Methods and means for device account based protection coverage are provided which allow for account holders to share a protection plan across a shared account, thereby covering a plurality of individual devices and discreet devices. Program users are able to manage their device protection in a manner more consistent with the way they use their device and services. Users are also able to purchase rate-tailored protection plans for all (or some) of the plurality of devices tied to the account, thereby facilitating cost-sharing of service fees with other members associated with the account. Account members can also share claims benefits across the protected group.

Systems and methods of tracking and rewarding users of any of a variety of content hosting systems, such as search engines. In one embodiment, a method of rewarding a user of a search engine includes receiving secure identification information identifying a user, retrieving user account information using the secure identification information, receiving a search query associated with the user account information, crediting the user account with a reward that is directly related to providing the search query, and returning search results in response to the received search query.

A client device detects a QR code (or NFC tag). The client device decodes the QR code. The client device determines that the data encoded within the QR code includes a URL. Based on the URL, the client device sends a first request to a first server identified by the URL. In response to the first request, the client device receives from the first server data configured to cause the client device to display, to a user of the client device, at least one of: a video or an interactive web page. Responsive to the data encoded in the QR code, the client device sends to a coupon server: identification data associated with a user of the client device, and a request for the coupon server to distribute a digital coupon for an offer associated with an identifier encoded within the QR code to an account associated with the user.

A client device detects a QR code (or NFC tag). The client device decodes the QR code. The client device determines that the data encoded within the QR code includes a URL. Based on the URL, the client device sends a first request to a first server identified by the URL. In response to the first request, the client device receives from the first server data configured to cause the client device to display, to a user of the client device, at least one of: a video or an interactive web page. Responsive to the data encoded in the QR code, the client device sends to a coupon server: identification data associated with a user of the client device, and a request for the coupon server to distribute a digital coupon for an offer associated with an identifier encoded within the QR code to an account associated with the user.

A system rewards use of a software application in a computerized device during operation of the software application in the computerized device by identifying an amount of an input signal received from at least one input device in association with the software application and accumulating a total of the amount of the input signal received over time for the software application. The system provides a reward, such as airline miles or other credit, to a registered user associated with the software application based on the accumulated total of the amount of the input signal.

An aspect of the disclosure includes a method, a system and a computer program product for managing parking and traffic flow at an event. The method includes determining a vehicle exit position for a plurality of vehicles in a parking lot, the plurality of vehicles including a first vehicle. A reward point offer is determined for a first user of the first vehicle to delay an exiting of the first vehicle from the parking lot, the reward point offer being based at least in part on a predictive analytical model. An acceptance of the reward point offer is received from the first user. The vehicle exit position is changed for the first vehicle to a new vehicle exit position. The new vehicle exit position is transmitted to the first user. The exiting of the first vehicle from the parking lot is controlled.

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated computer based notification systems. The systems and methods enable secure notification communication sessions. A representative method, among others that are disclosed herein, can be broadly summarized by the following steps: enabling a first party associated with a personal communication device (PCD) to input or select authentication information for use in connection with a subsequent notification communication session involving advance notice of a delivery or pickup of a good or service at a stop location by a mobile thing (MT); storing the authentication information; monitoring location or travel information in connection with the MT; causing initiation of the notification communication session to the PCD, in advance of arrival of the MT at the stop location, based at least in part upon the location or travel information associated with the MT; during the notification communication session, providing the authentication information to the PCD that indicates to the first party that the notification communication session was initiated by an authorized source; and during the notification communication session, enabling the first party to select whether or not to communicate with a second party having access to particulars of the pickup or delivery. An embodiment of a related system, among others, has a computer-based architecture with computer software, or code, that is stored in one or more memories and executed by one or more processors for performing the foregoing steps. Yet another embodiment of a related system can be implemented in software and/or hardware and has a means for performing each of the aforementioned steps.

Systems and methods for engagement-based routing transportation services are disclosed. A method includes establishing a communication session between a server computing device, client computing device, and plurality of geographic routing entities. The method further includes receiving a request for the geographic routing system from the client computing device. The method further includes identifying ones of the geographic routing entities within a determined geographic distance of the client computing device and obtaining a plurality of scores and a plurality of geographic distances from the client computing device. The method further includes transmitting the request to one or more of the identified geographic routing entities. The method further includes receiving acceptances of the request from at least a subset of the identified geographic routing entities. The method further includes selecting a geographic routing entity from the subset based on the plurality of scores and the plurality of geographic distances.

Disclosed are a user-friendly reward providing method and an apparatus therefor. The user-friendly reward providing method and apparatus are configured such that moment event information transmitted by a moment software development kit (SDK) applied to an application is received if a moment event occurs during the use of the application by a user, a reward corresponding the moment event information is determined, and the reward comprising an event message, a reward product and a reward message corresponding the reward product is provided to the user whereby it is possible to provide the user with a high level of satisfaction regarding the application.

An ecosystem analysis method in which a plurality of users participate and service is provided among the users via a token, includes: obtaining a token transaction history expressing a transaction history of the token of the user and a user activity history expressing an activity history in the ecosystem of the user by a computer; calculating a loyalty index expressing a loyalty level of the user for the ecosystem on the basis of the token transaction history and the user activity history by the computer; and estimating loyalty level in the entire ecosystem by adding up the loyalty indexes of the plurality of users participating in the ecosystem.