Abstract: A unified platform obtains, stores, and shares search results based on user profiles or groups with a common interest. User profiles or group profiles may be used to identify categories containing objects related to a common interest, and the objects may be selected for placement in a graphical user interface from which they may be purchased by or for the user. The objects may preferably be virtual objects stored in a virtual locker or other virtual display unit. Users are able to conduct web-based searches for products or services from different websites and store dimensional representations of virtual products or services in a unified platform.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, and/or computing entities for displaying content found in technical documentation via an IETM viewer. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided comprising: providing a window for display via the IETM viewer, the window displaying content found in the documentation; receiving a focus of a first portion of the content; and thereafter: determining whether the first portion is relevant to a user; and responsive to determining the first portion is relevant, causing the first portion to be displayed using a relevant format; receiving a focus of a second portion of the content; and thereafter: determining whether the second portion of the content is relevant to the user; and responsive to determining the second portion is not relevant, causing the second portion to be displayed on the window using an irrelevant format that is different than the relevant format.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a user interface to summarize and personalize a large amount of price and product information, to identify patterns therein, and to generate recommendations in relation thereto are described herein.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for providing data staging and loading through a master data management (MDM) system coupled with one or more business entities. The system is operable to invoke batch data loading of data associated with one or more source systems associated with the one or more business entities, into an input staging area. The system is further operable to load the data from the input staging area into a master repository and subsequently load the data from the master repository into an output staging area.

Abstract: A merchandise sales processing system includes one or more processors configured to receive indications to register items of merchandise for purchase, generate a registration list in which the items of merchandise are set as merchandise to be purchased, settle prices relating to the merchandise to be purchased that are included in the registration list in response to receiving a settlement request, and set a respective item of merchandise as a reserved merchandise in response to the respective item of merchandise being out of stock.

Abstract: A system includes one or more memory devices storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform steps of a method for providing an interactive virtual environment. The system may receive environmental data, and augment the environmental data by adding virtual environmental data. The system may then provide this virtual environment to two or more devices. The system can then receive user input, and modify the virtual environment in response to those inputs.

Abstract: Systems and methods of constructing and managing virtual planograms are presented. Contemplated systems allow for construction of a virtual planogram, which can be used to present consumers virtual inventory items as being available for purchase via a display device. The display device can include an electronic billboard within an establishment, a mall for example, or include a user's smart device, a cell phone or tablet for example.

Abstract: Provided is a device linkage method, including that: a rule engine device receives a request message of adding a rule input resource instance from a client device; and the rule engine device establishes a connection relationship between the rule engine device and a rule input server device based on the request message of adding the rule input resource instance, the connection relationship being configured to implement device linkage.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing audiovisual data for a scene comprises a receiver (201) for receiving audiovisual data for the scene. The audiovisual data comprises audio data for the scene comprising a plurality of audio elements and image data for at least a first image of the scene where the first image has a first aspect ratio. An image remapper (203) performs a content dependent non-uniform mapping of the first image to a second image which has a different aspect ratio. The image remapper (207) is arranged to generate mapping data describing the content dependent non-uniform mapping. An audio remapper (207) replaces a first audio element of the plurality of audio elements by a second audio element generated by modifying a spatial property for the first audio element in response to the mapping data. The spatial property being modified may be a position and/or spatial spread of the first audio element.

Abstract: A method of database recovery includes starting a first database server, starting a second database server, starting a third database server, and starting an application server after starting the first database server, the second database server, and the third. The first, second, and third database servers are configured to store data according to first, second, and third database management systems, respectively, and the application server is configured to run application modules of a set of application modules. The method of database recovery further includes starting a search module, starting a product catalog management module, starting a web connectivity module after starting the search module, starting a graphical user interface module after starting the web connectivity module, and starting at least one business operations module.

Abstract: A virtual salesperson system and method for tablet computers such as Apple's iPad can be used by the customer (as opposed to most applications which are for the dealer, or on a central kiosk) to provide the customer a tour of a showroom and each vehicle, highlighting key features and other content at the discretion of the OEM, such as videos tours conducted by their spokesperson. In at least one embodiment, the customer can also search inventory, potentially at this dealer and other ‘friendly’ dealerships with whom this dealer has a trading relationship. Other sales tools such as build and price, payment estimation, etc are available as well.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method comprising receiving a ride request from a user having a user profile, the ride request including a requested drop-off location within a service area and the user profile specifying at least one drop-off location preference parameter; querying a database to obtain data regarding a condition of the requested drop-off location, wherein the data is collected by a plurality of vehicles traversing the service area and equipped with at least one sensor and at least one imaging device; determining whether the obtained data satisfies the at least one drop-off location preference parameter; and determining at least one alternative drop-off location within a first distance from the requested drop-off location if the obtained data does not satisfy the at least one drop-off location preference parameter.

Abstract: Systems and methods to provide transaction-related insight information for an establishment. In some aspects of the present disclosure, a digital image captured at a location of a user can be received. The digital image can be analyzed to identify an establishment. Transaction data between customers and the establishment can be retrieved. Transaction-related insight information about the establishment can be generated based on the data. The transaction-related insight information can be provided to the user.

Abstract: A video scene is displayed in a either a tag mode or a tagless mode. The video scene depicts a plurality of visually perceptible items. The tag mode displays one or more visually perceptible tags in conjunction with the video scene. Each tag is associated with a visually perceptible item appearing in the video scene. The tags are categorized into a plurality of categories. In response to a request to display the video scene in the tag mode for a first one of the plurality of categories, the display device displays the video scene in the tag mode displaying tags in the first one of the categories. In response to a request to display the video scene in the tag mode for a second one of the plurality of categories, the display device displays the video scene in the tag mode displaying tags in the second one of the categories.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating pre-purchasing confidence recommendations. A browser widget scans post-sale activities of a user and searches for product-specific parameters of items from the scanned purchase records. A system stores the searched product-specific parameters and the post-sale activities in a data storage. The browser widget monitors purchasing activities of the user, and in response to the monitoring, retrieving, relevant product-specific parameters and the post-sale activities matching to the monitored purchasing activities. Based on the retrieving, generating a pre-purchasing confidence recommendation to the user before completion of a purchase by the user.

Abstract: A generic query having a dynamic query parameter may be executed for a specified process. One or more expected parameters for the query are determined based on the dynamic query parameter and the process, where the one or more expected parameters are tagged to the dynamic query parameter for the process. One or more measured parameters are accessed based on the one or more expected parameters from one or more databases accessible over a network. The one or more measured parameters are returned responsive to the query.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and implementing an anonymized delivery point processing system are disclosed. Anonymous addresses can be associated with actual physical delivery points. An item having an anonymous address thereon can be sorted and/or routed on item processing equipment based on the associated actual physical delivery point.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to automatically determining customer information in response to detecting that a customer's mobile device is located at a retail location. A mobile device of the customer may detect a communication from a wireless communication beacon, and may send a customer ID to a backend server. Upon receiving the customer ID, the backend server may access customer information, and transmit it to a server of the retail location. The server may, in turn, cause a customer mobile device in the retail location to display the customer information, thus facilitating effective and efficient customer service. With the customer's permission, upon detecting the customer's mobile device, customer information may be pushed to a salesperson's device or information (e.g., insurance quote or claim information; new vehicle financing, feature, or review information; or other product or service information) may be pushed to the customer's mobile device.

Abstract: A smart inventory management system is described for a dispensing and blend-in-cup beverage platform including a container having an information tag that is configured to store unique information specific to a particular product, a reader configured to read the stored information from the information tag, a control board configured to host a software based decision engine which is configured to interpret the information specific to a particular product and to control one or more system components based at least in part on the information, a pump controlled by the control board and configured to pump beverage concentrates out of the containers in order to dispense the beverage concentrate into a beverage holder, and a check valve located between an opening on the container and the pump, the check valve configured to provide backflush prevention of foreign solutions into the container.

Abstract: A method of analyzing images is performed at a computer system that is in communication with an image acquisition device having an image sensor. The method includes receiving a reference template that includes a sync region and an inspection region that is located at an offset from the sync region. The method also includes acquiring a continuous sequence of image frames from the image sensor and storing each of the image frames in a buffer within the computer system's memory. The method further includes, for each image frame in the buffer, determining whether the image frame includes a sub-region matching the sync region. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the image frame includes a sub-region matching the sync region, capturing an inspection region within the image frame at the offset from the sub-region, and storing the captured inspection region to a non-volatile portion of the memory.

Abstract: A shopping method, comprising, at a real-world browsing environment, facilitating interaction between a shopper and a brand experience, and tracking the receipt of one or more orders to automatically execute delivery of one or more orders.

Abstract: In a computerized remapping system for airline seat bookings, actual airline seat bookings are restated in a remapped form reflecting the value of each leg of the booking from a network perspective, facilitating improved demand forecasts for subsequent seat bookings. In this manner, seat protects and seat pricing may be better allocated to align with actual demand.

Abstract: Type ambiguity detection methods and systems are provided to predict a browse node classification for items in an electronic catalog and determine ambiguity between browse nodes based at least partly on the predicted browse node classifications for the items. For example, the type ambiguity detection system may identify a plurality of search queries previously submitted by users of the electronic catalog, determine a plurality of browse nodes that are frequently selected after submitting the search queries, determine items that consumers frequently view or purchase in connection with the search queries, input the items into a classifier, receive an output predicting a proper item type or browse node for a given item, and initiate an action in response to determining ambiguity.

Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, and program products for enhancing structure walkthroughs are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method includes: monitoring a current location of an interested party (IP) device utilizing data collected by the IP device during a walkthrough of a structure having a structure representative (SR); detecting, based on the current location of the IP device, when the IP device is brought into proximity of a first SR-marked location included in a plurality of structure SR-marked locations; and in response to detecting that the IP device has been brought into proximity of the first SR-marked location, (i) identifying a first SR-created message corresponding to the first SR-marked location and contained in a location-referenced message set; and (ii) generating or causing generation of an SR message notification on the IP device, the SR message notification presenting or offering to present the first SR-created message to the interested party.

Abstract: Disclosed are one or more embodiments for a unique and personalized experience for a user interacting with an electronic commerce site by identifying user-preferred item attributes using supervised machine learning and presenting items to the user in an arrangement that is based on the identified item attributes. A shopping mission is determined according to user interactions with an electronic commerce site. The shopping mission is applied to an attribute prediction model that is trained to detect user-preferred item attributes for items included the item category and estimate a likelihood that an item containing a particular attribute will be purchased or interacted with during the interactions with the electronic commerce site.

Abstract: In an example, one or more leaf category specific unsupervised statistical language model (SLM) models are trained using sample item listings corresponding to each of one or more leaf categories and structured data about the one or more leaf categories, the training including calculating an expected perplexity and a standard deviation for item listing titles. A perplexity for a title of a particular item listing is calculated and a perplexity deviation signal is generated based on a difference between the perplexity for the title of the particular item listing and the expected perplexity for item listing titles in a leaf category of the particular item listing and based on the standard deviation for item listing titles in the leaf category of the particular item listing. A gradient boosting machine (GBM) fuses the perplexity deviation signal with one or more other signals to generate a miscategorization classification score corresponding to the particular item listing.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system, computer program product, and method for determining missing values in respective data records with an explanatory analysis to provide a context of the determined values. Such method includes receiving a dataset including incomplete data records that are missing predictors and complete data records. A model is trained with the complete data records and candidate predictors for the missing predictors are generated. A predictor importance value is generated for each candidate predictor and the candidate predictors that have a predictor importance value in excess of a first threshold value are promoted. Respective promoted candidate predictors are inserted into the respective incomplete data records, thereby creating tentative data records. The tentative data records are injected into the model, a fit value is determined for each of the tentative data records, and a tentative data record with a fit value exceeding a second threshold value is selected.

Abstract: Systems and methods of constructing and managing virtual planograms are presented. Contemplated systems allow for construction of a virtual planogram, which can be used to present consumers virtual inventory items as being available for purchase via a display device. The display device can include an electronic billboard within an establishment, a mall for example, or include a user's smart device, a cell phone or tablet for example.

Abstract: Individuals, families, and organizations all acquire assets ranging from tens to hundreds to tens of thousands. Each asset defines aspects of the acquirer and provides information to third parties as well as for the acquirer. This information includes ownership, asset experiences etc. shared with other users and/or enterprises who made it, support it, appreciate it, etc., the retailer who sold it, those who follow these assets or seek to provide improvements, enhancements, alternatives, etc. or exploit the asset ownership characteristics to target information. However, asset owners generally wish to remain anonymous yet benefit from third party knowledge of their ownership. Accordingly, a system and method of providing asset ownership brokering to derive benefit without providing confidential information to other users and/or enterprises is provided.

Abstract: A system is provided that generates a capacity plan for a resource representing supply to meet demand based on minimizing a cost objective. The system generates demand scenarios by applying a stochastic process that factors in historical information, future goals, and uncertainty in demand. The system generates supply scenarios indicating supply over time for the resource by applying a stochastic process that factors in factors relating to quantity of supply units of the resource and uncertainty in supply. The system identifies a supply scenario that minimizes costs relating to delivery of supply at times other than the times at which supply is need to meet demand based on the demand scenarios. The supply scenario represents the capacity plan.

Abstract: A method and system is provided for facilitating affiliate link generation. A user enables the system by identifying a webpage on an affiliate web site. The system performs an initial assessment of the page to extract webpage information, which is compared to information stored in a database. If the extracted information matches stored information, a record of the webpage is displayed and an affiliate link is dynamically generated for immediate use. If the extracted information does not match stored information, a new record of the webpage is created. If the webpage contains product-specific data, a product-specific record is stored. If the webpage does not contain product-specific data, a non-product record is stored. An affiliate link is then dynamically created. The new record of the product and dynamically created affiliate link is added to the database for immediate use.

Abstract: Methods and systems are configured for tracking content represented in a resource. A modified version of structure data of a resource that includes at least one element is received. Each element represents content of the resource in the structure data. Each element includes a portion of the structure data that defines the content. Data specifying a target element of the structure data is received. A plurality of locators for the target element are obtained. A locator of the plurality is derived as a function of a frequency that one or both of attributes and classes of the target element appear in the structure data and includes a subset of the attributes and the classes, the subset uniquely identifying the target element. The plurality of locators including the locator are applied to a modified version of the structure data to extract a modified version of the target element.

Abstract: A method for planning deployment of image sensors may include determining a location of a store shelf within a retail store and obtaining a first coverage parameter corresponding to a first product type and a second coverage parameter corresponding to a second product type. The method may also include accessing a database to determine a first height of products of the first product type and a second height of products of the second product type, and determining a position for placing a camera configured to capture images of at least a portion of the store shelf by analyzing the location of the store shelf, the first coverage parameter, the second coverage parameter, the first height, and the second height. The method may further include providing, to a user interface of a user device, information relating to the determined position of the camera.

Abstract: A method for using an Augmented Reality (AR) device for processing transactions initiated at another device. The method includes acquiring, via an AR device, an image of a display of a user device. The method includes determining, based on image analysis of the image, that the user device displays an interactive transaction element for a transaction between the user device and a server. The method includes communicating with a server, that provides the interactive transaction element, to move functionality of the interactive transaction element from the user device to the AR device. The method includes generating a new interactive transaction element providing access to the transaction at the server. The method also includes providing access to the new interactive transaction element that is visually projected via the AR device.

Abstract: Techniques are described that enable a user to create a collection of content posts on a social networking system. In some cases, a social networking system receives multiple content posts to be shared, and shares the multiple content posts with a first group of user accounts. The social networking system receives a request to create a collection of one or more content posts of the multiple content posts, where the request includes a descriptor associated with the collection. The social networking system generates the collection of the one or more content posts including the descriptor, and provides the collection to a second group of user accounts.

Abstract: At an artificial intelligence system, a baseline set of informational content elements pertaining to an item for presentation to one or more potential item consumers is identified. One or more optimization iterations are implemented. In a particular iteration, a data set comprising interaction records of a target audience with the baseline set and with one or more variants of the baseline set is collected. Using the data set as input to a machine learning model, effectiveness metrics of the different informational elements are determined. A particular content element set to be presented to an audience is identified using the effectiveness metrics.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a system, methods, server, client, and graphical user interface to displaying on map interface, place(s) associated with particular location of place wherein places including current, nearest, nearby, category specific, searched and any combination thereof for enabling user to select or identify specific place or place of business on map and view associated standardized and integrated payment user interface with/in said selected or identified place or place icon or place user interface which enable user to make entered or inputted or selected or displayed or pre-set or default or pushed particular amount of payment from user's account to said selected or identified place associated automatically identified merchant's account, without the user having to enter the account information related to merchant.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining auction prices of vehicles may include obtaining wholesale auction price data indicative of wholesale auction prices and vehicle attribute values of a plurality of vehicles; grouping the plurality of vehicles into a plurality of vehicle groups respectively associated with a plurality of characteristics; determining a plurality of regression models respectively based on the plurality of vehicle groups; obtaining information describing a target vehicle; based on the target-vehicle values and values for the one or more economic indicators, determining an estimated wholesale auction price of the target vehicle using an identified regression model of the plurality of regression models; determining a discount factor representing an expected discount of a post-repossession auction price of the target vehicle from the estimated wholesale auction price; and determining an estimated post-repossession auction price of the target vehicle based on the estimated wholesale aucti

Abstract: A system for providing customized merchandise to a user at an entertainment venue via a user computer device has a machine readable tag encoding an address, and a fulfillment computer having a printer. The machine readable tag is located at the entertainment venue. A computer memory of the fulfillment computer stores executable code that enables the fulfillment computer to perform a process having the following steps: receiving a request from the user computer device generated by capturing the machine readable tag with a camera of the user computer device; uploading at least one photograph from the user computer device; collecting payment for the customized merchandise; printing the selected photograph on the selected style of the customized merchandise; and delivering the customized merchandise to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for dynamic inventory balancing including at a processor and a memory device comprising instructions that when executed configure the processor to perform operations. The operations including receiving an inventory data feed from at least one fulfillment center, storing (in a database) a plurality of virtual bundles with associated grouping numbers and quantities—the plurality of virtual bundles having item bundles grouping two or more of a same item in the inventory data. The operations also include exposing the database to queries from a seller portal through at least one of RESTful service, a queue based system, an index, or an object table and receiving a client order, the client order comprising a bundle selection from the plurality of virtual bundles, and updating the plurality of virtual bundles by rebalancing the plurality of virtual bundles and corresponding associated quantities based on the bundle selection.

Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for enabling accurate estimation of a location of a water vessel. In an embodiment, a rescue system transmits a Short Message Service (SMS) message to a user device on the water vessel, the SMS message comprising a selectable option that, when selected, causes a location of the user device to be shared. Based on a selection by a user of the user device of the selectable option, the system receives a plurality of location coordinates from the user device at a plurality of respective times, each respective location coordinate describing a respective location of the user device at its respective time. The system computes an estimated location of the water vessel based on the plurality of location coordinates and an elapsed time between a current time and a time at which a last-received location coordinate was received. The system transmits the estimated location to a responder device.

Abstract: A system for inventory and sales process control and display. The improved system for inventory includes a first database with a list of pre-assigned machine-readable code, a second database with a list of items, and a pricing database associated with each of the list of items in the second database. The second database is foreign keyed by machine-readable code number to the first database to associate one or more items listed in the second database with each of the pre-assigned machine-readable code. A query of the first database for a specific pre-assigned machine-readable code generates the associated list of items from the second database for that specific pre-assigned machine-readable code and a price for each of the items in the associated list of items. The system may also include at least one remote user interface.

Abstract: Augmented reality guidance for guiding a user through an environment using an eyewear device. The eyewear device includes a display system and a position detection system. A user is guided though an environment by monitoring a current position of the eyewear device within the environment, identifying marker positions within a threshold of the current position, the marker positions defined with respect to the environment and associated with guidance markers, registering the marker positions, generating overlay image including the guidance markers, and presenting the overlay image on a display of the eyewear device.

Abstract: A number of illustrative variations may include a method of relative localization via the use of simultaneous location and mapping gear sets.

Abstract: Systems and methods can support tree-based comparisons within a vendor comparison system. A vendor category may be established. Vendors associated with the vendor category may be identified. Capabilities associated with the vendor category may be specified. A capability tree structure may be established representing the relationships within the received capabilities according to a hierarchical structure. Indicators of one or more of the capabilities may be received for one or more of the vendors. The received indicators may be aggregated and organized according to the hierarchical structure associated with the capability tree. The capability tree may be defined and/or refined by the users. Comparison queries comprising indications of a subset of the capability tree for comparison may be received and evaluated. Evaluation results may be provided according to the aggregated indicators within the specified subset of the capability tree.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, disclosed is a computer program stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by one or more processors of a computing device, the computer program provides a user interface (UI) to display design information, and the user interface may include: a design group generation layer for generating a design group, and the design group generation layer includes one or more design file regions each of which are associated with a design file, and the design file region may include: a first sub region displaying a design image; and a second sub region displaying one or more design attribute objects, which allows user selection input for at least some of one or more design attributes included in the design file.

Abstract: Provided are techniques for gauging credibility of digital content items. For each digital content item in a list of digital content items, a usage score is identified for each different level of usage and for a user base and the usage score for each different level of usage is added to obtain a total usage score for the digital content item. Each digital content item in the list is ranked using the total score of each digital content item.

Abstract: A system and method optimize delivery of a good from a seller to a buyer through a drop-off location. The system illustratively includes at least one processor, configured to identify at least one attribute of the good from a plurality of such attributes; identify at least one attribute of the drop-off location from a plurality of such attributes; compile a match between the identified at least one attribute of the good and the identified at least one attribute of the drop-off location; identify at least one attribute of the seller from a plurality of such attributes; identify at least one attribute of the buyer from a plurality of such attributes; compile a match between the identified at least one attribute of the seller and the identified at least one attribute of the buyer; and select the drop-off location as a delivery destination of the good based on the two matches.

Abstract: An ID-POS information generation server communicates with a POS terminal installed in a predetermined facility and a user terminal carried by a user in the facility, and includes: a POS installation information storage; a user information storage; and a hardware processor. The hardware processor: obtains POS information and stores the POS information in a POS history information storage; obtains activity information and stores the activity information in an activity history information storage; and generates ID-POS information by identifying the user identification information corresponding to the POS information and adding the identified user identification information to the POS information, based on the POS installation position information and the date and time information corresponding to the POS terminal identification information included in the POS information and the user position information and the date and time information included in the activity information.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing a native selling platform. In example embodiments, an operating system of a device is configured to share information with other devices and services using native functionalities of the operating system. An indication to share an image of an item is received. A sharing user interface is presented that includes a plurality of services with which the image of the item is sharable. A selection of a publication system from the plurality of services is received. In response, a listing user interface is presented that includes fields for input of parameters used to generate a listing for the item in the image. Parameters and an indication to list the item are received and are shared with the publication system to cause the publication system to create the listing for the item.