Improved methods and systems are described that improve and enhance payment transaction technologies using node association in a wireless node network. In general, a master node related to a payment receiver may detect a signal from an ID node related to a payment provider as the ID node approaches the master node. The master node may then determine if the ID node desires to associate with the master node for a payment transaction based upon a first part of information within the detected signal, such as an identified item being purchased in the transaction. If desired, the master node and the ID node associate for the payment transaction, and the master node then submits payment transaction data to a server. Such payment transaction data is based upon a second part of information within the detected signal, such as an identified payment source for the transaction.

A method of improving computer network, includes receiving an identification of performance metrics of the computer network; automatically capturing screenshots of the monitoring dashboards of the performance metrics based on the identification; storing automatically the captured screenshots in an image file format on a storage facility; transmitting automatically and selectively, via a messaging channel, the captured screenshots to designated recipients; analyzing the received screenshots to assess the desired performance metrics, the analyzing including identifying undesirable performance metrics; and providing actions based on the analysis to change configurations of the computer network to address the identified undesirable performance metrics.

The invention relates a method and a device for providing real-time data visualization indicative of statuses of one or more monitored services of an information technology, IT, system, the one or more monitored services being represented in a service management model that manages several service providers as a single data source, the IT system including a role-based access control system for allowing users access to the IT system, the method comprising: associating the single data source with the role-base access control system, such that one or more roles are assigned to each data element of the single data source, periodically requesting, from the single data source, one or more data elements indicative of statuses of said monitored services, and creating one or more data visualizations of the one or more data elements for a given user of the IT system, according to one or more rules.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for multi-entity management of an ID node in a wireless node network. The ID node associates with a first entity user access device, which operates as a master node and communicates directly with a server over a first communication path. The first device separately communicates with the ID node over a second communication path, but the ID node is unable to directly communicate with the server. The ID node provides the first device with access to data collected by the ID node if an initial privilege authorizes it. After associating with a shipping entity master node, the ID node provides the shipping entity master node with the data collected based on a transferred privilege from the server. And then after associating with a second entity user access device, the ID node provides access to this second device if authorized by a destination privilege from the server.

Salespeople (agents) get engaged with a lot of contacts from past, present and future prospects that manifests on multiple contact platforms. They end up having their contacts and calendars split in multiple places including communication and messages leading to inefficiencies, loss of business and delayed response time to the end customer. Customer Relationship Management today is still a one dimensional tool, one that featured Email as the core for direct agent-client relationship. CRM should be redefined and relabeled as Communication Management to open up the idea that relationships with clients are developed across multiple platforms though multiple channels. As will be understood by reading below, the invention accomplishes this in an elegant manner. The phrases Communication Management in the main patent title and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) have the same semantics in this document.

A web-based, online session system is provided in which a host server manages a multi-participant session. A plurality of participating devices may join the online session using a web-based interface and receive session content (e.g., video, audio, text, graphics, etc.) via the web-based interface. A user of a participating device may dynamically expand its resources/capabilities during an ongoing online session by adding accessory/supporting devices under its own participant account to the session. The added devices may communicate directly with the host server via a separate stream than the participating device. Additionally, the participating device may also transfer its complete participation in the online session to another device via the web-based interface.

A virtual-figure-based data processing method and apparatus that can: display a conversation interface for a conversation between a first object and a second object, and display a first virtual figure of the first object and a second virtual figure of the second object in a virtual figure display region of the conversation interface (S101); display, in a message display region of the conversation interface in response to a trigger operation on the conversation interface, a first conversation message transmitted by the first object to the second object (S102), the first conversation message carrying first object media data associated with the first object; and update the first virtual figure to a first virtual update figure in the virtual figure display region including the second virtual figure, the first virtual update figure being obtained by updating the first virtual figure based on the first object media data (S103).

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for multi-entity management of an ID node in a wireless node network. The ID node associates with a first entity user access device, which operates as a master node and communicates directly with a server over a first communication path. The first device separately communicates with the ID node over a second communication path, but the ID node is unable to directly communicate with the server. The ID node provides the first device with access to data collected by the ID node if an initial privilege authorizes it. After associating with a shipping entity master node, the ID node provides the shipping entity master node with the data collected based on a transferred privilege from the server. And then after associating with a second entity user access device, the ID node provides access to this second device if authorized by a destination privilege from the server.

Methods and systems for authenticating and confidence marking e-mail messages are described. One embodiment describes a method of authenticating an e-mail message. This method involves extracting a plurality of e-mail headers associated with the e-mail message, and identifying a sending edge mail transfer agent (MTA). The method then calls for determining if the sending edge MTA is authorized to send the e-mail message.

Methods and systems for authenticating and confidence marking e-mail messages are described. One embodiment describes a method of authenticating an e-mail message. This method involves extracting a plurality of e-mail headers associated with the e-mail message, and identifying a sending edge mail transfer agent (MTA). The method then calls for determining if the sending edge MTA is authorized to send the e-mail message.