The present disclosure relates to new network device source entity triggered device configuration setup. Specifically, various techniques and systems are provided for efficient setup of a acquired device on a network using information generated by a new network device source entity. More specifically, exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for receiving, at a computing device connected to an established network device on a network, an acquisition communication including an indication that a new network device has been acquired; transmitting data to the established network device, wherein the data includes identification information associated with the new network device; receiving a join query, wherein the join query includes a request to authorize the new network device to join a network; and transmitting a response to the join query, wherein the response includes an authorization for the new network device to join the network.

Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of processing a user input by an electronic device. The method includes: generating a first query based on an input; identifying a response to the first query; transmitting a second query generated at least based on the first query to an external electronic device, which can perform short-range communication, through communication circuitry of at least one communication module, based on a result of the response; and setting the second query to be processed by the external electronic device.

One or more devices may receive activity logs from multiple set-top-boxes (STBs); determine that an outage has occurred based on the activity logs; identify one or more STBs, of the plurality of STBs, that failed to play back paid content during the outage, or where playback of paid content, by the one or more STBs, was interrupted during the outage; and credit corresponding accounts associated with the one or more STBs.

Disclosed herein are various embodiments for systems and methods for self-payment and verification of the purchase of retail goods and services. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method for verifying the purchase using a mobile electronic device in wireless communication with a payment verification system and a code generating system is provided, the method comprising the steps of: receiving from a consumer information identifying an item for purchase; receiving from a consumer information identifying payment means for purchasing the item for purchase; processing the information identifying the item for purchase and information identifying payment means and generating a unique QR code indicating a purchase of the item; sending the unique QR code to a mobile device for display by a consumer to the vendor of the item for purchase.

A system for securely distributing resources includes a smart device and a third party system each having a network communication interface, a memory device and a processing device. In the smart device the processing device is configured to: communicate host information from the smart device to an associated host entity system; and communicate resource distribution information from the smart device to a third party system. The resource distribution information is usable by the third party system to securely distribute a resource from the third party system to the host entity system. In the third party system the processing device is configured to: receive resource distribution information from the smart device where the resource distribution information is used to distribute a resource to the host entity system; and distribute the resource to the host entity system based on the resource distribution information.

A system for securely distributing resources includes a smart device, a resource distribution device and a third party system each having communication interfaces, a memory device and a processing device. In the resource distribution device the processing device is configured to: communicate host information with a smart device associated with a host entity system via a smart device communication interface; and communicate resource distribution information to a third party system via a network communication interface. In the third party system the processing device is configured to: receive resource distribution information from a resource distribution device in communication with a smart device associated with a host entity system where the resource distribution information is usable to distribute a resource to the host entity system; and distribute the resource to the host entity system based on the resource distribution information.

Disclosed are a system and a method for servicing a customized mobile content that can allow a user to easily download and use various mobile contents regardless of a type of his/her own terminal by: verifying user information by using metadata and a template that are stored in advance from information published by a content publishing institution, generating a mobile content suitable for types of the content publishing institution and a user terminal and transmitting the generated mobile content to the user terminal, downloading the mobile content through a program for the mobile content installed in the user terminal, and displaying the downloaded mobile content to the user.

A method includes receiving a request for registered payment options associated with a user computing device, where the request includes an identifier uniquely identifying one of the user computing device and the user. The method includes identifying one or more payment options associated with the device identifier, where each of the one or more payment options is associated with respective payment instrument information. The method includes providing one or more codes, where each code of the one or more codes identifies a respective payment option of the one or more payment options. The method includes receiving a first code of the one or more codes and transaction information. The method includes accessing, based upon the first code, payment instrument information associated with the payment option identified by the first code, and causing the processing of the payment instrument information in relation to a transaction identified by the transaction data.

A device in a payment transaction handoff system may include at least one processor configured to receive a request to perform a payment transaction and identify, using a first communication protocol, a respective device identifier of each of a plurality of proximate devices. The at least one processor is configured to select, based at least in part on a payment factor, a default payment device from the plurality of proximate devices. The at least one processor is configured to transmit, via a second communication protocol, a message to perform the payment transaction, the message comprising the device identifier of the default payment device. In one or more implementations, a first device of the plurality of proximate devices may be associated with a first user account and a second device of the plurality of proximate devices may be associated with a second user account, different from the first user account.

Image data from two different devices is used to identify a physical interaction between two users to authenticate a digital interaction between the users.