Patent Publication Number: US-2019199715-A1

Title: Shared account enrollment and biometric activity monitoring for value apportionment

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application generally relates to biometric data tracking for multiple users and comparison of user activity and more specifically to providing an online platform that tracks biometric activity data over a period of time to apportion shared value between the users. 
     BACKGROUND 
     A computing device may have various physical sensors that detect real-world conditions proximate to the device and associated with the device, including biometric data for a user and activity data for that user. This may include a mobile communication device (e.g., a smart phone), as well as a wearable computing device (e.g., fitness tracker). The user may utilize the device to track the user&#39;s health, activity, and fitness or exercise over time. Additionally, the user may set self-goals to increase their health or fitness. However, unless the user is willing or able to share the biometric data and/or health goals, such information may be limited to only the user, which may limit motivation means available to the user. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a networked system suitable for implementing the processes described herein, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 2A  is an exemplary interaction flowchart for registration biometric devices in a shared value account and tracking of biometric activity data for value apportionment, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 2B  is an exemplary application interface to register and enroll in a shared account for biometric activity data, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 3  is an exemplary system environment where a biometric tracking portal may interface with a communication device and biometric tracking device to determine value apportionment based on biometric activity data, according to an embodiment; 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart of an exemplary process for shared account enrollment and biometric activity monitoring for value apportionment, according to an embodiment; and 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing one or more components in  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment. 
     
    
    
     Embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages are best understood by referring to the detailed description that follows. It should be appreciated that like reference numerals are used to identify like elements illustrated in one or more of the figures, wherein showings therein are for purposes of illustrating embodiments of the present disclosure and not for purposes of limiting the same. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Provided are methods utilized for shared account enrollment and biometric activity monitoring for value apportionment. Systems suitable for practicing methods of the present disclosure are also provided. 
     Users tend to be more incentivized to increase their overall health and activity if the user is engaged in physical activity with other users, or is motivated by other users to exercise. Thus, the user may wish to have motivation to continue to increase their activity by having another user monitor their health or provide the user with activity goals. However, users may be unwilling or share such data freely or make particular health data known to other users. Additionally, some users may not share all of their data, and may not be able to share tracked data over time with other users. Thus, current biometric activity sensors and devices may be inefficient or unhelpful at accomplishing their main goal in increasing a user&#39;s health and activity. 
     One or more users may wish to establish a main or shared account that is accessible to a plurality of users, including the user establishing the account, to monitor and track biometric and activity data (referred to herein as biometric activity data or just activity data), as well as establish a shared value for the account that may be apportioned based on biometric activity over time. The account may be provided to generate a group of users and pool value to allow for value apportionment based on biometric activity. In this regard, the user(s) wishing to establish the account may first access an online service provider that may provide one or more shared account signup and biometric tracking platforms to establish the account. The account may be established by providing account details, such as a login, password (or other authentication credential, such as a biometric fingerprint, retinal scan, etc.), and account creation details, such as a group name for the account and group of users. The online service provider may receive other account creation details, including personal or business information for a user or business establishing the account. In various embodiments, the account may be funded initially by the establishing user(s), for example, through a transaction using a payment instrument, including a transfer from a personal account of the establishing user. The user(s) creating the account may also enter user identifiers for one or more other users that are requested to join the group and share in providing biometric activity. Using the identifiers, the service provider platform may transmit communications to the other users that requests signup and enrollment in the account through their respective personal accounts and biometric activity trackers. For example, an email, text message, or application notification may be sent to various users through their respective identifier, where the message includes an executable process and/or link to access a signup and enrollment portal of the biometric tracking platform. The data may be input through one or more interfaces provided by the platform(s) of the service provider, for example, through an account creation portal that leads the user(s) through one or more signup and account creation interfaces. In this regard, a device used to create the account may access the platform through navigation to the online service provider in an application, and may display the interfaces after accessing the portal and requesting account creation. 
     In order to create the shared account and/or provide value into the share account, as well as signup and enroll in an established account for biometric activity data tracking, each user establishing and/or enrolling in the account may be required to create their own personal account. The accounts may be provided by the service provider, which may provide account services across multiple different and disparate service provider and merchant platforms. A user may be required to provide identification information to establish the account, such as personal information for a user, business or merchant information for an entity, or other types of identification information including a name, address, and/or other information. The user may also be required to provide financial information, including payment card (e.g., credit/debit card) information, bank account information, gift card information, and/or benefits/incentives, which may be used to provide or receive funds. In order to create an account, the user may be required to select an account name and/or provide authentication credentials, such as a password, personal identification number (PIN), answers to security questions, and/or other authentication information. Once an account is created, the account may be accessed through a web browser from a website of the service provider and/or a dedicated application of the service provider, such as a mobile smart phone application. A token may be issued to the device of the user for their respective personal account, where the token may include data (which may be encrypted) allowing the service provider to identify the user and their account and authenticate the user. Additionally, the online payment provider or other service provider may provide digital wallet services, which may offer financial services to send, store, and receive money, process financial instruments, and/or provide transaction histories. 
     Once the shared account is established, and any personal accounts are created, individual users may enroll in the shared account through a signup process. The signup process may be accessed through a shared account signup and enrollment portal hosted by the online service provider&#39;s biometric tracking platform. The signup process may be directly accessed through navigation to an application interface or webpage for the process. In order to identify the shared account, the user may enter a shared account identifier, which may be provided to the user from the establishing user of the shared account. In certain embodiments, such an identifier may correspond to an account or signup code that uniquely identifies the account and authenticates the user to enroll in the account by being shared only with trusted users that the establishing user wishes to join the account (and therefore shares the code with). The signup process may also be accessed through use of a signup message received by a user based on entry of the aforementioned user, device, or account identifier for the user to a signup notification process provided through the shared account. For example, an executable process or link may navigate a user to the process. The signup and enrollment portal may include multiple processes, including a first process to link a personal account to the shared account and enroll in the shared account through linking the personal account. Linking the personal account may be done through providing an identifier for the user, which may be used to identify the user and communicate through the user, such as an account name or identifier for the personal account of the user. The user may also enter another identifier, such as a phone number or email, which may also be used to enroll the user in the shared account. The user may be required to authenticate the account, phone number, email address, or other identifier used for communication with the user through a message sent to the user and corresponding reply action. Once confirmed, the user may be provided initial enrollment in the shared account. 
     The application or website of the service provider, such as PayPal®, may provide payments and the other transaction processing services, including transfer services to fund value into the shared account as well as receive value from the share account. In other embodiments, other types of service providers, applications, online transaction processors, social networking and/or social posting/microblogging platforms, or other entities may provide the processes described herein to utilize biometric tracking over a time period to apportion and determine value between users. For example, a social networking platform may provide a service to create a shared account that may allow user profiles on the social networking platform to join the shared account either directly (e.g., through searching or finding a page or account for the shared account) and requesting to join or joining through a signup processing, which may require a code or authentication credential. The social network platform may allow funding into the account through user payments or another transaction processing service. Moreover, the aforementioned platforms, applications, or services may also allow linking of a biometric device, as discussed herein. 
     If the user wishes to complete enrollment in the shared account so that the service provider may track biometric activity of the user and provide apportionment of account value, the user may also be requested to select a device used to detect biometrics and activity of the user, such as a mobile communication device, a wearable communication device including a fitness tracker, or other type of device that may track a user&#39;s activity and/or biometrics. For example, a wearable computing device may correspond to a wearable biometric sensor, smart watch, smart eyeglasses, or other type of wearable device. The device may include a biometric and/or activity sensor, such as a heart rate monitor, pedometer, distance tracker, perspiration detector, or other sensor used to capture a user&#39;s biometrics and/or activity. The biometric activity tracking device may be associated with an identifier used to identify and communicate with the biometric activity tracking device, for example, to retrieve biometric and activity data for a user using the device and track the data over one or more time periods. For example, the identifier may be a specific unique device identifier for the device. The device may also be identified through a connected device and/or account. For example, the user may establish a biometric tracking account with an application or another online platform that tracks biometric activity through the device. The user may therefore link the shared account to their biometric tracking application or online account. The identifier may be used to identify the biometric activity tracking device and determine the capabilities of the device, including available fitness and biometric tracking sensors and processes. Additionally, the identifier may be utilized for communication between the service provider and the device, or the application/online platform used to track the user&#39;s biometric activity. Biometric activity may therefore be tracked by one or more connected computing devices, as well as multiple devices in communication with each other. Biometric activity, or just activity, may correspond to any human body related health, fitness, or exercise related parameter that may be tracked using one or more devices, including weight, steps, exercise (running, jogging, weight lifting, playing a sport, etc.), heart rate, perspiration, sleep, or other factors that may relate to a person&#39;s well-being and overall health. 
     Using the personal account of the establishing user and/or enrolled users in the shared account, value or funds may be added to the shared account, which may create a pool share that may be apportioned between the enrolled users based on biometric activity tracked over time. For example, the value may be provided by each individual user, and may be required to be evenly split (and therefore even amounts provided) between the users so that each user is required to provide an equal portion of the value or pool. The value may also be unevenly split, or may be provided by one or more main or administrative users, such as the user(s) establishing the shared account. The users may agree to the values provided to the pool, and may utilize their respective account, or another payment instrument, to provide the funds, for example, through a transfer of funds between accounts and/or electronic transaction processing of a payment instrument provided by a user. 
     After creation of the shared account, the establishing user may create goals, rewards, or other preferences and settings that are established for apportionment of the shared account&#39;s value based on the biometric activity of the users. Value sharing settings may therefore correspond to biometric or activity goals, reward settings, or measurements that may cause the service provider&#39;s biometric tracking portal to automatically apportion the shared accounts value based on individual and/or group biometrics over a period of time. The settings may also be created, set up, and/or agreed upon by the enrolled user through one or more setting establishment interfaces providing application or webpage interface fields for entry and/or approval of setting data. The settings may correspond to a certain amount or goal amount of activity over a period of time, such as a number of steps, minutes/days/weeks of exercise, distance walked/jogged/run, number of exercises, or other amount of time, distance, or other measurement of activity. The goals may be done over a time period, such as an hour, day, week, or month. The goals may also correspond to a biometric or health measurement, such as a daily average heart rate, heart rate while exercising, weight and/or weight loss/gain, amount of sleep, or other biometric measurement captured by a biometric sensor. 
     Goals may be set for enrolled users individually, or as a group. The group may correspond to the entire enrolled users, or sub-groups within the enrolled users, such as competing users and/or groups of users (e.g., one half of an office versus another or a management group or boss versus employees). A goal therefore may be set to exceed or beat another group, such as by having biometric activity data that exceeds or beats the other user or group, or exceeds a particular threshold before the other group. In the previous example, the employees may be required to individually or collectively beat a management team, or may be required to exceed 10,000 daily steps before the management team. The goals may also be set so that individual or group users are required to increase their biometric health or activity over a previous time period, such as by having more steps or time active/exercising in a subsequent week or a lower heart rate in a subsequent time period. The goals may be ranked or may have different rewards or value sharing settings so that the goals provide different pro rata shares or portions of the shared accounts value based on accomplishing different goals. Additionally, the goals may be percentage based, so that different users or groups of users may be able to compete even if they fall into different ages, heights, weights, or other category. As such, goals for competing teams or sub-groups may differ based on specific goals, physiological data, or other factors. For example, if the management team has an average age of 55 and is generally overweight, while the employee team has an average age of 28 and is generally fit, the goals for the management team can be significantly lower than for the employee team, e.g., 10,000 steps during the week for the employee team and 4,000 steps for the management team. 
     Once the value and the value sharing settings are established for the account, and each enrolled user has joined and linked their biometric device, the service provider&#39;s biometric tracking platform may interface with tracking applications and processed for the biometric activity tracking devices of each enrolled user to track biometrics and activity over time. The time period may be set in the value sharing settings, and the service provider may continuously monitor the data or pull stored data for the biometric activity of each enrolled user at a specific time, such as at the end of the time period and for the time period. Thus, the biometric activity data may be determined in real-time or at certain intervals. The biometric activity data, the service provider&#39;s platform may output one or more tracking interfaces that display data to the enrolled user and/or the establishing user corresponding to the biometric activity of each user over time. The display interfaces for biometric activity may include static or real-time output data that displays various quantitative data of the user&#39;s biometrics and activity, such as how long a user has exercised, number of calories burned, steps taken, average or current heart rate, or other activity or biometric marker. The biometric activity output data in one or more interfaces may be tracked over a period of time, and show increases and/or decreases in biometrics or activity, as well as percentage increases or decreases. Such activity may be compared to other users and/or groups so that the user may view a comparison output display showing the users performance versus other users or groups, including those that the user is competing against. 
     A user may be capable of viewing their biometric activity, as well as their biometric activity performance increases and/or decreases. The user may also be able to view other users&#39; biometric activity, as well as increases and/or decreases. When viewing other users, identifying data of the other users may be removed, scrubbed, or redacted to address privacy issues and concerns of other users and allow sharing of biometric data in an open manner without identifying users. Goals and settings for biometric activity over a time period may be displayed, as well as necessary biometrics or activity to accomplish those settings and earn a corresponding reward, share, or portion of the shared account&#39;s pool or value. For example, a user may view their current activity or biometric (e.g., 45 minutes of active walking), and determine what is required to accomplish a set goal (e.g., 60 minutes of daily active walking). The output interface may also display other users close to this goal who may accomplish the goal before the user, or if a reward (e.g., a share or portion of the shared accounts value) for the goal is still obtainable and what the reward is. Additionally, earned shares or pro rata portions/shares of a shared value or pool for the shared account may be displayed to the user, where the earned shares may be for the user, the user&#39;s group, and/or other users/groups enrolled in the shared account. Remaining value in the pool may also be displayed, as well as requirements to receive that value, such as a goal requirement and the user&#39;s amount applied to the goal (which may show the user what left is required to meet that goal). 
     Thus, the service provider&#39;s biometric tracking platform may also automatically determine, apportion, and/or distribute the shared value or pool for the shared account based on the value sharing settings and each user&#39;s or group of users&#39; biometric activity over the time period. The service provider may then use this biometric activity to determine any earned rewards, shares, or portions of the shared account&#39;s value. The determination may be done automatically at the end of the time period, and may be done to determine any accrued or earned shares or pro rata portions/shared of the shared account&#39;s value for the user. Each individual enrolled user may have their respective biometric data calculated individually and for any joined groups. The individual may receive the share individually or as a group at the end of the time period. The portion of the value determined for the user may be a flat reward, such as a reward for beating another user or group or accomplishing a goal, or may be a percentage fluctuating reward based on an amount or percentage increase or decrease of biometric activity. For example, a portion (e.g., 20%) of the pool may be set for a user having a highest percentage increase in activity, which may earn the entire 20%. The 20% portion may also be given to all users based on their percentage increase or decrease, with a largest percentage increase taking a larger percentage of the portion, which may be a flat amount or may be based on a comparison of the percentage increases/decreases. 
     In various embodiments, the share or pro rata portion of the shared account&#39;s value may be transferred to the user earning the share through an electronic transaction processing service provider by the service provider. For example, the service provider may electronically process a transaction to transfer the share to an account of the user earning the share so that an amount corresponding to the share is withdrawn from the shared account and deposited in the user&#39;s personal account. The amount may then be available for the user to utilize when processing transactions using the user&#39;s personal account. In various embodiments, the amount provided to the user&#39;s personal account for the share may also be limited based on value sharing settings for the account. For example, the amount may be restricted to purchases and/or transactions with only specific merchants and/or for specific items. The shared account may establish a setting where the share&#39;s amount may only be used on fitness or health related merchants or items, and may designate the specific items or merchants in certain embodiments. Thus, the user may only use the amount for specific purchases and/or with specific merchants. When the user utilizes the user&#39;s personal account with non-qualifying purchases, the amount may not be used from the account; however, with qualifying purchases, the amount may be automatically applied prior to any funds of the user. 
     Thus, the service provider may provide an online platform and service that allows users to link biometric activity data and track data over time to allow for output of comparison data to users into one or more interfaces. The interfaces may allow for viewing of tracked data between disparate devices without requiring direct interfacing and/or retrieval of device data by each user&#39;s individual device, allowing for an online platform to provide and host data and perform data determination and output without utilizing the computing resources of an individual user&#39;s device. The service provider&#39;s platform may further provide for value apportionment in a shared account automatically based on settings of the account without requiring user input. This processing may be done based on input biometric activity data, and may provide motivation for users to utilize their biometric activity trackers without compromising a user&#39;s privacy and/or security by sharing sensitive data with other users. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a networked system  100  suitable for implementing the processes described herein, according to an embodiment. As shown, system  100  may comprise or implement a plurality of devices, servers, and/or software components that operate to perform various methodologies in accordance with the described embodiments. Exemplary devices and servers may include device, stand-alone, and enterprise-class servers, operating an OS such as a MICROSOFT® OS, a UNIX® OS, a LINUX® OS, or other suitable device and/or server based OS. It can be appreciated that the devices and/or servers illustrated in  FIG. 1  may be deployed in other ways and that the operations performed and/or the services provided by such devices and/or servers may be combined or separated for a given embodiment and may be performed by a greater number or fewer number of devices and/or servers. One or more devices and/or servers may be operated and/or maintained by the same or different entities. 
     System  100  includes a communication device  110 , a biometric device  120 , and a service provider server  130  in communication over a network  150 . A user (not shown) may utilize communication device  110  to utilize the various features available for communication device  110 , which may include processes and/or applications associated with biometric device  120  to detect and record biometric readings and activity of the user through sensed data. The user may also utilize communication device  110  to sign up and enroll in a shared account to track biometrics and provide value apportionment. In various embodiments, communication device  110  may also be used to establish the shared account. Service provider server  130  may retrieve biometric activity data detected by biometric device  120 , and may utilize the data to determine an apportionment of a value for the shared account based on the biometric activity data. Communication device  110  may view output data of tracked biometric activity for the user, as well as other users, from service provider server  130 , and may utilize an account of the user to electronically process transactions using the received value from service provider server  130 . 
     Communication device  110 , biometric device  120 , and service provider server  130  may each include one or more processors, memories, and other appropriate components for executing instructions such as program code and/or data stored on one or more computer readable mediums to implement the various applications, data, and steps described herein. For example, such instructions may be stored in one or more computer readable media such as memories or data storage devices internal and/or external to various components of system  100 , and/or accessible over network  150 . 
     Communication device  110  may be implemented as a communication device that may utilize appropriate hardware and software configured for wired and/or wireless communication with biometric device  120  and/or service provider server  130 . For example, in one embodiment, communication device  110  may be implemented as a personal computer (PC), a smart phone, laptop/tablet computer, wristwatch with appropriate computer hardware resources, eyeglasses with appropriate computer hardware (e.g. GOOGLE GLASS®), other type of wearable computing device, implantable communication devices, and/or other types of computing devices capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, such as an IPAD® from APPLE®. Although a communication device is shown, the communication device may be managed or controlled by any suitable processing device. Although only one communication device is shown, a plurality of communication devices may function similarly. 
     Communication device  110  of  FIG. 1  contains an account enrollment application  112 , other applications  114 , a database  116 , and a communication module  118 . Account enrollment application  112  and other applications  114  may correspond to executable processes, procedures, and/or applications with associated hardware. In other embodiments, communication device  110  may include additional or different modules having specialized hardware and/or software as required. 
     Account enrollment application  112  may correspond to one or more processes to execute modules and associated devices of communication device  110  to establish a shared and/or personal account, as well as provide value to the shared account and link biometric device  120  to the shared account for biometric activity tracking. In this regard, account enrollment application  112  may correspond to specialized hardware and/or software utilized by communication device  110  to provide an interface to permit the user to enter input and other data for an account, including a personal or shared account. The data may be input through an input device (e.g., touch screen with a graphical user interface displayed by account enrollment application  112 , keypad/keyboard, mouse, etc.) and/or through a data capture device (e.g., scanner, camera, other optical device, etc.). Information for an account may include data necessary to establish the account, including personal and/or financial data for a personal account or group data, value sharing settings and biometric goals, enrolled users, and/or biometric device identifiers for a shared account. A personal account accessible through account enrollment application  112  may be used to initiate, receive, and/or process/complete transactions using services provided by service provider server  130 . A shared account may be accessible to view data, link biometric device  120 , provide value for a shared value pool, or otherwise configure the shared account. Once entered, the account data may be communicated to service provider server  130  over network  150  by account enrollment application  112  for establishment of the account. 
     Where the account established by account enrollment application  112  corresponds to a private or personal account for a user, account enrollment application  112  may be implemented as a user interface enabling the user to enter payment instruments for use in a digital wallet that provides transaction processing services. Account enrollment application  112  may be utilized to select payment instrument(s) for use during a transaction between the user and another entity, including service provider server  130  for use in providing a part or all of a value used for a shared account and apportioned between users enrolled in the account based on detected biometric data over a time period. Account enrollment application  112  may utilize the digital wallet and/or user financial information for the personal account, such as a credit card, bank account, or other financial account, as a payment instrument when processing a transaction and/or transferring funds or value to one or more other accounts (e.g., the shared account). Account enrollment application  112  may be utilized to view the results of the transaction and/or for viewing and storage of a transaction history, such as a receipt. 
     Account enrollment application  112  may correspond to a general browser application configured to retrieve, present, and communicate information over the Internet (e.g., utilize resources on the World Wide Web) or a private network. For example, account enrollment application  112  may provide a web browser, which may send and receive information over network  150 , including retrieving website information, presenting the website information to the user, and/or communicating information to the website, including payment information. However, in other embodiments, account enrollment application  112  may include a dedicated application of service provider server  130  or other entity (e.g., a merchant), which may be configured to assist in processing purchase requests. Moreover, in other embodiments, service provider server  130  may not perform transaction processing, and may instead correspond to another service provider, where account enrollment application  112  may include processes to access and utilize services provided by such a service provider, for example, the one or more of processes described herein. 
     Where a shared account is created using account enrollment application  112 , the user may further use account enrollment application  112  to enter biometric activity monitoring preferences, settings, and/or goals, as well as provide and/or manage the shared account&#39;s value or pool. Input used to determine the preferences may be entered at the time of establishment of the shared account or after establishment of the account, for example, when other users enroll and/or begin sharing and tracking biometric activity data using the account. The user may set goals for value sharing settings, which may include an amount of the shared value to receive, a biometric monitoring time, and/or other data necessary to establish a value sharing setting that apportions the shared account&#39;s value based on biometric activity. The user may establish an amount (e.g., a number value) for biometrics and/or activity over the time period, or a percentage increase or decrease. The user may also establish an amount or portion of the value set for meeting or exceeding the goal, such as a flat amount or percentage amount of the shared account&#39;s value. Once the shared account is established and created, an identifier for the shared account may be provided to the user for use by other users in enrolling in the shared accounts biometric tracking services. 
     Once a shared account is established either by the user using communication device  110  or by another user, communication device  110  may be used to enroll in the shared account. Account enrollment application  112  may be used to access an online platform provided by service provider server  130  that includes a portal that outputs one or more interfaces of service provider server  130  through account enrollment application  112 . The interfaces of the portal may include one or more fields and executable processes for the user to enter the shared account code where required, as well as provide an identifier for the user, such as an account identifier, phone number, email address, or other contact identifier allowing the user to receive and send messages with one or more users associated with the shared account. The identifier may also be used to receive value shared based on biometric activity. Account enrollment application  112  may also be used to provide an identifier for biometric device  120 , which may be used by service provider server  130  to monitor biometric activity of the user through biometric device  120 . The identifier may correspond to an identifier for biometric device  120 , such as a device identifier. The identifier may also be for an account with a biometric activity monitoring application of other applications  114  and/or another online service provider that monitors biometric activity through biometric device  120 , such as an account login name, password, or other data necessary to retrieve biometric data tracked by the application using biometric device  120 . Once provided, account enrollment application  112  may then confirm enrollment of the user and biometric device  120  in the shared account. 
     In various embodiments, communication device  110  includes other applications  114  as may be desired in particular embodiments to provide features to communication device  110 . For example, other applications  114  may include security applications for implementing client-side security features, programmatic client applications for interfacing with appropriate application programming interfaces (APIs) over network  160 , or other types of applications Other applications  114  may also include email, texting, voice and IM applications that allow a user to send and receive emails, calls, texts, and other notifications through network  160 . In various embodiments, other applications  114  may include financial applications, such as banking applications. Other applications  114  may also include other location detection applications, which may be used to determine a location for the user, such as a mapping, compass, and/or GPS application, which can include a specialized GPS receiver that obtains location information for communication device  110  and processes the location information to determine a location of communication device  110  and the user. Other applications may include social networking applications, media viewing, and/or merchant applications. Other applications  114  may include device interface applications and other display modules that may receive input from the user and/or output information to the user. For example, other applications  114  may contain software programs, executable by a processor, including a graphical user interface (GUI) configured to provide an interface to the user. Other applications  114  may therefore use devices of communication device  110 , such as display devices capable of displaying information to users and other output devices, including speakers. 
     Other applications  114  may include an application that interfaces with biometric device  120  to detect biometric activity, and record the biometric activity to database  116  and/or an online service provider. Thus, one or more of other applications  114  may utilize short range wireless communications with biometric device  120  to detect and receive sensed biometric activity data, and process the data to determine biometrics and activity of a user. Other applications  114  may therefore collect, capture, and/or otherwise determine user data and other information for the user. The users actions may correspond to biometrics, which may be captured with the assistance of a connected device, such as a pedometer, heart rate sensor, distance tracker, etc. (e.g., a FITBIT™ or similar device using a short range wireless communication with communication device  110 ). 
     Communication device  110  may further include database  116  stored to a transitory and/or non-transitory memory of communication device  110 , which may store various applications and data and be utilized during execution of various modules of communication device  110 . Thus, database  116  may include, for example, identifiers such as operating system registry entries, cookies associated with account enrollment application  112  and/or other applications  114 , identifiers associated with hardware of communication device  110 , or other appropriate identifiers, such as identifiers used for payment/user/device authentication or identification, which may be communicated as identifying the user/communication device  110  to service provider server  130 . Database  116  may include data for an account, including an account token, and associated information used by account enrollment application  112 , as well as data determined using other applications  114 , such as user biometrics and activity information, which may be communicated to service provider server  130 . 
     Communication device  110  includes at least one communication module  118  adapted to communicate with biometric device  120  and/or service provider server  130 . In various embodiments, communication module  118  may include a DSL (e.g., Digital Subscriber Line) modem, a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) modem, an Ethernet device, a broadband device, a satellite device and/or various other types of wired and/or wireless network communication devices including microwave, radio frequency, infrared, Bluetooth, and near field communication devices. Communication module  118  may communicate directly with nearby devices using short range communications, such as Bluetooth Low Energy, LTE Direct, WiFi, radio frequency, infrared, Bluetooth, and near field communications. 
     Biometric device  120  may correspond to a device associated with communication device  110  and used by the user of communication device  110 , which may utilize appropriate hardware and software configured for wired and/or wireless communication with at least one of communication device  110  and/or service provider server  130 . For example, biometric device  120  may be communicatively coupled to communication device  110  through short range wireless communications. Biometric device  120  may include short range wireless communication components, which may utilize short range wireless communications to communication with communication device  110  (e.g., over Bluetooth Low Energy, LTE Direct, WiFi, radio frequency, infrared, Bluetooth, near field communications, etc.). In other embodiments, biometric device  120  may further include network communications and be capable of transmitting and/or receiving information from service provider server  130 . Biometric device  120  may include a sensor or other component used to collect the information associated with the user, such as an input device, a camera, a microphone, an accelerometer, a motion detector, an environmental sensor, and/or a biometric sensor. The current information may correspond to biometric activity data, which may correspond to biometrics of the user (e.g., heart rate, perspiration, etc.) and/or activity (e.g., steps taken, distance traveled, exercise performed, etc.). Biometric device  120  may store the biometric activity data, or may transmit the biometric activity data to communication device  110  and/or service provider server  130  using the communication component. Biometric device  120  may include display devices, including GUI&#39;s capable of displaying information to users. Biometric device  120  may also include other output devices, including speakers. Biometric device  120  may include input devices, including touch screens. In various embodiments, biometric device  120  may correspond to a wristwatch with appropriate computer hardware resources, eyeglasses with appropriate computer hardware (e.g. GOOGLE GLASS™), other type of wearable computing device, implantable communication devices, and/or other types of computing devices capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, such as a FITBIT™. 
     Service provider server  130  may be maintained, for example, by an online payment service provider, which may provide account services and/or processing for financial transactions on behalf of users. In this regard, service provider server  130  includes one or more processing applications which may be configured to interact with communication device  110 , biometric device  120 , and/or another device/server to facilitate establishment of a shared account between users and tracking of biometric data. In one example, service provider server  130  may be provided by PAYPAL®, Inc. of San Jose, Calif., USA. However, in other embodiments, service provider server  130  may be maintained by or include a credit provider, financial services provider, financial data provider, and/or other service provider, including mobile application service providers, social networking and/or microblogging platforms, messaging services, or other online resources that may be utilized by users to establish personal accounts and use the personal accounts to engage is value apportioning of a shared account using biometric data. For example, service provider server  130  may correspond to a social networking or messaging platform allowing users having personal accounts to enroll in a shared account and link biometric devices for the purpose of value apportionment. 
     Service provider server  130  of  FIG. 1  includes a health tracking application  140 , a transaction processing application  132 , other applications  134 , a database  136 , and a network interface component  148 . Health tracking application  140 , transaction processing application  132 , and other applications  134  may correspond to executable processes, procedures, and/or applications with associated hardware. In other embodiments, service provider server  130  may include additional or different modules having specialized hardware and/or software as required. 
     Health tracking application  140  may correspond to one or more processes to execute modules and associated specialized hardware of service provider server  130  to access shared account data for a shared account having one or more enrolled users and a value that is apportioned based on biometric activity data detected over time, and apportion the value based on the data. In this regard, health tracking application  140  may correspond to specialized hardware and/or software to first access value sharing goals, settings, and/or preferences using shared account. The value sharing settings for the shared account may include information used to determine when a goal for value sharing of the shared account&#39;s value is met using biometric activity data and/or an amount or share of the account&#39;s value earned based on whether the goal was met. Health tracking application  140  may further request biometric activity data and/or information identifying biometric device  120 , including an identifier, for use in retrieving biometric activity data. Health tracking application  140  may further receive, access, and/or determine the biometric activity data for the user, which may include a location or travel data (e.g., through a GPS transceiver or other location determining system), biometrics, activity, and/or other data associated with health or fitness of the user. 
     Using the settings for the account and the biometric activity data, health tracking application  140  may determine a share or portion of the shared account&#39;s value earned by the user based on goals or settings met, achieved, or exceeded through the user&#39;s biometric activity data. The share or portion may correspond to a pro rata share based on the biometric activity data, which may therefore be proportional to the user&#39;s biometric activity data as compared to the setting, other users, and/or amount exceeding the setting or a previous biometric activity marker of the user. Health tracking application  140  may utilize transaction processing application  132  to provide the share to a personal account of the user, which may be utilized by communication device  110 . Additionally, health tracking application  140  may provide output data for one or more interfaces that includes biometric activity data for the user, as well as comparison biometric activity data for one or more other enrolled users in the shared account. For example, health tracking application  140  may provide static or real-time data output tracking the user&#39;s biometrics and/or activity, which may also be compared to corresponding data of other users. Health tracking application  140  may hide, redact, or otherwise obscure identifiers for other users associated with the other biometric activity data in certain embodiments, which may be according to preferences or settings to provide privacy to users. Additionally, health tracking application  140  may track the user&#39;s biometric activity data over one or more periods of time, which may be output as increases and/or decreases in the data over the time period(s). Moreover, the data output through the interfaces may show earned goals or matched/exceeded biometric activity settings, as well as necessary biometrics or activity to meet pending goals. 
     Transaction processing application  132  may correspond to one or more processes to execute software modules and associated specialized hardware of transaction processor server  140  to provide account and transaction processing services to users, for example though an account and/or payment instruments of the user, where the account services may be utilized to establish a shared account. In this regard, transaction processing application  132  may correspond to specialized hardware and/or software to provide an online shared account generation and maintenance platform, where a user associated with communication device  110  may provide the aforementioned account information. The user may provide necessary data for the shared account through communication device  110 , which may include an account name, initial seed value or amount for the shared account, goals or settings, and/or users requested to join the shared account for biometric activity tracking. Transaction processing application  132  may establish the account using the provided data, and may provide a code or identifier for the account that allows signup and biometric monitoring device linking to other users enrolling in the shared account. 
     In order to establish a personal account to send and receive payments, transaction processing application  132  may receive information requesting establishment of the account. The information may include user personal, business, and/or financial information, or other information for an entity establishing the account (e.g., personal user, merchant, charity, etc.). Additionally the information may include a login, account name, password, PIN, or other account creation information. The user establishing the account may provide a name, address, social security number, or other personal or business information necessary to establish the account and/or effectuate payments through the account. Transaction processing application  132  may further allow the entity to service and maintain the payment account, for example, by adding and removing funding instruments. Once the shared account and/or personal account is established, transaction processing application  132  may process a transaction to transfer a value from a personal account to the shared account. Health tracking application  140  may be used to track biometric activity and, based on the biometric activity of a user, determine a share or portion of a value for the shared account to provide each user based on their biometric activity. Transaction processing application  132  may be used to process a transaction to withdraw the amount of the share of the value from the shared account and deposit the amount to the personal account. Additionally, transaction processing application  132  may establish one or more restrictions on use of the amount, which may be enforced during electronic transaction processing by transaction processing application  132 . 
     In various embodiments, service provider server  130  includes other applications  134  as may be desired in particular embodiments to provide features to payment provider server  134 . For example, other applications  134  may include security applications for implementing server-side security features, programmatic client applications for interfacing with appropriate application programming interfaces (APIs) over network  150 , or other types of applications. Other applications  134  may contain software programs, executable by a processor, including a graphical user interface (GUI), configured to provide an interface to the user when accessing payment provider server  134 , where the user or other users may interact with the GUI to more easily view and communicate information. In various embodiments, other applications  134  may include connection and/or communication applications, which may be utilized to communicate information to over network  150 . 
     Additionally, service provider server  130  includes database  136 . As previously discussed, the user may establish one or more payment accounts having a digital wallet with service provider server  130 . Accounts in database  136  may include user/merchant information, such as name, address, birthdate, payment instruments/funding sources, additional user financial information, user preferences, and/or other desired user data. The user and/or the merchant may link to their respective digital wallets and/or payment accounts through an account, user, merchant, and/or device identifier. Thus, when an identifier is transmitted to service provider server  130 , e.g. from communication device  110 , one or more digital wallets and/or payment accounts belonging to the user and/or the merchant may be found. Database  136  may also store the shared account data for the shared account enrolled in by one or more users. Database  136  may also include biometric activity data transmitted to service provider server  130  from one or more biometric activity monitoring devices, accounts, and/or service provides, as well as output data processed and determined using the biometric activity data and information for earned shares of a value based on biometric activity. 
     In various embodiments, service provider server  130  includes at least one network interface component  148  adapted to communicate communication device  110  and/or biometric device  120  over network  150 . In various embodiments, network interface component  148  may comprise a DSL (e.g., Digital Subscriber Line) modem, a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) modem, an Ethernet device, a broadband device, a satellite device and/or various other types of wired and/or wireless network communication devices including microwave, radio frequency (RF), and infrared (IR) communication devices. 
     Network  150  may be implemented as a single network or a combination of multiple networks. For example, in various embodiments, network  150  may include the Internet or one or more intranets, landline networks, wireless networks, and/or other appropriate types of networks. Thus, network  150  may correspond to small scale communication networks, such as a private or local area network, or a larger scale network, such as a wide area network or the Internet, accessible by the various components of system  100 . 
       FIG. 2A  is an exemplary interaction flowchart for registration biometric devices in a shared value account and tracking of biometric activity data for value apportionment, according to an embodiment. Note that one or more steps, processes, and methods described herein may be omitted, performed in a different sequence, or combined as desired or appropriate. 
     Flowchart  200   a  of  FIG. 2A  includes a process for an enrolling user to enroll in a shared account and perform biometric activity monitoring. Flowchart  200   a  begins at phase  1  for registration. Phase  1  may be provided through a portal of a biometric tracking platform provided by an online service provider that provides one or more processes and interfaces to input data for account signup and enrollment in the shared account. During registration of phase  1 , an enrolling user may be required by the service provider&#39;s platform to provide an identifier at step  1 A of phase  1 , which may correspond to a shared account identifier used to identify the shared account the user wishes to enroll in. The user may then link an account at step  1 B of phase  1 , for example, a personal account, which may be linked to the shared account to allow for transfers between the account, including depositing, by the user using the personal account, funds into the shared account to establish a value or pool for the shared account, and withdrawing from the value or pool based on the user&#39;s biometric activity. The user may then be required to link a fitness tracker or biometric device at step  1 C of phase  1 . The tracker or device may be linked by providing a tracker/device-specific identifier, or through linking an account with an application or online service provider that communicates with the tracker/device to track/detect biometric activity data. Once completed with phase  1 , the user may move to phase  2 , during which the user may perform entry processes in the shared account. During phase  2 , the platform portal may allow the user to make selections and view interfaces and output data. For example, at step  2 A, the user may join one or more challenges, which may have goals of required biometrics or activity to be met to receive a reward, such as all or a portion of a value for the shared account. At step  2 B, the user may view a dashboard of available challenges, as well as tracked biometric data for the user and other users. For example, at step  2 C, the user may view weekly reviews of past biometric activity data over the week, as well as earned and unearned rewards from challenges joined in step  2 A. 
     During phase  3 , the service provider may execute one or more processes of the biometric tracking platform to perform monitoring processes of biometric data. The service provider may extract fitness data, such as biometrics and/or activity, for a user over a time period set for a joined challenge, and may compare the data to the joined challenges, as well as any other user&#39;s fitness data, to determine if the user has won, beat, or accomplished a challenge. At step  3 B, the service provider may also extract account data for the enrolled accounts, which may include user data and parameters (e.g., personal user information), as well as financial and transfer data necessary to effectuate a transfer of value or funds in a pool earned by the user through the user&#39;s fitness data and the joined challenges. If the user has accomplished or won a joined challenge, the service provider&#39;s platform may continue to phase  4 , where the service provider may provide value sharing. For example, at step  2 A, the service provider may provide the earned value portion of the account value to the user through processing a transfer to the personal account of the user. The service provider&#39;s platform may also display an activity savings, such as an amount earned or saved from being added to the account value due to the user&#39;s biometric activity data. At step  3 C, any weekly bonuses based on user/account-specific activities may also be processed to the user&#39;s account. The cycle may then repeat to phase  2  after the time period to enable the user to repeat a challenge and/or join new challenges. The platform may also proceed to phase  5  for certain value payouts or transfers, where redemption of the transferred value is requested by the user. At step  5 A, the platform may impose a limitation where the value may only be extracted at fitness benefiting merchants. Similarly, the platform may only allow extraction and redemption of the value for fitness related items at step  5 B. 
       FIG. 2B  is an exemplary application interface to register and enroll in a shared account for biometric activity data, according to an embodiment. Environment  200   b  of  FIG. 2B  includes an interface  1000  that may be output when a shared account signup and enrollment portal of a biometric tracking platform, which may be accessed by a device, such as communication device  110  discussed in reference to system  100  of  FIG. 1 . The platform&#39;s portal may be provided by and accessed from an online service provider, such service provider server  130  discussed in reference to system  100  of  FIG. 1 . Thus, interface  1000  may be displayed by communication device  110  of system  100 . 
     In environment  200 , interface  1000  includes one or more interface elements or fields that may be interacted with by a user to perform account enrollment in a shared account. In this regard, interface  1000  first includes an account linking option  1002 , where account linking option  1002  may be used to provide information to link a personal account to a shared account. For example, text  1003  may provide a user with information necessary to link an account, such as a required identifier and/or account type. If the user does not have an account required in text  1003 , personal account signup  1004  may be used to establish a required personal account for the user. 
     A device linking option  1006  may also be used to provide information to link a biometric activity tracking device to a shared account that may be enrolled in by a user through interface  1000 . Text  1007  may provide the user with information necessary to determine a device type and/or device identifier for a device that tracks a user&#39;s biometrics and activity, and what devices may be linked to the shared account. If the user does not have a device or cannot find the correct information to link the device, such as a device identifier or a biometric activity tracking account used with the device, device option  1008  may be selected to guide a user through a process to retrieve or determine such information and/or receive offers for such devices (e.g., through a signup process for a tracker device/account). 
     A team signup option  1010  may also be used to provide information necessary for a user to locate a shared account and signup or enroll in the shared account. Text  1011  may display the information necessary to identify and enroll in a shared account, such as an account code or other account identifier. Where a user does not know or have an account code or identifier, a shared account signup  1012  may provide instructions for a user on how to find or determine a code, and may also provide a process to establish a shared account if no shared account exists that is available for the user to join. In order to initiate the process, a signup field  1014  may be displayed, which may display a message  1016  instructing a user of required information to be entered to the fields of interface  1000 . A login field  1018  may provide an input field for a user to enter a login for a personal account or identifier that may be used to identify the user and retrieve the user&#39;s information, as well as send and receive funds or value. The identifier placed in login field  1018  may be used to provide value to the shared account, such as value placed into a pool available for rewards and/or payout based on biometric activity. The identifier may also be used to transfer the rewards and/or payout from the pool to the person account of the user. Interface  1000  also includes a team code field to provide the team code to identify the account. Once entered, the user may select signup option  1022  to finish enrollment in the shared account. Additionally, on one or more additional interfaces, the user may link their device using the processes described in device linking option  1006 . 
       FIG. 3  is an exemplary system environment where a biometric tracking portal may interface with a communication device and biometric tracking device to determine value apportionment based on biometric activity data, according to an embodiment. Environment  300  of  FIG. 3  includes account enrollment application  112  and health tracking application  140 , which may be executed by communication device  110  and service provider server  130 , respectively, discussed in reference to system  100  of  FIG. 1 . Moreover,  FIG. 3  includes a biometric device  120  discussed in reference to system  100  of  FIG. 1 . 
     Communication device  110  executes account enrollment application  112  corresponding generally to the specialized hardware and/or software modules and processes described in reference to  FIG. 1 . Account enrollment application  112  may be used to access and enroll in a shared account  2100 . Shared account  2100  may be accessed and enrolled in using account code  2102 . After submitting account code  2102 , biometric tracker  2104  may be linked to shared account  2100 , and a value  2106  may be provided to shared account  2100 . Such data may be exchanged with health tracking application  140  of service provider server  130  over communication exchange  2000 . 
     Service provider server  130  may execute health tracking application  140  corresponding generally to the specialized hardware and/or software modules and processes described in reference to  FIG. 1 . In this regard, health tracking application  140  includes data for shared account  2100 , which may include enrolled personal accounts  2200 . Personal accounts  2200  may be identifier through account identifiers  2202  and may be associated with activity tracker identifier  2204  for devices that may monitor biometrics and health for users associated with personal accounts  2200 . Additionally, shared account  2100  may include value  2106  and account challenges  2208 , including a boss challenge  2210  where employees may attempt to outpace or beat activity performed by a boss daily or weekly. Account challenges  2208  may include activity savings  2212 , which may correspond to payouts, rewards, and savings earned based on the biometric activity of users. Additionally, a best activity  2214  may reward a user that achieves a highest amount, number, or percentage increase in biometric activity over a time period. 
     In order to provide value portions paid  2206  for value  2106 , health tracking application  140  may require biometric data  2302  from biometric device  120 . Health tracking application  140  may query account enrollment application  112  for biometric data  2302 , which may be retrieve from a process for biometric data tracking  2300  of biometric device  120 . Biometric data  2302  detected by biometric data tracking  2300  may include activity  2304 , such as steps  2306  taken by a user using or wearing biometric device  120 , as well as heart rate  2308  detected for the user. Account enrollment application  112  may receive biometric data  2302  from biometric device  120  over communication exchange  2002 . Communication exchange  2002  may be continuous so that biometric data  2302  is continuously loaded to communication device  110 , or may be retrieved based on a query by health tracking application  140  of service provider server  130 . After retrieval, communication exchange  2004  may be performed by communication device  110  and service provider server  140  to provide biometric data to health tracking application  140 . Health tracking application may then process activity data  2216  for all users, which includes user biometrics and activity (e.g., biometric data  2302  from biometric device  120 ). Health tracking application  140  may then determine payouts  2220  having a user payout  2222 . Communication exchange  2004  may be used to provide user payout  2222  to account enrollment application  112 , which may display challenge goal statuses  2108  that provided user payouts  2222 . 
       FIG. 4  is a flowchart of an exemplary process for shared account enrollment and biometric activity monitoring for value apportionment, according to an embodiment. Note that one or more steps, processes, and methods described herein may be omitted, performed in a different sequence, or combined as desired or appropriate. 
     At step  402  of flowchart  400 , in response to a request to establish an amount for a health monitoring competition for a plurality of users, a competition account for the amount is generated, wherein the competition account is generated with a team code for enrollment in the health monitoring competition. This may include requesting a portion of the amount from accounts for the plurality of users, wherein the portion is evenly distributed over the accounts and in response to receiving the portion from each of the accounts, generating the competition account with the team code. The amount may also be received from an account of a user unaffiliated with the pool that is outside of the plurality of users, or that is a creator of the amount and the account and is one of the plurality of users. The amount may then be established as a pool for the competition account. The team code is received from a plurality of accounts of the plurality of users, wherein the team code is entered through a web site interface comprising a first web site element for entry of the team code and a second website element for linking of a plurality of activity monitors for the plurality of users, at step  404 . 
     At step  406 , a plurality of activity measurements for the plurality of users during the health monitoring competition is determined using the plurality of activity monitors. The activity measurements may include a tracked exercise amount, a heart rate, a number of daily footsteps taken, or an amount of weight loss. The activity monitors may therefore be associated with or contained within a wearable or mobile computing device, such as a heart rate sensor, a pedometer, a distance tracker, or an activity tracker. In order to track the plurality of measurements, the team code may be received from each of the plurality of accounts through a signup interface of an account enrollment process, and an interface comprising an interactive process to link each of the plurality of activity monitors may be output. In response to receiving an identifier for the each of the plurality of activity monitors, they may be linked to the account. One or more of the activity monitors may be linked to the account through an online platform that tracks biometric activity data, such as the activity measurements. An activity monitor may also be connected to a computing device that uploads the biometric activity data to the online platform. 
     A transfer of the amount for one or more of the plurality of users is determined using the plurality of activity measurements, at step  408 . The transfer may instead correspond to at least a portion of the amount, and may correspond to a pro rata share. This may further be based on value sharing or activity reward settings. This may include apportioning the amount over the plurality of users based on the plurality of activity measurements. For example, the amount may be apportioned based on an increase or a decrease in the plurality of activity measurements over a time period that meets a goal set for the account. The amount may also be apportioned to another user, such as a second user based on the second user&#39;s activity measurements. The amount may be apportioned based on a comparison of each of the plurality of users and their activity measurements. Additional activity measurements or other biometric data may be received, for example, over another time period. Thus, additional transfers may be processed from the amount based on the activity measurements during the subsequent time period. 
     In order to process the transfer, a transaction between the competition account and one or more personal account of the plurality of users may be processed by deducting the amount from the competition amount and providing to the personal account(s). The amount may comprise a monetary amount provided in the competition account from an account administrator. The account administrator may require that the amount provided to the personal account(s) is only valid for specific merchants established by the account administrator. An interface may also be provided that comprises the activity measurements, such as biometric activity data, which may display the portion of the amount earned by each of the users. 
       FIG. 5  is a block diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing one or more components in  FIG. 1 , according to an embodiment. In various embodiments, the communication device may comprise a personal computing device (e.g., smart phone, a computing tablet, a personal computer, laptop, a wearable computing device such as glasses or a watch, Bluetooth device, key FOB, badge, etc.) capable of communicating with the network. The service provider may utilize a network computing device (e.g., a network server) capable of communicating with the network. It should be appreciated that each of the devices utilized by users and service providers may be implemented as computer system  500  in a manner as follows. 
     Computer system  500  includes a bus  502  or other communication mechanism for communicating information data, signals, and information between various components of computer system  500 . Components include an input/output (I/O) component  504  that processes a user action, such as selecting keys from a keypad/keyboard, selecting one or more buttons, image, or links, and/or moving one or more images, etc., and sends a corresponding signal to bus  502 . I/O component  504  may also include an output component, such as a display  511  and a cursor control  513  (such as a keyboard, keypad, mouse, etc.). An optional audio input/output component  505  may also be included to allow a user to use voice for inputting information by converting audio signals. Audio I/O component  505  may allow the user to hear audio. A transceiver or network interface  506  transmits and receives signals between computer system  500  and other devices, such as another communication device, service device, or a service provider server via network  150 . In one embodiment, the transmission is wireless, although other transmission mediums and methods may also be suitable. One or more processors  512 , which can be a micro-controller, digital signal processor (DSP), or other processing component, processes these various signals, such as for display on computer system  500  or transmission to other devices via a communication link  518 . Processor(s)  512  may also control transmission of information, such as cookies or IP addresses, to other devices. 
     Components of computer system  500  also include a system memory component  514  (e.g., RAM), a static storage component  516  (e.g., ROM), and/or a disk drive  517 . Computer system  500  performs specific operations by processor(s)  512  and other components by executing one or more sequences of instructions contained in system memory component  514 . Logic may be encoded in a computer readable medium, which may refer to any medium that participates in providing instructions to processor(s)  512  for execution. Such a medium may take many forms, including but not limited to, non-volatile media, volatile media, and transmission media. In various embodiments, non-volatile media includes optical or magnetic disks, volatile media includes dynamic memory, such as system memory component  514 , and transmission media includes coaxial cables, copper wire, and fiber optics, including wires that comprise bus  502 . In one embodiment, the logic is encoded in non-transitory computer readable medium. In one example, transmission media may take the form of acoustic or light waves, such as those generated during radio wave, optical, and infrared data communications. 
     Some common forms of computer readable media includes, for example, floppy disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, any other magnetic medium, CD-ROM, any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, RAM, PROM, EEPROM, FLASH-EEPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any other medium from which a computer is adapted to read. 
     In various embodiments of the present disclosure, execution of instruction sequences to practice the present disclosure may be performed by computer system  500 . In various other embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of computer systems  500  coupled by communication link  518  to the network (e.g., such as a LAN, WLAN, PTSN, and/or various other wired or wireless networks, including telecommunications, mobile, and cellular phone networks) may perform instruction sequences to practice the present disclosure in coordination with one another. 
     Where applicable, various embodiments provided by the present disclosure may be implemented using hardware, software, or combinations of hardware and software. Also, where applicable, the various hardware components and/or software components set forth herein may be combined into composite components comprising software, hardware, and/or both without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. Where applicable, the various hardware components and/or software components set forth herein may be separated into sub-components comprising software, hardware, or both without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In addition, where applicable, it is contemplated that software components may be implemented as hardware components and vice-versa. 
     Software, in accordance with the present disclosure, such as program code and/or data, may be stored on one or more computer readable mediums. It is also contemplated that software identified herein may be implemented using one or more general purpose or specific purpose computers and/or computer systems, networked and/or otherwise. Where applicable, the ordering of various steps described herein may be changed, combined into composite steps, and/or separated into sub-steps to provide features described herein. 
     The foregoing disclosure is not intended to limit the present disclosure to the precise forms or particular fields of use disclosed. As such, it is contemplated that various alternate embodiments and/or modifications to the present disclosure, whether explicitly described or implied herein, are possible in light of the disclosure. Having thus described embodiments of the present disclosure, persons of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that changes may be made in form and detail without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure is limited only by the claims.