An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for providing a financial account recommendation to person(s) can include receiving a transaction history for the person(s) associated with a first financial account, determining first rewards information based on the transaction history, accessing database(s) containing rewards rates for a plurality of second financial accounts, determining second rewards information for a particular second financial account of the plurality of second financial accounts based on the transaction history, and providing the financial account recommendation to the person(s) to one of (i) keep the first financial account or (ii) switch to the second financial account based on a comparison of the first rewards information to the second rewards information.

The present disclosure describes examples of systems and methods for enabling a privately held company to establish and provide success-linked rewards to users, through a loyalty platform, based on tracked user loyalty purchases. Success-linked rewards may comprise crypto assets with a built-in deflation mechanism, where the deflation mechanism operates in proportion to one or more metrics associated with the privately held business, or class of privately held businesses, with which the crypto asset is associated.

Certain exemplary embodiments described herein relate to digital downloading jukebox systems of the type that typically include a central server and remote jukebox devices that communicate with the central server for royalty accounting and/or content updates. More particularly, certain exemplary embodiments relate to jukebox systems that have revenue-enhancing features such as for example, music recommendation engines and bartender loyalty programs. Such innovative techniques help to both increase per jukebox revenue as well as keep jukebox patrons engaged with the jukebox.

Methods and systems of paying for content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content, are presented. In an example method, a task to be executed using at least one device resource associated with a user device is provided. Also, the task is to be executed during streaming of a content item. The streaming of the content item to the user device is caused to terminate in response to a determination that the execution of the task using the at least one device resource has been terminated.

There are provided a point management system and a point management method allowing effective use of points acquired by a customer, etc., and prevention of a waste in points. Therefore, exchange for various points or points having acquired a digital ticket is possible, exchange using foreign currency is possible, and the number of points desired to be traded for each type of currency, and a rate as a standard for exchange of each type of currency to one point are displayed on an exchanging currency selection screen. A standard number of points converted to one US dollar, one European euro, and one Chinese yuan, for example, is displayed, making it easy to understand transaction conditions under succeeding sales transaction status. Moreover, for example, point exchange conditions are displayed as a list and confirmed, thereby allowing specification of one's own exchange conditions, and allowing exchange of points etc. based on specification of accepted exchange conditions.

Disclosed is a method of facilitating the issuance, redemption, and management of cryptocurrency-based loyalty points associated with one or more of a product and a service is disclosed. The method may include receiving, using a communication device, a purchase request for obtaining at least one cryptocurrency-based loyalty token to be associated with a user account. Further, the method may include transferring, using the processing device, the at least one cryptocurrency-based loyalty token to a loyalty user wallet associated with the user account based on the purchase request. Further, the method may include storing, using a storage device, token allocation data on a blockchain. Further, the token allocation data may include at least one characteristic associated with each of the user account, the purchase request, transferring of the at least one cryptocurrency-based loyalty token and the loyalty user wallet.

Methods and systems of paying for content, such as, for example, audio and/or video content, are presented. In an example method, a task to be executed using at least one device resource associated with a user device is provided. Also, the task is to be executed during streaming of a content item. The streaming of the content item to the user device is caused to terminate in response to a determination that the execution of the task using the at least one device resource has been terminated.

There are provided a point management system and a point management method allowing effective use of points acquired by a customer, etc., and prevention of a waste in points. Therefore, exchange for various points or points having acquired a digital ticket is possible, exchange using foreign currency is possible, and the number of points desired to be traded for each type of currency, and a rate as a standard for exchange of each type of currency to one point are displayed on an exchanging currency selection screen. A standard number of points converted to one US dollar, one European euro, and one Chinese yuan, for example, is displayed, making it easy to understand transaction conditions under succeeding sales transaction status. Moreover, for example, point exchange conditions are displayed as a list and confirmed, thereby allowing specification of one's own exchange conditions, and allowing exchange of points etc. based on specification of accepted exchange conditions.

A device may process a message associated with an account to identify a first identifier that identifies a third party. The device may identify a match between the first identifier and transaction information related to an individual associated with the account. The transaction information may include a set of first identifiers that identify a respective set of third parties. The transaction information may facilitate identification of one or more messages that is likely to include account information. The device may tag the message with a second identifier based on the match. The device may receive, from another device, the message based on the message being tagged with the second identifier. The device may process the message to identify the account information related to another account. The device may extract identified account information from the message. The device may perform an action related to extracted account information or the message.

A portable device, which encompasses both a debt instrument such as a credit card and a savings instrument, which funds a TDS plan, is provided. The portable device allows a method, which includes providing a Statement having at least one section, which allows CCHs to select one, or a combination of a group of tax deferred investment accounts to receive the periodic monetary contribution, each representing a different level of risk. The method further includes providing a section within said Statement that allows for the CCH to specify TDS plans owned or controlled by third parties that will receive all or part of the periodic contribution made by the CCH, or whether the value of any one plan which the CCH or a third party controls will be transferred or liquidated. The method further includes providing the CCHs the option to allocate all or a portion of the cash-back rewards earned during a certain billing statement to the TDS account.