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A computer-implemented draft authentication method for use in e-commerce includes the steps of establishing partner relationships between a financial institution and a plurality of World Wide Web (Web) vendors and storing, for each of a plurality of Web customers, at least one piece of unique identifying information linked to the Web customer's financial information. Web customers executing drafts or causing drafts to be executed by the Web vendors and presented to the financial institution are authenticated by immediately encrypting at least a portion of an identification data set provided by the Web customer over the network and by successfully matching the immediately encrypted identification data set with the stored piece(s) of encrypted identifying information. The Web customer's financial information is then retrieved only by the financial institution and constraints are established based-on the retrieved information. The financial institution then honors drafts presented by the Web vendors with whom the drawee has a partner relationship only when the Web customer is successfully authenticated and the constraints are satisfied. Only the identification information (such as biometric data and / or ID and password pairs) of each of the Web customers is securely replicated from the financial institution to each of the Web vendors. LDAP-compatible Directory software may be utilized as the means of storing, processing and replicating the Web customer's identification information to each of the Web vendors. The financial institution warrants the security of the system and controls the replication and content of the Directories at each of the Web vendor sites.

A computer-implemented draft authentication method for use in e-commerce includes the steps of establishing partner relationships between a financial institution and a plurality of World Wide Web (Web) vendors and storing, for each of a plurality of Web customers, at least one piece of unique identifying information linked to the Web customer's financial information. Web customers executing drafts or causing drafts to be executed by the Web vendors and presented to the financial institution are authenticated by immediately encrypting at least a portion of an identification data set provided by the Web customer over the network and by successfully matching the immediately encrypted identification data set with the stored piece(s) of encrypted identifying information. The Web customer's financial information is then retrieved only by the financial institution and constraints are established based on the retrieved information. The financial institution then honors drafts presented by the Web vendors with whom the drawee has a partner relationship only when the Web customer is successfully authenticated and the constraints are satisfied. Only the identification information (such as biometric data and / or ID and password pairs) of each of the Web customers is securely replicated from the financial institution to each of the Web vendors. LDAP-compatible Directory software may be utilized as the means of storing, processing and replicating the Web customer's identification information to each of the Web vendors. The financial institution warrants the security of the system and controls the replication and content of the Directories at each of the Web vendor sites.

A unique web-based advertising model permits an automated method for advertising a merchant's goods or services on-line by offering electronic prize tickets to interested participants over one or more websites in exchange for either visits by participants to the merchant's website or referrals by participants to other prospective participants via electronic communication.

The present disclosure relates to a system that facilitates real estate transactions by preventing listing agents from eliminating standing offers. In one embodiment, the system comprises a non-transitory computer-readable storage device including instructions, which when executed by a processor of the computing device, cause the computing device to receive selling information of a real estate from a seller or the seller's agent from a website or a mobile application, display the selling information to the plurality of users who enter search information that matches the real estate via the website or the mobile application, receive an offer from a buyer or the buyer's agent via the website or the mobile application, send a notification to the seller and seller's agent instantly and simultaneously about the offer through the website or the mobile application or both, and receive acceptance for the offer or a counteroffer from the seller or seller's agent or buyer and buyer's agent.

In a process for creating media content, media submissions are requested and electronically received from end users and stored in a computer database. The submissions are searched for material to be included in the media content, and cross-checked against the other submissions for originality and timeliness. After the material is selected from one or more submissions, the content is developed and released to an audience for review. The end users whose submission material was included in the released content are rewarded. In one embodiment, third parties are permitted to access and search the submissions on an open exchange. The third parties can bid for rights in submissions on the open exchange. After receiving these bids, they are forwarded to the particular submission's end user for acceptance or rejection. Appropriate billing and payment processes are used to bill and pay the parties involved.

A portable device and a control method thereof are disclosed that enable a user to more conveniently and accurately control a flexible display. The portable device includes a main display, a flexible display, a measurement unit configured to measure a first length of the flexible display, the first length being a measurement of the flexible display that is extended from the housing unit, when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit, and a control unit configured to obtain a second length of the flexible display, compare the second length with the width of the main display, and to display an indicator configured to indicate the second length on the main display according to the comparison result. The second length is a measurement of the flexible display that is not extended from the housing unit using the first length when the flexible display is extended from the housing unit.

A sporting good structure including a frame and a target board with resilient straps attached at four lateral edges and being led and joined to a bracket unit of the frame so as to locate the target board onto the frame. The target board has a transparent hook side corresponding with a fleeced stick side of a sporting device such as a ball. The transparent hook side is mutually combined with a patterned layer with diagrams visible through the transparent hook side to provide a perspective visual effect. An outer surface of the patterned layer is coated with a protective film. When the sporting device hits onto the target board thereof, the resilient straps will be elastically stretched according to the impact generated providing an anti-shock effect for the sporting device to grip onto the transparent hook side of the target board in a secure manner. The diagram disposed at the patterned layer of the target board can also have various sporting backgrounds.

The invention discloses household garbage collecting equipment with an automatic classification function. The household garbage collecting equipment comprises a bracket, an upper bin body, a bin cover, a first driving device, a plurality of garbage bin bodies, a thrown garbage leading cylinder, a second driving device and a control system, wherein the upper bin body is provided with a garbage throwing port; a display screen and a bar-code scanner are arranged on the outer side of the upper bin body; the bin cover is arranged at the garbage throwing port in an openable or closable manner; the first driving device is used for driving the bin cover to be opened or closed; the garbage bin bodies are circumferentially arranged at the bottom of the bracket; the thrown garbage leading cylinder is rotatably arranged above the garbage bin bodies; a leading-in port of the thrown garbage leading cylinder corresponds to the garbage throwing port; a leading-out port is positioned above the garbage bin bodies; the second driving device is used for driving the thrown garbage leading cylinder to rotate; the control system comprises a memory module, a PC control system and a lower layer control system; the PC control system are connected with the memory module, the display screen and the bar-code scanner; and the lower layer control system is connected with the PC control system, the first driving device and the second driving device. By adoption of the household garbage collecting equipment, garbage can be automatically classified, and the classification consciousness and knowledge of a user can be improved.

The invention provides a virtual military training method and device. The method comprises that body 3D data of military training participants, 3D data of a training place and 3D data of training equipment are obtained, and RGB image data and depth image data of the military training participants are obtained; according to the body 3D data, the 3D data of the training place and the 3D data of the training equipment, corresponding human body model, training place model and training equipment model are established respectively; attitude analysis is carried out according to the obtained RGB image data and depth image data, and kinematic data of human body is obtained; on the basis of the human body model, training place model and training equipment model, virtual reality motion simulation is carried out according to the kinematic data; and a training motion in the virtual reality motion simulation process is compared with a standard template motion in a preset motion standard template data base to obtain a training analysis result.

A network device can process a payload in an Interest packet. During operation, the network device can receive an Interest packet that includes a name or a name prefix associated with one or more target entities for the Interest. If the network device determines that the Interest packet includes a payload, the network node can analyze the Interest's name and / or payload to determine an operation to perform for processing the payload. The network device then proceeds to process the payload by performing the determined operation.