Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110145062 | DETERMINING USE OF A DISPLAY CHARACTERISTIC - A display characteristic determination machine receives a request to display seller-related content that references an item available for sale. The display characteristic determination machine identifies a display characteristic available from a web server, determines that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic, and communicates to the web server that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic and with primary content. The display characteristic determination machine may function as an allocation device to allocate use of the display characteristic. This functionality may be scaled, for example, to include determining use of multiple display characteristics, available from multiple web servers, by multiple instances of seller-related content requested for display by multiple sellers of multiple items. The display characteristic determination machine, therefore, may function as a “broker” for display characteristics available from multiple web servers. | 06-16-2011 |
20110231291 | PRICE DISTRIBUTION SLIDER HISTOGRAM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to navigate item listings using a slider histogram include receiving a request from a client device and determining a list of item listings satisfying the request. Additionally, a histogram based on an attribute found in the item listings of the list is determined. The list and the histogram are provided to the client device, the histogram including a slider that allows refinement of the item listings being displayed based on a position of the slider on the histogram. | 09-22-2011 |
20120022927 | SOCIALLY RELEVANT CONTENT MACHINE - A content machine generates content for a particular user of a network-based publication system and provides the content to a client machine configured to present the content to the particular user. The content generated by the content machine is generated based on information accessed by the content machine, and the content may include some or all of the information accessed. The information may include social network data of the particular user, event data referencing an event to occur on an event date, a transactional record of the particular user, a transactional record of a further user, client location data corresponding to the client machine, merchandising data referencing an item listed by the network-based publication system, or any suitable combination thereof. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022959 | EVENT-RELEVANT CONTENT MACHINE - A content machine generates content for a particular user of a network-based publication system and provides the content to a client machine configured to present the content to the particular user. The content generated by the content machine is generated based on information accessed by the content machine, and the content may include some or all of the information accessed. The information may include social network data of the particular user, event data referencing an event to occur on an event date, a transactional record of the particular user, a transactional record of a further user, client location data corresponding to the client machine, merchandising data referencing an item listed by the network-based publication system, or any suitable combination thereof. | 01-26-2012 |
20120066208 | SIZING CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide sizing content recommendations are provided. Search parameters are received from a user. In response, sizing data for the user is accessed. Using the sizing data, content from a marketplace matching the sizing data and the search parameters are determined. The matching content comprises a list of one or more items available from the marketplace. The matching content is prioritized for presentation to the user. | 03-15-2012 |
20120188147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON MULTIPLE NETWORKED DEVICES WITH A SIMPLE COMMAND - A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188169 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PROXIMITY RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide proximity recommendations are provided. In example embodiments, data representing prioritized recommendations for a user is received. The data representing the prioritized recommendations is used to generated a composite visual representation by embedding select prioritized recommendations into a visual representation. The composite visual representation presents a higher prioritized recommendation in a more spatially prominent manner than a lower prioritized recommendation. The composite visual representation is then presented to the user. | 07-26-2012 |
20120227073 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PROVIDING A SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERIENCE BASED ON CONCURRENTLY VIEWED CONTENT - A method and a system to provide a supplemental experience based on concurrently viewed content is provided. The system comprises an identification module to identify, at a user device, concurrently viewed content assigned a content identifier via communication with one or more components of a home theatre. The system further comprises a curation module to identify one or more listings describing items for sale based on keywords mapped to the content identifier and provide a user interface including the listings to the user device. | 09-06-2012 |
20120234911 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. A gift card converter module associates a value of the gift card with a digital wallet of the mobile device. A digital wallet module enables a financial transaction with the digital wallet of the mobile device. A storage device stores the value of the gift card associated with the digital wallet and the corresponding financial transaction. | 09-20-2012 |
20120234912 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account. | 09-20-2012 |
20120238254 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ITEMS IN VIDEO FRAMES - A method and a system generate offers to a user of a mobile device based items identified in a video frame from a mobile device. A video frame selector module determines a video frame to process from the mobile device. An item identification module identifies an item in the determined video frame and tags the determined video frame with an identification of the item. Offers of the identified item from at least one merchant are generated to the mobile device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239481 | DIGITAL SHOEBOX - A method and a system stores records of financial transactions from a user in a centralized location. A processor-implemented receipt module receives a record of a financial transaction from a mobile device. A processor-implemented item identification module identifies an item from the record of the financial transaction. A processor-implemented catalog module retrieves data corresponding to the identified item. A storage device stores the record of the financial transaction associated with the identified item along with the corresponding data. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239483 | TARGETED INCENTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION AND INTENT - A method and a system offer an incentive to a user of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device and the intent of the user. A processor-implemented location identification module determines the geographic location of the mobile device of the user. A processor-implemented item identification module identifies an item specified by the user at the geographic location of the mobile device. A processor-implemented incentive module offers an incentive from at least one merchant within a predefined distance based on the identified item and the geographic location of the mobile device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239501 | TARGETED INCENTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION AND INTENT - A method and a system offer an incentive to a user of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device and the intent of the user. A processor-implemented location identification module determines the geographic location of the mobile device of the user. A processor-implemented item identification module identifies an item specified by the user at the geographic location of the mobile device. A processor-implemented incentive module offers an incentive from at least one merchant within a predefined distance based on the identified item and the geographic location of the mobile device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVENTORY GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - A method and a system to generate and manage an inventory are provided. The system may include a memory to store an inventory having a list of items owned by a consumer. An identification module may add an item to the inventory. A collection module may collect additional data about the added item. A tracking module may collect market data about the added item. | 10-04-2012 |
20130036382 | CONTROL OF SEARCH RESULTS WITH MULTIPOINT PINCH GESTURES - A device incorporates a touch-enabled screen configured to accept a user's interaction with the touch screen to control display of the results of online searches for information and ecommerce listings. A user's interaction with the touch screen of the device with multipoint pinch gestures facilitates navigation through large volumes of search results. Touch-enabled navigation with pinch gestures to elaborate or contract the results of a given search may present a more definitive view of those results or present a better indication of the requirement for a further search by the user. Listings of item data with elaborated or contracted details are produced through corresponding scaling processes which are in turn controlled through associated multipoint pinch gestures. | 02-07-2013 |
20130036383 | CONTROL OF SEARCH RESULTS WITH MULTIPOINT PINCH GESTURES - A device incorporates a touch-enabled screen configured to accept a user's interaction with the touch screen to control display of the results of searches for information online and for listings within ecommerce sites. A user's interaction with multipoint pinch gestures, applied to the touch screen and immediately above item data listings, navigates through large volumes of search results. By touch-selection of a facet of the item data returned in an item listing, a user may scale a characteristic of the selected facet of item data according to an application of multipoint pinch gestures. By application of a pinch-out and a pinch-in gesture respectively, a date facet of metadata may be scaled backward and forward in time. | 02-07-2013 |
20130073435 | PERSONALIZED ITEM TRADING CARD GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems to generate and manage an item trading card are provided. A method may include providing an interface to access an item trading card associated with an item, and generating the item trading card including an item identifier associated with the item, a trading card identifier associated with the trading card, item data about the item, and market data about the item. The method further includes sharing the item trading card. | 03-21-2013 |
20130238614 | SIZING CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide sizing content recommendations are provided. Search parameters are received from a user. In response, sizing data for the user is accessed. Using the sizing data, content from a marketplace matching the sizing data and the search parameters are determined. The matching content comprises a list of one or more items available from the marketplace. The matching content is prioritized for presentation to the user. | 09-12-2013 |
20130334304 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. A gift card listing of gift cards available for exchange offers is generated in a gift card exchange market. A captured digital image of a first gift card from a first issuer from a first digital payment account is transferred to a second digital payment account. The captured digital image of the first gift card is for use by a second user. A captured digital image of the second gift card from the second issuer from a second digital payment account is transferred to the first digital payment account. The captured digital image of the second gift card is for use by a first user. The first gift card and the second gift card are listed for exchange in the gift card exchange market. | 12-19-2013 |
20140046802 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED USER EXPERIENCE AT A VENUE OR EVENT - Systems and methods for providing an enhanced user experience at an event or venue are provided. The systems and methods provided herein provide venue-specific location-based services to the user through the user's mobile device. Such services include allowing a user to order merchandise and concessions from their seat using their mobile device and delivering the ordered items to their seat. Such services also include determining a user's seat location from a scanned code on the user's ticket and providing a map to and from their seat. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052327 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VEHICLE TRACKING PORTAL - An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052559 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BIDDING IN A VEHICLE - A method of dynamically altering a user interface based on safety level is provided. A user interface is provided to a user in a vehicle with the user interface including a selectable option to wirelessly place a bid on an electronic auction. The selectable option is based, at least in part, on an auction parameter. A safety level score is then determined for the vehicle. The auction parameter is then dynamically altered based on the speed of the vehicle, resulting in a change to the selectable option. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052745 | AUTOMATIC SEARCH BASED ON DETECTED USER INTEREST IN VEHICLE - A method of automatically performing a search based on user interest detected in a vehicle is provided. A user interest of a user in a vehicle is detected by examining sensor information from one or more sensors in the vehicle. A search is automatically performed for items relevant to the user interest. A user interface in the vehicle is then caused to display the items relevant to the user interest. | 02-20-2014 |
20140085333 | AUGMENTED REALITY PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS, TUTORIALS AND VISUALIZATIONS - In a system for augmented reality product instructions, tutorials and visualizations a method may include receiving a request for information from a client device, the request including image data and a request type; converting, using at least one processor, the image data into a digital fingerprint; comparing the digital fingerprint to a plurality of stored fingerprints to identify an object in the image data; and generating an augmented reality view of the identified object based on the request type; and transmitting the augmented reality view to the client device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140108196 | PERSONALIZED ITEM TRADING CARD GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems to generate and manage an item trading card are provided. A method may include providing an interface to access an item trading card associated with an item, and generating the item trading card including an item identifier associated with the item, a trading card identifier associated with the trading card, item data about the item, and market data about the item. The method further includes sharing the item trading card. | 04-17-2014 |
20140214531 | DETERMINING USE OF A DISPLAY CHARACTERISTIC - A display characteristic determination machine receives a request to display seller-related content that references an item available for sale. The display characteristic determination machine identifies a display characteristic available from a web server, determines that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic, and communicates to the web server that the seller-related content is to be displayed using the display characteristic and with primary content. The display characteristic determination machine may function as an allocation device to allocate use of the display characteristic. This functionality may be scaled, for example, to include determining use of multiple display characteristics, available from multiple web servers, by multiple instances of seller-related content requested for display by multiple sellers of multiple items. The display characteristic determination machine, therefore, may function as a “broker” for display characteristics available from multiple web servers. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214661 | GIFT CARD CONVERSION AND DIGITAL WALLET - A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account. | 07-31-2014 |
20140247196 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON MULTIPLE NETWORK DEVICES WITH A SIMPLE COMMAND - A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon. | 09-04-2014 |
20140279200 | DESTINATION SHOPPING SYSTEM - Techniques for facilitating a shopping experience based on a passenger's destination are described. According to various embodiments, a destination location of a passenger on a vehicle is determined. Contextual electronic content is then selected, based on the destination location of the passenger. Thereafter, the contextual electronic content is displayed via a user interface on a vehicle passenger seat display screen associated with the passenger or on the passenger's mobile device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282247 | CONTROL OF SEARCH RESULTS WITH MULTIPOINT PINCH GESTURES - A device displays a listing of items in an item data display area on a display. The device receives an indication of a pinch gesture from a touch-enabled screen and scales a facet of the item data to produce a scaled-facet listing responsive to the pinch gesture. The device scales by modifying a degree of a characteristic corresponding with a facet of the item data displayed in the scaled-data display area in an increasing amount responsive to the pinch-in gesture. The modifying further comprises producing a scaled-out listing implemented as an updated portion of item data having a temporal indicator that is later than an initial display of item data by an amount proportional to a magnitude of a pinch gesture characteristic corresponding to the pinch-in gesture. Finally, the device displays the scaled-facet listing as an updated set of item data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140304256 | SIZING CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide sizing content recommendations are provided. An image of a user is received. The image includes a standard-sized marker. In response, sizing data for the user is accessed determined using the image of the user that includes the standard-sized marker. Using the sizing data, a search is performed to determine items matching the sizing data. The matching items are presented to the user. | 10-09-2014 |
20150032531 | TARGETED INCENTIVE ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION AND INTENT - A method and a system offer an incentive to a user of a mobile device based on a geographic location of the mobile device and the intent of the user. For example, a machine determines a geographic location of a mobile device. The machine identifies an item specified at the geographic location of the mobile device via an optical input of the mobile device. The machine determines an offer from a merchant within a predefined geographic boundary. The determining of the offer may be based on the geographic location of the mobile device. The machine determines that the offer from the merchant does not correspond to the identified item, and redefines the predefined geographic boundary in response to the determining that the offer from the merchant does not correspond to the identified item. The redefining may result in a redefined geographic boundary. | 01-29-2015 |