Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems for context based online garage offering. The computer-implemented method may include receiving listing data from the seller users corresponding to items offered for sale, wherein the one or more seller users and one or more buyer users are registered with a web-based exchange platform based on user registration data; determining a seller context for the items based on the user registration data and the listing data; receiving historical item data for the items; determining disposal costs versus carry costs for the items based on the historical item data; determine potential buyers based on the listing data and potential buyer activity of the buyers; determining a buyer context based on the user registration data and the potential buyer activity; generating offer data for the items; and presenting the offer data to the seller users via a computing device user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to aggregate and analyze data from a plurality of data sources. The system may obtain data from a plurality of data sources. The system may also transform data from each of the plurality of data sources into a format that is compatible for combining the data from the plurality of data sources. The system uses a data harmonization module to organize, classify, analyze and thus relate previously unrelated data stored in multiple databases and/or associated with different organizations. The system can generate and publish master data of a plurality of business entities.

Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system trains a predictive request model to generate a metric predicted to trigger an increase in transportation provider activity within the geographic area for a given time period. Furthermore, the system determines a predicted gap between expected request activity and expected transportation provider activity for the geographic area during a future time period, utilizes the predictive request model and the predicted gap to generate a metric for the geographic area, and generates an interactive map associated with a customized schedule for the geographic area and the future time period based on the generated metric.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and system for evaluating the stability of HVDC receiving end system and storage medium, which relates to the technical field of high voltage direct current transmission. The method includes: collecting voltage at a generator port, current at the generator port and rotational speed of the generator after eliminating fault; determining a corresponding relationship between the generator dynamic energy and the time according to the voltage at the generator port, the current at the generator port and the rotational speed of the generator; determining the attenuation intensity of the generator dynamic energy according to the corresponding relationship between the generator dynamic energy and the time; determining stability of the HVDC receiving end system according to the attenuation intensity of the generator dynamic energy.

Abstract: A system and method for the matching of database records based on the similarity between fields in the database records and fields in the search queries is provided. A set of database records may be received from a search engine for further refinement of the search results. The database records may be assigned matching strength points, based on comparisons of fields in the search query and fields in the database records. The records that do not meet predetermined qualifying criteria, based on the matching strength points, may be rejected. The remaining records may be merged together, based on the similarity between fields of the remaining records.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating price comparisons in an electronic conversation may include: receiving first data from a mobile device including an identifier of a product; determining an identification of the product; using a machine-learning model, determining a matching product, the machine-learning model being trained to learn associations between products based on (i) product identification numbers, (ii) vectorizations of parameters of products, and (iii) social information data; identifying an offer for a matching product; extracting second data from the offer that includes a price and third data configured to enable access to the offer; determining a lowest price offer from amongst identified offers; generating fourth data that includes (i) information indicative of the lowest price offer, and (ii) fifth data configured to enable access to at least one of the respective third data corresponding to the lowest price offer or the second data; and transmitting the fourth data to the mobile dev

Abstract: Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include billing merchants for delivery services in a consolidated fashion, some embodiments may include interactions with point of sale systems.

Abstract: An e-commerce service is configured to interface between merchants and vendors so that a merchant can purchase from vendors without having to communicate directly with the vendors. A recommendation service is also provided to provide recommendations to merchants regarding which of multiple available vendors to use for any given product. The recommendation service bases its recommendations on historical order data that has been archived by the e-commerce service, as well as on known or derived merchant properties. The recommendation service may also recommend rates at which an item should be ordered, based on ordering rates of other merchants.

Abstract: Techniques for automated machine learning (ML) pipeline exploration and deployment are described. An automated ML pipeline generation system allows users to easily construct optimized ML pipelines by providing a dataset, identifying a target column in the dataset, and providing an exploration budget. Multiple candidate ML pipelines can be identified and evaluated through an exploration process, and a best ML pipeline can be provided to the requesting user or deployed for production inference. Users can configure, monitor, and adapt the exploration at multiple points in time throughout.

Abstract: One of the biggest challenges for all renewable energy sources (RES) is that they are variable power generators which will require reactive power or energy storage systems (ESS) to provide reliable power quality (ideally power factor of one) at the power grid generation side. The present invention is directed to a power packet network (PPN) for integrating wave energy converter (WEC) arrays into microgrids. Specifically, an array of WECs can be physically positioned such that the incoming regular waves will produce an output emulating an N-phase AC system such that the PPN output power is constant. ESS requirements are thereby minimized whilst maintaining grid stability with high power quality. This will enable RES integration onto a future smart grid for large-scale adoption and cost reduction while preserving high efficiency, reliability, and resiliency.

Abstract: A customized glitter system includes glitters, a first glitter having a first color and a first type; a second glitter having a second color and a second type; a customer interface, the customer interface having one or more options from which a customer selects, the one or more options relating to the glitters; a container to receive a customized glitter mix based on the one or more options.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating dynamically definable gift objects are provided. A gift service may train a gift object algorithm and a gift selection algorithm using sample datasets. A gift request may be received and the gift service may generate a gift object with an undefined set of gift object using the gift object algorithm. A redemption request may be received and the gift service may generate a custom set of gift selection options using the gift selection algorithm in response to the redemption request. A selection from the custom set of gift selection options may be received and the gift object algorithm and the gift selection algorithm may be updated based on the redemption request, the custom set of gift selection options, and the selection.

Abstract: System and computer-implemented method of analyzing tags associated with a sequence of images presented to a user to present a current interest of the user is disclosed. An image from among a plurality of images is presented on an electronic display. The image is associated with a set of tags. An input is received indicating a user's preference for the image. A plurality of tags is processed based on the preference and the set of tags to determine a next set of tags from the plurality of tags. A next image is determined from the plurality of images based on the next set of tags. The next image represents a physical object, different from a physical object represented by the previous image. A sequence of images is generated by repeating the above process with the next image in place of the previous image for present a user's current interest.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for intelligent listing creation for a for sale object (FSO). Some embodiments operate by determining a numerical identifier corresponding to a category of the FSO. A binarization of the numerical identifier using hot encoding is performed and using a neural network regression model, an optimal offer price is generated based on a category of the FSO. Information about the FSO is provided to the neural network regression model that tokenizes the textual input, and a unique binary vector representing the category is provided instead of the numerical identifier to the neural network regression model. An optimal price, generated by the neural network regression model, based on the unique binary vector representing the category.

Abstract: Features are disclosed for providing items from an item store to an item store consumer. An item store organizer can request an item store from an item redemption system based on item store parameters. The item store organizer can receive a single use token from the item redemption system to provide initial access to the item store. The item redemption system can validate the item store consumer based on the single use token. The item redemption system can further validate redemption requests from the item store consumer based on the item store parameters. The item redemption system can fulfill the redemption request based on payment information of the item store organizer and shipping information of the item store consumer. The item redemption system can transmit redemption information to the item store organizer based on fulfilling the redemption request.

Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform: receiving transaction data comprising items previously purchased; comparing the first item to the second item; identifying the first item to be related to the second item; aggregating the first product type and the second product type into a first category bundle having a first theme defined by the first and second product types; assigning a first affinity score to the first and second items based on the transaction data; detecting the first item as being a first item of interest; and when the first affinity score of the first item exceeds a threshold, displaying, to the user while browsing the one or more websites, the first category bundle comprising the first and second items. Other embodiments are described.

Abstract: A method of shopping within an electronic commerce environment includes enabling a first user of a plurality of users to add one or more items to a virtual shopping cart of the first user that is maintained by a server computer system, generating, by the server computer system, statistical data related to the one or more items, and providing the statistical data to the first user in a web page that is generated by the server computer system. The statistical data includes a total quantity of at least one of the one or more items that are contained in the virtual shopping carts of all of the plurality of users.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a transportation matching system that manages the allocation of transportation providers by training and utilizing multiple machine-learning models to identify, allocate, and serve specific transportation providers with customized opportunities to relocate the transportation providers between geocoded areas in a geocoded region. For instance, the transportation matching system trains and utilizes an incremental provider model, a provider allocation model, and personalized provider behavioral models as well as a customized provider interface generator to satisfy anticipated transportation requests and improve transportation matching within a geocoded region.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses may assist a consumer in keeping to their preferred privacy preferences when making a purchase online. Differences between the privacy policy of a vender and the privacy preferences of the consumer may be output for display to the consumer, along with alternative vendor recommendations, including vendors having privacy policies more closely match with the privacy preferences of the consumer.

Abstract: The present application discloses an improved transportation matching system, and corresponding methods and computer-readable media. According to disclosed embodiments, a transportation matching system trains a predictive request model to generate a metric predicted to trigger an increase in transportation provider activity within the geographic area for a given time period. Furthermore, the system determines a predicted gap between expected request activity and expected transportation provider activity for the geographic area during a future time period, utilizes the predictive request model and the predicted gap to generate a metric for the geographic area, and generates an interactive map associated with a customized schedule for the geographic area and the future time period based on the generated metric.

Abstract: Digital image capture session and metadata association techniques are described. In one example, a user input is received to initiate an image capture session. At least one digital image is captured using a digital camera during the image capture session. Audio input data is also collected using an audio input device during the image capture session and is converted into text data, e.g., speech-to-text. Metadata is generated based on the text data and associated with the at least one digital image. The at least one digital image is output as having the associated metadata as completion of the image capture session.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to outputting purchase outputs based on received voice input by a client device. The purchase outputs may include an invoice, a purchase order, a request for funds associated with a purchase of one or more items, and the like. In general, the voice input received by the client invoice is used to generate a purchase request input that includes at least one product that an employee wants to purchase. One or more candidate items are generated based on the purchase request input, which may be sent to a user and/or manager for approval before generating a purchase output based on the candidate items.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide systems and methods of granting temporary control access of a home security system of a first user to a second user, where the temporary control access is for at least a portion of a home security system for a predetermined period of time. One or more tasks to be completed for the first user may be completed by the second user while having temporary control access to the home security system. The temporary control access of the second user to the at least a portion of the home security system of the first user may be revoked when the predetermined period of time has elapsed. The second user may receive a notification may be received for a security event, a safety event, a home event, and a package delivery event after the predetermined period of time has lapsed.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include matching transportation requests to transportation providers using a dynamic transportation matching system. Matching transportation requestors which have varying preferences for waiting times and transportation pricing with transportation providers having varying levels of available supply may involve matching methods that satisfy the transportation requestors while maintaining an appropriate level of supply. A method which provides immediate service for transportation requestors that may be willing to pay a premium fare while placing transportation requestors not willing to pay a premium fare and may be willing to wait may provide a balance of supply and demand of transportation providers. Accordingly, immediately matching transportation requestors not willing to wait while placing the transportation requestors willing to wait in a queue may provide the balanced approach to managing transportation provider availability.

Abstract: A method of providing a phone call brokerage service to a driver of a vehicle, the method includes: by an on-vehicle brokerage system, receiving a radio signal from a radio station, the radio signal including an advertisement and a metadata of an advertisement; initiating the phone call brokerage service in response to receiving a phone call request from the driver, including: generating a service request for the phone call brokerage service including the metadata of the advertisement; establishing a wireless connection between the on-vehicle brokerage system and the brokerage server, including: transmitting the service request for the phone call brokerage service to the brokerage server; and by the brokerage server, establishing a phone call connection between the brokerage server and an advertiser corresponding with the metadata of the advertisement; and relaying voice signals between the driver and the advertiser over the wireless connection and the phone call connection.

Abstract: Method and a system to transfer the state of web-based content between devices through use of a short code. An example method includes determining a state of content being accessed on a device. The method further includes assigning a short code to the state of the content. The short code may have a limited number of characters. The method may further include storing the short code and the state of the content. The method may further include providing the content according to the state of the content on a second device based on the short code.

Abstract: Described herein is a relationship based fulfillment system. Such a system may provide on-demand product fulfillment by personal and/or social contacts of a purchaser. The system may utilize the personal contacts and/or relationships of a user, as indicated through various contact databases or social groups of the user, to connect the user to various potential partners for providing relationship based fulfillment of products that are purchased by the user or performance of other relationship based services. Furthermore, the system described herein may allow for the utilization of one or more currencies, such as cryptocurrencies, within the system. Techniques are described herein to allow for the utilization of such currencies in a resource efficient manner.

Abstract: An improved user interface is presented on a client device of a seller of an item. The improved user interface includes one or more interactive user interface elements for facilitating a listing of the item on a secondary market associated with a set of online exchange platforms. The listing of the ticket on the secondary market is simultaneous with the listing of the ticket on a primary market. A selection element provides for selecting one or more connections of the seller to whom the listing of the ticket on the secondary market is to be made accessible. Based on a determination that a connection of the one or more connections of the seller has entered into an agreement to purchase the ticket on the secondary market, the seller is charged a listing fee associated with the secondary market and the listing of the item is automatically removed from the secondary market.

Abstract: A server: receives from at least one provider system, at least one provider object that includes provider object data representing at least one item provided by the provider system(s); generates an intermediation object, corresponding to the at least one provider object, including an intermediation object identifier that identifies the intermediation object and intermediation object data populated with at least a subset of the provider object data, the intermediation object and the intermediation object identifier omitting: the provider object data, and any provider object identifier in an original form; and provides the intermediation object, in place of the at least one provider object, to a client device that requested the at least one item, the intermediation object provided. The intermediation object identifier may enable the server to intermediate between the client device and the provider system(s) without storing the provider object and/or any provider object identifier.

Abstract: A promotion program analytical system and method is disclosed. The promotion program analytical system and method selects a promotion program to offer to a consumer. Selection of the promotion program to present to the consumer includes determining a probability that the consumer will accept the promotion program. The probability of acceptance may be determined based on past performance data of similar promotion programs, and also past performance data on the promotion program itself when it is available.

Abstract: The CLOUD SERVICE FACILITATOR APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“CSF”) transforms user purchase requests, refund requests, and product/service replacement requests via CSF components into transaction records, refunds, and replacement products/services outputs. The CSF may receive a consumer purchase request for a cloud service from a merchant. In response to the request, the CSF may generate a unique record key for the purchase and may transmit the unique record key to the merchant. The CSF may further receive additional transaction information and the unique record key from the merchant. In response to the received information and the unique key, the CSF may provide additional service to the merchant or the consumer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and processor-readable storage media for processing merchandise shipping are provided to ensure that a supplier fulfills a purchase order in a manner that will keep a supply chain filled with the product based on a demand. For example, when a purchase order is generated, a timer can be activated. Within a predetermined period, the supplier can confirm fulfilment of purchase order through an online platform. Based on this confirmation and historical data collected for the supplier, a shipping location and other shipping parameters can be predicted by the online platform. If the timer is expired and no supplier's confirmation is received or if the supplier denies confirming the fulfilment of purchase order, a default operation is initiated. The default operation may cause canceling of purchase order or communicating to the supplier to resolve any issues.

Abstract: An approach is provided for shared vehicle availability detection based on vehicle trajectory information. A vehicle sharing platform determines that a vehicle is engaged in a parking search behavior, wherein the vehicle is in use by a current user. The vehicle sharing platform further computes a probability that the vehicle will become available for use by another user based on the parking search behavior. The vehicle sharing platform further designates the availability of the vehicle for use by the another user based on the probability.

Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses are provided to assist a user and vendor in completing an online trusted transaction. Trusted vendor websites are verified and user identities are confirmed through a cyber-security safe logon credentialing system. The vendor can be confident that the user identity has been verified to be who they say they are and the user can be confident that they are using a trusted verified vendor website.

Abstract: System and method for measuring the performance of brands across online and offline consumer conversations. Raw conversational data of online and offline conversations is received and analyzed using proprietary algorithms to extract, for each type of data (online and offline), relevant metrics that reflect the performance of the brand. In a non-limiting example, these metrics include: volume, sentiment, brand sharing and social influence. One of the problems with using raw data is the extreme volatility that will cause the results to sharply vary between a week and the other depending on the most recent activity or the lack of activity. To solve this problem, the embodiments compute for each metric a moving average (MA) formula specific to that metric to reduce the volatility of the results. The formula is computed so that the metric values produced by the formula would have the best/most correlation with factual data/business outcomes (e.g. sales/sale figures, stock price, purchase or dumping of stocks etc.

Abstract: Examples of a method and system for collaborative and private sessions are provided. In some aspects a collaborative shopping session including a first user and one or more other users is established. The establishing of the session including displaying a common interface for the collaborative shopping session at respective computer systems of the first user and each of the one or more other users. A side session is initiated for a second user, the side session having a different interface in which activity within the side session by the second user is not shared with the first user or the one or more other users of the collaborative shopping session. A determination, based on one or more merge criterion, of whether to merge the side session with the collaborative session is made; and the side session is merged with the collaborative session based on the determining.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging real-time sales volume for conducting group buys comprising initializing a sale of an item, the sale specifying a current price of the item which is calculated based on a current sales volume of the item and sales volume ranges, processing transactions with users for items at a purchase price equal to the current price when a purchase request is received from the corresponding user, terminating the sale of the item at a closing price when the current sales volume has reached a threshold or when a period of time has passed since the sale was initialized, and crediting accounts belonging to one or more users with an additional amount based at least in part on a difference between the closing price and the purchase price for each item for the corresponding user.

Abstract: In response to detecting that a first selectable element on a webpage or application page of a merchant has been accessed by a user, a computer system stores a visual representation of an item that corresponds to the first selectable element in a first space of the user. In response to detecting a selection of a second selectable element from within the first space, the computer system determines a threshold number of users to associate with the visual representation and creates a post in a network feed that includes the visual representation, wherein a third selectable element is associated with the post, that when selected, causes a user to join or vote for the first visual representation. In response to determining that a number of users that have selected the third selectable element meets the threshold number of users, the computer system initiates a group purchase for the item.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for selecting a research and development project through autonomous proposals of evaluation indicators, in which performance information generated according to a selection of performance evaluation items for research and development project bidding is classified by bidders, and the research and development project is selected for each classified bidder group. The present invention allows research and development project bidders to select evaluation indicators which serve as criteria for selecting a research and development project, thereby being capable of guaranteeing autonomy and providing fair bidding opportunities to all research and development project bidders.

Abstract: Various systems and methods that may relate to referral and/or delivery services are described. Some embodiments may include billing merchants for delivery services in a consolidated fashion, some embodiments may include interactions with point of sale systems.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating query results based on domain-specific dynamic word embeddings. For example, the disclosed systems can generate dynamic vector representations of words that include domain-specific embedded information. In addition, the disclosed systems can compare the dynamic vector representations with vector representations of query terms received as part of a search query. The disclosed systems can further identify one or more digital content items to provide as part of a query result that include words corresponding to the query terms based on the comparison of the vector representations. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems can also train a word embedding model to generate accurate vector representations of unique words.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed relating to an automated store or system including an automated fulfillment section having a storage structure for storing fungible and/or non-fungible goods. The fungible and/or non-fungible goods may be retrieved from storage in response to a customer order. The system and method of the present technology allows retrieved fungible and/or non-fungible goods to be sorted and packed in accordance with stored customer preferences.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for facilitating a cooperative purchasing service. One method includes: providing a conditional purchase opportunity including a purchase threshold, providing information associated with the a conditional purchase opportunity to at least one display node, receiving a contingent purchase input from a user having a social network user profile, and associating the conditional purchase opportunity with the user profile. A further method includes: requesting cooperative purchase feed formatted content associated with a social network user account, receiving cooperative purchase feed formatted content including a cooperative purchase offer in response to the request, and providing the a cooperative purchase offer including a social network identifier, at a social network user interface.

Abstract: A system of the present invention includes a shared commercial region for use by a plurality of tenant vendors, providing both a virtual and tangible experience regarding products of the tenant vendors. The system can also include a common area of the shared commercial region, populated by interaction terminals and goods linked to product information pages available through the interaction terminals or mobile devices. Through various embodiments, tenant vendors may be efficiently represented within a shared commercial region in high-cost/rent locations and geographically diverse venues, and in locations not normally suited for a small vendor to establish a sales presence. Also provided are systems for completing purchases on an immediate or deferred basis, and systems to monitor and analyze customer traffic and behaviors.

Abstract: A system of the present invention includes a shared commercial region for use by a plurality of tenant vendors, providing both a virtual and tangible experience regarding products of the tenant vendors. The system can also include a common area of the shared commercial region, populated by interaction terminals and goods linked to product information pages available through the interaction terminals or mobile devices. Through various embodiments, tenant vendors may be efficiently represented within a shared commercial region in high-cost/rent locations and geographically diverse venues, and in locations not normally suited for a small vendor to establish a sales presence. Also provided are systems for completing purchases on an immediate or deferred basis, and systems to monitor and analyze customer traffic and behaviors.

Abstract: Provided are various systems and processes for improving last-mile delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods. In one aspect, a method is provided for aggregating on-demand deliveries using a depot dispatch protocol which may implement automated order transport and retrieval systems. The method comprises dispatching merchant couriers to transport on-demand orders from merchants to a merchant depot where the orders are aggregated and batched based on optimized delivery routes and destination proximities. Batches of orders are then transported to a customer depot corresponding to an area of delivery destinations. Orders are then assigned to delivery couriers for completion of delivery to customers. Such delivery routing systems and processes may be implemented alongside a delivery tracking system for generating estimated time of arrival predictive updates for real-time delivery of perishable goods.

Abstract: A system of the present invention includes a shared commercial region for use by a plurality of tenant vendors, providing both a virtual and tangible experience regarding products of the tenant vendors. The system can also include a common area of the shared commercial region, populated by interaction terminals and goods linked to product information pages available through the interaction terminals or mobile devices. Through various embodiments, tenant vendors may be efficiently represented within a shared commercial region in high-cost/rent locations and geographically diverse venues, and in locations not normally suited for a small vendor to establish a sales presence. Also provided are systems for completing purchases on an immediate or deferred basis, and systems to monitor and analyze customer traffic and behaviors.

Abstract: A system of the present invention includes a shared commercial region for use by a plurality of tenant vendors, providing both a virtual and tangible experience regarding products of the tenant vendors. The system can also include a common area of the shared commercial region, populated by interaction terminals and goods linked to product information pages available through the interaction terminals or mobile devices. Through various embodiments, tenant vendors may be efficiently represented within a shared commercial region in high-cost/rent locations and geographically diverse venues, and in locations not normally suited for a small vendor to establish a sales presence. Also provided are systems for completing purchases on an immediate or deferred basis, and systems to monitor and analyze customer traffic and behaviors.

Abstract: A method for granting a qualification includes receiving a qualification sharing request sent by a granting account for granting a granted account a prioritized application qualification for a target service, detecting whether the granting account has previously used the target service, and, if the granting account has previously used the target service, granting the granted account the prioritized application qualification.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing a mixed-cart solution for an in-store app. An embodiment operates by receiving a request to add an item from a physical store to an associate shopping cart associated with an account. It is determined that the account is additionally associated with an online shopping cart associated with the store, and that the requested item does not exist in the online shopping cart. It selected item is added to the associate shopping cart. Both the online shopping cart and the associate shopping cart are provided to a computing device configured to simultaneously display both the online shopping cart and the associate shopping cart.