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| 20100299224 | ENHANCED SHOPPING & MERCHANDISING METHODOLOGY - An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery stores, (3) the approach to advertising and reaching customers, and (4) the information available to retailers and merchandisers related to customer (a) shopping patterns, (b) responses to merchandising and advertising, and (c) specific impact of discounting/coupons. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100306080 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECEIPT MANAGEMENT AND PRICE COMPARISON - The present invention relates to shopping assistance solutions, and in particular, to methods and systems for maintaining purchase records, creating shopping lists, and comparing merchant pricing. The user experience in performing shopping functions is simplified and enhanced over existing methods. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100325012 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING RELEASE OF A DATA PRODUCT - A computer implemented method of controlling release of a data product to a host, comprising: providing a data parcel to a host comprising: (i) a payload interpreter accessible by an interface application program interface (API) for operation by the host and (ii) a data payload readable by the payload interpreter comprising reference data describing at least one data product; accessing the data parcel with the interface API; enabling the data parcel in response to the data parcel being accessed with the interface API; and determining that the data parcel is enabled before allowing the host to operate the payload interpreter to read part or all of the data payload. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110010266 | VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENT BUILDING - Embodiments of the invention include a virtual reality system that includes an instrumented device used to present a virtual shopping environment to a simulation participant. The participant's interactions with the virtual shopping environment may be used to conduct market research into the consumer decision making process. The virtual shopping environment may include one or more smart objects configured to be responsive to participant interaction. The virtual shopping environment may recreate a real-world shopping environment. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110016021 | Systems and Methods for Scripted Content Delivery - The present subject matter relates generally to systems and methods for adding interactive functionality to a website, other digital media objects, and computer processor applications. Systems and methods for adding functionality to a web page served by a first web-server, may include receiving, at a second web-server, a request from a client-computer for code to add purchase functionality to the web-page. The code may be sent to the client-computer based on the request. A further request may be received from the client-computer containing information about objects identified in the web-page as relating to the purchase functionality and a request for information about the objects. Information about the objects may be sent to the client-computer based on the further request. An instruction to complete the purchase may be received from the client-computer, and a confirmation of the completion of the purchase may be sent to the client-computer. The web-page may be an HTML document and the objects may be objects according to the HTML Document Object Model. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110035293 | METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL SHOPPING CART ORDER INJECTION AND PAYMENT DETERMINATION - A universal shopping cart is provided that obtains and orders products and services from different merchants located on the Internet. The consumer completes all of their shopping on the shopping site and is not directed to another merchant's site to complete an order. The universal shopping cart provides a monitoring service that allows the consumer to monitor a product for specified criteria. The order injection system places orders for products contained within the universal shopping cart from affiliated and non-affiliated merchants. Specific ordering details required from merchants external to the shopping site are hidden from the consumer. For external merchant sites that require a consumer account before allowing the product to be purchased, the shopping site creates a new consumer account without intervention from the consumer. Once the products are ordered, the consumer may keep track of the ordered products from the shopping site. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110066522 | Pricing and Auctioning of Bundled Items Among Multiple Sellers and Buyers - A number of sets of methods and apparatuses applicable to online shopping are disclosed. One set, “Bin Packing Methods with Approximate Membership”, includes methods in pricing and auctioning a bundle of items, some of which could belong to another bundle. Significantly, the membership of a bundle, during pricing and auction, could change. Another set, the “Shopping Console”, puts a structure into the online shopping experience, so that through one interface various shopping activities can be facilitated, including but not limited to researching, pricing, negotiation, group buying, and tracking of purchases. Still another set, “Flash Mob Shopping”, allows sellers and a (spontaneous) group of shoppers to connect on prices without requiring shoppers' hard commitments, and with sellers revealing only necessary price information. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110082765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ITEM COLLECTION IN A SHOP - A method for item collection in a shop in participation of a shopper and in support of computerized platforms. The method includes providing first and second shopping lists, supporting item collection by the shopper in accordance with the lists. The method may include providing an user interface to an item database and storage for shopping lists, facilitating division of a single shopping list into first and second shopping lists, comparing a shopping list with available items, and storing past shopping list. The shop may propose the.shopper buy an available item, encourage sale of the available item in replacement of an unavailable item, remind items based on past shopping lists and support a promotion campaign for the item. The shop may compose a suggestive shopping list, provide the shopping list on a hard copy or mobile device, and may provide the shopper data associated with item locations. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110093359 | Method for Processing Telephone Orders - A method for completing an order from a free-form input from a customer, such as by phone, SMS, IM or e-mail. The customer input has discrete components. The individually recognized components are compared to a list of predefined elements, and each possible predefined element present in the order is recognized and then put into a possible order. If all of the components necessary for a complete order are present in the input, either by being recognized or inferred, an order is established and complete. The completed order is passed on to the next stage in the process, whether it is shipping or assembling for satisfying the order. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093360 | Automated Gifting - Systems and methods provide a facility for automated gifting. The facility receives from a gifter an identification of a gift recipient, an indication of an occasion, and selection criteria. The facility automatically selects a proposed gift for the indicated occasion based on at least the received selection criteria and, in the absence of further direction from the gifter, sends the gift to the recipient. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110099082 | PURCHASING, REDEMPTION AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER TAKES POSSESSION AT A RETAILER OF A PRODUCT PURCHASED USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Purchasing, redemption and settlement systems and methods are provided wherein a buyer takes possession of a product at a retailer. A purchasing system may communicate with a buyer through a communication network to establish a first price for a product between the buyer and a seller. The purchasing system may also arrange for the buyer to take possession of the product at a retailer, different from the seller, that offers the product for sale at a second price. Verification information, which enables the retailer to authorize the buyer to take possession of the product, is transmitted to the retailer. The buyer provides a payment, based on the first price, to the purchasing system in exchange for the right to take possession of the product at the retailer. In one embodiment, the purchasing system receives a buyer offer, including an offer price, related to the product. In another embodiment, the purchasing system transmits redemption information, including a redemption code, to the buyer. The redemption information may also include information that enables the creation of a voucher to be used when taking possession of the product. The purchasing system may also receive information related to an attempt by the buyer to take possession of the product, including the redemption code, from the retailer. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110106653 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD - The display apparatus of the invention is a display case combined with an electronic display for displaying merchandise items such as jewelry both physically and electronically. The electronic display of the merchandise items in the display case includes interactive features, as for example access to a website for purchasing the merchandise items. Where the merchandise items are valuable, such as jewelry, the merchandise items in the display case may be facsimiles of the actual merchandise for sale, so that customers may open the display case without a sales person. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106654 | Method and apparatus for distributed generator planning - A method and apparatus for distributed generator (DG) planning. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises (i) at least one interface for sizing a potential DG; (ii) at least one interface for designing the potential DG; and (iii) at least one interface for generating a proposal for the potential DG. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110106655 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Electronic Purchases - Methods, systems, and products facilitate electronic purchases. An electronic shopping cart is received at a server associated with a first merchant. The electronic shopping cart is inspected for an item selected for purchase from a different merchant. If the first merchant can offer better terms for the item, the server sends a recommendation to a customer to remove the item from the electronic shopping cart and to add a substitute item offered by the first merchant. If the customer approves, then the server replaces the item in the electronic shopping cart with the substitute item associated with the first merchant. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110112928 | USER INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A WEB-BASED TRANSACTION - Disclosed is a user interface including an input environment adapted to user inputting of search criteria,
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| 20110112929 | DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTS FROM SUPPLIERS TO CONSUMERS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods enabling suppliers to control the distribution of products to consumers in a network environment while accommodating the concerns of its brick and mortar distribution channels are described. Consumer orders for products are received, and consumer product orders are routed in accordance with fulfillment policies respectively selected by the supplier(s). The system includes a graphical consumer interface configured to receive consumer orders for products, and an order flow controller configured to route consumer product orders in accordance with fulfillment policies respectively selected by the supplier(s). The system also includes a graphical consumer interface that is accessible over the Internet and is configured to display price and availability information for the products of each of the suppliers organized by product category and is configured to receive consumer orders for products. A consumer may search through displayable product information within a given category by supplier, by product type, by product feature, or by a combination of two or more of these identifiers using a search engine. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110131113 | SCHEDULED REPETITIVE SEARCH - A host computing device conducts scheduled repetitive searches for a resource to be purchased and delivery according to a specified delivery schedule. A customer provides the host with a description of the resource and provides a specified delivery schedule. The host computing device conducts automated scheduled repetitive searches for the resource, selects a vendor offering the resource based on a criterion (e.g., lowest price), and conducts the respective purchases such that the resources are delivered in accordance with the specified delivery schedule. Here, the resource may be purchased from a first vendor in a first purchase and a second, different vendor in a subsequent second purchase for the resource. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110137744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING A TRANSACTION - A method and system facilitate a transaction via a network-based transaction facility. For example, a pre-order relating to an item is recorded in a database; a plurality of offers to sell the item is received; and a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers is automatically performed using processor-implemented logic. The pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, in which the reserve state reserves the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110145091 | METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL SHOPPING CART ORDER INJECTION AND PAYMENT DETERMINATION - A universal shopping cart is provided that obtains and orders products and services from different merchants located on the Internet. The consumer completes all of their shopping on the shopping site and is not directed to another merchant's site to complete an order. The universal shopping cart provides a monitoring service that allows the consumer to monitor a product for specified criteria. The order injection system places orders for products contained within the universal shopping cart from affiliated and non-affiliated merchants. Specific ordering details required from merchants external to the shopping site are hidden from the consumer. For external merchant sites that require a consumer account before allowing the product to be purchased, the shopping site creates a new consumer account without intervention from the consumer. Once the products are ordered, the consumer may keep track of the ordered products from the shopping site. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110161195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSAL GIFT REGISTRY - A gift registry providing a partial payment option for gift givers and a mandatory and contingent gift substitution for gift recipients. The gift recipient registers any type of gift idea from any store or establishment, for any occasion with an associated gift amount in the registry. The registrant is able to name their own gift price by selecting a gift amount not necessarily the same as the retail cost of the gift idea. The gift recipient also indicates whether they will accept a contingent substitute of gift or cash if the system is unable to provide the gift idea at the gift amount. The recipient can also select mandatory substitution of gift or cash. The difference between mandatory and contingent substitution is that mandatory substitution automatically occurs while contingent substitution occurs if and only if the selected gift is unavailable at the specified gift amount or could not be delivered in time. In effect, mandatory substitution for cash allows the registrant to arrange for automatic gift return and receipt of a cash gift. Gift givers are able to review gift ideas and associated gift amounts and select them. A gift giver is also able to select a gift idea and make a partial contribution toward purchase of the gift idea. This allows higher cost gifts to be purchased by multiple gift givers and thereby provides recipients and givers with greater flexibility in their gift selection. When a mandatory or contingent substitution for cash is provided, the system includes incentives, such as coupons. The coupons or incentives are independently profitable and help to offset the cost of managing the mandatory and contingent substitutions. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110161196 | SAFETY STOCK AMOUNT CALCULATION METHOD, SAFETY STOCK AMOUNT CALCULATION DEVICE, REORDER POINT CALCULATION METHOD, REORDER POINT CALCULATION DEVICE, AND ORDER QUANTITY CALCULATION METHOD - A safety stock amount calculation method includes calculating a probability Pb that a delivery time for a certain commodity required by a customer is shorter than its lead time L, calculating an average value LL of a difference between the lead time L and the customer's required delivery time when the lead time L exceeds the customer's required delivery time, correcting an inventory adjustment period N by using the average value LL, and calculating a safety stock amount SS by the equations SS=PB×k×(√N×F)×σ, wherein σ is a standard deviation of demand for the commodity, N is a corrected inventory adjustment period, Pb is a probability, F is a shipment frequency, and k is a safety coefficient. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110166955 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PROCESS FOR THE SHOPPING AND SELECTION OF HUMAN ENTITIES - This invention is a system and method for automatically managing a multi-step process in which human providers are selected for some purpose. Typical applications include the selection process associated with employment and dating services. The invention is directed to linking and coordinating the various steps of the selection process through automated sequencing, coordinating, tracking and status reporting processes. The interviewee answers questions that are printed, displayed, or spoken by an automated mechanism or questions are printed or displayed for use by a tester or interviewer. Answers can be written, spoken, or entered directly into a system by the interviewee. The invention provides a system and method for automatically scoring and ranking human providers with respect to selection criteria, making use of expert system concepts. Human shoppers are matched up and the usefulness of each match is scored on the basis of stated selection criteria of each human shopper. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166956 | USING INFERRED INFORMATION ABOUT RECURRING GIFT GIVING EVENTS OF USERS TO PROVIDE MESSAGING TO AFFILATED USERS - Various computer-implemented services are disclosed for increasing the utility of electronic wish lists, and for assisting users in making gift purchases. One such service automatically notifies a user when an item being accessed in an electronic catalog is on, or is similar to an item on, an electronic wish list of an “affiliated” user. The affiliations may be created explicitly by the users (e.g., by completing an online form), and/or implicitly based on actions performed by the users (e.g., when one user purchases a gift for another user). Another service automatically reminds a first user who is affiliated with a second user when a known or inferred gift-giving event of the second user is approaching. The reminder may include a link to a wish list of the second user, and/or may include or provide a link for viewing personalized gift recommendations for the second user. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110173090 | Load balancing technique implemented in a data network device utilizing a data cache - Techniques for implementing a load balanced server system are described which may be used for effecting electronic commerce over a data network. The system comprises a load balancing system and a plurality of servers in communication with the load balancing system. Each of the plurality of servers may include a respective data cache for storing state information relating to client session transactions conducted between the server and a particular client. The load balancing system can be configured to select, using a load balancing protocol, an available first server from the plurality of servers to process an initial packet received from a source device such as, for example, a client machine of a customer. The load balancing system can also configured to route subsequent packets received from the source device to the first server. Before generating its response, the first server may verify that the state information relating to a specific client session stored in the data cache is up-to-date. If the first server determines that the state information stored in the data cache is not up-to-date, then the first server may be configured to retrieve the desired up-to-date state information from a database which is configured to store all state information relating to client sessions which have been initiated with the server system. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173091 | Method for user customized single screen order taking - A method is described for user customized single screen order taking. The method saves users time to submit subsequent orders by storing their selection of items and having the system use that stored information to avoid selecting the desired items for each subsequent order. In practice, upon initial logon, a menu of items is presented to the user in response to the users inputted identification and password. The user can then select a subset of items from the displayed menu for the present and subsequent logons. The system eliminates duplicates and prioritizes presentation attribute from the selected items. A single data entry screen presenting the specific data entry needs for the selected items then is displayed on the present and subsequent logins. This ordering method also permits the user to save all data entered on a data entry screen in modified or unmodified format for submission at a subsequent time for fulfillment. Additional time is saved by the user in the placement of orders by positioning all required data fields in different regions that the non-required data fields in the data entry screen. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110173092 | PATRON SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method provides for using a portable patron unit in a venue or in a vicinity of the venue. The method includes wirelessly connecting the patron unit to be in communication with the venue, and providing at least one display on the patron unit enabling a patron to place a patron order for at least one item or service provided by the venue. The method also includes displaying the patron order and a location of the patron unit on the patron unit and at least one portable staff unit, and updating a status of the patron order, and a location of the patron unit when the patron moves to a different location, on both the patron unit and the at least one staff unit. The method further includes indicating that the at least one item or service ordered has been completed on both the patron unit and the at least one staff unit when the at least one item or service ordered has been provided to the patron. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110178895 | Equipment management system, equipment management method and program - A shopping register creating part ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110184833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE GOODS - A system and method provides a web interface which enables consumers to select nutritious meals and easily obtain needed ingredients for the meals. The web interface provides a plurality of user selectable meals to a user, obtains a selection of at least one of the user selectable meals from the user, provides a recipe for the selected meal to the user, generates a shopping list of ingredients for the selected meal, and provide the shopping list of ingredients and a store map illustrating locations of the ingredients in a specific store to the user. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110184834 | DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL SHOPPING CARTS FOR GROUP SHOPPING - An electronic commerce system includes a broker that enables third parties to create their own independent shopping carts including items from one or more merchants and/or items for group shopping. An agent, customer, or merchant can create and store a shopping cart containing one or more items. One or more customers can view the shopping cart to determine whether to purchase the item(s). To make the purchase, the customer(s) are transferred to a broker for the checkout. Where there is more than one customer, the customers can pledge to pay a portion of the total price for the cart. The customer(s) can purchase the items in the shopping cart in a single purchase transaction with the broker, rather than having to deal with each of the merchants. The broker interacts with the merchants to complete the transaction and can charge the customer(s) the appropriate amount or portion pledged. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110191205 | Portable communicator - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191206 | Automated Processing of Digital Media Collections For Distributed E-Commerce - A method and a network device for e-commerce on a seller's website, including maintaining by an e-commerce server a catalog of products wherein each product may be ordered in conjunction with a media item and wherein the price of a product varies in accordance with the media item, receiving, by a buyer's web browser, a web page from the seller's website, the web page including at least one image, each image corresponding to a media item, enabling the buyer to select an image, said image corresponding to a desired media item, and a product, sending information about the selected image and the selected product, to the e-commerce server wherein the e-commerce server has no previous price information about said desired media item, dynamically determining, the purchase price of the selected product in conjunction with the desired media item, and enabling the buyer to specify a purchase order for the product. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110202424 | RICH CONTENT CREATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A system for creating rich content displayable on a webpage. The system includes content files stored on a server and an editor displayed by a client in a Rich Internet Application (‘RIA’). The editor has a region into which content objects may be inserted to create a rich content item. At least a portion of the content objects are linked to content files stored on the server. The system generates a code segment operable to generate a display on a webpage based on the rich content item that does not use the RIA. The display is substantially equivalent to the rich content item displayed in the editing region using the RIA. The code segment is configured to be search engine friendly. The system may broadcast a common Rich Content item between a Broadcaster and a viewer both of whom may edit the Rich Content item at the same time. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202425 | SELF CHECKOUT SYSTEM - A self check out system comprises a hardware device for inputting purchase information and a means for payment and confirmation of the payment prior to exiting the store. A network permits communication between the hardware device and a server and deactivation of an existing security system which may include a tag device on the purchased good. The server stores the purchase information and the copy of the related receipt. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110202426 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DATA IN A DIRECT, EFFICIENT MANNER - A method, computer program product and system for obtaining property owner or community association data. An order for a selection of products is directly received from a requestor. The order is built using a master questionnaire, which is stored on a database from which all sub-questionnaires (products) are created. As all “products” are created at the moment the order is placed, the information (community association data) in the master questionnaire is the information which will be incorporated into each sub-questionnaire. By receiving an order directly with the requestor and building the order using a master questionnaire which includes questions and answers that may be incorporated into the sub-questionnaires (products), the association data may be obtained by requestors in a direct, efficient manner without the use of a third party service provider. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110208610 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING BUSINESS DOCUMENTS - A method of exchanging a business document between a customer computer and a supplier computer connected to a network, is provided, in which a business document is printed for the supplier; order data from the purchase order is extracted through a printer driver; the order data is transmitted to the supplier computer; the business document is presented on the supplier computer in a form pre-selected by said supplier; the business document is amended by making a change; the amended business document is printed; the amended order data is extracted by the printer driver from said amended business document; the change is determined by comparing the order data from the business document to the amended order data from the amended business document; the amended business document is transmitted to the customer computer, and presented such that said data prior to the change appears as crossed out. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110213677 | Systems and Methods for the Selection and Purchase of Digital Assets - The present invention provides systems and methods for enabling a customer to sample content and select content for purchasing while the customer is in a retail store. Advantageously, the customer may be given one or more options for the delivery of the content. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110225063 | Method for Processing Cash Payment for Online Purchases - A system and method for processing a cash payment for an online purchase is provided herein, including purchasing online from a payee at least one item of goods or services by a payer defining a transaction; generating a bill for an amount due to the payee by the payer for the item, the bill including a unique identifier for the transaction; paying for the bill in cash by the payer to a third party the amount due to the payee; confirming payer's payment in cash for the item to the payee; and delivering to the payee all or a portion of the amount due to the payee from the payer. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110231280 | CLOUD-BASED DESKTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The A CLOUD-BASED DESKTOP AND SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATION PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CDSA Platform”) transforms service sign up, site creation, application registration data inputs via CDSA Platform components into new site display and Subscription App Store registration confirmation outputs. In some embodiments the CDSA Platform may facilitate generation of cloud-based desktop representations within a web browser. In one implementation, the CDSA Platform may receive a first user input, including identifying user information and a web Site address. In response to the first input, the CDSA Platform may create a new web Site at the received web Site address. In one implementation, the new website may comprise a first desktop representation on a web browser at the web Site address and may present a plurality of application icons on the first desktop representation. In a further implementation, the CDSA Platform may receive a second user input which may include an action on one of the plurality of application icons. In one implementation, in response to the second input, the CDSA Platform may present a second desktop representation on the web browser at the web Site address. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110238527 | Method for providing automated order procurement services and electronic web-based platform for supporting the same - A method for providing automated order procurement services and a platform to support the automated procurement services on the Internet from a list is provided. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110238528 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A PERFORMANCE-BASED CUSTOMER REFERRAL PROGRAM - A system for implementing a performance-based customer referral program includes a referral tracking system capable of tracking referrals of users from participant sites to a retail site, and capable of determining whether such referrals result in purchases on the retail site. The tracked referral activity may, for example, be used to determine performance-based commissions to pay to the participants. The system may also include an enrollment system that partially or fully automates the task of enrolling new participants and their sites in the referral program. In addition, the system may include a report generation system that provides the participants with activity reports regarding the referral and purchase activity attributable to their sites. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110251919 | MULTI-SYSTEM DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PAYMENT AND/OR NON-PAYMENT INFORMATION - Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include communication using a payment processing device. Various other embodiments are described. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110264554 | Personal Barcode Scanning Device and Phone Application - A purchase monitoring device, used by a shopper having items with barcodes that identifies the item and the store price. The device includes a portable handset having a barcode scanner that enables pricing and identification data of the selected items to display on an LED or other display of the handset. The device further includes an alphanumeric keypad allowing the shopper to input budget information. The device further includes a memory means and a data transfer means allowing the store pricing and item information transfer from the internet via the user's home computer or a computer made available at the location of the store. The handset device is usable as a keychain and further includes a speaker and audio communications mode. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FEATURE TO TEMPORARILY HOLD ONE-OF-A-KIND MERCHANDISE IN AN ONLINE SHOPPING CART - The present invention is a method and system for conducting electronic commerce which allows a customer to place an item on hold online, in the customer's shopping cart, and changing the status of the item to temporarily unavailable, so that users other than the customer may view the item, but may not purchase the item unless it is made available again, either at the end of a defined time period or because the customer decides to take the item out of their shopping cart. This is a desirable feature for items that are unique, one-of-a-kind, or of limited availability. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264556 | SHARING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system and method for sharing information on a network-based social platform is provided. A search request, from a first user, for an item from a network-based marketplace is received via an interface provided by a social networking website of a network-based social platform. The network-based social platform is a platform that allows the first user to communicative couple with at least a second user with whom the first user has a pre-established relationship that is stored in a user profile of the first user at the network-based social platform. A search result including at least one item available from the network-based marketplace is provided to the interface associated with the first user. A selection is received from the first user to share information concerning an item from the search result to at least the second user, and the information is shared with at least the second user. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110264557 | SHARING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system and method for sharing information on a network-based social platform is provided. An indication is received from a first user to share information on a network-based social platform. The network-based social platform is a platform that allows the first user to communicative couple with at least a second user with whom the first user has a pre-established relationship that is stored in a user profile of the first user at the network-based social platform. The information is information regarding an item offered for sale on a marketplace of the network-based social platform. Profile information of the at least second user is reviewed. A determination of whether to forward the information regarding the item to the at least second user based on the profile information is performed. The information regarding the item based on the determining is then shared based on the determination. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110270704 | RANDOM STARTING PRICE ON-LINE AUCTION - A method and system of conducting an on-line auction of specific products of a product type so that winning bid amounts among the specific products will vary, a wide range of types of buyers will bid and the quantity offered is affected by the number of bidders. The system fixes a set time frame in which all bidding for all specific products of the product type is to occur. For a specific product of the product type a number of bids is fixed sufficient to trigger an end to bidding and offering an additional specific product of the product type. For each specific product a number is randomly selected and used to fix the starting price of the specific product. Bidders are advised the starting price for the specific product, the fixed number of bids for each specific product offered and the set time frame. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110276430 | System And Method For Online Obtainment And Publishing Of Information Of Products - A system and method for online obtainment and publishing of information of products is provided. The system includes a server further including a database to store records containing information of products. A registration means registers third party users and sellers. Input acceptance means accepts inputs containing information of products from third party users and/or sellers and provides the inputs to the database for storage. Index price determining means is used to extract and sort the records stored in the database based on their product prices and determines index prices for the products whose information is stored in the database, based on the sorted records. The records are verified using verification means and further to verification, the records are transmitted to a plurality of nodes where the records are displayed in predefined manner and third party users' feedback are received using input means. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110295712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ACCELERATE AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY OF BUSINESS PROCESSES THROUGH RESOURCE ALLOCATION - The present invention is directed to a computer-implemented method, system and apparatus to enable data-driven, multi-channel communications to facilitate business processes. By providing more than one channel for communication between market participants, which includes suppliers and consumers, real-time requests for information, services, or the like can be solicited in a way that those selected to provide responses have certain attributes, and the supplier is selected for the solicitation automatically and instantaneously notified of the request based on automatic selection of those attributes. The notification is instantaneously communicated using more than one channel of communication, potentially in a mode that the potential supplier has indicated is a more likely way of actually and instantly receiving the request. The system further provides at least one mechanism by which all of the selected suppliers can instantly respond to the request, which is then communicated to the requestor. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110302051 | MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVENTORYING AND PURCHASING GOODS - A system for gathering, storing, and updating inventory and product information in real time from a shared, centrally located database through a software application, such as a browser based application. This method generally includes the step of collecting product and inventory data through the use of a mobile device. The transfer of information can be through a Wi-Fi hot-spot, 3G, WiMax or 4G connection or other wireless network. The information will be gathered and automatically transmitted from a hand held device such as a barcode scanner, RFID reader, and the like, to a mobile device using a wireless connection technology, such as Bluetooth™ technology. The gathered information is then transferred to and from the database in real-time as a user manipulates the information within the database. Data will only be stored in the shared, centrally located database. Access to the data by the user will be allowed through an interface, such as a web based interface. The gather information can be used by a third party to order new inventory or resupply existing inventory. Collective purchasing can be accomplished based on the needs of the various users that access the system. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110313881 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BABY CARE PRODUCTS - A method, in a computer-based online system having a memory, for managing an account for purchasing baby care products by a particular user, wherein the account is for use with a particular category of baby care products, including diapers. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110320308 | Methods and Apparatus for Managing Tote Orders - Methods and apparatus for managing tote deliveries by a tote delivery service. The tote delivery service directs delivery of items ordered by customers via a network site to delivery addresses corresponding to the customers in reusable totes on upcoming tote delivery days. A user interface to the network site may provide a tote management user interface that includes one or more user interface elements via which a customer may view the customer's upcoming tote orders and modify the content, destination, or scheduling of upcoming totes. For example, the customer may move an item from one tote into another tote, remove or delete an item from a tote, and replicate an item or an entire tote order to another tote. A customer may have multiple tote delivery days and multiple delivery addresses; the tote management user interface enables the customer to manage tote deliveries across time and across location. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ORDERS MADE VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120036039 | Method for Electronically Ordering Journals and Publications by a Consortium - A method for handling the entry and audit of new and renewal orders for all formats of content. The method assists with automatically populating library discovery tools, providing pre-financing, and prompt payment, tracking individual package components, providing automatic detailed invoice loads to integrated customer systems and automatically auditing package contents, and bringing efficiencies to the renewal process by ensuring a consortium's renewal order complies with the publisher license commitments. The method ensures compliance with regard to licensing terms, price caps, minimum spend, titles added, titles sold, and titles deleted. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120036040 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user's computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120066088 | INTERACTIVE JOB CHART - A machine for tracking job completion is disclosed. The machine for tracking job completion includes a software program that users can execute. Users are classified as either parents or children. Users classified as parents are allowed to use an assign jobs utility, an assign reward utility, a family member definition utility, and a parent send message utility. Parents use these utilities to define and assign jobs to a child and define and assign rewards the child can earn by completion of the jobs. Users classified as children are allowed to use a job credit utility, a reward purchase utility, an organize points utility, and a child send message utility. Children use these utilities to track job completion and purchase rewards earned by job completion. Child users can spend earned points on rewards that allow them to save money or rewards points, and/or contribute their earned money to charity. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120072303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE SHOPPING OPTIMIZATION - Online shopping optimization in the context of the present invention refers to making the optimal business decisions with regard to an online or electronic commerce purchase. One aspect of the present invention provides a method comprising extracting buyers' demand information from buyer-specified items or a previously-configured shopping cart and searching a product catalog that, when provided with the items specified or selected by the buyer, returns exact or equivalent items, such as replacement or substitute products. The method comprises formulating the online shopping decision-making problem into a mathematical programming model. The system systematically and quantitatively makes decisions for a buyer over various cataloged items in order to maximize or minimize an objective function subject to various constraints. Recommended optimized shopping carts are then presented to the buyer. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120072304 | Method of Shopping Online with Real-Time Data Sharing Between Multiple Clients - The present invention is a web-based software that allows users to shop online together by allowing multiple shoppers to attend a common shopping session in real-time. The present invention is designed to be used as a mobile phone application but can also be used through other internet interfaces such as a dynamic website or a desktop application. The shopping session allows the multiple shoppers to communicate about different online merchandise through a voice channel, and the common share list for the shopping session allows each shopper to post an appealing product for the other shoppers to view. The features of the web-based software provide each shopper with a display to keep track of who else in the shopping session. The features also provide each shopper with the ability to transfer online products to the other shoppers' shopping carts. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120078748 | Computer Based Procurement System and Method - Computer based procurement system and method. The method comprises receiving search input for item to be purchased and searching one or more electronic catalogs to identify at least one item in the one more catalogs that relates to the search input. The method also comprises determining a uniform taxonomy code (UTC) associated with the at least one item and accessing one or more pre-configured purchasing control rules associated with the UTC. Moreover, the method comprises performing action associated with purchase order generation based at least upon the one or more pre-configured purchasing control rules. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120084174 | DIGITAL CONTENT TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DOWNLOAD WINDOW - A digital content transaction system using a download window which provides a means for digital content product transaction between a distributor and a purchaser through a distributor device and a purchaser device, the digital content transaction system includes an intermediate system for providing a digital content list screen to allow the distributor to select products to be transacted, generating a download window matching a list of the selected bundle product, copying the download window to a web environment, and providing the copied download window to the purchaser device, wherein a product selection window, in which the bundle product is arranged, is displayed when the download window is clicked by the purchaser device. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084175 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PURCHASING MEDIA - According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, system and mobile electronic device for purchasing media are provided. The method comprises receiving metadata at a communications interface of a mobile electronic device, the metadata comprising an identifier for media being played by a second device; determining whether input data has been received at the mobile electronic device, the input data representing a purchase command; and when the determination is affirmative, transmitting a purchase request from the mobile electronic device for purchasing the media, the purchase request including the identifier. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120095865 | System And Method For Mobile Electronic Purchasing - A system and method for electronic purchasing via a mobile web-enabled communication device. A contacts list containing shipping addresses, and a payment file containing encrypted credit card information for one or more credit cards is stored on the mobile device. In response to a request for credit card and shipping information from a merchant website for an item to be purchased, a specific one of the credit cards and a specific one of the shipping addresses is selected from the contacts list and the payment file, respectively. The credit card data for the selected credit card is decrypted, and the decrypted credit card data and the selected shipping address are sent to the merchant website for order processing. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120101914 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION SERVICES - Transaction services include providing, to a computer system of an entity via a first user interface, a transaction service template having data fields configured to specify items and identifiers of physical locations in which each of the items resides. The transaction services also include receiving the transaction service template including entries presented in the data fields, the transaction service template mapping the items to corresponding physical locations. Transaction services further include providing a second user interface to an end user device, the second user interface including a portion of the data fields of the transaction service template. In response to a transaction request that includes one of the items, the transaction services also include populating an identifier of a corresponding physical location of the item in the transaction request within the second user interface as a transaction response. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120109779 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DIGITAL CONTENT - A method and system for sharing digital content are provided. The method includes creating, by a first user, a purchase request message containing a content ID of digital content to be purchased, and transmitting the purchase request message to a content providing server, transmitting, by the content providing server, requested content to the first user, and transmitting content meta data containing a user ID of the first user and the content ID to an integrated management server, storing, the first user, the received content, and examining, by the integrated management server that manages content lists for individual users, the content meta data, adding the purchased content to an integrated content list of the first user, and displaying the integrated content list. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120130850 | TECHNIQUES AND SYSTEM FOR REVENUE SHARING IN AN ONLINE STOREFRONT - Techniques to provide dynamic revenue sharing among product providers in an online storefront are described. In an embodiment, products are bundled into packages. When a package is purchased, licensed or subscribed to, the payment received may be shared with online storefront, and among the product providers according to the rank of the products in the package. Partners of the online storefront may design their own packages and receive a portion of the payment. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120130851 | Ordering Via Dynamic Matrix Code Generation - A content receiver receives ordering information from a content provider for orderable content or products. The content receiver also derives information specific to the content receiver and dynamically generates a matrix code including the ordering information and the specific information. The content receiver then transmits the matrix code to a display and when the displayed matrix code is detected and decoded by a reader, the reader initiates an order for the orderable content to be transmitted to the content receiver or products. In some implementations, the orderable content may be ordered from the content provider, which may then transmit the ordered content to the content receiver. However, in other implementations the orderable content may be ordered from a third party provider. As such, the third party provider may transmit the ordered content to the content provider, which may then transmit it to the content receiver. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120136751 | Aggregation of Recipe Information, Meal Planning and Preparation - A system for planning, preparation, and execution across multiple recipes and cookbooks simultaneously includes a database structure that distinguishes between different types of recipes stored in an electronic in the database. The system is further configured for performing actions such as scaling the recipe for a different number of servings, choosing between US and metric measurements, substituting ingredients, determining preparation times, determining needed cooking equipment, determining food parings from multiple cookbooks or series of cookbooks, determining wine pairings, and creating shopping lists. A corresponding method provides for users to search both e-Cookbooks and e-Recipes, where searching can be done on any number, combination of keywords or concepts. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120136752 | PAYMENT SERVICE THAT APPLIES USER-SPECIFIED RULES TO DIVIDE PAYMENT AMOUNTS AMONG MULTIPLE PAYMENT INSTRUMENTS - A network-based transaction processing system allows users to flexibly and efficiently make payments using a combination of different payment instruments. The system includes a user interface through which a user can define one or more payment plans, each of which may specify a plurality of payment instruments and associated rules for dividing payment amounts among these payment instruments. These rules may be non-transaction-specific, such that a user can re-use a payment plan over time to complete multiple transactions. When placing an order or otherwise initiating a payment transaction, the user can select a payment plan for use in completing the transaction. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143720 | LOCATION BASED MOBILE SHOPPING - Disclosed are methods and systems for location based mobile shopping. The methods and systems involve receiving a wish list according to a user request on a computing device, the wish list including one or more items, price associated with the one or more items, a maximum shop distance preferred by the user, identifying one or more shops within the maximum distance preferred by the user based on a geographical location of the user computing device, retrieving item lists from one or more identified shops, matching the one or more items on the received item list with the one or more items in the wish list of the user and generating an alert to the user upon matching the items in the wish list of the user. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120150683 | AUTOMATIC SELECTION AT A SELF-SERVICE DISPENSING DEVICE - A method is provided to auto select items when purchasing or leasing items at a self-service dispensing device. A user submits preferences that indicate items that the user wishes to purchase or lease. These preferences may be stored locally at a self-service dispensing device or at a central database accessible by any self-service dispensing device by a network connection. When a user arrives at a self-service dispensing device, he identifies himself to the device. This may be by any sort of method, including by swiping a credit or debit card. Once the user is identified, the self-service dispensing device selects the top ranked selections of available inventory based upon the preferences of the user. The user may select the any of the selections offered by the self-service dispensing device. If the user selects any of the options, the self-service dispensing device dispenses the items selected and the transaction is completed. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120150684 | MULTIPLE PARTY ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS - A role associated with one or more parties involved with a purchase transaction is received. A routing rule associated with the purchase transaction is also received, the routing rule defining how the purchase transaction is routed among the one or more parties. The purchase transaction is processed based on the role of each party and the routing rule. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120158539 | Linking a Retail User Profile to a Social Network User Profile - In one example, a private profile page is displayed to a user having a user profile registered with a vendor. In this example, the private profile page includes a list of unviewed products, a product list, and information about a local retail store. As a further example, the user selects a public profile preview function and, in response, the user is presented with a preview of information associated with the user profile. In another example, a social network selection page is displayed to a user having a first profile registered with a vendor. The social network selection page includes a social network selection function for selecting a second profile of the user in a social network. In this example, the user indicates a social network and a second profile registered with the indicated social network is linked to the first profile. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120166304 | REAL-TIME MOBILE PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method, system, and device are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes receiving a recipient phone number into an electronic gift phone module (EGPM). The EGPM also receives a set of gift data that includes a gift identification. The EGPM sends the recipient phone number and at least some gift data to an electronic gift processing server module (EGPSM). The EGPSM purchases a recipient gift by utilizing the gift identification. The EGPSM also sends notification of the recipient gift purchase to the recipient phone number. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166305 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TASKS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to present a plurality of selectable commodity items, detect one or more selections from the plurality of commodity items, generate a list from the one or more commodity items selected, and transmit the list to a system. The system can be adapted to receive the list from the communication device, determine a selection order for the items in the list based on a location of each item in a store and at least one characteristic of at least one of the items, update the list according to the selection order, and transmit the updated list to a device for conducting commodity shopping according to the adjusted list. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120166306 | System and Method For Preprogrammed Purchasing of Television Offered Products - In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an improved method and system for preprogrammed purchase of a product. A user is prompted to input order information for a product prior to the product becoming available. When the product is available, a trigger is received and the order information is transmitted in response to the trigger. The system can accomplish this function unattended while the user is asleep or otherwise occupied. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120173384 | PROVIDING SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE APPLICATION AS ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Methods and apparatus, including systems and computer program products, for a services architecture design that provides enterprise services having supplier relationship management functionality at the level of an enterprise application. The design includes a set of service operations, process components, and optionally deployment units. Suitable business objects are also described. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120179572 | Conducting Transactions Through a Publisher - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to conducting transactions through publisher content. In an embodiment, a method includes linking one or more entities with a publisher platform hosted by an electronic publication, wherein a reader downloads the electronic publication on a user device, and the one or more entities advertise one or more items on the electronic publication. The method also includes receiving, from the reader, a request to purchase selected one or more items as advertised by the one or more entities while accessing the electronic publication. The method further includes placing the selected one or more items in the publisher platform of the electronic publication that links the one or more entities. And the method also includes processing the request to purchase with a single checkout flow. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179573 | Methods and Systems for Communicating Social Expression - In one aspect, a method for communicating social expression to a contact, the method comprising: creating an aggregated social profile, the aggregated social profile comprising a plurality of informational items about the contact collected from a first plurality of data sources; monitoring a second plurality of data sources for at least one trigger event related to at least one informational item of the plurality of informational items; and initiating a social expression action in response to the at least one trigger event. The embodiments may also be directed at generating at least one keyword from the at least one informational item; and scanning for the at least one keyword in the second plurality of data sources. The method may also provide in further aspects, analyzing the at least one trigger event to determine the appropriate social expression action and/or placing an order with a social expression service provider. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120185355 | SOCIAL SHOPPING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for online shopping, and more specifically, a method and system for providing a shared shopping experience where users on remote computers can shop online together in a social environment as a group with the ability to split the costs of the items bought as a group. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120191565 | SYSTEMS METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DIRECTING CONSUMER FROM DIGITAL RECEIPT TO SOURCE OF SPECIFIC ITEM FOR REPEAT ITEM PURCHASE - Systems, computer-implemented methods and computer program products for directing a consumer to a source offering for sale a specific item previously purchased by the consumer. Electronic receipt data generated for a consumer purchase of a specifically identified item is generated by a merchant transaction processing device, and an electronic representation of a receipt is generated based on that data. The electronic representation identifies the specific item and includes an input element or button that can be selected, clicked on, executed or activated by a consumer to allow the consumer to be directed to a website of a merchant who offers the same item for sale and from which the consumer can buy the same item again. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191566 | PRODUCT INFORMATION, VENDOR REFERRAL, AND PURCHASE BASED ON SCANNED INDICIA - A method for providing vendor information to a consumer includes scanning, by a mobile device, an indicia to retrieve a product identifier, sending, by the mobile device, a first message including a location of the mobile device and the product identifier to a computer server remote from the mobile device, determining, by the computer server, a vendor from a list of vendors that supply a product associated with the product identifier and whose location corresponds with the location of the mobile device in response to the first message, and sending, by the computer server, a second message including vendor information of the determined vendor to the mobile device. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191567 | EXPRESS PURCHASE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Techniques for single-action transactions initiated by a mobile device are described. Example embodiments provide a mobile marketplace system (“MMS”) configured to provide a marketplace for items that is accessible via mobile devices. The MMS facilitates single-action transactions (e.g., single click, single selection) for electronic goods, such as ringtones, music, videos, or the like. In some embodiments, single-action transactions are facilitated without requiring one or more of account pre-registration (e.g., setup of an account with username, credit card, or the like), account login (e.g., username/password), a separate credit card account, or a shopping cart. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120191568 | DRAG AND DROP PURCHASING BIN - Methods and systems are provided that facilitate a consumer's making purchases directly from online websites to a bin on a consumer device by dragging and dropping the desired item from the online site to the bin. A user or consumer may install a plug-in, extension, or app for the bin onto the user device. The user bin may include certain properties, such as user ID (e.g., email address), password, pre-authorization conditions (e.g., maximum purchase amount per transaction), and shipping address. Once installed, the user may see a representation of the bin on the user device, or on another device such as a television screen or shopping kiosk display. A merchant online site may be adapted to enable the merchant site to interface to the bin, for example, using an application programming interface (API) or web scraping, to retrieve specific information from the merchant site. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120197753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHOPPING IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT - A method of shopping within an electronic commerce environment includes enabling a first user to add one or more items to a virtual shopping cart using a first user interface that is generated by a server computer system, enabling the first user to enter into a commitment to contribute funds toward a purchase, by a second user, of at least one of the one or more items in the virtual shopping cart using a second user interface that is generated by a server computer system, and enabling the second user to purchase the at least one of the one or more items by exercising the commitment of the first user. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHOPPING IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT - A method of shopping within an electronic commerce environment includes providing first, second and third user interfaces generated by a server computer system, enabling a user of an electronic commerce website to select an item for sale using the first user interface, providing, to the user, a suggestion for a recipient for the selected item based on a relationship between the user and the suggested recipient, enabling the user to designate the suggested recipient as a prospective recipient of the selected item using the second user interface, and enabling the user to contribute funds toward a purchase of the selected item using the third user interface wherein the selected item is to be shipped to the prospective recipient subsequent to the purchase. The relationship is to be identified using characterization information associated with the user and stored in a database on the server computer system. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197755 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHOPPING FASHIONS - An online shopping tool provides multiple mix and match functionalities to shoppers. Conventional online shopping presents a single option, e.g., showing the item alone or how it looks in an ensemble created by someone else. In the real world, a shopper may want to buy a blouse from designer A, a dress from designer B or all items (i.e., images) from designer A from one or related websites/bricks and mortar stores. The present invention allows the shopper to do all of this online by using a shopper controlled multi-channel scrolling matrix with shopping tools that automatically create mix and match ensembles. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120197756 | Dynamic Hosting Shopping Cart - According to an embodiment, a system comprises a remote server adapted to interact with a buyer device and one or more other servers over a network, wherein the remote server is adapted to implement a shopping cart. The system also comprises one or more processors, and one or more memories adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors are adapted to cause the system to receive, at the remote server, first transaction information from the buyer device through the shopping cart, wherein the first transaction information comprises a transaction request from a first seller; receive, at the remote server, second transaction information from the buyer device through the shopping cart, wherein the second transaction information comprises a transaction request from a second seller; and process the first and second transaction information through the shopping cart for the first and second seller. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120203661 | E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention is in general directed to methods and processes for generating revenue via an electronic commerce website. The invention is also directed to methods of processing product orders and selling product related to protocols, workflows, or other applications. The invention also contemplates methods for selling products, which include previously ordered products, related products, substitute products, and equivalent products, including but not limited to equivalent protocol products, matched reagent sets, kits, and biomodules for practicing said protocols and equivalent protocols. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120203662 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SECURE TRANSACTIONS - A system for secure transactions receives an authorization request from a mobile device, the mobile device having received the authorization request by scanning a QR code and/or other encoded data. The system processes the authorization request using one or more transaction accounts that are paired to the mobile device, and transmits a response indicating approval or denial of the authorization request. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120209743 | Multiple Criteria Buying and Selling Model - A multiple criteria buying and selling system and method is provided. A seller initially establishes a deal structure for a product, which provides seller defined selling criteria information relating to the purchasing of the product, such as volume per unit price, quality, delivery time and warranty information. A buyer will be able to review a list of deals if the seller's selling criteria matches a buyer defined buying criteria. The deal structure is preferably set up so as to provide buyers with both price and non-price criteria information that the buyer's would consider important in a purchase of the type of product being offered by the seller. The deal structure is electronically made available to potential buyers of the product. For example, the deal structure may be displayed on an Internet site. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120215656 | DRAG-AND-DROP INTERNET SHOPPING WITH AN EMBEDDED SHOPPING CART VIEW - A system and method for managing Internet shopping with an embedded shopping cart view are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes providing, by use of a data processor, a user interface to present a list of items to a user in a first display region; present a moveable virtual shopping cart in a second display region concurrently viewable with the first display region, the virtual shopping cart being moveable within the first display region; enable a user to add items from the list of items by drag/drop or click into the virtual shopping cart; and display a summary of items placed in the virtual shopping cart. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120215657 | Vendor Selection for Purchase of Resources - A vendor sends, to a host, affiliate links for resources that the vendor is offering for sale and formatting for its on-line order form. The host uses the affiliate links and a vendor selection criterion to select a vendor from which to purchase a customer's desired resource. The host populates, without further customer input, the order form of the selected vendor. The host receives a purchase availability status for the desired resource and, when the desired resource is available, completes the purchase from the selected vendor, without any additional customer input. When the desired resource is unavailable, the host populates an order form of another selected vendor using the respective formatting and completes the purchase without any additional customer input. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120221432 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IN SILICO EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND FOR PROVIDING A BIOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCT TO A CUSTOMER - Provided herein is a method and computer program product for designing and/or simulating a biotechnology experiment in silico; and for providing and generating revenue from a customized list of one or more biotechnology products and/or services related to the in silico designed or simulated biotechnology experiment or the product of that experiment. In illustrative examples, the products and or services are indirectly related to a biomolecule designed by the in silico designed biotechnology experiment. In addition, provided herein is a method and computer system for generating revenue, that includes providing a customer with a first computer program product for designing or performing a biotechnology experiment in silico; and providing the customer with access to a purchase function for purchasing a second computer program product for designing or performing a biotechnology experiment in silico. Typically, functionality of the first computer product is less then and/or different than the functionality of the second computer product. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120221433 | 3D Click to Buy - An e-commerce method, comprising: providing a plurality of interactive 3D models in a data storage device, at least one said 3D model for each of a plurality of products. The 3D models including parametric data for rendering a 3D image of a selected product; providing Rendering Engine software receiving parametric data from the 3D models and rendering a 3D image on a display on a client side workstation. The Rendering Engine software executing on a client side or a server side workstation. The user specifies search criteria for searching for a selected product whose 3D model is stored on the data storage device. The search software returns a list of products matching the search criteria and prompts the user to select one said product. The Rendering Engine renders a 3D image of the product using the 3D model, and prompts the user to interact with the 3D model. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120221434 | Method Of Controlling Product Inventory - A business method and system for executing the method that involves gathering merchandise orders at a show in the home of a hostess. The method compiles the merchandise orders while maintaining a relationship between each individual order and information pertaining to the guest making the order. The guest information maintains an association with the order throughout the method such that each order made at the show may be individually packaged and labeled, obviating the need for the hostess to sort the ordered items upon receiving them from a warehouse. The system stores records of all purchased items and maintains a running inventory of each item, accessible by the consultants so they may warn customers of potentially low inventories. The database also facilitates returns and exchanges of purchased items. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120233015 | POPULATING BUDGETS AND/OR WISH LISTS USING REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality to provide the user of a mobile device with real-time budgeting and wish lists. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to provide the user with real-time budget impact and wish list updates based on the products and budget data determined as being the object. In this way, the objects, which may be products and/or budget data in the real-time video stream, may be included into a user's budget and/or wish list, such that the user receives real-time budget and/or wish list updates incorporating product and/or budget data located in a real-time video stream. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120233016 | TRANSFORMING A LIST OF PURCHASE TYPES BASED ON A CONFIGURABLE RULE - An approach for transforming a starting list of purchase types into a selection list of valid purchase types by employing a configurable rule is presented. A unit price and commodity code are received for an item whose purchase is being charged to an account. Based on a category of the item, a starting list including purchase types is generated. Each purchase type specifies a corresponding accounting function. A rule set is identified in a table that associates the rule set with purchase type(s) specifying corresponding accounting functions. Identifying the rule set includes determining that the purchase type(s) are in a maximal subset of the purchase types included in the starting list. Based on the rule set and the unit price, a rule is identified in another table. The rule is applied to generate a selection list comprising a proper subset of the starting list. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120239525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING QUANTITATIVE GUIDELINE FOR PRINT ORDER - Systems and methods for determining a quantitative guideline are provided. One such method may involve receiving into an electronic device a print order from a customer to a print service provider, determining the requisite tasks to fulfill the print order, determining which resources of the print service provider are capable of undertaking the requisite tasks, and determining respective costs and lead times associated with undertaking each requisite task using each capable resource. In particular, such costs and lead times may be determined based at least in part on a dynamic behavioral model of cost and a dynamic behavioral model of lead time associated with each resource. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239526 | INTERACTIVE MUSIC CONCERT METHOD AND APPARATUS - An interactive music concert method and apparatus provides interaction between a performer and concert attendees to communicate and actively participate in a concert. The performer enters concert information into a server by application, which is then accessed wirelessly by a concert attendee with an electronic device running interactive software. Animations from the server are dynamically displayed on the electronic device. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120239527 | NON-SERIALIZED ELECTRONIC PRODUCT REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A non-serialized electronic product registration (ER) system and method which enables return qualification information to be provided upon request for non-serialized products. Retailer specific return policies are enforced by providing the ER system with retailer return policies for UPCs, SKUs, model numbers and/or other non-unique product identifiers. The retailer periodically provides information to the ER system that indicates the last date on which products having a particular non-unique identifier have been sold. The ER system then determine the last date on which such products can be returned and provides non-serialized return qualification information to the retailer upon request. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120253971 | SIMPLIFIED ORDERS USING WORDS OR PHRASES - A user communicates, such as through text, a phrase or word to quickly place and pay for an order. The phrase corresponds to details of the order and one phrase can contain orders with multiple merchants. Once the phrase is communicated, a service provider or merchant determines the order from the phrase and processes the order, which may include transmitting order details to the merchant(s) and processing the payment(s) to the merchant(s) on behalf of the user. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120253972 | ELECTRONIC SHARED SHOPPING LIST MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are shared shopping systems and techniques based on social graph information and spanning multiple merchant providers. A device can include a component for implementing a shopping portal and include an access security module. Social graph information for use in connection with any of the embodiments described herein can come from internal sources or external sources. In this regard, the object information respecting items selected by users represented by a given user social graph can be stored in storage. The access security module can be configured to categorize the object information according to a set of predetermined criteria and allow access to the object information by others represented in a social graph for the user that have received authorization to access the object information. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120259731 | RFID IONOSPHERE - A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed wherein an RFID transponder response signal is coupled with a data file as an identifier. The RFID transponder response signal is used in its raw, or a digitized version of its raw, state. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120265637 | Systems And Methods For Facilitating Electronic Purchase Of A Product - Included are embodiments for facilitating purchase of a product. Some embodiments include determining, from first real-time inventory data, whether a first vendor that hosts the first vendor website currently maintains stock of the product, determining, from second real-time inventory data, whether a second vendor that hosts the second vendor website currently maintains stock of the product, and providing a purchase option in the product-user interface to purchase the product, where the purchase option comprises a list of vendors that currently maintains stock of the product, where the list of vendors excludes vendors that do not currently maintain a stock of the product. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120278199 | PATRON SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of using a wireless patron unit within a venue, and within a vicinity of the venue, includes providing at least one patron with a wireless patron unit having a touch-screen display, which has stored therein at least one venue specific application program. The method also includes connecting the wireless patron unit to a server, entering patron-related into the wireless patron unit, and displaying patron-related information on the patron unit. The method further includes entering a patron order for at least one item or service provided by the venue, displaying the patron order and a location of the wireless patron unit, and providing a current status of the patron order on the touch-screen display of the wireless patron unit. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120296768 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTIVATING CONSUMERS AWAY FROM IMPULSE SPENDING - A system includes a computer-implemented method of motivating users toward at least one constructive financial alternative to spending. The method includes receiving, at a server, from a user at a first consumer device, an initial configuration for at least one financial goal, wherein the configuration includes a goal name and a target amount representing a financial value associated with the at least one constructive financial alternative to spending; receiving, at the server, from the user at a second consumer device after the initial configuration is complete, an electronic command directing potential application of funds of a given amount benefiting the at least one financial goal, representing a choice from among a plurality of spending options integrated into the user's lifestyle and spending patterns. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - An order management system including a server including a processor, a network interface for communicating with at least one medical device having an associated plurality of consumables, data storage means for storing relationship information for each consumable, current inventory for each consumable, usage history for each consumable, and an order management module including program instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to calculate consumable order information based on the relationship information, current inventory, and usage history for each consumable. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120296770 | ON-THE-GO SHOPPING LIST - Systems and methods for providing shopping-related information to a consumer are provided. Embodiments of the system allow a consumer to create an electronic shopping list by scanning products. In some embodiments, shopping-related information may be obtained for items in the shopping list, such as pricing information, product quality, consumer ratings, and other information that may help a consumer to make an informed purchasing decision. Other embodiments allow a consumer to obtain and compare retail prices offered by several retailers for products in the shopping list. Still other embodiments provide a store-wide network that allows a shopper to scan items in the store, add the scanned items to a shopping list, and then check-out electronically. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120303479 | ONLINE SHOPPING OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - An online shopping optimization system takes a list of items a user wants to purchase by going to one more stores or vendors and identifies those local stores from which the user can make the purchases in an optimal manner in accordance with any criterion or criteria that the user desires. The vendors may have a physical presence that the user will visit to make the purchase. Alternatively, one or more of the vendors may be online vendors. In operation, a user enters a search query through a web browser. The search query includes an identification of two or more products that a buyer wishes to purchase, from, e.g., one or more local vendors by visiting their respective premises. The search query also includes one or more criteria that are to be optimizing when establishing a shopping list which includes the plurality of products. In response to the query, an online service returns to the user at least one optimized shopping list that identifies two or more vendors from which the desired products are collectively available. The optimized shopping list is a shopping list that most optimally satisfies the one or more criteria specified in the search query. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303480 | Systems and Methods for an Electronic Shopping List - Systems and methods are disclosed for an electronic shopping list running on a user device to aid a shopper. The electronic shopping list may obtain detailed information of products that match items on the list from inventory databases of one or more sellers. The shopper may use the product information to select the sellers and the specific products to purchase. Advantageously, the shopper may compare product information from multiple sellers. The electronic shopping list also keeps track of items from the list that have been purchased as the products are checked out. By checking off purchased products against items on the list, the electronic shopping list may remind the shopper when there are un-purchased items on the list before the purchase transaction is completed. Advantageously, from the alert, the shopper may select a product at the checkout counter for purchase and pick up the product after the purchase. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303481 | System and Method for Dynamic Object Mapping - A system and method for enabling an individual or entity to view and interact with packets of data associated with various individuals or entities, associated various locations, and represented graphically via a map and a set of related data and images. The system also allows individuals or entities to interact with these packets of data and their creators. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120303482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE-BASED PURCHASING - Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120310772 | UNIVERSAL REGISTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND CREATION THEREOF - A method of creating a universal registry ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310773 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention includes acquiring purchase history information related to a product purchased by a user, from a storage means that stores the purchase history information (S | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120316987 | IMPLANT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An inventory data management system manages information related to items, such as implants, used during a medical procedure. The inventory data management system includes multiple sensing devices for reading set identification information from a container in which the set of items is disposed. The sensing devices are connected to a communication network and are placed in multiple locations, where each location is associated with a particular status of the set of items. The system also includes an inventory management computer that executes an inventory management application for receiving the set identification information from the communication network, and associating the set identification information with set status information based on the location of the sensing device that read the set identification information. An item inventory database stores the set identification information in association with the set status information. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316988 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE SEARCHING AND PURCHASING OF MULTIPLE PRODUCTS SIMULTANEOUSLY - A system and method for searching for multiple products simultaneously on the Internet is provided. The system identifies a plurality of optimum purchasing alternatives based on predetermined criteria and allows the consumer to select amongst the purchasing alternatives to purchase the desired products. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120323728 | Gift Registry System for Managing Products and Services Offered by Multiple Online Stores - A method and apparatus for managing a gift registry is disclosed. A gift registry system identifies attributes for a first item and a group of definitions for the set of attributes of the first item. The gift registry system selects a definition for the first item from the group of definitions using a rule for selecting definitions. The gift registry system then identifies a second item for the gift registry using the definition selected using the rule for selecting definitions. The second item has a set of attributes that meet the definition. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323729 | CONSUMABLES INVENTORY MANAGER - An apparatus, system, and method for a consumables inventory manager. One embodiment of the method includes maintaining a consumables inventory by monitoring acquisition and consumption of a plurality of consumables. The method may also include storing a plurality of consumption options. Each consumption option may specify a use for one or more particular consumables of the plurality of consumables. The method may also include producing a plurality of current consumption options for consumption within a predetermined time period. The method may also include selecting a particular consumption option as a particular current consumption option based on a cost of consumables in the particular consumption option. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CENTRALIZED GIFT REGISTRY WITH UPLOAD AND MERGE OF A RETAILER-SPECIFIC REGISTRY - Systems and methods for that allow for the creation and management of a centralized gift registry are described. A retailer-specific registry is imported into the centralized gift registry. A gift list is created and displayed. Gift givers may select a gift from the gift list of the centralized gift registry. In one embodiment, when a purchase of a gift occurs, the gift list is updated. Updates to gifts are sent between the centralized gift registry and the retailer-specific registries, such that the gifts common to these registries are synchronized. This synchronization may involve the use of APIs at the centralized gift registry or the retailer-specific registries. The centralized gift registry system automatically searches for all retailer-specific registries pertaining to the gift registrant. The centralized gift registry system may request a retailer's system for information on gift items of a respective retailer-specific registry. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120323731 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATENESS OF PRODUCT SCHEDULED FOR PURCHASING - Provided is a system for preventing shopping mistakes from occurring. A combination evaluation unit ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120330780 | Electronic Window For Placing A Personalized Service Over A Communication Network - According to the present disclosure an electronic window is provided to provide a personalized service over a communication network whereby a registered user is connected with a vendor/dealer with an ability for a vendor to push his/her products/services with a user in his/her database to be able a product/service using user's mobile phone or e-mail message. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330781 | System and Method for Shopping Goods, Virtualizing a Personalized Storefront - A shopper-tailored virtual model of a physical storefront where items are located in a configuration specific to customer preferences, and a single virtual model corresponds to a different shopper, with said product arrangement continuously improving with the shopper's history of purchases, is achieved through an intuitive user interface of a mobile computing devise. The user experience is designed to invite shoppers to browse through the storefront planograms with a fast paced passing motion, intuitive picking and throwing of products within the basket, buy full recipes and added search features, it allows for speedy yet large purchases. The system's social capabilities enables shoppers to create, suggest and share recipes with specific ingredients available in the retailer stores, with the added value of having said recipes delivered to the shopper's desired location. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330782 | DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SMART COMMUNICATOR - Disclosed is a delivery management system and method using a smart communicator that include a selling server for selling articles online; a delivery server for managing delivery of articles sold by the selling server; a mailbox which reads information from an information storage attached to an arrived article at a destination under the control of the delivery server; and a home network server, which stores ordered article information, determines whether the arrived article is correctly delivered based on a comparison between the ordered article information and the arrived article information read from the information storage, transmits the result of the comparison to a smart communicator, controls follow-up management of the delivery according to a remote control of the smart communicator, to verify article arrival, and controls follow-up management using the smart communicator. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130006803 | ITEM SOURCE OF ORIGIN STAMP - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing lists that include source of origin information for items added to the lists. A portal can include a component that enables items to be added to lists associated with the portal from a variety of sources, such as social networks, other portals, advertisements, search engines, other users, etc. In this regard, the items can be added to a list with references to the portal, instead of the source of origin, and information relating to the source of origin can be maintained to assist users in future prioritizations of items included in the list. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006804 | WEB BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVERSE TRADING TRANSACTIONS - An internet server or web server based trading system that is designed to facilitate barter type trade transactions. In addition to accommodating standard type trade searches that allows users to browse for items or services that the user wants or needs, the system also has a unique reverse trading system, here called “Wishtrades”, that also allows a user to enter in what the user has, and receive a list of items or services that can be traded for what the user has. The invention also has additional features, such as integration with social networks and geographic proximity based searching to improve reliability, as well as various automatic search features designed to allow the system to continually look for potential beneficial trades when the user is not online, and to notify the user when such trades are detected. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006805 | Online Marketplace for Collective Buying - The present specification is an e-commerce business/system (“System”) that facilitates the sale of goods and/or services between Seller(s) and individual consumers that are affiliates/members of a community group (“Organization”). In addition, the present specification is a System that facilitates formation, identification, aggregation and registration of such Organizations, to help its constituent consumers/members realize cost savings through collective buying opportunities and, optionally, have an opportunity to pledge at least a portion of the cost savings realized through such buying as charitable funds to be donated to the Organization. In addition, the present specification is a System that provides to interested sellers a retail platform for specified periods of time to reach and sell to specific group(s) of consumers who constitute Organizations defined by demographics, socio-economic factors, geographical location and known buying preferences. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006806 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION COSTING FOR SERVICE PROVISIONING - Various methods for application costing to provide decision making for service provisioning are provided. One example method may comprise providing for transmission of a request for a service. The method may further comprise receiving a message comprising an ordered list of entries for providing the service. Each entry may comprise requirements. The method may further comprise iteratively evaluating the entries in the order specified by the ordered list. Evaluating a respective entry may comprise determining attributes related to the requirements associated with the respective entry, and evaluating whether the attributes satisfy the requirements. The method may additionally comprise providing for delivery of the service as specified in an entry upon a determination that the attributes satisfy the requirements of the entry. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130006807 | Guideline-Based Food Purchase Management - Techniques for guideline-based food purchase management are provided. The techniques include generating a personalized set of nutrition guidelines for a user, generating a user profile for the user, wherein the user profile comprises health information and nutrition preferences, and using the personalized set of nutrition guidelines and the user profile to generate a guideline-based shopping list for the user. Techniques for generating location-based food purchase guidance are also provided. The techniques include obtaining a shopping list of food items and a list of stores to be considered in connection with the food items on the shopping list, using the shopping list, list of stores, a store location map and inter-store routing guidance to generate an inter-store shopping route, and generating an in-store shopping route, for each of the stores in the inter-store shopping route, based on the shopping list, intra-store routing guidance and a floor plan for the store. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130013449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMBINATION PACKAGES - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide customized combination packages is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a plurality of items from a potential buyer, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package. Available transaction history for past transactions of similar items to the items of the customized combination package is provided to the potential buyer. An offer from the potential buyer is then received and provided to a seller selling the plurality of items for consideration. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130013450 | E-COMMERCE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC VENDOR SUBSTITUTION - An e-commerce content management system generates at least one Website that permits configuration of the Website for dealer self-routing, user directed vendor substitution, destination routing and dynamic vendor substitution routing. The e-commerce content management system allows a user to configure the system, including a Website, such as configuring a dealer Website as part of an ecosystem that includes an alliance of dealers, manufacturers, shippers and other participants that fill orders. The ecosystem integrates orders processed through a business process management kernel operating on one or more computers. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130018756 | METHOD AND SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE TRANSACTION TYPES, AND TO DISPLAY SELLER-SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS OF VARIOUS TRANSACTION TYPES IN AN INTEGRATED, COMMINGLED LISTING - This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing. The display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing may include items which are being offered by a specific Seller at a network based commerce facility. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130024320 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INTERACTION OF CUSTOMER WITH VENDOR - A method for facilitation of a transaction between a customer and at least one vendor by the intervention of a facilitator through a service program. To perform a transaction, the customer forms an interconnection with the service program using his/her handset or electronic device. Then a handshaking is accomplished between said customer and said facilitator, upon which accomplishment, the service program receives an indication as to the identity of a selected vendor. Then the service program receives an indication as to the nature of the selected product, and the service program looks after at least the monetary aspects of the transaction. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130024321 | INTERNET BILLING METHOD - The present disclosure may include, for example, a method for facilitating establishment of a remitting agreement between equipment used by a vendor and equipment used by a provider, enabling, by way of the equipment used by the provider, the equipment used by the vendor to communicate with equipment used by a customer permitting the customer to purchase a product or service of the vendor, and initiating between the equipment used by the provider and the equipment used by the vendor a remittance from an account associated with the vendor of a portion of a transaction amount associated with a purchase transaction made by the equipment used by the customer. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130030955 | SCHEDULING OF ORDER PROCESSING FOR REMOTELY ORDERED GOODS - A computer-implemented method for scheduling processing of an order for goods at a provider location obtains an arrival estimate for when a user associated with the order is expected to arrive at the provider location and uses the arrival estimate to schedule processing of the order. Processing may be scheduled so that completion of order processing is expected to substantially coincide with arrival of the user at the provider location. The method may also obtain an order completion estimate for when processing of the order is expected to be completed and use both the arrival estimate and the order completion estimate to schedule processing of the order. The method may update one or both of the arrival estimate and the order completion estimate. The method may be executed by a networked mobile wireless telecommunication computing device of the user, or by a data processing system associated with the provider. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130036023 | System And Method For Facilitating A Transaction Between An Enterprise And A Person Using A Mobile Device - A system and method for a transaction between a person using a mobile device and an enterprise is disclosed. A computing system, application program interface, and data storage, and network connectivity is provided. Data files can be presented to the mobile device. A system and method for conducting a transaction structured between a merchant and a customer with a mobile device involving the interchange of information is also disclosed. Data is presented to the mobile device of the customer by a push notification, messaging, text messaging, SMS, multimedia messaging, MMS, internet communication, mobile web communication, mWeb, application program communication, mobile application program, mApp, electronic mail and/or e-mail. The transaction may comprise a session; session data is available for a specified use or time. Information may comprise personally-identifiable information (PH), private health-care information (PHI), private credit information (PCI) and/or enterprise secure data (ESD). | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130036024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE PRE-PURCHASE VISUAL BUNDLING - Methods for online pre-purchase visual bundling including a “builder” that combines a pre-defined image window matrix (a.k.a. “matrix”), scrolling textual list (a.k.a. “list”, selection panel, cart snapshot and control bar for building, editing, saving, sharing, printing and purchasing the bundle, for relating the bundle to a material world appositional analogue by predefining an image window designation to an image and/or additionally a proportional analogue, providing an “above the fold” visualization with the matrix combined with the list, for switching items from the list to the matrix, for linking multiple “builders” via a singular key, for moving or removing the item to the shopping cart snapshot and removing the item from the builder window from the matrix or the list, and for adding a predefined bundle to the matrix and the list with a number of predefined item bundles from a submenu of the selection panel. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130036025 | AUTOMATICALLY PURCHASING A GIFT FROM A WISH LIST - A facility for providing a gift is described. In one embodiment, the facility receives information identifying a first person that will give a gift and a second person that will receive the gift given by the first person. The facility then automatically chooses a gift to be given to the second person by the first person. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130046652 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING INFORMATION TO INTERNET USERS - A system and method for creating a watchlist and selectively providing this information to a user are provided. The system permits a user to access a website and identify items of the website that are of interest. The system stores the identified items in a watchlist for later retrieval, review, transmission or action by the user. The system may periodically inform the user of any changes to the items of interest. Items may alternatively be added from multiple websites, multiple emails or automatically by the system. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046653 | SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING INFORMATION FROM A PLURALITY OF WEBSITES AND SELECTIVELY PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO A USER - A system for coordinating information from a plurality of websites and using this information to create a dynamic watchlist is provided. The system selectively provides this information to a user. In one embodiment, the system permits a user to access a plurality of websites and identify particular items of those websites that are of interest. The system stores the identified items on a watchlist for later retrieval, review, transmission or action by the user. The system may periodically inform the user of any changes to the items of interest. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130046654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TICKETS TO CONSUMERS - A system and method for creating a watchlist of products relating to any type of item/service/event for which any type of purchase may be made by a user. The system permits a user to access a website and identify items of the website that are of interest and other users (or friends) and associate one or more users with one or more items in the watchlist. The system stores the identified items and friends in a watchlist for later retrieval, review, transmission or action by the user. The system may periodically inform the user of any changes to the items of interest or any changes in purchases made by the users friends to items in the watchlist. Items may alternatively be added from multiple websites, multiple emails or automatically by the system. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130054409 | IN-APPLICATION PURCHASING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IN-APPLICATION PURCHASE - An in-application purchase processing method by a purchase processing server. The method includes: receiving a purchase request message of digital goods related to applications from a terminal; transmitting billing results of the digital goods to the terminal; receiving a download approval request message from the terminal; generating an authentication key for download approval and transmitting the authentication key to the terminal; receiving a download request message of the digital goods including the authentication key from the terminal; and transmitting a execution file of the digital goods in the application to the terminal. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130054410 | System and Method for Providing Requested Information to Thin Clients - A system for, and method of, providing requested information to a client. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a core information database that contains core information gleaned from the Internet and restructured according to a predetermined taxonomy and (2) a client communications interface, coupled to the core information database, that receives a request message from a client containing a request for some of the core information, derives a database query from the request message, causes the some of the core information to be retrieved from the core information database, formats the some of the core information into a response message according to display limitations of the client and transmits the response message to the client for display thereby. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130060657 | Hosting E-Commerce Based on Cloud Computing - A method of secure automated communication comprises communicating by a computer with a cloud computing service having an address in a first Internet domain, the communicating performed during a first electronic commerce session using an electronic commerce web page rendered by a browser executing on the computer; communicating by the computer with a transaction server having an address in the first Internet domain via a virtual private network (VPN), the communicating performed during the first electronic commerce session using the electronic commerce web page rendered by the browser; determining when the browser is accessing a product information portion of the electronic commerce web page during the first electronic commerce session; determining when the browser is providing confidential information to the electronic commerce web page during the first electronic commerce session; and directing the confidential information to the transaction server via the virtual private network during the first electronic commerce session. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130066742 | Automating Inventory Management Of Consumer Items - A method and system for automating the management of an inventory of consumer items at a consumer location uses a programmed device that accepts input data and executes control logic for automating inventory management. At least one shopping list is received, a shopping list trend is established, and a smart list is generated with the control logic, in accordance with the shopping list trend, such that the smart list predictive of a next shopping list. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130066743 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Shopping List Service - A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130073423 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING A UNIVERSAL LIST SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause a processor to receive, via a first communication mode, a first indicator associated with a first user-performed process, and receive, via a second communication mode different from the first communication mode, a second indicator associated with a second user-performed process. The code includes code to cause the processor to identify, using the first indicator a first set of items for the first user-performed process, and identify, using the second indicator, a second set of items for the second user-performed process. The code further includes code to cause the processor to define a vendor-agnostic list to include the first set of items and the second set of items, and send a signal associated with at least a portion of the vendor-agnostic list to a communication device. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073424 | UNIVERSAL USER INTERACTION MODULE FOR WEB TRANSACTIONS WITH USER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS - A universal user interaction module for web transactions with user controlled conditions. A request is received from a user to begin an order. User information is collected from one or more data repositories. The user information is consolidated and a determination is made as to what additional data is required to complete the order. The additional data is requested from the user and is received from the user. The additional data includes one or more user conditions for placing the order. The order is then stored. The order for the product includes the one or more user conditions, and the order is placed only after all of the one or more user conditions have been met. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073425 | Method and Apparatus for Providing a Shopping List Service - A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130073426 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BETWEEN A CUSTOMER, A MERCHANT AND AN ASSOCIATE - A method and system for facilitating a transaction between at least one user, at least one merchant, at least one associate is provided. The method includes the steps of the associate processing device transferring into the user processing device a first merchant link for a first merchant Web site on a first merchant processing device. The first merchant link is framed with associate information. The user selects the first merchant link. The associate processing device transfers into the user processing device information regarding a first product from the first merchant Web site. The user selects the first product to purchase. The user provides purchase information for purchasing the first product. The user processing device transfers the purchase information to the associate processing device. The associate processing device adds promotional information to the purchase information responsive to the user identification value. The associate processing device transfers the promotional information and the purchase information to the merchant processing device. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130080289 | RETAIL SHOPPING - Apparatus and methods of improving retail shopping are described. In some examples, product-identifying information associated with a user identifier is received from a remote network node. Respective product identifiers are determined based on the received product identifying information. A personal shopping database of shopping records respectively including the determined product identifiers is maintained in association with the user identifier. Information relating to one or more of the shopping records in the personal shopping database is ascertained. The ascertained information is transmitted to the remote network device. In addition, handheld devices, demagnetizing stations, and labels for improving retail shopping are described. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130085887 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL CARD TRANSACTION VERIFICATION - The invention is aimed to verify credit card transaction or any transaction using similar payment mechanism through joint effort of cardholder and card issuer. In accordance with the invention, principle of method to verify financial card transaction is to use a mobile communication device (MCD) carried by cardholder to maintain an event record in a record list every time when cardholder starts a payment using a financial card, then, having wireless communication network address of the MCD in account record associated with the financial card, account server of corresponding card issuer notifies the MCD a newly occurred activity regarding to payment transaction upon the account, after that, the MCD searches the record list trying to establish a match between the newly received activity notice and an existing event record that both the event record and the notice have substantially simultaneous occurring time, thus being considered for the same transaction. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130085888 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SHOPPING SERVICE USING INTEGRATING SHOPPING CART - A method, an apparatus, and a system for operating of a server that generates an integrating shopping cart are provided. The method of the server includes identifying a user doing online shopping through a communication device; monitoring the online shopping of the user; obtaining online shopping information of the user, based on the monitoring; and storing the online shopping information of the user. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130097054 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MENULESS MOBILE COMMERCE - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for menuless mobile commence. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130103539 | INTELLIGENT SHOPPING ASSISTANT - A method of on-premise customer support can include, responsive to logging a customer into a computerized shopping system on-premises of a store, recalling a shopping list associated with the customer. A route through the store can be generated automatically according to one or more items on the shopping list. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103540 | ORDER CANCELLATION - A trading platform and trading method that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130103541 | RULE-BASED TRANSFERABLE SHOPPING BASKET FOR ONLINE PURCHASES - An online shopping basket is acquired by a buyer from an online store and is customized according to rules specified by the buyer. The buyer places zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) before they are given to at least one shopper by the online store. The shopper(s) may further customize the online shopping basket(s) with rules that do not conflict with those specified by the buyer. The shopper(s) then place zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) and return the basket(s) to the online store. Multiple online shopping baskets are merged into a single basket, and the buyer reviews the items in the merged online shopping basket and adds or removes items as necessary. The buyer then purchases the remaining items from the online store. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130110670 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL PIGGY BANK WISH-LIST | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110671 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING INCORPORATING DASHBOARD FEATURES | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT IN BROADCAST RECEIVER USING MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING CARD READER FUNCTION | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130110673 | CONNECTION SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130117149 | SELECTIVE SHOPPING CART CHECKOUT - An apparatus and method for selective checkout of items in a shopping cart is disclosed herein. One or more items placed in a shopping cart may be selected for purchase without emptying the shopping cart of the items that a user does not wish to purchase at that point in time. The items remaining in the shopping cart after checkout are automatically retained for future use by the user. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130117150 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING GIFT GIVING - Disclosed herein is a method for facilitating gift giving. A personalized page based on a first set of inputs received from a first user is created. A preselected gift selected by a gift recipient is displayed or described the personalized page, which may be viewed on a device. Then, a gift giver is invited to contribute. A monetary amount is divided into a first portion and a second portion based on a second input from a second user or gift giver. The first portion of the monetary amount is assigned to the preselected gift and the second portion of the monetary amount is assigned for a monetary donation to charity. No specific money amounts are prominently displayed on the personalized page. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130117151 | GIFT REGISTRY - A social gift registry provides tools to aid those planning for major milestones in life to engage a network of friends, family, and others in communicating information about the life event, helping to identify and track gifts for the celebrants, and enabling the management of the activities involved in the celebration. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130124362 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SHOPPING LIST GENERATION AND FULFILLMENT - A system and method for assisting user fulfillment by using a product input device is disclosed. The system includes a product input device that enables a user to input data and send the data to a server wirelessly. The server processes the received data in order to identify a product associated with the received data and provides a list to the user. The user's computing device is configured to receive the list and provide the list on a display of the computing device so that the user may interact with the list for fulfilling user needs. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130132230 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SIGNING AND DEDICATING INFORMATON OBJECTS - A method is provided for enabling the signing/dedication of information objects including a celebrity accessing a signature/dedication queue of information objects, the celebrity, by operation of a signature/dedication utility associating a signature/dedication of the one or more information objects, and distributing the information object(s) to the intended buyer/recipient such that the system is operable to validate that the celebrity signed/dedicated the information object(s) delivered to the buyer/recipient. The system of the present invention includes a computer device associated with a celebrity for capturing his/her handwriting and a signature utility linked to the computer device and to a server computer, for presenting one or more information objects to the celebrity, and for each information object enabling the celebrity to create a signing/dedication of the information object, the signature utility associating the signing/dedication to the information object, and being operable to enable the validation that the celebrity signed/dedicated the particular information object. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130132231 | Remote Ordering Apparatus and Method - A remote ordering apparatus and method. The apparatus being coupled to a digital data network to enable communication to a client device for presenting a client interface. The ordering apparatus comprising: a database comprising merchant data; a web server device coupled to the data network and adapted to interrogate the database. The web server device comprises a server module for providing a client interface configured to receive a client order; the server device further comprises a print service module; the print service module being operatively associated with the server module for enabling communication of an order print request data to a remote printer device over a data network. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130151371 | Systems and Methods for On-Line Clothing Rental - A system, a method, and a computer program product for rental of items are disclosed. An item in the plurality of items can be selected. At least one parameter relating to the selected item and including at least a type of the selected item can be determined. A determination can be made whether a user desires to rent and/or purchase the selected item. If the user desires to rent the selected item, then at least one of the following determinations can be made: whether the selected item is available for rent, a desired rental period during which the selected item is rented out to the user, a rental cost of the selected item to the user based on the determined rental period, whether the user desires to extend the rental period of the selected item, and whether the user wishes to purchase the selected item after expiration of the rental period of the selected item. If the user desires to purchase the selected item, a purchase price of the selected item can be determined. The user can be authorized to rent and/or purchase the selected item and the selected item can be provided to the user. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130159135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LABORATORY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT USING RFID TECHNOLOGY - In one aspect, a computer readable memory medium comprising program instructions for graphically developing a connectivity driver is provided. The computer readable memory medium is a non-transitory medium. The program instructions are executable by a processor to generate a purchase order for a laboratory item, transmit the purchase order to a remote computer in order to communicate the purchase order to a vendor, receive an advance shipping notice generated in response to the purchase order, receive item information stored in an RFID tag of a tagged item received at the delivery location, and check the item information against the advance shipping notice in order to verify that the tagged item is the same as the ordered laboratory item. The purchase order specifies a delivery location. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130159136 | METHOD OF TRADING-IN APPLICATION, AND MARKET SERVER IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - A method of trade-in-selling an application to a user equipment by a market server, includes: searching trade-in target applications corresponding to trade-in items from applications sold to the user equipment; transferring a subscription message including a list of the trade-in target applications and a trade-in sale condition to the user equipment; receiving an acceptance message including return application information to be returned under the trade-in sale condition from the user equipment; deleting the return application from the user equipment and transferring a new application associated with the trade-in sale condition to the user equipment; and processing a settlement based on the trade-in sale condition when the user equipment completes installation of the new application. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130173421 | PURCHASE SUPPORT SERVER, PURCHASE SUPPORT SYSTEM, PURCHASE SUPPORT METHOD, PURCHASE SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING PROGRAM - A mediation server includes a related information receiving means for receiving store-related information for identifying a visited store and item-related information for identifying an item recognized by the user in the visited store, a storage means for storing item data, store data, price data, and remuneration data indicating a remuneration amount to be paid from one store to another store, a generating means for generating presented information indicating a purchase cost when purchasing a presented item corresponding to the item-related information from a store selling the item by reference to the storage means based on the received item-related information and store-related information, and a presented information transmitting means for transmitting the presented information to the mobile terminal. When the selling store is different from the visited store, the remuneration amount to be paid from the selling store to the visited store is included in the purchase cost. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130173422 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARTICLE PATTERN SIMULATION - A method is provided comprising, receiving, by a computer system comprising a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory, particle parameters, creating, by the computer system, particle elements in accordance with the particle parameters, and building, by the computer system, a pattern using the particle elements. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130179299 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MOBILE PROCESSING OF PACKAGE SHIPMENT ORDERS AT A POINT OF SALE - Various embodiments provide computer program products and mobile purchase shipping systems for facilitating purchase of a product by a customer. The products and systems may be configured to receive customer data associated with the customer and to validate at least a portion of the received customer data. The products and systems may then receive package data associated with the product and receive payment data from a type of payment presented by the customer. Once received, the products and systems may use at least a portion of the validated data, the package data, and the payment data to generate a shipping manifest. In certain embodiments, the products and systems may include a magnetic card reader configured to read customer data from a customer driver's license. Still other embodiments may incorporate a mobile printer, such that the products and systems may generate a package shipping label, a shipping manifest, and/or a receipt. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130179300 | Providing Notice and Purchasing A Gift In An Online Or Electronic Environment - Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for funding the purchase of one or more gifts. In one embodiment, a method for purchasing gifts may include providing a computing device configured to access one or more retailer websites. Each retailer website may list one or more gifts available for purchase. The method may include selecting a plurality of gifts available for purchase. The method may include ranking the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a funding order. The method may include receiving one or more monetary contributions to fund the purchase of one or more of the selected plurality of gifts. The method may include allocating the one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the selected plurality of gifts prior to purchase of one or more of the gifts. The method may include deselecting at least one of the selected gifts. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130185171 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RULE-BASED MULTI-SELECTION GIFTING - A computer processing-based method for multi-selection gifting, including identifying a multi-selection gift, by a client computer, the multi-selection gift including a plurality of items of merchandise, and a selection rule allowing a gift recipient to select up to a specified total number of items of merchandise in the multi-selection gift, the specified total number being greater than one, and interactively guiding the gift recipient in selecting items of merchandise of the multi-selection gift in accordance with the selection rule, by the client computer. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130191243 | TERMINAL AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The terminal that may be built in or detached from a refrigerator comprises a display module displaying information on food on a screen; and a controller displaying a shopping list on food buying, providing detailed shopping information of food selected from the displayed shopping list, and transmitting and receiving information on order and payment of the corresponding food to and from an online mart linked with the terminal. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191244 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESERVING FUTURE PURCHASES OF GOODS AND SERVICES - A method and system for reserving future purchases of goods or services or events. Group organizers buy a set of electronic options and post to their social network a notice of availability of the purchased set of electronic options for access to the underlying good or service or event. The group organizers invite their friends to join them to purchase the good or service or attend the event. The invited friends are allowed to exercise one or more individual options from the purchased set of electronic options to purchase the actual good or service or attend the event. This frees the group organizers from the burden of having to pay money for the good or service or event, collect money from invited friends and distribute the goods or items associated with the services or events yet promotes coordinated group activities. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130191245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A POSSIBLE ERROR IN A CUSTOMER PROVIDED PRODUCT ORDER QUANTITY - Prior ordering history of a product is examined to determine an historical ordering quantity distribution for a product. A customer specified, to-be-purchased quantity of a product is then compared against the determined historical ordering-quantity frequency distribution for the product. When the customer specified, to-be-purchased quantity of the product falls below a certain probability threshold determined using the historical ordering-quantity frequency distribution, or is otherwise suspicious, the customer is notified of a suspected error in the provided product order quantity and/or asked to verify if the provided product quantity is correct. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130198031 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM ROUTING - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for optimum routing on a vehicle equipped with a global positional system device. According to one embodiment, a current location of the vehicle is determined and a travel destination is predicted based upon stored travel information. Furthermore, an optimum route of travel between the current location and the predicted travel destination is calculated based upon sensor information and the distance between the current location and the predicted destination. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198032 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Embedded Transaction Modules - Method and apparatus for provided embedded transaction modules are disclosed. One disclosed method comprises receiving a user input in an embedded transaction module displayed on a first webpage, wherein the user input is associated with a transaction and the embedded transaction module is not affiliated with the first webpage, and completing the transaction within the first webpage. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130198033 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SHOPPING LIST SERVICE - A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130204741 | NEEDLE-LESS/WIRELESS ACUPUNCTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bio-electricity system and method utilizes electrical muscle stimulation, interferential current, micro-current, Russian stimulation and tens-transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation. The system and method are adapted for treating maladies of physically out-of-balance users according to the teachings of an ancient art. Such treatment is for pain relief, reduction of inflammation, decreasing muscle spasms and reduction of edema to other areas outside of the acupoint area. The system and method include a plurality of components including probes, adhesive, electronic components, an instruction manual, an electronic device and a program in the electronic device to wirelessly activate probes positioned on a user in accordance with the instruction manual. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130204742 | ORDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR ORDERING ARTICLES OF FOOD - A system and method for ordering various types of articles includes: an input device for each person enabling the person to order designated articles to be delivered to a designated seat and row in a seat section; an article source for supplying articles designated in each order; a conveyor system having a first conveyor section extending along a first axis from the article source, and a second conveyor section extending along a second axis from the first conveyor section to the seats of the seat section; and a central control in communication with the input devices for receiving orders therefrom and for controlling the conveyor system to convey the articles designated in each order to a compartment at a convenient location to the occupant of the seat and row designated in the respective order. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130211953 | COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING ACROSS MULTIPLE SHOPPING CHANNELS USING SHARED VIRTUAL SHOPPING CARTS - A system for collaborative shopping comprising shopping devices interconnected by a network and respectively used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session, and virtual shopping carts respectively associated with the shopping devices for sharing information on items of interest among the shoppers and enabling the shoppers to collaborate on the shopping. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211954 | METHOD FOR ENABLING A GIFT TRANSACTION - A method of an embodiment includes: accessing a list of gift items previously selected for a recipient by previous senders, the list comprising a first gift item previously selected by a first sender; receiving a gift request from a second sender, the gift request specifying the recipient and a second gift item; identifying a complementary relationship between the first gift item and the second gift item; requesting approval, from the recipient, of an aggregated gift item that is a combination of the first gift item and the second gift item; posting a notification of the aggregated gift item for publication by an online social network in response to approval of the aggregated gift item by the recipient; and initiating payment of the second gift item by the second sender in response to approval of the aggregated gift item by the recipient. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211955 | ENHANCED SHOPPING & MERCHANDISING METHODOLOGY - An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery stores, (3) the approach to advertising and reaching customers, and (4) the information available to retailers and merchandisers related to customer (a) shopping patterns, (b) responses to merchandising and advertising, and (c) specific impact of discounting/coupons. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211956 | Mobile Application for Capturing Inspirations - A system, method, and mobile application for capturing and synchronizing information is disclosed. One method can comprise capturing information relating to an object, generating an entry based upon the captured information, and automatically transmitting the entry to an online marketplace. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGING MARKETS - A process and system for managing markets is provided. The method includes receiving, by the computer, information descriptive of at least one product produced by at least one producer associated with at least one exchange. The method also includes receiving, by the computer, information descriptive of at least one order requested by at least one member associated with at least one destination, the at least one order including at least one identifier of the at least one product. The method further includes identifying, by the computer, at least one route including the at least one exchange and the at least one destination. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211958 | Method of Raising Funds for an Organization - The present invention relates to a method of raising funds for an organization. In one embodiment, the organization distributes a solicitation to a buyer, or for delivery to a buyer by way of a child relative of the buyer. The solicitation comprises an offer to sell a jewelry article made from a processed exfoliated deciduous tooth of the child, set in a jewelry object, as a gemstone would be set. The buyer sends a payment for the jewelry article to the manufacturer, who sends a payment to the organization for having distributed a solicitation that was converted into a purchase. The buyer sends the exfoliated deciduous tooth to the manufacturer. The deciduous tooth is specially processed in a manner that allows it to be set in the buyer's selected jewelry object as a gemstone would be set to create the completed jewelry article. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130218716 | Electronic Commerce File System - In various example embodiments, a system and method for an electronic commerce file system are provided. In example embodiments, a selection of an item contained in a folder of an electronic commerce file system is received. The item is offered for sale by an electronic commerce provider, and the electronic commerce file system resides locally on a client device. Based on a type of the folder, a set of actions are provided for selection, with the set of actions to be performed with respect to the item. A selection of an action to be performed with respect to the item is received. The action is performed with respect to the item, with the action being performed between the electronic commerce file system and the electronic commerce provider via a network. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF A REGISTRY IN AN ONLINE STORE - A system for an online school store with a plurality of student registries, comprises a store front created from a plurality of store front templates, school-specific variables, artwork associated with the school; a school specific catalogue generated from the base catalogue using the artwork and the school-specific variables; and a plurality of student accounts, each account comprising contacts and a student registry generated by selecting items from the school specific catalogue; and a registry module configured to add the selected items to the associated student registry and send a message to the contacts included in the contact information the message providing a link to the associated student registry. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130218718 | MACHINE, METHODS, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC ORDER ENTRY - Systems, methods, and program product for facilitating electronic ordering of goods, services, or goods and services, or other products, through messaging over a financial services electronic payment network, are provided. A customer provides electronic order registration activation information for an electronic order transaction card. The customer is provided an electronic order card having a unique electronic payment network compatible electronic order card identifier including a non-financial transaction IIN and a customer number, and is provided a catalogue or list including product order codes each associated with a different product, to enable electronic ordering over the financial services electronic payment network. An electronic order card configured to interface with a conventional point-of-sale terminal can be used to facilitate the electronic ordering over the existing financial services electronic payment network when presented to the point-of-sale terminal with a product order code identifying a selected product. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130226731 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle-Based Data Gathering - A computer implemented method includes accessing a list containing one or more items for purchase. The method further includes receiving a vehicle location. The method also includes searching for one or more stores within a predefined distance of the vehicle location, which sell at least one item from the list, and the prices those stores offer. Additionally, the method includes recommending a stop at at least one of the one or more stores, and providing directions to a store for which a stop was recommended. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226732 | VIEWING SHOPPING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system for viewing shopping information on a social networking platform is disclosed. At the social networking platform, the system receives a request from a user device corresponding to a first user of the social networking platform to view a list of a second user of the social networking platform. The list may include items offered for transaction on a network-based commerce server. In response to receiving the request from the user device, the system forwards the request to the network-based commerce server, and then receives updated information for at least one item on the list from the network-based corner server. Then, the system communicates the updated information received from the network-based commerce server to the user device. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130232029 | Systems and Methods for Providing In-Vehicle Communication with a Vendor - A vehicle may communicate with a vendor interaction system of a vendor. The vehicle includes network interface hardware, a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface hardware, and at least one display communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The processor executes logic to establish a communication link with the vendor interaction system, receive, with the network interface hardware, a vendor data signal from the vendor interaction system, the vendor data signal indicative of vendor information, receive, with the network interface hardware, a user preference data signal indicative of user order preferences for the vendor, display at least one of the user order preferences and the vendor information on the at least one display, and display an order prompt requesting a user to make an order selection from at least one of the vendor information or the user order preferences displayed on the at least one display. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130232030 | SOCIALLY-INTERACTIVE CAUSE PLATFORM AND METHOD OF USE - A socially-interactive cause platform for multiple users and multiple causes accessible via an internet-accessible computing device, including a log-in initiator to present an optional security challenge and direct the multiple users to the socially-interactive cause platform from an internet-accessible computing device; the multiple users including a cause-creating user and a cause-following user; a cause creator to allow the cause-creating user to create a specific cause within the socially-interactive cause platform; an action coordinator to establish one or more action initiators defined by the cause-creating user in connection with the specific cause for distribution to the cause-following user; and a search engine to allow the cause-following user to search or otherwise make themselves aware of the multiple causes, and if elected, join the specific cause created by the cause-creating user and receive the one or more action initiators from the action coordinator. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130246218 | REMOTE THIRD PARTY PAYMENT OF IN-STORE ITEMS - An apparatus and method for remote third party payment of in-store item(s) selected by a user are disclosed herein. The first user selects one or more items located in a store, requests a particular person who is not in the store to pay for those item(s) in real-time or near real-time, and obtains proof of payment in response to the particular person making an electronic form of payment. The proof of payment is sufficient for the sales clerk in the store (or the store checkout system) to deem the purchase of those in-store item(s) to be complete so that the first user can leave the store with the item(s). | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130254066 | SHARED USER EXPERIENCES - Information from a position and/or gesture detection system can be embedded in a Web page, or other such presentation of content, and used to select or otherwise interact with content on the page. In some embodiments, video is captured and displayed showing a current view of the user. Position data corresponding to the video is provided and used to determine directions and extents of motion without having to do significant amounts of image processing. The position data is used to determine locations on the page where the user is attempting to provide input, such as to select an item of content. The content can be modified and/or rendered to appear to be associated with the user in the rendered view. Information from multiple gesture systems can be combined on a single page, and information from one or more gesture systems can be shared among multiple pages and devices. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130254067 | System and Method for Networking Independent Sellers of Items - A system and method for networking independent sellers of items is described herein. Specifically, a system that networks independent sellers of items can comprise a merchant-linking server memory that stores a plurality of affiliated partner profiles each associated with an affiliated partner, said affiliated partner profiles comprising a merchant address and an inventory catalog comprising a plurality of item listings, each identifiable by an item identifier, and a member profile associated with a member, said member profile comprising an item list, said item list comprising one or more of said item identifiers. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130254068 | Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products For On-Line Gifting - A method includes receiving an identification of a first item to be purchased, entering the first item into an electronic shopping cart facilitating an on-line transaction, providing a method of payment for a value of the first item to the shopping cart, and sending the value of the first item and a description of the item to a recipient with at least the following electronic options from which the recipient may choose: accepting the first item with payment made and modifying the transaction in accordance with the value of the first item. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130254069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ORDER FOR PURCHASE - A method and apparatus for use by a buyer for a store includes a software application computer that is provided to the buyer at a buyer show. The application displays product features and pricing information and receives product order information from the buyer. The application displays information regarding sales of the products by the store. After completing an order, the application submits the order, and prints or transmits confirmation copies. The buyer leaves the computer at the show prior to departing. A virtual shopping cart is displayed on the computer into which goods are placed prior to submittal of the order. Multiple shopping carts can be opened by the user with differing shipping priorities and different shipping destinations for each cart. Multiple shopping carts can be used while the user is browsing an on-line catalog of products to be ordered. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130262263 | COORDINATION LIST-PROVIDING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - According to an embodiment, coordination list-providing system is provided. The coordination list-providing system comprises a product list display unit configured to display on a display screen product information including a product image, and a product name for each of one or more products. The coordination list-providing system further comprises a detailed information display unit configured to display on the display screen detailed information of a selected product that is selected from the one or more products. The coordination list-providing system further comprises a coordination list unit configured to provide a coordination list comprising one or more coordination images of coordinating products associated with the selected product when a predetermined operation is performed. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130262264 | Methods and Apparatus for Online Commerce - A method of receiving an order for an item includes displaying a webpage featuring a product, presenting information concerning a selected item, and adding the selected item to an electronic shopping cart for purchase. The information concerning the item is presented in an overlay while partially obscuring the webpage and disabling interactions with the webpage, in response to the selection of the item. The item is added to the electronic shopping cart while continuing to obscure and disable interactions with the webpage, in response to user-generated action (e.g., clicking a button). | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130268400 | MULTI-PANEL USER INTERFACE - A multi-panel user interface includes one-tap access of a shopping-related function from a collapsed panel in an expandable panel user shopping interface without requiring expanding the collapsed panel. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130268401 | USER TERMINAL APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, SERVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus is disclosed includes a memory and a processor that executes a method of providing an integrated wishlist including providing a graphical user interface (GUI) through which information on products selected from a plurality of different electronic commerce websites is received and integrating the information on the products into the integrated wishlist. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130268402 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CENTRALIZED GIFT REGISTRY WITH UPLOAD AND MERGE OF A RETAILER-SPECIFIC REGISTRY - Systems and methods for that allow for the creation and management of a centralized gift registry are described. A retailer-specific registry is imported into the centralized gift registry. A gift list is created and displayed. Gift givers may select a gift from the gift list of the centralized gift registry. In one embodiment, when a purchase of a gift occurs, the gift list is updated. Updates to gifts are sent between the centralized gift registry and the retailer-specific registries, such that the gifts common to these registries are synchronized. This synchronization may involve the use of APIs at the centralized gift registry or the retailer-specific registries. The centralized gift registry system automatically searches for all retailer-specific registries pertaining to the gift registrant. The centralized gift registry system may request a retailer's system for information on gift items of a respective retailer-specific registry. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130275261 | SMART PRICE TAG SYSTEM INCLUDING REMOTE DISPLAY - An electronic price tag system for stock keeping units (SKUs) having three components: an ID module, a Remote Display Module (RDM), and a remote display control module (RDCM). The ID module and/or the RDCM may contain display elements. The RDM receives information from a vendor's legacy central computer system (LCCS) or marketing computer system (MCS). Communication between the LCCS/MCS and the RDCM is mediated by an RF Communication Module. The RDCM is reusable and may have a limited transmission range to limit access to LCCS/MCS information and security elements triggered by unauthorized removal. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275262 | MULTI-PARTY TRANSACTION SYSTEM WITH COLLECTIVE PURCHASES - Embodiments consistent with the present invention enable multiple users, who are members of an associated communication context, to collectively purchase one or more goods or services. One embodiment relates to a method of performing a collective purchase of one or more items, which may be goods and/or services, by a set of multiple users. The one or more items to be purchased are recorded at a collective-purchasing server, and the record(s) of the one or more items may be associated with a reference to the communication context. A user may be authorized to add to, remove from, and modify the one or more items to be purchased by determining if the user is a member of the set of multiple users. Amounts are established that authorized users are to pay as part of the collective purchase. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130275263 | Method of Home Performance Evaluation, Improvement and Verification - A dynamic, fully-integrated computer-server-based platform (platform) provides users with tools for making informed decisions about available energy upgrades and for implementing desired home energy upgrades. In various embodiments, the platform provides various combinations of: (i) a variety of educational and assessment tools, including a Virtual Home Energy Audit (VHEA), which provides users with a customized home energy-savings plan detailing the financial and/or environmental impact of each upgrade alternative on a relative and absolute basis, (ii) product selection and purchase, (iii) access to arrangement and scheduling of in-home services through a network of professionals, (iv) financing solutions, and (v) a data registry that verifies completed upgrades and associated savings. The platform takes a holistic view of energy solutions, and provides tools across a broad spectrum of energy-related products and/or services. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130282520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING LOCAL SHOPPING OPTIONS - Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282521 | PUBLISHING, LICENSING, DISTRIBUTING AND/OR CONSUMING EDUCATION E-CONTENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods and storage medium associated with publication, licensing, distribution and/or consumption of education e-content. In various embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a license server, from a publisher server associated with one of a number of unassociated publishers meta-data associated with an education e-content published by the one publisher. The license server may be configured to serve the unassociated publishers. Further, the method may include receiving, by the license server, an order for the education e-content including consumption device related information that at least facilitates identification of one or more consumption devices to receive the educational e-content. The method may include generating, by the license server, a license including the meta-data and the consumption device related information for use by a content server to distribute the education e-content to one or more consumption devices to fill the order, and transmitting, by the license server, to the content server, the license. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130290132 | SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTING - A software product server, such as an application server or application store, can receive a purchase request for an application from a remote device. In response to a received request, the software product server is configured to provide an application to a remote device. The remote device receives the application and determines whether the received application is compatible with the remote device. The remote device is configured to generate a verification signal about the compatibility and provide the verification signal to a verification module coupled to the software product server. The verification signal is used to update a user account debit status. For example, a user account is debited when the verification signal indicates the received application is compatible with the remote device. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290133 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE COMMERCE - Methods and systems for simplifying an online catalog shopping experience by enabling an online shopper to add multiple discrete products that are purposely or properly grouped for collective sale into an electronic shopping cart with a single action, e.g., clicking a mouse button. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130290134 | SOCIAL MEDIA PRODUCT RESERVATION - Systems and methods for reserving products that have limited availability are provided. A social networking service may be used to announce the availability of reservations for limited availability products. The announcements may be at times unknown to consumers. Consumers may respond to the announcements via the social networking service and create virtual lines for the limited availability products. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130297448 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING SEMI-FUNGIBLE GOODS AND SERVICES - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for exchanging semi-fungible goods and services. In some embodiments, the method includes electronically receiving from a remote server one or more existing offers, displaying on a screen the existing offers to a participant, and receiving from the participant a selection of an existing offer. In one aspect, the method includes receiving information from the participant related to an offer for an exchange of semi-fungible goods or services and electronically transmitting the offer to the remote server. In some embodiments, the semi-fungible goods or services include tickets, reservations, services, order in line, educational services, or physical objects. In some embodiments, the educational services include a class, a lecture, a lab, or a teacher. In some embodiments, the offer includes parameters comprising date, time, location, loyalty account assets or money. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130297449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE SHOPPING - A method and associated system is provided for providing an interactive checklist and collaborative shopping session. The method includes displaying desired items on an interactive checklist. A primary user may designate which users can view specific items and should purchase specific items. The method also includes the option for the primary user to send an email to a secondary user with information, extracted from a checklist or registry, with a wish list of items that the recipient can buy with a click to a shopping cart. The primary user may also initiate a real-time or static collaborative shopping session where multiple users can suggest, comment on and purchase items. The primary user may “return” a gift item before the item is shipped and receive credit or cash. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130304609 | Interactive Shopping List System - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to generating a shopping list via a retail entity's website and outputting the shopping list to a portable electronic device that can be carried by a user in a physical retail location as a user shops for products. Exemplary embodiments can include a shopping list generation system that can generate a shopping list data structure and/or a shopping list reception system that can receive and process contents portion of the shopping list data structure to display a shopping list on a portable electronic device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130311326 | VIRTUAL REGISTRY - Embodiments of the invention provide for a virtual registry system that automatically attaches gift credit to a registry account of the gift recipient. The virtual registry system allows users to give gifts for specific purposes using aliases that eliminate the need for sharing of confidential, personal, or secure information. The use of aliases, which serve to tie an identifier, such as an event title, telephone number, or the like to a registry account, embodiments of the invention do not require that the gift provider know any information about the financial accounts of the intended gift recipient. By attaching the gift credit amount to the registry account, subsequent purchases made using the registry account, and of the type associated with the gift credit, (e.g., purchases for a specific item on the registry) are automatically settled by applying the gift credit amount to the purchase amount. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130311327 | Wish list for social networking site - Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a wish list for a social networking site. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a first user interface having a wish list button. Upon an actuation of the wish list button, a second user interface having a wish list form is provided. Information is entered into the wish list form, and one or more vendor links that correspond to the information are identified. An electronic message that includes the one or more vendor links and the information entered into the wish list form is generated. In certain situations, a child enters the information into the wish list form, and the electronic message is sent to a parent of the child. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130317938 | Location Based Shopping List - A user can obtain a list of products previously purchased at a store where the user is presently shopping via the user's mobile device. The user can use this list to determine if any of the products previously purchased should again be purchased on the present shopping trip. For example, the user can choose from an app on the mobile device to view products purchased by location. A location based shopping list system can then determine at which store the user is shopping based upon a GPS location provided by the user's mobile device. The location based shopping list system can then return the list of product previously purchased at that store. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317939 | Dynamic property re-pricing using parceled broker services - A computer program product having code that when executed implements steps in a method for displaying to the user a recalculated sales price of realty. The recalculated sales price reflects user-selected brokerage services and not a fixed-commission percentage, typical with the sale of realty. Steps include establishing a database of itemized broker services; accessing a sales price of the realty; providing user access to the database; recording user-selected broker services; producing a recalculated sales price of the real estate property factoring the user-selected broker services into the sales price; and then displaying to the user the recalculated sales price. A system using the computer program product gets smarter with use because the method may include steps of automatically recalculating average factors used to produce a recalculated sales price of the real estate property. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130317940 | HANDLING PURCHASE ORDERS - Systems, methods and techniques relating to handling purchase orders are described. A described technique includes identifying a first purchase order, wherein the first purchase order associated with one or more attributes, identifying one or more stop rules and one or more restart rules associated with at least one of the identified one or more attributes, postponing the first purchase order to be submitted to at least one supplier based on at least one of the one or more stop rules, identifying a second purchase order, wherein the second purchase order is associated with at least one of the one or more attributes while the first purchase order is postponed, combining the first purchase order and the second purchase order to a combined purchase order, and submitting the combined purchase order to at least one supplier when at least one of the one or more restarting rules is satisfied. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130325656 | Commerce System and Method of Organizing Products into Product Families for Presentation on Shopping List - A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. Product information is collected associated with a plurality of products. The product information is received from a retailer in the form of transactional data or retrieved from a retailer website. The product information is stored in a database. The products are organized into a plurality of product families based on one or more related product attributes such as brand, size, price, ingredients, and additive. A shopping list is generated including one or more of the product families. The shopping list can be optimized based on the product information and weighted preferences for the product attributes for the product families. The shopping list is provided to a consumer to assist with purchasing decisions. The purchasing decisions within the commerce system are controlled by enabling the consumer to select products for purchase based on the shopping list. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325657 | Adjustable Golf Club and System and Associated Golf Club Heads and Shafts - In general, aspects of this invention relate to golf clubs or golf club components incorporating adjustment members that permit ready adjustability of golf club parameters and/or interchangeability of golf club components to change a golf club configuration, and methods for providing golf clubs. According to aspects of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of a golf club parameter to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. According to another aspect of this invention, an adjustment member may be utilized to allow the adjustability of two golf club parameters independently to change a golf club configuration, while ensuring there is substantially no change to other club or club head variables, parameters or characteristics. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130325658 | DOWNLOADABLE REAL ESTATE SERVICE CLIENT COMPONENT AND SERVER FOR A REAL ESTATE SERVICE - An electronic infrastructure consisting a plurality of client mobile devices, a distribution server and a media creator computer, wherein the client mobile devices present interactive media upon user request. The plurality of client mobile devices support dynamic screen display and, contain a plurality of soft keys. The media creator is a personal computer that generates interactive media and sends them to the distribution server for distribution. The distribution server processes and sends the interactive media to the client mobile device and the client mobile devices presents the interactive media in a series of screens to the user. The client mobile devices interactively send the user responses back to the distribution server. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130332310 | BILLING IMPACT NOTIFICATION - A user interface in which a control is presented in which a user may edit the control in a manner that if the edit is finalized, a bill would be affected. The user interface also displays a billing impact element that displays an effect on the bill should the edit be finalized. For instance, as edits are made to the control, corresponding effects are illustrated in the billing impact element in real-time. Thus, the user can see more immediately an impact of billing in response to possible edits, rather than wait until final payment before seeing the effect on the bill of all prior edits. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332311 | INTERFACE FOR ENHANCED CONTINUITY OF BROWSING EXPERIENCE - Providing an online store interface that maintains continuity of a user browsing experience by layering a product view on top of referring product views or online-store pages such that a user can navigate back to the referring page without needing the previous page to reload, and re-navigate to the point the user left off. Providing the ability for an item preview to continue even when a user navigates the online store interface away from the preview page further preserves browsing continuity. The present technology also provides a mechanism for allowing users to specify favorite categories and have them listed as tabs in the user interface when the online store is browsed with an appropriate device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332312 | VIRTUAL VISUAL SELECTION MERCHANDISING INTERFACE - A vending arrangement for computerized vending machines, retail displays, automated retail stores, or the like presents a physical display comprising a plurality of viewing windows or modules containing items to be vended. The physical windows or modules are organized into visually recognizable patterns of rows or columns physically apparent from the machine exterior. A controlling computer responds to software and provides a visual display controlled by the software for establishing screens for inputting customer selections and displaying machine options. The screen presents virtual representations of physical displays arranged in said recognizable patterns, whereby images appearing the virtual screen selected and viewed by customers correspond to actual items available in corresponding physical displays. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130339183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DONATION - The disclosed embodiments include a method, apparatus, and computer program product for performing an online donation. For example, in one embodiment, a method for performing an online donation is disclosed that includes creating an organization account for enabling users to donate to an organization, populating a wish list with items desired by the organization, displaying one or more items on the wish list in response to receiving a user request to donate to the organization, and purchasing one or more items on the wish list for the organization in response to a user donation. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339184 | Method and System For Selling Items To Be Worn - Embodiments of the disclosed technology relate to systems and methods for beginning and completing a physical store transaction for an item, or items, to be worn. The transaction is directed by a purchaser using in-store indicators, conveyance windows, electronic devices, and/or by an act of moving unique identifiers, attached to items to be worn, electronic devices or the purchaser. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130339185 | System and Method for Location Based Inventory Management - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, is in process at, or is application modified at a mobile data processing system triggers processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. Tools, triggered interfaces and integrated applications are disclosed for a breadth of MS LBX configurations and functionality. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130346235 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Caching of Shopping Items - An electronic system including an input/output interface operable to receive an input from a user and communicate an output to the user, a transceiver operable to electronically communicate with a computer network, a computer processor operable to execute instructions, and a memory storage operable to store the instructions, the memory storage further comprising a program module that is operable to: receive identifying information of a physical shopping item while at a physical shopping location selling the physical shopping item, the identifying information including at least an identifier of the physical shopping location and a visual depiction of the physical shopping item, cache the identifying information in a shopping list with a plurality of other physical shopping items, and provide access to the shopping list for a user at a later time. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346236 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A MULTIMEDIA MARKETPLACE - A system and method for providing a multimedia marketplace amongst consumer devices, artist devices and service provider devices. A consumer account including a credit account is stored for each consumer registration request received from consumer devices. An artist account including an artist credit account is stored for each artist registration request from artist devices. A service provider registration request including an offer to sell a product is received from a service provider device. When a play of the media composition is detected at a consumer device, credit is deposited into the consumer's credit account. When a donation request associated with that consumer account is received, credit is donated from the consumer's credit account to an artist credit account. A purchase request associated with an artist account is received from an artist device, the purchase request requesting to spend credit from the artist credit account to purchase the product. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING LOGISTICS TIME SAVINGS - A logistics management system is provided that alerts a customer regarding nearby purchasing opportunities as the customer travels about accomplishing other scheduled tasks. By gathering information regarding expected locations of the customer at expected times, as well as by tracking customer inventory information along with geographically proximate retailer inventories, the logistics management system may automate orders of products such that the customer may perform curbside pickups of the products as they travel between previously scheduled appointments. The logistics management system may negotiate with retailers for better prices, and/or may cancel other existing orders for products if it is determined that performing a curbside pickup of a product would be preferable. In some embodiments, the logistics management system may manage not only curbside pickups of products, but also access to other resources, such as places in a queue for a resource at a retailer. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346238 | PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR CREATING SUCH A PACKAGE FOR ASSISTING A PERSON IN TRANSITIONING FROM ONE DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT PRODUCT TO ANOTHER - A package includes a plurality of a first absorbent product from a first product category and at least one sample of a second absorbent product from a second product category. The first absorbent product and the second absorbent product have a common characteristic. A transition aid has a first region including a depiction of the first absorbent product, a second region including a depiction of the second absorbent product, and a third region including at least one scale of reference comprising a depiction of the common characteristic of both the first absorbent product and the second absorbent product. The depiction of each of the first absorbent product and the second absorbent product is positioned along the scale to indicate the common characteristics of each product. A method for creating such a package is also disclosed. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130346239 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE A PURCHASE OF AN ITEM ON A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - A method and system to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace. The system receives a request from a first user on a network-based social platform. The request identifies a virtual gift. Next, the system associates the virtual gift to an item for sale on the network-based marketplace. Finally, the system communicates interface information that enables the first user to purchase the item on the network-based marketplace. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140006206 | Shopping Assistive Device and Commerce Infrastructure | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140012701 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE NETWORK WITH MOBILE TRANSACTIONS - A commerce network that processes a mobile transaction detects a mobile device of a user entering a store, the user having a corresponding user account that includes one or more tenders. The network creates a payment token corresponding to the detecting and registers it with the store. The network receives a personal identification number (“PIN”) from the user and authenticates the PIN. The network receives a basket of goods of one or more items selected by the user for purchase, the basket of goods including line level data for the items. The network then selects one or more payment tenders from the one or more tenders based at least on the line level data and validates and authorizes the selected payment tenders. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140012702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MESSAGE-BASED PURCHASING - Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140019297 | Electronic Commerce System Incorporating Shopping Baskets - An interactive system for conducting electronic commerce. The system provides multiple electronic shopping baskets for each user. Each electronic shopping basket has an indication of items 128 currently within the electronic shopping basket, billing 114 and shipment information 112. The system further provides the user means for conducting electronic commerce when the user is not authenticated. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019298 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIVERSAL ONLINE CHECKOUT - Systems and methods for providing secure online shopping and, more particularly, systems and methods of electronic commerce using a universal shopping cart and a managed spider application that is adapted to maintain integration with each e-tailer-specific virtual shopping cart and to recreate on the corresponding e-tailer's website a most-recent shopping session state of the cart if integration between the two is interrupted. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140019299 | 3D CLICK TO BUY - An e-commerce method related to ordering from interactive 3D model(s). The 3D models includes parametric data and metadata. A software enables a user to specify search criteria for a selected product among a plurality of products whose 3D models are stored on the data storage device. The search software returns a list of product(s) matching the search criteria. The user selects a product and the 3D model of the selected product is streamed to the user software. The 3D model is then displayed to the user, who now can interact with said 3D model by selecting, hovering over, or decomposing said 3D model to reveal parts or subassemblies of the product in one or more stages of decomposition. Finally, e-commerce software communicates with said user software allowing the user to initiate an ecommerce transaction with respect to the parts or subassemblies depicted in said 3D model of said selected product. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140025534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDERING PAINT USING A PORTABLE SELF-CONTAINED TOOL - A nonvolatile machine-readable memory medium in a mobile computing device includes instructions stored thereon as an application. The application is executed by a processor on the mobile computing device to order paint to cover a surface. The mobile computing device is communicatively coupled with a paint purchasing tool. The method includes retrieving a color value from a machine-readable memory residing within the paint purchasing tool. The processor retrieves a paint quantity from a machine-readable memory. The processor compiles an order for paint including the paint quantity and color value and transmits the order from the processor to a vendor for formulating the paint quantity having the color value when painted upon the surface and allowed to dry. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140025535 | ECOMMERCE HIGH VOLUME ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A high volume order management system is disclosed. Order capture and order processing are separated in order to allow the maximum number of orders to be captured during a short period of time. An order capture system is integrated with each website on which the product is offered. The system is comprised of a number of pods which are further comprised of order capture web pages, business rules and modules designed to capture orders as quickly as possible while still preventing fraudulent orders and providing the shopper with an expectation of whether the purchase attempt was successful. Orders are collected in a file and are subsequently processed by a global ecommerce system. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140032362 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR READY-TO-BUY CUSTOMIZABLE PROJECT KIT CREATION AND PURCHASE - An electronic commerce system has a kit creation module for creating a customizable project kit that is publicly available on-line and a kit buying module for facilitating purchase of a project kit. The system provides automatic substitution of unavailable products or customization of kits by the kit buyers to reflect taste or buyer needs while making sure that selected products fit the intended purpose of the project. The system also may have an assisted products exploration and similar products search capability facilitating specification of customizations available for the project during the kit creation as well as selection of customization options during the kit buying. The system may enable multiple contributors collaborating on a kit, as well as making kit variants. The system may also provide an ability to browse collection of projects, project kits and project kit variants. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140040069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - A method for facilitating a financial transaction includes: receiving, by a receiving device, product details associated with a product available for purchase, wherein the product details includes at least a product identifier, a purchase amount, and a merchant identifier; storing, in a database, the received product details; identifying a uniform resource locator (URL) corresponding to a webpage; and transmitting, by a transmitting device, the URL to a third party, wherein the product is available for purchase on the webpage and the webpage is configured to transmit, to the receiving device, an authorization request for a financial transaction, the financial transaction including at least the product available for purchase. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140040070 | PUBLISHING ON MOBILE DEVICES WITH APP BUILDING - A publisher accessible e-publishing system and method, configured to enable a publisher to construct and make an app available for permitting enhanced viewing and interactive utilization of e-published content on various mobile devices with various software platforms, the system comprising a front end and a back end with the front end being configured to be used by a publisher to provide content and selection of parameters for display and use with the e-published content and the back end being a system which is configured to store the content and meta data for the content and which is configured to configure the content into an end user app specifically conformed to the specific viewing platform and device being used by the end user to view and interact with the e-published content. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140046795 | UNIVERSAL USER INTERACTION MODULE FOR WEB TRANSACTIONS WITH USER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS - A universal user interaction module for web transactions with user controlled conditions. A request is received from a user to begin an order. User information is collected from one or more data repositories. The user information is consolidated and a determination is made as to what additional data is required to complete the order. The additional data is requested from the user and is received from the user. The additional data includes one or more user conditions for placing the order. The order is then stored. The order for the product includes the one or more user conditions, and the order is placed only after all of the one or more user conditions have been met. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140052571 | AUTOMATIC SHOPPING CART CHECKOUT - An apparatus and method for purchasing contents of a virtual shopping cart are disclosed herein. Automatic checkout settings are received from a user, the automatic checkout settings including an automatic checkout time and specifying item substitution behavior. The user adds a first item to the virtual shopping cart associated with the user. In response to the item substitution behavior authorizing substitution of items in the virtual shopping cart, determining availability of a substitute item that qualifies as a substitute for the first item. Removing the first item from the virtual shopping cart and adding the substitute item to the virtual shopping cart based on the availability of the substitute item. Automatically purchasing the contents of the virtual shopping cart at the automatic checkout time and in accordance with the remaining automatic checkout settings. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CENTRALIZED GIFT REGISTRY WITH TWO-WAY SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods for that allow for the creation and management of a centralized gift registry are described. Gifts are added to the centralized gift registry from retailer-specific registries. A gift list is created and displayed. Gift givers may select a gift from the gift list of the centralized gift registry. In one embodiment, when a purchase of a gift occurs, the gift list is updated. Updates to gifts are sent between the centralized gift registry and the retailer-specific registries, such that the gifts common to these registries are synchronized. This synchronization may involved the use of APIs at the centralized gift registry or the retailer-specific registries. The centralized gift registry system automatically searches for all retailer-specific registries pertaining to the gift registrant. The centralized gift registry system may request a retailer's system to create a retailer-specific registry. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140052573 | SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING AND MANAGING AN ITEM USING A TERMINAL AND A REFRIGERATOR USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an information management system, and more specifically, to an information management system capable of managing information about products stored in a storeroom of home appliances or a shopping list, or purchasing products from an external market through a terminal connected to and communicated with the home appliances and managing information about the purchased products. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058885 | THREE DIMENSIONAL SHOPPING CART - The present invention generally relates to web based electronic commerce systems. In particular, embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods configured to provide a three dimensional shopping cart for the display of items to be ordered by a user or group of users. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058886 | DETECTING ITEMS OF INTEREST WITHIN LOCAL SHOPS - Systems and methods disclosed herein may operate to receive, at a user device corresponding to a user of a web service, information identifying an item, based on the user device being located within a specified range of distance from the item; access a list of items including at least one item of interest to the user, with each item of interest within the list of items having been previously identified by the user at the web service; compare the information against the list of items; identify the item as being an item of interest to the user based at least in part on the information at least partially identifying the at least one item of interest within the list of items; and signal the user device to present a notification alerting the user that the item at least partially matches a previously identified item of interest. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058887 | Systems and Methods for One-Click Registry - Disclosed in some examples is a method, system and medium relating to a user selection of items for inclusion in a registry. An example method includes using at least one processor to present an interface to a user; displaying a plurality of items for sale on the interface; displaying on the interface, a registry selection element associated with each item of the plurality of items for sale, the registry selection element being selectable by a user to select the associated item for inclusion in a registry; and responsive to a user selection of a first registry selection element associated with a first item of the plurality of items for sale, recording, in a database, the first item as being included in the registry. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058888 | DIGITAL RESOURCE ACQUISITION - Providing digital works to patrons. A method includes at a library check-out service for a library, providing a computer implemented user interface for library patron use. The method further includes at the user interface, receiving a check-out request for a digital work from a patron. Determinations are made that: the digital work is not available in the library's inventory of available digital works; funds are available to procure one or more copies of the digital work; the digital work is available from a catalog of purchasable items; and the one or more copies of the digital work meets the library's purchasing criteria. Based on these determinations, the method further includes automatically acquiring the one or more copies of the digital work. The digital work is then provided to the patron | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058889 | CATALOG ITEM FULFILLMENT SYSTEM - A system and method for a catalog item virtual fulfillment center is described. The system determines whether an item from a search query on an online marketplace corresponds to a catalog item. The catalog item corresponds to an item sold at substantially the same price among different sellers of the online marketplace. A display of a menu of different shipping times and corresponding total costs is generated for the catalog item. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058890 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR FINANCING A PURCHASE ORDER OVER THE WEB - A method for financing a purchase order includes receiving a purchase order from a customer node communicatively connected to a server, wherein the purchase order includes information regarding a customer associated with the customer node, a supplier of goods, at least one item to be purchased, a cost of the purchase order and a preferable loan term; collecting metadata related to the customer associated with the customer node; analyzing the purchase order and the collected metadata to compute a credit standing for the customer; determining whether the credit standing crosses a predetermined threshold, wherein the predetermined threshold is set respective of the purchase order; requesting from a supplier node communicatively connected to the server an electronic authentication respective of the purchase order, when the credit standing crosses the predetermined threshold; and sending an electronic guarantee to finance the purchase order to the supplier node, upon reception of the electronic authentication. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058891 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BY USING STORE TERMINAL - Provided are a method and system for providing information by using a store terminal. A method performed by a mobile terminal to receive information about goods, the method may include storing a first list of goods from a store; receiving, from the store terminal, a second list of goods confirmed by a store terminal; and displaying goods included in the stored first list and goods included in the second list. The goods listed on the second list may be confirmed by the store terminal to be contained in a shopping cart of a user. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140058892 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAN FUNDING A CREATIVE WORK BY ACCEPTING PREORDERS - The present invention is directed to a system and method for raising financing and/or revenue by artist for a project, where the project may be a creative work of the artist. The method including registering, by at least one artist, with a centralized database, at least one or more projects, offering, by the at least one artist, an entitlement related to the artist in exchange for capital for the project of the artist. The method and system may also include searching, by an interested party, the centralized database, for the least one artist, registering, by the interested party, with the centralized database and accepting the offer by the interested party for the entitlement related to the project. The capital may then be forwarded to the artist and the entitlement provided to the interested party. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140067600 | REDUCING OVERHEAD ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE-SCALE PURCHASING - A method of verifying a receiving of an Item by a purchaser is disclosed. An indication that the purchaser agreed to purchase the item is received. A record is added to a purchase history associated with the purchaser, the record including a data hem pertaining to the purchasing of the item. A notification that the purchaser has scanned information from a label on a package is received, it is determined that the package contains the item based on a correspondence between the data item and the information from the label The record is updated to include verification data that the purchaser received the item. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140067601 | SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE PLANNING - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a system and methods are provided for supply chain finance planning by generating a loan plan with a relatively low interest payment for an orders set having collateral related assets while maintaining a working capital reserve at a predetermined threshold. The systems and methods may include retrieving account information for buyers related to the collateral related assets, retrieving lending information for lenders and evaluating interest payment patterns for each lender based on the collateral related assets, generating one or more potential loan schemes for each lender based on accounts receivable patterns for each buyer and the interest payment patterns for each lender, and generating the loan plan with the relatively low interest payment for the orders set having the collateral related assets while maintaining the working capital reserve at the predetermined threshold based on the potential loan schemes for each lender. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140081801 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND NETWORK SERVER APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EVALUATION INFORMATION AND METHODS THEREOF - A network server apparatus is provided. The network server includes a storage unit configured to store a purchase list of a pre-registered user, a communicator configured to receive a list of products of interest of a first user, a searcher configured to compare a purchase list stored in the storage unit with the list of products of interest and identify a second user who has purchased a product recorded in the list of products of interest, and a controller configured to, when the second user is identified, notify that the second user is identified to a user terminal device of one of the second user and the first user. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140081802 | TICKET PURCHASING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR TICKET PURCHASING SYSTEM, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a betting ticket purchase system capable of reducing the number of betting requests for betting tickets that have been received but are not processed by a betting deadline. A betting request receiving unit ( | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140089137 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DONATING - A method to incentivize and facilitate the donation of literature from a donor to a recipient. The recipient initially pays an access fee, after which, the recipient can communicate literature needs to a donors through a website dedicated to the method. The recipient can post a profile on a website dedicated to the method so that the donor can review potential recipients. Next, the recipient can produce a wish list of desired literature from the recipient. The donor views the requested literature and matches the requested literature with available literature. The donor and recipient communicate to discuss specifics of the donation and other pertinent information. The donor receives benefits such as tax deductions and credits for donating. The donation is then delivered to the recipient. The recipient receives and acknowledges receipt of the donation, and the donor receives a receipt for proof of donating. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140089138 | ONLINE STORE PRODUCT AVAILABILITY - A technique for effecting electronic commerce using a data network is described. The data network includes a plurality of subsystems which, together, form an integrated system for receiving customer orders for selected items via a data network, fulfilling the customer orders, and delivering the ordered products to the customers. Moreover, according to a specific embodiment, the integrated nature of the system architecture of the present invention allows the on-line merchant to provide a guarantee to the customer that the ordered items will be available to be delivered to the customer at the specified delivery date, time, and location. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140095348 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC SHOPPING LIST - Techniques are disclosed for generating an electronic shopping list based on a digital photograph of a handwritten shopping list. The techniques include obtaining a digital photograph of a handwritten shopping list and identifying a handwritten text portion in the digital photograph. The techniques further include determining a set of candidate items corresponding to the handwritten text portion, each candidate item of the set of candidate items representing a different item that may have written in the handwritten text portion of the handwritten shopping list and being indicative of a product sold by a retailer. The techniques further include selecting one of the set of candidate items for inclusion in the electronic shopping list. The techniques can be performed by a mobile computing device or by a shopping list server. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095349 | System and Method for Facilitating Social E-Commerce - A software application providing a social, interactive panoramic shopping experience from pictures. The experience should be based upon navigable panoramic spaces from photographs that include the capability for users to interact socially and individually with particular elements within that space | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095350 | Method And System To Facilitate Same Day Delivery Of Items To A Customer - Techniques for allowing a store to provide same day delivery to customers are disclosed. The techniques include receiving a delivery location for delivery of the item with a customer order, providing the delivery location to a delivery server, the delivery server comparing the delivery location to existing delivery locations for a same day delivery route, and providing potential delivery times to the store server. The techniques also include the store server correlating the possible delivery times with predetermined delivery windows, presenting to the customer potential delivery windows for the order, and receiving from the customer a selection of a delivery window. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140095351 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - In an example embodiment, a system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to identify at least one item offered for sale by a seller in a network-based marketplace, the item associated with a listing and a first set of information describing the listing; based at least on the first set of information, generate a second set of information to supplement the first set of information, wherein the second set of information comprises information at least related to the item and further comprises information related to the seller of the item; generate one or more multimedia programs comprising at least some of the second set of information; push the second set of information to at least one user in the network-based marketplace; enable the user to make a purchase request for the item for sale using the second set of information; and receive a purchase request for the item for sale from the user. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140108192 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING A SHOPPING AGENDA - Techniques for optimizing a shopping agenda are disclosed. The techniques include receiving an electronic shopping list containing one or more items, each item indicating a product sold by a retailer. The techniques also include determining, at the processing device, a store location of the retailer, the store location indicating a store where the one or more products indicated by the one or more items are to be purchased. The techniques further include determining one or more product waypoints based on the one or more items in the electronic shopping list and the store map, each product waypoint of the one or more product waypoints respectively corresponding to one of the one or more items and being indicative of a product location of the product indicated by the item in the store. The techniques further include providing the one or more product waypoints for display. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108193 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING A SHOPPING AGENDA - Techniques for optimizing a shopping agenda are disclosed. The techniques include receiving an electronic shopping list containing one or more items, each item indicating a product sold by a retailer. The techniques further include obtaining a store map, the store map being indicative of a layout of a store associated with the retailer. The techniques further include determining one or more product waypoints based on the one or more items in the electronic shopping list and the store map, each product waypoint of the one or more product waypoints corresponding to one of the one or more items and being indicative of a location of the product indicated by the item in the store. The techniques also include determining a route traveling through each of the one or more product waypoints and providing the route for display. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108194 | TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING A SHOPPING AGENDA - Techniques for optimizing a shopping agenda are disclosed. The techniques include receiving an electronic shopping list containing a plurality of items, each item indicating a product sold by a retailer. Furthermore, for each item in the electronic shopping list, the techniques include determining, at the processing device, a type of the item and assigning, at the processing device, the item to one of a plurality of groupings based on the type. The techniques also include arranging, at the processing device, the items in the electronic shopping list based on the groupings to obtain an ordered electronic shopping list. The techniques further include providing, at the processing device, the ordered electronic shopping list for display. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140108195 | Integration of Customer-Stored Information with Media Enabled Shopping Systems - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 04-17-2014 |
| 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 |
| 20140114799 | SUGGESTING, MONITORING, AND IMPLEMENTING ADJUSTMENT TO TERM OF SALE FOR SIMILAR ITEMS - A system and method of enabling a user to influence a term of sale for similar items is disclosed. An item listing is presented to a user. The item listing comprises an original term of sale, is associated with a seller, and belongs to a cluster of item listings. The user can submit a preferred term of sale for the item listing. The preferred term of sale reflects an adjustment of the original term of sale. Information that incorporates the preferred term of sale is presented to a seller of an item listing that belongs to the cluster of item listings. The seller can adjust the original term of sale for the seller's item listing. The adjusted term of sale can be presented selectively to users who have submitted a preferred term of sale for any item listing belonging to the cluster of item listings. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL GIFT CARD SELECTION - Various of the disclosed embodiments generally contemplate computer-implemented systems and methods for selecting an electronic or virtual gift card from among a plurality of possible gift cards or gift card issuers. Various of the embodiments may match and rank the gift cards according to a gift card recipient's characteristics, and possibly to the electronic or virtual gift card itself. Certain embodiments also contemplate the selection of physical gift cards selection, matching, and ranking aspects of the invention. Various methods for operating a gift card business using certain of the embodiments are also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140114801 | USER TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING IN-APP SERVICE AND IN-APP SERVICE SERVER - A user terminal providing an in-app service and an in-app service server are provided. The user terminal includes an in-app module configured to be connected to the in-app service server and configured to transmit a multimedia content purchase request, a present request, and a share request to the in-app service server, and a terminal agent installed in an operating system of the user terminal, automatically driven when the user terminal is booted, and operating as a user interface for requesting the in-app service. The in-app service server includes an in-app module interworking unit configured to interwork with an in-app module of a user terminal, and a service controller configured to implement the in-app service when the in-app service is requested. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140122291 | Bargaining Through a User-Specific Item List - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing a vendor-independent item list to a computer user are presented. A vendor-independent item list is provided in which a plurality of computer users each have a corresponding item list upon which a computer user can add entries for various items offered by vendors. Upon receiving a user-initiated indication that the user would potentially like to add one or more items from a currently-viewed web page, a process identifies item information from the web page and presents the item information (including information for at least one item) to the computer user. Upon receiving a selection from the computer user of a presented item, an entry for that selected item is added to the computer user's item list. The computer user and one or more vendors can interact with offers and counter-offers. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122292 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL METHOD AND SYSTEM USING A PERSONAL WEBPAGE HAVING A PRICE BARCODE - The present invention relates to an electronic commercial method and system using a personal webpage having a price barcode. When a product is purchased online, a corresponding unique personal webpage is generated. The personal webpage is automatically removed by the use of the personal webpage, or an existing personal webpage is removed on a real-time basis when transferred to another user, thus preventing the forgery or falsification of a purchase history and improving the reliability and convenience of the transfer. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140122293 | SECURE COMMERCE WITHIN ELECTRONIC BANKING - Users perform in-application purchases when logged in to an electronic financial application. User funds are transferred into an intermediate account at the user's financial institution, and merchants are paid from a guaranteed account at a separate financial institution. Non-real-time settlement is performed between the intermediate account and the guaranteed account. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140129377 | ELECTRONIC INVOICE GATEWAY - Methods for processing electronic purchase orders and invoices from a single customer and a plurality of vendors may comprise receiving electronic purchase orders from a customer for a plurality of vendors; directing each of said electronic purchase order to a vendor account associated with each vendor; receiving an electronic invoice corresponding to each of said electronic purchase orders; and directing the electronic invoices to the customer account associated with the customer. Computer implemented methods may also allow vendors and customers to simultaneously access all outstanding purchase orders and invoices. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129378 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED SHOPPING AND PRODUCT LOCATION - In general, techniques are described that enable crowdsourcing of product-related information. Product-related information may include availability and intra-store locations of various products at particular stores. An example system includes an interface, a memory, and one or more programmable processors configured to receive, at the interface an intra-store product location from a first client device, the intra-store product location indicating a location of a product within a store. The programmable processor(s) are further configured to store, to at least one storage device coupled to the system and in association with the product, the received intra-store product location, receive, at the interface, a request associated with the product from a second client device, and send, from the interface, the intra-store product location to the second client device in response to receiving the request associated with the product. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129379 | Systems and Methods for Location-Based Fuel Distribution - Presently disclosed are systems and methods for location-based fuel distribution. One embodiment takes the form of a method of delivering fuel to a vehicle, including a fuel mobile app that registers the vehicle location and requests the fuel service, a gateway and authentication server, a location server, a dispatch server, a real-time fuel price server, a back-end server, and a database. These systems communicate with an application associated with a fuel service vehicle that then dispatches and delivers fuel to the vehicle. Additionally, the back-end server may be configured to bill a customer for the receipt of fuel. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140129380 | LEVERAGING A SOCIAL NETWORK TO SEARCH FOR LOCAL INVENTORY - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for leveraging a social network to search for local inventory includes communicating with a first mobile communication device over a network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user, and communicating with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with a social network contact. The method further includes obtaining a geo-location of the second mobile communication device, processing a search request from the first mobile communication device, obtaining a radius of coverage for a merchant, determining whether the geo-location of the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140136364 | CONFIGURING AND DISPLAYING INTERACTION INFORMATION WITHIN USER INTERFACES - A system and method for configuring, selecting and/or displaying interaction information associated with a product via a web or mobile page is described. In some examples, the system configures and/or selects interaction information based on a type of page, type of information displayed by the page, and/or location within a website that is displaying the interaction information, and displays the interaction information as a graphical influence element or other displayable content via the page. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136365 | SUGGESTING EXPENDITURES WITHIN A BUDGET - Computer-implemented processes, computer storage products, and machines are provided for managing planned expenditures within a budget. Servers store, in association with a set of item(s) of potential expenditure by a user: an item specification that describes at least one item, and an amount of funds that has been designated by the user for the set. The amount might not initially cover a price of the item, but the amount or the item price may be updated such that the amount does cover the price. The servers detect that the amount covers the price, and, in response, generate and send an electronic message that identifies the item and the price. A vendor may change the price such that the price is covered by the designated amount of funds, or additional funds may be added to the amount such that the amount covers the price. Example items goods, services, and/or activities. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140136366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING AND MANAGING REMOTELY PLACED ORDERS - A system for enabling the remote ordering of products, primarily for use in a multi-vendor system, is disclosed. Orders are placed remotely, such as through wireless devices connected to a central server. The central server, in turn is in communication (wireless or otherwise) with a server located at one or more venues within the organization operating the system. The one or more venues provide products or services available for ordering through the system. Where multiple venues are involved, the system is designed to handle differences in the product or service availability at those different venues, and provides for an ability to make corrections to orders that may be or may become necessary on account of those differences. The system provides for multiple options through which users can pay for and receive orders, and also provides methods for synchronizing the remote ordering system with pre-existing, conventional methods of ordering and product/service order fulfillment. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140143088 | Privately Provisioned Survival Supplies Acquisition Method - A private civil security subscription mechanism serves to facilitate the provision of survival supplies for corresponding authorized beneficiaries. These supplies may or may not include gender-specific contents that are not specific to a given such beneficiary. These supplies can be retained and delivered as an aggregated unit or can, if desired, be parsed for storage and/or delivery purposes into smaller sub-units. Items as supplied by third parties (including the beneficiary themselves) can also be included with the survival supplies for later delivery. If desired, additional amounts of such supplies than are necessarily required to support such beneficiaries with supplies for a given authorized beneficiary being stored in a plurality of locations. The delivery process will accommodate, if desired, the use of event categorizations to direct the use of differing delivery protocols. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140143089 | System and Method for Using Intelligent Codes in Conjunction with Stored-Value Cards - A system and method of transacting a prepaid product with an electronic mobile device that is used to electronically interface with a code, such as a QR code, bar code, RF signal or NFC signal, representing a prepaid product. The codes of multiple prepaid products of multiple prepaid product providers are grouped together on a single structure or in a single computer displayed in a shopping area. The electronic mobile device subsequently electronically interfaces with a point of sale device after electronically interfacing with said code to provide prepaid product information. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140156450 | Managing Vendor Inventory Information And Shopping Navigation Routes Based Upon Shopping List Contents - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for managing vendor inventory information and shopping navigation routes based upon shopping list contents. A server computer can execute a shopping management service. A shopping list is obtained at the server computer. The server computer obtains location data indicating a geographic location of the user device and identifies, based upon the location data, a vendor having an inventory comprising the item. The server computer generates a navigation route comprising a stop at a vendor location associated with the vendor, and provides the navigation route to the user device. The server computer can monitor purchases of items on the shopping list, update the shopping list, and update the navigation route. The server computer also can provide suggestions to the user device based upon items in the shopping list. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156451 | CHECKOUT WITH FRIENDS - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for automatically providing item feedback information during the checkout process is provided. Feedback information related to one or more items added to an electronic shopping cart of a user is obtained. A message including the feedback information is provided automatically to the user during the checkout process. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156452 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO FULFILL AN AGGREGATED ONLINE ODRER FOR RELATED USERS - A method and a system to aggregate items purchased by various users into one online order are provided. A first payment for an online order is received from a first user, the online order indicating an item purchased by the first user from an online merchant. A message to one or more other users is sent, the message indicating that the first user has initiated the online order from the online merchant and including an option to add a purchase to the online order. A second payment and an indication of an item purchased by a second user from the online merchant are received from the second user. The item purchased by the second user is aggregated to the online order. The online order including the item purchased by the first user and the item purchased by the second user is fulfilled. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140156453 | INTERNET BILLING METHOD - The present disclosure may include, for example, a method for facilitating establishment of a remitting agreement between equipment used by a vendor and equipment used by a provider, enabling, by way of the equipment used by the provider, the equipment used by the vendor to communicate with equipment used by a customer permitting the customer to purchase a product or service of the vendor, and initiating between the equipment used by the provider and the equipment used by the vendor a remittance from an account associated with the vendor of a portion of a transaction amount associated with a purchase transaction made by the equipment used by the customer. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140164174 | FAST-TRACK PAYMENTS - Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to fast-track payments at a retail store. Identification data can be received related to a user of a personal shopping device wherein the identifier includes payment preferences associated with the user. The personal shopping device can be personalized with the identification data. A shopping cart list can be dynamically received from the personal shopping device. A checkout request can be received from the personal shopping device. The checkout request can be processed based on the shopping cart list, using, at least in part, the payment preferences associated with the user. An area around the user at a security checkpoint can be scanned. An exit list can be identified based on the scanning. The exit list can be compared to the shopping cart list. Upon the list and the shopping cart list not matching, remedial action can be taken. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164175 | SHOPPING CART LIST - Shopping cart lists at a retail store are provided relative to limits. A customer can use their own smart phone, for example, or a proprietary store device to scan products as they are added to a shopping cart. Prior to adding products, the phone or device can be personalized with the customer's payment information. The device can determine a transaction limit based on the customer's payment information. As products are added to the shopping cart, the customer can be alerted regarding the reaching of the transaction limit. The device can also give suggestions to the customers of items to be removed from the shopping cart to stay within the transaction limit. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140164176 | FAST-CHECKOUT USING SMART CART - Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to fast checkout using a smart cart. A forward facing radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader component can read a first set of RFID tags and generate a first set of items based on RFID information read from the first set of RFID tags. A rear facing RFID reader component can read a second set of RFID tags and generate a second set of items based on RFID information read from the second set of RFID tags. A shopping cart list component can and remove items to a set of shopping cart items based on updates received from the forward facing RFID reader component and the rear facing RFID reader component regarding the first set of items and the second sets of items. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140172628 | Approximating Customer Location Within A Store - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products approximating customer location within a store. Consumers can load a shopping list onto a mobile device. The mobile device can communicate via wireless communication with a customer location server. The customer location server can contain a map of a store as well as the location of items for sale within the store. The mobile device can send a notification to the customer location server when an item has been checked off of the mobile device shopping list. The customer location server can determine the location of the item that was checked off of the mobile device shopping list. The customer location server can infer that the customer is near the location of the item that was checked off of the mobile device shopping list. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172629 | MERCHANT INTERCHANGE FOR USE WITH GLOBAL SHOPPING CART - A merchant interchange operates with a global shopping cart. While the global shopping cart establishes tasks, categories or themes for one or more particular purposes or projects, the merchant interchange includes functions for a merchant to receive an invitation to participate in one or more particular tasks, projects or themes of the global shopping cart, and to accept the invitation. Additional functions of the merchant interchange are those required to process and fulfill orders. International purchases can be facilitated. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172630 | SOCIAL MEDIA INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A GLOBAL SHOPPING CART - A social media interface operates with a global shopping cart. While the global shopping cart establishes tasks, categories or themes for one or more particular purposes or projects, the social media interface includes functions for a social contact to receive an invitation to participate in one or more particular tasks, projects or themes of the global shopping cart, and to accept the invitation. Additional functions of the social media interface allow social contacts to comment on one or more parts of the particular tasks, projects or themes. Comments can be accepted and used, or rejected, by the user of the global shopping cart. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172631 | GLOBAL SHOPPING CART - A global shopping cart operated in the cloud permits categories to be established for particular purposes or projects with a shopping cart or list of items to be purchased associated with each category. A site may be established for each category. Social media may be linked to the sites so that the owner or an invitee can upload general comments, comments on items selected for purchase for the project, links to web pages, images, audio files and video files. International purchases can be made. The data concerning purchases is preserved for at least the life of the owner of the global shopping cart. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172632 | SHOPPING CART INTERCHANGE - A shopping cart interchange system and a method for its use in which the shopping cart interchange stores information about the user of a global shopping cart, establishes at least one category for a project to be completed, assists in shopping for at least one item to place in the category for possible purchase, assists in paying for an item that the user purchases, and determines how a purchased item will be shipped. Data can be accessed to facilitate international purchases. The shopping cart interchange can be used to access a web site established by the global shopping cart. Social media may be linked to the site so that the owner or an invitee can use the shopping cart interchange to upload general comments, comments on items selected for purchase for the project, links to web pages, images, audio files and video files. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172633 | PAYMENT INTERCHANGE FOR USE WITH GLOBAL SHOPPING CART - A payment interchange for use in a global shopping cart and a method for its use are provided. The global shopping cart includes a storage medium having thereon computer instructions for implementing one or more functions of the global shopping cart, and a processor for executing the computer instructions to provide functions including a payment function for paying for an item to be purchased. The global shopping cart has a flexible application programming interface (API) framework sufficient to support the payment interchange including the payment function for paying for an item to be purchased by one or more users of the global shopping cart and by one or more payment modes or sources. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172634 | DATA MANAGEMENT IN A GLOBAL SHOPPING CART - A data management system for use in a global shopping cart and a method for its use are provided. The global shopping cart includes a storage medium having thereon computer instructions for implementing one or more functions of the global shopping cart, and a processor for executing the computer instructions to provide functions including management of data relationships between the global shopping cart and data management access components. The global shopping cart has a flexible application programming interface (API) framework sufficient to support the management of data relationships between the global shopping cart and data access components. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140172635 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PROGRAMS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data distribution component, system, and method. The data distribution component includes circuitry and a memory. The circuitry is configured to communicate with a plurality of devices, provide content identification data specifying a content item, provide an opportunity to purchase the content item to the plurality of devices, provide the content item to a first one of the devices of a user, after a purchase process, and provide the content item which is purchased at the first one of the devices of the user to a second one of the devices of the user for download. The memory is configured to store the content identification data and the content item. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140180869 | INTEGRATED BUSINESS ATTIRE JACKET AND SPORTS JERSEY AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ONLINE ORDERS OF THE SAME - A business jacket integrated with parts of a sports jersey having a first and second layer. The first layer is formed of materials and styled to have the appearance of a business jacket that would be used for business wear. The second layer is formed of materials and styled and decorated to have the appearance of a team jersey of the type worn by members of a sports team while playing sports. A player number and/or a logo may be adorned on the sleeves of the business jacket. The business jacket may be adorned with a captain's “C” on the front. The business jacket may be of a complimentary color to the athlete's team jersey, and the player's name, numbers, and/or logos may be those that would appear on the player's jersey. A system for providing a website to process online orders of this business jacket integrated with parts of a sports jersey is also provided. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140188658 | AUTO DISPLAY OF A PRODUCT LOCATION MAP ON A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON DEVICE CONTEXT - Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for providing product mapping on a mobile device based on device context. A method may include receiving product location data based on a context of a mobile device, wherein the product location data includes an available product location for each available product that corresponds to a desired product in a shopping list of desired products; and displaying a map of a store that sells one or more available products, wherein the store is related to the context and the map includes a product location indicator corresponding to each available product location configured to allow a user to find each available product that corresponds to a respective desired product in the store. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140188659 | United navigation method and its system - A united navigation method includes steps of: (1) receiving login information of an account from a client terminal by a main server; (2) verifying whether the login information is right or not by the main server; if no, going to (3); if yes, going to (4); (3) sending a notification of wrong login information into the client terminal by the main server; (4) recording activities of the account which has logged into the main server by the main server; and (5) sending the login information by the main server into designated secondary servers, in such a manner that the account logs into the designated secondary servers. The united navigation method, after the step (4) or the step (5), further includes a step of: (6) receiving a payment request from the client terminal and responding to the payment request by the main server. A united navigation system is also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140195372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING ONE OR MORE ITEMS IN A SHOPPING STORE - A system for intelligently locating one or more items in a shopping store with multiple items arranged in multiple aisles includes a first communication device having a shopping assistance application configured to allow a shopper to input a shopping list comprising one or more items. Also included are multiple second communication devices located in and associated with the plurality of aisles, with each second device being configured to detect the shopping list on the first device when the shopper is within a range of distance of the second device and transmit the detected list. The system may also include a backend server configured to receive detected list and sort the detected list dynamically based on an identified at least one item and the shopper. The backend server can also display the sorted list on the first device. The at least one item may be highlighted in the sorted list. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INVENTORY IN A SHOPPING STORE - A system includes a first device for allowing a consumer to input a shopping list, and multiple second devices associated with a plurality of aisles in a shopping store. Each second device is configured to detect the shopping list on the first device when the consumer is within a predefined range of distance from the second device, and to transmit the detected list. The system also includes one or more image-capturing device for transmitting captured images; and a server configured to do the following: (i) receive the list from the second device, (ii) receive the images from the image-capturing device, (iii) check whether an item on the list is present in an aisle based upon an identified location of the consumer, (iv) scan the images to identify one or more images including the at least one item, (v) dynamically sort the list, (vi) display the sorted list and links on the first device, and (vi) determine whether one or more items must be restocked on shelves. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195374 | MANAGING INVENTORY IN A SHOPPING STORE - A method for managing inventory includes detecting a shopping list on a communication device, transmitting the detected list to a server associated with the shopping store, transmitting images to the server, checking whether at least one item of the shopping list is present in an aisle based on a location of a consumer, scanning the images to identify images including the at least one item, and dynamically sorting the items in the shopping list based on the checking performed. The method also includes displaying the sorted list along with image links on the communication device, where at least one item in the sorted list is highlighted or placed on top based on the check performed, and where each of the image links includes an image with at least one augmented item. The method further includes determining items that need to be restocked in the shopping store. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195375 | INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND USER DEVICE - An information providing apparatus receives wish information relevant to a wish item that a user wishes to have and position information of the user. The information providing apparatus transmits the wish information to a provider device used by a provider who provides items. The information providing apparatus receives provision information relevant to provision of the wish item from the provider device. The information providing apparatus determines whether a moving cost, which is required for moving from a position indicated by the position information to a providing place at which the provider provides the wish item, satisfies a predetermined condition. The information providing apparatus notifies a user device of the provision information corresponding to a provider in which the moving cost satisfies the predetermined condition. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140195376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELLING CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - A method to generate revenue from supplied content is provided. Content is provided to a consumer via a network by providing a content service that allows the consumer to select and retrieve content as a package together with a clearing of the selectable content to an operator used by the consumer to select and retrieve the content via the network. Any content selected by the consumer is supplied directly to the consumer via the operator. The operator is charged for the supplied content. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140201029 | 3D Click to Buy - An e-commerce method, comprising: providing a plurality of interactive 3D models in a data storage device, at least one said 3D model for each of a plurality of products. The 3D models including parametric data for rendering a 3D image of a selected product; providing Rendering Engine software receiving parametric data from the 3D models and rendering a 3D image on a display on a client side workstation. The Rendering Engine software executing on a client side or a server side workstation. The user specifies search criteria for searching for a selected product whose 3D model is stored on the data storage device. The search software returns a list of products matching the search criteria and prompts the user to select one said product. The Rendering Engine renders a 3D image of the product using the 3D model, and prompts the user to interact with the 3D model. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140201030 | DYNAMIC PAYMENT SERVICE - Systems and methods may provide for implementing a dynamic payment service. In one example, the method may generate a request communication including purchase detail information relating to an item to request credit from a vendor to conduct a transaction relating to the item, determine a scope of credit to be issued to conduct the transaction relating to the item based on the purchase detail information, and generate a payment communication including the transaction information to complete the transaction relating to the item. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140201031 | Electronic commerce gift shopping cart management system - A method of managing an electronic gift shopping cart includes the steps of: configuring a server to retrieve retailer product information and displaying the retailer product information to a gift giver, the retailer information comprising at least: a product name, a product SKU, and a product description; and presenting the retailer product information to a gift giver user; configuring the server to generate a first shopping cart state by receiving a gift giver gift selection from the retailer product information; configuring the server to configure parameters of the first shopping cart state including the step of providing a choice of a gift to a gift recipient so that a plurality of items provides a gift choice; and configuring the server to present the first shopping cart state to the gift recipient in the form of a gift notice. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140207611 | PERSONALIZED AUTOMATED SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A personalized, automated shopping system and method includes generating a virtual hold tag in a shopping application on a computer that provides one or more items for sale to a consumer operating a client computing device. The shopping application is associated with a retailer of the one or more items. The system and method includes associating at least one of the one or more items with the virtual hold tag in the shopping application, and generating a collage of items associated with the virtual hold tag, the collage of items being a single visual representation of each item associated with the virtual hold tag. The system and method further includes transmitting the collage of items to the consumer via the client computing device, and providing, for the client computing device, an interface configured to allow the consumer to buy, hold, or decline each item in the collage of items. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207612 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GIFTS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for receiving, from a giver, identification of a recipient and identification of a product associated with the recipient. The system can generate an offering including at least one product for selection by the recipient, wherein the offering is associated, prior to generating an offering, with a giver payment and delivery account that includes a payment account of the giver and address delivery information for the recipient. The system can associate the offering with a recipient device, and, upon receiving a selection from the recipient of a selected product in the offering via the recipient device, process purchase and delivery of the selected product based on the payment account of the giver and address delivery information included in the giver payment and delivery account for the recipient. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140214595 | COOPERATIVE EXECUTION OF AN ELECTRONIC SHOPPING LIST - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, with a processing device of a commerce server, one or more shopping list signals from an electronic computing device to establish a shopping list of a plurality of items offered for sale in a retail store. The method also includes the step of receiving, with the processing device, one or more consumer signals from a first augmented reality device and a second augmented reality device. Each augmented reality device can be worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the retail store. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a first procuring signal containing data associated with the shopping list to the first augmented reality device and a second procuring signal containing data associated with the shopping list to the second augmented reality device, such that the consumers can cooperatively shop for items on the shopping list. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214596 | SHOPPING PROCESS INCLUDING MONITORED SHOPPING CART BASKET WEIGHT - A computer-implemented process aiding a customer scan and rapid checkout process can include monitoring a shopping cart basket weight. The process includes monitoring, in a computerized processor installed to a shopping cart of a customer, a signal from a weight device configured to monitor the shopping cart basket weight. The process further includes automatically generating a basket weight output value based upon the shopping cart basket weight. The basket weight output value includes one of a check against an expected weight of an item from a database, a billing statement total for a bulk good, a check against an expected total order weight to confirm presence of an un-scanned item in the shopping cart basket, and a check against unsafe use of the shopping cart. The process further includes providing a message based upon the basket weight output value. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214597 | Method And System For Managing An Electronic Shopping List With Gestures - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, with a processing device of a commerce server, one or more shopping list signals from an electronic computing device to establish a shopping list of a plurality of items offered for sale in a retail store. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, a first item signal to an augmented reality device worn by a consumer within the retail store. The first item signal corresponds to one of the plurality of items. The method also includes the step of receiving, with the processing device, one or more movement signals from the augmented reality device worn by the consumer corresponding to movement of the consumer. The method also includes the step of changing, with the processing device, from transmitting the first item signal to transmitting a second item signal different from the first item signal in response to the step of receiving the one or more movement signals. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214598 | Completing A Purchase Transaction And Delivering Items - Embodiments for completing a purchase transaction without a customer having to move or touch an item within a retail store are disclosed. The embodiments include generating a shopping list of items the customer desires to purchase via scanning identifiers associated with the items, waypoints of the items, and a checkout waypoint to deliver the items. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214599 | Completing A Purchase Transaction At Various Locations - Embodiments for determining a completing a purchase transaction at a waypoint where a customer is located within a retail store are disclosed. The embodiments include determining waypoint of the customer, receiving waypoint data including the location of the customer positions within the retail store and a shopping list identifying items that the customer desires to purchase, and completing the purchase transaction for the items at the waypoint. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214600 | Assisting A Consumer In Locating A Product Within A Retail Store - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of storing locally, at an augmented reality device worn by a consumer, a shopping list of products that a consumer desires to purchase in a retail store. The method also includes the step of identifying, with a processing device of a commerce server, a location within the retail store of a product on the shopping list and a location of the consumer within the retail store. The method also includes the step of transmitting, with the processing device, directions from the location of the consumer to the location of the product, the directions being transmitted to an augmented reality device worn by the consumer in the retail store. The method also includes the step of receiving, with the processing device, a video signal from a camera of the augmented reality device as the consumer moves through the retail store. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214601 | Method And System For Automatically Managing An Electronic Shopping List - A computer-implemented method is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving, with a processing device of a commerce server, one or more shopping list signals from an electronic computing device to establish a shopping list of a plurality of items offered for sale in a retail store. The method also includes the step of receiving, with the processing device, one or more signals from an augmented reality device worn by a consumer as the consumer shops in the retail store. The method also includes the step of determining, with the processing device, that an item from the shopping list has been placed in a shopping container from the one or more signals received from the augmented reality device. The method also includes the step of modifying, with the processing device, the shopping list in response to said determining step. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214602 | QUEUE-REDUCING RETAIL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a prepayment system that uses a smart phone or similar device to present a unique graphic identifier to the retail individual that can quickly allow that retail individual to match purchasers with purchased items. The ability to work visually at a greater distance and in noisy environments can significantly reduce the point of exchange queue and improve the customer experience. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214603 | ECOMMERCE ORDER OPTIMIZATION TOOL - An ecommerce cost optimization system includes: a display including information identifying an item; a quantity selection tool; a delivery location selection tool; an optimized offer presentation tool that provides at least one optimized option through the display component, wherein the at least one optimized option is optimized based on the selected delivery date and the selected delivery location; and an order placement tool to place an order from amongst the options provided by the optimized offer presentation tool. A method of providing optimized offer for non-stock item transactions through an ecommerce application includes receiving a user selection including a selected delivery date and a selected delivery location and determining an optimized offer based on analysis of the possible combinations of a production schedule and a delivery schedule for the selected quantity and delivery location. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140214604 | WIRELESS TRACKING AND INVENTORY MONITORING FOR WELDING-TYPE DEVICES - A welding-type device has a wireless communication unit to transmit wireless signals comprising at least identification information or location information. The information may be transmitted either automatically or in response to request signals. Such a welding-type device may be configured to communicate with other welding-type devices, a monitoring device, or both. A wireless communication system has at least one welding-type device, at least one wireless communication assembly, and at least one monitoring device and is capable of assisting a user in locating particular welding-type devices, monitoring inventory, preventing theft of welding-type devices, and scheduling preventive maintenance. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140222616 | System and Methods for Party Authentication and Credit Assessment in Electronic Purchasing - In certain embodiments, systems and methods may authorize an online transaction over a data communications network, including receiving a request for a transaction from a user via the network where the transaction request relates to a purchase order. Some embodiments include receiving a user identifier, determining if the user identifier provides sufficient information about an identity of said user to fulfill the transaction, requesting additional user identifiers until it is determined that there is sufficient information to fulfill the transaction, and authorizing the transaction if there is sufficient information for transaction fulfillment. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140222617 | RULE-BASED TRANSFERABLE SHOPPING BASKET FOR ONLINE PURCHASES - An online shopping basket is acquired by a buyer from an online store and is customized according to rules specified by the buyer. The buyer places zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) before they are given to at least one shopper by the online store. The shopper(s) may further customize the online shopping basket(s) with rules that do not conflict with those specified by the buyer. The shopper(s) then place zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) and return the basket(s) to the online store. Multiple online shopping baskets are merged into a single basket, and the buyer reviews the items in the merged online shopping basket and adds or removes items as necessary. The buyer then purchases the remaining items from the online store. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140236758 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIATING APPLICATION PROCESSES BY DATA CAPTURE FROM RENDERED DOCUMENTS - Systems, apparatus and methods for implementing transaction applications using a handheld document data capture device are described herein. The handheld device captures information from a rendered document. The captured information is processed to identify an electronic document corresponding to the rendered document. Information captured from the rendered document by the handheld capture device is used to perform a transaction. In one embodiment, a portable scanner is used to select items from a catalog. Information scanned from the catalog is used to identify the catalog, the items to be purchased, and complete an order via the Internet. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236759 | Wellness System and Methods - Processes, methods and systems for pairing a person with food and/or wellness opportunities utilize a personal information inventory and a database to determine selections and to deliver food to the person. Computer systems process and carry out methods for providing a person with custom-tailored food and/or wellness opportunities by analyzing and categorizing personal information, determining delivery locations, determining food providers, and assembling lists of available food options for the person. Food can be delivered or made available to the person based upon the analysis. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236760 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An information providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a terminal information acquiring unit, a store information acquiring unit, and a sending unit. The terminal information acquiring unit acquires information on purchase planned products which is sent from a wireless terminal existing in a store in which a wireless LAN communication apparatus is installed, from the wireless LAN communication apparatus. The store information acquiring unit acquires information on sales products corresponding to the information on the purchase planned products which is acquired by the terminal information acquiring unit, from a store information storage unit which stores pieces of information on the sales products in the store. The sending unit sends the information on the sales products which is acquired by the store information acquiring unit to the wireless terminal through the wireless LAN communication apparatus. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236761 | INFORMATION FEED IN-LINE PURCHASING SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein disclose a system and method for providing an improved user experience for purchasing a product within an information feed. An information feed is displayed which includes an information post having a product link or otherwise referencing a product. A selection of the product link or the referenced product is received, and product information for a product associated with the product link or referenced product is retrieved. The product information and a purchase selector are displayed within the information feed, in association with the information post. A selection of the purchase selector is received. User payment information is retrieved and displayed in association with the information post in the information feed. User payment information is transmitted, based on a received confirmation from a user. The purchase is then executed, and a confirmation message may be displayed. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236762 | INFORMATION FEED IN-LINE PURCHASING SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein disclose a system and method for providing an improved user experience for purchasing a product within an information feed. An information feed is displayed which includes an information post having a product link or otherwise referencing a product. A selection of the product link or the referenced product is received, and product information for a product associated with the product link or referenced product is retrieved. The product information and a purchase selector are displayed within the information feed, in association with the information post. A selection of the purchase selector is received. User payment information is retrieved and displayed in association with the information post in the information feed. User payment information is transmitted, based on a received confirmation from a user. The purchase is then executed, and a confirmation message may be displayed. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140244432 | E-Commerce System with Personal Price Points - An ecommerce system is disclosed that uses personal price points (alone or in combination with other buying criteria) to trigger certain automated retail transactions. The system includes a customer interface engineered to allow a customer to either buy merchandise in accordance with retailer-defined selling criteria (including at least an “offered price point”) or to tag merchandise with customer-definable buying criteria (including at least an “acceptable price point”). Computational comparisons of the criteria are executed periodically to determine changes that may occur, for example, with sales, price reductions, and “rollbacks”. If a match or other suitable computed relationship is found, an automated retail transaction—such as the transmission of an electronic notification to a customer's email address or smartphone number—is executed. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244433 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE NONINTRUSIVE IDENTIFICATION AND ORDERING OF COMPONENT PARTS - A noninstrusive system and method of scanning an object having component parts includes a vendor based data repository of component parts and a matching processor to receive a scanned image representative of the assembled object and to provide suggested and/or matched component parts for purchase from the vendor. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244434 | ACCESS TO GUEST ACCOUNTS IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - Disclosed are various embodiments involving access to guest orders in an electronic commerce application. In one embodiment, a request to access a guest account is obtained from a client. The request specifies a destination network address and an order identifier. A message is sent to the destination network address in response to verifying that the destination network address and the order identifier are associated with the guest account. The message includes a link that facilitates access to an order management function for the guest account. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140244435 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE METHOD AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEM - An electronic commerce method executed by a computer includes: receiving, from a user, an amount of disposable money usage of which is not determined; selecting, from among one or more products or services, a product or a service having a purchase price lower than or equal to the amount of disposable money, without receiving an instruction from the user; and performing processing of purchasing the product or the service which has been selected, without obtaining permission from the user. For example, an object recognizable by the user is presented to the user, and if purchase processing is performed, the user is notified that the object has performed purchase processing. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140249953 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL UNWRAPPING TRIGGER - Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for facilitating delivery of a digital notification of a physical product to inform a recipient of the identity of the physical product. A digital notification may inform the recipient of the identity of a physical product ordered for the recipient by a sender. A digital unwrapping trigger may be utilized to ensure that the recipient is authorized to view the identity of the digital product. For example, the digital notification may not identify the identity of the physical product until a particular date has passed (e.g., a holiday or birthday), until the recipient performs a certain task, or until the recipient meets a certain goal. In response to the trigger occurring, the digital notification may be enabled for viewing of the identity of the physical product. The physical delivery of the product may be coordinated with delivery of the digital notification. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249954 | PROVIDING NOTICE AND PURCHASING A GIFT IN AN ONLINE OR ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT - Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for funding the purchase of one or more gifts. In one embodiment, a method for purchasing gifts may include providing a computing device configured to access one or more retailer websites. Each retailer website may list one or more gifts available for purchase. The method may include selecting a plurality of gifts available for purchase. The method may include ranking the selected plurality of gifts to indicate a funding order. The method may include receiving one or more monetary contributions to fund the purchase of one or more of the selected plurality of gifts. The method may include allocating the one or more monetary contributions according to the rank of the selected plurality of gifts prior to purchase of one or more of the gifts. The method may include deselecting at least one of the selected gifts. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140249955 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A list of a plurality of transaction objects is displayed suitably for a user according to a user's interest. An information processing apparatus includes: a specifying means that specifies transaction objects whose reference list registration information or reference list deletion information is stored in a storing means that stores at least one of the reference list registration information indicating transaction objects registered by a user in a reference list holding a reference to information on transaction objects and the reference list deletion information indicating transaction objects deleted from the reference list by the user, among a plurality of transaction objects to be listed in response to a request from a user; and a controlling means that controls a display mode in a list of the transaction objects specified by the specifying mean. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140258028 | In-Store Item Alert Architecture - A method and apparatus for alerting an individual is described. A determination as to whether an individual is within a sensing area of a first device is made. The first device may be configured to provide information about a product on a shelf on which the first device is attached. In response to determining that the individual is within the sensing area, a determination as to whether to notify an occurrence of the determination that the individual is within the sensing area of the first device to at least one second device is made. In response to determining to notify, a notification may be transmitted to the at least one second device that the individual is within the sensing area of the first device. An alert may be triggered at the at least one second device based upon the transmitted notification. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140258029 | EMBEDDED MULTIMEDIA INTERACTION PLATFORM - A video commerce application having a graphical user interface (“GUI”) is described. The GUI includes: a single frame video display area for presenting video content; a floating menu box located within the single frame video display area for providing a consumer with multiple interactive control elements comprising: at least one media navigation tool; a product catalogue tool; an account access tool; and a shopping cart for storing product items selected for purchase by the consumer, wherein selection of a shopping cart tool associated with the shopping cart provides the consumer with a second pop out display within the single frame video display area for completing a transaction to purchase items present in the shopping cart, wherein the transaction does not require the consumer to register for an account with a commerce platform. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140258030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AN AUTHENTIC TRANSLATION OF A PHYSICAL TRADESHOW - A method and system of an authentic translation of a physical tradeshow wholesale buying experience into a web/mobile application service are provided. The web/mobile application service may provide enhanced and streamlined interactions between sales representatives and retail buyers and also may include product bookmarking, re-stocking planning and a mass purchase order creation service. The system may utilize a business to business (B2B) marketplace and social networking in the B2B marketplace. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140279210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING ITEM LISTS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS - A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279211 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SOLUTION FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS - Users of products and services of an educational institution make payments through an intelligent switchboard and an electronic payment solution. The user provides a user identity and is allowed access without needing further security requirement to access applications representing a set of offerings provided by the institution that differ in type of service, type of product, vendor, or payment type. The user views offerings of interest and makes selections based on the offerings. The user's selections are communicated to a universal checkout application that processes the offering selected and obtains payment and authorization from the user for an electronic payment transaction. A switchboard communicates with the users and communicates by an application program interface with each of the application programs and the universal checkout programs. This allows the user to pay for all selections, made within multiple applications, with a single payment experience. Status of the user's account with respect to the applications is updated based upon the payment transactions. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279212 | MULTI-CHANNEL WIRELESS PRE-APPROVAL SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for the simultaneous submission of pre-approval requests to multiple wireless carriers prior to the purchase of wireless devices, wireless service plans and/or accessories. Methods and systems are also provided for a sophisticated inventory management system for one or more wireless device retail stores that all supports interactive customer returns processing at a self-service kiosk. Methods and systems are further provided for synchronizing a wireless device transaction between a self-service kiosk and retail store point of sale system so that a customer may start the transaction at the kiosk and complete it at the point of sale system. Methods and systems are also provided for browsing and configuring a wireless device, accessories, activation type and associated rate plan into a wireless device bundle prior to purchasing the selected wireless device bundle. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVITING GIFT SELECTION ON A NETWORK-ENABLED INTERFACE - A system and method for inviting gift selection on a network-enabled interface are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: enabling a gifter to create, by use of a network-connectable data processor, a gift page including, a plurality of gift item options sourced from a plurality of gift sources; enabling the gifter to identify a giftee for whom the gift page is created; causing, by use of the data processor, delivery of a notification to the giftee, the notification including a link to the gift page; enabling the giftee to select one or more gift item options from the gift page; communicating the selected gift item options to the gifter; and enabling the gifter to effect fulfillment of the selected gift item options. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279214 | Persistent and Unified Electronic Shopping Cart - A persistent, unified electronic shopping cart that permits a user to select and aggregate goods or services for future purchase from two or more unrelated e-commerce websites, display and modify the content of the electronic shopping cart, and then complete the purchase of the goods or services through the one electronic shopping cart. The user of the persistent, unified electronic shopping cart is able to add and remove items from the electronic shopping cart, compare the prices, shipping and taxes for items from different e-commerce sites, move items to a wish list and see the total for all purchases at the same time. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279215 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CONVERTING ONE-TIME BUYERS OF A PRODUCT/SERVICE INTO SUBSCRIBERS - Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media for the incorporation of a subscription ordering system into online merchants' websites. The subscription order systems build subscription offers, inject those offers into the merchants' websites, receive subscription offer acceptances, build the subscription orders, and send them to the merchants' websites. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279216 | INDIRECT AND DIRECT DELIVERY OF APPLICATIONS - A system comprising marketplaces, developer sites and a marketplace platform is described. The marketplaces allow companies to purchase many applications from many sources, including the developer application. The developer site provides the developer application and allows companies to purchase the developer application. The marketplace platform provides a single application programmer interface (API) for companies to license the developer application through both the marketplaces and the developer site. The platform also provides for managing user entitlements the developer application for both the plurality of marketplaces and the developer site. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279217 | HOUSEHOLD INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND SHOPPING LIST GENERATION - An exemplary method for managing household inventory and generating an automatically updated shopping list comprises receiving a message transmitted from a store including purchased item information from the store, organizing and storing the information in a database, obtaining captured information relating to consumed purchase items, updating the database based on the captured information, generating a shopping list on demand by a user based on updated data in the database and predetermined inventory threshold levels and wirelessly transmitting the shopping list to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279218 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC FORMATTING AND PURCHASING OF PHOTOS, PRINTS, PERSONALIZED PHOTO PRODUCTS AND AUTOMATED DELIVERY THEREOF - A photograph ordering platform, comprising a camera configured to acquire a plurality of photographs; a database configured to store the plurality of photographs; photograph ordering application coupled with the database, the photograph ordering application configured to; receive a print or product selection, enable a photograph of the plurality of photographs to be selected, receive a photograph selection, automatically crop the selected photograph based on the selected print or product selection, and transmit the cropped photograph for order fulfillment. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140279219 | PRE-TRANSIT AND POST-TRANSIT FACILITATION OF IN-VEHICLE SERVICES - An approach to facilitating provisioning of in-vehicle services is provided. Trip-identifying information may be obtained from a user-provided device. The trip-identifying information may identify a trip that is to occur on the vehicle. A list of in-vehicle services, which are available for the trip on the vehicle, may be determined based on the trip-identifying information. The list of in-vehicle services may be provided to the user-provided device. A selection of at least one in-vehicle service that is to be provided during the trip may be received from the user-provided device. A request for the at least one in-vehicle service may be generated based on the selection. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140289072 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR RECOMMENDING A SHOPPING PATH - The present invention provides a method and system for recommending an optimal shopping path to a user. A shopping layout of a shopping store is downloaded on a handheld device. A shopping list is received from the user, comprising one or more shopping items. A final shopping list is created by appending one or more additional shopping items to the shopping list. The optimal shopping path representing a shortest path on the shopping layout traversing each shopping item of the final shopping list is generated. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140297461 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; receiving a user selection, via an interface, of a region of the electronic marketplace for listings of region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; receiving, from the user, a selection of a region; presenting, via the interface, geographically customized information relating to the region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace; presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner, and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297463 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace; presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating, to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297464 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a regional site associated with a global electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the global electronic marketplace; presenting, at the regional site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a region-specific manner and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the regional site. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297465 | DYNAMIC HOSTED SHOPPING CART - According to an embodiment, a system comprises a remote server adapted to interact with a buyer device and one or more other servers over a network, wherein the remote server is adapted to implement a shopping cart. The system also comprises one or more processors, and one or more memories adapted to store a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by the one or more processors are adapted to cause the system to receive, at the remote server, first transaction info nation from the buyer device through the shopping cart, wherein the first transaction information comprises a transaction request from a first seller; receive, at the remote server, second transaction information from the buyer device through the shopping cart, wherein the second transaction information comprises a transaction request from a second seller; and process the first and second transaction information through the shopping cart for the first and second seller. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297466 | SHOPPING AT E-COMMERCE SITES WITHIN A BUSINESS PROCUREMENT APPLICATION - In an embodiment, a method comprises sending, from a procurement computer to a client computer, a message indicating that a pre-authorization request for one or more requested items from an e-commerce website was approved; causing displaying a particular item as approved for purchase from the e-commerce website; causing launching a web browser and causing downloading a shopping cart webpage of the e-commerce website; sending, from the procurement computer to the shopping cart webpage, item information associated with the particular item, and causing displaying the item information on the shopping cart webpage as one of one or more ordered items; in response to determining that the user requested to proceed to a checkout webpage, causing downloading the checkout webpage and causing displaying the one or more ordered items on the checkout webpage; causing placing a purchase order for the one or more ordered items from the checkout webpage. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140297467 | Content Provider Feeds in a Food Product Asset Related Network - A method for enabling network communication relating to a food preparation asset may include receiving, from a third party participant, a registration request to join a community including asset operators that operate at least one food preparation asset and registering the third party participant as a community member. The method may further include providing the third party participant with access to a communication network for sharing content items related to the asset and providing the third party participant with content creation tools to facilitate the creation of content items that include instructions associated with operation of the asset relative to preparation of a food product. The method may further include enabling the third party participant to distribute the content items to the asset operators via the communication network. The content items may include at least identifying information to identify the third party participant and a contact link to enable the asset operators to contact the third party participant. The content items may provide at least one instruction specific to operation of the asset. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140304109 | METHOD WITH AN EVENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE - An event capturing device receives event-relevant information, searches the event-relevant information for an event by means of an event description and sends a captured event to an event management device. The event management device filters the captured event by means of at least one filter rule. An offeror information, dependent on the filtered event and sent by an offeror information device, is sent to a mobile computing device. The mobile computing device carries out at least one event function which at least partially presents the offeror information to an end user, captures an end user input and sends the end user input to the event management device. The event management device carries out a processing procedure sends an order for a financial transaction to a financial transaction device and sends an order for a dispatch of goods to the offeror information device. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304110 | PROCUREMENT PROCESS UTILIZING A LIGHT SENSOR - A system for managing a procurement process uses an ambient light sensor to detect an operating anomaly regarding at least one light source. A procurement system operatively coupled to the light sensing system receives information indicative of the detected operating anomaly of the at least one light source and, in response thereto, initiates the procurement process to obtain a replacement for the at least one light source. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304111 | ADDED FEATURES OF HEM/HEG USING GPS TECHNOLOGY - A GPS-based energy management system for a home network is provided that includes a plurality of enemy consuming devices. The system comprises a central controller operatively connected to each energy consuming device, and one or more GPS-enabled devices configured to communicate with the central controller. The central controller is programmed to modify the behavior of the energy consuming devices based on the location of at least one member of a home network. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140316935 | System and Method for Providing Electronic Multi-Merchant Gift Registry Services Over a Distributed Network - An online Gift Registry Service provides registration of information for a gift registrant and allows access to the registry by potential gift giver users. In addition, users can tag items of interest at participating Service Provider (SP) sites and the SP sites will register these items with the Gift Registry Service on the user's behalf. It further provides a streamlined checkout process for purchasing these gift items with the registered SP sites (e.g. World Wide Web sites) over a distributed public network. Users and Service Providers (SP) initially register with the Gift Registry Service and are provided additional functionality. For users, a reminder service is provided to notify individuals automatically upon the trigger of certain events, such as important dates or product sales from online merchants. In addition, there are various occasion planning services available such as distribution lists, discussion groups, and other related resources for multiple events including weddings, baby showers, etc. These other resources include sending out announcements, reserving halls, and contracting services of related businesses for the occasion. A distinct advantage of this system is that users can perform all the planning for the event online in the comfort of their home or office. Service Providers on the other hand, can register system notification messages to be triggered on pre-determined events. In addition, Service Providers can obtain marketing information to tailor their products and services. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316936 | TAX CODE DETERMINATION - A method of assigning tax codes for a transactional document such as a list of items in a shopping cart. This method is a configurable solution without making changes to the application code. A series of questions are directed to an end user. Depending on the tax requirements of a country, the questions are tailored in a language understandable to the user. From these questions, possible answers are collected, and translated to a set of indicators. These indicators are mapped to tax codes that can be assigned to a transactional document listed in a shopping cart. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316937 | DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR GIVING A REAL GIFT - A computer-implemented method, comprising a method or touchscreen keyboard method to provide a Gift Character which is defined as a) an image or moving image which attaches monetary value corresponding to a real redeemable gift, b) an image or moving image which communicate visually the intrinsic and emotional value of a gift for electronic messages and documents. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140316938 | LOCATION BASED SHOPPING LIST - A user can obtain a list of products previously purchased at a store where the user is presently shopping via the user's mobile device. The user can use this list to determine if any of the products previously purchased should again be purchased on the present shopping trip. For example, the user can choose from an app on the mobile device to view products purchased by location. A location based shopping list system can then determine at which store the user is shopping based upon a UPS location provided by the user's mobile device. The location based shopping list system can then return the list of product previously purchased at that store. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140324626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PRESENT ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS - A view item page that is descriptive of a current item may be displayed in response to a request to view a description of the current item. The view item page may include a control that is operable to display recommendations of further items similar to the current item that is described in the view item page. Upon detecting that a user has operated the control included in the view item page, the recommendations of the further items may be generated based on the current item described in the view item page. Moreover, the generated recommendations may be presented to the user that operated the control. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140330671 | METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE ORDERING - A system and method for automatically submitting an online order from a customer to a restaurant. Input data and customer data is used by an order engine to select a deployment platform, such as social media networks, search engines, mobile applications, and related websites, for a user interface. The user interface automatically populates the restaurant's menu options and business data, allowing the customer to build an order. The order engine submits the order to the restaurant via a non-verbal communication platform. An automated confirmation call is generated to the restaurant confirming receipt of the order. From the confirmation call the restaurant may choose to repeat the message, accept the order, connect to the customer, connect to the service provider, decline the order, or opt-out. The order engine allows the restaurant to monitor online orders and to enroll in the above services for subsequent online orders. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140330672 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE ORDERING - A system and method for automatically submitting an online order from a customer to a restaurant. Input data and customer data is used by an order engine to select a deployment platform, such as social media networks, search engines, mobile applications, and related websites, for a user interface. The user interface automatically populates the restaurant's menu options and business data, allowing the customer to build an order. The order engine submits the order to the restaurant via a non-verbal communication platform. An automated confirmation call is generated to the restaurant confirming receipt of the order. From the confirmation call the restaurant may choose to repeat the message, accept the order, connect to the customer, connect to the service provider, decline the order, or opt-out. The order engine allows the restaurant to monitor online orders and to enroll in the above services for subsequent online orders. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140337167 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING SOCIAL E-COMMERCE - The subject matter discloses a method comprising receiving data of a purchase transaction of a buyer purchasing a buyer's product, said purchase transaction is performed on a buyer's computerized device; sending a buyer's purchase information to members of at least one buyer's contact group; generating a buyer's list comprising the buyer; receiving data of buyers purchasing products; inserting buyers to the buyer's list; and, randomly selecting a selected buyer from the buyer's list. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140337168 | ENVIRONMENT AND METHODS FOR GIFT GIVING - The present invention provides methods and systems for gift giving, including enabling gift receivers to publish a gift list, enabling gift givers to view the gift list, and enabling gift givers to engage in crowd funding to purchase one or more gifts from a gift list. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140344105 | Systems and Methods for Managing Layaway Payments - A method for managing layaway payments in connection with an online retail channel of a retailer may include establishing a layaway contract for an item available for sale by the retailer. The layaway contract may be associated with a purchaser of the item, and may include a payment obligation by the purchaser to pay an initial layaway payment and one or more remaining layaway payments for the item. The establishing may include receiving at least the initial payment for the item. Upon receiving a request for making a payment on the layaway contract, at least one of the remaining layaway payments for the item may be added to an electronic commerce (e-commerce) shopping cart. The e-commerce shopping cart may be associated with purchases made via the online retail channel of the retailer. The establishing may include receiving billing information and payment information of the purchaser. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140344106 | ONE-PAGE CHECKOUT - Systems and methods for facilitating a purchase are described. A user logs in to a payment service provider site. The user provides authorization to use a one-page checkout service. The user's information is captured during the session, and a cookie is placed on the user's device. When the user goes on a merchant website and checks out using the payment service provider, the payment service provider detects the cookie on the user device. The payment service provider uses the cookie, and in one embodiment, centrally stored information, to populate the one-page checkout page with the last used payment. In various embodiments, the one-page checkout page also displays a shipping address. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140344107 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A system includes a notification unit configured to notify a server device of device information including identifying information for identifying an information processing device; a storage unit configured to store the identifying information and consumable article information that indicates a consumable article available in the information processing device identified by the identifying information so that each type of the identifying information is associated with the corresponding consumable article information; a specifying unit configured to specify, among a plurality of pieces of consumable article information stored in the storage unit, a piece of consumable article information associated with the identifying information included in the device information notified by the notification unit; a generator configured to generate an order image that encourages an order of a consumable article indicated by the piece of consumable article information specified by the first specifying unit; and a display unit configured to display the order image. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140344108 | Gift Card Registry System - An on-line gift card registry which includes a gift card registry program which functions to format and download a user interface which allows a registrant to create a gift card registry including gift cards of selected merchants and assign a gift card value to each gift card, and which allows each of a plurality of giftors to purchase gift cards of the selected merchants until the gift card value has been met for each one of the gift cards within the gift card registry. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140344109 | LINKING ONLINE AND RETAIL-LOCATION SHOPPING CARTS - A system for linking a shopper's online electronic shopping cart with the shopper's in-store electronic shopping cart is provided. The system includes an online website of a merchant for the purchase of goods by one or more shoppers. Each shopper is provided with an online electronic shopping cart accessible through the website and an in-store electronic shopping cart accessible at a local retail location. The online and in-store electronic shopping carts are linked by placing one or more items contained in the online shopping cart in the in-store shopping cart and vice versa. Related apparatus, methods, techniques and articles are also described. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140344110 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A LINK TO A PRESENTED WEB PAGE - A technique for generating links to a web page by: presenting a web page; defining one or more other web pages to include a link to the presented web page; and placing a link on at least one of the other web pages linking to the presented web page. A prompt for an acceptance of the link may be presented to the other web pages whereby a link is not added until the corresponding acceptance of the link is received. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140351080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT SHOPPING CART - A method and system may include receiving input, by a processor, from a first user. The input may describe one or more items sold by a retailer, and the first user may be part of a group of users. The method may include adding the one or more items to a shopping cart associated with the group of users. The method may further include assigning at least one administrative function to each user of the group of users and displaying administrative functions of the shopping cart to each user of the group of users, based on each user's assigned administrative function. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351081 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION PROCESSING TARGET - The present invention provides a method and device for determining an information processing target, which can determine an account of an E-commerce buyer or a terminal used by a buyer to be monitored. The method comprises: saving mapping networks formed of many-to-many correspondences between a plurality of user accounts and a plurality of terminals, the terminals being those that are used when at least one of the user accounts are logged in; and using, in the case that a mapping network contains a pre-specified user account or terminal, the user account and/or terminal in the mapping network as an information processing target, and processing the information processing target in a preset processing manner. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINT SHOPPING CART - A method and system may include receiving input, by a processor, from a first user. The input may describe one or more items sold by a retailer, and the first user may be part of a group of users. The method may include adding the one or more items to a shopping cart associated with the group of users. The method may further include assigning at least one administrative function to each user of the group of users and displaying administrative functions of the shopping cart to each user of the group of users, based on each user's assigned administrative function. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351083 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Software License - Included are embodiments for providing a software license. Some embodiments include providing a closed network marketplace that includes a plurality of pieces of licensed software, receiving an indication from a user computing device to acquire a desired licensed software from the closed network marketplace, sending the desired licensed software to the user computing device, and receiving data from an agent application, the agent application causing the user computing device to monitor use of the desired licensed software on the user computing device. In some embodiments, in response to receiving the data from the agent application, providing, by a computing device, a user option may be provided to remove the desired licensed software from the user computing device, thereby effectively returning the software license associated with the desired licensed software such that the software license may be used on another computing device. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351084 | REGISTRATION PROCESS - A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a domain name for purchase. A purchaser for the domain name is defined. An online presence is automatically generated at the domain name. A trial period for the online presence is defined. The online presence is maintained during a trial period. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140351085 | USING THEME-BASED ITEM GROUPINGS TO FACILITATE ITEM SELECTION - Techniques are described that allow customers and other users of an electronic marketplace to create groups of related items within the electronic marketplace, such as for customers of a Web store to create boutiques within the Web store that each reflect a specified theme. Such themed boutiques within a Web store can include various items that are available via the Web store and that each relate to the specified theme for the boutique. When other customers of the Web store are interested in items that relate to the specified theme for one of the boutiques, information regarding that boutique and/or items in that boutique can then be provided to those other customers. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140358722 | SMART SHOPPING REMINDERS WHILE DRIVING - A user of a wireless communication device (WCD) is reminded to stop at a store along a route of the user's vehicle based on a list of items needed, geographic location, and previous established behavior patterns, e.g., whether the user has stopped at a particular store close to the current time of day, along the current route of the vehicle, one or more times before. Shopping locations are verified at the location with a simple confirmation dialog on the WCD and suggested names are provided from a list of points of interests. Items to be purchased can then be added to a location-based shopping list by using a digital camera on the WCD to image the item and/or the barcode of the item and find the item in a database of images and barcodes. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358723 | SKU Based Contract Management in an Electronic Procurement System - A single instance, multi-tenant procurement system, includes an access module to provide access to a plurality of end users associated with an organization to their respective accounts, each account being customized by a super user of the organization, a search engine to execute searches for products offered by one or more suppliers, a transaction module to process and track one or more requisitions generated by the plurality of end users, a business rules module to apply business rules established between the organization and the one or more suppliers to process the requisitions, and a data repository to store data generated on the system. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140358724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATED SHOPPING - Systems and methods to provide a navigated-shopping service are discussed. In an example, a method for navigated-shopping can include receiving a destination location, accessing a route to the destination, displaying the route with indications of a plurality of items for purchase, receiving selection of a selected item, and purchasing the selected item. The plurality of items for purchase can be within a predefined distance of at least one point along the route. The selection of the selected item can include selection of a retail location of a plurality of retail locations along the route. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140365332 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN E-COMMERCE SLIP CART - A method for managing an electronic commerce (e-commerce) shopping cart may include, in a computing device comprising a touch screen, memory, and at least one processor, receiving a selection of one of a plurality of web pages associated with an e-commerce web site. The selected one of the plurality of web pages and an indication of the e-commerce shopping cart may be displayed on the touch screen. The indication of the e-commerce shopping cart may be integrated for display into each of the plurality of web pages. While displaying the selected one of the plurality of web pages and the indication of the e-commerce shopping cart, at least one gesture event associated with the e-commerce shopping cart may be detected. Access to the e-commerce shopping cart may be enabled upon detecting the at least one gesture event. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140379522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE SHOPPING - A method and system are disclosed for providing interactive checklist functionality to a primary user; the interactive checklist functionality is managed by a computer for the primary user. The method includes creating an interactive checklist, responsive to input from the primary user, which includes a list of items that the primary user may desire to purchase and accommodates entries of product information for particular items that satisfy items of the interactive checklist, and the entries, removals, and purchases are updated automatically by the computer. Also, the method includes enabling the primary user to shop through the interactive checklist, the interactive checklist functionality, which is responsive to input from the primary user, includes searching through the interactive checklist for at least one of the particular items that satisfy the items of the interactive checklist, selecting the at least one of the particular items that satisfy the items of the interactive checklist, and purchasing the at least one of the particular items that satisfy the items of the interactive checklist. Additionally, the method includes associating at least one of the particular items purchased by the primary user with at least one interactive checklist item, the interactive checklist is updated automatically to indicate that the interactive checklist item has been satisfied. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150012379 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF AN AGGREGATE VIRTUAL GIFT REGISTRY, CONTENT SHARING AND MONETARY CONTRIBUTION - The embodiments described herein relate generally to a comprehensive online gift registry system, including monetary donations, over a network displaying images and data collected from third-party retailers and user sharing content in a social networking environment. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012380 | SHOPPING OPTIMIZER - A method, system, and/or computer program product optimizes shopping for one or more desired items. An identification of a desired item, which is initially available for purchase at a first physical store, is received. An identity of a second shopper, who also wants the desired item and is currently shopping for the desired item, is received. One or more processors then determine a likelihood of the first shopper arriving at the first physical store before the second shopper purchases a last available instance of the desired item in the first physical store. In response to determining that the first shopper will arrive at the first physical store before the last available instance of the desired item has been purchased by the second shopper, the first shopper is provided with an identity of the first physical store. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150012381 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ONLINE SHOPPING - Methods, systems and computer readable media for online shopping are described. The method can include receiving an indication of one or more selected stores and generating a typologies shopping list in response to one or more of received data, historical data and user input. User input can be received via a user interface that includes a multi-layer horizontal scrolling element (e.g., a ribbon) that lets a user navigate through the items offered by a store without using drop down menus. The method can also include receiving product selections and generating an optimized shopping basket based on the selected stores, the typologies shopping list and the product selections. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150019375 | PROJECTION SHOPPING WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - A method for making purchases with a mobile device at a physical location is described. A service provider receives information about an item available for purchase, and this information is projected on a surface. A user in the vicinity of the surface views the projected information and provides input through the user's mobile device. The projected information changes based on the input. The user selects an item for purchase and pays for the selected item through the mobile device. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150026002 | SMART HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR SHOPPING - A smart home environment shopping system. One or more inventory needs lists are received from one or more respective smart appliances. Sources for available inventory items on the received inventory needs lists are identified, based on pre-defined rules. In another aspect of the invention, the available items are displayed to a user, and one or more inputs indicating inventory items to purchase are received. In a further aspect, associated metadata for one or more of the available items is displayed, the metadata including one or more of: price, discounts, quality, brand, flavor, user reviews, and advertisements. In a further aspect, one or more optimal travel routes connecting all identified sources of the available inventory items on the received inventory needs lists are determined. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026003 | Extended Commerce Platform for Organized and Unorganized Business Sectors - A method and system for providing a marketplace that enables enterprise collaboration. The method includes allowing an agent to receive a request for purchasing a product and place an order to provide the products to a customer. Further, the method includes allowing the agent to receive the requested products from a vendor and charge the customer for the products with a price as received from the vendor. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026004 | Internet System for users to send tangible items to a recipient with just the recipient's email address and without providing the mailing address. - A computer implemented method and system for the internet user to order items, including gifts and flowers, from a website and to be able to send the order to a recipient without having the user provide the recipient's mailing but only the recipient's email address. After the user submits the order in the website, an email is sent to the recipient requesting the recipient to either accept or reject the order. If the recipient accepts the order, the recipient enters in their mailing address in the website, which is not disclosed to the user, and the order will then be delivered to the recipient. If the recipient rejects the order, the user's order will be cancelled and the order will not be delivered to the recipient. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026005 | MULTI ECOMMERCE FLOATING WINDOW WITH A SHOPPING CART - The present invention is directed to a novel multi ecommerce floating window configured to allow a shopper to surf and collect variety of items/products from separated independent ecommerce websites into one electronic shopping cart. The invention is also directed to a method and system for purchasing products from a plurality of unrelated internet commerce sites offering products for purchase through electronic commerce systems using said novel multi ecommerce floating window provided herein. The shopper may purchase the collected products in the shopping cart by a single payment process that is independent of the ecommerce sites that the products were collected from. Finally, the purchased products are all being gathered into one package to be delivered to the shopper. The multi ecommerce floating window comprising at least a predefined group of ecommerce sites that the shopper may choose for surfing, and a shopping cart configured to allow addition of items/products selected from either one of the ecommerce sites, wherein the floating window accompanies the shopper to each ecommerce site that the shopper chooses to surf. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026006 | POINT-OF-INTEREST LATENCY PREDICTION USING MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION HISTORY - A latency analysis system determines a latency period, such as a wait time, at a user destination. To determine the latency period, the latency analysis system receives location history from multiple user devices. With the location histories, the latency analysis system identifies points-of-interest that users have visited and determines the amount of time the user devices were at a point-of-interest. For example, the latency analysis system determines when a user device entered and exited a point-of-interest. Based on the elapsed time between entry and exit, the latency analysis system determines how long the user device was inside the point-of-interest. By averaging elapsed times for multiple user devices, the latency analysis system determines a latency period for the point-of-interest. The latency analysis system then uses the latency period to provide latency-based recommendations to a user. For example, the latency analysis system may determine a shopping route for a user. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026007 | SMART HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR SHOPPING - A smart home environment shopping system. One or more inventory needs lists are received from one or more respective smart appliances. Sources for available inventory items on the received inventory needs lists are identified, based on pre-defined rules. In another aspect of the invention, the available items are displayed to a user, and one or more inputs indicating inventory items to purchase are received. In a further aspect, associated metadata for one or more of the available items is displayed, the metadata including one or more of: price, discounts, quality, brand, flavor, user reviews, and advertisements. In a further aspect, one or more optimal travel routes connecting all identified sources of the available inventory items on the received inventory needs lists are determined. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150026008 | PATRON SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method provides for using a wireless patron unit within a venue and within a vicinity of the venue. The method includes providing at least one patron with a wireless patron unit by either permitting the at least one patron to temporarily use a provided wireless patron unit that includes at least one venue specific application program, or by providing at least one venue specific application program to the at least one patron for downloading into a patron-owned wireless communication device that can be used during the at least one patron's visit to the venue. The method also includes connecting the wireless patron unit to a server enabling communication between the wireless patron unit and the server, entering a patron order for at least one item or service provided by the venue into the wireless patron unit, and determining a current location of the wireless patron unit. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150032567 | Collaborative, improved system and method for processing commercial transactions - Embodiments are in the field of mobile applications and wireless processing, especially of commercial transactions, and more specifically for enhancing the user experience in restaurants even while enhancing the service delivery model efficiency of restaurants. Embodiments include a computer accessible medium for processing commercial transactions, to perform operations that comprise identifying wireless devices and determining their respective locations in a vendor service area, sending an interactive order menu to the identified wireless devices, receiving and displaying order data from the wireless devices, processing the received order data, and accepting a payment for a completed order. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150032568 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PHARMACY ORDER-PICKING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a pharmacy order-picking device. The present method reduces the susceptibility of the pharmacy order-picking device to disruption. To detect a positioning deviation of the control appliance in the horizontal direction, at least one desired value of at least one reference position is made available, the control appliance is brought to a position corresponding to the desired value in the horizontal direction and, when a signal characteristic of a reference position is detected, an actual value of this reference position is determined. A desired value is compared with a corresponding actual value, or two actual values are compared with each other, and a deviation is determined. If a deviation is determined that exceeds a limit value, a signal pointing to the need for a correction is output. Depending on the deviation, automatic correction of the position deviation can be performed. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150039463 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SERVICE REQUESTS - The invention disclose a system for managing service requests, comprising:
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| 20150039464 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVENT-BASED GIFT GIVING AND RECEIVING - Online, event-based gift giving and receiving systems and methods eliminate the redundancy of creating a separate registry or wishlist with the same products listed for each life event by using event-based product tags. One or more example embodiments include setting privacy for event-based product tags, setting privacy for each product on a wishlist, filtering wishlists by event-based product tags, searching for event-based product tags, selectively sharing and displaying products for groups, indicating the unavailability of reserved products and automatically re-listing reserved products not received within a determined time period, using event-based product tags with events imported from external sources, providing third party event hosting using event-based product tags, connecting users who received the same gift, and providing product attribute change notifications, among other things. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150039465 | CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A COMMUNICATION TERMINAL TO AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF A BUILDING WITHIN A CLOSED CIRCUIT E-SHOPPING - Circuits and method for connecting a communication terminal to at least one end of a twist pair of a building infrastructure and to a complimentary circuit terminating the other end of the twist pair for propagating distinctly modulated higher carrier frequency and lower carrier frequency for propagating simultaneously two modulated information signals comprising higher speed data and lower speed data via at least one twist pair, the higher speed data is used for upgrading and loading data into a memory of the communication terminal and the lower speed data controls and directs the higher speed data through I/O ports of each of the CPUs included in the two circuits terminating the twist pair, the communication terminal uses the stored data to select items of service and merchandise for shopping in a closed circuit e-commerce by propagating a completed order to a server of the building. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150046282 | System and Methods that Allow Customers to Order a Payment Sticker from a Provider - A process that allows consumers to order Near Field Communication (NFC) payment stickers directly from a provider using the internet, mobile smart telephone, email, regular mail or other channels. The process allows the consumer to express the desire, validate their identity, provide delivery instructions and authorize a payment for the stickers. The patent application describes a method to administer such a program by a provider that ensures accuracy, completion of the consumer request and allows the provider to benefit from the revenue opportunity, cost reduction, retention and loyalty benefits of offering such a service. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046283 | COMPUTERIZED SALES LEAD MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The system software facilitates and enables communication and commerce between sales agents and multiple sales lead vendors. Multiple sales agents, whether individually or associated with a corporation or company, may communicate and interact with multiple sales lead vendors. Sales lead vendors offer or submit individual sales leads to any interested sales agent. Sales agents submit orders for sales leads to lead vendors. The system software coordinates and manages these transactions between a sales agent and multiple sales lead vendors. The system software also evaluates the sales leads prior to purchase by a sales agent. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150046284 | Method of Using an Augmented Reality Device - An augmented reality device may be positioned proximal a user and consist of at least a controller, memory, and at least one screen. After a user is oriented towards a physical location, an augmented reality digital content can be displayed on the at least one screen, the augmented reality digital content positioned at the physical location and displayed on the at least one screen only when the user is facing the physical location. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150052005 | INTERNET SITE AUTHENTICATION WITH PAYMENTS AUTHORIZATION DATA - Methods for identification by a payment cardholder of phishing and/or deceptive Websites (e.g., merchant Websites and financial institution Websites) are provided. In particular, a method involves initiating a proxy interaction of a payment cardholder computer system executing a browser application with an item of content associated with the merchant Website, and communicating with a payment card network connected to the merchant Website. The proxy interaction is used to determine whether the merchant Website is registered with the payment card network. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150052006 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING AND SELECTING GARMENTS FOR PURCHASE ON A MOBILE DEVICE - This invention discloses a novel system for displaying fashion designs presented at runway shows in order that retail customers may purchase the designs directly and as soon as they become available after the runway show. The system includes a device application intended to be operated on a user's portable computing device for displaying images, receiving selection input from the user and conducting purchase transactions and fulfillment through the system. The system includes a novel system of permitting a user to select fashion looks and to be automatically alerted when those looks become available for purchase. For high demand items, the system has a priority queuing system that automatically manages the selection of users given the opportunity to purchase the high demand item. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150052007 | CROSS-SITE SHOPPING SERVER AND CROSS-SITE SHOPPING METHOD - A cross-site shopping server and cross-site shopping method is related to a cross-site shopping server including an inventory database and a web-based dynamic-object generating module. The inventory database storages the inventory-information of the products in a plurality of product webpages of at least one company server. Each of the inventory-information includes an inventory-product-name and an allowable sale number. The web-based dynamic object generating module generates web-based dynamic objects for each of the company servers. The web-based dynamic object searches the inventory database to obtain the allowable sale number, so as to calculate an allowable buying number. The company servers inset a connecting address corresponding to the web-based dynamic object into all the product webpages. Therefore, when connecting to the product webpage, a consumer end loads the web-based dynamic object through the connecting address so that the allowable buying number is displayed on the product webpage. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150052008 | Mobile Application For Hair Extensions - The subject disclosure pertains to systems and methods for viewing and purchasing hair extensions via a mobile application. A user can upload a photograph to a mobile device or server using the mobile application. The image of a selected hairstyle can be displayed on the mobile device display overlaying the photograph image in a mobile app interface. The user can add hair extensions associated with the selected hairstyle to a virtual shopping cart. The user can go directly from the user interface displaying the photograph and hairstyle to the virtual shopping cart to purchase the hair extensions. Users can also search for and purchase hair care products. The user can also search for stylists who can put in the hair extensions. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150052009 | NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE SERVICE FOR FACILITATING PURCHASES OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS - An apparatus for facilitating purchases of services includes an application server providing a network service and maintaining a service offer database that comprises a plurality of service offer information records respectively associated with a plurality of service offers. The plurality of service offers include at least one service offer for a bundled set of services. Each information record comprises an indication of a primary service, a purchase price, a payment amount for a primary service, and compensation information for receiving payment for the primary service. Upon being accessed by user operating a client system, the network service is operable to receive an indication of a service offer being selected for purchase by the user, receive purchase information from the user specifying a funding source, and issue a request to the funding source for funds corresponding to the purchase price included in the information record associated with the selected service offer. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150052010 | E-WALLET WITH CROSS-BORDER CAPABILITY - Local shipping addresses in a first country are assigned to consumers having physical addresses in one or more different countries. In connection with an on-line shopping session at an e-commerce retailer, a request is obtained, from the e-commerce retailer, for a corresponding one of the local shipping addresses; the same is supplied to the e-commerce retailer in response to the request. Product information and an indication of a desired form of shipping from the e-commerce retailer to the local shipping address are obtained; as are an indication of a desired form of shipping from the local shipping address to a corresponding one of the physical addresses. An indication of an estimated fully landed cost associated with the on-line shopping session is dispatched. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150058161 | AUTOMATICALLY FILLING ITEM INFORMATION FOR SELLING - Systems and methods are disclosed which scan one or more inboxes of a user for product information that can be used to automatically provide item information when the user later wants to sell the item. The product information may include sufficient item information for selling the item or the product information may include information that can be used to search for and obtain the necessary item information. Systems and methods described herein may allow a user to quickly sell an item with a minimum of user input. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058162 | Remote Decoupled Application persistent State Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The REMOTE DECOUPLED APPLICATION PERSISTENT STATE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“P-STATE”) transforms purchase action input, cookie states search criteria input, and cookie states selection input via P-STATE components such as cookie/states storage (“CSS”) component; cookie states search presentation (“CSSP”) component; and cookie/states reload/recreate (“CSRR”) component, into cookie state presentation outputs. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058163 | STANDARDIZED SHIPPING - Systems and methods are presented for standardizing delivery of products in an online marketplace using one or more locker systems. In some embodiments, a system of lockers is presented. The locker system may be configured to store one or more products sold in an online marketplace. The locker system may also include a processor coupled to the one or more lockers and configured to generate access code information for a buyer to enable access to a locker storing the product. One or more sensors may be coupled to the one or more lockers and configured to examine the product for a level of product quality. A transmitter of the system may be configured to transmit the access code information to the buyer. The system can later accept the access code information inputted from the buyer and open the locker storing the product after receiving the access code information. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150058164 | Virtual Planogram Management Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of constructing and managing virtual planograms are presented. Contemplated systems allow for construction of a virtual planogram, which can be used to present consumers virtual inventory items as being available for purchase via a display device. The display device can include an electronic billboard within an establishment, a mall for example, or include a user's smart device, a cell phone or tablet for example. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150066689 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA ECOSYSTEM COMPENSATION - A method and system for providing social media ecosystem compensation. The social media ecosystem includes compensation services for social media connectors, social media purchasers and social media merchants. The social media ecosystem compensation services include social commerce compensation structures with a pre-determined hierarchy (e.g., binary, X×Y matrix, unilevel, stair step breakaway, etc.) Compensation is provided with the pre-determined hierarchy and for largest social media index values and the large number of social commerce connections. Memberships can be purchased to increase compensation payments. The social media ecosystem compensation services are provided on a cloud communications network for mobile and non-mobile devices. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066690 | Method and Apparatus for On-Line Ordering - An application downloads and stores a list of offerings on a user's device—e.g., a restaurant's takeout menu—for selection by the user. After the user has completed the selection process (by, for example, placing items in a “basket”), he or she may proceed to “checkout” whereupon the device transmits the order to the fulfilling establishment (a restaurant, for example). A user can browse a menu or catalog and add items to their basket without constantly being connected to the Internet. The system saves the store menu (or catalog) on the user's device. When a customer logs in and selects a particular store, the system downloads the full menu (or catalog) from a file server. In this way, the system need not be connected to the Internet at all times in order for a customer to browse the offerings of the store and add items to their basket. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150066691 | OPTIMIZED MULTIPLE DIGITAL WALLET PRESENTATION - Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150073935 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONSUMABLES ORDERING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing apparatus includes: a storage control unit that stores, in a storage medium, device number information for identifying the information processing apparatus and a consumables list of consumables available in the information processing apparatus identified by the device number information; and a processing unit that acquires the consumables list from an order receiving server via a network, causes the consumables list to be displayed, and send order information received from the user to the order receiving server when being connected to the network, causes the consumables list to be displayed and causes the storage control unit to store order information received from the user when being not connected to the network, and sends the order information stored to the order receiving server when the information processing apparatus is recovered from a state of being not connected to the network to a state of being connected to the network. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150081474 | WIRELESS BEACON AND METHODS - One variation of a method for distributing notifications to a mobile computing device, includes: receiving a unique identifier broadcast wirelessly from a wireless beacon arranged within a physical space; receiving authorization to communicate with the wireless beacon based on the unique identifier; identifying a product arranged within the physical space proximal the wireless beacon; projecting a level of interest in the product by a user affiliated with the mobile computing device based on communication between the mobile computing device and the wireless beacon during a period of time; and in response to the level of interest in the product exceeding a threshold value, presenting, on the mobile computing device, a product ordering option for ordering a unit of the product. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150088686 | System and Method for Improving the Efficiency And Security For Online Order Payment and Shipping and Tracking the Value of Social Networking Related To Same - A method for securely and efficiently providing payment information for online purchases, posting purchase information to social media, and tracking the value of such posts through use of a hub website and an online button and blade based information selection interface. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088687 | System and Method for Constructing and Displaying Active Virtual Reality Cyber Malls, Show Rooms, Galleries, Stores, Museums, and Objects Within - A system and method for virtually displaying on-line a gallery, a showroom, a store, a mall or any other room or space and the objects contained in said room or space, wherein the data displayed is comprised of a virtual reality data packet. The system displays still photographs of virtual reality shots and textual materials, and plays virtual reality video clips and audio stores about the room and/or the objects contained therein. Links are associated with each object and are stored external to the virtual reality data packet can be retrieved on demand from an external database for presentation of the viewer. The system also provides on-line controls that enable the viewer to move around the space, and a feature that enables a viewer to view an object from 360° around the object. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150088688 | E-COMMERCE SYSTEM AND ITS AUTHENTICATION METHOD - Provided is an e-commerce system capable of preventing fraudulent orders by third parties and performing smooth operation of item orders. An authentication method of the e-commerce system includes a receiving step of receiving a procedure request for performing an ordering procedure from a user device, and a first screen sending step of sending an authentication screen or a review screen to the user device in accordance with communication control information that is stored in the user device and included in the procedure request. The authentication method also includes a second screen sending step of obtaining the authentication information that is input in the authentication screen, causing the user device to store the communication control information in accordance with the obtained authentication information, and sending the review screen to the user device. Further, the authentication method includes a receiving step of receiving a request for changing the delivery address sent from the user device in response to an operation on the review screen, and a re-authenticating step of re-authenticating the user in a case where the request for changing the delivery address is received and the first screen sending means has sent the review screen to the user device. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150095186 | FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT PROVISION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing a flexible spending account (FSA) include receiving, from a user, user information and a purchase request to make a purchase from a merchant. A payment is then made for at least a portion of the purchase by transferring funds over the network from a user FSA to a merchant account. Payment detail information such as, for example, a receipt, is then received over the network from the merchant in response to making the payment. The payment detail information is then sent over the network to an FSA provider that provides the user FSA. If the FSA provider analyzes the payment detail information and determines that the payment made using the user FSA includes an item that is an unqualified expense, funds from a user secondary account may be transferred to the user FSA to reimburse the user FSA. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095187 | DISPLAYING ITEMS ON A 3-D SHAPE - A computer-implemented method for providing instructions for displaying items. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a request to display items at a device; and providing instructions for displaying the items on a three-dimensional shape such that a manageable number of items are able to be displayed for browsing. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095188 | GENERATING SALE TRANSACTIONS FROM VOICE DATA INPUT BY A USER - There is provided systems and method for generating sale transaction from voice data input by a user. A user device may receive voice data including a preference for purchasing an item. The user device may convert the voice data to the preferences and perform a search for a sales transaction corresponding to the preferences. The search may include parameters about the user, such as a location. The sales transaction may include purchase prices, times, locations, or other relevant data. A user may accept or decline the sales transaction with additional user data. If the user accepts the sales transaction, the sales transaction may be completed with a payment provider and a transaction history given to the user for later redemption of the item. If the user declines the sales transaction, further sale transactions with additional items may be present to the user. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095189 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING, TRACKING AND COLLATING CUSTOMER SHOPPING SELECTIONS - A method of tracking and collating items being added to and removed from a shopping receptacle comprises receiving a cue that an item is in motion, upon such cue, receiving at least one collected colour image of the item, analyzing the image to identify the item, and creating a ledger of items in the shopping receptacle, said ledger comprising the identity of each item in the shopping receptacle. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150095190 | Automobile Mobile-Interaction Platform Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The AUTOMOBILE MOBILE-INTERACTION PLATFORM APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“AMIP”) The AMIP transforms cloud-based wallet and automobile settings into transaction and automobile outputs. In some embodiments, a user may request to connect an electronic wallet account to an automobile interface. Once the user's credentials have been authenticated, the automobile interface may request and receive from a remote server automobile-related and payment-method-related settings. The automobile interface may then configure its settings according to the received information. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150100457 | PROMPT, DETAILED RATING OF GOODS AND SERVICES WITH DELAYED FEEDBACK - Methods and systems are provided for giving prompt, detailed ratings feedback (e.g., as a purchase is being made or a user is shopping or dining with a merchant) that can be subjected to a controlled delay in sending the actual feedback to merchants. “Merchant” is used in a general sense to include both providers of goods and providers of services, such as dining (e.g., restaurants, coffee shops), car maintenance, carpet cleaning, home remodeling, and plumbing, for example). The feedback may be provided from a consumer mobile device. Embodiments may provide information useable in real time (e.g., as the user is considering the ratings to be given) from the merchant back to the consumer for improving the ratings feedback or that the consumer can use, for example, for making purchasing decisions. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150100459 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM TO ADD PRODUCTS TO SHOPPING CARTS OF THIRD-PARTY MERCHANTS - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to marketing products through a social networking system. More specifically, one or more embodiments of the present invention relate to allowing social networking users to purchase products through the social networking system and to add products to shopping carts associated with third-party merchants. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150106227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING VISUAL EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS - Various embodiments are provided generally relating to controlling visual effects associated with online presentations. In some embodiments, an online presentation can be provided from a presenter to a plurality of users accessing a user interface displaying the online presentation. In response to providing the online presentations, a background setting of each user can automatically change from a first state to a second state. Furthermore, in response to providing the online presentation, the presenter and each user accessing the user interface can be placed in an active mode of communication which can enable live video communications to be transmitted from the presenter to each of the plurality of users. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150106228 | AUTOMATED ORDERING SCHEME MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for facilitating initiation of resupply orders for consumable commodities include using a stand-alone electronic or audio-generating device incorporated into retail product packaging. The stand-alone device is equipped with a rudimentary processor or logic circuit, a memory, and a wireless transmitter. A simple user interface/activation device such as a push button or membrane switch is coupled to the logic circuit or processor. The stand-alone device is incorporated into or with product packaging, and may be configured with a resupply code at or after a point of sale. A user may activate the user interface of the device when the product needs resupplying, causing the resupply code to be transmitted to an access point or terminal that initiates a reorder sequence for the product. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150112832 | EMPLOYING A PORTABLE COMPUTERIZED DEVICE TO ESTIMATE A TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented process for determining a probable total expenditure for selected goods is described, and includes employing a portable computerized device to capture an image of a plurality of selected goods. An itemized list of probable selected products is generated based upon the image. A price is determined for each of the probable selected products, and a total probable expenditure for the itemized list of probable selected products is determined based upon the price for each of the probable selected products. The total probable expenditure is displayed on the portable computerized device. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112833 | SHOPPING SUPPORT SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, a shopping support system has a plurality of customer terminals and a center server. The customer terminal has an input acceptance unit and a customer terminal controller. The input acceptance unit accepts an input of a candidate commodity to become a purchase candidate. The customer terminal controller transmits purchase schedule information including the candidate commodity to the center server. The center server has a center server controller. The center server controller receives the purchase schedule information transmitted from the customer terminal controller, and notifies a store to sell the candidate commodity included in the received purchase schedule information, of the candidate commodity. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112834 | SHOPPING SUPPORT DEVICE AND SHOPPING SUPPORT METHOD - According to an embodiment, a shopping support device is configured to accept an input of a periodic purchase commodity to be periodically purchased by a customer. The shopping support device is configured to control a display so that the display displays the periodic purchase commodity as a candidate commodity, along with the candidate commodity. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150112835 | 3D IMAGING - The 3D models includes parametric data and metadata. A software enables a user to specify search criteria for a selected product among a plurality of products whose 3D models are stored on the data storage device. The search software returns a list of product(s) matching the search criteria. The user selects a product and the 3D model of the selected product is streamed to the user software. The 3D model is then displayed to the user, who now can interact with the 3D model by selecting, hovering over, or decomposing the 3D model to reveal parts or subassemblies of the product in one or more stages of decomposition. Finally, e-commerce software communicates with the user software allowing the user to initiate an ecommerce transaction with respect to the parts or subassemblies depicted in the 3D model of the selected product. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150120494 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PROMOTIONS PREVIEW - An e-commerce system provides a preview of promotions available on an e-commerce web site. While in a preview mode, the system allows a business user to select one or more items and add them to a shopping cart. The system then determines a count of the number of promotions that would be applied to the items in shopping cart. The system provides a promotions button in a user interface that displays the promotions count. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120495 | Electronic Shopping System Utilizing Multiple Configurable Item Orders - An electronic shopping system, such as an ecommerce retail website, is constructed and programmed to provide online shoppers with the ability to create and manage multiple configurable item orders contemporaneously within a single customer account. Each item in an item order is associated with a “purchase status” which can, in addition to other discrete adjustments, be toggled between “active” and “inactive” states at or before checkout. Each item order is itself configurable in respect of delivery address, payment source, frequency, and schedule. Orders and settings are saved within the customer's account to be recalled, reviewed, refined (if desired), and executed at checkout. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120496 | Shopping System - A shopping system allows a user to purchase an article of clothing, such as footwear or other wearable item, where the shopping system can employ devices, methods and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable computer program code to provide a virtual mirror, such as can be used with on-line shopping sites to enable a user to virtually try on clothes, etc., before committing to buy. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150120497 | PRIVATE STORE PROVIDING SPECIAL PRICING AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS BASED UPON SPECIFIC GROUPS AND PRODUCTS - The disclosed invention may be used to provide special pricing and restrictions on specific products for a selected group or groups of shoppers. The present disclosure provides methods that a seller can define which products want to make available and at what price, and how a seller want to control access for shoppers. An exemplary system implementation also includes how many shoppers can purchase during a given time period. This current invention may be implemented at online distributed ecommerce environment. Further the present invention would be commonly used in employee purchase plans, special discounts for partners, education pricing for academic entities, discounts plan for employee friends and family members, loyalty program of fan clubs plans and or a like. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150127483 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING AND STREAMLINING THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for improving retail shopping experiences of users and providing users with product suggestions based on merchandise items in which the user has displayed an interest. User interest may be determined based both on merchandise items selected in a retail environment and merchandise items the user already owns. Methods for soliciting user feedback as well as providing an interface for soliciting feedback from social networks are incorporated in the systems and methods. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150134477 | REMOTE REFILL PRODUCT ORDERING SYSTEM AND SHOPPING CART PROCESSES - A shopping cart system and processes are disclosed which allow replenishment of small parts inventory without part numbers, scanners, bar codes, salesman, writing, written purchase orders, and put away without knowing what your are ordering or putting away as a “remote refill” process for mobile computing devices. In some embodiments, the shopping cart program is implemented as a web page shopping cart. In some embodiments, the shopping cart program is implemented as a coded messaging program comprising one of fax, SMS text messaging, and voice calls. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150134478 | ADAPTIVE LEARNING METHODS FOR SELECTING PAGE COMPONENTS TO INCLUDE ON DYNAMICALLY GENERATED PAGES - A subset of a set of components is selected for inclusion on a dynamically-generated web page within a particular user context. Each component may, for example, contain content generated by a respective code module or service. The subset of components is selected based on scores associated with the components in the set. The score of a component is preferably determined based on measurements of user activity resulting from exposures of the components to users in the particular context. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150142603 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DIGITAL ASSET EXCHANGES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for the exchange of digital assets are generally described. In some embodiments, a digital asset exchange system (the “exchange system”) may generate a catalog of available digital assets stored on a plurality of client logic devices or storage devices. The exchange system may determine a value for the digital assets. A user may request to exchange a digital asset in the catalog with one of their digital assets. The exchange system may process the exchange of the digital assets have an equivalent or substantially equivalent value. If the value of the digital assets is not equivalent, the exchange system may suggest digital assets for the exchange and/or initiate negotiations between the users. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150149319 | PERFORMING MARKETPLACE ACTIONS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORKING TAGS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to managing a user account based on information received from a social networking service. In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a user can associate an account on a social networking service with a separate account on a marketplace system. The marketplace system can define social network tags or identifiers that can be used within the social networking service to implement functions or take actions within the user's account associated with the marketplace system. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150149320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE USING A NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods for ordering a transportation vehicle using near-field communication (NFC) are disclosed. A method includes detecting that an NFC device of a client computing device is in physical proximity of a NFC target device. In response to the detecting, execution of a transportation application is initiated. Data is received from the NFC target device, and an order request is generated based on the transportation application and the received data. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150294393 | GOODS INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, GOODS INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, GOODS INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A goods information providing system includes: expiration date obtaining means for obtaining, from storage means where information on an item for sale and a displayed expiration date of the item are stored in association with each other, for each item ordered by a user, the displayed expiration date that is associated with the ordered item; and display means for displaying, on a user terminal, pieces of information on the ordered items in chronological order of the displayed expiration dates that have been obtained by the expiration date obtaining means. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150302373 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a system for providing a gift using a communication network. The system includes: a gift icon provision unit configured to provide a product list to at least one of an order terminal device and a reception terminal device, and transmit a gift icon to the reception terminal device using a communication application software; a product information provision unit configured to provide information about products to at least one of the order terminal device and the reception terminal device; a customer management unit configured to manage customer information; a payment processing unit configured to provide a webpage to the order terminal device, and identify a completion of a payment; a gift management unit linked with the customer management unit, and configured to provide information about a validity of the gift icon; and a control unit configured to control operations of the units of the system. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SHOPPING - A system for remote shopping, includes an application, the application including functionality for a user to select goods to be purchased from a retail store, the application being adapted to communication with a store system for providing information regarding the selected goods to be purchased, and to receive from the store system a price for the selected goods, the application further being configured and arranged to provide to the user information regarding the goods selected including an order status and a total price, wherein the total price reflects a same price that would be received if the same goods were to be purchased in-store. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150302509 | INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, INFORMATION PROVISION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING SAID PROGRAM - To determine candidates for product purchase in electronic commerce more easily when a user purchases an attracting product through electronic commerce, the server ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150310387 | Systems and Methods for Routing Return Products to Subsequent Purchasers - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of systems and methods for routing return products from prior purchasers to subsequent purchasers. In an exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes receiving a search request for a target product, identifying a return product associated with the target product, in response to the search request, the return product designated for return from a prior purchaser to a seller of the return product, but not yet received by the seller, receiving a purchase request for the return product, the purchase request indicating a subsequent purchaser, and issuing an instruction, to a courier in possession of the return product and/or the prior purchaser of the return product, to route the return product to the subsequent purchaser. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310531 | Electronic Shopping Assembly - A electronic shopping assembly includes a housing that may be carried by a user. A processor is coupled to the housing. An electronic memory is coupled to the housing and the processor. A transceiver is coupled to the housing and the processor. The transceiver is in communication with an external electronic device in a store and a cellular phone network. A touch screen display is coupled to the housing and the processor. An actuator is coupled to the housing and the processor. A scanner is coupled to the housing and the processor. The scanner scans a bar code on an item on the shopping list. The item is removed from the shopping list and a cost of the item is stored in the electronic memory. A GPS is coupled to the housing and the processor. The GPS directs the user to a location of an item on the shopping list. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310533 | CONSIGNED INVENTORY PROCUREMENT SYSTEM - A system is provided that manages consigned inventory procurement. The system generates an agreement including consignment terms and purchasing terms. The system further generates a consignment order for consigned inventory items, where the consignment order references the agreement. The system further generates a receipt in response to receiving the consigned inventory items, where the receipt references the consignment order. The system further generates a consumption advice in response to a consumption of a consigned inventory item, where the consumption advice references the agreement and the receipt. The system further sends the consumption advice to a supplier. The system further generates an invoice for the consigned inventory item in response to receiving a supplier invoice from the supplier, where the invoice references the consumption advice. The system further generates a payment for the consigned inventory item in response to a receipt of the invoice, where the payment references the invoice. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a system for providing a gift using a communication network. The system includes: a gift icon provision unit configured to provide a product list to at least one of an order terminal device and a reception terminal device, and transmit a gift icon to the reception terminal device; a product information provision unit configured to provide information about products to at least one of the order terminal device and the reception terminal device; a customer management unit configured to manage customer information; a payment processing unit configured to provide a webpage to the order terminal device, and identify a completion of a payment; a gift management unit linked with the customer management unit, and configured to provide information about a validity of the gift icon; and a control unit configured to control operations of the units included in the system. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310535 | GLASSES SELLING SYSTEM, LENS COMPANY TERMINAL, FRAME COMPANY TERMINAL, GLASSES SELLING METHOD, AND GLASSES SELLING PROGRAM - A selling server stores prescription data of a customer transmitted from an optometrist terminal of an optometrist who performs optometry for a glasses prescription through a communication line in association with customer identification information, transmits image data of a frame candidate group of glasses to a customer terminal, transmits image data of a lens candidate group of the glasses to the customer terminal, receives information relating to a frame and a lens purchased by the customer and determined on the basis of a combined image of a frame image selected by the customer, a lens image selected by the customer, and a face image of the customer, and transmits prescription data of the customer to a lens company terminal of a lens company which processes the lens purchased by the customer. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150317708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP SHOPPING WITH A SHARED SHOPPING LIST - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating group shopping using a shared shopping list. A group such as a family having a shared shopping list may check in at a merchant location. The shared shopping list may be stored by a service provider or a payment provider. As the members of the group move around within the merchant location, one or more wireless beacons at the merchant location may communicate with user devices of the group members to track the locations of the group members. When a group member approaches or is close to an item on the shared shopping list, the user may be provided with an alert that they are nearby or approaching the location of the item. In some embodiments, directions to a list item or a related item such as a replacement item for an unavailable list item may be provided in the alert. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150317719 | DETERMINING CUSTOMER INTENT IN AN ONLINE RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a method for receiving information about customer intent in an online retail environment. The method includes providing a user interface where the customer can select products of interest to add to a watchlist. Further, with respect to each of the items in their watchlist, the customer can also set conditions for future notifications, including but not limited to a decrease in price or a free shipping offer or stock availability. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150324891 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIORITIZING LOCAL SHOPPING OPTIONS - Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150332375 | FULFILLMENT OF REGISTERED GIFTS AND OTHER ITEMS BASED ON USER-DEFINED DELIVERY PARAMETERS - The invention relates to systems and methods of delivering items purchased from a gift registry based on user-defined delivery parameters, allowing users to request currency items as gifts, and exchanging items for other items, and providing group purchase items. The system may receive from a recipient user an identification of one or more items to be added to the gift registry and one or more delivery parameters that indicates a delivery date used to time delivery of the one or more items. When an item is purchased by others for the recipient user, the recipient user may elect to retain the purchased item, exchange the purchased item for another item, or transfer a currency value of the purchased item to a financial account. One or more items of the gift registry may also be flagged as a group item, in which multiple giving users may together purchase the group item. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332376 | ORDERING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A MERCHANDISE ORDERING PROGRAM AND CONTROL METHOD - An ordering apparatus receives input of an order quantity of merchandise associated with a certain store. The ordering apparatus displays an ordering screen including the order quantity of the merchandise associated with the certain store and a name of the merchandise on display unit. The ordering apparatus displays, on the display unit, sales situation data of merchandise which is an input target of the order quantity of the merchandise at the present time or dating back from the present time in the certain store when a sales situation is instructed to be viewed via the ordering screen. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332377 | Storage system and refill order fulfillment process - Storage system, which comprises storage spaces ( | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332378 | METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING PRODUCT RETURNS - A system and method of determining whether to make an item listing visible to a user are disclosed. A user is enabled to navigate an e-commerce site. A returns frequency index is calculated for the user based on the user's transaction history. The user's transaction history includes the user's history of item returns. It is determined whether or not to make an item listing visible to the user on the e-commerce site based on the returns frequency index for the user. In some embodiments, the returns frequency index is calculated using the mathematical expression (V | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332383 | STREAMLINED ONLINE CHECKOUT - Methods and systems for facilitating online checkout with a beacon are described. A user may be automatically logged into a service provider site without inputting a user name, password, or other identifying information. A user's information may be automatically transmitted during checkout so that the user is not required to provide user name, password, billing information, or shipping address information. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339760 | INTERNATIONAL E-COMMERCE SYSTEM - The present invention is an electronic commerce system that includes a virtual mall server for implementing mirror websites of stores offering products through and affiliated with the virtual mall. The mirrored product data can be viewed by purchasers using a remote computer or wireless device. The system also includes a tariff database including tariff or importation tax information for at least one country. The tariff of tax information is displayed to the user so that the user knows the expense of importing a purchased product into the users country. The virtual mall server also provides to the user's remote computer real-time information of product price in a currency of choice as well as shipping fee information. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150348169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKETPLACE SOFTWARE PLATFORM - The present invention relates to a marketplace software platform that provides the capability for: (i) the negotiation of a retailer item(s) price or selection from various price offers; (ii) the issuance of an electronic discount or intelligent coupon (the “iPON™”) that may correspond to the price selected or negotiated; and (iii) the storage and updating of such iPON™ in real time. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150356528 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUITION OF MUSIC AND OTHER FORMS OF USEFUL INFORMATION - The present invention relates generally to the field of telecommunications systems and methods. More specifically, the present invention is directed to systems and methods for identifying and/or distributing music and other types of useful information for users in a very simple and convenient manner. A variety of systems and methods are disclosed which provide users with quick and convenient access to various forms of information, such as, for example, audio information including music and news items as well as coupons and other information. The systems and methods allow users to store data representative of a time of transmission and preferably a source of transmission so that data of interest may be identified for ordering an/or downloading. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150363866 | Electronic Device For Re-Ordering Items - In some cases, a method may include receiving electricity usage data from a re-ordering device and determining usage information for an appliance that is electrically connected to the re-ordering device based on the electricity usage data. The method may also include determining, based on the usage information and order history information for a customer, an estimated remaining quantity of an item that is associated with an appliance type of the appliance. The method further includes comparing the estimated remaining quantity of the item to a threshold associated with the item. In response to determining that the threshold associated with the item is satisfied, the method includes decrementing the estimated remaining quantity of the item. In response to determining that the threshold associated with the item is not satisfied, the method includes generating order data for automated re-ordering of the item for delivery to the customer. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363867 | Purchase Optimization Service - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for purchase optimization service. A processor can execute a purchasing optimization service. Service preferences for purchasing using the purchasing optimization service can be defined. A purchase request that includes a request to purchase an item using the purchase optimization service can be received. Purchase preferences specific to the purchase request can be defined, and two or more purchase options determined based upon the service preferences, the purchase preferences, and the purchase request can be determined. A purchase option from the two or more purchase options can be determined, and the item can be purchased using the purchase option. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150371314 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING E-COMMERCE SERVICE TO PHYSICAL COMMUNITY - The present invention discloses a method for providing e-commerce service to a physical community. When a client device connects to a server providing the e-commerce service, the server determines whether the client device is permitted to register a client account according to if the address information acquired from the client device is located at a physical community. After registration of client account, the client device can log in the server using the client account and order a product or service from the server. Then the product or service is delivered to the address information. By limiting the e-commerce service to the residents of the physical community, the suppliers of products or services, the residents of the physical community, and the third party matching the both sides and providing the e-commerce service all benefit. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371315 | PRE-AUTHENTICATED ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM - A computerized method and system for pre-authenticated online ordering are provided. A set of user authentication credentials are received from a user, the set of user authentication credentials sufficient to uniquely identify the user as being registered with a network-based publication system. A selection of an item from a plurality of items is received from the user. A unique address is provided to the user, the unique address allowing an unregistered user to access a user interface. An instruction associated with the selected item is received from the unregistered user via the accessed user interface. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371319 | PROVIDING VOICE DIRECTIONS TO A CUSTOMER WITHIN A STORE - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing voice directions to a customer within a store. A store navigation server can contain a map of a store as well as the location of items for sale within the store. A mobile device can send a notification to the store navigation server to indicate when an item has been checked off of the mobile device shopping list or when the customer has just entered a store. In addition, the mobile device can send a next item to the store navigation server. The store navigation server can calculate step-by-step directions between the customer's approximate location and the next item. The store navigation server can format a route to the next item for audible presentation at the mobile device. The mobile device can process the formatted route to provide step-by-step voice directions to a customer. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371320 | MOBILE-COMPUTING-DEVICE-SECUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A shopping system may include a mobile shopping aid sized to support thereon or therewithin one or more items to be purchased. A holder may be connected to the mobile shopping aid to travel therewith. The holder may be sized and shaped to hold a mobile computing device. The holder may have a front aperture enabling an owner of the mobile computing device to view a display screen of the mobile computing device while the mobile computing device is being held by the holder. The holder may also have a back aperture enabling a back-facing camera of the mobile computing device to scan one or more barcodes while the mobile computing device is being held by the holder. The system may also include an anti-theft program or module programmed to initiate an alarm protocol in the event that the mobile computing device is untimely removed from the holder. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150379615 | SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS WITH PAYMENT CAPABILITY - Methods and systems for facilitating the purchase of an item on a social networking website are described. Merchants can embed payments in buttons displayed on social networking websites to enable payments at the point of discovery, such as on Pinterest® or Facebook®. As the items associated with the buttons are shared further, the embedded payment capability follows the shared items. For example, a Pinterest® pin has the payment capability embedded within it so as the pin gets re-pinned in the Pinterest® platform, shared on blogs, shared on platforms like Facebook®, or surfaces on Google® Search, the payment capability is also available on those platforms. In some instances, open standards such as oEmbed or Open Graph are used to create the buttons with the payment capability and make creation of the buttons simpler for merchants. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379616 | WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICE GIFT REGISTRY SYSTEM - Gift registry systems, user interfaces, and methods are described that provide a registry owner a way to complete a gift registry. The method includes providing an application for a wearable computing device, the wearable computing device having a camera and a display, the application permitting a user to capture an image of one of a product and a product advertisement using the camera of the wearable computing device. The method includes receiving a captured image from the wearable computing device and identifying the product from the captured image. The method further includes generating a user interface for displaying details about the product from the captured image and providing the user interface for display on the wearable computing device. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160005027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ORDERING AND PAYMENT - A method and apparatus for ordering and payment using a mobile device such as a mobile telephone. A graphical code element corresponding to goods to be ordered is scanned or photographed using a camera function on the mobile phone, the code is decoded by the phone, and an order for the goods is transmitted by the phone. The order transmission may include user address information for the delivery of the goods and payment information. Payment for goods or services includes scanning or photographing a code with price and payee information using the mobile device. The code is decoded and payment information is sent by the mobile device. The code for the payment may be presented to the purchaser by a seller as a displayed code on a mobile device of the seller, such as on a mobile device of a delivery person delivering the goods. The purchaser images the displayed code using the purchaser's mobile device to initiate the payment. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160012518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES APPEARING IN PLAYING MEDIA WITHOUT INTERRUPTING VIEWING | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160019628 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE FOR FACILITATING ONLINE COMMERCE - An exemplary method, system, and article for online commerce are provided. One exemplary embodiment can be a method for facilitating online commerce. The method may include navigating to an online mall website including a database, entering user data into the database, navigating to a merchant website of a plurality of merchant websites without cooperation from the plurality of merchant websites, viewing the merchant website with a browser instance, and opening a plurality of hidden browser instances to communicate information to and from the online mall website and the merchant website offering products for sale. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019629 | CONTEXT RICH CONSENT CONTROLLED FOOD PURCHASE MANAGEMENT - A method, apparatus and system for generating contextual information associated with a commercial transaction are described. A unique transaction identifier: is received from a scanned code, identifies a specific commercial transaction between a consumer and a retailer and serves as an authorization, by the consumer, to transfer information relating to the specific commercial transaction to a database associated with an account of the consumer. If the unique transaction identifier is received, a list of goods purchased by the consumer during the transaction is retrieved from a computer associated with the retailer and additional information to retrieve is determined based on at least one preference of the consumer. The additional information is retrieved and stored in the database associated with the account of the consumer for use in providing at least one of food budgeting services, diet monitoring services or economic offers to the consumer through an application. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019630 | INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEMS WITH ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SYSTEMS FOR GIFT CAMPAIGNS - Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating gift campaigns in association with a social networking system. A computing device may identify a user of a social networking system that is associated with a recipient for a gift campaign. An invitation for the user to participate in the gift campaign can be transmitted by the computing device. The computing device may identify a product as a suggested gift for the gift campaign. In addition, the computing device may generate content for a network page for the social networking system, and the network page can include a user interface container in which the product is represented. The computing device may also obtain a selection of the product made via the network page and perform a transaction to order the product for the recipient. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160027091 | PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION BASED ON LOCATION ASSOCIATED WITH IMAGE OF PRODUCT - According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for creating a virtual shopping cart based on location information embedded in an image and the results of image recognition performed on the image is described. One embodiment of the system comprises an access point comprising a hardware processor wherein the system is configured to perform operations comprising: obtaining a first image, of a particular product, taken by a device operated by a user, identifying a first physical location of the device when the image was taken by the device, based on the first physical location, filtering a set of images corresponding to a plurality of products to obtain a first subset of images that are stored in association with the first physical location, and comparing the first image to the first subset of images to identify a product, from the plurality of products, that matches the particular product. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160034885 | Communication Device - A method for making a purchase from an electronic device using an ear piece may include receiving audio information at a microphone of an ear piece, wherein the ear piece is made of a housing and a short range transceiver disposed within the ear piece. The method may further include wirelessly communicating information from the ear piece to the electronic device through the short range transceiver of the ear piece. The method is designed to allow using the electronic device to initiate a purchase based on the information from the ear piece. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160034886 | Communication Device - A method for making a request using a set of stereophonic ear pieces may include receiving user input at an ear piece within the set of ear pieces, wherein each of the ear pieces may be made of an ear piece housing and a short range transceiver disposed within the ear piece. The method may further include wirelessly communicating the user input from the ear piece to an electronic device through the short range transceiver of the ear piece. The method may be designed to request delivery of audio information based on the user input. The method further be designed to deliver the audio information to the ear piece. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035005 | ONLINE CART AND SHOPPING LIST SHARING - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media providing shared online shopping lists and/or carts among users are disclosed. The method includes receiving a primary virtual shopping cart containing related items generated by a first user. A database entry for the primary shopping cart is created and correlated with a shopping cart identifier in response to a user request. The database entry includes one or more keywords associated with the first user of the primary virtual shopping cart. A query is received from a second user, and a list of primary virtual shopping carts is provided to the second user based on relevancy to the query. In response to a request by the second user, the contents of a selected primary virtual shopping cart is duplicated in a secondary virtual shopping cart associated with the second user. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160035006 | STREAMLINED ONLINE CHECKOUT - Methods and systems for facilitating online checkout with a beacon are described. A user may be automatically logged into a service provider site without inputting a user name, password, or other identifying information. A user's information may be automatically transmitted during checkout so that the user is not required to provide user name, password, billing information, or shipping address information. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160042436 | ENHANCED SHOPPING & MERCHANDISING METHODOLOGY - An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery stores, (3) the approach to advertising and reaching customers, and (4) the information available to retailers and merchandisers related to customer (a) shopping patterns, (b) responses to merchandising and advertising, and (c) specific impact of discounting/coupons. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042437 | SHOPPING CART APPLICATION - A mobile device can include a transmitter and a receiver to transmit and receive information, and a memory to store code and/or data. The mobile device can also include a shopping cart app that can store information about the contents of shopping carts associated with various sellers. The shopping cart app can transmit information about the contents of a selected shopping cart to the associated seller, to permit a user to engage in a transaction with the associated seller for the purchase of the items in the shopping cart. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160042438 | System and Method for Providing Electronic Multi-Merchant Gift Registry Services Over a Distributed Network - A method of providing a gift registry service over a distributed network of computers. The method includes the steps of running a gift registrar application on at least one gift registry site, running a gift registration agent application on at least one goods or services provider (SP) site, a gift registrant accessing the at least one SP site and making a gift selection from the site, the gift registration agent application sending the gift selection to the gift registrar application, gift registrar application storing the gift selection as an update to a wish list in a wish list data memory structure accessible to the at least one gift registry site, and a gift purchaser accessing the stored wish list from a site on the distributed network remote from any gift registry site. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160063464 | METHOD OF PROVIDING WEB CONTENT TO CONSUMERS - A method of distributing web content includes providing a website accessible to web content providers and consumers. The method further includes registering at least one content provider. The method further includes querying the at least one content provider for content. The method further includes querying the at least one content provider for a desired fee for the content. The method further includes registering a consumer via software executing on a computer. The method further includes displaying a representation of the content and the fee to the consumer on the website via software executing on a computer. The method further includes providing the content to the consumer in response to a request from the consumer. The method further includes collecting the fee from the consumer via software executing on a computer. The method further includes providing a portion of the fee to the content provider that provided the content. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063605 | MANUFACTURING ADAPTIVE ORDER LOAD FOR COMPLEX CONFIGURE TO ORDER PRODUCTS - A method selectively modifies an existing production order based on a change request. An order configuration module (OCM) receives order specifications for a second order that replaces and/or modifies a first order, while the first order is being fulfilled. The OCM generates hash tag pairs respectively associated with various characteristics of the orders. For each hash tag pair, the OCM compares a first hash tag associated with the first order with a second hash tag associated with the second order, using an established pattern. If the hash tags match, the OCM includes within a second production order, an unchanged production specification corresponding to the first hash tag. If a match does not occur, the OCM initiates an order reload, which provides, within the second production order, new production specifications that are associated with the second hash tag. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063610 | Real-Time Congestion Avoidance In A Retail Environment - A shopping list may be ordered in order to guide a shopper through a store in an efficient manner. Congestion in the store may be identified, such as using security camera footage. The shopping list may be reordered in order to avoid congested areas in the store. Expected areas of congestion may be determined based on velocities and maneuverability of other shoppers. Maneuverability of other shoppers may be estimated by analyzing video data and determining attributes of the other shoppers, such as whether they are pushing a cart or have children. The shopping list may be presented with directions to the locations of items within the store and may be periodically reordered throughout the shopper's visit responsive to detected congestion. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUICK SQUARE ROOF REPORTING - Methods and systems for roof estimations are disclosed, including a method comprising receiving, by at least one computer processor, a roof report order including a geographic location of a roof; providing imagery of the roof based on the geographic location of the roof; receiving, from a user, identification of features of the roof; determining and providing an estimated roofing area based at least on a predominant pitch and a footprint of the roof by analyzing one or more image showing the roof, the footprint of the roof determined at least in part using at least one image of the roof and the identified features of the roof; and generating a roof report for determination of an amount of materials needed for a construction project, wherein the roof report includes at least one image showing the roof and the estimated roofing area of the roof. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160071194 | Providing Interactive Notifications for Completing Online Transactions - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing interactive notifications for completing online transactions. In some embodiments, a processing device determines that completing an online transaction initiated at a mobile device requires fewer than a threshold number of operations. The processing device also generates an interface for obtaining input to initiate at least one subsequent operation for completing the online transaction. The interface is generated based on determining that completing the online transaction requires fewer than the threshold number of operations. The processing device configures the mobile device to display the interface and to receive the input using the interface for completing the transaction. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160086189 | Item Registration Services - Technologies are described herein for providing item registration services to customers. A customer of an electronic marketplace system is provided with functionality to submit a request to register an item when purchasing the item through an electronic marketplace system. The customer may choose assisted direct registration for the item using his/her identity information or indirect registration using identity information of the electronic marketplace system. Once the purchase order is received and has been processed, a registration request may be generated based on item information and customer information contained in the purchase order, and submitted to the corresponding manufacturer. When indirect registration is selected, the customer information is replaced with the information of the electronic marketplace system before the registration request is submitted to the manufacturer. Additional services and functionality, such as service request processing, message forwarding and filtering, may also be provided by the electronic marketplace system for the registered items. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160086252 | Sales and Interaction Platform - A system may include a platform for an application to support processing flows for a service provider, such as ordering, sales, support, service delivery, and related process flows. The system may provide a limited set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that map to an application's user-experience page flows. The APIs may always appear to the application that the interaction process completed successfully—even if human intervention is required—to allow the application to complete the transaction. The system may have the ability to recognize the same user, and leverage that user's behavior across interactions with multiple sales channels. The system may thus provide, in one aspect, an enhanced user experience for ordering and maintaining complex service and equipment offerings. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160092847 | Systems and Methods to Faciliate Replacement of Depleted Batteries - In an embodiment, a method facilitates battery replacement in a smart-home system. The method includes measuring, by one or more smart-home devices, at least one characteristic of a first battery in one of the smart-home devices, and determining from the at least one characteristic, whether replacement of the first battery is warranted. If replacement is warranted, the method sends an electronic order to a supplier for a replacement battery. The method further includes reading, by one or more of the smart-home devices, a machine readable code that accompanies a shipment of the replacement battery, embodying information from which an identity of the first smart-home device can be determined; determining, based at least in part on the information, a location of the first smart-home device; and providing, by one or more of the smart-home devices, visual and/or audible information to guide a user to the first smart-home device. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092950 | UTILIZING A VEHICLE TO DETERMINE AN IDENTITY OF A USER - There are provided systems and methods for utilizing a vehicle to determine an identity of a user. A user may establish a vehicle as associated with the user, such as a vehicle owned by the user or used by the user. The vehicle may include a vehicle device that may be configured to establish connections with other devices using short range and network communications. In various embodiments, the other devices may be devices at merchant locations. Thus, a merchant at the merchant location may be informed about settings, preferences, and/or parameters for use of the vehicle established by the user. The merchant may receive these parameters even if another user is utilizing the vehicle, thus, establishing rules for use of the vehicle by the other user. In other embodiments, the other devices may be devices in other vehicles, allowing the users to communicate and set waypoints during trips. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160092966 | Beacon Triggered Device to Device Content Transfer - Techniques and systems for beacon triggered device to device content transfer are disclosed. A described technique includes presenting, at an interactive beacon device, content including an interactive store catalog; receiving, at the interactive beacon device, user input responsive to the content; generating, at the interactive beacon device, a beacon message that can include transaction information based on the user input and the content, the transaction information including a service or product identifier corresponding to a product or service selected from the interactive store catalog; and transmitting, from the interactive beacon device, the beacon message over a short-range communication link to a mobile device. The beacon message can be configured to cause an application on the mobile device to advance a transaction associated with the transaction information. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160098779 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO A NETWORKED APPLICATION WITHOUT AUTHENTICATION - A method and apparatus are herein disclosed for allowing suppliers to generate an invoice from a purchase order without requiring them to log in or pre-register with a networked application. Implementation is provided by having a first user provide a first document to a networked application. An electronic notification is dispatched to a receiver for the first document with a unique link to a data entry page within the networked application. The data entry page is sandboxed with limited functionality within the networked application, but accepts data from the receiver to be sent directly into the first user's system. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160098780 | MERCHANDISE SALES SERVICE DEVICE BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE, MERCHANDISE SALES SYSTEM BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE, METHOD FOR SELLING MERCHANDISE BASED ON DYNAMIC SCENE CHANGE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - The present invention provides a merchandise sales service device based on dynamic scene change, a merchandise sales system based on dynamic scene change, a method for selling merchandise based on dynamic scene change, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program recorded thereon. That is, it is possible to transmit information about a commodity and image information of the commodity to user equipment by efficiently configuring images and dynamically changing the images in a commodity purchase procedure. Accordingly, a user can acquire detailed information about a commodity and carefully purchase the commodity, similar to actually purchasing the commodity at an offline store. Further, it is possible to reduce the rate of returning of purchased commodities for the seller of the commodities. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160110796 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES FOR PURCHASE OF ITEMS AND DELIVERY TO A LOCATION WITHIN A PREDETERMINED COMMUNICATION RANGE - Systems, methods, and mobile computing devices for purchase of items and delivery to a location within a predetermined communication range are disclosed. According to an aspect, a mobile computing device includes a first communications module having a predetermined communication range and configured to receive an indication of one or more items for purchase and delivery to a location within the predetermined communication range. The mobile computing device also includes a user interface and an item ordering manager. The item ordering manager is configured to receive user input via the user interface for selecting one or more of the items for purchase and delivery to the location within the predetermined communication range. The item ordering manager is also configured to use the communications module to communicate identification of the one or more of the items to a second communications module within the predetermined communication range. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110797 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SENSOR-BASED ENVIRONMENT - Method, computer program product, and system to facilitate a checkout transaction for a person within an environment having a plurality of items. The method includes determining, using a visual sensor disposed within the environment, image information associated with the person. The method further includes analyzing the image information to identify one or more of the plurality of items that are selected by the person to be presented during the checkout transaction. In some cases, the method also includes determining whether the identified items belong to a predetermined class of items deemed to be “difficult.” The method further includes determining, based on the one or more identified items, a level of assistance to provide to the person during the checkout transaction. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160110798 | INTEGRATING THIRD PARTY SHOPPING CART APPLICATIONS WITH AN ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICE - A method may include receiving at an online payment service hosted on a first system, detailed information from an auction management (AM) system, the AM system hosted on a second system remote from the first system. The information may concern an item purchased by a user from a network-based commerce facility and placed in a virtual shopping cart on the AM system. The detailed information may be sent by the AM system in response to receiving an intent to proceed with payment for the item. A user interface may be communicated to the user that facilitates processing of the payment for the item. The processing may include marking the payment as being an AM payment. The interface may allow the user to view the detailed information and the detailed information describing contents of the virtual shopping cart on the AM system. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160117754 | ELECTRONIC WISH LIST SYSTEM - Wish list systems, user interfaces, and methods are disclosed. The electronic wish list system includes an application loadable onto a user device that includes a display, and when loaded onto the user device, permits a wish list creator to review and select one or more items for inclusion in an electronic wish list, communicate with a server to send to the server the electronic wish list, and to cause display of the electronic wish list on the display. The server is able to communicate with the user device and configured to receive the electronic wish list, identify product information about the one or more items, and send the electronic wish list with the product information to the application. The application permits the wish list creator to share the electronic wish list via an electronic message, and to notify a wish list owner that the electronic wish list was shared. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160125504 | Electronic Shopping Cart Processing System And Method - An electronic shopping cart of a user is presented in a first interface during checkout, such as one allowing scrolling through representations of items in a shopping list in a first direction. On selection of an item, a second interface is displayed of a “shelf” for the selected item, the shelf including related items such as might be located on a same shelf as the selected result in a retail location. The second interface may allow scrolling in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Items in the second interface may be selected and either added to the electronic shopping cart or used to replace the selected item. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125505 | Methods And Systems For Providing Reminders For Products In Proximity - Various examples of methods and systems for providing reminders for products in proximity are described. In one implementation, a method may receive information related to a list of one or more items available for sale at a physical store, wherein the list is associated with a user. The method may also receive information related to a location of a user device associated with the user. Based at least in part on a distance between the user device and at least one item on the list of one or more items, the method may further providing an indication to the user device that the user device is proximate the at least one item on the list of one or more items. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125506 | Item Reminder Systems And Methods - Example item reminder systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request to create an order and receives identification of multiple items in the order. The method identifies multiple items regularly purchased by a customer but not included in the multiple items. The method also identifies a purchase frequency of the regularly purchased items. If any of the regularly purchased items are due for purchase, based on the purchase frequency, the customer is presented with an option to purchase those regularly purchased items that are due for purchase. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160132956 | Electronic Commerce Platform and Transaction Method Using the Same - An electronic commerce platform is communicatively connected to a plurality of electronic devices each of which including a carrier. The electronic commerce platform includes a commodity managing module and a server. The commodity managing module is configured to receive at least a commodity information having a commodity characteristic and to transmit the commodity information to the server. The server includes a shopping interface producer and a match module. The shopping interface producer is configured to produce a shopping interface based on the commodity information. The match module is configured to transmit the commodity information to a matched carrier. The electronic device is configured to be communicatively connected to the shopping interface when a user clicks the commodity information shown on the carrier. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140645 | SECURE DIRECT PURCHASE OPTION - A user and a merchant register an account with a payment processing system and each receive a unique identifier. When the registered user enters a search query for a product, the search engine system locates a product that matches the search query and that is associated with a registered merchant. The search engine system then confirms that the user and the merchant are registered, and creates a unique product identifier for the product. After associating the unique product identifier with the product, the search engine presents the product to the user with a direct purchase option. If the user selects a direct purchase option, the search engine system communicates with the payment processing system and merchant system to facilitate and verify the purchase transaction. The merchant then provides the product to the user. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140646 | Connected Consumables Preparation Area - According to one aspect there is provided a consumables preparation area comprising an electronically stored consumables inventory update initiator, said update initiator: comprising one or more of: a barcode scanner, a quick response (QR) code scanner, a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tag reader, a scanner configured for optical character recognition (OCR) and digital scales; and being configured for use within the dwelling or establishment in which said consumables are to be transformed for use. According to another aspect there is provided a method of updating an electronically stored consumables inventory using such a consumables preparation area. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160140648 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE CENTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION - A method and system for image centric mobile application is provided. The method includes accessing a possible title image database comprising a plurality of images of book covers presentable to a user on a display, presenting one or more of the plurality of images to the user on the display, receiving a user touch input associated with the one or more of the plurality of images presented to the user and learning user preferences associated with the one or more of the plurality of images presented to the user based on the user touch input. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160148300 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR ALLOWING A CUSTOMER TO PLACE ORDERS REMOTELY AND TO PICK-UP THE ORDER AT A STORE - Techniques for allowing customer to order goods on-line or remotely and to pick-up the goods at a desired location or store are disclosed. The techniques include receiving a customer order. The location for delivery of the item with a customer order. The customer order includes at least one good and an associated customer identification number, e.g., a customer motor vehicle license plate number. The techniques further includes capturing images of the license plates of motor vehicles as the motor vehicles enter an order pick-up area located at the store, and if the associated customer motor vehicle license plate number matches one of the received motor vehicle license plate numbers from the optical character recognition unit, delivering the customer order to the motor vehicle associated with the customer. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160162977 | ACCOUNT CREATION OVERLAY - A computer-implemented method displays a shopping cart user interface showing an electronic shopping cart for an anonymous user and receives an input indicating a selection of a sign-in control. An overlay is displayed over the shopping cart user interface such that a portion of the shopping cart user interface is displayed through the overlay and the overlay provides text inputs to receive information for creating a user account. An indication that a user wishes to submit information in the text inputs to create a user account is received. The text inputs are submitted to a server and an indication that the user account was created is received. An indication that the user account was successfully created is displayed within the overlay. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160162978 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONVERSATION QUICK PHRASES - A method of providing conversation quick phrases to a user of a conversation, the method includes the step of determining first identity information of the user and second identity information of another user who is a party to the conversation. The method also includes the steps of obtaining context information corresponding to the first identity information, second identity information and the conversation and determining a stage for the conversation based upon the identity information and the context information. The method further includes the step of providing the user with one or more conversation quick phrases corresponding to both the stage and the identity information, where a conservation quick phrase includes words and information relating to instant messaging conversations of e-commerce transactions, and the context information is selected from the group of order information corresponding to the identity information and item information corresponding to the conversation. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160163000 | POPULATING BUDGETS AND/OR WISH LISTS USING REAL-TIME VIDEO IMAGE ANALYSIS - System, method, and computer program product are provided for using real-time video analysis, such as augmented reality to provide the user of a mobile device with real-time budgeting and wish lists. Through the use of real-time vision object recognition objects, logos, artwork, products, locations, and other features that can be recognized in the real-time video stream can be matched to data associated with such to provide the user with real-time budget impact and wish list updates based on the products and budget data determined as being the object. In this way, the objects, which may be products and/or budget data in the real-time video stream, may be included into a user's budget and/or wish list, such that the user receives real-time budget and/or wish list updates incorporating product and/or budget data located in a real-time video stream. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160173540 | PROVIDING PERSISTENT ACTIVITY SESSIONS ACROSS CLIENT DEVICES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160180444 | MULTI-CART CONCURRENT DIGITAL E-BOOK TRANSACTIONS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180445 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, BROADCAST RECEPTION METHOD, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, PROGRAMS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160189099 | SHIPPING OPTION SELECTION BASED ON VIRTUAL SHOPPING CART CONVERSION DATA - Systems and methods are disclosed to receive an indication that a buyer has placed an item in a virtual shopping cart. One or more conversion shipping options associated with shipping options used to ship one or more previously purchased items purchased by the buyer may be determined. One or more non-conversion shipping options associated with shipping options presented to the buyer with one or more unpurchased items previously placed in a virtual shopping cart by the buyer but not purchased by the buyer may be determined. A plurality of conversion probabilities may be determined for a plurality of different shipping options for the item in the virtual shopping cart based at least in part on the conversion shipping options and the non-conversion shipping options. In some embodiments, a shipping option may be selected based on the plurality of different shipping options and the plurality of conversion probabilities. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189115 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO UTILIZE SMART COMPONENTS - Systems and methods to utilize smart components are described. The system receives a maintenance message from a mobile device at a network-based marketplace. The maintenance message includes part log information including a timestamp and characterization information. The characterization information is received by the mobile device from a component in a vehicle that includes a sensor that senses a first part that is assembled into the vehicle and generates the characterization information based on the sense of the sensor. The component communicates the characterization information to the mobile device that, in turn, communicates the maintenance message to network-based marketplace. The system identifies user profile information based on the maintenance message and stores the part log information in the user profile information at the network-based marketplace. The system compares the part log information with part maintenance information and receives a triggering event to initiate an electronic commerce activity. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189275 | Purchase Option Enablement for Online Tutorials - Systems and methods are disclosed to create a virtual shopping cart of products related to an online tutorial. In some embodiments, the method may include receiving an indication that a user has elected to view an online tutorial related to completing a task; determining a plurality of products that are useful for completing the task; determining a plurality of products provided by an electronic marketplace based on each of the plurality of products; determining a quantity for each of the plurality of products; and creating a virtual shopping cart having a description of each of the plurality of products, a price for each of the plurality of products, and the quantity for each of the plurality of products, the virtual shopping cart also having a button that is selectable to purchase each of the plurality of products. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189276 | SMART SHOPPING LIST SYSTEM - A system provider shopping list display device, including a shopping list support engine to receive user location information from a plurality of beacon devices that indicates a location of a user at a merchant physical location and to retrieve shopping list information that includes a plurality of products that are available in a first order. The shopping list support engine is further configured to: receive a product removal input that indicates the user has removed a first product, remove the first product in the shopping list following the product removal input, and provide the plurality of the products remaining in the shopping list in a second order based at least in part on locations of the plurality of products remaining and a location of the user after the first product is removed, and cause at least one of the plurality of the products in the second order to be displayed. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189277 | SELF-CHECKOUT ARRANGEMENTS - Self-checkout technologies for retail stores are improved by incorporation of enhanced fraud detection arrangements. For example, if a shopper enters an item on a self-checkout tally, while positioned at a location remote from the normal stock location for that item, a responsive action may be taken Likewise, if a shopper enters the same item on a self-checkout tally twice, at widely separated times, a responsive action may be taken. These responsive actions can include dispatching a store clerk to assist the shopper, or increasing a risk score that is repeatedly re-calculated during the shopper's visit. A great variety of other features and arrangements (e.g., powering arrangements for mobile phones in shopping carts) are also detailed. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189431 | VIRTUAL TRY-ON SYSTEM, VIRTUAL TRY-ON TERMINAL, VIRTUAL TRY-ON METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, an acquisition unit of a first terminal acquires a try-on subject image. A first calculator calculates composite position information indicating a composite position of a clothing image in the try-on subject image. A first transmission unit transmits, to a server device, user information including the try-on subject image and the composite position information. A second reception unit of the server device receives the user information from the first terminal. Upon receipt of second information including a signal of request for execution of virtual try-on from a portable second terminal, a second transmission unit transmits third information including the user information and the clothing image to the second terminal. A third transmission unit of the second terminal transmits the second information to the server device. A third reception unit receives the third information from the server device. A third storage unit stores the received third information. | 06-30-2016 |
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| 20160379297 | Mobile device based digital wallet for retail shopping, related system and method - Mobile device for purchasing products in a store, comprising processing unit for processing instructions and data, memory for storing instructions and data, respectively, display for visualizing data, user input interface for obtaining user input from a user of the device, product data interface for wirelessly obtaining product data, and wireless communication network interface for communicating with a remote server, the device being configured to, in accordance with the instructions stored in the memory, capture, via said product data interface, product codes, associated with a corresponding number of products selected by the user for purchase, and establish an virtual shopping cart, said cart accommodating an indication of the products therein, add up the amounts associated with the products and visualize the total via the display, receive, via the user input interface, confirmation from the user for the transaction having regard to the products in the cart and the total, and communicate, via the wireless communication network interface, an indication of the user-confirmed transaction to the server, wherein the device is further configured to wirelessly indicate the transaction to store equipment for locally checking out at the store. Related system and methods are presented. | 12-29-2016 |
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