Patents Assigned to Overstock.com, Inc.
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Publication number: 20200401976Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 10872350Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Yugang Hu, Seth Moore, Jp Knab, Amit Goyal
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Patent number: 10853891Abstract: Electronic commerce over a publicly accessible computer network such as the Internet is facilitated and leveraged by a computer system that forms a community of computer user parties based on personal and business connections of the parties involved. Personal connections are created between users by invitation and mutual acceptance. Business connections are created between users when a transaction takes place between those users. Users search to perform any one or more of a variety of actions such as to purchase products, browse departments and categories for purchasing products, or explore the connections between the parties involved to find items to buy. Different groupings of the parties involved may be the users themselves and other buyers/sellers in the business network, the users themselves and their friends in the personal networks, or some combination of buyers/sellers and friends from each of the types of networks.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Holly C. MacDonald-Korth, Samuel Jacob Peterson
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Patent number: 10810654Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Ian Robertson, John Dettmer, Heath Eldeen, Greg Heckenberg, Dan Harris, Nariman Noursalehi, Steve Culy, Giri Vislawath, Cameron Roe
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Patent number: 10769219Abstract: A system and method allow a user to define a search request by selecting and weighting graphical icons provided on a search creation interface. The graphical icons may be selected by using an icon selection feature provided on the search creation interface. The graphical icons may further be assigned relative search weights using an icon weighting feature provided on the search creation interface. The system and method generate search results based on metadata associated with the selected ones of the graphical icons and the search weights assigned to each of the selected ones of the graphical icons. The search results may comprise a ranked list of items, such as products listed for sale on an e-commerce server.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: James Martin
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Patent number: 10546262Abstract: A supply chain management system that provides a single integration point to partners, retailers and distribution centers is described. The partners, retailers, and distribution centers register with a supply chain management system. Through the system, partners select those retailers with whom they desire to do business. Partners may further allocate inventory among selected retailers. The supply chain management system recommends distribution centers for maintaining product inventory.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: Alec Wilkins
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Patent number: 10534845Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Sam Noursalehi, Yugang Hu, Allen Joel Dickson
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Patent number: 10504130Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for conducting transactions, such as electronic transactions over the internet. In one embodiment, an offer for a specified product or service is made by an online provider or retailer. The offer may be made in connection with certain preliminary or qualifying conditions being met. A customer may accept the offer by purchasing the good or service identified and then be provided with an incentive to publicize their purchase in an effort to get others to consider purchasing the item and also, possibly, participate in the incentive program. Certain parameters are monitored after an individual has purchased the product, and, eventually, a determination is made as to what type of reward the purchaser(s) will receive, if any. Any reward earned in accordance with the incentive program is then provided to the purchaser(s).Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: OVERSTOCK.COM, INC.Inventors: Samuel J. Peterson, Ryan C. Berger
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Patent number: 10438278Abstract: 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 website.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: Patrick M. Byrne
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Patent number: 10423997Abstract: Electronic commerce over a computer network is facilitated by a computer system that forms a community of computers that enable the users to buy and sell items in an online marketplace. To list the item on an online marketplace website, for example, the selling user posts an item with a seller marketplace item management website by completing an online-item marketplace item creation form. The form requires input related to the item, such as a description, sale price or minimum bid, shipping instructions, and the like, and an image file or image file location illustrating the marketplace item. The seller marketplace item management server provides a marketplace administrator server the marketplace item data including original image file or image file location. The server contains a random image size generator that generates at least two additional images of the marketplace item for display in a seller marketplace item web page to advertise the marketplace item.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Holly C. MacDonald Korth, Samuel Jacob Peterson
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Patent number: 10269081Abstract: Program product, systems, and methods of providing to social network websites advertising and incentives from an electronic retailer, are provided. A system can include a social network website displaying social network content and also displaying a link that reroutes the consumer to an electronic retailer website when the consumer clicks on the link: The system can also include program product for tracking purchase and other information about the consumer by the electronic retailer, and generating a commission for the provider of the social network website based on the tracked information about the consumer. The link can be embedded within the social network content or the link can be part of an advertisement and displayed adjacent the social network content. Also, a product featured in the advertisement can be affiliated with one main subject of the social network content.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: Patrick Byrne
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Patent number: 10102287Abstract: A system and method allow a user to define a search request by selecting and weighting graphical icons provided on a search creation interface. The graphical icons may be selected by using an icon selection feature provided on the search creation interface. The graphical icons may further be assigned relative search weights using an icon weighting feature provided on the search creation interface. The system and method generate search results based on metadata associated with the selected ones of the graphical icons and the search weights assigned to each of the selected ones of the graphical icons. The search results may comprise a ranked list of items, such as products listed for sale on an e-commerce server.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: James Martin
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Patent number: 10074118Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: OVERSTOCK.COM, Inc.Inventors: Peter K. Johnson, J. Doug Minnick, Ian Robertson, Samuel J. Peterson
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Patent number: 9928752Abstract: A social choice engine is disclosed for eliciting and receiving responses to questions or issues and ranking the responses using the Borda ranking system. The social choice engine provides a user interface to a survey administrator that allows for the defining of the social choice survey. The social choice engine also provides a pick list of possible participants, where the possible participants are members of an online community. To administer the social choice survey, the social choice engine sends electronic notifications to selected participants. The participants respond to the social choice survey through a user interface that includes interactive features. The results of the social choice survey are then displayed to the survey administrator.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Michael Byrne, Susan Park
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Patent number: 9805425Abstract: Electronic commerce over a publicly accessible computer network such as the Internet is facilitated and leveraged by a computer system that forms a community of computer user parties based on personal and business connections of the parties involved. Personal connections are created between users by invitation and mutual acceptance. Business connections are created between users when a transaction takes place between those users. Users search to perform any one or more of a variety of actions such as to purchase products, browse departments and categories for purchasing products, or explore the connections between the parties involved to find items to buy. Different groupings of the parties involved may be the users themselves and other buyers/sellers in the business network, the users themselves and their friends in the personal networks, or some combination of buyers/sellers and friends from each of the types of networks.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Holly C. MacDonald-Korth, Samuel Jacob Peterson
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Patent number: 9747622Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Peter K. Johnson, J. Doug Minnick, Ian Robertson, Samuel J. Peterson
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Patent number: 9741080Abstract: Program product, systems, and methods of providing to social network websites advertising and incentives from an electronic retailer, are provided. A system can include a social network website displaying social network content and also displaying a link that reroutes the consumer to an electronic retailer website when the consumer clicks on the link: The system can also include program product for tracking purchase and other information about the consumer by the electronic retailer, and generating a commission for the provider of the social network website based on the tracked information about the consumer. The link can be embedded within the social network content or the link can be part of an advertisement and displayed adjacent the social network content. Also, a product featured in the advertisement can be affiliated with one main subject of the social network content.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: Patrick Byrne
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Publication number: 20170017969Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for auditing and editing the content of an e-commerce site. In one embodiment, a method includes accessing data associated with a presentation of a SKU on a retailer's website using a first device. At least one parameter associated with the presentation of the SKU is then reviewed using an auditing module and it is determined whether the at least one parameter meets a required quality threshold. A report regarding the at least one parameter is then transmitted to the user. The user may then edit the content of the e-commerce site (e.g., edit an aspect of a product page), send the report to another person, or both. For example, the method and system may be used to determine if titles, images, descriptions or other aspects of the presentation of a SKU meet a desired threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Applicant: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Nariman Noursalehi, Amit Goyal, Ghulam Sarwar
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Patent number: 9483788Abstract: A system and method allows a user to define a search request by selecting and weighting graphical icons provided on a search creation interface. The graphical icons may be selected by using an icon selection feature provided on the search creation interface. The graphical icons may further be assigned relative search weights using an icon weighting feature provided on the search creation interface. The system and method generates search results based on metadata associated with the selected ones of the graphical icons and the search weights assigned to each of the selected ones of the graphical icons. The search results may comprise a ranked list of items, such as products listed for sale on an e-commerce server.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventor: James Martin
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Patent number: 9047642Abstract: A social choice engine is disclosed for eliciting and receiving responses to questions or issues and ranking the responses using the Borda ranking system. The social choice engine provides a user interface to a survey administrator that allows for the defining of the social choice survey. The social choice engine also provides a pick list of possible participants, where the possible participants are members of an online community. To administer the social choice survey, the social choice engine sends electronic notifications to selected participants. The participants respond to the social choice survey through a user interface that includes interactive features. The results of the social choice survey are then displayed to the survey administrator.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Overstock.com, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Michael Byrne, Susan Park