Abstract: An electronic device may include logic to provide a trust credential for linking to a permissioned network over a local network, comprising a plurality of user devices; retrieve a document in an initial status for editing, corresponding to a first state of a distributed ledger, maintained by the permissioned network; generate a first change in the document, wherein the document is in a second status; send, to the permissioned network via the local network, the first change for storage in the distributed ledger, in a second state; retrieve the document in a third status, including a second change, performed subsequently to the first change, the second change being generated by a user device, external to the electronic device, and coupled to the local network; and link to the distributed ledger to retrieve a third state of the distributed ledger, the third state comprising the first change and the second change.

Abstract: Methods and systems for rendering virtual displays using cryptographic symbols are disclosed. In one aspect, a display device is disclosed that includes a processor and data storage including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include emitting infrared light toward a cryptographic symbol associated with a surface, receiving a reflection of the emitted natural or man-made sunlight from the cryptographic symbol, and, based on the reflection, decrypting the cryptographic symbol to determine a unique identifier. The operations further include, based on the identifier, generating a first virtual display, and rendering the first virtual display on an image of the surface, through a heads up display, or projected onto the surface.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for determining, sorting, or determining and sorting a set of items. The method includes receiving, via a user device, parameter values from a user and receiving parameter weights. The method further includes determining a sort score for each vehicle of a set of vehicles based on the received parameter values and parameter weights, and sorting the set of vehicles based on the sort score of each vehicle of the set of vehicles.

Abstract: One or more embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide specific vehicle recommendations. Various techniques, methods, systems, and apparatuses include utilizing user web-traffic and/or one or more tags generated by application of a machine learning model to a data source, where the data source may include language with respect to one or more automobiles or vehicles, to provide a recommendation for a particular automobile.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide specific vehicle recommendations to generic user requests. Various techniques, methods, systems, and apparatuses include utilizing one or more tags generated by application of a machine learning model to a data source, where the data source may include generic and specific language with respect to one or more automobiles or vehicles, to provide a recommendation for a particular automobile in response to a user request for a suggestion.

Abstract: Aspects described herein may allow for auto-locating a user in a parking lot and/or automatically directing a user to recommended inventory. For example, a customer may capture an image of a vehicle, or a marker associated with a vehicle, in a parking lot. The image may be processed locally or at a server. A vehicle may be identified based on analysis of the image. Further, information regarding the user may be processed to determine another vehicle appropriate for a recommendation. For example, a prompt on a mobile device may suggest a popular model similar to the vehicle being viewed. The system may then provide directions (e.g., augmented reality directions) to the user to direct the user to the vehicle.

Abstract: A valuation platform may receive, from a user device, video data associated with a vehicle, and may receive a vehicle history report of the vehicle based on a vehicle identification number of the vehicle. The valuation platform may receive, from the user device, feature data associated with the vehicle, and may process the video data, the vehicle history report, and the feature data, with a machine learning model, to determine one or more values for the vehicle. The valuation platform may determine a valuation for the vehicle based on the determined one or more values for the vehicle. The valuation platform may create a vehicle profile for the vehicle based on the video data, the vehicle history report, the feature data, the determined one or more values for the vehicle, and the valuation for the vehicle, and may perform one or more actions based on the vehicle profile.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein generally relate to visualizing a vehicle history using extended reality. In some implementations, an extended reality device may obtain image data corresponding to one or more vehicle parts that are visible in a field of view of the extended reality device. The extended reality device may identify one or more anchor points in a coordinate space corresponding to the field of view of the extended reality device and obtain a vehicle history report based on an identifier associated with the vehicle. The extended reality device may obtain digital content based on one or more records contained in the vehicle history report and an expected visual appearance of the one or more parts of the vehicle. The extended reality device may render the digital content on a display of the extended reality device. Various other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a disposal recommendation for an owned vehicle are provided. The method includes generating a profile for the owned vehicle, the profile including age, mileage, and location of the owned vehicle, receiving monitoring data of the owned vehicle, and receiving sales data for non-owned vehicles corresponding to the profile. The method may further include generating predicted depreciation data of the owned vehicle, based on the sales data and the monitoring data, and providing a recommended disposal time for the owned vehicle, based on the predicted depreciation data.

Abstract: According to certain aspects of the disclosure, a computer-implemented method may be used for determining one or more vehicle recommendations. The method may include receiving data pertaining to a user's internet browsing activity. The received data may be indicative of the user's automotive vehicle preferences. The method may include comparing the received data to a collection of stored vehicle qualities. The method also may include identifying, based on the received data and the comparison of the received data to the collection of stored vehicle qualities, a vehicle characteristic of interest to the user. Using the vehicle characteristic of interest, one or more vehicle recommendations may be determined. One or more vehicle recommendations may be communicated to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide for a system and method for recalibrating an augmented reality experience in mobile devices using a plurality of physical markers. The system and methods provide for realigning the digital representation to the physical world using known physical locations associated with the physical markers that map directly to the digital representation.

Abstract: A device having extended reality capabilities receives a video feed including one or more video frames depicting an object. The device provides the one or more video frames to a first machine learning model that identifies the object and one or more parts of the object that are depicted in the one or more video frames, and obtains positional tracking information that represents a position and an orientation associated with the object depicted in the one or more video frames relative to a coordinate space. The device identifies a plurality of parts from the one or more parts of the object that are depicted in the one or more video frames and determines, using one or more second machine learning models, information regarding the plurality of parts and information regarding one or more replacement parts.

Abstract: A device receives image data of a contractual document that includes an offer including terms of a proposed transaction, converts the image data to text data that identifies text within the contractual document, and receives preferences information for a recipient of the offer. The device identifies key terms within the contractual document by using term identification to analyze the text. The key terms may include a first key term that identifies subject matter of the proposed transaction and other key terms that are part of the offer. The device determines term scores that correspond to likelihoods of the other key terms being favorable to the recipient by using a data model to analyze the key terms and the preferences information. The device, based on the term scores, generates and provides another device with a recommendation to be used in determining whether the accept the offer.

Abstract: A device may determine a price of a product based on first information concerning attributes of the product, and provide the price for display by a user device. The device may generate first hash values based on the first information, where a particular first hash value is associated with a particular attribute, and generate a first bit-string that includes the plurality of first hash values. The device may generate second hash values based on second information concerning the attributes of the product, where a particular second hash value is associated with the particular attribute. The device may generate a second bit-string that includes the second hash values, and determine a change to the particular attribute based on the first bit-string and the second bit-string. The device may determine a new price of the product based on the change, and provide the new price for display by the user device.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to techniques to facilitate online commerce by leveraging user activity, specifically search activity for goods/services on an online platform. As described herein, the online platform refers to a turnkey e-commerce solution that enterprises use to manage electronic transactions involving their goods/services. Some techniques are directed to an improved online platform operative to predict a user's intention behind a search query and after a consider number of search queries, to have that search query as a dynamic search filter for the online platform. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and techniques for identity and electronic signature verification that utilizes blockchain technology. An enterprise system enables computing devices to engage the enterprise and prospective users for the purposes of executing a document or a smart contract. Users may obtain a computer application from an enterprise system and may utilize the computer application to retrieve a document or select a smart contract. The identity of all users who execute the document may be verified based on an authentication by a trusted independent system. Information related to the respective signers, the document or smart contract, and the authentication may be stored as transactions in a blockchain. The transactions may be stored in the blockchain under a user's address, a document or smart contract address, or a digital wallet, if available.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques of overlaying a virtual object on a physical object in augmented reality (AR). A computing device may receive one or more images of the physical object, perform analysis on the images (such as image segmentation) to generate a digital outline, and determine a position and a scale of the physical object based at least in part on the digital outline. The computing device may configure (e.g., rotate, scale) a 3D model of the physical object to match the determined position and scale of the physical object. The computing device may place or overlay a 3D virtual object on the physical object in AR based on a predefined location relation between the 3D virtual object and the 3D model of the physical object, and further, generate a composite view of the placement or overlay.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, computer systems, and computer readable media for determining, sorting, or determining and sorting a set of items. The method includes receiving, via a user device, parameter values from a user and receiving parameter weights. The method further includes determining a sort score for each vehicle of a set of vehicles based on the received parameter values and parameter weights, and sorting the set of vehicles based on the sort score of each vehicle of the set of vehicles.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide specific vehicle recommendations to generic user requests. Various techniques, methods, systems, and apparatuses include utilizing one or more tags generated by application of a machine learning model to a data source, where the data source may include generic and specific language with respect to one or more automobiles or vehicles, to provide a recommendation for a particular automobile in response to a user request for a suggestion.

Abstract: A device receives an image including image data of a scale model of a vehicle, and processes the image data, with a model, to identify a make, a model, and a year represented by the scale model. The device determines augmented reality (AR) vehicle information based on the make, the model, and the year represented by the scale model of the vehicle, and provides the AR vehicle information to enable a user device to associate the AR vehicle information with the image of the scale model of the vehicle. The device receives an input associated with the AR vehicle information, and determines updated AR vehicle information based on the input associated with the AR vehicle information. The device provides the updated AR vehicle information to enable the user device to associate the updated augmented reality vehicle information with the image of the scale model of the vehicle.