiving an input from the user accepting the one or more offers; and transmitting acceptance of the one or more offers by the user to at least one of a financial institution of the user or the merchant.

A method, apparatus and computer programs for gathering data from business transactions conducted at a point of sale using a portable memory device, like, a removable USB flash memory drive. A customer gathers a plurality of a transaction and electronic receipt files by connecting the portable memory to a computer at the point of sale. Over a period of time, the customer consolidates the files into a second database. In one embodiment, the vendor reads an identification data of the customer from the portable memory and stores in a first database along with business transaction data. In another embodiment, the vendor searches for the electronic receipt in the portable memory for matching product identifier of a returned product to complete a return transaction. The apparatus comprises a portable memory connector with a connecting means for the customer to attach and detach the portable memory at the point of sale.

A method for allowing a user PC (1702) to be controlled in order to effect a connection between the user PC (1702) and a destination node (1706) on a network (306). This is facilitated through an audio source (1700) wherein compact disk recording media has embedded therein an audio signal. When the compact disk recording media is played, the audio signal is extracted by an audio extractor (1600) and transmitted to the user PC, and detected by a program running in the background of the user PC (1702). Once the audible tone is detected, a web browser is launched and the tone or decoded product identifier information associated with the tone is transmitted to an ARS (308) on the network (306). The ARS (308) then compares the information received from the user PC (1702) using information from a relational database (1704). The relational database (1704) contains routing information for various destination nodes (1706) on the network. When a match occurs, the matching information is then forwarded back to the user PC (1702) and this is utilized to route the user PC (1702) to the particular destination node (1706) corresponding to the audible tone for the processing of information received therefrom.

A method for obtaining product information and purchasing a product. While viewing images on a video display device, an input device is used to initiate display of a video frame. A product of interest which appears is selected to obtain a display of product information. A portion of the display of product information is selected to initiate a purchase of the product. Also provided is method for identifying a product which appears in a video stream for which product information and possible purchase is desired. A video pixel cluster is selected within a video frame corresponding to the product. The selected pixel cluster is stored in an area definition database. A product identifier is associated with the stored pixel cluster. An interactive video is delivered which includes video frames with product identifiers and corresponding area identifiers. The video stream is transmitted using an internet connection or a smart cable connection

A system and method for controlling a variable light source where a variation in the light source can be triggered by utilizing a product identifier, such as for example RFIDs associated with the product being displayed to tell the controller to control the variable display case lighting to vary its color/intensity to change the lighting to best showcase the product; or utilizing UPC codes, scanned using a handheld device to accomplish the same objective; or utilizing motion/infrared/ultrasonic sensors particularly when lighting is to be turned off to conserve on power consumption. For example, red meat and poultry each may require their respective different lighting to be best displayed; thus red meat products may have a different RFID than poultry items; and gold jewelry items may have a different RFID than sterling silver jewelry items.

The present invention relates to a system and method for managing and monitoring agricultural produce inventories from harvest forward in the supply chain, including obtaining data points relating to activity and activity locations that bear on the produce as it moves along the supply chain, and further includes methods for tracing inventory histories. The invention includes three component parts; (1) management of variables that impact the crop prior to the farm gate, (2) tracking, tracing, and monitoring functions for the crop as it moves through the supply chain, and finally (3) crop-specific integration of the system and it's requisite control points into a wide variety of entities within the fresh produce supply chain with minimal impact on existing operations. Also included is a system and method for assigning a non-unique identifier to the segregated crop batch or product and associating a global location identifier indicating a point of origin of said crop batch with said non-unique identifier. This association transforms the non-unique product identifier into a globally unique identifier.

The invention relates to a system for preparing a beverage, comprising a portion capsule which is filled with a raw beverage material, and a brewing device which comprises a brewing chamber for receiving the portion capsule and for extracting the beverage from the portion capsule by means of an extraction liquid. Said portion capsule comprises a product identifier and said brewing device comprises an identifier detector for identifying the identification of the portion capsule.

Product recommendation is disclosed, including retrieving user behavior data associated with a predetermined statistical period; sorting the user behavior data into one or more groups of data corresponding to one or more types of products based at least in part on associated product identifiers; determining a plurality of interest levels associated with the predetermined statistical period for at least one or more groups of data; determining a plurality of purchase peak probabilities using at least the plurality of interest levels, wherein a purchase peak probability is associated with a predicted likelihood of user interest in receiving recommendations associated with a type of product; ranking at least a portion of the plurality of purchase peak probabilities in response to receipt of an indication to present recommendation information; and presenting recommendation information based at least in part on the ranked at least portion of the plurality of purchase peak probabilities.

The invention relates to a research and development process optimization technology, and provides a business data processing method and device, computer equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a plurality of service data processing requests through a preset interface; wherein the preset interface corresponds to the interface type; obtaining a product identifier, a process node identifier and service data corresponding to the service data processing request; when the interface type is a submission type, inquiring corresponding verification rule parameters according to the product identifier and the process node identifier; Verifying the service data on the basis of the verification rule parameters; And generating feedback information according toa verification result corresponding to the service data, and sending the feedback information to a terminal corresponding to the service data processing request. By adopting the method, the data processing efficiency can be improved.

Methods and apparatuses for making a stocking strip for pegboard stocking. The stocking strip includes an elongated strip containing information for locating a plurality of different products on a peg board display, a first identification number for identifying the strip, a first text area for identifying a source planogram or print job, a second text area for listing stocking location in a sales establishment which contains the pegboard display, a third text area for listing a height for the product, a demarcation for indicating a span of the position of the product on the pegboard, a product image, a product identifier, a color marker and a peg indicator for locating the peg on the pegboard display.

A method for indexing a product identifier and logical parts thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a product identifier; splitting the product identifier into logical parts; indexing the product identifier and the individual logical parts in association with a particular document or portion thereof in an index; and storing the index. A method for processing a search query according to another embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a search query containing one or more terms; searching a search index containing complete product identifiers and variations thereof for attempting to match the one or more terms to the product identifiers or the variations thereof; and if one or more of the terms matches a complete product identifier or variation thereof, selecting and outputting an indicator of a document, or portion thereof, associated with the matching product identifier.

Machine, methods, and computer program encoded on non-transitory memory for facilitating electronic inventory tracking and management of products through messaging over an existing financial services payment network are provided. An example includes an inventory management computer in communication with a merchant POS apparatus or terminal over an existing financial services payment network and configured to receive and process purchase transaction data associated with a product being purchased. The computer can also include, for example, electronic inventory management computer program configured to perform various operations including generating product identifiers, forming product look up tables to correlate the identifiers with the products, and providing inventory data to product providers.

A computer-implemented method and system for providing incentives to consumers based on product level data. Information relating to an incentive is defined and stored using, for example, a database accessible by a processing unit. The information relating to the incentive may include a product identifier, such as a stock keeping unit (SKU) number corresponding to a particular product or service. During a transaction between a merchant and a consumer, information may be transmitted to a processing unit, which determines if the information contains the product identifier corresponding to that specified to qualify for the incentive. Information related a payment medium used by the consumer in the transaction may be received and compared to information from an issuer of the payment medium to verify the transaction. The incentive may be provided via a credit to the payment account, or as an online virtual reward on a social networking or gaming website.

A software-based product identifier includes a description module that collects product description; a parsing module that parses the product description based on recognized attributes, don't care attributes, and unrecognized attributes. The product is identified and mapped to a predefined product based at least in part on the recognized attributes. The unrecognized attribute or attributes may serve as candidate model numbers for previously unknown products.

A product search system and a product search method which is performed in the product search system. The product search system includes: maintaining a database including a product identifier and a product category of the product identifier; receiving an original query for search of a product from a user terminal, and extracting a category query associated with the original query; selecting at least one product category included in the database, as a category corresponding to the original query, using the category query; identifying a product identifier type associated with the selected category; searching the database by applying a search logic corresponding to the identified product identifier type from a plurality of search logics; and outputting a result of the search as a product identifier type that matches the original query.

A method and system for auctioning a product on a computer network includes an auction site computer having an auction site and a scan site computer having a scan site. The method and system includes placing a desired product identifier on the scan site of the computer network. The desired product identifier is indicative of a product desired by the buyer. The auction site has a sale product identifier indicative of a product for sale by a seller. The auction site is then monitored with the scan site. The desired product identifier on the scan site is then compared with the sale product identifier on the auction site. Whether the product desired by the buyer is for sale on the auction site by the seller is then determined from the comparison between the desired product identifier and the sale product identifier. The buyer is then notified when the product desired by the buyer is for sale on the auction site by the seller. A bid from the buyer is then placed to the auction site for the product desired by the buyer. The scan site may be monitored to determine the product desired by the buyer. Each of the product identifiers may include a category product and/or a description product identifier. Comparing the desired product identifier with the sale product identifier includes comparing the category product identifier on the scan site with the category product identifier on the auction site and/or comparing the description product identifier on the scan site with the description product identifier on the auction site. The auction site may be monitored with the scan site using electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging.

An order promising system (10) includes a commerce module (16) that receives a product inquiry from a user. The product inquiry includes a product configuration that includes a product identifier, one or more option values, and the delivery location for the product. The system (10) also includes one or more inventory engines (12) that receive the product configuration from the commerce module (16) and identify one or more products in the inventory of one or more sellers that exactly or partially match the product configuration based on one or more matching rules. The inventory engines (12) also determine a delivery date for each matching product and communicate the matching products and associated delivery dates to the commerce module (16). The commerce module (16) communicates the matching products and associated delivery dates to the user, receives a request for one of the matching products from the user, and communicates the request to the inventory engine (12), which receives the request and commits the requested product to the user.

A single integrated circuit provides communication, sensing and recording of one or more conditions critical to the entity to which it is attached. The chip is part of a larger module comprising a visual indicator, such as an LED, and a power source such as a battery. The sensor may be a temperature sensor whose output is stored in a non-volatile memory section of the chip on some periodic basis. A product identifier is stored on the chip; a method for product recall or location is described.