The present invention relates to an online/offline market management server using a near-field communication (NFC) tag. The online/offline marketing management server using an NFC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a user terminal, an near-field communication tag managing unit configured to manage NFC tag information formed at a business site; a reward means managing unit configured to accumulate a reward means, such as points or a coupon, on an account of the user terminal or manage the reward means to be used when the NFC tag is recognized from the user terminal; and a route guiding unit configured to acquire a user's consumption pattern according to time and region from the user terminal and display at least one activity route on an electronic map to provide a schedule by which reward means of a plurality of business sites can be accumulated or used.

A low energy mesh network system, including a mesh network; a central station, a low energy enhanced positional accuracy low energy (EPALE) central station and product local fixed enhanced positional accuracy low energy (EPALE) beacons. The mesh network defines a virtual item container having virtual item container nodes defining boundaries for a physical container. The mesh network tracks items to be positioned within the physical container.

A method for checking fixed assets of an enterprise which may be in various locations include receiving a checking task sent by the server, and obtaining fixed assets information by reading an identification tag of a plurality of fixed assets by a tag reading device of one or more mobile terminals. The method further can include obtaining an result of checking the fixed assets by checking the plurality of fixed assets according to the fixed assets information and the checking task, determining whether the result of checking the fixed assets is normal, and sending the result of checking the fixed assets to the server when the result of checking the fixed assets is normal.

Automated dispensing of beverages is provided by unattended software control. Grants are purchased or given from the administrative Portal (we call it Pass Manager, see screen shots in the ppt presentation). The redemption is initiated from the web page opened on a phone or tablet. Redemption can also be initiated by applying QR, bar code, RFID or CC cards to a Reader. dispensing tap may be accessed at the dispensing station interface or via a networked application interface. Authenticating the granting of automated access via a receipt includes acceptance of legal terms and conditions and assess limited by an access code. User may prepay for servings, with the tap remaining locked until the user specific access code is acknowledged. After dispensing, the tap is locked and the purchase or grant total updated.

A computer-implemented method includes determining that a group of items left a space together based on RFID exit times and determining that at least one item of the group of items left the space without authorization by evaluating transactions that took place within a first time period before the at least one item left the space. A single investigation file is automatically created that includes the group of items that left the space together.

An ambient transaction system is described for facilitating various transactions types between a management system and a connected device over a transaction platform. Based on a variety of different triggering conditions, the transaction platform may establish an integrated session among the transaction platform, the management system, and the connected device. The transaction platform includes integrated logic of the management system such that a presentment layer provided to the connected device by the transaction platform via the integrated session includes features of the management system associated with the transaction type. When the transaction is a payment transaction, the features may include a payment feature through which checkout options may be selected for payment via the connected device. Upon receiving a payment selection from the connected device, the transaction platform may transmit the payment information to a payment processing system, and provide payment confirmation to at least the management system.

An embodiment method comprises transmitting a reader carrier signal from a contactless reader to a contactless device, receiving by the reader, a device modulated carrier signal from the device, the device modulated carrier signal having a carrier frequency, preferably turning off by the reader, the transmission of the reader carrier signal during reception of the device modulated carrier signal, and after having turned off the transmission of the reader carrier signal, determining by the reader the presence or the absence at the reader's antenna of a modulated carrier signal having at the reader's antenna the carrier frequency with a tolerance, without relying on the data content of the modulated carrier signal.

A container includes a surface and a first resonance portion. The surface defines a volume of the container, and the first resonance portion includes an assembly of three-dimensional (3D) carbon-containing structures printed on the surface of the container using one or more first carbon-based inks. The first resonance portion is configured to indicate a presence of an item within the container by resonating at one or more predetermined frequencies in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping associated with a user device located a distance from the container. In some implementations, the container may include a second resonance portion including an assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures printed on the surface of the container using one or more second carbon-based inks, the one or more second carbon-based inks being different than the one or more first carbon-based inks.

In order to process a mobile transaction offline, a user terminal transmits a mobile transaction code and a merchant terminal ID to a payment information transmission server and the payment information transmission server transmits a payment information message including the mobile transaction code to a merchant terminal, so that it is possible to process mobile transactions through a unified user interface despite different payment plans of various payment service providers.

A payment terminal with a housing having a planar upper face with an extension forming an angle θ.sub.2 between 30 and 50° with the planar face for receiving a contactless reading device, another end of the planar face comprising a magnetic stripe card reader and receiving, in a slot located above the magnetic stripe card reader and forming an angle θ.sub.1 between 30 and 50° with the planar face, a contact chip card reader, the terminal comprising a main circuit board comprising a controller and memory, the controller for controlling a display device displaying a keyboard and card reading, the board comprises a connector for a contact card reader oriented with the angle θ.sub.1 with the planar card surface and a flexible connector for connecting a wired antenna for reading of contactless payment means with the angle θ.sub.2 with the planar card surface.