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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160063551 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PROXIMITY RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide proximity recommendations are provided. In example embodiments, data representing prioritized recommendations for a user is received. The data representing the prioritized recommendations is used to generated a composite visual representation by embedding select prioritized recommendations into a visual representation. The composite visual representation presents a higher prioritized recommendation in a more spatially prominent manner than a lower prioritized recommendation. The composite visual representation is then presented to the user. | 03-03-2016 |
20160048819 | KIOSK FOR RECEIVING AND DELIVERING PACKAGES - A computer server for a network-based transaction system is coupled to a kiosk via a data communications network. The kiosk includes a computer processor, an input device, an electronic display unit, a plurality of compartments, and a data communications port. The computer server receives input from a seller of an item. The input includes a listing of the item for sale on the network-based transaction system. The server identifies an available compartment from the plurality of compartments based on the size of the item for sale. The available compartment is configured to receive the item for sale from the seller. The server transmits an identification of the available compartment to the seller via the electronic display unit, and enables access to the available compartment by the seller. | 02-18-2016 |
20150348170 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA LISTINGS USING UNIQUE USER IDENTIFIERS - Systems and methods are presented for facilitating entertainment media listings using unique user identifiers. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is presented. The method may include accessing a unique user identifier of a user, the unique user identifier associated with at least one form of entertainment media, the unique user identifier including a user history of at least one form of the entertainment media accessed by the user. The method may also include transmitting first information for displaying an offer to conduct a consumer transaction of a product associated with the at least one form of entertainment media, wherein displaying the offer is based on the user history within the accessed unique user identifier. | 12-03-2015 |
20150341304 | PERSONALIZED SHARING AT THE USER LEVEL - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for generating and provisioning personalized messages is presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include receiving a request from a user to share content with one or more other users. In response to receiving the request, user profile data about the user may be accessed, and a portion of the user profile data may be selected. The method may further include generating a personalized message based on the selected portion of the user profile data, and communicating the personalized message to the one or more other users. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339738 | METHOD TO VALIDATE SHIPPING RATES - An actual shipping rates table and a stored shipping rates table are retrieved. A first aggregate value from the sum of all values in the actual shipping rates table and a second aggregate value from the sum of all values in the stored shipping rates table are computed. The first aggregate value is compared with the second aggregate value. A third aggregate value along a field with the most number of values of the actual shipping rates table, and a fourth aggregate value along a field with the most number of values of the stored shipping rates table are computed. The third aggregate value is compared with the fourth aggregate value. The stored shipping rates table is validated when the first aggregate value matches the second aggregate value, and the third aggregate value matches the fourth aggregated value. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339711 | TARGETED PROMOTIONS - A device monitors conversations of one or more users. The device may be targeted to a particular user or a particular area. Based on the words of a conversation and the speaker of the words, an interest in a product of one or more of the participants in the conversation may be identified. Based on the user's interest in a product and the identification of another party to the conversation, promotions for the product may be sent to the other party. The influence of one participant on another can be quantized in an influence score. The importance of a conversation to a prospective buyer can be quantized in a conversation score. The influence score and conversation score may be used in determining whether to send a promotion to a party to the conversation. | 11-26-2015 |
20150332370 | SMS INTERMEDIATION - A system for receiving, at a server with one or more processors, a request for a respective product page from a first client system. The system then sends the respective product page to the first client system for display, wherein the respective product page includes a send SMS message link. The system receives, from the first client system, a first SMS message, wherein the first SMS message is generated by user selection of the send SMS message link. The system transmits the first SMS message to a second client system associated with a seller of the respective product. | 11-19-2015 |
20150324810 | PERSONAL UNIVERSAL PROFILE - A method and a system for creating, updating and processing a universal profile which includes an aggregation of previous transaction with multiple, distinct transaction entities. A universal profile (UP) manager creates a universal profile for an account. The universal profile comprises transaction data based on an aggregate of transactions with multiple, distinct transaction entities. The UP manager receives a universal profile preference indicating whether at least a portion of the transaction data is to be shared. The UP manager provides the transaction data to a particular transaction entity according to the universal profile preference. The UP manager receives, from the particular transaction entity, a transaction context comprising at least a portion of a transaction customized based on transaction data shared according to the universal profile preference. | 11-12-2015 |
20150310635 | SPECULAR HIGHLIGHTS ON PHOTOS OF OBJECTS - Systems and methods are presented for recording and viewing images of objects with specular highlights. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method may include accessing a first plurality of images, each of the images in the first plurality of images including an object recorded from a first position, and a reflection of light on the object from a light source located at a different location than in each of the other images in the first plurality of images. The method may also include generating a first composite image of the object, the first composite image comprising a superposition of the first plurality of images, and wherein each of the images in the first plurality of images is configured to change in a degree of transparency within the first composite image and in accordance with a first input based on a degree of tilt. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310122 | WEB UI BUILDER APPLICATION - Systems and methods are presented for generating a webpage based on a physical mockup of the webpage. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is presented. The method may include accessing an image of a physical mockup of a webpage, the physical mockup of the webpage including one or more physical objects representative of one or more virtual objects in the webpage. The method may also include converting the image into the webpage, based on the physical mockup of the webpage, the webpage including the one or more virtual objects arranged in a layout corresponding to positions of the one or more physical objects in the physical mockup; and applying user-interactive functionality to the one or more virtual objects in the webpage, based on one or more visual indicators on the one or more physical objects identifiable in the image. | 10-29-2015 |
20150302510 | SMART RECURRENT ORDERS - In various example embodiments, a system and method for smart recurrent orders are presented. An inventory indicator corresponding to an inventory level of a first item may be received. An order schedule for the first item may be identified. An adjustment to the order schedule based on the inventory indicator may be determined. The adjustment to the order schedule for the first item may be facilitated. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302458 | IDENTIFYING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON AUDIO DATA AND PERFORMING ASSOCIATED TASKS - In various example embodiments, a system and method for identifying advertisements based on audio data and performing associated tasks are presented. Audio data corresponding to an advertisement being presented to a user may be received. The advertisement may be identified based on an analysis of the audio data. Advertisement information associated with the identified advertisement may be accessed. A task, associated with the user, a may be performed using the advertisement information. | 10-22-2015 |
20150286737 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SHARE CONTENT UTILIZING UNIVERSAL LINK FORMAT - A system to share content utilizing universal link format is described. The system may an access request detector, a universal link interpreter, and a communication module. The access request detector may detect a request to access target content provided by a resource host computer. The universal link interpreter may determine that the request is associated with a uniform resource locator (URL) that comprises one or more directives for directing the requested content to an execution environment suitable for a platform of the client computer, may determine a platform of the client computer, and determine execution environment for the requested target content. The universal link interpreter may then interpret the one or more directives in the URL, based on the determined execution environment. | 10-08-2015 |
20150264113 | Dynamic Batching - An application running on a user device may communicate with a server application. The server application may track user actions on the device. The user actions may be transmitted from the user device to the server application using data packets. Each data packet may include header information and information regarding one or more user actions (the “batch”). The number of user actions to include in each batch may be determined by the OS, by the application, by the user, by the network, the number of actions in the batch, the size of the data in the batch, the time elapsed between the first and last action in the batch, or any suitable combination thereof. A communication server may recognize a batch data packet and divide it into individual data packets. | 09-17-2015 |
20150261968 | VISUALIZING RANDOM CHARACTERS FOR KEYBOARD-LESS DEVICES - In various example embodiments, a system and method are provided for visualizing a set of random characters which may be used to communicate private user information by voice input to a client device. In example embodiments, a request to communicate private user information is received from a client device. In response to the request, a set of random characters is generated, and at least one random character from the set of random characters corresponds to a character from a set of standard characters. An image with the set of standard characters and the set of random characters may be created and displayed on the client device. The client device may be a wearable device in example embodiments. | 09-17-2015 |
20150248715 | SUSPICION CLASSIFIER FOR WEBSITE ACTIVITY - A system and method of identifying suspicious item-related features are disclosed. In some embodiments, a sample of item listings is received. Each item listing in the sample of item listings may correspond to an item offered for sale on an e-commerce website. Item-related data for each item listing in the sample of item listings may be extracted. Training data comprising identifications of which item listings in the sample of item listings are suspicious and identifications of which item listings in the sample of item listings are not suspicious may be received. A model for classifying a candidate item listing on the e-commerce website as being suspicious may be determined using the training data. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248694 | ATTRIBUTING OFFLINE PURCHASES TO ONLINE ADVERTISING - A system and method of attributing offline purchases to online advertising are described. In some embodiments, advertisement information comprising identifying information of an online advertisement for a product or brand of products, identifying information of recipients of the online advertisement, and a corresponding advertisement time at which the online advertisement was provided to each of recipients is received. Purchase information for offline purchases corresponding to at least one brick- and mortar retailer is also received. The purchase information comprises identifying information of a corresponding purchaser for each purchase, identifying information of a corresponding product or brand of products for each purchase, and a corresponding purchase time at which each purchase was made. One of the purchasers is identified as one of the recipients based on a determined match between their corresponding identifying information. At least one of the purchases of the identified purchaser is associated with the online advertisement. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248457 | AUTOMATIC MACHINE TRANSLATION USING USER FEEDBACK - Publication system, such as ecommerce system, machine translation translates a query in a first language to a second language to query an ecommerce database maintained in the second language and obtain a result set responsive to the query. Human feedback relating to the result set is detected. If the feedback is positive the system increases the probability that the translation is correct, if the feedback is negative the system decreases the probability that the translation is correct. For positive feedback, the system detects whether a clue is recognized in the query. If a clue is recognized the system increases the value of the clue for making the translation. The system detects the identity of the product in the query, accesses the product vendor website that is maintained in the query language, and detects information that is in the query language for use in the translation process. | 09-03-2015 |
20150248400 | AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF MULTILINGUAL DICTIONARY ITEMS FROM NON-PARALLEL, MULTILINGUAL, SEMI-STRUCUTRED DATA - User interfaces receive a first plurality of user queries and result sets that are in a category, exhibit a constraint, and exhibit user behavior. Also received are a second plurality of user queries and result sets that that are in the category, exhibit the constraint, and exhibit user behavior. The second user queries and results are received either from a plurality of user interfaces coupled to a second system, or from the second system itself. Responsive to detecting that the first plurality of user queries and result sets and the second plurality of user queries and result sets satisfy respective thresholds, a signal indicates that at least one of the first plurality of user queries and at least one of the second plurality of user queries are translations of each other. | 09-03-2015 |
20150242940 | MANAGING DUPLICATION OF CONTENT ITEMS ACROSS MULTIPLE CONTENT ITEM LISTS - A method of reducing duplications of content items across multiple content item lists presented to a user is disclosed. A first set of content items is received. It is detected that the first set of content items was communicated for presentation to a user in a first list. A second set of content items is received. It is determined that the second set of content items includes a duplicate content item, the duplicate content item being a content item that was included in the first set of content items. Based on a satisfaction of an omission criterion, an indication is provided that the content item is to be omitted from the second set of content items before the second set of content items is communicated for presentation to the user in a second list. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242934 | REMOVING PURCHASES FROM ONLINE CONTAINERS - Techniques for removing purchases from online containers are described. For example, an indication of a purchase of a first product at a first store by a user is received. A user account associated with the user is identified. The user account has an online container for storing one or more desired products. The first product is matched to one or more desired products based on one or more product characteristics of the first product and of the one or more desired products. The one or more desired products that match the first product are removed from the online container. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242928 | CROSS SELLING PLATFORM - In various example embodiments, a system and method for a cross selling platform are presented. A request for a product listing triggered by a user may be received. The request for the product listing may include product information corresponding to an in-store product located at a store of a merchant. A related product listing may be identified based on the product information. Each product listing of the plurality of product listings may correspond to a merchant product. The product listing may be recommended to the user for sale. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242911 | GROUP CHECK IN - Systems and methods are provided for facilitating group shopping using group check-in. A plurality of users may check in at a location such as a service provider location. The plurality of users may check in using beacons or social media. A system may determine a relationship between two or more of the plurality of users and identify a group that has checked in to the service location. Products, services, and/or targeted assistance guidelines may then be determined for each identified group. A group may be a family, a couple, a team, a club, or other group of people. The products and/or services may be targeted for each group based on market research and/or user information of members of the group. The system may facilitate group payment for items purchased by one or more members of the group. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242424 | SOCIAL WALLET - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing social graph maintenance services is presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include accessing a social graph of a subject user. The social graph may include a plurality of nodes representing objects to which the subject user has a relationship and a plurality of edges representing the relationships. The method may further include determining that a particular node lacks relevance to the subject user. In response to determining that the particular node lacks relevance to the subject user, the relationship with the particular node is eliminated. | 08-27-2015 |
20150242206 | ADDING ON-THE-FLY COMMENTS TO CODE - A system and method of adding on-the-fly comments to source code are described. In some embodiments, audio data comprising a comment for source code in a source code file is received. The comment is stored in association with the source code, and an indication of the comment is caused to be displayed within the source code file to a user on a computing device. In some embodiments, an indication of a location within the source code file with which to associate the comment is received, and the comment can be stored in association with the location within the source code file. The comment can be caused to be displayed at the location within the source code file. In some embodiments, the audio data is converted to a textual representation of the comment. In some embodiments, the comment is translated from an original language to at least one additional language. | 08-27-2015 |
20150235292 | PRESENTING ITEMS CORRESPONDING TO A PROJECT - A request that indicates a project to be completed may be received from a device operated by a user. A plurality of items that are being used together to complete the project may be determined. The plurality of items may each be listed as being available for sale. A single display page may be generated that includes the plurality of items that are used together to complete the project. Lastly, the generated single display page may be presented to the device operated by the user. | 08-20-2015 |
20150235013 | MANAGING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT RELATED TO A DIGITAL GOOD - In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing supplemental content relating to a digital good are presented. The supplemental content relating to the digital good may be received, where the supplemental content may be for presentation to a consumer. The supplemental content may be stored in accompaniment with the digital good. Ownership criteria associated with ownership rights of the supplemental content may be determined. The ownership rights corresponding to the supplemental content may be transferred from a first entity to a second entity based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The second entity may be authorized to access the supplemental content based, at least in part, on the determined ownership criteria. The supplemental content may be caused to be distributed to the second entity. | 08-20-2015 |
20150227996 | MAY SHIP HANDLING - In an example embodiment, e-commerce listings from a database are ranked into a first ranking in accordance with a first ranking scheme. Then a location of a potential buyer is identified. One or more of the listings are identified as may ship listings that a corresponding seller has indicated as pertaining to a good or service that may ship to the location of the potential buyer, without a commitment of shipping to the location of the potential buyer. A position of one or more of the may ship listings in the first ranking may be altered to achieve a second ranking. | 08-13-2015 |
20150221053 | 3D PRINTING: MANAGING DIGITAL RIGHTS AND FULFILMENT IN ONLINE MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods and media for managing digital rights in a 3D printing service marketplace environment are provided. In one example, a system comprises a memory and at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors to host or participate in a 3D printing service marketplace environment which includes marketplace participants. The marketplace participants include at least one 3D printing service provider. The module is further to receive a request from a marketplace participant to print a 3D object at a 3D printing service provider and receive an authorization from an owner of digital rights in the 3D object to print the 3D object. Based on a received authorization, the module transmits instructions to a 3D printing service provider to print the 3D object. | 08-06-2015 |
20150221014 | CLUSTERED BROWSE HISTORY - In various example embodiments, a system and method for determining an item group and generating a group representation for the item group are provided. Accordingly, item data associated with a user may be accessed. The item data may include item temporal data. Item relationships between pieces of the item data corresponding to items may be identified. The item relationships may include a temporal relationship that may be based on the item temporal data. An item group associated with the items may be determined based on the item relationships. A group representation corresponding to the item group may be generated. The group representation may summarize the items associated with the item group. The methods and systems may cause presentation of the group representation to the user. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220748 | 3D PRINTING IN MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods, and media for authorizing 3D printing services in a marketplace environment are provided. In one example, a system comprises a computing device that implements a 3D printing marketplace component. The marketplace component comprises a merchant unit, a transaction unit, a consumer unit, and a digital rights authorization unit which cooperatively act to receive a request from a consumer for a 3D printing task, rank a plurality of 3D printing service providers based on an availability or a suitability to fulfil the 3D printing task, and facilitate the authorization of performance of the 3D printing task based on a grant of digital rights associated with the digital model or object. | 08-06-2015 |
20150213497 | PEER-BASED GEO-FENCE MESSAGING - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for transmitting peer-based geo-fence messages are described. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include detecting a subject user breaching a geo-fence, and locating proximate users within a predefined distance of the subject user. A peer user of the subject user is then identified from the proximate users. The method may further include transmitting a message to the peer user in response to the subject user breaching the geo-fence. | 07-30-2015 |
20150200902 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PROCESS A SOCIAL NETWORKING MESSAGE - Methods and systems to process a social networking message are described. The system receives a selection that identifies first metadata tag information and a selection that identifies first action information, over a network, at a server machine. The system stores the selection that identifies the first metadata tag information in association with the selection that identifies the first action information as tag information in a database. The system receives a social networking message for publication by a first social networking service. The system parses the social networking message based on the first metadata tag information to identify a first metadata tag in the social networking message. The system initiates a first action that is described by the first action information responsive to the identification of the first metadata tag in the social networking message. Finally, the system publishes the social networking message on the first social networking service. | 07-16-2015 |
20150199437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING A USER TO SOCIAL DATA - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for matching social data to a user of a networked-based content publisher are provided. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may access social network entries published on one or more social networks. Social network entries that include a reference to content published by a particular content publisher may be identified. A social network profile corresponding to a first social network entry of the identified social network entries may be identified. The method may further include determining that the social network profile corresponds to a particular user of the content publisher based on information embedded in the reference to the content. | 07-16-2015 |
20150199104 | SOLAR INSTALLATION MAPPING - In an example embodiment, a first set of estimated locations for calibration points in a roof is identified in a first satellite image, the first satellite image having a first zoom level and a first angle relative to ground. Then a second set of estimate locations for the calibration points is identified in a second satellite image, the second satellite image having a second zoom level and a second angle relative to ground. Actual locations for the calibration points are derived using the first and second sets of estimated locations, the first and second zoom levels, and the first and second angles. Then dimension information is calculated for the roof based on the derived actual locations for the calibration points. | 07-16-2015 |
20150193835 | COLLAPSIBLE ADS - In an example embodiment, an area of a web page devoted to displaying an ad is rendered. Then, an ad server is called for ad content. Then, a collapsible ad script is received from the ad server in lieu of ad content. The collapsible ad script is executed, causing a message to be sent to a scripting engine in a web browser, the message causing the web browser to set a height of the area of the web page to zero. | 07-09-2015 |
20150186989 | PRICING AND LISTING CONFIGURATION RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - In an example embodiment, an item characteristic is received, the item characteristic pertaining to an item being listed for sale, by a seller, via an ecommerce service. Then, a plurality of past transactions of items having the item characteristic are analyzed. Based on this analysis, a first set of one or more optimal listing configuration parameters are identified in accordance with a first set of listing criteria. Then, the first set of one or more identified optimal listing configuration parameters to the seller in a user interface that permits the seller to change one or more listing configuration parameters based on the presentation. | 07-02-2015 |
20150186973 | TICKET LISTING TRIGGERED BY URL LINKS - A ticket purchase application is installed in a communication device to facilitate event ticket purchase. An operating system of the communication device recognizes a type of Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that indicates an entertaining or sporting event. The URL includes a unique code associated with a specific event. The operating system of the communication device may detect user interactions that trigger the URL. When the URL is triggered, the ticket purchase application may be started and the unique code in the URL may be parsed and forwarded to the ticket purchase application. The ticket purchase application uses the unique code to identify the event and searches for tickets associated with the event. The ticket purchase application may list available tickets of the event in an order based on the user's preference. Accordingly, a user may quickly find and purchase a desired ticket by clicking on an URL. | 07-02-2015 |
20150181016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO UTILIZE GEO-FENCES TO LIMIT CALLS TO A SERVER SYSTEM FROM A USER'S MOBILE DEVICE - A system to utilize geo-fences to limit calls to a server system from a user's mobile device may be provided in the form of a geo-fencing application executing on a mobile device. A geo-fencing application may be configured to detect, based on the monitored location information, that the associated mobile device has entered an area represented by a passive geo-fence and stop reporting location information to the server until the mobile device is outside the area represented by the passive geo-fence. A passive geo-fence represents a low or non-engagement geographical area, where a service provider is not as interested in engaging with potential or existing customers with respect to their services. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178822 | DISCOVERY ENGINE STOREFRONT - A method and a system of online shopping using a digital storefront. For example, a digital storefront having multiple touchscreen display surfaces presents a plurality of tiles to a user, where one or more tiles display images of items for sale and at least one hunch question which may be related to the environment. In further examples, a response is received from the user to one or more hunch questions, and items are recommended for the user and presented to the user in one or more updated tiles on a touchscreen display surface. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178778 | LOCATION-BASED TRIGGERED DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for a location-based triggered delivery are described. A location of a device of a user is determined. A condition for delivering an item at a delivery location is identified. The condition is trigged when the location of the device of the user crosses a geographic boundary for the device of the user. An estimated arrival time of the user to the delivery location is calculated. A courier available to deliver the item at the delivery location at the estimated arrival time is calculated. The courier is dispatched when the condition is triggered. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178759 | LOYALTY PROGRAM BASED ON TIME SAVINGS - Users of a web site may save time by completing purchases via an electronic network. A transaction completed at least partially online, for example, may require less user time than an alternative transaction that is completed by traveling to a physical store location. A computer system may estimate an amount of time saved by a user for a transaction, relative to an alternative transaction, using various techniques such as estimating an amount of travel time that may be saved. User loyalty accounts may be credited with the estimated amounts of time saved for transactions. Estimated amounts of time saved may be displayed to users, which may encourage additional purchases to be made via a web site or service that supports estimation of time savings for transactions. | 06-25-2015 |
20150178301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE A SEARCH QUERY - A description of an abstraction of items may be received as an input from a device operated by a user. The abstraction of the items may represent a group of items. Item descriptors may be accessed from a database based on the description of the abstraction of the group of items. Moreover, the item descriptors may describe the items included in the abstraction of the items. After being accessed from the database, the item descriptors may be used in generating a search query. Lastly, the generated search query may be presented to the device operated by the user. | 06-25-2015 |
20150177934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAVING AND PRESENTING A STATE OF A COMMUNICATION SESSION - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for saving and presenting a state of a communication session are presented. The communication session may be established between a client device and an application server of a content publisher, and may include the presentation of content on the client device. In some embodiments, the method may include receiving user input to save a state of the communication session, and in response, temporarily storing session data representative of the state of the communication session for a predetermined duration of the communication session. The method may further include generating and presenting an interface that includes a visual representation of the session data, and allows a user to return to the saved state of the communication session. | 06-25-2015 |
20150174481 | GEO LOCATION QUESTING - A method and a system of a geo-location quest game. For example, registering game participants to play a geo-location quest game within a game environment having a plurality of beacon devices which are capable of providing location information for registered game participants within the game environment. In further examples, presenting, on the beacon enabled user device, to the registered game participants, a description of a first task in the geo-location quest game and a request for first task completion information, the first task having a start and end location within the game environment. In another example, receiving the requested first task completion information from the registered game participants. | 06-25-2015 |
20150163629 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR A GEO-FENCE SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus for defining, generating, utilizing, and/or detecting a geo-fence are described. A trigger is obtained, the trigger generated in response to a change in a geo-fence criteria. One or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the geo-fence criteria are defined in response to obtaining the trigger. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161635 | DYNAMIC PRICE ELASTICITY IN UNSTRUCTURED MARKETPLACE DATA - In an example embodiment, a pseudo product group for an item to be listed in an online marketplace having unstructured data is determined. Then, a fair market price for the item is determined using past data from listings in the pseudo product group. The fair market price may be used as a reference price in a curve of price elasticity versus price to obtain a price elasticity value. A price range may then be recommended to a user for the listing based upon the fair market price and the price elasticity value. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161556 | OPTIMIZATION OF SHIPMENT CONTAINERIZATION FOR MULTICHANNEL FULFILLMENT CENTERS - A system and method for optimizing shipment of containers between fulfillment centers are described. The system identifies a buyer fulfillment center associated with a region of a delivery address of a buyer of an item listed in an online marketplace. The item is physically held at a seller fulfillment center. The system identifies a container having a prescheduled shipping route from the seller fulfillment center to the buyer fulfillment center. Space availability in the container is determined when the buyer views the item in the online marketplace. The system determines whether the container can receive the item based on an identification of the item and the space availability of the container and computes a shipping discount offer based on the space availability of the container. The buyer is notified of the shipping discount offer valid for a limited amount of time after the buyer views the item in the online marketplace. The limited amount of time is computed based on the space availability of the container and a cut off shipping time of the prescheduled shipping route of the container. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161257 | WEB CRAWLER OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - Techniques for optimizing the performance of a webpage crawler are described. According to various embodiments, historical web crawler performance data is accessed, the data describing a performance of a web crawler during various time periods in one or more prior days. A capacity of the web crawler to fulfil uniform resource locator (URL) crawl requests for an upcoming given time period is then estimated, based on the historical web crawler performance data. Thereafter, a plurality of URL crawl requests are distributed to the web crawler during the upcoming given time period, based on the estimated capacity of the web crawler. | 06-11-2015 |
20150156192 | FEDERATED IDENTITY CREATION - A user may have multiple identities used to access multiple services or accounts. The user may use the multiple identities online from a device. The system may detect that the multiple identities connect from the device and determine that the multiple online identities all have associated relationships with the user. A federated user identifier may, accordingly, be created. Based on the common identification, various features may be enabled, including fraud detection and targeted advertising. | 06-04-2015 |
20150154387 | MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of multi-factor authentication are described. In some embodiments, a first device provides an initial authentication data to a second device. The second device is different from the first device. The first device obtains a first response data from the second device. The first device generates a first subsequent authentication data using the first response data. The first subsequent authentication data is different from the initial authentication data. The first device provides the first subsequent authentication data to the second device. In some embodiments, obtaining the first response data comprises capturing the first response data from the second device using a camera on the mobile device, where the first response data is displayed on the second device. | 06-04-2015 |
20150154251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ADAPT SEARCH RESULTS - Methods and systems to adapt search results are described. The system receives search information that includes a constraint over a network. The system generates a first search result based on the search information. The system communicates a first user interface, over the network, to the client device. The first user interface is formatted based on first formatting level information. The system receives a first request, over the network, from the client device. The first request includes a description of a first interaction with the first search result. The system identifies a first formatting level based on at least one interaction that was received previous to receiving the first request. The system transitions to a second formatting level based on the first formatting level and the first interaction. The second formatting level is associated with second formatting level information. | 06-04-2015 |
20150134479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LEVEL RETAILING - An online retailer may have a number of items for sale. The online retailer may enable a reseller to resell one or more of the items for sale. The retailer may provide items to the reseller at a discount. The price paid by a customer may include a markup from the reseller. The reseller may have a reseller code. When a resold item is purchased by a customer, the reseller code may be provided to the retailer. Based on the reseller code, the retailer may determine the price to be charged to the customer. After an item is purchased by a customer, the markup for the reseller may be paid to the reseller. Resellers may be organized in a hierarchical relationship. One or more of the resellers above the reseller corresponding to the reseller code may receive a portion of the markup for the item. | 05-14-2015 |
20150127525 | DYE PACH: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACH FUND TRACKING - When an Automated Clearing House (ACH) fund transaction is deemed to have suspicious nature, the ACH transfer file for the transaction may be marked with a unique key (dye pACH). The unique key may be used to track the transfer paths of funds through a plurality of financial institutions. Thus, the suspicious ACH fund may be tracked through the plurality of financial institutions. Law enforcement entities, such as police or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may use the unique key to track suspicious fund transfers through a plurality of financial institutions to detect money laundering or fraud activities or obtain high-level understanding of cybercrime organizations. | 05-07-2015 |
20150120503 | PRODUCT SCHEMATICS COLLECTION AND PROJECTION - A method of projecting a likeness of an item onto a surface is disclosed. A determination that a user is interested in an item is made. A schematic corresponding to the item is identified based on information about the item. The user is provided with an option to project a likeness of the item onto a surface. Based on an accepting of the option by the user, a device of the user is instructed to project the likeness of the item onto the surface based on the schematic. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120480 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR LISTING ITEMS IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MARKETPLACE - Methods, systems, and apparatus for listing an item on an electronic commerce marketplace are described. A user termination of a following of a social interest may be detected. One or more items acquired by the user that are related to the social interest may be determined, and a list of the identified items may be generated. The user may select one or more of the items in the list that are to be listed on the electronic commerce marketplace. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120445 | USER SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILES IN MARKETPLACE ENVIRONMENTS - Systems, methods and media for susceptibility profiles in a marketplace environment are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises collecting transaction data relating to a plurality of participants performing transactions in a marketplace environment and identifying at least one transaction driver associated with an identified section of the transactions. Based on the identified at least one transaction driver, a susceptibility profile is created for a participant in the marketplace environment, the susceptibility profile including participant-related data pertaining to the at least one identified transaction driver. A request may be received from the marketplace participant to search for an item for sale in the marketplace environment. A presentation to the participant of items for sale satisfying the susceptibility profile of the participant may be made. | 04-30-2015 |
20150112754 | USER INTENT TRACKING STREAMS - Systems, methods and media are proposed for user intent tracking streams. One example embodiment relates to a system that comprises an identification module to identify a plurality of aspects of contextual or personal information relating to a user, and an analysis module to analyze the plurality of aspects of contextual or personal information to identify user intent or a likelihood relating to a pre-determined action. The system further comprises a correlation module to correlate the user intent or likelihood with at least a sub-set of the analyzed aspects of contextual or personal information to identify an intent tracking stream for the user, the intent tracking stream based on the correlated sub-set, and a tracking module to track the intent tracking stream as a user identifier or a predictor of the pre-determined action. | 04-23-2015 |
20150100891 | REFLOW OF DATA PRESENTATION USING TRACKING DATA - In an example embodiment, a script defining a flow of a user interface is distributed to a user application operating on a client device. Then interactions between users on one or more client devices and one or more server devices are tracked. The script is then modified based on the information about the interactions, the modification changing the flow. The modified script may then be distributed to the user application, thus causing a modification in the flow of the user interface of the user application. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100482 | PAYMENT TREE - In an example embodiment, a group of local trusted devices is formed based, at least in part, on locations of a plurality of devices. Then a payment tree is presented in a user interface of a first device in the group of local trusted devices, the payment tree including a graphical representation of relationships between devices in the group and permitting selection, by a user of the first device, of one or more devices in the group to share in paying a bill received from a device outside the group. A bill may then be generated from the first device to each selected device in the payment tree, the bill indicating a payment amount reflecting a portion of the bill received from the device outside the group. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100453 | COLOR INDICATION - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing applicability indicators using color are disclosed. An applicability indicator may provide a user with an indicator of the applicability of a particular item presented to the user in response to a search query or recommendation. In some embodiments, the method may include accessing a user profile and a set of item attributes corresponding to an item. The method may further include determining an applicability score for the item. A set of color values may be assigned to the item based on the applicability score. An item view interface including the item and an applicability indicator is generated. The applicability indicator may be colored according to the set of color values assigned to the item. | 04-09-2015 |
20150095185 | LARGE-SCALE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A DYNAMIC INVENTORY - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing recommendations are presented. Consistent with some embodiments, the method may include accessing a selection of queries executed on a database of items. The selection of queries may be used to retrieve a plurality of items from the database. The plurality of items may be grouped into one of multiple clusters based on similarities between items. The method may further include receiving a recommendation request related to an item corresponding to a first cluster of the multiple clusters. A recommendation may be generated using a related item selected from the first cluster. | 04-02-2015 |
20150088921 | SEARCH GUIDANCE - A user may submit a search query to a search engine, which may process the search query and generate a set of results. Previous actions of the user or of other users may be used to identify recommended search queries. The recommended search queries may be presented to the user along with the search results for the query. The location of the recommended search queries may be fixed, set by the user, or determined on a query-by-query basis. A user interface element operable to cause the presentation of one or more recommended search queries may be presented after a delay. After an additional or independent delay, the recommended search queries may be presented automatically. The delays may be fixed, set by the user, or determined on a query-by-query basis. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088700 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SELLING PAST PURCHASES - A system and method of generating recommendations for users to sell items that they have previously purchased are described. An inventory of items of a user may be determined. The inventory of items may comprise items the user has purchased. For each item in the inventory of items, corresponding sale price information and corresponding purchase date information reflecting when the user purchased the corresponding item may be determined. A score may then be determined for each item in the inventory of items based on the corresponding sale price information and the corresponding purchase date information. At least one item from the inventory of items may be determined to recommend for sale by the user based on the corresponding score of the at least one item. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088683 | RECOMMENDING AN ITEM PAGE - The present disclosure addresses systems and methods to facilitate recommending an item page. The system may receive a reference to the item from a first device that corresponds to a first person. The system may generate an item page that refers to the item. The generating of the item page may be based on the received reference to the item. The system may detect that a quantity of received comments directed to the item exceeds a threshold amount. The received comments may be received by the system from a plurality of devices that correspond to second persons other than a seller of the item. An address of the generated item page may be sent to a second device that corresponds to a seller of the item. The sending of the address may be in response to the system detecting that the quantity of the received comments exceeds the threshold amount. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088603 | USER-CONTROLLED IDENTITY PROFILES - In an example embodiment, an identity system comprises a data repository for storing user-controlled personal data; an enrollment module to enroll users with the data repository; a first communication module to receive an enrolled user authentication and personal data relating to the user; a control module allowing an authenticated user to supplement or modify the received personal data and to select recipients of user-identified aspects of the received personal data; and a second communication module to communicate the user-identified aspects to a selected recipient. A payment module may be configured to convey a value to the user based on the communication to, or use by, the selected recipient of the user-identified aspects of the personal data. | 03-26-2015 |
20150066907 | SEAMLESS PAGINATION - A search engine determines a number of pages to present to a user based on one or more of a variety of factors. The search engine may send the search results to a client machine, which may present a subset of the results along with a pagination control in a scrollable interface. The pagination control may present the number of pages determined by the search engine. The search engine may also determine a number of search results to present prior to the presentation of non-scrollable user interface (UI) elements based on the same or different factors. After the amount of scrolling exceeds a threshold, a non-scrollable UI element may be displayed. Additional thresholds may exist, such that additional non-scrollable UI elements are added as the user continues to scroll. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION RELATING TO A GOOD - Systems, media and methods for presenting information relating to a good for sale are provided. In an example embodiment, a system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to receive from a seller, via a network, product information relating to a good for sale, store the received product information in a database, receive an inquiry from a buyer via a portable wireless communication device, the inquiry including data usable to identify the good for sale, and based on an identification of the good, send, via a network, for display in an interface of the portable wireless communication device, at least some of the information relating to the good for sale. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063681 | ESTIMATING DEPTH FROM A SINGLE IMAGE - During a training phase, a machine accesses reference images with corresponding depth information. The machine calculates visual descriptors and corresponding depth descriptors from this information. The machine then generates a mapping that correlates these visual descriptors with their corresponding depth descriptors. After the training phase, the machine may perform depth estimation based on a single query image devoid of depth information. The machine may calculate one or more visual descriptors from the single query image and obtain a corresponding depth descriptor for each visual descriptor from the generated mapping. Based on obtained depth descriptors, the machine creates depth information that corresponds to the submitted single query image. | 03-05-2015 |
20150052171 | MAPPING ITEM CATEGORIES TO AMBIGUOUS QUERIES BY GEO-LOCATION - A method, system, and article of manufacture for disambiguating ambiguous queries based on location information. The system receives a query and location information for where the query was transmitted. Business information is requested from a GPS service. Based on the business information, a plurality of item categories are constrained to an item category related to the business information that satisfies the query. The constrained item category is sent to the user. The system may detect the absence of an item category related to the business information that satisfies the query, and may then determine one or more item category that does not meet the query but is related to the business information, to provide to the user. Other information related to the transmission of the query, such as the type of device, background audio, and the activity of the user, may used to constrain the plurality of item categories. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052012 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE LISTING - Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing an error in an item listing are described. An error report from a reporting user of the item listing may be obtained. The error may be reported to an authorized user associated with the item listing. The error may be corrected by a reporting user, may be automatically corrected, or may be corrected by an authorized user associated with the item listing. | 02-19-2015 |
20150046365 | UNIVERSAL ADDRESS SERVICE - A system and method for universal address service are described. Shipping delivery data related to a user is accessed. The shipping delivery data comprises a history of shipping delivery addresses with corresponding shipping delivery dates. A predicted shipping delivery address for the user is determined based on an estimated delivery date of an order from the user and the shipping delivery data related to the user. The order is generated with the predicted shipping delivery address. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040223 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFEATING MALWARE WITH POLYMORPHIC SOFTWARE - Systems and methods for defeating malware with polymorphic software are described. The system generates randomized relocatable image information by randomizing a plurality of function information that is included in relocatable image information. The plurality of function information includes a first function information. The first function information includes a first location that is used to enter the first function information. The randomizing further includes updating instruction information in the randomized relocatable image information. Updating the instruction information further includes updating relative address information utilized to enter the first function via the first location based on a new location of the first function in the randomized relocatable image information. The system further applies a base address to the randomized relocatable image information to generate randomized executable image information, loads the randomized executable image information into the memory, and executes the randomized executable image information. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040072 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DIMENSION MAPPING - In an example embodiment, a first view of a real-world object is displayed from a first angle. Then a two dimensional shape is overlaid over the first view. Then user interface manipulations of the two dimensional shape are received from a user, defining the boundaries of a first side of the real-world object in the first view. Then a second view of the real-world object is displayed from a second angle. Following that, the manipulated two dimensional shape may be overlaid over the second view. Additional user interface manipulations of the two dimensional shape may be received from the user, defining the boundaries of the first side of the real-world object in the second view. Then dimensions of the first side of the real-world object are derived from the manipulated two-dimensional object from the second view. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039864 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFEATING MALWARE WITH RANDOMIZED OPCODE VALUES - A computer processor includes a first instruction set and a second instruction set. The computer processor further includes a translator. The translator translates the first instruction set into the second instruction set. The computer processor is configured to execute operations using only the second complete instruction set. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039503 | MOBILE REMITTANCES/PAYMENTS - A method and a system for mobile remittance and/or payment are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a request, at a financial entity and from a first party, to remit an amount from an account, associated with the first party to a mobile phone number associated with a second party; notifying the second party of the amount to be remitted and an identity of the first party; receiving a personal identification component from the second party; accessing a mobile account associated with the mobile phone number based on the personal identification component; and depositing the amount into the mobile account. According to example embodiments, the system may include a communication module, a mobile remittance module, a payment processor, a mobile accounts module, an agent management module, and a mobile transfer module. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039461 | OMNICHANNEL RETAILING - A device may determine its location within a store and display the location on a map of the store. A user may provide a shopping list to the device. The device may then display the location of desired items on the map of the store. When an item is located in multiple locations, the device may display one or more of the locations for the item. The device may suggest a route through the store by which the user can find all of the items on the shopping list. The device may recommend products to the user based on items near the device, items on the shopping list, or items identified by the user. The device may have the ability to identify items. The device may communicate with the server to gather information about an identified item. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039393 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING USER ENGAGEMENT BY DETERMINING THE MODE OF TRANSPORT OF THE USERS - Systems and methods for detecting geolocation data associated with a traveler and detecting geolocation data associated with a plurality of routes of public conveyances. Detecting a match between the geolocation data associated with the traveler and the geolocation data associated with one of the plurality of routes of public conveyances provides a signal responsive to which the traveler may be engaged electronically. The match between the geolocation data associated with the traveler and the geolocation associated with one of the plurality of routes of public conveyances indicates that the traveler is traveling on a public conveyance and may have time to respond to electronic notifications. A match between an IP address from the user and an IP address associated with a public conveyance indicates that the traveler is traveling on the public conveyance. | 02-05-2015 |
20150026828 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTER SET CONTROL, VERIFICATION AND REPORTING - Systems and methods for character set control, verification and reporting are provided. In an example embodiment, a data evaluation system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to implement a language and character set phase in which an authorized character set comprising authorized characters is defined; a document phase including receipt of an input document, the input document comprising document characters; a detection phase including a comparison of the document characters against the authorized characters in the authorized character set to detect unauthorized characters in the input document not forming part of the authorized character set; and a reporting phase including display of the unauthorized characters to a user. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026714 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHARING VIDEO EXPERIENCES - A system and method of sharing video experiences are described. A request may be received from a first device to view video content being captured by a second device. The first device may be enabled to display the video content being captured by the second device based on a determination that the first device is capturing or has captured video content. Enabling the first device to display the video content being captured by the second device may comprise streaming live video content being captured by the second device as the live video content is being captured by the second device. Enabling of the first device to display the video content captured by the second device may be further based on a determination that the first device is located within a geo-fence. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026665 | AUTOMATED TEST ON APPLICATIONS OR WEBSITES IN MOBILE DEVICES - A method and a system to test one or more applications respectfully installed in a plurality of devices at the same time are provided. The system may include a server, which is coupled to the devices and receives a test script configured to test an application of the devices. The devices may respectively include a plurality of agent modules on behalf of the server. The server may include a detector module to detect one or more operating systems used in the devices, an API, using one or more processors, to convert the test script into one or more test commands compatible to the operating systems, and a transmitter module to transmit the commands to the agent modules based on the detected one or more operating systems. The agent modules may be configured to respectively conduct tests on the application installed in the devices respectively using the commands. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026517 | ALLOCATION OF REPLICA-SETS IN A STORAGE CLUSTER - A data storage system may be configured to allocate replica-sets in a balanced manner and mark some of these balanced replica-sets as being spares. As one or more drives or machines fail, the data storage system may move all copies of an affected replica-set to a marked spare replica-set and mark the affected replica-set as being inactive or invalid. As the failed drives are replaced, the data storage system may reconfigure those inactive replica-sets and use them as new spares. The data storage system may implement a coordinator module that handles the balancing and allocation of spares within a sub-cluster. The coordinator may also reallocate entire replica-sets across sub-clusters to maintain balance at the cluster level. | 01-22-2015 |
20150026155 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SEARCH RESULTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus to constrain a search are described. A selection of one or more items of a search result set by a user may be obtained. One or more attributes of the one or more selected items may be evaluated. One or more filters are identified based on the evaluated attributes. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025995 | GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - Systems and methods of generating recommendations based on transaction data are described. A first business entity may collect transaction data corresponding to a user from at least one external source. The transaction data may comprise at least one identification of an item purchased by the user, and the external source(s) may belong to a separate business entity from the first business entity and host an account of the user. A recommendation for the user may be generated based on the collected transaction data. In some embodiments, the recommendation may comprise a recommendation to buy an item or a recommendation to sell an item. The generated recommendation may also be based on transaction data corresponding to at least one other user. | 01-22-2015 |
20150022622 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus for conducting a video conference. A location of one or more sets of eyes in an image may be determined. The relative location of an image capture device and/or a portion of a display device may be adjusted based on the determined location. | 01-22-2015 |
20150012512 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SEARCH - Example methods and systems are directed to providing multi-dimensional search results. A source (e.g., a closed captioning stream) may provide a series of keywords. The series of keywords may be used to generate a series of searches. The results from the searches may be presented as part of a user interface in a grid. For example, one row may be presented for each keyword, with the row for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. Alternatively, one column may be presented for each keyword, with the column for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. The series of keywords may be generated once. Alternatively, new keywords may be periodically added to the series of keywords, causing the grid to be updated. Old keywords and their corresponding search results may periodically be removed from the grid. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012373 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP-BASED TRANSACTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus to generate group transactions for an item are described. An item may be one or more of a product and a service. An acceptable price for an item may be obtained from a consumer. The consumer may be categorized into a group characterized by common price range. A group offer may be provided to one or more sellers and/or one or more buyers. | 01-08-2015 |
20140377723 | METHOD AND TOOL FOR TECHNOLOGIST ONBOARDING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - In an example embodiment, errors in software may be monitored to identify types for the errors and individual programmers responsible for the errors. Then a customized learning plan for online education may be created for one or more individual programmers based on the types of errors identified by the bug tracking module and the individual programmers responsible for those errors. | 12-25-2014 |
20140368339 | MOBILE DEVICE SELF-IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for locating and identifying mobile devices are described. According to various embodiments, an ambient sound signal may be detected using a microphone of a mobile device. Thereafter, it may be determined that the ambient sound signal corresponds to a predefined user query for assistance in locating the mobile device. For the, a predefined response sound corresponding to the predefined user query may be emitted, using a speaker of the mobile device. | 12-18-2014 |
20140365341 | STORE OF THE FUTURE - Techniques for facilitating commerce and retail transactions are described. According to various embodiments, a user selection of a product item offered for sale by a retail store is received, via a shoppable window user interface associated with the retail store. Thereafter, a user request to perform a checkout process for purchase of the product item is received, via the shoppable window user interface. The checkout process for the purchase of the product item is then performed, via a user interface displayed on a smartphone associated with the user. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365307 | TRANSMITTING LISTINGS BASED ON DETECTED LOCATION - Systems and methods for facilitating location-aware listing publication are discussed. A listing can include an item location corresponding to an item described in the listing. The listing may be received on a central server from a device operated by a first user. A geofence can be generated around the item location corresponding to the item described in the listing. The geofence surrounding the item location can be monitored for a second user. A second user can be detected within the geographical area enclosed by the geofence. In response to detecting the second user, a determination can be made as to whether the second user has indicated an interest in the item described in the listing. In response to the determination, the listing can be transmitted to a second device operated by the second user to notify the second user of the published listing. | 12-11-2014 |
20140359073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TOKEN PIGGYBACKING - A method, system, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for generating a unified user profile. For example, a system may store, on a client device, a token under a first domain name. The token may specify state data for a communication session between the client device and a first content publisher addressed by the first domain name. The communication session utilizes a stateless communication protocol. The system may then generate a redirection resource locator. The redirection resource locator may include an identifier for a web object belonging to a second content publisher addressed by a second domain name and the token. The system then stores, on the client device, the token under the second domain name by directing the client device to send a web object request generated based at least in part on the redirection resource locator to the second content publisher. The web object request may request the web object from the second content publisher and including the token. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358766 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING MERCHANT WORKING CAPITAL - A system or method for implementing working capital for merchants is provided. In particular, a payment service provider may provide working capital to merchants based on the merchant's sales or payment history. For example, based on a merchant's sales or payment history, a close-ended (fixed amount) loan based on expected customer sales, with no fixed duration, no end date, and no interest, is provided to the merchant The “loan” may be viewed as a hybrid cash advance/loan product. Further, the repayment for the loan may be derived from future sales. The payment service provider may monitor sales volume of the merchant based on payment activities at the merchant. Based on the loan term, a portion of the sales revenue of the merchant may be directed for repayment of the loan. Thus, the repayment may be contingent on sales volume to provide the merchant with flexibility in loan repayment. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358733 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO REFINE SEARCH INFORMATION - Methods and systems to refine search results were described. The system communicates a first user interface to a mobile device that includes search results that include data items. The system receives a first request from the mobile device that includes an indication of at least one swiping motion that is applied across a touch-sensitive screen on the mobile device. The mobile device is associated with a previously selected refinement and corresponding value. The system filters the search results. The refined search results include a second plurality of data items based on the previously selected refinement and the corresponding value. The system generates a second user interface that includes the refined search results. The system communicates the second user interface, over the network, to the mobile device. The second user interface includes the refined search results that include the second plurality of data items to display on the mobile device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358725 | TIME- AND GEOLOCATION-LIMITED MARKETPLACE - In some embodiments, an app provides a geolocation-limited marketplace limited to a pre-defined period of time. The geolocation-limited marketplace is accessible only by the users in a predefined geographical area. Typically, the predefined geographical area is limited to an area small enough for a user to walk from one end to the other in a short period of time. The pre-defined period of time is of some limited length of time that may occur at a pre-defined interval. In some instances, the period of time is one hour. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358714 | BUTTON ENHANCEMENT FOR PROXY BIDDING - A user interface is provided which presents a text box representing an area in which a user can enter a proxy bid for an online auction, the text box being presented within a button operable by the user to activate the proxy bid. Then input is received from the user in the text box presented within the button. The input is then placed as a bid in the online auction upon receiving a selection of the button, the selection being indicated by an activation of the button outside the area represented by the text box. | 12-04-2014 |
20140344727 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESPONSIVE WEB PAGE DELIVERY BASED ON NETWORK BANDWIDTH - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for responsive web page delivery based on network bandwidth. Upon initiation of a network communication session, a bandwidth of a network connection of the client device involved in the network communication session is determined. At least one initial display element to provide as part of a webpage for display on the client device is selected based on the bandwidth of the network connection. Instructions are then provided to the client device which cause the client device to display the at least one display element. In some embodiments, an updated bandwidth is subsequently determined and updated display elements are selected based on the updated bandwidth. | 11-20-2014 |
20140337723 | LETTERBOX COLORING WITH COLOR DETECTION - A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for generating background for an image. A graphical interface module arranges an image in a display element. The arrangement of the image in the display element defines a space between the perimeters of image and the display element. A color detection module determines an estimate of a color of the image about the perimeter of the image. A background generator module determines a variation of color of the image about the perimeter of the image. The background generator module determines a background based at least on the estimate of the color and the variation of color. A display module provides the arrangement of the image in the display element with the background at least filling a portion of the space defined between the perimeters. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUGGESTING A PHRASE BASED ON A CONTEXT - A method and a system to suggest a content item to be included in a message based on a determined context are provided. A context of a message that user is composing via a composition interface is determined based on one or more properties of the message. One or more inputs to the user composition interface are identified, the one or more inputs indicating at least a portion of intended content of the message. One or more suggested content items are provided for inclusion in the message based on the context of the message and the one or more inputs. A suggested content item of the suggested content items are added in the message based at least in part on the one or more properties of the message. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337158 | SWIPABLE PRODUCT SWATCHING - In an example embodiment, a system for displaying a product in a touch-sensitive display of a hand-held electronic device comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors to present a graphical image representative of the product in the touch-sensitive display, detect a slide-based contact with the touch-sensitive display at or over a first predefined location corresponding to the product image in the display, and display, in response to the detection of the slide-based contact, an array of swatch images associated with variants of the product in the touch-sensitive display. | 11-13-2014 |
20140330625 | ITEMS REFERRALS IN A NETWORK-BASED PUBLICATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for facilitating the referrals of items provided by a network-based publication system are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems may provide a mechanism to receive referrals from viewers of items (e.g., viewers of product description information associated with items available for purchase) and/or surface items that have been referred to other viewers looking to purchase items via the network-based publication system. | 11-06-2014 |
20140325455 | VISUAL 3D INTERACTIVE INTERFACE - Techniques for generating and displaying a visual three-dimensional (3D) interactive interface are described. According to an exemplary embodiment, a 3D perspective view of a user-selectable user interface element is displayed on display screen of a device. The 3D perspective view of the element may have an apparent position that extends outward from the display screen of the device into a three-dimensional space outside the display screen of the device. Thereafter, a motion detection system may detect a user motion at or proximate to the apparent position of the user interface element in the three-dimensional space outside the display screen of the user device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the detected user motion may be classified as a user selection of the element. According to an exemplary embodiment, an operation associated with the selected element may be performed, in response to the user selection of the element. | 10-30-2014 |
20140325453 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING USER SELECTION OF AN ITEM CATEGORY IN AN ONLINE AUCTION - A method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating category selection by a user in a computerized auction. A category field is provided, containing a plurality of category entries used to categorize an item in the auction. One category entry is selected in the category field and at least one subcategory field is provided, containing a plurality of subcategory entries also used to categorize the item in the auction, the subcategory entries corresponding to the one selected category entry of the plurality of category entries. At least one subcategory entry corresponding to the one selected category entry is further selected in the at least one subcategory field for further processing. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324807 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF SEARCHES - A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324725 | DELIVERY OF GOODS TO DYNAMICALLY-LOCATED USERS - In an example embodiment, location information is received from a plurality of mobile devices operated by on-duty valets. An online order for local delivery of an item to a consumer is received. A current location of the consumer is determined. A store having a least transit time from the current location of the consumer that has the item in stock is determined. Then, a valet having a least transit time to the determined store is determined. A job may be assigned to the valet having the least transit time to the determined store. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING SPEECH RECOGNITION USING CONTEXT - A system and method are provided for improving speech recognition accuracy. Contextual information about user speech may be received, and then speech recognition analysis can be performed on the user speech using the contextual information. This allows the system and method to improve accuracy when performing tasks like searching and navigating using speech recognition. | 10-30-2014 |
20140317711 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR WEAK AUTHENTICATION DATA REINFORCEMENT - Systems and methods for weak authentication data reinforcement are described. In some embodiments, authentication data is received in a request to authenticate a user. In response to detecting weak authentication data, the systems and methods determine whether the user was previously authenticated as a human user. An example embodiment may include initiating an authentication process based on determining that the user was previously authenticated as a human user. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317517 | COMMERCE ORIENTED UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATER (URL) SHORTENER - A uniform resource locator (URL) shortener relies on client-side support to embed links to websites into, for example, text messages, emails, tweets, or other forms of microblogging, and that provides additional capabilities. A method may include: recognizing a token indicator; recognizing a token in conjunction with the token indicator; selecting a template corresponding to the token indicator; and executing a process enabled according to the token and the template. Executing an enabled process may include one or more of: generating a URL; generating a URL that is itself a server-based URL shortener, in which the token indicator is substituted for the server-based URL shortener hostname to reduce the character count from that of the server-based URL shortener; displaying information from a destination website of the URL generated from the token and the template; or generating a URL according to a distinctive visual characteristic of the token indicator. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316941 | Self-Adjusting Seller Zones - According to various embodiments, a first group of potential buyers of a product item is identified, and an item listing for sale of the product item is posted on a marketplace website, wherein the item listing being viewable by the first group of potential buyers. Thereafter, if it is determined that the product item has been purchased by at least one member of the first group within a predetermined time interval, the item listing is closed. On the other hand, if it is determined that the product item has not been purchased by at least one member of the first group within the predetermined time interval, a second group of potential buyers may be identified. Thereafter, the item listing may be modified to generate a modified item listing being viewable by both the first and second groups of potential buyers. | 10-23-2014 |
20140310752 | SHOPPING IN A MEDIA BROADCAST CONTEXT - A method of allowing a user to shop for items in a media broadcast context is disclosed. It is detected that a user is consuming a media broadcast. Items related to the media broadcast are identified. Correspondences between the identified items and listings of the items on a network-based publication system (e.g., eBay, Amazon.com, or Craigslist) are determined. The user is presented with options to perform actions with respect to the items or listings of the items. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FASHION RECOMMENDATIONS - Providing fashion recommendations based on an image of clothing. Color, pattern, and/or style information corresponding to the clothing may be identified and used to find relevant clothing and/or accessories in an inventory to recommend to a user. The image may be a video of clothing and/or accessories on a human body in motion. An area thereof may be sampled, detected and tracked across sequential frames of the video to obtain color, pattern, and/or style information which may be compared against clothing and/or accessories in an inventory to provide real-time (or near real-time) recommendations to the user. The image may comprise clothing of interest that is associated with a celebrity. The celebrity may be specified and the system returns recommendations of items in the inventory that are matching or complementary to the clothing/accessory of interest and which are consistent with the particular celebrity's fashion style. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICE FINANCING - A system or method is provided to allow a payment service provider to implement financing for a purchase of a mobile device by an end user or consumer. In particular, a payment service provider may leverage financial transactions processed through the payment service provider to make a more informed determination or decision related to providing financing to customers. For example, the payment service provider may obtain information about the user through the user's payment account, which includes the user's payment history, purchase history, transaction history, credit history, credit store, cash flow, funding accounts, account balances, and any other information related to the user's financial stability or credit worthiness. The information about the user may be used to determine financing terms for the purchase of a mobile device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310131 | SEARCHABLE TEXTURE INDEX - Electronic content that has a tactile dimension when presented on a tactile-enabled computing device may be referred to as tactile-enabled content. A tactile-enabled device is a device that is capable of presenting tactile-enabled content in a manner that permits a user to experience tactile quality of electronic content. In one example embodiment, a system is provided for generating content that has a tactile dimension when presented on a tactile-enabled device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309987 | RECONCILING DETAILED TRANSACTION FEEDBACK - Reconciling detailed transaction feedback by detecting a rating of a transaction, where the rating indicates a negative experience, mining the sentiment of words in feedback text that is included with or as part of the rating to detect whether the words indicate positive sentiment or negative sentiment, responsive to determining that the words in the feedback text indicate that the feedback text connotes a positive sentiment, adjusting the rating of the transaction. The mining may include testing words in the feedback text to detect whether the words indicate positive sentiment or negative sentiment by calculating a sentiment score. | 10-16-2014 |
20140309802 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR DATACENTER POWER DISTRIBUTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus for electrical power distribution are described. One or more conditions of power provided from one or more fuel cells and one or more fuel cell bypass devices are monitored. At least one of the one or more fuel cell bypass devices is configured to provide power from a first alternate power source to a first electrical device if the monitored power condition of the one or more fuel cells is not satisfied and to allow power to be provided from at least one of the one or more fuel cells if the monitored power condition of the one or more fuel cells is satisfied. A static transfer switch is configured to provide power based on one or more monitored power conditions. | 10-16-2014 |
20140308977 | PASSIVE CHECK-IN - A system to effectuate passive check-in with respect to a user's mobile device is described. A server system may be configured to receive communications from a GPS-enabled mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone), extract a stream of locations from the received communications, and use the location information to determine whether a boundary-crossing event has occurred with respect to the mobile device. In response to detecting a boundary-crossing event, the server may communicate a message, such as a recommendation, to the mobile device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140304120 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing a particular version of a site associated with an electronic marketplace, wherein the electronic marketplace offers a plurality of offerings to a plurality of regions via a plurality of versions of the site; receiving a request from a user to access the particular version of the site; receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the particular version of the site; and presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user. | 10-09-2014 |
20140304105 | VISUAL PRODUCT FEEDBACK - According to various embodiments, user goal information describing a user goal is accessed. The user goal may be assigned a target date, and the user goal may be a health-related goal or a finance-related goal. It is determined whether the purchase or consumption of a given product item either contributes or does not contribute to achieving the user goal. Thereafter, visual product feedback information indicating whether procurement of the product item contributes or does not contribute to achieving the user goal is displayed. | 10-09-2014 |
20140304037 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLECTING SEGMENTATION DATA - A system, method, and computer readable medium are provided to collect and process signal data used to segment a user population. For example, a segmentation client operating on a client machine may be initialized to collect signal data in a signal file maintained by a central repository of a segmentation server. The initialization of the segmentation client may be performed by sending an initialization file to the segmentation client. The initialization file may specify a signal data type of the signal data that is to be collected. Then, an update to the signal file may be received from the segmentation client. The update may include signal data matching the signal data type specified by the initialization file. The user is then grouped in a user segment based on the signal data. Content is then published to the user segment. | 10-09-2014 |
20140297623 | System to conduct search updates at determined frequency - A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297622 | System to present status information within user interface - A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297519 | AUTOMATIC RESTITUTION OF TRANSACTION FEES, PUNISHMENT OF NON-PAYING BIDDERS, AND MANAGEMENT OF APPEALS - A method and system for resolving disputes between parties involved in a network-based transaction is described. One aspect of the present invention seeks to automatically facilitate the restitution of value to parties of the transaction, for example, facilitated by a network-based commerce platform or involving a network-based payment service, where a dispute has arisen with respect to the transaction. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297517 | MOBILE CHECK BOOK - A service provider permits a user to set a digital check account for having digital checks issued therefrom and generated on the user device. The digital check bears a routing number, an account number, an account holder's name, a check amount, a signature of the user, and a payee's name. The digital check may be generated by a local user application on the user device via check information entered by the user and account information either saved locally in the user device or transmitted real time by the service provider. The digital check may be generated on the user device via a full interactive process after the service provider receives a digital check issuance request with a payee identifier and the check amount. The digital check may be issued from either the service provider's own account or an external account(s) the user has with a third party. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297484 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a user-selected region of the marketplace; presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating to the offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297482 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising receiving from a user an indication of a target website containing content in a first language; receiving a user selection of a second language translating a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and providing the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297481 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING A TRANSACTION - A method and system facilitate a transaction via a network-based transaction facility. For example, a pre-order relating to an item may be recorded in a database, a plurality of offers to sell the item may be received, and a matching operation may detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers. The pre-order may be set to a reserve state in the database responsive to detecting an offer of the plurality of offers matching the pre-order, in which the reserve state is to reserve the offer of the plurality of offers pending to perform a transaction with the pre-order. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297475 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing a particular version of a site associated with an electronic marketplace, wherein the electronic marketplace offers a plurality of offerings to a plurality of regions via a plurality of versions of the site; detecting a user access to the particular version of the site; receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the particular version of the site; and presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297474 | SYSTEM TO DETECT AND PROVIDE USER INTERFACE NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN COMMERCE DATABASE - A method and system for automatically updating searches are described. In one embodiment, a first search result may be compared with a second search result to automatically identify at least one data item within the first search result that is changed relative to the second search result. The at least one data item may comprise a transaction term. A notification of the at least one data item may be transmitted to a user device. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297464 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a regional site associated with a global electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the global electronic marketplace; presenting, at the regional site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a region-specific manner and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the regional site. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace; presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner, and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297461 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; receiving a user selection, via an interface, of a region of the electronic marketplace for listings of region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; receiving, from the user, a selection of a region; presenting, via the interface, geographically customized information relating to the region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297459 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA - In one example embodiment, there is provided a method including presenting a listing of offerings at a website; presenting a view selection object to the user at the website; in response to receiving a selection of the view selection object, presenting an alternate view of the offerings at the website based on a predefined selection criteria. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297455 | ROUTINE SUGGESTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for providing routine suggestions include receiving a plurality of user activity data associated with locations within a home location area of a user at a plurality of different times. A subset of the plurality of user activity data is determined to include a location type and a reoccurring time period. A routine identifier is then provided to the user that includes the location type and a plurality of attributes associated with the location type. Routine details that rank the plurality of attributes associated with the location type are then received. A confirmed routine is then associated with the user that includes the location type, the reoccurring time period, and the ranked plurality of attributes. The confirmed routine may then be used to provide routine suggestions that suggest locations to the user to continue with their routines when they are away from the home location area. | 10-02-2014 |
20140292768 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING AN ANIMATED CALLING CARD - According to various exemplary embodiments, a communication request from a caller is received at a mobile device associated with a callee. A relationship between the caller and the callee is determined. Animation rule information is accessed, where the animation rule information describes a plurality of animation rules corresponding to a plurality of relationships. Thereafter, a display of an animation is generated via a user interface in the mobile device of the callee, based on a specific animation rule in the animation rule information that corresponds to the relationship between the caller and the callee. | 10-02-2014 |
20140289102 | REPUTATION INTEGRATION INTO REMITTANCE DELIVERY - One embodiment provides a method of delivering a remittance from a first party to a third party via an intermediary party, in which an intermediary fee is chargeable by the intermediary party. The method includes: receiving, at a payment system, a request to conduct a remittance transaction including a transfer of a first value from a first party to an account of an intermediary party, and by the intermediary party to transfer at least a portion of the first value to a third party; accessing reputation data associated with the intermediary party; and determining an intermediary fee chargeable by the intermediary party for the transfer of at least the portion of the first value to the third party, the determining of the intermediary fee being based on the reputation data. The reputation data can be information about the intermediary party, as well as the first party and/or the third party. | 09-25-2014 |
20140282980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POOL-BASED IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION FOR SERVICE ACCESS WITHOUT USE OF STORED CREDENTIALS - A computer-implemented system and method for pool-based identity authentication for service access without use of stored credentials is disclosed. The method in an example embodiment includes providing provisioning information for storage in a provisioning repository; receiving a service request from a service consumer, the service request including requestor identifying information; generating an authentication request to send to an authentication authority, the authentication request including requestor identifying information; receiving validation of an authenticated service request from the authentication authority; and providing the requested service to the service consumer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282866 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN AUTHENTICATION ATTEMPT THRESHOLD - Systems and methods are provided for determining an authentication attempt threshold. Authentication systems often have predetermined authentication attempt thresholds that may not be sufficient for some users and do not necessarily provide any increased security. Systems and methods provided for determining an authentication thresholds described herein may determine the authentication threshold based on certain factors in a user's authentication attempt history that may provide information about a user's probability of a successful authentication to provide additional security for users more likely to successfully authenticate while providing additional assistance to users who may be less likely to successfully authenticate. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282247 | CONTROL OF SEARCH RESULTS WITH MULTIPOINT PINCH GESTURES - A device displays a listing of items in an item data display area on a display. The device receives an indication of a pinch gesture from a touch-enabled screen and scales a facet of the item data to produce a scaled-facet listing responsive to the pinch gesture. The device scales by modifying a degree of a characteristic corresponding with a facet of the item data displayed in the scaled-data display area in an increasing amount responsive to the pinch-in gesture. The modifying further comprises producing a scaled-out listing implemented as an updated portion of item data having a temporal indicator that is later than an initial display of item data by an amount proportional to a magnitude of a pinch gesture characteristic corresponding to the pinch-in gesture. Finally, the device displays the scaled-facet listing as an updated set of item data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282056 | USER INTERFACE OVERLAY APPLICATION - A system and method to apply a first User Interface (UI) layout associated with a first system to a second UI associated with a second system. A user overlay interface application identifies the components and/or functionality of a target UI, such as the first UI, to information presented by a second system. In this way, the user may select the UI format desired for multiple systems and thus improve the user experience using multiple systems. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281733 | PARALLEL SOFTWARE TESTING - A system of testing software is provided. The system comprises a first hardware system having hardware components to execute a first version of the software, and additionally comprises a second hardware system having hardware components to execute a second version of the software. Here, the first version of the software and the second version are different. In addition, the system includes a device configured to test the first hardware system and the second hardware system by providing first input data traffic to the first hardware system, providing second input data traffic to the second hardware system, and accessing performance values from the first hardware system and the second hardware system to evaluate a performance comparison between the first hardware system executing the first version of the software and the second hardware system executing the second version of the software. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280125 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO BUILD A TIME-SENSITIVE PROFILE - A system to build a time-sensitive profile is described. A plurality of sensing devices collect respective different types of information. A data collector receives sensor data collected by an electronic sensing device. A historical profile detector determines a historical profile associated with the first sensor data and that the historical profile is to be updated using the first sensor data. A profile generator then updates the historical profile using the sensor data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280007 | COMPOSITE SEARCH RESULTS - Systems and methods of providing composite search results are disclosed. A search query may be received by a general purpose search engine of a first website from a user. At least one general purpose search result may be determined based on the search query using the general purpose search engine. The at least one general purpose search result may be based on a search of multiple websites. Item listing information of an item listed for sale on a second website may be determined based on the search query. The at least one general purpose search result and the item listing information may be caused to be displayed concurrently on the first website to the user. The user may be enabled to interact with the second website regarding the item by interacting with the item listing information displayed on the first website. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280000 | AUTOCOMPLETE USING SOCIAL ACTIVITY SIGNALS - A system and method of providing autocomplete features using social activity signals. In some embodiments, social activity signals associated with a user are received. User-entered text is received from the user in a search field for a search engine. Predicted queries are determined based on the user-entered text and the social activity signals. Each one of the predicted queries comprises predicted text and at least a portion of the user-entered text. The predicted text is absent from the user-entered text. The predicted queries are caused to be displayed in an autocomplete user interface element of the search field. In some embodiments, the social activity signals comprise at least one of a like of content, a share of content, a follow of content, and a comment on content. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279940 | SELF-GUIDED VERIFICATION OF AN ITEM - A method of providing a level of certification of an attribute of an item is disclosed. A requirement is determined for a level of certification for an attribute of an item. A notification is provided of an evidence item that is to be submitted to evaluate the level of certification of the attribute of the item. The evidence item is received. The level of certification of the attribute of the item is determined based on the received evidence item. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279616 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UTILIZING INFORMATION FROM A SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICE IN AN ECOMMERCE SERVICE - A system and method of utilizing information from a social media service in an ecommerce system are provided. Log-in information for a social media service of a user of an ecommerce service may be received. Then, information may be retrieved from the social media service using the log-in information. This information can then be used to alter a reputation rating for a user in the ecommerce system or to form a trading circle with other users of the ecommerce system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279468 | SECONDARY IDENTIFICATION FOR REMITTANCE DELIVERY - There are provided a method, system and program storage device perform a remittance transaction. The method includes generating a remittance transaction to transfer funds from an account associated with a sender to a receiver; receiving a visual or audio identification of the receiver from the sender for the remittance transaction; and transmitting the generated remittance transaction, the received identification and the funds associated with the remittance transaction to a disbursement agent to selectively disburse funds to the receiver if the identification of the receiver matches the receiver. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279341 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO UTILIZE AN INTRA-BODY AREA NETWORK - An intra-body area network (IBAN) is described. An IBAN comprises a plurality of electronic sensing devices. Each from the plurality of electronic sensing devices is embedded in an item that is wearable by the user. The plurality of sensing devices collect respective different types of information and may communicate with each other, as well as with a smart phone of the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279302 | AUTOMATIC BUDGET TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION - A system and method of automatic budget tracking and notification are described. Location information corresponding to a user may be received. A current budget category for the user may be determined based on the location information. A budget quantity corresponding to the current budget category may be stored on a database. A remaining quantity corresponding to the current budget category may be caused to be displayed to the user on a mobile device. The remaining quantity may represent an amount of the budget quantity that is available to be expended. The remaining quantity and the budget quantity corresponding to the current budget category may be monetary quantities. The location information may be received via a social networking check-in application. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PORTABLE AND INTERACTIVE STOREFRONT - In an example embodiment, a method for providing a portable and interactive storefront is provided. The method may comprise receiving information associated with a product to be placed in electronic commerce. Content is therefore generated based on the received information, in which the content may provide an interactive storefront. A link to the content is generated and then provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279283 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SHOPPING NEIGHBORHOOD FEED IN A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - Systems and methods for a shopping neighborhood feed in a network-based marketplace are described. The system receives a request, over a network, from a mobile device and associates the request with a user that is associated with feed selection information. The feed selection information may include interests associated with the user and content selection information. The system identifies source feeds based on the feed selection information and a current location of the mobile device. The source feeds include a shopping neighborhood source feed and store source feeds that include content elements. The shopping neighborhood source feed include content elements that describe points of interest that are located inside a physical perimeter that include stores. The system generates a presentation feed based on selected content elements and communicates a first user interface, over a network, that includes a portion of the content elements. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RETRIEVE RELEVANT INVENTORY USING SKETCH-BASED QUERY - In various example embodiments, a system and method for sketch based queries are presented. A sketch corresponding to a search item may be received from a user. At least a portion of the sketch may be generated by the user. An item attribute may be extracted from the sketch. The item attributed may correspond to a physical attribute of the search item. A set of inventory items similar to the search item may be identified based on the extracted item attribute and a search scope. The identified set of inventory items may be presented to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279256 | LOCAL PRODUCT SEARCH BASED ON PHOTO SHARING SERVICE ACTIONS - Information about user actions with respect to one or more photos on a photo sharing service may be received. A user intent regarding a first of the one or more photos may be determined. A product in the first of the one or more photos may be identified, and the product may be matched to a further product on a local search service. A local search may be performed on the matched product on the local search service, to locate one or more stores local to a user's current location that have the matched product in stock. The results from the local search may be displayed to a user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279243 | CROWD SOURCING AND MACHINE LEARNING BASED SIZE MAPPER - Embodiments for obtaining size and brand information for a plurality of descriptors that include item types and that are associated with user profiles. The descriptors, size, and brand information are obtained by crowdsourcing and by data mining transaction data. Low confidence machine learned data may be boosted by crowdsourcing through targeted questions. Co-occurrences among descriptors are determined and categorized. Signal strength and confidence scores are calculated for the co-occurrences. Relationships between sizes and brands for the item types are calculated and confidence factors for the relationships are calculated. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279226 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY A PARTY TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN A NETWORK-BASED COMMERCE TRANSACTION - A method and system to automatically qualify a party to participate within a network-based commerce transaction is described. The system receives information from a first party. The information relates to an item to be transacted via a network-based commerce system. The system is further to receive, from a second party, a request to be qualified to transact the item via the network-based commerce system. The system is further to transmit, to the first party, a communication comprising information relating to the second party. The system is to further receive, from the first party, a response corresponding to the automatically generated communication and, responsive to receipt of the response, to automatically perform an authorization process based on the response. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279200 | DESTINATION SHOPPING SYSTEM - Techniques for facilitating a shopping experience based on a passenger's destination are described. According to various embodiments, a destination location of a passenger on a vehicle is determined. Contextual electronic content is then selected, based on the destination location of the passenger. Thereafter, the contextual electronic content is displayed via a user interface on a vehicle passenger seat display screen associated with the passenger or on the passenger's mobile device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTELLIGENTLY RECOMMENDING BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA - A system and method of intelligently recommending items based on social media communications are provided. A communication in a first format is intercepted from a first service. An intent to transact is then detected within the communication. A recommendation engine can then be used to identify one or more items available at an ecommerce service, the one or more items related to the intent to transact within the communication. Then a reply communication can be posted to the first service in the first format, with the reply communication including the one or more identified items. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279139 | USING PLAIN TEXT TO LIST AN ITEM ON A PUBLICATION SYSTEM - Listing an item on a publication system involves sending the publication system an email or other communication that includes title, description and a picture of the item. The email may be in plain text, with the publication system using the email for listing the item with minimal complexity for the user. The publication system may receive the email, parse the email to extract title, description, price, classification, attributes and perhaps other information with respect to the item, and compose a view item page (“VIP”) for the item listing. The extracting may also be by decoding a product identifier in the communication. The VIP may be privately viewable and editable by the user. The user may then modify or otherwise confirm the VIP. When the user confirms the VIP, the VIP goes live as the listing on the publication system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279137 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC BID RESOLUTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus to resolve offers to provide an item to a consumer are described. An item may be one or more of a product and a service. A request for an item may be provided to one or more providers of the product and/or service. One or more bids to provide an offer for the requested item may be received and the received bids may be compared. The one or more providers may be informed of the one or more most competitive bids, and may provide revised bids until the bidding period ends. A consumer may be informed of the one or more most competitive offers. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279125 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONNECTIVITY CORRECTION - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for correcting an interruption to an electronic commerce session. The electronic commerce session of a user is monitored and a change in connectivity occurring during the electronic commerce session of a user is detected. The change in connectivity may introduce a delay to the electronic commerce session. In response to detecting the change in connectivity, an alternate communication mode to continue the electronic commerce session is selected. Completion of the electronic commerce session is facilitated using the selected alternate communication mode. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OMNI-CHANNEL IDENTITY MATCHING - In various example embodiments, a system and method for omni-channel identity matching is provided. In example embodiments, identifiers from online and offline communication channels are obtained. A user that corresponds to at least one of the identifiers is identified. An identity profile is created for the user that contains the at least one of the identifiers corresponding to the user. The identity profile is maintained in an identity profile store. A communication, such as an ad request, containing an identifier is received. The identity profile that matches the identifier received in the communication is determined. In some embodiments, an advertisement may be determined to be returned to the user based on the identity of the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279013 | ONLINE AND OFFLINE ECOMMERCE CONNECTIONS - Product information from local searches can be furnished based on user actions with respect to an eCommerce system. Information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system can be retrieved from the eCommerce system. A user intent to purchase the product may be determined based on the information about user actions. The product may then be matched to a product on a local search service. A local search on the matched product may then be performed on the local service, to locate one or more stores local to a user's current location that have the matched product in stock. The results from the local search may be displayed to a user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278988 | PRODUCT-BASED ADVERTISING - A method and a system that identify seller ads to potential buyers within a network-based commerce system are provided. The method and system may operate to receive a request including a product identification from a seller, and assign to the seller, based on a distance function and the product identification, a matching identification entry included in a set of identification entries. The request may also include financial metrics. The method and system may further include operations to identify one or more seller ads associated with the matching identification entry, as determined by a distance measured between the matching identification entry and at least one extracted identification entry extracted from a selected content page and included in the set of identification entries. The identification of the one or more seller ads may also be determined by a relevance function based on the financial metrics. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278955 | TUNABLE AD GENERATION - A system and method of providing tunable generation of advertisements are disclosed. In some embodiments, a target advertisement goal for a website is received. The target advertisement goal comprises a first goal for a first type of advertisement and a second goal for a second type of advertisement. Advertisements to display on the website are determined based on the target advertisement goal. The advertisements are caused to be displayed on the website. In some embodiments, the first type of advertisement is an advertisement for merchandise offered for sale on the website, and the second type of advertisement is an advertisement for merchandise offered for sale on a different website. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266639 | AUTOMATED MOBILE DEVICE CONFIGURATION FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Configuration of a mobile electronic device with remote control functionality for a target electronic device for which an original remote control is unavailable is achieved by automated identification of control data for the target device based on non-textual device identification data captured by the mobile electronic device. The device identification data can include a picture of the target device or part thereof captured by the mobile electronic device. The picture may be automatically processed to identify the target device based on device shape, or based on device-specific symbols carried on an exterior of the target device. The device identification data can include signal data captured at device, including a wireless tag code, or location-specific data indicative of device location in an establishment. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265300 | SMART ANTI-FRAUD SHIPPING LABELS - A system and method for an antifraud shipping label system are described. The antifraud shipping label system includes a stamp generator and a stamp transaction registration module. The stamp generator generates stamps corresponding to a seller registered with an online marketplace application. Each stamp has a unique identifier with respect to the online marketplace application. The stamps are mailed to the seller. The stamp transaction registration module generates a presentation in which the identifiers that correspond to the stamps mailed to the seller are each partially displayed within the presentation. The stamp transaction registration module receives a selection of a partially displayed identifier as a selection made the seller, and associate shipping information from a transaction of the seller in the online marketplace application with the entirety of the partially displayed identifier selected by the seller. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259185 | MERCHANDISING MEDIA BASED ON OWNERSHIP AUDIT - A machine performs an ownership audit on source media files whose media tracks are used, or proposed for use, in a mash-up media file. The machine may access a first group of media identifiers from a user's media library and identify authorized media files that the user is authorized to play or use in a mash-up. The machine may access a second group of media identifiers that identify source media files selected by the user for inclusion in a mash-up. The machine may determine whether all source media files are authorized and then present a notification that indicates whether the mash-up media file can be generated, or has been generated, exclusively from authorized media files. If a source media file is not authorized, the notification may include a suggestion that the user purchase an authorization to play the media file, use it in a mash-up, or both. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258171 | DETERMINING RATINGS BASED ON RATINGS OF OTHER ENTITIES - Information about a first characteristic of one or more entities related to a first entity is obtained. Then one or more characteristic values are calculated for the first characteristic of the one or more entities related to the first entity. Then a first rating is assigned to the first entity based on the one or more characteristic values for the first characteristic of the one or more entities related to the first entity. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258036 | ASSIGNING TRUST LEVELS TO ENTITIES - Trust levels are associated to each of a plurality of entities related to a first entity. S trust level is calculated for the first entity based on the associated trust levels to each of the plurality of entities related to the first entity. The trust level for the first entity is used to evaluate a potential transaction involving the first entity. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258035 | RATING CHARACTERISTICS OF RELATIONSHIPS - A plurality of relationship is determined, each relationship being between a first entity and a different one of a plurality of other entities. For each of the plurality of relationships, a rating for a characteristic of the relationship is determined. Then a rating is assigned to the first entity based on the ratings for the characteristic of each of the plurality of relationships. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258034 | RATING EXPERTISE OF USERS - An expertise level in a first field of a first user is determined. Then expertise levels in the first field of users related to the first user are determined. An expertise designation is assigned to the first user based on the expertise level in the first field of the first user and the expertise levels in the first field of users related to the first user. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258033 | DETERMINING RATINGS BASED ON RATINGS OF OTHER ENTITIES - A characteristic value for a characteristic of a first participant in a game is rated. Then characteristic values for characteristics of one or more participants associated with the first participant in the game are rated. An individual rating is provided for the first participant based on the characteristic value for the characteristic of the first participant. A community rating is provided for the first participant based on the characteristic values for the characteristics of the one or more participants associated with the first participant. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING A GROUP OF ITEMS FOR ATTAINING A TARGETED SALES AMOUNT - A system receives a revenue target from a user, and receives a plurality of images. Each image contains an item. The system identifies a plurality of items from the plurality of images. The system searches a database to determine a selling price estimate for each item of the plurality of items, and generates a proposed combination of items to sell based, at least in part, on price estimates for the proposed combination of items adding up to at least the revenue target. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258021 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SOCIAL NETWORK ACTIVITY - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for providing gift recommendations based on social network activity of the gift recipient. A gift recommendation request identifying a gift recipient is received. In response to receiving the request, coincident user data describing an activity of the gift recipient is accessed from at least one social network. At least one gift recommendation is determined based in part on the coincident user data. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS - Example methods and systems are directed to generating recommendations based on one or more user inventories, which may be stored in a database. The inventory may include items (e.g., physical goods, electronic goods, and financial assets) owned by a user. A machine may use the database to provide suggestions to the user to buy or sell items. The machine may also use the database to provide suggestions to the user to join a community. The database may be used in conjunction with an electronic commerce site. The machine may be aware of which items in the site are being viewed by the user. The recommendation made by the machine may take into account the item being viewed. The user may be able to view the current market value for each item individually, the total value for a selection of items, or the total value for all items. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258010 | DELEGATION PAYMENT WITH PICTURE - A user who is authorizing a delegate to make a purchase using funds from an account of the user sends information to a payment provider. The information includes a picture of the delegate, along with information such as a merchant name, a maximum amount, a type of purchase, item information, and/or any other transaction limitations/restrictions. The payment provider then transmits this information to the merchant. A one-time code or number may be communicated to the delegate. When the delegate is ready to make a payment with the user account, the delegate gives the delegate's name and/or other identifying information to the merchant, along with the payment code. The merchant enters the information and is shown a picture of the delegate. If there is a match, the payment may be submitted for processing. In one embodiment, a photo of the delegate may be taken by the merchant and the image transmitted to the user. The user may then be requested to confirm the delegate as an authorized delegate. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258008 | Systems, Methods, And Computer Program Products Providing Designation Of Money With An Account - An electronic device includes: a memory storing instructions, and one or more processors in communication with the memory configured to execute the instructions to: create a segregated portion of a monetary account, the segregated portion being designated for use for a particular type of good or service, enforce segregation of the portion by denying use of money within the portion for goods or services different from the particular type of good or service. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254927 | EXTRACTION OF IMAGE FEATURE DATA FROM IMAGES - An apparatus and method for obtaining image feature data of an image are disclosed herein. A color histogram of the image is extracted from the image, the extraction of the color histogram including performing one-dimensional sampling of pixels comprising the image in each of a first dimension of a color space, a second dimension of the color space, and a third dimension of the color space. An edge map corresponding to the image is analyzed to detect a pattern included in the image. In response to a confidence level of the pattern detection being below a pre-defined threshold, extracting from the image an orientation histogram of the image. And identify a dominant color of the image. | 09-11-2014 |
20140250532 | A RENDER ENGINE, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME, TO VERIFY DATA FOR ACCESS AND/OR PUBLICATION VIA A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method and system to verify active content at a server system include receiving, at the server system a communication (e.g., an e-mail message or e-commerce listing) that includes active content that is to be made accessible via the server system. At the server system, the active content is rendered to generate rendered active content. The rendered active content presents a representation of information and processes to which an end user will be subject. At the server system, the rendered active content is verified as not being malicious. | 09-04-2014 |
20140250507 | SECURE RANDOMIZED INPUT - A user inserts a received random sequence into the user's password or PIN. The user enters and transmits this randomized password to a service provider. The service provider extracts the password to determine whether to authenticate the user. | 09-04-2014 |
20140250095 | MANAGING DATA TRANSACTION REQUESTS - In various embodiments, a system, method, and related computer-readable storage medium to process data transactions are provided. In one example, a system is arranged to process data transactions in a data store including a plurality of databases. The system includes a computer interface module to receive a data transaction request from at least one requesting computer and a data access layer having one or more processors to identify at least one database in the plurality of databases. The data access layer is to define an abstraction layer between a computer interface module and the plurality of databases. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249978 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A SAVINGS GOAL - Example embodiments describe a method and a system to provide mobile payments on a secondary linked account. In example embodiments, a secondary account is linked to a primary account. One or more parameters from a primary account holder of the primary account is received that define limitations on access and use of funds in the secondary account by a secondary account holder. Based on the one or more parameters, a determination that the secondary account holder is allowed to make mobile payments is made. An identifier of a mobile device and a PIN from the secondary account holder is received to activate the mobile device to make the mobile payments in response to the determining that the secondary account holder is allowed to make the mobile payments. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249956 | GRAPHICAL INDICATIONS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF USERS - A graphical indication of a characteristic is assigned to each of a plurality of entities. A graphical indication is assigned to a first entity based on the graphical indications of the characteristic of each of a plurality of entities associated with the first entity. Then the graphical indication is assigned to the first entity on a display. | 09-04-2014 |
20140247196 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT ON MULTIPLE NETWORK DEVICES WITH A SIMPLE COMMAND - A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon. | 09-04-2014 |
20140245380 | AUTOMATIC PIN CREATION USING PASSWORD - A PIN is automatically generated based on at least one rule when the user enters a password through a user device. In one example, the PIN is a truncated version of the password where each character in the truncated version is mapped onto a number. The mapping can be a truncation at the beginning or end of the password, or the mapping can be with any pattern or sequence of characters in the password. This PIN generation may be transparent to the user, such that the user may not even know the PIN was generated when the password was entered. When the user attempts to access restricted content, the user may enter the PIN instead of the password, where the user may be notified of the rule used to generate the PIN so that the user will know the PIN by knowing the password. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMBINATION PACKAGES - In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method to provide customized combination packages is disclosed. The method includes receiving a selection of a plurality of items from a potential buyer, the selection of the plurality of items creating a customized combination package. Available transaction history for past transactions of similar items to the items of the customized combination package is provided to the potential buyer. An offer from the potential buyer is then received and provided to a seller selling the plurality of items for consideration. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREDICTING PURCHASE BEHAVIORS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA - In an example embodiment, a first social media profile is retrieved. Express interests in the first social media profile are extracted, and social media categories corresponding to the express interests are identified. Demographic information is also extracted from the first social media profile. Then, the identified social media categories and demographic information are correlated with ecommerce categories of purchases. Using results from the correlating, a machine learning process is configured, the machine learning process accepting a second social media profile as input and returning a prediction of an ecommerce category as output. | 08-28-2014 |
20140237400 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MODIFYING A USER EXPERIENCE BASED ON PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - A method of dynamically altering a user interface on an electronic device is provided. A user interface is presented to a user, wherein the user interface includes one or more elements. Then, a first aspect of a physical environment of the electronic device is determined. One or more elements of the user interface can then be dynamically modified based on the determined first aspect of the physical environment of the electronic device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUAL RECOMMENDATIONS - A method and a system for making contextual recommendations to users on a network-based system. For example, activity associated with a user interacting with a network-based system is tracked. Based, at least in part, on the tracked user activity on the network-based system, a recommendation relationship type is selected. The recommendation relationship type can be either a substitute relationship type or a complement relationship type. A recommended object can be selected based at least in part on the recommendation relationship type and a first object accessed by the user interacting with the network-based system. A recommendation can be generated for the recommended object for presentation to the user interacting with the network-based system. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236783 | MANAGING DELIVERY OF APPLICATION SERVER CONTENT - A method of managing delivery of content to end users of an application executing on an application server is disclosed. A definition of a first variant of a web page is received, the definition of the first variant specifying that an instance of a first widget is to be included in the first variant at a first region conforming to a page layout of the web page. A definition of a second variant of the web page is received, the definition of the second variant specifying that an instance of a second widget is to be included in the second variant at a second region conforming to the page layout of the web page. A comparison of the first variant and the second variant is presented with respect to a performance metric, the performance metric pertaining to an effectiveness of the web page at bringing in revenues to a network-based publication system. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236389 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING A USER INTERFACE BASED ON SAFETY LEVEL - A method of dynamically altering a user experience based on safety level is provided. A first user experience is provided to a user in a vehicle. The information is received from an information source. The information is used to calculate a safety level score for a vehicle. Then, a second user experience different than the first user experience is provided to the user in the vehicle, based on the safety level score. | 08-21-2014 |
20140223503 | Methods, Systems and Apparatus for Configuring a System of Content Access Devices - Methods, systems, and apparatus to configure a system of content access devices and direct signals, content, and communications between devices are described. Capabilities of one or more devices are obtained, content formats of a requested content item are obtained, and a source device and a receiving device are determined based on the obtained capabilities and the obtained content formats. A signal and/or content item are directed from the source device to the receiving device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222856 | SYSTEM AND METHODS TO CONFIGURE A QUERY LANGUAGE USING AN OPERATOR DICTIONARY - A method and a system to configure a query language using an operator dictionary are provided. Dictionary information that corresponds to a first user is generated. The dictionary information includes a first list of compatible query operators and a description of compatible data types that correspond to each operator in the first list of query operators. A search query to search for document information in a database is received from a first user. The database includes an inverted index. Terms of the search query from the first user are determined to be in accordance with the dictionary information that corresponds to the first user. The search query is applied to the inverted index in the database to identify the document information. The document information is sent to the first user. | 08-07-2014 |
20140219568 | AUTOMATED USER INFORMATION PROVISION USING IMAGES - A method for automated user information provision using an image includes requesting at least one user information image in response to receiving a user information form from a requesting entity over a network. The at least one user information image is received from a camera. The at least one user information image is analyzed using a processor to determine that the at least one user information image includes requested user information in at least one request section of the user information form. The requested user information is automatically provided into the at least one request section of the user information form. The user information form including the requested user information in the at least one request section is displayed on a display. The user information form may then be sent over the network to provide the requested user information to the requesting entity. | 08-07-2014 |
20140215626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY - A method and system for tracking potentially fraudulent activities associated with one or more web sites is disclosed. The system includes a fraud tracking server connected to a fraud tracking database. The fraud tracking server includes a communications module to facilitate the exchange of data between the server and multiple client devices. The fraud tracking server receives data from one or more client devices that identifies a potential spoof site. The fraud tracking server also includes control logic to generate a spoof site tracking record in the fraud tracking database. The spoof site tracking record includes the data identifying the potential spoof site. After the spoof site tracking record has been created, the fraud tracking server notifies an administrator of the potential spoof site by communicating the data received and stored in the fraud tracking database to an administrator. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215316 | MAPPING PAGE STATES TO URLS - A client application displaying a dynamically generated single page from a web application may display consistent and intuitive uniform resource locators (URLs) that are mapped to various states of the single page (e.g., various states entered based on user interactions with dynamically generated content from the web application). The various states of the single page may be mapped to corresponding URLs based on the user interactions with respect to the single page. These URLs may be used to revisit the single page in its respectively corresponding states. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215257 | DAISY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION IN DATA CENTERS - A method and a system to provide daisy chain distribution in data centers are provided. A node identification module identifies three or more data nodes of a plurality of data nodes. The identification of three or more data nodes indicates that the respective data nodes are to receive a copy of a data file. A connection creation module to, using one or more processors, create communication connections between the three or more data nodes. The communication connections form a daisy chain beginning at a seeder data node of the three or more data nodes and ending at a terminal data node of the three or more data nodes. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PRE-FETCH DATA IN A NETWORK - A system, a computer readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network, are provided. In an example embodiment, computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network comprises receiving a request from a user device for a first network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; transmitting the first network-accessible data item to the user device; identifying a second network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; and transmitting the second network-accessible data item to the user device, the second network-accessible data item being transmitted before receiving a request for the second network-accessible data item from the user device. Pre-fetch logic may be embedded in the first network-accessible data item. | 07-31-2014 |
20140215013 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PRE-FETCH DATA IN A NETWORK - A system, a computer readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network, are provided. In an example embodiment, computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network comprises receiving a request from a user device for a first network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; transmitting the first network-accessible data item to the user device; identifying a second network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; and transmitting the second network-accessible data item to the user device, the second network-accessible data item being transmitted before receiving a request for the second network-accessible data item from the user device. Pre-fetch logic may be embedded in the first network-accessible data item. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214928 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PRE-FETCH DATA IN A NETWORK - A system, a computer readable storage medium including instructions, and a computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network, are provided. In an example embodiment, computer-implemented method of pre-fetching in a network comprises receiving a request from a user device for a first network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; transmitting the first network-accessible data item to the user device; identifying a second network-accessible data item in the plurality of network-accessible data items; and transmitting the second network-accessible data item to the user device, the second network-accessible data item being transmitted before receiving a request for the second network-accessible data item from the user device. Pre-fetch logic may be embedded in the first network-accessible data item. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214842 | SUMMARIZATION OF SHORT COMMENTS - A method and a system for summarization of short comments are provided. The system comprises a memory to store a comments collection. The comments collection stores a plurality of comments for later access. The comments respectively include an overall rating and at least one phrase. The system also includes one or more processors to implement an aspect module to map a portion of the plurality of comments to a first aspect corresponding to an attribute of the entity. The one or more processor also implementing a rating module to determine an aspect rating corresponding to the first aspect based on the respective overall rating of the portion of the plurality of comments. | 07-31-2014 |