Aspects of a system and apparatus for accessing online services subject to limitations and restrictions are disclosed. An operator, also referenced herein as a vendor or subscriber, access a third party host server. The operator provides a plurality of data parameters describing a scope and extent of user privileges with respect to one or more services available to the server via a network or internet connection. A user may download an application and use the services, including providing funds through an account funded by the user where applicable. The user's access to the service at issue may be subject to the data parameters at the server, which may provide limitations or restriction on the use of the service by the server, or which, in appropriate cases, may deny service.

A token specifying a payment account is issued to a party to which payments are to be made and the token is installed in a specially configured camera. Whenever a photograph is captured by the camera, a copy of the token, among other things, is embedded in the photograph's metadata. The metadata may also include photo-specific information and a selling price. When a buyer selects the photo for purchase, the token may be used to facilitate a payment to the party, such as the photographer. The buyer may initiate the transaction by simply dragging the selected photograph or photographs onto a purchase application which automatically extracts price and the token for initiating the purchase transaction. The seller can view the purchase details in the payment account.

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing a transaction validation service. A device can receive a request to validate a transaction requested by a user device, where the transaction can be performed by an application and where the request to validate the transaction can be obtained with a first hash that is created by the user device. The first hash can include a hash of transaction data that is hashed using data stored on the user device. The device can receive an indication that the transaction has been approved, obtain a second hash of the transaction data that is hashed using the data stored on the user device, and determine, based on the first hash and the second hash, whether the transaction should be allowed or blocked.

The present technology includes systems and methods for indicating a status of an application on a graphical user interface. The systems and methods include displaying, on a graphical user interface a plurality of application icons associated with a plurality of applications. A first application of the plurality of applications has a first application status represented by a first application icon. The first application can change from the first application status to a second application status. The second application status is different from the first application status. The second application status having a second application icon reflecting the second application status, wherein the second application icon is different from the first application icon.

The present disclosure generally relates to a computer system displaying user interfaces for accessing passes and transfer accounts. In some examples, passes are added to the computer system. In some examples, passes are accessed. In some examples, transfers relating to the passes and transfer accounts are displayed, such as in search user interfaces.

A computer-implemented method of remotely influencing a performer at a live event via a customer mobile device is disclosed herein. The method includes: displaying a graphical user interface configured to receive user inputs; receiving a first user input including a user request for the performer at the live event; presenting predetermined terms and conditions associated with the user request; receiving a second user input including a user acceptance of the terms and conditions associated with the user request; transmitting the user request to a host server upon receiving the user acceptance of the terms and conditions associated with the user request; receiving a confirmation of the terms and conditions associated with the user request from the host server; and transmitting the user request for receipt by a performer mobile device of the performer during the live event.

The present disclosure relates to a system and computer-implemented method for fulfilling an order request. The method includes receiving information regarding a transaction between a user and a merchant, and information regarding an error while processing the transaction. Further, based on a received assurance value from the merchant, requesting one or more entities for providing at least one of a partial or total of the assurance value. Furthermore, in response to the request, a contribution value is received from each of the one or more entities, where the contribution value is one of the partial or total of the assurance value. Finally, an assurance message is provided to the merchant indicating successful payment for fulfilling the order request of the user upon determining the contribution value received from the one or more entities is summing up to the assurance value.

According to an example for virtual currency exchange management, a list of virtual currencies that can be exchanged between a first application and a second application is determined, and a virtual currency exchange rate between a first virtual currency in the first application and a second virtual currency in the second application is calculated. The user is authenticated to the first and second application, and in the event that authentication is successful, the first virtual currency associated with the user is decremented based on the exchange rate and the second virtual currency associated with the user is incremented based on the exchange rate. In some examples, a redeemable asset, digital currency, cryptocurrency, or combinations thereof may be exchanged for a virtual currency based on a calculated exchange rate.

A method for operating an integrated smart shopping cart app using autonomous payments, includes: a step in which an integrated smart shopping cart icon is displayed through an online/mobile shopping mall app program driven in a first server, the integrated smart shopping cart icon is clicked and activated by a purchase requester, purchase information about the purchase by the purchase requester is transmitted from the first server to an integrated smart shopping cart app driving program of a second server, and a payment is made in the integrated smart shopping cart app on the basis of the purchase information by a payment right holder who is different from the purchase requester, or a step in which a payment is made by a payment right holder who is different from the purchase requester through an app driving program operated in the first server.

A system for generating a shopping checkout list of items selected by a shopper in a store including: in-store security cameras; a cart scanner and a cart analyzer configured to generate a shopping checkout list based on the data received from the cart scanner; and a shopping list builder (SLB) configured to record images from the security cameras of the shopper's activity in the store to form recorded images, wherein, when the SLB requires verification of an item in the generated shopping checkout list, the SLB is further configured to analyze the recorded images to determine selection of an item by a shopper to thereby verify the item on the shopping checkout list.