The present invention includes a system and method for booking live events is disclosed herein. The scheduler initiates a first set of inquiry notification for an event and sends the inquiry notification to one or more user subscribers on a network. In addition, the scheduler receives indications of interest to attend the event in response to sending the first set of inquiry notifications. Further, the scheduler determines whether to schedule the event based upon metrics associated with the received indications of interest. The scheduler may also book the talent for the event when the metrics associated with the received indications of interest meet a pre-defined threshold. In some examples, the scheduler prompts a user subscriber that initiated the inquiry notification for a deposit payment as a condition to send the first set of inquiry notifications to the one or more user subscribers on the network.

A mobile device generates a purchase incentive for use at a merchant, by analyzing location data (GPS coordinate data or wi-fi location data) to determine its location, determining a merchant proximate to the location of the mobile device, generating a purchase incentive for use by the mobile device at the merchant, periodically evaluating its location as it travels along a route, and modifying the purchase incentive as a function of a change in location of the mobile device.

Embodiments are disclosed for a method that may include accessing, from a first data source, events including interactions between a mobile device and one or more network devices on a network at a locale, and receiving external data from a second data source that excludes the network devices. The method may further include determining, based on the interactions, one or more geographic positions and one or more corresponding time intervals of the mobile device at the geographic positions, and correlating the geographic positions and the time intervals with the external data to obtain a metric.

A configuration enables control of an image displayed on the display unit provided on the outer side of the transportation apparatus, such as a bus, resulting in increasing the degree of user attention and obtaining higher advertising effects. A display unit provided on an outer side of a transportation apparatus such as a bus; and an image control unit configured to execute control of a display image on the display unit, are included, and the image control unit executes control to change the display image on the display unit depending on a traveling state of the transportation apparatus. For example, the display image is varied depending on the states of whether the transportation apparatus is accelerating, decelerating, or constant speed traveling. Alternatively, an AR image using a real object near the transportation apparatus is generated for display.

Provided is a computer-implemented method for providing real-time offers based on geolocation and merchant category. Transaction data for transaction from a plurality of merchants is received. A subset of merchants is determined based on the physical location of the merchants and the merchant category of the merchants. Real-time market activity data is determined for each of the merchants in the subset of merchants. A real-time offer is initiated based on comparing the market activity data of at least one merchant compared to the market activity data of a first merchant.

A robot for charging a vehicle is provided. The robot has wheels or configured for a track for the robot to automatically move to the vehicle to provide charge to a battery of the vehicle. A charge storage is associated with the robot. An articulating arm of the robot. The articulating arm is configured for movement that enables the articulating arm to automatically connect to a connector of the vehicle after the robot moves in position beside the vehicle for providing charge to the battery of the vehicle.

A computer implemented and automated method for ordering food on a comprised based system and methods of fulfilling the order are described. The method includes determining the nearest location of a location of a restaurant and placing the order and performing all food order fulfillment steps, such as collecting payments, are described. The method also includes determining an automobile's route map and suggesting various location of the restaurant based on the automobile route maps. The system also determines congestions in traffic, backlogs at the restaurants, and other factors in making the suggesting restaurant locations for pickup. The method provides pick-up times and location details to a user's electronic device. In another embodiment, order is obtained from a cloud server. The user's mobile is paired with the restaurant and the QR code is obtained to process the order once the user arrives at the restaurant.

Example embodiments described herein therefore relate to an AR guidance system to perform operations that include: detecting a client device at a location within a geo-fenced area, wherein the geo-fenced area may include within it, a destination of interest; determining a route to the destination of interest from the location of the client device within the geo-fenced area; causing display of a presentation of an environment within an AR interface at the client device; detecting a display of real-world signage within the presentation of the environment; generating a media item in response to the detecting the display of the signage within the presentation of the environment, wherein the media item is based on the route to the destination of interest; and causing display of the media item within the AR interface based on the position of the signage within the presentation of the environment.

Method and system consist of a mobile application installed on a mobile device with internet connection and a geographical positioning device; a remote hosting server configured with software and database; an onsite wireless communication hosting apparatus. The mobile application communicates with the remote hosting server and the onsite wireless communication apparatus. The remote hosting server and onsite wireless communication apparatus communicate and transfer data to one another, the remote hosting server communicates with third party databases via secured access and retrieves location related information requested by onsite users of the mobile device. Web users at anywhere may select a location displayed on a digital map over interface of a web application configured to the remote hosting server; access the same as onsite users; including data entered by location owners, received from third-party databases via secured connection, and uploaded from onsite wireless communication apparatus.

Methods and apparatus to associate transactions with media impressions are disclosed. An example apparatus includes instructions to receive, at a merchant database proprietor, a first request from a computing device to access a first account, the first account corresponding to a first transaction performed with the merchant database proprietor, the first request including a first identifier associated with the computing device, the first identifier set at the computing device by an entity different than the merchant database proprietor, based on a second request including the first identifier, identify a second transaction involving the merchant database proprietor, the second transaction conducted using the first account, and provide a product identifier included in the second transaction to an audience measurement entity.