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20110004535 | Method and Apparatus For Listing Goods For Sale - A method and apparatus to present a good of a seller. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The good is then presented for sale via a network and using the product identification code | 01-06-2011 |
20110010271 | Methods and Apparatus for Self Service Transactions From Multiple Vendors - Systems and techniques for managing orders from one or more of a plurality of vendors. A self service terminal includes a display presenting order icons that may be moved to an open area for initiation of an order, and a plurality of vendor icons representing different vendors. Initiating an order opens a transaction record for the order, and moving a vendor icon to an order icon opens a selection menu allowing selections from the vendor represented by the icon. The transaction record is continuously updated as selections are made. Upon a user selection to complete the order, a payment interface is presented allowing for payment. Upon payment, an order identifier is created and displayed, together with instructions for collecting or receiving the order, and order information is transmitted to each vendor contributing to the order, in association with the order identifier. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010272 | Facilitating Simulated Purchases of Items by Virtual Representations of Participants in Computer-Based Simulations - A method for facilitating simulated purchases by virtual representations of participants in computer-based simulations of items outside of the context of computer-based simulations, the method including receiving a simulated payment for an item for purchase, where the simulated payment is associated with a virtual representation of a participant in a computer-based simulation, where the item is available for purchase outside of the context of the simulation, and where the simulated payment is received outside of the context of the simulation, and providing a description of the item to a process of the simulation, where the description is provided subsequent to receiving the simulated payment, where and the description is provided in association with the virtual representation. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010273 | Method and System for Conducting Product Competition - Provided is a method of conducting a product competition using a product competition conducting system including a popularity rank determiner, a competition product extractor, a competition space provider, a competition rank determiner, and a benefit giver. The method includes: determining popularity ranks of a plurality of products using the popularity rank determiner, extracting some of the plurality of products according to the determined popularity rank using the competition product extractor; providing a competition space such that a competition between the extracted products is conducted using the competition space provider; when the competition between the extracted products is conducted in the provided competition space and a predetermined time has lapsed, determining competition ranks using the competition rank determiner; and giving benefits corresponding to the determined competition rank using the benefit giver. | 01-13-2011 |
20110010274 | POINT OF SALE COMPUTER SYSTEM DELIVERING COMPOSITED TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A point of sale computer system that allows a customer to select and consummate a sale himself. The system may include graphics storage media configured to store two- and three-dimensional graphics data relating to the sale, as well as business rules storage media, configured to store business rules that specify the graphics that should be displayed during the selection and consummation process based on input received from the customer. The technology allows a presentation to be made to the customer that is entertaining and that maintains the attention of the customer throughout the sale selection and consummation process. | 01-13-2011 |
20110022499 | Personal mobile shopping network - a method of sales and retailing involving multimedia messaging feature of mobile cellular phones and PDA devices - The method and apparatus of the present invention relates to a method of selling merchandise, particularly clothing fashions and accessories, to customers via multimedia text messages through the customer's mobile cell phone device. Initially, potential customers will be directed to sign up to be placed on the network list, providing cell phone number, name, and address. Once the person is a registered member of the network it will be able to receive the multimedia message alerts of items that are available for sale. The alert will contain a picture of the item, short description of the item, retail price, sale price where applicable, and the multiple media options for transactions and purchase, as well as the website where the item is located for further viewing. This is a new method of retailing through the use of the mobile phone by which a personal shopper can do all the bargain shopping for the customer, through any and all media, from large and small manufacturers, independent designers, designers, department stores, specialty boutiques, and large chain stores. For any and all merchandise and commerce including electronics, apparel, sporting goods, home sales, hardware, and commodities and then send the picture of item or items with description and comparison cost to their consumer/client via their personal mobile phone or PDA device. If a customer is interested in purchasing merchandise, he/she may do so at the established online website, third party mobile transaction processor, or through the established company telephone number. | 01-27-2011 |
20110022500 | Video E-Commerce - Video e-commerce network, module and methods. In one embodiment, a product/service catalog which includes a video playlist, is delivered to a viewer via a published video e-commerce module. In one embodiment, the catalog is customized based on the website that published the module and/or the viewer of the module. In one embodiment, the viewer may complete the purchase of a product/service in the catalog within the module. | 01-27-2011 |
20110035299 | Systems and Methods for Virtual Markets with Product Pickup - A system and method for virtual markets with product pickup generally comprised of a three-dimensional user supermarket interface, where a user places an order, and a retail/warehouse hybrid procurement center, comprised of a fulfillment warehouse and a pickup bay, where the order is generally fulfilled, packaged and picked-up by a user. | 02-10-2011 |
20110035300 | NETWORK METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ARRANGEMENTS - A floral network system and method allows for collecting, storing and retrieving data regarding the processing of personalized or custom floral arrangements linked to personal accounts for a plurality of customers. For example, a floral network method and system may store one or more close-up or detailed images of a personalized or custom-made floral arrangement for a customer along with data regarding the order, the customer, and a recipient. The next time that the customer places an order, the close-up or detailed images and data on past orders can be retrieved and viewed by the customer and used by the florist in the preparing a subsequent floral arrangement. Reminders may also be sent to the customers for important events where floral arrangements may be desired. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040658 | Network-Based Purchase and Distribution of Media - Methods and systems for network-based purchase and distribution of media are disclosed. The purchase and distribution of media by these methods and systems are not only secure but also controlled. The security restricts access to media within media files during downloads as well as while stored at a server and/or client. For example, a potential purchaser can search and browse through numerous media items on-line that are available for purchase. The potential purchaser can thereafter purchase one or more media items on-line with great ease. Upon purchasing a media item, the content for the media item can be downloaded over the network to the purchaser. The content for the media item is then encrypted for the purchaser's use and stored on the purchaser's machine. Thereafter, the purchaser can make use of the media item (e.g., play the media item). Improved graphical user interfaces suitable for reviewing, browsing, previewing and/or purchasing numerous media items are also disclosed. | 02-17-2011 |
20110055053 | Computerized method of identifying best fitting footwear - A method of identifying footwear which best fits a customer's feet, includes the steps of digitizing the feet of a customer needing footwear with a 3D foot scanner and generating a numerical 3D model of the customer's feet, comparing, with a computer-based matching engine, the information of the 3D feet model with the content of a database containing numerical 3D models of the interior shoe shape of footwear available to be sold, producing a list of one or more best-fit footwear candidates to the customer and/or to the staff of a footwear shop and concluding the purchasing process or, respectively, aborting it in case of insufficient best fit footwear being found in the footwear stock available for selling. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055054 | METHOD FOR ONLINE SELECTION OF ITEMS AND AN ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A method for facilitating an online selection of an item by a user is described. The item is selected out of a plurality of selection items of different sizes, the selection being based on a reference item located remotely from the plurality of selection items. The method is performed on an electronic system and starts with accessing data related to a first image of the reference item, and at least one known first reference measurement associated with the first image. Data is then accessed related to one or more second images of one or more selection items, and at least one known second reference measurement associated with each of the second images. The data associated with the first and second images is then processed so as to facilitate dimensional comparison of the reference item with at least one of the selection items. Finally, the user is enabled to visually compare at least one dimension of the at least one of the selection items, with a corresponding dimension of the reference item, the result of the comparison enabling the user to select an item out of the plurality of selection items. | 03-03-2011 |
20110060666 | Presentation of Information or Representations Pertaining to Digital Products Available for Digital Distribution - Improved methods, systems, graphical user interfaces and computer program code for presenting representations or information concerning digital products are disclosed. The representations of digital products can serve to promote certain digital products at an online digital product distribution site. Information concerning a particular digital product can be rapidly accessible from a displayed page at an online digital product distribution site referencing a plurality of different digital products. According to one aspect, a plurality of representations (e.g., images) can be dynamically presented to facilitate access to corresponding digital product information. The representations being presented can be automatically changed on a periodic basis, unless user interaction requests otherwise. According to another aspect, digital product information can be presented in an overlay window that can be initiated by a user and present relevant information concerning a digital product. Advantageously, digital product information can be quickly presented to a user without having to navigate to a new page of an online distribution site. | 03-10-2011 |
20110060667 | MONETIZATION OF INTERACTIVE NETWORK-BASED INFORMATION OBJECTS - An information objects is defined that is representative of a real-world entity (e.g., a product or a service). The information object may be stored in a data store. The information object has an associated owner. A communication channel is associated with the information object that is configurable to route communications to a manager assigned to the information object. A party is enabled to obtain management of the information object for a time period. The communication channel is configured to route to the party requests that are made by interacting with the information object during the time period. A plurality of users is enabled to interact with the information object during the time period to input requests to the party over the communication channel. | 03-10-2011 |
20110066526 | System and Method For Electronic Publication and Fund Raising - The invention provides a system and method for electronic publication of original, creative works on a website as well as systems and methods for compensating the author(s) of the original creative works. The electronic publishing systems of the present invention can also be utilized in novel methods of fund raising for charitable and/or non-profit organizations. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066527 | ORDER FULFILLMENT SYSTEMS - Order fulfillment systems and methods, which may enable a recipient to retrieve an ordered product from a plurality of providers, and may additionally deliver a virtual representation of the ordered product to the recipient. The order fulfillment method may be a paperless process comprising electronically receiving an order from a customer for a product to be retrieved by the recipient. A virtual representation of the ordered product may then be delivered and displayed to the recipient. A status module may be provided to indicate to providers whether the order has yet been fulfilled. The method may further comprise receiving an update to the status module when the recipient selects a provider and retrieves the ordered product from the selected provider. | 03-17-2011 |
20110078055 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING SELECTING AND/OR PURCHASING OF ITEMS - Methods and systems for facilitating the selecting and/or the purchasing of items are provided. Items to be purchased may be clothing items. The use of a visualization pane comprising an avatar may be used to facilitate item selection. The avatar may represent a person such as a user and clothing items may be represented on the avatar so as to provide a preview of how the clothing items would look on the user. Searching for purchasable items may be done textually or visually using key images or by a combination of both. Key images selected from a dictionary of key images may to represent search criteria. Coupon offers may be presented to a user which may be redeemable instantly or later at a store location. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078056 | Method for merchandising a product - A method for merchandising a premium bed support system. The method includes advising various parties in the distribution system for selling a bed support system to a retail consumer as to the benefit of a premium bed support system so that the retail consumer has the opportunity of purchasing the premium bed support system in place of the standard bed support normally sold along with a bed. In the method, there can be a written document, such as a hangtag or other means at the retail furniture store that advises the retail consumer as to the advantages and benefits of the premium bed support system over the minimum bed support that qualify under the warranty of the bedding manufacturer. | 03-31-2011 |
20110087564 | Method & system for online sales and purchases - Internet-based commercial network connects multiple qualified participant buyers and sellers. Items are made available for defined periods of time, referred to as an event ( | 04-14-2011 |
20110099093 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATION OF MONTAGE OF MATCHING PRODUCTS - Automated electronic document design systems and methods for generating matching customized product designs and preparing images of matching customized products in a montage for displaying to a user. | 04-28-2011 |
20110112937 | iMotorZ - iMotorZ is a virtual reality hobby and environment in which the user obtains access to and ownership of a virtual vehicle to which the user can make modifications and customizations analogous to how a car collector or enthusiast may choose to modify and maintain a real car. The novelty is that the user of the virtual car does not need the space or financial resources that a real car would require. The user purchases a small-scale model of the desired vehicle, and then registers online using a unique identification number that comes with the retail model. Registration provides access to a variety of web-based databases, games and forums through which the user may customize the virtual vehicle, and obtain and share information about the virtual vehicle, thereby creating a unique history of the virtual vehicle. | 05-12-2011 |
20110119161 | AUTOMATED RATINGS OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - A system for automating comparisons and ratings of new product models and services that is timely, efficient, objective and consistent where an expert system extracts model information from a plurality of web page and compares and rates each model against comparable competing models gathered from one or more web sites and stored in a database to be displayed when requested by a user. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125614 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING PRODUCT IMAGES - A method and system displaying and managing images of consumer products. A layout for plural selected consumer products is presented. An N-layer digital image of a shelf layout on which consumer products are displayed is created. The created N-layer digital image includes an M-layer hierarchy of vector images and/or visual overlays stored in progressive resolution format and allows progressive resolution display without loss of image quality on the selected plural consumer products that appear in the N-layer digital image. The created N-layer digital image is displayed via a communications network. The created image provides a virtual shopping experience that emulates a shopping experience in an actual retail store. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131115 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A purchase type determining unit | 06-02-2011 |
20110137758 | Method and system for interactive virtual customized vehicle design, purchase, and final acquisition - An electronic system for the customization, visualization, integration, purchase, and acquisition of a vehicle from a vehicle manufacturer. The system is implemented on a computer server or equivalent device, where the server, operated by the manufacturer, is accessible over the internet via a suitable end-user operated computing device, the server generating a menu driven visual interface viewable on the computing device. The system allows for all aspects of a customized vehicle purchase to be performed by the user, substantially streamlining the selection and acquisition process. The system can be interfaced with third party parts databases, allowing for incorporation of parts from a variety of manufacturers. | 06-09-2011 |
20110145107 | ON-LINE MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION THEREFOR - A method for determining the postage associated with the delivery of an article including the steps of receiving an acquired image of the article over a network from a web enabled device (ii) comparing the acquired digital imaged to a plurality of stored digital images to ermine the identity of the acquired digital image, (iii) determining at least one characteristic of the identified digital image useful to determine a delivery cost associated with the identified digital image of the identified article, (iv) calculating the estimated cost of delivering the identified article to a destination address, and, (v) transmitting the estimated cost to the web enabled device. The method also determines the postage associated with the delivery of an article by means of a wireless communication network using a wireless mobile device having an optical imaging device. Furthermore, a system also determines the postage associated with the identified article. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145108 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATING TO A PRODUCT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEM RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates to a method, an electronic device, a server and a system to easily and quickly obtain product information of a product selected by a user from a picture or movie. The method for obtaining information comprises the steps displaying at least one image to a user by a display section of said electronic device; selecting a product by registering a position on said display section associated with said product; and retrieving product information from a storage section using said registered position. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145109 | ON-LINE SAVINGS ACCOUNT - An on-line savings page for managing a savings account includes a list of items the user is saving for, where each item has a specified priority. A savings rate for each item is determined by the savings account based on the priority and total savings rate. The user is notified of any changes in the savings account, such as price changes, inventory changes, etc., as well as relevant information related to the item, such as sales, offers, recalls, etc. | 06-16-2011 |
20110166965 | SYSTEM FOR SELLING BUYING, LENDING, AND RENTING VIRTUAL REGION AND METHOD THEREOF - The right for correlating a region or an existence with a virtual region in a virtual world structured in for example the Internet is sold, bought, lent, or rented. For example, when a buyer bought a virtual region from a seller, the virtual region of the seller is correlated with a virtual region of the buyer in a link method, a paste method, or a projection method. | 07-07-2011 |
20110173101 | ORDERING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An ordering method for ordering and buying a product is provided which includes providing trademark selection means for a customer to select at least one selected trademark from a group of trademarks; reserving for the customer, for a specified period, at least one product with the selected trademark selected by the customer; and providing sale means to enable the customer to buy the product(s) selected. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173102 | Content sensitive point-of-sale system for interactive media - A system and method are described for offering items and services for sale that are related to content being displayed in an interactive medium such as the world wide web, public kiosks, hand-held PDAs, tablets, television and other digital devices. The system uses a combination of techniques to select from a catalog of items those which have the greatest relevance to the content being viewed at the time, and it presents those items concurrently in point-of-sale window, allowing the user to purchase the items directly without leaving the content page. Unlike content-sensitive advertising which presents ads even when the relevance of those ads to the content is low, the system alerts the user to the presence of relevant products, presents a point of sale window only if the user requests it, and pays the content publisher a portion of the revenue from sales initiated on his content page. | 07-14-2011 |
20110178899 | BORROWING AND LENDING PLATFORM AND METHOD - A platform or apparatus or method, creating a market through electronic, digital or computerized means with global reach for the temporary exchange of goods among individuals as well as organizations. Participant devices (e.g. computers) and a central platform (e.g. a website) are connected through a global communications network. The platform, apparatus or method establishes a borrower-lender relationship that allows the borrower to gain possession of said goods for a period of time while assuring the lender, through a binding agreement, of the safe and secure handling, and of the return, of the borrowed item. The invention serves as a depository of such offerings, as well as the vehicle for arranging the temporary exchanges of goods. For printed goods and other image-scannable (electronic captuarable) items, an alternative embodiment allows a borrower to temporarily access an electronic (image) copy of the subject good. | 07-21-2011 |
20110191211 | Image Search Apparatus and Methods Thereof - Embodiments of a method and apparatus of image search are provided. An exemplary method of image search includes: receiving a request and returning a web page, where the returned web page allows uploading an image and adding annotation content for the image; receiving and storing the image and the annotation content for the image; and providing the annotation content for the image as a search index to an image search engine. Using the disclosed method and server, more searches related to information in an image can be provided. Moreover, because more information related to merchandise in an image can be provided to a viewer, it is believed that more online transactions can be facilitated. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196764 | System and method for virtually staging property - A system for virtually staging property to market real estate including a computing device communicably linked to a computer network, a database accessible by the computing device containing a plurality of images of household items, and software executing on the computing device for receiving a digital photograph of a room of the property from a user via the computer network, retrieving at least one of the plurality of images from the database, digitally editing the retrieved image into the received digital photograph, and transmitting the edited digital photograph to the user via the computer network. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202432 | On-Line Product Catalogue and Ordering System, and the Presentation of Multimedia Content - A method of presenting an on-line product catalogue and ordering system to a user, said method comprising providing a graphical user interface representing a virtual space through which users may navigate, said virtual space including representations representing products, through which a user may obtain product information and order a product on-line, and representations representing other users of the system, through which the user may identify such other users and communicate with a selected other user regarding the products on offer. | 08-18-2011 |
20110208619 | Remote and/or virtual mall shopping experience - A computer-implemented method of enabling remote and/or a virtual shopping of an actual retail store is disclosed. Software provides a means of creating custom, electronic shopping mall configurations that may include a plurality of participating retail stores, each of which may be selected from a list of participating retailers. The mall's stores and walkways may be selectable to launch a remote/virtual shopping experience. Navigation is by moving a cursor to browse for desired merchandise. Remote shopping is achieved through the use of a plurality of cameras at participating stores to provide live streaming images of store merchandise for remote shopping, or a series of recorded images that permit virtual shopping. All images may be embedded with merchandise information. Holding the cursor over a merchandise image may reveal embedded information. Views obstructed by a live shopper in the live streaming image may be supplanted by the beginning-of-day stored images. | 08-25-2011 |
20110225070 | INVENTORY SALES SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer system and method of facilitating a sale which permits inventory information to be used in connection with a technology enabled selling (TES) system to facilitate a sale. The inventory information may be used during configuration of an item to be sold to a customer in a manner which allows the sales representative to more easily sell items from inventory if desired. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231293 | Interactive Image Activation And Distribution System And Associated Methods - A system for distributing a digital image of a customer includes receiving a request from a customer to a human representative (i.e., a “roving” photographer) for an image to be taken of the customer at a site. An image of the customer is captured by the “roving” photographer at the site in response to the received request. The image is transmitted to a remote processor. An electronic request is received from the customer to view the transmitted image, and the image is transmitted from the remote processor to the customer's communication device. If the customer decides to purchase the image, a transaction is finalized by receiving payment data from the customer, and the final image is provided to the customer. A commission is then paid to the photographer for the transaction. In another embodiment, the cost is at least partially subsidized by advertisement pushed to the customer's communication device. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238536 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING ITEM SELECTION ERROR IN AN E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems for displaying, to a user interface, categories of items for the user to select from for querying the system, in order to enable the system to return to the user images of items of the type desired by the user for possible purchase. The items categories of items can be presented to the user interface visually in silhouette form so that the user can select brand and the silhouette image of the type of item desired. Upon selection of the silhouette image, a query is sent to the system and images of the desired type of item are returned to the user interface for presentation to the user, along with certain attributes of the items. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246336 | DATA ENTRY SYSTEMS - A data entry system includes a hand held data entry unit having a reading sensor for sensing commands and/or data, rewritable storage for storing information relating to selectable items, a controller (a microprocessor or other processing circuitry) and a display screen for displaying a user readable representation of the commands and/or stored information for a selected item, and a telecommunication interface for the telephonic transmission of information relating to a selected item or items from the storage to a remote processing center and for the telephonic information relating to selectable items from the remote processing center to the storage. Preferably a telecommunications interface is provided in the hand held unit for cellular or other wireless telephony systems. The hand held unit can be configured to combine the data entry functions with those of audio telephony. | 10-06-2011 |
20110251928 | VIRTUAL WORLDS SEAMLESS OBJECT DROP INTEGRATION - Virtual worlds seamless object drop integration enables users to obtain products in a virtual world by dragging a product image icon off of an e-commerce web page and on to a virtual world client. The drag-and-drop movement is initiated by the user from a browser window on a display screen. The browser calls an underlying system service to pass an image tag corresponding to the product image icon on to the virtual world client. The image tag includes a unique identifier. The virtual world client checks the image tag to see if the corresponding product has a price, and asks the user if they want to buy it. A product purchase transaction is completed by a virtual world network server and a payments network server that is called in for the financial authorizations. The seller's web page and payments network server are addressed by their respective Uniform Resource Locator (URL). | 10-13-2011 |
20110258086 | COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR ONLINE COMMERCE WITH COMMUNITY FEATURES - Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are computer-implemented methods for interactive social shopping wherein multiple users are able to interact in real time and simultaneously view an identical item for purchase. Further disclosed herein, are systems for interactive social shopping wherein multiple users are able to interact in real time and simultaneously view an identical item for purchase. Additionally disclosed herein, are devices that enable interactive social shopping wherein multiple users are able to interact in real time and simultaneously view an identical item for purchase. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264563 | CONSERVATION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive real or virtual resource consumption data from a plurality of consuming entities. The entities may comprise members of a defined community, such as an online community. Further activities may include publishing an online comparison of at least some of the resource consumption data and/or information derived from the resource consumption data to compare consumption by some number of the consuming entities. Publication, perhaps in the form of a ranked list display, is expected to foster competition between the consuming entities, leading to reduced resource consumption. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCT DISPLAY - Systems and methods are provided for receiving a request to display at least one product. A substitute product for the at least one product is selected from a plurality of substitute products. The selection may be based on, for example, expected revenue from display of the selected substitute product, expected revenue for purchase of the selected substitute product, or a substitution success rate. The selected substitute product is then displayed. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270715 | FLIGHT SELECTION METHOD - The present invention relates to a flight selection method using a computerised device. The method includes the step of processing flight data relating to flights to produce display data. The display data is displayed by a remote computer in accordance with a flight search query. The display data includes flight representations displayed relative to a timeline. At least one flight representation is associated with more than one fare indicator to provide for a more compact display of flight information. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHEREIN A BUYER PURCHASES PRODUCTS IN A PLURALITY OF PRODUCT CATEGORIES - Systems and methods are provided wherein an indication of a plurality of product categories is received, each product category being associated with a plurality of products. For example, the indication of the plurality of product categories may be received from a buyer. Buyer offer information, including an indication of an offer amount associated with the plurality of product categories, is also received. A subset of the plurality of products is selected for each of the product categories, and an indication of the selected products is provided. The buyer's offer may then be evaluated. If the buyer's offer is accepted, the selected products may be provided to the buyer in exchange for payment of the offer amount. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270717 | SYSTEM, PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHODS FOR ONLINE IMAGE HANDLING - A system to facilitate electronic commerce associated with an online marketplace, program product, and methods are provided. Electronic commerce over a computer network is facilitated by a computer system that forms a community of computers that enable the users to buy and sell items in an online marketplace. To list the item on an online marketplace website, for example, the selling user posts an item with a seller marketplace item management website by completing an online-item marketplace item creation form. The form requires input related to the item, such as a description, sale price or minimum bid, shipping instructions, and the like, and an image file or image file location illustrating the marketplace item. The seller marketplace item management server provides a marketplace administrator server the marketplace item data including original image file or image file location. The server contains a random image size generator that generates at least two additional images of the marketplace item for display in a seller marketplace item web page to advertise the marketplace item. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOY ADOPTION AND MARKETING - Provided are a method and computer system that provide a virtual world. A server of the computer system includes a storage subsystem that stores two or more items of different personalized information about multiple different users, including different user identifications and passwords associated with the user identifications respectively representing the users. The server computer system is programmed to accept login credentials including a user identification and password and validate the login credentials. The server computer system is also programmed to control formation of a first user account and storage of the first user identification and first password. The storage subsystem stores information about registration codes that have not yet been entered. Further, the server computer system is programmed to accept entry of one or more of the registration codes that have not yet been entered and, based on entry of the registration codes, to associate stored information indicative of the one registration code with the first user identification. | 11-03-2011 |
20110276438 | ONLINE PURCHASING SYSTEM SUPPORTING SELLERS WITH AFFORDABILITY SCREENING - An online system uses, in various embodiments of the invention, credit report information, loan affordability screening and credit approval and management functionality to facilitate the purchase and finance of products online. The online system may include both sellers of products and lenders that offer financing to buyers seeking to purchase the products. The system may automatically obtain a buyer's credit report information and use that information to determine if the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to obtain financing for a particular product or products. The system also enables use of buyer credit information to identify only those of a seller's products for which the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to finance using one or more loans. The system then enables selection of an identified product or products for purchase, and selection of a loan, for example, for financing of the selected product or products. Credit approval (or pre-approval) may be performed automatically, and along with credit processing, may be performed completely online. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276439 | Configuration Representation and Modeling Using Configuration Spaces - Configuration spaces facilitate the useful presentation of data, particularly configuration data used for representing configured products. Products include features and common features can be grouped by families. For example, an automobile can include a transmission family. The transmission family could include features such as automatic transmission and 4-speed manual transmission. Configuration spaces can be achieved by consolidating selected data without loosing useful information. The degree of consolidation achieved can be significant enough to permit display of data using conventional display technology. Configuration spaces break down the “universe” of possible configurations into constituent spaces defined by groups of rules for a selected feature. Common dependencies between the selected feature and related features can be consolidated to produce a more minimal form of the data used for representing the selected features and related features. Configuration spaces can provide a useful graphical view of the breakdown of all rules written for a single feature or multiple features. The data present in this view can be analyzed to, for example, study the dependency paths of an existing configuration and better understand the impact of revising configuration relationships. Thus, configuration spaces aid in the creation and modification of configuration models. | 11-10-2011 |
20110282766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INTEGRATED CHANNELS IN AN IP MARKETPLACE - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRODUCT RELATED ELECTRONIC CATALOG FUNCTIONALITY - An aggregation of functionality related to a product within an electronic catalog hosted by a wholesaler web system is provided by presenting on a client computing device a webpage in which a single product is directly associated with a single access point. The single access point provides a means by which plural wholesaler web system functions related to the single product are made available to a consumer. A listing of the plural wholesaler web system functions related to the single product is displayed within the webpage in response to an activation of the single access point by the consumer. In response to a selection by the consumer from the displayed listing the wholesaler web system initiates a performance of the one of the plural wholesaler web system functions so selected. | 11-17-2011 |
20110313892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPSELLING TO A USER OF A DIGITAL BOOK LENDING LIBRARY - A method is disclosed where an e-book lending library is provided. The lending library includes data relating to one of license data relating to a plurality of e-books and a plurality of e-books. A request to borrow a first e-book of the plurality of e-books for a predetermined finite period of time is received at the e-book lending library. A current lending status of the first e-book is determined as one of available for lending and unavailable for lending. When it is determined that the first e-book is unavailable for lending, a second signal is transmitted to the user via the communication network, the second signal comprising an offer to sell to the user the first e-book via the e-book lending library. | 12-22-2011 |
20120005044 | System And Method To Provide A Table Of Products Based On Ranked User Specified Product Attributes - A system and method to provide a table of product attributes based on user specified preferences. A database module that stores an electronic catalog of products is utilized. The electronic catalog includes a taxonomy of products, categories, and products within the categories. The catalog also includes product attributes which describe products in a category which have at least one value for the product attributes. A user interface module displays a table that compares products having at least one common product attribute. The user interface module receives user selected product attributes and relative product rankings two or more of the user selected product attributes. A query module is provided this information and identifies products from the stored electronic catalog which have at least one of the user selected product attributes. The user interface module displays the identified products in the table in an order based on their relative product attribute rankings. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005045 | COMPARING ITEMS USING A DISPLAYED DIAGRAM - Among other things, a user can view graphically how different available items compare to one another, with respect to attributes of the available items, by controlling what is shown in a displayed diagram that identifies the items, in the context of indicators of their attributes. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005046 | Merchandise and Geographic Information Matching System, Associate Apparatus and Method - Geographic merchandise matching system, associated apparatus and method are provided. In an embodiment, a hand-held apparatus integrates user geographic location and a merchandise matching condition, and queries a merchandise service platform. An information matching module of the merchandise service platform accesses a merchandise database, a geography database and a comment database for sorting to form a matching result, and sends the matching result back to the handheld apparatus. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005047 | Image-based e-commerce method and system - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing, retrieving, manipulating and using data and information, primarily image-based, in the context of an e-commerce setting. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for presenting content to and using content from first users that is contained in images, to create a flexible and adaptable manner for disposition of items contained in the images to second, or more, users of the systems or internet site which employs these methods. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005048 | ON-LINE VIDEO AND IMAGE SYSTEM - A system is provided that allows a photographer to take images for a customer and provide those images to order servicing equipment with which the images are placed on-line for the customer to view. The customer may place orders for the images and products and services related to the images. The order servicing equipment may credit the photographer when the customer orders images, products, or services. Images may be manipulated before images, products, or services are ordered. Images may be taken using film-based cameras or digital image acquisition equipment. Image presentation options may be selected. Content may be appended to the images. Web sites and digital albums may be created using the images. The photographer may check the status of assignments that have been submitted to the order servicing equipment and may check on account status. | 01-05-2012 |
20120011033 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND CONTROL OF HOTEL AMENITIES AND A METHOD THEREOF - A system and a method for management, monitoring and control of hotel amenities for providing guests staying in discrete hotel rooms access to a plurality of hotel amenities through a single interface has been disclosed. The system 100 includes portable devices 102 which are provided to guests of a hotel and acts as a single point of access for controlling the use of all the amenities and a controller 112 which wirelessly interfaces with each of the portable devices 102 to facilitate the monitoring and control of the amenities. | 01-12-2012 |
20120011034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CHANNELS IN AN IP MARKETPLACE - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 01-12-2012 |
20120022978 | ONLINE CLOTHING SHOPPING USING 3D IMAGE OF SHOPPER - A shopper inputs a 3D image of himself to a computer which normalizes the image to a standard. The shopper can select an article of clothing from a web site and the image of the article is normalized to the shopper's image using the same normalization standard and superimposed onto the shopper's image. The manufacturer's size corresponding to the correct article size may also be displayed. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022979 | DYNAMIC COMPARISON TEXT FUNCTIONALITY - A system is provided comprising a plurality of listings, a plurality of labels associated with at least some of the listings. Additionally, a plurality of form inputs are provided, each associated with one of the labels, wherein selection of a form input causes a transition of the associated label from a first state to a second state. The system further includes a link that is made active upon the transition, thereby associating an action with a label wherein a first description is displayed in the first state and a second description is displayed in the second state. | 01-26-2012 |
20120036048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - A system and method for distribution of multimedia content over a computer communications network using a portable web widget, the web widget adapted for viral distribution and execution in a web browser on a client device, the client device having a processor and a memory and the web widget having at least an active operational mode and an inactive operational mode. The web widget includes a content retrieval component communicatively coupled to an application server over the computer communications network, a content retrieval component configured to retrieve a multimedia content file and associated metadata from a storage resource to the memory of the client device after the web widget enters the active operational mode, a content preview component configured by the client device processor to execute a portion of the retrieved multimedia content file, and a transaction processing component operative to initiate a commercial transaction pertaining to the multimedia content file. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041849 | Method, Device, and System for Analyzing and Ranking Web-Accessible Data Targets - A method of locating a relevant product belonging to a category of related products sharing pre-determined product attributes is provided. At a client computer, a search topic associated with the category arrives from a user along with user-profile data like demographic, geographic, and situational data. A server locates at information locations some related products within the category, each having the pre-determined set of product attributes having associated content. For each product attribute, the content associated therewith in one of the located products is compared against content associated with the product attribute in each other located product and is assigned a relative score based on the comparison. The shared set of product attributes is prioritized based in part upon relevance of a product attribute to user profile data and the located products are ranked based on the prioritizing and the score of content associated with the product attributes. | 02-16-2012 |
20120072314 | CUSTOMIZING AN ONLINE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE FOR A USER - A method for customizing an online shopping experience for a user is disclosed. The method includes receiving at a marketplace system a request from a user system to transmit instructions for a rendering by the user system of a predetermined user interface relating to a product, using a processor to select one of a plurality of other user interfaces relating to the product, and transmitting to the user system instructions for the rendering by the user system of the one of the plurality of other user interfaces. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078757 | Portable Computing Device for Posting Goods to an Electronic Marketplace - A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that establishes a bailee relationship and consignment contract with a purchaser of a good at the market maker computer that allows the purchaser to change the price of the good once the purchaser has purchased the good thereby to allow the purchaser to speculate on the price of collectibles in an electronic market for used goods while assuring the safe and trusted physical possession of a good with a vetted bailee. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078758 | BEHAVIOR EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An exchange system and method for exchanging positive behavior for items of monetary or social value. The exchange system uses databases that allow automated positive behavior point deposits to be uploaded into individual participant accounts and an interface that allows registered participants to see the value of the behavior points earned and deposited in individual accounts. The system uses an automated inventory management system of items for youth acquisition, an interactive interface displaying items available to participating youth and means of acquisition. The exchange system processes youth value exchange requests directly from the interface and maintains accounting of the transaction. | 03-29-2012 |
20120089488 | Virtual reality system including smart objects - 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. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095881 | ATOMIZING E-COMMERCE - The present invention provides software system with an ability to atomize e-commerce. The capability of buying and selling a product can be inserted onto any website, even websites that are not directly related to e-commerce. The capability can be pushed out to 3rd party sites, widgets on social networking sites, references in blogs, articles, etc. For example, a reference to a product on a 3rd party website contains a link to buy or sell the product or service, without having to leave the 3rd party website. As used herein, a “reference” can be anything which references a product or service, such as images, text, a widget, etc. In some cases, a reference can be referred to as an “ad.” | 04-19-2012 |
20120095882 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Point-of-Sale Product Information to Consumers of Alcoholic Beverages - A method and apparatus for providing product information to a potential purchaser of alcoholic beverages while the purchaser is shopping within the context of a retail establishment, including: a step or means for identifying the retail establishment within which the purchaser is physically located; a step or means for displaying to the purchaser a list of alcoholic beverage items offered for sale by the identified retail establishment; and a step or means for displaying product information which describes an alcoholic beverage item selected by the purchaser from the displayed list of items offered for sale; whereby the product information is used by the purchaser to make better, more informed purchasing decisions. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095883 | Method and system of online shopping via third party using blog - A system of online shopping via a sales agent includes user terminals ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120116927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO PRODUCT RELATED ELECTRONIC CATALOG FUNCTIONALITY - An aggregation of functionality related to a product within an electronic catalog hosted by a wholesaler web system is provided by presenting on a client computing device a webpage in which a single product is directly associated with a single access point. The single access point provides a means by which plural wholesaler web system functions related to the single product are made available to a consumer. A listing of the plural wholesaler web system functions related to the single product is displayed within the webpage in response to an activation of the single access point by the consumer. In response to a selection by the consumer from the displayed listing the wholesaler web system initiates a performance of the one of the plural wholesaler web system functions so selected. | 05-10-2012 |
20120130864 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ANALYZE A SELLER INVENTORY OFFERED FOR SALE ON A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - Systems and methods to analyze a seller inventory on a network-based marketplace | 05-24-2012 |
20120130865 | Look-alike Tryout of Mail Order Product Before Purchase - The disclosed technology comprises a method of providing a functional version of a product to a potential buyer via postal services. The potential buyer may try out the product for a limited amount of time, and then return same to the seller or pay for the look-alike product/purchase the actual product. This method may be used with jewelry, clothing, electronics, and other items. For example, in an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a buyer may desire to try 1, 2, 3 or more diamond rings with gold bands. A cubic zirconia ring with a silver or copper alloy band may be sent to the potential buyer via mail or a courier to try out for a limited time period, during which he/she can decide whether to purchase the real product. In this manner, risk of loss of goods to the seller is lessened, and the ability to touch and feel a product which functions like the original is granted to the potential buyer before making a purchase. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS USING VOICE OR HUMAN BASED GESTURE ACTIONS - A method of initiating a consumer transaction using a human interaction device to read voice or human based gesture actions is disclosed. Video data is transmitted from a processing device to a display device. The video is monitoring for event data corresponding to a plurality of consumer products or services, and monitored event data is received in the processing device. A consumer is notified on the display device of an eligible consumer transaction. Voice or human based gesture actions are read with a human interaction device and are analyzed. If the voice or human based gesture actions conform to a predetermined set of requirements, then a consumer transaction for the plurality of consumer products or services is initiated. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136757 | Methods and Systems for Operating a Virtual World - A virtual world is operated by an automated system, in which choices available to be made by avatars are assigned point values. As an avatar makes a choice, a corresponding point values is tabulated by the automated system in a record specific to that avatar, and an updated points total for the avatar is processed against predetermined definitions defined in quantitative terms for underlying qualitative concepts such as unhealthiness, non-renewable energy usage, wastefulness, etc. The automated system performs steps as a function of the avatar's points total, such as changing the avatar's appearance such as body weight representation, causing the avatar to have a heart attack, etc. | 05-31-2012 |
20120150696 | PROVIDING AN IMAGE OF AN ITEM TO ADVERTISE THE ITEM - A seller device executing a seller module captures an image of an item available for purchase and uploads the image to a host machine. The host machine receives the image of the item and provides the image and a seller address to a buyer device. The buyer device executing a buyer module presents the image and the seller address to a user. The seller address is usable to initiate a communication with the seller of the item. The host machine may provide the seller module to the seller device, and the host machine may provide the buyer module to the buyer device. The host machine may also communicate the image to an advertisement server configured to publish the image as a listing of the item. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150697 | METHODS THAT ALLOW MULTIPLE RETAILERS THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN RESTRICTED SPEND CARD PROGRAMS WITHOUT MANAGING MULTIPLE CATALOGS OF ELIGIBLE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE CARD PROGRAMS - A method is provided for multiple retailers to participate in restricted spend financial transaction card programs. A restricted spend financial transaction card system is provided that includes an adjudication processor system coupled to a retailer infrastructure. The adjudication processor system includes a switch, a market basket analysis server and a process control server. The market basket analysis server is used to validate items in a market basket. Content attributes of the market basket are communicated from the market basket analysis server to the switch. The switch, market basket analysis server, a catalog management server and the process control server are used for adjudication. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150698 | MEDIA CONTENT CLIP IDENTIFICATION AND COMBINATION ARCHITECTURE - Methods, systems, and devices are described for associating comments with playback of media content. A user at an input device may select a first point and a second point during a first media content to define a first media content clip. A first comment received at the input device may be associated with the first media content clip. The user may also select a third point and a fourth point during a second media content to define a second media content clip. A second comment received at the input device may be associated with the second media content clip. The input device may associate the first media content clip with the second media content clip based on a playback sequence received from the user. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158551 | Retail Interface - In one example a retail webpage displays a product collage and social media content. For example, the social media content includes reviews by a user's social contacts and/or an image of the user, a social contact, and/or a product. Some content of the website, for example, is organized to display content in a predefined layout. In another example, a retail website system collects social information from external social networks. For example, a user's social information is identified and content created by the user's social contacts is identified. The social contact-created content is displayed, for example, with a product or group of products. In another example, the layout of a webpage is organized to encourage a user to explore the webpage. The layout, for example, includes elements in two columns with content adjacent to similar content. For example, elements in descending location relate more or less specifically to a user. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158552 | BEHAVIORAL DATA MINING PROCESSES FOR GENERATING PAIRWISE ITEM COMPARISONS - Data mining systems and methods are disclosed for generating data that is helpful to users in selecting between items represented in an electronic data repository, such as an electronic catalog. One disclosed data mining method generates pairwise comparison data for particular pairs of items. The pairwise comparison data for a given item pair reveals a tendency of users who consider both items in the pair to select one item over the other. The pairwise comparison data may be appropriately exposed to users of the electronic repository. For instance, an item detail page for item A may be supplemented with an indication that users who view both item A and item B select item B a specified percentage of the time. Another data mining method uses item viewing histories and item purchase histories of users in combination to identify pairs of items that are good candidates for being recommended in combination. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173390 | SINGLE, MIXED-VIEW PRESENTATION OF RELATED PRODUCTS - Methods and systems for presenting related products in a single, mixed-view display are provided. Upon receiving an indication of a focal product, a plurality of ontological relationships of the focal product is identified or determined, each identified ontological relationship including one or more additional products associated therewith, A single-view display is presented that includes an indicator of the product of interest and product indicators for at least a portion of the additional products associated with at least two of the plurality of ontological relationships. Generally, the additional product-indicators are arranged around the indicator of the focal product. In this way, the user is presented with a product of interest, as well as other products having a variety of relationships with respect to the product of interest in a single, seamless view. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185366 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONSUMABLES ORDERING SYSTEM AND CONSUMABLES ORDERING METHOD - When a device desired to acquire emission right information is selected on a selection screen displayed on a display unit and a “SEND” icon is manipulated, a control unit causes the display unit to display consumables information of consumables granted with emission rights and consumables not granted with emission rights that is received from a server. When a user selects a consumable item that is desired to be ordered from among consumables indicated by the consumables information displayed on the display unit, and manipulates a “SEND ORDER SHEET” icon on the ordering screen, the control unit sends an order sheet to the server. The control unit causes the display unit to display, in the case of receiving order sheet receipt notification from the server in response to the sent order sheet, the received order sheet receipt notification. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191577 | Retail Website User Interface - In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase. | 07-26-2012 |
20120203675 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRONIC CATALOG FOR ONLINE COMPUTER USERS - A system and method for generating an electronic catalog for online computer users is disclosed. The system and method in an example embodiment include generating a tagged webpage template corresponding to a seller site; using the tagged webpage template to extract item information from the seller site; storing the extracted item information in a database of item listings; enabling selection of a plurality of item listings from at least some of the item listings provided in the database; enabling arrangement of the plurality of selected item listings on a plurality of pages in a computer-generated electronic catalog; recording an identifier of the computer-generated electronic catalog; and recording information associating each of the plurality of selected item listings with the identifier of the computer-generated electronic catalog. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING USE-BASED PRODUCT SEARCHING - Systems and methods are directed to use-based product searching. Raw product information data, such as product features, specifications, and user reviews are processed and analyzed using pattern-based text analysis to extract relevant product aspects and uses. The aspects are weighted in relation to their importance for various uses, and the corresponding aspects and their weights are linked to the uses. A user selects uses for a product, which correspond to weighted aspects, and the weights for the aspects are used to rank products using the weights of the aspects linked to the selected uses. The ranked products are presented to the user in a customizable interface. The user may directly specify weights for the extracted aspects to further customize the ranked list of products. The interface provides additional options for viewing product details, opinions and comparisons. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215667 | FEATURE CODES AND BONUSES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS - An Entertainment System including a website, in combination with a commercially purchased product, wherein the system allows a product user to register a primary product online using a registration code, allowing the user access to various activities and scenarios in a “virtual world” including a virtual representation of the product, via a computer connected to the Internet. Additional ancillary products are also provided that may be related to the primary product or the virtual world, with these ancillary products also being provided with one or more codes to provide additional content, bonus items, and/or bonus access in the virtual world. | 08-23-2012 |
20120233036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING PURCHASE OF OR INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR OBJECTS IN DIGITAL CONTENT - A client computing system renders digital content (such as, for example, a movie or TV program) for a user. Based on the user's interest, the user may select an object image in a video frame of a sequence of video frames of the digital content being rendered. The user input data indicating the object image selection may be sent to a service provider server coupled to the client computing system over a network via a secure communications channel. The server obtains information about an object corresponding to the user-selected object image. The server sends the object information to the client computing system for display to the user. The object may be an object in the physical world, such as a consumer good. The object information may include information enabling the user to purchase the object. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT - A framework is provided for building a visual representation of a product concept including a textual component and/or a graphical component. A first element within one of the textual component and the graphical components is designated as a first dynamic element. A second element within one of the textual component and the graphical component is designated as a second dynamic element. The first dynamic element is associated with a first variant list. The second dynamic element is associated with a second variant list. A constraint is associated between at least a first element variant and at least a second element variant. A selection of a first element variant from the first variant list and a second element variant from the second variant list are received. A first instantiation of the visual representation is generated including the first element variant and the second element variant based upon the constraint. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233038 | Watch Exchange - A watch exchange system is presented. The system includes a storage medium for storing data relevant to buying and selling watches. The system also includes a processor and executable code for electronically displaying the data to a consumer via an interface. The interface shows an image of a type of watch, with a buy price and a sell price just below the image. Below the buy price and sell price are a user-selectable buy object and a user-selectable sell object. The horizontal space between the user selectable objects is less than the length of either object. | 09-13-2012 |
20120253992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVENTORY GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - A method and a system to generate and manage an inventory are provided. The system may include a memory to store an inventory having a list of items owned by a consumer. An identification module may add an item to the inventory. A collection module may collect additional data about the added item. A tracking module may collect market data about the added item. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253993 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH VIRTUAL SHOPPING FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention relates to beverage preparation machine ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120253994 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN E-COMMERCE SYSTEM RELATED TO WEAR APPAREL - An e-commerce system for wear apparel on a global computer network, has a fit system that has an apparel designer interface function for an apparel designer to provide apparel data in an apparel data form and a retail apparel merchant interface function to search and select apparel for retail on the merchant website and an embed function in the apparel data form that transfers the apparel data from the apparel data form and embeds it in the web page. The fit system minimizes the resources a retail merchant would require to make available wear apparel for sale on a retail merchant website. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259743 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROOM DESIGN VISUALIZATION - The disclosed system and method provide the user with the capability of selecting from among various particular products utilized in the design of an interior space, such as a kitchen, reviewing product specifications, design and finish combinations, and visualizing the products, both in isolation and placed in a photorealistic depiction of the selected products in one of a selected number of different room layouts. The system provides the user with the option of creating a unique account, including contact information, and information relating to one or more product selections preferred by the customer, which may then be electronically transmitted by the customer to a selected location remote from the system. The system and method may also provide the capability for a limited group, such as product manufacturer and/or dealer personnel, to access one or more of the customers' unique accounts to obtain contact information and/or product preferences for the customers. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259744 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY AND SOCIAL NETWORKING ENHANCED RETAIL SHOPPING - An augmented reality system is necessary for providing assistance for the customer in retail purchase decision. The augmented reality system comprising a one data sending module which is configured to send retail product information to the central server module is provided. A central server module configured to receive the retail product information from the data sending server where, the central server module is attached to a processor to process the retail product information. Processing the retail product information at the central server module, wherein the central server module retrieves retail product information from multiple databases which contains the retail product information. A data receiving module configured to receive the retail product information from the central server module. An application server configured to accept input from a user and to share the user details with a social networking platform. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265650 | Diet and Nutrition Planning System based on health needs - A diet planning system is describes which assists a user to plan his/her diet plan according to the health needs. A user is provided to select a health status from a list of available health effects, a food group and food item list appear upon selection of the health status from which the user selects a plurality of food items. A food item rank calculator provides a priority score for the selected food item. The calculation basis of the priority score can be altered by user using a dial and accordingly make it depend totally upon the user's health needs or the overall nutrient content of the food item. The user is further provided an option to make a virtual plate, a smoothie or shop for the grocery online. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265651 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE EVALUATION AND PURCHASE OF GOODS - A system for the remote evaluation and purchase of goods, comprising a remote buyer, a communication network, and a device for evaluation and purchase of goods that is configured to establish communication between a seller and a remote buyer using the communication network, assist the buyer in examining the one or more items for sale, assist the buyer and seller to establish the terms of a sale, assist the seller in transferring the one or more items to the buyer, and provide payment to the seller. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ILLUSTRATING WHERE A TICKET IS LOCATED IN AN EVENT VENUE - A system accepts event criteria for at least one ticket and at least one event; accepts price criteria for the ticket(s) and the event(s); displays an interactive graphics-based event venue map illustrating a location of all sections at a venue with at least one ticket meeting the event and price criteria; accepts section selection criteria, at least one section being selected from the interactive graphics-based event venue map; displays ticket information to allow a user to drill down to a specific ticket, cause a location of the specific ticket to be displayed in the interactive venue map; and enable a capability to utilize the interactive venue map to choose a section of interest, causing corresponding ticket information to be displayed in the web browsing language. | 10-18-2012 |
20120290447 | ON LINE ADVERTISING AND ELECTRONIC CATALOG PROCESSES AND APPARATUS - Various methods and systems concerning advertisements and electronic calendars with digital assets are described. The methods include receiving from a network a packet having an identifier that identifies a product associated with a digital asset. The digital asset is rendered on a catalog that is rendered on a remote computing system. The identifier is determined from information that was deployed with the digital asset on the remote computing system. The method includes performing a lookup into a database with the identifier. The method includes receiving product information for the product from the lookup and sending the product information to the remote computing system. The method includes receiving from the network a second packet having a second identifier that identifies a second product associated with a second digital asset. The second digital asset is rendered on a second catalog that is rendered on a second remote computing system. The second identifier is determined from second information that was deployed with the second digital asset on the second remote computing system. The method includes performing a lookup into the database with the second identifier. The method includes receiving an identifier or an on-line product feed or on-line product database from the lookup and requesting second product information for the second product from the on-line product feed or on-line product database. The method also includes receiving the second product information for the second product and sending the second product information to the second remote computing system. Other methods and systems are discussed. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290448 | Product Content Social Marketplace Catalog - A method and system are disclosed for managing catalog resources within a social commerce environment. Users are referred by a plurality of affiliates to a social commerce marketplace system. Once referred, the users are presented with a customized social commerce storefront that is associated with an individual affiliate. Each of the customized social commerce storefronts comprises a micro catalog of purchasable products, which is a subset of a master catalog comprising a set of available products. Social data associated with the user and catalog data associated with the purchasable products is processed to generate product catalog data to the user, which is then provided to the user. The user reviews the social commerce content and selects individual purchasable products for purchase. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOBILE ELECTRONIC WALLET - Physical cards may be presented to a mobile device to establish a contactless communication channel between the physical card and the mobile device. Information communicated by the physical card may be received, stored, and used by the mobile device to generate a mobile wallet of virtual cards. Each virtual card in a mobile wallet may, for example, look just like its physical counterpart card and may provide equivalent functionality as its physical counterpart card when selected for use by the mobile device. Virtual cards may be sorted within the mobile wallet based on card category (e.g., payment, identification, or gift card category), card attributes (associations with other virtual cards), card variables (e.g., credit limit or credit available), and user attributes and variables (e.g., the user's current location). Information related to a virtual card (e.g., receipts) may be viewed from a display of the mobile device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290450 | System and Method for Interactive, Computer-Assisted Object Presentation - A system and method for interactive, computer-assisted object presentation in which object information is displayed in one more arrays. The object information is displayed in a two dimensional array wherein displayed object information can be selected by a user. In response to the selection, additional information may be displayed about an object corresponding to the selected information such as a link to permit a user to buy the object. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296780 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXCHANGING PRODUCT INFORMATION - Systems and methods for exchanging item information between business entities, in a social network, are disclosed. A profile generator can receive information about a business entity and use the information to generate a business profile. The business profiles can be associated via user initiated connections into a social network. A request generator can receive item detail information and/or questions from a requester to generate an item information request. The request may be sent to one or more request targets. A request target can view and respond to requests via a user interface and/or the business profile. A response generator can receive information from a responder to generate a response to an item information request and send the response to the requester. A requester can view responses and notify responders of the requester's selection of the responder for a transaction. A notification engine can notify users of requests and responses. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303490 | SERVICE FOR MANAGING DIGITAL CONTENT LICENSES - A content management system may receive, purchase or otherwise obtain licenses from content owners or licensors and provide such content licenses to application developers or other content creators. The content management system can act as a central broker for licensing content rights to developers. The application developers can then generate content items based on the obtained licenses and provide or sell those content items to users of their applications. For instance, the developer may license an automobile design, brand name or performance data from an automobile manufacturer and create an automobile model for a racing game application. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303491 | SERVICE FOR MANAGING DIGITAL CONTENT RESALES - A content management system couples DRM protection of content items with a digital content store to allow content items to be transferred or resold from one user to another. The content management system can generate application-specific digital stores that allow end users to conduct transactions with other users to buy, sell, and/or trade content items associated with the application. In response to a sale or trade of a content item between two users, DRM protections associated with the content item can allow the content item to be removed from one user computing device and provided to another user computing device, while maintaining the same number of outstanding active copies of the content item before and after the transaction. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310791 | Clothing Visualization - A method includes receiving an indication of interest in a garment depicted within media content displayed at a video display and determining, based on the media content, one or more garment identifiers associated with the garment. The method includes after determining the one or more garment identifiers, generating an image representation including a garment overlay and a viewer representation, the garment overlay at least partially covering the viewer representation. The viewer representation is generated based at least partially upon measurement input associated with the viewer. The garment overlay is based at least partially on the one or more garment identifiers and at least partially on the measurement input. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316999 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL COLLECTIBLE GENERATION, TRADING, PURCHASING, AND MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the disclosure include systems, methods, and devices for generating, purchasing, and managing virtual collectibles (VCs) using a software platform. Embodiments take advantage of the capabilities of the Internet as a medium for users to exchange goods and couples the recent advancement in 3-D rendering technology to provide a virtual marketplace for collectors to purchase, sell, trade and manage (manipulate and control) VCs. Aspects of the disclosure include generating a VC by scanning a physical collectible, rendering a 3-D digital copy of the physical collectible, and enhancing virtual characteristics of the 3-D digital copy. A unique encrypted digital string may be generated based on the virtual characteristics. Also, unique digital string may be encoded into virtual characteristics such that the VC is the enhanced 3-D digital copy of the physical collectible encoded with the unique digital string. | 12-13-2012 |
20130013463 | Process for barter of virtual goods - Means of trading of virtual goods | 01-10-2013 |
20130013464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH ITEM CATALOGS - A system and method are provided for presenting large numbers of items on a display screen. In particular, a display is created of a set of items in a catalog containing item information such as item image data and item description. The method includes generating the set of items based on a first relationship, such as a function that maximizes similarity, and storing them as a set of ordered items; selecting a first item and storing it in a set of placed items; placing image data for the first item in the display; and for each of the remaining items, selecting a next item and placing the image data for the next item at a position in the display according to a second relationship between a description of the next item and descriptions of the set of placed items. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013465 | Video E-Commerce - Video e-commerce network, module and methods. In one embodiment, a product/service catalog which includes a video playlist, is delivered to a viewer via a published video e-commerce module. In one embodiment, the catalog is customized based on the website that published the module and/or the viewer of the module. In one embodiment, the viewer may complete the purchase of a product/service in the catalog within the module. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018763 | Systems and methods for creating and using a graphical representation of a shopperAANM Ajala; DareAACI Hoffman EstatesAAST ILAACO USAAGP Ajala; Dare Hoffman Estates IL US - Systems and methods are utilized by a user to create a graphical representation of a person. Specifically, a user may be an individual who may utilize the graphical representation of the person for purchasing goods from an online source. Moreover, the graphical representation of the person may generally have the dimensions of the person such that the user may utilize the graphical representation to determine whether a particular article of clothing or accessory may fit the person's dimensions and/or style. Moreover, systems and methods for determining a preferred style aid the user in searching for clothing and/or accessories to fit or otherwise match the person's preferred style. | 01-17-2013 |
20130030961 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 01-31-2013 |
20130036030 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions over a network include a merchant device, a client device and a payment processing device. The merchant device is adapted to allow a merchant to provide items for purchase via the network. The client device is adapted to allow a user to access the merchant device via the network and view the items for purchase. The client device is adapted to provide a payment mechanism to the user. The user generates a purchase request for an item by selecting the one item, dragging the item to the payment mechanism, and dropping the item over the payment mechanism. The payment processing device is adapted to receive the purchase request from the client device via the network and authorize the user to purchase the item from the merchant based on information passed with the purchase request. | 02-07-2013 |
20130054425 | WEB-BASED SYSTEM PERMITTING A CUSTOMER TO SHOP ONLINE FOR CLOTHES WITH THEIR OWN PICTURE - A system allows a customer to upload their face and drag it over a model's face on a clothing shopping website. The system can provide the customer with better insight on how the shirt, dress, blouse, or the like, will look in conjunction with their own face. The customer can sign up for the system, upload one or several pictures, and crop out the outline of their face. They can then click on a virtual mall to take their face to various clothing sites. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054426 | System and Method for Customer Provisioning in a Utility Computing Platform - Systems and methods are provided for provisioning a virtual server. An identification of an operating system, a server name, a number of processors, a memory amount, and a disk storage amount may be received, and a virtual server may be provisioned by provisioning a number of processors, an amount of memory, and an amount of storage resources based on the identified number of processors, the identified memory amount, and the identified disk storage amount. Resource usage of the virtual server may be monitored, and additional resources for the virtual server may be provisioned if burst resource usage mode is enabled for the virtual server. | 02-28-2013 |
20130066749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS USING VOICE OR HUMAN BASED GESTURE ACTIONS - A method of initiating a consumer transaction using a human interaction device to read voice or human based gesture actions is disclosed. Video data is transmitted from a processing device to a display device. The video is monitoring for event data corresponding to a plurality of consumer products or services, and monitored event data is received in the processing device. A consumer is notified on the display device of an eligible consumer transaction. Voice or human based gesture actions are read with a human interaction device and are analyzed. If the voice or human based gesture actions conform to a predetermined set of requirements, then a consumer transaction for the plurality of consumer products or services is initiated. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING, BUSINESS AND ENTERTAINMENT - The methods and systems described herein relate to online methods of collaboration in community environments. The methods and systems are related to an online apparel modeling system that allows users to have three-dimensional models of their physical profile created. Users may purchase various goods and/or services and collaborate with other users in the online environment. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066751 | 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. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073435 | PERSONALIZED ITEM TRADING CARD GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems to generate and manage an item trading card are provided. A method may include providing an interface to access an item trading card associated with an item, and generating the item trading card including an item identifier associated with the item, a trading card identifier associated with the trading card, item data about the item, and market data about the item. The method further includes sharing the item trading card. | 03-21-2013 |
20130085898 | 3D version of self-choosing a rental car or truck online and business solution for the car and truck rental business - The present invention provides the solution for self-picking a rental vehicle online and the vehicle management method for the vehicle rental business. The customers can check any available rental vehicles online in a particular rental location. A rental vehicle location can be in a city or at an airport. The e-commerce web application contains two modules. The first module is for the customers to use. The second one is for the vehicle rental companies' internal use. Both of them are developed by .net and java. The e-commerce web application will be carefully integrated with the current car rental companies' system or replace their current model. .Net and java are development languages. The web application contains logic rules, packages, procedures, and triggers along with creation tools. The consumers log onto the internet, find a vehicle rental location, check the available vehicles, pick one that they like to drive, and make reservation online. The vehicle rental business and the trained staff will create all the online services for the customers to use by following the developed steps and manage the online web application. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085899 | CUSTOMIZABLE UNIFORM CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR HOSTED SERVICE IMAGES - An electronic marketplace for service images permits users to browse descriptions of service images implementing desired functionalities of a virtual machine image. The described service images may contain one or more software applications and may be further offered for purchase through an electronic service image marketplace. The electronic marketplace can further provide uniform control objects that are associated with multiple service images and multiple instruction sets. Following an interaction with a particular uniform control object, the electronic marketplace can perform an action on a particular service image based on an association between the particular uniform control object and a particular instruction set associated with the particular service image. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085900 | ENHANCING THE SEARCH EXPERIENCE IN A NETWORKED PUBLICATION SYSTEM BY IMPROVED SEARCH AND LISTING PROCESS - A method comprising detecting an indication of entering a brand name in a search box from a client machine; responsive to detecting the indication, providing selectable images of categories of products of the brand and selectable product aspects of the products; detecting an indication of the selection of a product category and a product aspect from the client machine; responsive to detecting the indication of the selection of the product category and of the product aspect, providing selectable images of styles of products; and responsive to detecting an indication of the selection of an image of a product style, providing a number of selectable images of at least one product of the selected product category of the brand, the at least one product being of the selected style and aspect. The aspects may include a color selectable as a range of shades of the color. | 04-04-2013 |
20130110683 | Hybrid Context-Sensitive Matching Algorithm for Retrieving Product Catalogue Information | 05-02-2013 |
20130124374 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER PRODUCTS, AND WEBSITE FOR PROGRESSIVE E-COMMERCE - An e-commerce system where progressive incentives are displayed to entice shoppers to purchase goods is disclosed. The e-commerce system includes a database with a region of memory having data related to a first inventory of physical goods and a second inventory of digital goods. The e-commerce system also includes a website configured to facilitate an event, where the website is coupled to the database for accessing the first inventory in response to the event. The event may be a purchase of one or more physical goods. The e-commerce system further includes a webpage configured to display at least a portion of the first inventory that is available for sale, and to display one or more digital goods, where the webpage presents a locked digital good before the event occurs, and in response to one or more events occurring, the webpage presents an unlocked digital good. | 05-16-2013 |
20130132240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE SHOPPING WITH INTEGRATED SOCIAL EXPERIENCE - A method for online shopping in an online shopping system includes providing a first user interface identifying an item of apparel for presentation to a first user and providing a second user interface identifying the item of apparel for presentation to a second user. The method also includes receiving from the first user an indication to associate the item of apparel with an outfit. The user further includes receiving from the second user a comment regarding at least one of the outfit and the item of apparel. In addition, the method includes providing the comment and the outfit for presentation in the first and second user interfaces such that the comment and outfit are viewable by the first user and the second user. | 05-23-2013 |
20130151382 | System and method for modeling articles of clothing - A system and method for modeling articles of clothing includes a database having representation of an article of clothing and associated movement parameters characterizing motion flow of the article of clothing on a person in motion, and an image generator configured to generate a representative image of a person in motion. The movement parameters for the article of clothing are used to manipulate a representation of the article of clothing on a representation of the person in motion using the movement parameters for the article of clothing, thereby simulating the person in motion wearing the article of clothing. | 06-13-2013 |
20130173433 | 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. | 07-04-2013 |
20130204749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION - A system and method capable of enabling the organization of information relating to products and/or services available on pages of virtual stores on the Internet may include at least a storage unit capable of storing information on the products and the virtual store, at least a human interface device capable of displaying the information on the products and the virtual stores, and at least a human control device capable of enabling an active interaction between a system user and the human interface device. The system may also include a processing unit operatively associated to the human interface device. The storage unit may include a virtual clipboard having at least one list of products. | 08-08-2013 |
20130226743 | MULTILEVEL SILHOUETTES IN AN ONLINE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT - Selecting a first silhouette image of an item at a client machine displays a plurality of silhouette images representing aspects of the item such as style, length type and sleeve type. Selecting any of those aspects allows a server to search a database for listings of similar items that have those aspects. Concurrently selecting one or more of the images representing those aspects and one or more sizes, allows a server to search a database for listings of similar items that have those aspects and those sizes. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226744 | 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 stories 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 to 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. | 08-29-2013 |
20130238470 | SUBSTITUTING A USER-DEFINED WORD SET IN PLACE OF A FORMATTED NETWORK RESOURCE ADDRESS - A network resource address substitution system and method including stored machine-readable coded instructions. When executed, the instructions cause a computing device to present to a user one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs). One such GUI includes data entry fields for a user to enter each of a network resource address such as a URL, one or more ordered keywords, and a user-selectable actuator which, when selected, creates a network-accessible link between the NRA and the keyword(s). A created link is stored at a data record as a link entry including each of the NRA and the keyword(s). The instructions are further configured to present to a user a GUI enabling a user to enter and submit keyword(s) to access a saved link, and to access the linked URL. Users can further reserve a link, and a data record will indicate that the link is reserved against subsequent changes. | 09-12-2013 |
20130246227 | Device and Method for Enhancing Buying Experience - A method for enhancing buying experience. The method for enhancing buying experience includes acquiring information regarding clothes and a body size of a user; generating a model of the clothes based on the information regarding clothes and the body size of the user; acquiring a current posture of the user; modifying the model of the clothes according to the current posture of the user to generate a modified model of the clothes; and combining a real-time photo of the user with the modified model of the clothes to compose a real-time image. | 09-19-2013 |
20130268414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES USING CONNECTING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - An approach is provided for providing services using connecting user interface elements. The connector platform determines one or more functions, one or more properties, or a combination thereof associated with one or more services. Next, the connector platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of at least one connecting user interface element to represent the one or more functions, the one or more properties, or a combination thereof. Then, the connector platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more interactions between the at least one connecting user interface element and one or more service user interface elements to determine whether to enable the one or more functions, the one or more properties, or a combination thereof. | 10-10-2013 |
20130297460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TRANSACTIONS OF A PHYSICAL PRODUCT OR REAL LIFE SERVICE VIA AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311340 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS - A method and a system for displaying items for sale is described. For example, plural icon size scaling values associated with plural items posted for sale on an e-commerce website may be determined. The plural icons corresponding to the plural items may be displayed on a display of a client machine, a size of each of the icons being scaled based on the icon size scaling value associated with the corresponding item. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317953 | FEATURE CODES AND BONUSES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS - An Entertainment System including a website, in combination with a commercially purchased product, wherein the system allows a product user to register a primary product online using a registration code, allowing the user access to various activities and scenarios in a “virtual world” including a virtual representation of the product, via a computer connected to the Internet. Additional ancillary products are also provided that may be related to the primary product or the virtual world, with these ancillary products also being provided with one or more codes to provide additional content, bonus items, and/or bonus access in the virtual world. | 11-28-2013 |
20130332320 | VIRTUAL REALITY-BASED ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING USER AVATARS - A method for reviewing items of clothing over a communications network is provided. The method includes receiving an image of a consumer's face and measurements of the consumer's body, generating an avatar of the consumer based on the image and the measurements, generating a graphical environment including the avatar and virtual items of clothing, determining whether the surface of a virtual item of clothing fits around a predefined area of the surface of the avatar, wherein if it is determined that the virtual item of clothing fits, positioning the surface of the virtual item of clothing over the surface of the avatar and displaying the virtual item of clothing over the avatar for the consumer, and wherein if it is determined that the virtual item of clothing does not fit, displaying a message to the consumer indicating that the virtual item of clothing does not fit. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332321 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENABLING GIFTING AMONG USERS IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT - A system, method, and computer program product for an online transferring system where a conveying user may transfer a virtual object, representative of a real object, to a receiving user using an electronic ID of the receiving user and have a real object delivered to a shipping address of the receiving user without knowledge of the shipping address by the conveying user. The system includes an electronic data store having a set of identifying information for a receiving user. The set of identifying information includes an electronic ID and a physical contact address. The system includes a communication system for communication between the conveying user and the receiving user. The communication system provides the electronic ID to the conveying user without providing the physical contact address to the conveying user. The system includes a virtual object, representative of a real-world object, associated with the conveying user. The system includes a physical shipping system, coupled to the communication system, for initiating a delivery of the real-world object to the physical contact address responsive to the conveying user communicating the virtual object to the electronic ID. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339198 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING - Systems, methods, or media is directed to managing an outfit over a network. A navigation of an electronic media source is provided with a virtual closet widget representative of outfit data for display on at least one device. An activation component is provided within the virtual closet widget to configure a panel. The panel provides a selectable catalog of items that are configured to be added into the outfit data. In response to adding an item, a visual indication of the item on the virtual closet widget is provided, wherein the item comprises at least one unset attribute for setting through the virtual closet. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346258 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL CATALOGS FOR TOUCH-SCREEN DEVICES - A computer implemented method and computer program product features “Layered UI,” which consists of multiple “layers” activated by user selection options. Another feature is identified as “Linger UI,” or “Time Delayed Layers,” which comprises information that shows up automatically when the user “lingers” on a page for a pre-programmed amount of time. Another feature is identified as “Exploding UI,” or “Bloom View,” which is used to expand into a larger graphic overlay with one or more larger images which provide the user with more in-depth and important product information. Another feature is “Dynamic Personal Catalogs” which allows a user to browse a catalog and create one more “mini-catalogs” from which the user can share or shop, based on the user's individual needs. | 12-26-2013 |
20140019309 | Online Virtual Mall - An online virtual mall is a website, video game, or arcade that allows shoppers to shop and purchase items, as if they were in a real commercial mall. The online virtual mall contains more than two vendors or companies. The vendors or companies are obtained for the online virtual mall via affiliate programs, or individual contracts between the operators and developers of the website, video game or arcade, and the vendors or companies. Visitors will enter into the website, video game or arcade to shop and purchase product from individual vendors or companies. The vendors or companies will be responsible for billing and shipping of their products. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019310 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PROJECT PORTFOLIOS AND SELLING PRODUCTS FROM THE PROJECT PORTFOLIOS - A machine-readable medium comprising a set of programmed instructions, the set of programmed instructions when executed by a system configured to cause the system to perform a method for displaying and transacting business off a project portfolio, the method comprising: providing a products database, the products database comprising a plurality of products; creating a digital mood board from a user selection of a plurality of products from the products database; storing the digital mood board into a project portfolio; displaying the project portfolio; and accepting a sales transaction for a product from the project portfolio. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019311 | STORE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - It comprises a front yard including a display unit that displays commodity images, a receiving unit that receives selection of a commodity desired by the purchaser from among commodities corresponding to the displayed commodity images, an association instruction unit that acquires purchaser identification information identifying the purchaser and makes an instruction to associate commodity identification information identifying the selected commodity and the acquired purchaser identification information with each other, and a handover unit that hands over the selected commodity to the purchaser, and a backyard adjacent to the front yard, the backyard including, a commodity storage unit that stores the commodities corresponding to the commodity images, and a sending unit that takes out the selected commodity from the commodity storage unit on the basis of the associated commodity identification information and purchaser identification information and sends the taken-out commodity as the commodity desired by the purchaser to the handover unit. | 01-16-2014 |
20140032377 | Venue Seat and Feature Map - Methods and systems are provided for helping a customer select seats when purchasing tickets, such as from an online ticket seller. A venue map can be provided to help the customer select the seat. The venue map can show the different seating areas and their relationship to an attraction area, such as a stage, game court or field. The venue map can also show features of the venue. For example, the venue map can show wheel chair accesses, restaurants, drink stands, playgrounds, stores, parking lots, restrooms, and the like. Ticket prices for each seating area can be provided, either on the map or elsewhere. Thus, a customer can use the map to determine which seats the customer desires for a particular event. | 01-30-2014 |
20140067624 | ACCESSING A SHOPPING SERVICE THROUGH A GAME CONSOLE - An input device to a game console allows a user to access a shopping service. A user interface display allows the user to browse and shop through a natural user interface on the input device. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067625 | VIRTUAL SHOWROOM SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides a network server with enhanced graphics and improved methods for displaying articles offered for purchase, to allow a purchaser to fully evaluate the article while shopping “on-line.” In a particular embodiment, a virtual showroom associated with the network server may be provided, for displaying first and second articles. A first electronic image representing the first article and a second electronic image representing the second article may also be provided. The second article may be complementary to the first article, such that the second article may be worn in conjunction with the first article. In another embodiment, a user may have the option to overlay the first electronic image with the second electronic image. In a particular embodiment, the second electronic image may include an at least partially translucent depiction of a substantial portion of the second article. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074666 | "Purchase by Chapter," a Method of Electronic Point of Sale of Digital Content - A method of commerce for books, including ebooks and audiobooks, in digital format. Each book is offered for sale chapter-by-chapter, alongside the option to purchase the book as a unit. The publisher or etailer divides the book with digital metadata to enable chapter-by-chapter display and commerce on the book's sales webpage. The book may or may not be a textbook. The book can be copyrighted. The sales page can be presented to a general audience without need of a special ereader or subscription. Options presented to the consumer can include temporary access as well as a permanent download. Temporary access can be provided by streaming audio or a password-protected webpage or read-only file. Unlimited temporary access may be offered as part of a pre-paid subscription. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095358 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING TIME-SENSITIVE AVAILABILITY AND PROMOTIONS FOR PRODUCTS - Methods and systems are described herein for providing a storefront administration application which provides improved design and review capabilities for the makers of virtual storefronts. The storefront administration application receives, stores, and processes information associated with virtual storefronts and product listings to allow sellers the ability to inspect and modify the appearance of their virtual storefronts at a past, current, and/or future date based on the products that are, or will be, available. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100995 | Collection and Use of Consumer Data Associated with Augmented-Reality Window Shopping - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Vendors can benefit from various data aggregation and consumer incentive features. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100996 | DETERMINING NETWORKED MOBILE DEVICE POSITION AND ORIENTATION FOR AUGMENTED-REALITY WINDOW SHOPPING - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Visual image processing based on one or more inputs from sensors on the mobile device can be used to compute and efficiently provide the two dimensional projection of the three dimensional model to be presented on the screen of the mobile device. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100997 | AUGMENTED-REALITY SHOPPING USING A NETWORKED MOBILE DEVICE - A consumer user can perform a number of augmented reality shopping operations using a local client shopping application executable on a mobile device. Features related to implementations of the current subject matter can include, but are not limited to, the ability to view an augmented reality depiction of a shopping display using the mobile device and to execute various “e-commerce” functions accessible via the augmented reality depiction. Related methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and the like are described. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RETAIL AND SHOPPING RELATED INFORMATION - A method includes receiving and storing, at a server, retail product data related to a retail product offered for sale at a retailer, the retail product data including text data corresponding to a description of the retail product, price data corresponding to a price of the retail product, and image data corresponding to a graphical image of the retail product. The method also includes receiving, at the server, links to content generated by a content-generating user, the content being associated with retail products. The method also includes identifying, at the server, a link from the plurality of links that corresponds to content associated with the retail product offered for sale at the retailer. The method also includes generating, at the server, a web page that displays the product data, including the text data, the price data, and the image data for the retail product offered for sale at the retailer and that displays the identified link. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108208 | PERSONALIZED VIRTUAL SHOPPING ASSISTANT - A personalized virtual shopping assistant system and method includes a plurality of individualized avatars which can be used by shoppers to see how various articles of clothing or accessories would look on themselves. The individualized avatars are created from a 3D body scan of all or a portion of the shopper to create an avatar which accurately reflects the size and shape of the shopper. When performing online shopping, the shopper retrieves his or her avatar for display on a display screen of a smartphone, tablet, computer, kiosk, or other device or system, and places computer representations of articles of clothing or accessories on the avatar. The computer representations are provided by the manufacturers or retailers or other sources. In some configurations, the computer representations may be manipulated to shrink or expand to fit the avatar. The personalized virtual shopping assistant system and method permits the shopper to “see” how a particular product or group of products “looks” on their body since they will be presented with the item(s) on an avatar of themselves. | 04-17-2014 |
20140122304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING AN ITEM AT A COMPUTING DEVICE - The present embodiments relate generally to methods and systems for purchasing an item at a computing device. The computing device can be configured to communicate with an electronic commerce server. The computing device may be configured to; display an item available for purchase; display a plurality of virtual containers, wherein the item can be added to any one of the plurality of virtual containers; and receive input to add the item to at least one virtual container of the plurality of virtual containers. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129393 | 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. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129394 | VIRTUAL CLOSET FOR STORING AND ACCESSING VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ITEMS - A virtual closet stores and presents virtual representations of physical items. The virtual representations may include virtual representations of items owned by a user, items the user would like to own, and/or memorabilia items for the user. The virtual closet may provide a number of functions. In some embodiments, the virtual closet may be used to facilitate selling items on online selling platforms by providing information (including virtual representations of the items) from the virtual closet to the online selling platforms to place the items for sale. The virtual closet may also be used in some embodiments to facilitate providing advertising targeted to the user based on information available to the virtual closet. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING TRANSACTIONS IN AN ONLINE MARKETPLACE - A method includes sending from a user device customer identifier data uniquely associated with a customer and sending from the user device merchandiser identifier data uniquely associated with a merchandiser from a plurality of merchandisers. The method further includes displaying at least one item for sale based on data received from a server. The data is displayed based on a profile associated with the customer identifier and the merchandiser identifier. The method also includes transmitting from the user device data associated with at least one transaction request for the at least one item for sale. The customer identifier data and the merchandiser identifier are accessible via a persistent portion of a user interface of the user device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143098 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENHANCE PRESENTATION OF A SHARED RESOURCE - Method and system to enhance the presentation of a pinned resource is provided. Users may be provided with an option to enhance the presentation of a shared (or pinned) resource by attaching to it a visual control that indicates that the resource can represent an item of merchandise and that the resource is associated with functionality that would allow a user to purchase an item depleted in the pinned resource. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149264 | Method and system for virtual collaborative shopping - The present invention provides an apparatus and process to share digital images and videos of a user wearing virtual apparel. The invention comprises of a camera | 05-29-2014 |
20140188669 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An augmented reality system is described for providing a user with a facility to try out virtual clothing or accessories. The system comprises a database storing data defining at least one augmented reality object and a set of associated audio clips, each audio clip in the set corresponding to a different characteristic, trait or parameter of an associated augmented reality object, a camera for imaging a scene containing the user, logic for detecting the motion of a feature within the scene, a display device for displaying an image of the scene in which an augmented reality object is superimposed, an audio processing module for selecting an audio clip associated with the superimposed augmented reality object, and an audio device for playing a sound associated with the augmented reality object, wherein the sound is varied in accordance with the detected motion. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188670 | Systems and Methods for Creating and Using a Graphical Representation of a Shopper - Systems and methods are utilized by a user to create a graphical representation of a person. Specifically, a user may be an individual who may utilize the graphical representation of the person for purchasing goods from the system. Moreover, the graphical representation of the person may generally have the dimensions of the person such that the user may utilize the graphical representation to determine whether a particular article of clothing or accessory may fit the person's dimensions and/or style. Additionally, the user may utilize graphical representations of another in order to purchase goods for persons other than the user. Moreover, systems and methods for determining a preferred style aid the user in searching for clothing and/or accessories to fit or otherwise match the person's preferred style. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195388 | Customized Product Display - Technologies are described herein for customized product display. A data structure schema is defined for describing product graphics, such as product images, and for defining how aspects of the product graphics should be displayed. Through the use of the schema, a product manufacturer can provide product graphics to an e-commerce merchant along with product display data formatted according to the schema that provides instructions to the merchant regarding how the manufacturer prefers the product graphics to be displayed. The merchant can then utilize the product graphics and the product display data to generate a product page for the product. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED PROCESS FOR VISUALLY IDENTIFYING A PRODUCT'S PRESENCE AND MAKING THE PRODUCT AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING - Provided are a system and method for providing repeatedly updated visual information for an object. In one example, the method includes receiving a plurality of images of an object from a camera configured to capture the images, where the images are still images that are separated in time from one another and where each image is captured based on a defined trigger event that controls when the camera captures that image. Each image of the plurality of images is made available for viewing via a network as a current image as that image is received, where each image updates the current image by replacing a previously received image as the current image. A notification is received that the image is to be removed from viewing. The current image is then marked to indicate that the object is no longer available. | 07-17-2014 |
20140214629 | INTERACTION IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - A three-dimensional virtual reality environment is rendered. A character representation of a user that interacts with the virtual reality environment is rendered. Virtual shops are arranged in the virtual reality environment and virtual products are arranged in the virtual shops based on recorded interaction of the character representation of the user with the virtual reality environment. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214630 | System and Method for Merchandising on an Electronic Device with Instantaneous Loan and Insurance - A system and method to enable merchandising on an electronic device is disclosed. The system enables instantaneous loan for the purchase of a product and accordingly generate a customized insurance policy for the purchased product in a purchase lifecycle. The system analyzes financial transaction data of buyer's financial instruments and accordingly suggests the best mode of splitting the transaction amount of the product over the financial instruments owned by the buyer. The system further enable biometric authentication of the buyer on the electronic device before granting an instantaneous loan for the purchase of said product. The electronic device is further enabled with means to transmit digitally signed transaction documents to the buyer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222627 | 3D VIRTUAL STORE - A system for navigating products and services presented via a computer interface. The system may include a three-dimensional isometric view of a virtual store that may be displayed on a computer touchscreen. The displayed virtual store may include at least one internal wall of the virtual store, a plurality of virtual rows of shelves, each shelf containing virtual products, and a plurality of icons that, when selected, allow entry into at least one sub-store. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222628 | GARMENT FIT PORTRAYAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - An on-line garment fit portrayal system configured to operate on a specialized server linked over a network to at least one web-enabled player device capable of common image format display is described. The system comprises a server-side garment model storage capability containing one or more garments, with parameters for each garment; a server-side modeler mechanism for generating a three-dimensional body model from individual body data, the body model data being stored in a body model storage capability; a server-side simulator mechanism coupled with the garment model storage capability and the body model storage capability for simulating a three-dimensional form fit of a garment in the garment model storage capability onto a stored body model, the simulator mechanism producing a portrayal subject model; and a server-side rendering mechanism coupled with the simulator mechanism for portraying on a web-enabled device a three-dimensional form fit of the garment on the body model. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236775 | PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL PRODUCTS - A computing device can include a retail application and a virtual environment application. The retail application can display a product purchase interface and receive a request to purchase the product from a user. When the user orders the product, the retail application can provide the virtual environment application with an indication that the product has been purchased. In response to the user's purchase of the product, the virtual environment application can grant the user's virtual environment account with ownership of a virtual version of the product. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236776 | System and Method for Virtual Product Demonstrations - A method and system are provided that virtually demonstrate the features of one or more products and allows users to interact with the one or more virtual products. In one embodiment, a product demonstration system may include a hand held device. The handheld device may include a display for displaying one or more products available from a supplier of the products. The handheld device may be configured to enable a user to simulate interaction with at least one product. The handheld device may also include a processor configured to receive a user input to manipulate at least one product of the products. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236777 | Simulating Physics In A User Interface - A virtual shop application operating on a user device presents a virtual shop of a social networking system. The virtual shop displays a set of virtual goods/items available for purchase by users. Sensor information is captured by one or more sensors based on movement of the user device. Based on the sensor information, the displayed virtual goods are each oriented with respect to a stationary point. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING AND FACILITATING ONLINE TRANSACTIONS OF APPAREL AND OTHER GOODS - Techniques are disclosed for presenting and facilitating web-based commercial transactions. In some embodiments, the method includes locating a primary and a secondary interfaces, wherein the primary interface includes at least a first button that enables a user to select for entering the secondary interface, displaying a first look on the primary interface to the user, wherein the first look includes a plurality of components which together represent the first look, and upon the user selecting the first button, presenting the secondary interface comprising a plurality of subpages, wherein each subpage enables the user to purchase a corresponding component. The embodiments provided herein facilitates a better user experience and alleviates the burdens in navigating among different product webpages during online shopping. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244447 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MULTIMEDIA COMMERCE SERVICE - A multimedia commerce service processing method includes the steps of receiving a signal for selecting a first product provided by the multimedia commerce service, detecting body size information of a user from login information of an account of the user who uses the multimedia commerce service, generating a first avatar graphic image including the detected body size information of the user and transmitting a signal for outputting an image of the first product in a specific area of the first avatar graphic image to a display device. A multimedia commerce service processing apparatus includes a receiving module configured to sense a signal, a communication module configured to transmit and receive data, a storage module configured to store login information of an account of a user and a controller configured to control operation of the multimedia commerce service processing apparatus. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249969 | Method for item or service recommendation based upon performance of user with item or service. - A method, system and computer program for producing endorsements for products or services that have indisputable documentation of successful the product or service's successful use by a user in an activity. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258049 | Retail Website User Interface - In one embodiment, a web page presented to a user includes a header section that substantially spans the top of the web page and provides a menu of selectable options as well as a search input box. A product display region may be presented below the header and display images and information about a selected product. A product carousel may be presented below the product display region and show information about other products in a horizontally scrollable list. Two columns of various types of product review information provided by sources such as professional reviewers, existing owners, and the user's friends may be displayed below the product carousel. A sortable and filterable grid of products may be displayed below the review information such that the user's attention is drawn to the variety of products available for purchase. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA AGGREGATION AND DIFFUSION - A system and method are provided for enabling evaluation of physical articles. An owner or other party generates video and/or still digitized images of one or more articles. An at least partially automated system analyzes the digitized images and provides evaluation and identification thereof. Third party evaluations of the digitized images may be sought and received, possibly by crowd sourcing. One or more third parties may be solicited for estimates of the quality and/or market value of articles. The system and method may provide graphical guidance for positioning an article for digitized image capture and rendered display. The system and method may advise the seller regarding ecommerce auction vendor selection. Audio and/or textual input may be associated with an article by the seller. The system and method may provide access to shipping services. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279289 | Mobile Application and Method for Virtual Dressing Room Visualization - A mobile application enables an online shopper to see how an item of clothing will look on them—simulating an actual trying-it-on-session in the dressing room—before purchasing it. The online shopper downloads the T | 09-18-2014 |
20140304122 | IMAGERY AND ANNOTATIONS - A decade from now, a visit to the supermarket will be a very different experience than the familiar experiences of decades past. Product packaging will come alive with interactivity—each object a portal into a rich tapestry of experiences, with contributions authored by the product brand, by the store selling the product, and by other shoppers. The present technology concerns arrangements for authoring and delivering such experiences. A great variety of other features and technologies are also detailed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310134 | METHOD FOR ON-LINE PARTS ORDERING - The present invention is a method of selling replacement parts for a product over a computer network including providing a plurality of product manufacturer selection options for a customer to select from, receiving a manufacturer selection of one of the product manufacturers, providing a plurality of product selections for the customer to select from, receiving a product selection of one of the products, providing a schematic illustrating a plurality of component parts of the product with associated reference identifiers, receiving a selection of at least one of the component parts, providing a description of the component part selected, including at least one name for the component part and at least one part number for the component part. | 10-16-2014 |
20140330684 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An electronic device that is convenient to use is provided. The electronic device provided includes an operating unit that receives an operation of a user; an image capturing unit that is able to capture an image of an appearance of the user; an information providing unit that provides information to the user based on the image captured by the image capturing unit, wherein the image capturing unit captures an image of the user when the user is operating the operating unit. | 11-06-2014 |
20140358737 | Clothing Style Selection and Matching E-Commerce & Game Interface - A clothing style selection display image includes, first and second windows enabling a user to select a top dress item and a bottom dress item respectively and a match zone. The match zone presents a selected top dress item and a bottom dress item adjacent, in response to user selection of the selected top dress item and the selected bottom dress item in the first and second windows respectively. In a clothing style selection and matching game embodiment, the display image presents an indicator of degree of match of dress items in the match zone with a winner having best match. In another game embodiment, the display image presents multiple different match zones with a winner matching dress items in the multiple different match zones fastest. The match zone presents the selected top dress item and the bottom dress item with substantially matching waist size. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358738 | GARMENT FITTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is provided for representing fitting of clothing for a plurality of users. At least one processor accesses database(s) that includes clothing information representing articles of clothing and fit information representing fitting of at least some of the articles of clothing on respective persons. A graphical user interface is operable on a mobile computing device that includes at least one electronic prompt for users to submit for clothing information and fit information. Clothing information and fit information received from a plurality of user computing devices and in response to at least one prompt in the graphical user interface is stored in the database(s). At least some the clothing information and fit information is processed to determine a value representing the fit of the article of clothing with at least one person, information associated with the value is transmitted to at least one computing device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140379533 | STORY BASED SELLING OF PRODUCTS - Disclosed are methods, systems, paradigms and structures for story based selling of products. An online sales event of a number of products is presented to consumers as a story. The products are presented as characters of the story. Related products are categorized into specific chapters of the story. The story can be based on a theme, a category, an occasion, an event, etc. For example, the story can be “Father's Day,” and all products that can be gifted to a father can be presented as various characters categorized under various chapters such as “Golf,” “Fishing,” “Board games” etc. Some embodiments present the story in a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes an introduction of the story, a table of contents, chapters, etc. for a story. The GUI presents certain characters with special features such as a different size, color, narratives, or on-character messages to distinguish them over other characters. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379534 | Digital Retail Store Featuring Digital Slotting Fees - The present invention is directed to providing a digital retail store featuring digital slotting fees. A digital retail store can be associated with or independent of a physical retail store. When associated with a physical retail store, products that are available within the physical retail store and for which a digital slotting fee has been paid can be made available within the digital retail store. A display device can be used within a physical retail store to display the digital retail store to a customer. A digital retail store can also be personalized for each customer of the digital retail store. A manufacturer can pay a digital slotting fee to have its products or services featured within the digital retail store pertaining to a particular customer. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012394 | Virtual Shopping System - A system and method of virtual shopping is provided. The system and method includes a plurality of data services. The system and method includes a content delivery network receives at least one request from at least one of a plurality of data services. The system and method includes at least two devices operate in a communication protocol that receive data from the content delivery network, each of the at least two devices include a virtual reality interface. The virtual reality interface creates a user a virtual replica of a physical store. The virtual reality interface locates one or more objects of interest from the virtual reality interface. The virtual reality interface interacts with at least two devices located in the physical store through a virtual snapshot by the virtual reality interface of a user's current view of the virtual replica to facilitate purchase of one or more objects of interest. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019389 | Method For Ordering A Spectacle Lens And Associated System - A method and an associated system for ordering a spectacle lens by a wearer ( | 01-15-2015 |
20150019390 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CLOTHING EXPERIENCES - A system for generating a virtual clothing experience has a display for mounting with a wall, one or more digital cameras for capturing first images of the person standing in front of the display, an image processing module for synthesizing the first images and for generating a display image on the display that substantially appears, to the person, like a reflection of the person in a mirror positioned at the display. The cameras capture second images of a garment with the person; the module synthesizes the second images with the first images to generate the image that substantially appears, to the person, that the reflection wears the garment. A home version of the system may be formed with a home computer and a database storing garment images in cooperation with a manufacturer. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MODEL FIGURE OF PERSON WITH ASSOCIATED CLOTHING - A system and method for manipulating models and avatars in a virtual and real Environment is disclosed. The system allows the user to create a virtual image of a model by selecting an avatar and changing different types of features or clothes of the avatar. Users can allocate votes for the virtual image created by others. The best and most preferred design of clothes is selected which can be then generated or produced as a real tangible item and tested on a doll. Also the user with most votes wins virtual currency which can result in prices or additional rewards in the virtual environment as well as the real tangible versions of the model (doll). The tangible doll is produced via defined measurements and most preferably in a doll sized statue or doll as such. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026017 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - In accordance with one embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises an image capturing module configured to photograph a commodity to capture the image of the commodity, an extraction module configured to extract a feature amount from the image captured by the image capturing module; a calculation module configured to compare the feature amount of each commodity registered in a dictionary with the feature amount of the commodity extracted by the extraction module to calculate a similarity degree therebetween; a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity of which the similarity degree is greater than a threshold value as a commodity candidate within the commodities registered in the dictionary; and a display control module configured to switch information representing the commodity candidates according to the number of the commodity candidates recognized by the recognition module to display it. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026018 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus comprises an extraction module configured to extract a feature amount from an image of a commodity captured by an image capturing module; a calculation module configured to compare the feature amount of each commodity registered in a dictionary in association with instruction information instructing whether or not to execute automatic determination with the feature amount extracted by the extraction module to calculate a similarity degree therebetween; a recognition module configured to recognize a commodity of which the similarity degree is higher than a threshold value as a commodity candidate from the commodities registered in a dictionary; a determination module configured to determine the instruction information associated with the commodity candidate; and a display control module configured to selectably display each commodity candidate recognized by the recognition module if it is determined that the instruction information instructing not to execute the automatic determination is associated. | 01-22-2015 |
20150046295 | Device for Providing Augmented Reality Digital Content - An augmented reality device may consist of at least a controller, memory, and at least one screen. The augmented reality device can be configured to display an augmented reality digital content via the at least one screen with the augmented reality digital content positioned at a physical location and displayed only when a user is oriented towards the physical location. The physical location can be purchased by a third party that supplies the augmented reality digital content. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046296 | Augmented Reality Device with Global Positioning - An augmented reality device may consist of at least a controller, memory, at least one screen, and a global positioning adapter. The augmented reality device can be configured to display an augmented reality digital content via the at least one screen with the augmented reality digital content positioned at a physical location and displayed only when a user is oriented towards the physical location. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046297 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS - The present disclosure describes an interactive menu display system providing retail establishments with a flexible electronic menu display that enables presentation of a large number of menu items by incorporating, among other things, a menu-item scrolling feature. The display system can be configured to subdivide a display system to include fields, such as physical portions of a display unit, or individual display units, that are designated for predetermined categories of menu items, and within those fields, the menu items may be sequentially displayed, such as in a scrolling, paging, or other step-wise fashion. The display system can also include a menu configuration user interface designed for the owner or manager of the retail establishment to conveniently and efficiently update menu content, layout, and other configuration settings. The display system can be configured to update the menu display in real-time based on updates to menu content and settings. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058180 | INTEGRATED ONLINE AND PHYSICAL LOCATION MERCHANDIZING - An on-item tag displays information about an item in a fixed retail location. The on-item tag is associated with an online collage tag for the same item on a web page of a web site associated with a retail location. The on-item tag has an ornamental appearance substantially the same as an online collage tag for the same item displayed on a web page of the web site. The on-item tag has a first part that includes a user review. An online item includes an online collage tag that includes the first part of the on-item tag along with additional information for the product that includes, but is not limited to, user reviews, product cost, product description, product status, and product availability. The on-item tag includes the first part along with a second part that provides additional product information. | 02-26-2015 |
20150073946 | Interactive Multimedia Showroom Display For Plumbing Fixtures and Products - An exemplary display system is disclosed, which includes a display wall having a plurality of slots; a plurality of removable shelves, each removable shelf insertable into a slot of the plurality of slots; a plurality of unique identifiers, each unique identifier coupled to a corresponding removable shelf; a fixed shelf having an embedded or attached sensor; and a user-interactive visual display. Various systems display plumbing fixtures. In exemplary embodiments, the unique identifiers are implemented using RFID tags. | 03-12-2015 |
20150088699 | ASSOCIATING AN INDICATION OF USER EMOTIONAL REACTION WITH CONTENT ITEMS PRESENTED BY A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system user may associate a graphical element representing the user's emotional reaction with a content item presented by the social networking system. The user is presented with one or more graphical elements maintained by the social networking system and selects a graphical element for associating with the content item. If certain graphical elements are selected, the social networking system prompts the user for compensation or requests compensation from an entity associated with the selected graphical element. The selected graphical element is associated with the content item and a connection, or other information, between the user and the object identifying the selected graphical element is stored by the social networking system. The selected graphical element may be displayed with the content item to the user and to other users connected to the user. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100464 | INFORMATION DISPLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OBJECT - During shopping, a customer usually needs a shop clerk to provide a consulting service for understanding product information. However, a selling approach of the shop clerk may cause the customer to feel pressure. Moreover, due to the limited space, it is impossible to lay out all products in the store for the customer's selection. An information displaying apparatus for objects and a method thereof, provided by the invention, detect an operation of the customer by a motion detector and display an interactive image corresponding to the operation by a screen for providing abundant product information. Accordingly, the information displaying apparatus displays all products and sufficient product information in a limited space, and creates a relaxing and convenient shopping environment for increasing the customer's desire to purchase. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106241 | 3-D IMMERSION TECHNOLOGY IN A VIRTUAL STORE - A system creates an enhanced virtual shopping experience, and includes means for generating a 3-D mesh model of a person's body contours; means for digitizing the three-dimensional shape of a piece of clothing when worn by the correspondingly sized body; means for measuring surface friction and intensity/frequency of vibrations produced during sliding tactile contact with the material of the clothing, for digitally approximating a material's texture; and a means for obtaining three dimensional visual images of the interior of a store. A 3-D headset is configured to receive the three-dimensional visualization of the store interior, and provide it to a person that may also wear a wired glove and body suit configured to provide tactile feedback or feedback through the use of electrodes. A software algorithm digitally inserts the person's mesh model into the three-dimensional store visualization, and allows manipulation of it therein, including realistic simulated contact of objects therein using reverse-electro-vibrations sent to the body suit. | 04-16-2015 |
20150134492 | COORDINATED IMAGE MANIPULATION - Coordinating the manipulation of multiple images in a user interface. An input for manipulating a first image can be received. The first image can be manipulated in accordance with the input. A second image, different from the first image, can also be manipulated in accordance with the input. In some examples, a content of the manipulated first image can correspond to a content of the manipulated second image. In some examples, whether the second image is manipulated can be determined based on various considerations including whether the first and second images are associated with the same category, whether the first and second images are associated with sets of images having the same number of images and/or whether a plurality of images including the first and second images are associated with the same category. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134493 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION FROM HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATION - Techniques for three-dimensional garment simulation are presented herein. An access module can be configured to access a three-dimensional garment model of a garment. The garment model can include garment points that represent a surface of the garment. Additionally, a three-dimensional body model can be generated based on body measurements, body scanning, or garment information. A processor can be configured by a garment module to position at least a portion of the generated three-dimensional body model inside the garment points, and calculate one or more simulated forces acting on a subset of the garment points. Moreover, a rendering module can be configured to generate an image of the three-dimensional garment model draped on the three-dimensional body model based on the calculated one or more simulated forces. Furthermore, a display module can be configured to present the generated image on a display of a device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134494 | EXTRACTION OF BODY DIMENSIONS FROM PLANAR GARMENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF FITTING GARMENTS - Techniques for extraction of body parameters, dimensions and shape of a customer are presented herein. A model descriptive of a garment, a corresponding calibration factor and reference garment shapes can be assessed. A garment shape corresponding to the three-dimensional model can be selected from the reference garment shapes based on a comparison of the three-dimensional model with the reference garment shapes. A reference feature from the plurality of reference features may be associated with the model feature. A measurement of the reference feature may be calculated based on the association and the calibration factor. The computed measurement can be stored in a body profile associated with a user. An avatar can be generated for the user based on the body profile and be used to show or indicate fit of a garment, as well as make fit and size recommendations. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134495 | OMNI-CHANNEL SIMULATED DIGITAL APPAREL CONTENT DISPLAY - Techniques for an omni-channel approach for displaying simulated digital apparel content are presented herein. A machine can detect an available amount of a computing resource on a client device. A determination that the client device is to render only a three-dimensional body model, among a set of models that includes the three-dimensional body model and a three-dimensional garment model, and that a server is to render the three-dimensional garment model, may occur based on the detected available amount of the computing resource on the client device. The machine can provide the client device with the three-dimensional garment model draped on the three-dimensional body model. The machine can cause the server to render at least a portion of the three-dimensional garment model in accordance with the determination. The machine can cause the client device to render at least a portion of the three-dimensional body model in accordance with the determination. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134496 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOR THE REMOTE FITTING AND/OR SELECTION OF CLOTHING - The invention disclosed herein involves a method of facilitating remote fitting and/or selection of clothes, includes setting up and maintaining a website; creating a database of clothing items; with the use of a photo panel made of flexible material, provided with a graphic marking, and a photographic camera obtaining at least two photographs of different sides of one clothing item; selecting, on the photograph, contours of the clothing item as well as the type, shape and dimensions of parts of the clothing item; building or finding in the database of clothing items a similar three-dimensional model of a clothing item using said template of the clothing item and the photographs of the clothing item taken; developing a three dimensional model of the body of the consumer using a template of a human body, and selecting the clothing item corresponding to the obtained three-dimensional model of the body of the consumer. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142617 | Method For Interchanging Data Between The Three-Demensional Shopping Platform And The External Platform - The present invention discloses a method for interchanging date between the 3D shopping platform and the external platform is disclosed. The advantageous effects of this invention are but not limited to, 3D models are adopted to present the street blocks which arranges kinds of stores in mobile terminal, which is easy for user to choose store and buy goods due to intuitive vision and easy operation. Meanwhile, it enriches the function of the online shopping platform and accomplishes a closer information exchange with external platform so as to assist to prompt the shopping experience of the consumers. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142618 | SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and arrangements involving portable devices, such as smartphones and tablet computers, are disclosed. Exemplary arrangements utilize the camera portions of such devices to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some of the detailed technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142619 | On-Line Product Catalogue and Ordering System, and the Presentation of Multimedia Content - A method of presenting an on-line product catalogue and ordering system to a user, said method comprising providing a graphical user interface representing a virtual space through which users may navigate, said virtual space including representations representing products, through which a user may obtain product information and order a product on-line, and representations representing other users of the system, through which the user may identify such other users and communicate with a selected other user regarding the products on offer. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149328 | IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD FOR OFFLINE AND ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS OPERATION - An image identifying method for offline and online synchronous operation is disclosed. When the mobile device focuses on an recognition target, images frames of an recognition target are retrieved and sent to an recognition server. The mobile device executes an offline recognition operation, and synchronously an recognition server executes an online recognition operation. A plurality of the matching data is saved in the mobile device, and a plurality of recognition data is saved in an recognition server, wherein the recognition data larger than the matching data. When the mobile device firstly generates the recognition result, the recognition result is displayed for user searching reference. If the mobile device receives an recognition result from the recognition server before the mobile device completing the recognition, the recognition result replied form the recognition server is displayed on the display monitor. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149329 | USER CURATED COLLECTIONS FOR AN ONLINE APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT - An online application store may include an interface that provides collections to users of the application store. In one implementation, a webpage may be provided that presents, to a user of the online application store, a number of applications that are available, to the client, as applications for installation. The webpage may provide a visual interface that includes a first section that includes graphical representations of at least some of the applications; and a second section that provides an identification of one or more collections that each correspond to a subset of the applications. The one or more collections may include: a first collection that was created or edited by the user; and a second collection that was created or edited by one or more other users, the second collection being selected for the webpage, from a number of collections that were created or edited by the one or more other users, based on a ranking score that is determined at least based on a number of times that the subset of the applications, corresponding to the second collection, were installed. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294400 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE COLLECTIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for creating and managing online collections. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a client device in communication with a business entity server through a network, wherein a user of the client device is able to create and manage collections based on items, products and/or services selected from the business entity server on a stage displayed on the client device, and wherein the collections are adapted to be saved such that arrangement and data associated with the items, products and/or services are persisted into the collection. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302514 | BROADCAST DISCOVERY VIA ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE - An electronic marketplace includes a plurality of video game applications available for purchase. For each of the plurality of video game applications, the electronic marketplace may display a tile identifying the video game application, a payment object for initiating a purchase of the video game application, and a preview object to initiate viewing of a live broadcast of active gameplay of the video game application. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302515 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and system for operating simulation of an object. The method includes receiving, from a first user, a first request to operate a simulation, wherein the first request to operate the simulation has information associated therewith, the information associated with the first request to operate the simulation including an indication of an object, searching for a second user based at least in part on the information associated with the first request to operate the simulation, sending, to the second user, a second request to operate the simulation associated with the object, receiving, from the second user, a result of the simulation in accordance with the second request to operate the simulation, and sending, to the first user, the result of the simulation. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method for providing a gift icon by a communication network. The method includes providing information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; when a gift is selected by the user terminal, providing an address book corresponding to the user terminal, to the user terminal; when information of at least one receipt terminal is selected from the address book, providing a message including a URL (Unique Resource Locator) of a gift icon corresponding to a product corresponding to the selected gift, to the selected receipt terminal; and when the receipt terminal connects with the gift provision apparatus using the URL and requests download of the gift icon, providing the gift icon to the receipt terminal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The method includes: providing an item list of amounts of money to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; selecting at least one of the amounts of money, and inputting information of a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected amount of money, wherein the receipt terminal is separated from the user terminal; transmitting a request message for a gift to the gift provision apparatus; and providing the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network, when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message. | 10-22-2015 |
20150309705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL COMMERCE ENVIRONMENTS - In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes can provide information to a virtual reality device and/or an augmented reality device, among others, of a user/customer. The information can be associated with offerings of goods and/or services for sale, purchase, or rent. Determining the information can be based on past actions of the user and/or other users. For example, the determined information can be inferred from past actions of the user and/or other users. In one or more embodiments, a layout of a virtual store and/or presentations of one or more items can be based on past actions of the user and/or other users. In one or more embodiments, one or more of the layout of the virtual store and/or providing (e.g., via augmented reality or virtual reality) the information associated with the goods and/or services can be determined and/or chosen to maximize sales and/or profits. | 10-29-2015 |
20150324896 | PRESENTATION OF HOMAGE TOKENS - A system and method for message analysis, including: receiving, by a computer processor, a first request to post a first homage token on a digital memorial, wherein the first request is received from a first user; presenting, by the computer processor, the first homage token on the digital memorial, wherein the first homage token is associated with a first expiration time, after which the first homage token expires; determining, by the computer processor, that the first homage token has expired; and removing, by the computer processor, the first homage token from the published digital memorial. | 11-12-2015 |
20150332387 | SOCIAL NETWORK BASED ONLINE SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT AND METHOD AND PROCESS OF MANAGING DISCOUNT CODES - A virtual shopping mall contains virtual shop fronts that operate as gateways into virtual rooms containing a graphic user interface (GUI). The GUI supports an online homepage of a vendor previously associated with the virtual shop front. An avatar window in the GUI contains the virtual room and presents discount codes available from the specific vendor. A second window in the GUI presents a vendor's real-time online homepage. A personalised avatar is managed by a marketing affiliate that promotes vendor discount codes. Registration ties the avatar to a unique IP address of a user's computer. Entrance of registered avatars into a specific virtual room via a specific gateway triggers a cookie being sent to the user's computer and automatic opening of the vendor's homepage. Retrieval of the cookie by the vendor's sever correlates the marketing affiliate to the IP address at the user's point of interest at the vendor's website. | 11-19-2015 |
20150348176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELLING LAMPS - A system for selling lamps, the system including: a server for storing lamp information; a display terminal for displaying the lamp information; a retail store; and a warehouse. The display terminal is connected to the server via a network. The display terminal is disposed in the retail store and operates to display the lamp information and receive the input of purchase data. The lamps are stored in the warehouse. | 12-03-2015 |
20150363873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND RECOMMENDING RELEVANT PRODUCTS - Techniques for a product search grid are disclosed herein. The method for presenting a grid includes receiving data in association with a plurality of products from one or more merchant websites; presenting a data grid including cells based on the data, wherein each cell of the cells represents a product of the products or a replacement of a product of the products; displaying information regarding the products or the replacements of the products in the cells; and updating the contents of cells of the data grid automatically in real time in response to new data received from the merchant websites. | 12-17-2015 |
20150379621 | DISPLAYING METHOD IN COMBINATION WITH THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHOPPING PLATFORM AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONING DEVICE - A displaying method in combination with the three-dimensional shopping platform and the geographical positioning device, relates to the electronic business technical field, more specifically, to a shopping platform. The three-dimensional platform displays on the mobile terminals by a three-dimensional shopping platform displaying system, comprising a server. The mobile terminal is connected to a positioning module which determines the current geographical position of the mobile terminal and transmits the geographical position information to the server. The three-dimensional shopping platform adds the information of the virtual stores corresponding to the physical stores located within a certain distance from the current geographical position into the basic data. The three-dimensional shopping platform displaying system forms a three-dimensional model used for displaying the virtual stores corresponding to the physical stores nearby by the arrays according to the basic data and model units. The three-dimensional shopping platform displaying system makes the physical stores corresponding to the model units. The stores and merchandises of the present invention are displayed in the three-dimensional form, which provides more information to users. It is easy to switch between the virtual stores and the physical stores, which further promotes the experience of shopping. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379622 | METHOD FOR UPDATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHOPPING PLATFORM - The present invention discloses a method for updating three-dimensional shopping platform, especially to a method for updating the data of the complicated display interface. The three-dimensional shopping platform is displayed through a three-dimensional display system on the mobile terminal shopping platform. The three-dimensional shopping platform system comprises: a three-dimensional model, a display module, a motion capturing module and a visual angle switching module. The visual angle switching module is respectively connected to the display module and the motion capturing module. The display module is defined with a predetermined size by the display module. And the method further comprises a data updating module, data updating module changes with the display interface, it updates the shop information and commodity information in the first display area, and the second display in model unit is displayed in the display interface. The present invention technical effect are as follows: it issues the relevant information on the three-dimensional shopping platform and achieves the update connection between the publishing platforms, and improve the convenience and efficiency of the three-dimensional shopping platform. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379623 | DIGITAL AVATARS IN ONLINE MARKETPLACES - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for providing digital avatars. A first request message is received for requesting a digital representation of a first target user combined with a target product for an online marketplace application on a first client device. The first request message is associated with a first user identifier indicative and a product identifier. Based on the first user identifier, a first user record is selected from a first database. The first user record includes measurement data. Based on the product identifier, a product record is selected from a second database. Based at least on the measurement data of the first user record and the selected product record, model data of the target product is determined and provided to the first client device. | 12-31-2015 |
20160027097 | Visual Search Interface for Open Filters for Eyeglass Selection - A visual search interface presents a video display that may include a line of eyeglass selections, sometimes known as a visual search row | 01-28-2016 |
20160027098 | INTERACTIVE DOOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A display device featuring a door frame and a first door skin having an opening is provided. The first door skin can be coupled to a first face of the door frame. The display device can further include a display screen provided within the opening of the first door skin and a controller node coupled to the display screen. The controller node can be configured to receive an indication of a first input detected at the display screen, retrieve a plurality of door characteristics based on the indication of the first input detected at the display screen, generate an image to display on the display screen based on the plurality of door characteristics, receive an indication of a second input associated with a selection of one of the plurality of door characteristics, and generate an image associated with the selection of one of the plurality of door characteristic. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027099 | PRESENTATION DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT A PRODUCT PRESENTATION - A presentation device carries out a product presentation of a product. The presentation device includes a support element which is designed for placing on the head of a user, on which two display units are situated for stereoscopically displaying graphics data in front of the eyes of the user. The user is to be able to view the product at home without computer hardware specially purchased by him/her. For this purpose, the presentation device includes a memory for storing model data of a digital representation of the product, a simulation unit designed for simulating a relative position of the user with respect to the representation, and a rendering unit designed for generating the graphics data. The rendering unit is designed to display a stereoscopic view aimed at the representation from the simulated relative position, by the graphics data. | 01-28-2016 |
20160035015 | ELECTRONIC PALETTE SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS - A system for generating design sample palettes over a network includes a database storing design products related to a plurality of categories of commercial products from a plurality of manufacturers. Interface circuitry displays the plurality of categories of commercial products and filtering criteria on a user interface and a sample palette server in operative communication with the database and the interface circuitry receives a user selection of one or more filtering criteria specifying one or more requested design features and updates the user interface to display a subset of the design products sharing at least one feature in common with the requested design features. Palette generating circuitry receives a second selection of a plurality of design products from the displayed subset of design products and generates a graphical representation of a sample palette including graphical images of the plurality of design products on the user interface. Authorization circuitry receives a user request to order samples of the plurality of design products in the sample palette and determines whether the user's account is authorized to order design product samples from the plurality of manufacturers. | 02-04-2016 |
20160035016 | METHOD FOR EXPERIENCING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT - A method for experiencing of multi-dimensional content in a virtual reality environment over a communications network is disclosed. The method includes generating a 3D avatar of a consumer based on a consumer's profile, generating a 3D virtual reality graphical environment including the avatar of the consumer, receiving a selection from the consumer of multi-dimensional content for experiencing and a predefined time for playing said multi-dimensional content, transmitting an invitation to invitee consumers to experience the multi-dimensional content, generating a virtual location in the multi-dimensional virtual reality graphical environment for playing said multi-dimensional content at the predetermined time in the virtual location in the multi-dimensional virtual reality graphical environment, for the avatars of the consumer and any invitee consumers present at the location at the predetermined time. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042443 | VIRTUAL TRY-ON APPARATUS, VIRTUAL TRY-ON METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An acquisition unit acquires characteristic information on a subject. Another acquisition unit acquires a scheduled waiting time for the subject. A calculator calculates a predicted time. A decision unit decides the kinds and/or the number of clothing images to be displayed on a first display such that the kinds and/or the number decreases as the predicted time is longer relative to the scheduled waiting time. Out of the clothing images corresponding to the acquired characteristic information, a first display controller displays on the first display the clothing images corresponding to the decided kinds and/or number. An acceptor accepts from the subject a selection of the image of clothing to be tried on, from among the clothing images displayed on the first display. A generator generates a composite image of a subject image and the selected clothing image. A second display controller displays the composite image on a second display. | 02-11-2016 |
20160063613 | PROVIDING A VIRTUAL SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT FOR AN ITEM - Techniques for providing a virtual item shopping environment are presented herein. A dimension module may be configured to determine one or more dimensions of a person near a display. A selection module may be configured to select one or more items from a database based on the determined dimensions. A display module configured to present the one or more items on the display. In other embodiments, the selection module may further be configured to receive a selection from the person via a user interface. The selection may indicate one of the presented items. In another embodiment, the display module may be configured to display a live real-time video of the person wearing the selected item. The live real-time video may include video of the person with an overlaid image of the selected item. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063614 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MATCHING IMAGES WITH VIEWING ENVIRONMENT - A system and methods are provided for matching images with viewing environment. A method includes accessing ( | 03-03-2016 |
20160063615 | Marketing Products in Dynamic Content - Marketing products includes implementing a purchase interface to be displayed with the dynamic content in a display screen of the display device, the purchase interface including a region associated with a product presented in the dynamic content; determining whether the region is selected; and initiating a task associated with purchasing the product based at least in part on the determining. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SEQUENTIAL MEDIA ITEMS - A system and method of providing sequential media content. The system of some embodiments provides a library that displays representations of media items stored on a device. The library displays representations of a series object. Activating the series object displays purchased media items in a series of media items. After a threshold amount of a media item in the series has been consumed, the series object displays a representation of a next media item in the series along with a control for purchasing the next media item in the series. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078098 | SHARING ITEM IMAGES BASED ON A SIMILARITY SCORE - Techniques for sharing item images based on a similarity score are described. For example, a machine receives an input item listing for an item from a user device. The machine accesses an existing image that may be associated with one or more existing item listings. The machine identifies a degree of similarity between the input item listing and the one or more existing item listings. The machine generates a similarity score for the existing image based on the degree of similarity. The machine selects one or more existing images corresponding to the one or more existing item listings based on the one or more existing images having corresponding similarity scores that exceed a threshold value. The machine transmits a communication to the user device in response to the receiving of the input item listing. The communication may include the one or more existing images. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078506 | CONFIGURABLE ONLINE 3D CATALOG - A system may include a server device configured to receive, from a catalog administrator device, a 3D product model encoded in a 3D modeling format, receive, from the catalog administrator device, a definition of a hotspot including an association of a location on the 3D product model with an element of product media related to an aspect of the 3D product model, and store the 3D product model in a data store in association with the hotspot and the element of product media. A user device may be configured to receive a 3D catalog from a server device, display, on the user device using a 3D object renderer, a 3D product model of the 3D catalog, the 3D product model being encoded in a 3D modeling format, and send, to the server device, analytics data indicative of user interaction with the 3D product model using the 3D object renderer. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078526 | RECENTLY VIEWED ITEMS DISPLAY AREA - A most recently viewed item is displayed in a display element, which is positioned next to at least one other element on a web page. The display element is expanded so that the element covers the at least one other element on the web page and so that at least one other recently viewed item appears in the display element. The display element is contracted so that only the most recently viewed item appears in the display element and so that the at least one other element on the web page is visible. | 03-17-2016 |
20160092975 | PORTRAIT BASED PRODUCT TO PARTICIPANT MAPPING - Participant data for a participant is acquired. A feature vector is defined. Attributes of the participant are determined from the participant data. A participant feature vector for the participant is generated using the defined feature vector and the determined attributes of the participant. The participant is mapped to a portrait using the participant feature vector. A product is mapped to the portrait. The product is mapped to the participant based on the mapping of the participant to the portrait and the mapping of the product to the portrait. | 03-31-2016 |
20160098785 | USER EQUIPMENT, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - The present invention provides user equipment, a method of controlling the user equipment, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an object for posting on SNS by connecting various data and contents accumulated in the entire process of purchases by a customer with the data on a receipt and then can automatically synchronize and display the object on SNS, a blog, or the like, so convenience for users can be improved. | 04-07-2016 |
20160103794 | CARD BASED PACKAGE FOR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND SERVICES - A variety of data structures, components, runtime viewers and methods are described for defining, delivering and rendering wrapped packages of cards in a manner that is particularly well suited, but not limited to, display on mobile devices. Each card may selectively include media content, and a palette of application functionality and/or supporting e-commerce related services. The cards of the wrap packages are ideally threaded together into one or more linear sequences, and authored to convey a book-like narrative that unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed. In addition, the wrap packages are portable objects that are readily distributed, similar to other electronic messages, through e-mail, messaging, social-media, or via a variety of other electronic communication platforms. As a result, wrap packages are consumable, sharable and savable objects. | 04-14-2016 |
20160104235 | VIRTUAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR AN INTERACTIVE MERCHANT SALES ENVIRONMENT - There is provided systems and method for a virtual display device for an interactive merchant sales environment. A device, such as a communication device, may allow a user to view virtual images of items in a user environment so that a user may view what their potential purchase may look like when placed into the user environment. The user environment may include a residential room, an office, a car interior, or other location where a user may place purchased items. The user may submit a request to view an item in the user environment to the device, which may communicate the request to a merchant or a service provider. The virtual image may correspond to digital image(s) of an item used to present a three dimensional virtual image of the item in the user environment. The device may receive the virtual image(s) and display them to the user. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110595 | FAST 3D MODEL FITTING AND ANTHROPOMETRICS USING SYNTHETIC DATA - A large synthetic 3D human body model dataset using real-world body size distributions is created. The model dataset may follow real-world body parameter distributions. Depth sensors can be integrated into mobile devices such as tablets, cellphones, and wearable devices. Body measurements for a user are extracted from a single frontal-view depth map using joint location information. Estimates of body measurements are combined with local geometry features around joint locations to form a robust multi-dimensional feature vector. A fast nearest-neighbor search is performed using the feature vector for the user and the feature vectors for the synthetic models to identify the closest match. The retrieved model can be used in various applications such as clothes shopping, virtual reality, online gaming, and others. | 04-21-2016 |
20160132962 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHOPPING PLATFORM DISPLAYING SYSTEM - A a three-dimensional model, a display module, a motion capture module and a perspective switch module is provided. The perspective switch module is respectively connected to the display module and the motion capture module. A preset-sized graphic displaying area is defined in the display module. The motion capture module changes the relative position between the graphic displaying area and the three-dimensional model according to the manipulation of the user. The perspective switch module adjusts the three-dimensional model according to the control instruction transmitted by the motion capture module. Simultaneously, the different graphic data are displayed within the graphic displaying area. The graphic data are the projections of the three-dimensional model in the plane of graphic displaying area. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132963 | 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. | 05-12-2016 |
20160140676 | VISUALIZATION TOOL FOR FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT IN A REAL ESTATE PROPERTY - The present disclosure relates to a system, method and computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for providing interactive visualization of furniture arrangement in a real estate property to potential customers via a computer interface environment. The system comprises the visualization engine is which is adapted to allow a potential customer to select items and process items to be inserted within the visualization object. | 05-19-2016 |
20160155186 | DIGITAL WARDROBE | 06-02-2016 |
20160155187 | CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL REALITY USER ENVIRONMENT CONTROL | 06-02-2016 |
20160162984 | PROCESSING UNSTRUCTURED MESSAGES - A method for processing an unstructured message includes: acquiring, when a first client detects that an icon on a client interface is clicked, an icon identifier corresponding to the icon; receiving a first unstructured message inputted by a first user; organizing the icon identifier and the first unstructured message into a second unstructured message; and sending the second unstructured message to a communications server, where the communications server is configured to send the second unstructured message to a second client and save the first unstructured message in a first associated platform having a binding relationship with the communications server, and where the first associated platform is a platform configured to store structured information. | 06-09-2016 |
20160170939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL FOOD CONTENT SHARING | 06-16-2016 |
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20160180447 | VIRTUAL SHOPPING | 06-23-2016 |
20160180449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CONTEXTS FROM THREE DIMENSIONAL MODELS | 06-23-2016 |
20160189116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN E-COMMERCE ENABLED DIGITAL WHITEBOARD - Systems and methods for an e-commerce enabled digital whiteboard are described. The system receives first initialization information, over a network, from a mobile device that includes a description of a first vehicle and a description of a first repair for the first vehicle. The first initialization information is stored in a first context. The system further receives a first request to attach the first context to an online collaborative workspace. The system further attaches the first context to an online collaborative marker that is associated with the online collaborative workspace. The system further generates a first interface based on the first context. The first interface includes the online collaborative interactive workspace including a first repair schematic including instructions for the first repair for the first vehicle. The system further receives a second request, over the network, from the mobile device that is also processed based on the first context. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189288 | METHOD OF SIMULATING A VIRTUAL OUT-0F-BOX EXPERIENCE OF A PACKAGED PRODUCT - A method of simulating a virtual out-of-box experience of a packaged product with an electronic device is disclosed. The packaging of the product has a computer-readable code which is scanned with a camera on the electronic device. A product demonstration application is retrieved for the product from the internet. Surfaces of the packaging are recognized by the application. An image of a virtual representation of the product is rendered on an image of the packaging to make a combined image, which is displayed to the user on the display of the electronic device wherein the combined image simulates X-Ray vision into the packaging, revealing the product. The method further updates the combined image as the user manipulates the product in front of the camera, revealing different view of the product, a three-dimensional view of the product may further be displayed outside the packaging, and features demonstrated of the virtual product. | 06-30-2016 |
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