Patents Assigned to Overstock.com, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11972460
    Abstract: Personalized electronic content is generated for display on a user computer. The content is generated by first matching a targeted user online identifier to one of a plurality of user online identifiers associated with a master ID in a database. Using online user behavior associated with the user online identifiers of the master ID, a preliminary set of personalized electronic content is generated. A set of content usage parameters is applied to the preliminary set of personalized electronic content to define the personalized electronic content, which is then transmitted and displayed on a user computer. The personalized electronic content may comprise targeted advertisement utilized to populate a webpage or an email template defined by an online marketing campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: J P Knab, Bradford Johnson, Cathy Diaz, Dustin Spangler, Kenneth Lines
  • Patent number: 11928685
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for using a machine-learning system to more accurately detect fraudulent use of credit cards on an e-commerce website and block those attempts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish A Patel, Rahul Chadda, Suresh Kumar Akella
  • Patent number: 11734368
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for creating unified personalized content for an individual user receiving communications from a given website across separate platforms and channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Campbell, Mike Hansen, Naveen Ravindran
  • Patent number: 11694228
    Abstract: A method for optimizing target content on a search results webpage includes receiving source code defining the webpage from a search engine server. The method further includes processing the source code to identify a target source code block in the source code, the target source code block defining, at least partially, the target content. The method further includes processing the target source code block to determine a relative metric for the target content with respect to a layout of the search results webpage. Thereafter, the relative metric may be utilized to optimize advertising expenditures in order to improve a relative position of the target content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Yugang Hu, Seth Moore, J P Knab, Amit Goyal
  • Patent number: 11676192
    Abstract: A system for providing product recommendations to online visitors to an e-commerce website is provided. The system may include program comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to sort a list of products based on a comparison of a user's interactions with the e-commerce website and previous user interactions with the same e-commerce website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Moore, Yugang Hu
  • Patent number: 11631124
    Abstract: A system is described for mapping product attributes between schemas of e-commerce websites. Using a pre-defined reverse mapping, a mapping server populates a master attribute table from product attributes and taxonomy categorizations defined in a source schema. Using a pre-defined assignment mapping, the mapping server maps the master attributes in the master attribute table to product attributes and taxonomy categorizations in the target schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Robertson, John Dettmer, Heath Eldeen, Greg Heckenberg, Dan Harris, Nariman Noursalehi, Steve Culy, Giri Vislawath, Cameron Roe
  • Patent number: 11556978
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for conducting e-commerce. In one example, a method of conducting an e-commerce transaction includes a method of operating an online retail website. The method includes providing access to a computer interface for suppliers and presenting information to the suppliers through the computer interface regarding activity of the supplier's stock keeping unit (SKU). The suppliers are then enabled to directly modify at least one parameter associated with a presentation of the supplier's SKU on the retail website by way of the interface. The modification of the parameter may include, for example, modification of the presentation of the SKU including, for example, changing the title, adding video or photograph, or adding some other information. The modification of the parameter may also include, for example, modifying the price or entering into a bilateral agreement with the operator of the retail web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.
    Inventor: Patrick M. Byrne
  • Patent number: 11544653
    Abstract: A computing system includes: processor(s), memory(s), storage device(s), and network interface(s) configured to communicate with data source(s) and remotely located computing device(s). The network interface(s) receives data regarding a digital product catalog representation of products from the data source(s). The processor(s): generates a respective score for the digital product catalog representation for each respective product, the score indicative of adherence of the digital product catalog representation for each respective product to at least one criterion; stores the respective score for the digital product catalog representation for each respective product using the at least one storage device; and identifies which products provide the greatest opportunity for sales improvement by improving adherence of the digital product catalog representation to the at least one criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Nelson, Jacob William Harms, Martha Marie Tinker, Paul J. Kersey, Steven Lee Trousdale, Steven Brad Jeppesen, Mark Alan Baker, Cory Richard Hash, Anil Waddi
  • Patent number: 11526653
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that ranks and sorts websites, apps, email, or VR environment content in real-time to increase engagement, CTR, conversions, and revenue. A client applies attributes to sections of the digital content. A server system tracks end user inputs and generates optimized layouts for the digital content, such as a webpage. The document layout is ordered or reorganized before or after the document is delivered to the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Noursalehi, Yugang Hu, Allen Joel Dickson
  • Patent number: 11514493
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for creating computer-generated conversational commerce. A conversational AI interacts with a human being and guides that human being through a virtual interaction while communicating and humanizing the interaction. A user makes a request, whether through voice or through typing at the computer, and the system interprets that request while making additional, natural communications with the user, such as suggesting additional items, asking additional questions to gain more information when needed, and learning from interactions. The AI simulates a human being on the website, responding to the user, and asks for additional information, as if a user were actually at a brick-and-mortar store interacting with a salesperson.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Forbes Cook, Mindi Hamilton-Novasio
  • Patent number: 11475484
    Abstract: Personalized electronic content is generated for display on a user computer. The content is generated by first matching a targeted user online identifier to one of a plurality of user online identifiers associated with a master ID in a database. Using online user behavior associated with the user online identifiers of the master ID, a preliminary set of personalized electronic content is generated. A set of content usage parameters is applied to the preliminary set of personalized electronic content to define the personalized electronic content, which is then transmitted and displayed on a user computer. The personalized electronic content may comprise targeted advertisement utilized to populate a webpage or an email template defined by an online marketing campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: J P Knab, Bradford Johnson, Cathy Diaz, Dustin Spangler, Kenneth Lines
  • Patent number: 11463578
    Abstract: Product or service information in the form of selected wireless e-commerce content is transmitted from a server to a mobile device, such as mobile telephone or personal digital assistant. The e-commerce content is transmitted either in response to an explicit user request for communication of the e-commerce content, or, in the alternative, is “pushed” to the mobile device as permitted by a user but in the absence of a specific request. The e-commerce content received at the mobile device is presented to a user by the mobile device in textual or graphical format in conjunction with an indication of a communication needed to consummate an e-commerce transaction. If the user desires to purchase the good or service represented by the e-commerce content, the user initiates the communication indicated by the e-commerce content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeanne De Sanctis, Steve Martin
  • Patent number: 11205179
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a system and method for using a machine-learning system to more accurately detect fraudulent use of credit cards on an e-commerce website and block those attempts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish A. Patel, Rahul Chadda, Suresh Kumar Akella
  • Patent number: 11023947
    Abstract: A system for providing product recommendations to online visitors to an e-commerce website is provided. The system may include a product recommendation program comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a list of recommended products for an online visitor based on both (i) user preference data, and (ii) product attribute correlation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Bosley, Seth Moore, Yugang Hu
  • Patent number: 11004143
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for conducting e-commerce. In one example, a method of conducting an e-commerce transaction includes a method of operating an online retail website. The method includes providing access to a computer interface for suppliers and presenting information to the suppliers through the computer interface regarding activity of the supplier's stock keeping unit (SKU). The suppliers are then enabled to directly modify at least one parameter associated with a presentation of the supplier's SKU on the retail website by way of the interface. The modification of the parameter may include, for example, modification of the presentation of the SKU including, for example, changing the title, adding video or photograph, or adding some other information. The modification of the parameter may also include, for example, modifying the price or entering into a bilateral agreement with the operator of the retail web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.
    Inventor: Patrick M. Byrne
  • Patent number: 10970769
    Abstract: A system and method for creating an e-commerce, dynamic, internal search engine are disclosed. The system and method include providing a server having a memory and a processor, and providing the server with a search engine configured to perform the steps of: identifying a first user search term that results in a first search result and the number of occurrences the first search term is input into the search engine. The search engine then identifies a second user search term input into the search engine subsequent to the first user search term and the number of occurrences the second search term is input into the search engine and identifies the number of occurrences when the second search term yields a successful search result. The search engine then modifies subsequent search results facilitated by the first user search term to reflect the number of successful search results of the second search term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Nasreen Iqbal
  • Patent number: 10970463
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that ranks and sorts websites, apps, email, or VR environment content in real-time to increase engagement, CTR, conversions, and revenue. A client applies attributes to sections of the digital content. A server system tracks end user inputs and generates optimized layouts for the digital content, such as a webpage. The document layout is ordered or reorganized before or after the document is delivered to the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam Noursalehi, Yugang Hu, Allen Joel Dickson
  • Patent number: 10949876
    Abstract: Systems, programs, non-transitory computer readable mediums, and methods of managing multiple and concurrent online advertising campaigns to eliminate user fatigue are disclosed. In particular, a campaign management server generates multiple target lists of users from a data warehouse for a plurality of pre-defined online advertising campaigns. The users on the target lists are selected to receive electronic communications, such as email or text, containing advertisements based upon target profiles associated with the campaigns as determined by marketing objectives. The advertising campaigns are prioritized such that users on a target list of a higher prioritized campaign are suppressed from lower prioritized campaigns in order to insure that the users receive a predetermined number of electronic communications within a set time frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford Hardy Johnson, Michael David Breitenbeker, Joshua Lloyd Selleneit, Jessica Leigh Hughes, Catherine Diaz
  • Patent number: 10929890
    Abstract: Personalized electronic content is generated for display on a user computer. The content is generated by first matching a targeted user online identifier to one of a plurality of user online identifiers associated with a master ID in a database. Using online user behavior associated with the user online identifiers of the master ID, a preliminary set of personalized electronic content is generated. A set of content usage parameters is applied to the preliminary set of personalized electronic content to define the personalized electronic content, which is then transmitted and displayed on a user computer. The personalized electronic content may comprise targeted advertisement utilized to populate a webpage or an email template defined by an online marketing campaign.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: J P Knab, Bradford Johnson, Cathy Diaz, Dustin Spangler, Kenneth Lines
  • Patent number: 10896451
    Abstract: Listing content is transmitted from a wireless mobile device to a server, where it is automatically posted in a listing database and made available on a network, such as the Internet, to third parties. The listing content may include both image data, captured by an integrated camera of the wireless mobile device, and text data, input by a user of the wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device may provide an interface on its display to facilitate the capture of the listing content in discrete data components. After capture, the discrete data components for a single listing may be automatically associated together such that it is unnecessary for a user to manually associate them. The captured listing content may be automatically transmitted to the server in response to a single user selection received through the interface on the wireless mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter K. Johnson, J. Doug Minnick, Ian Robertson, Samuel J. Peterson