Patents Assigned to Shopify, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11972393
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises receiving, from a computing device associated with a merchant, product information about a product; classifying, based on the product information, the product into a handling class associated with handling of the product; and storing an indication of classification in association with the product information about the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Asher Wright, Romain Guigourès
  • Patent number: 11967105
    Abstract: A system and method are provided. The method comprises obtaining a camera live stream from a camera in a user device, the camera live stream including image data of a particular product; determining one or more image features common to images of one or more products based at least on image analysis of image data of the images of the one or more products; comparing the one or more image features to one or more image features of the image data of the particular product to generate one or more potential adjustments to the one or more image features of the image data of the particular product; and providing, for presentation together with the camera live stream on the user device, at least one indication based on the one or more potential adjustments to the one or more image features of the image data of the particular product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Lui, Guduru Sai Nihas, Salim Batlouni
  • Patent number: 11960370
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing a network virtualization policy management system. An event relating to a service can be detected. A first policy that defines allocation of hardware resources to host the virtual network functions can be obtained, as can a second policy that defines deployment of the virtual network functions to the hardware resources. The hardware resources can be allocated based upon the first policy and the virtual network functions can be deployed to the hardware resources based upon the second policy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY, INC.
    Inventors: Chen-Yui Yang, Paritosh Bajpay, David H. Lu, Chaoxin Qiu
  • Publication number: 20240119498
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores across servers. Monitoring a level of customer activity associated with a particular online store in a plurality of online stores. Detecting, based on the level of customer activity, a demand-level condition for the particular online store. Responsive to the detecting of the demand-level condition for the particular online store, moving one or more of the plurality of online stores from a first server of a plurality of servers to a second server of the plurality of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Kathryn TANG
  • Patent number: 11948244
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a dynamic product presentation are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises providing, by a processor, a three-dimensional representation of a product in a virtual environment for display on a customer device; and responsive to the processor identifying a surface in a camera feed of the customer device having a dimensionality suitable for the product, generating, by the processor, an augmented media containing an augmented reality representation of a three-dimensional model for the product on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Russ Maschmeyer, Adam Debreczeni, Eric Andrew Florenzano, Brennan Letkeman, Sarah Hurtgen, James Harold Hall, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240104618
    Abstract: Methods and systems for balancing online stores amongst servers. Detecting a flash sale associated with a first online store. Identifying an occurrence of a first event correlated to the flash sale associated with the first online store. Identifying a second online store associated with a second event corresponding to the first event. Responsive to identifying the second online store associated with the second event corresponding to the first event, moving the second online store from a first server to a second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoli LIANG, Kathryn TANG, Gregory CLARKE, Milan SRECKOVIC, Kunal KOHLI
  • Patent number: 11941750
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a dynamic product presentation are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises identifying, by a processor, a first surface in a first view of a camera feed from a customer device; obtaining, by the processor, a three-dimensional model of a product that corresponds to the first surface; providing, by the processor, an augmented media containing an overlay of a first augmented reality representation of the three-dimensional model of the product in the first view; and responsive to the processor identifying a second surface in a second view of the camera feed from the customer device, revising, by the processor, the augmented media to contain a second augmented reality representation of the three-dimensional model of the product on the second surface in the second view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Russ Maschmeyer, Adam Debreczeni, Eric Andrew Florenzano, Brennan Letkeman, Sarah Hurtgen, James Harold Hall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11935110
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system may include receiving, at an e-commerce order processor, an order comprising at least one product, wherein the order is received in conjunction with an order completion event; receiving an order completion criterion; receiving an order change; and processing an order completion based on the order completion criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Sadhankar, Nicholas McDonald
  • Patent number: 11935202
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein allow a customer to employ AR/VR software to generate virtual representations of physical spaces (e.g., house) and sub-spaces (e.g., living room) to preview virtual objects situated in AR/VR virtual environments. A commerce system (or mobile app associated with the commerce system) may generate virtualized environments representing a physical space (e.g., house, apartment) and regions (e.g., living room, kitchen) based on source images uploaded to or otherwise captured by the commerce system. The end-user may operate the software on a client device and interacts with VR or AR presentations of the virtual environment using a voice-based interface recognized by the software. For example, the end-user may say the name of room (region) or an object and the system retrieves data of the identified room or an appropriate room, such as virtual representations of furniture or objects situated in the room.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Beauchamp, Byron Leonel Delgado, Jonathan Wade
  • Patent number: 11934432
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for generating a dynamic label for a real-time communication session. An ongoing communication session is monitored to identify a content characteristic of the communication session. A size of a sliding window is determined based on the content characteristic, where the size of the sliding window defines a segment of the communication session to include in the most recent subset of communications. The most recent subset of communications is analyzed to identify relevant words based on one or more relevancy criteria. A dynamic label associated with the communication session is generated, where the dynamic label includes at least a selected one of the relevant words.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Landry, Angela Chen, Nancy Cao, Andrew Ni, Jacob Adolphe, Joaquin Fuenzalida Nunez
  • Publication number: 20240087267
    Abstract: A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: generating an augmented reality (AR) scene that includes a virtual 3D representation of a product and a view of a first graphical user interface; monitoring user interactions with the virtual 3D representation of the product based on detected gestures of the user; determining modifications to the virtual 3D representation of the product based on the monitored user interactions; presenting, in the AR scene, a modified 3D representation of the product; converting the modified 3D representation of the product to a 2D image; and causing the 2D image to be displayed at a defined location of the first graphical user interface in AR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Russ MASCHMEYER, Eric Andrew FLORENZANO, Brennan LETKEMAN, Diego Macario BELLO, Daniel BEAUCHAMP
  • Publication number: 20240087251
    Abstract: A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: determining a first position of a real display device in a real-world environment; receiving a request to display virtual information at a second relative position with respect to the first position in an AR version of the real-world environment; responsive to receiving the request: determining a displayable area associated with the second relative position; and causing the virtual information to be overlaid on the displayable area in the AR version of the real-world environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Leonard PADGETT, Russ MASCHMEYER, Eric Andrew FLORENZANO, Brennan LETKEMAN, Andrew Nhat-Nam NGO, Hettige Ray Perera JAYATUNGA, James LEPP, Diego Macario BELLO
  • Publication number: 20240078537
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying and notifying prospective users. The system may be an online multi-user platform that determines a set of users based on user data for the multi-user platform. The system may have wallet data associated with at least some of the users in the set of users. The system may then identify at least one token attribute correlated to the set of users and identify a plurality of blockchain wallet addresses associated with wallets each holding one or more tokens matching the token attribute. It may then generate and send a communication to addresses linked to the wallet addresses associated with the wallets holding the matching tokens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Nicole SANDFORD
  • Publication number: 20240080529
    Abstract: A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining video data for a video stream; detecting a first object in at least one video frame of the video stream, the first object being one of a first set of defined objects associated with the video stream; and in response to detecting the first object: identifying the first object as a current target object associated with the video stream; and causing display of the current target object as an object of interest in at least one subsequent video frame of the video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventor: Stephan LEROUX
  • Publication number: 20240061656
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for modifying the display of a workflow component from including a depiction of a first representation level to a depiction of a second representation level, wherein one of the depiction at the first representation level and the depiction at the second representation level includes a depiction of the functionality associated with the workflow component and the other of the depiction at the first representation level and the depiction at the second representation level includes a view of programming code for providing the functionality associated with the workflow component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Katherine L. CERAR, Phillip James McCLELLAND, Nicholas MULDER, Alexander BLAISE, Jeffery A. BERTRAND, Joseph LOMANTO, Thiago Tonelli BARTOLOMEI, Jack P. D. READ, Dustin John MALIK, Stanislav KORSEI, Michael E. RYBKA, Praneethi KOMATREDDY, Saad Bin ASIF
  • Patent number: 11908159
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for the generation of augmented reality (AR) content that provides a shared AR experience involving multiple users. Shared AR experiences can improve the communication and collaboration between multiple simultaneous users. According to an embodiment, AR content is generated for a first user in a shared AR experience. The AR content includes at least one of a render of a model, a virtual representation of a second user in the shared AR experience, a virtual representation of a user interaction in the shared AR experience, and spatial audio content. Modifications to a shared AR experience are also provided. These modifications may be initiated based on instructions from one user and be reflected in the AR content generated for multiple users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Juho Mikko Haapoja, Byron Leonel Delgado, Stephan Leroux, Daniel Beauchamp
  • Patent number: 11907992
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for colour-based image tagging and colour-based searching. The method may include identifying, using image analysis, one or more dominant colours of a product based on an image of the product and receiving selection of at least one of the one or more dominant colours. In response to receiving the selection of the at least one of the one or more dominant colours, a search for products matching the at least one of the one or more dominant colours may be initiated to obtain one or more results of the searching, the one or more results including at least one product matching the at least one of the one or more dominant colours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Niklas Itaenen, Kshetrajna Raghavan, Xiaoxiao Li, Kyle Bruce Tate, Siphumelele Langeni, Peng Yu
  • Publication number: 20240049405
    Abstract: In one aspect, a cable hub includes a housing having a base and a wall. The base has an interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of cable ports is disposed in the wall. A mounting magnet is affixed to the interior surface of the base. The mounting magnet has a sufficient pull strength for magnetically mounting the cable hub to a ferromagnetic surface upon placement of the exterior surface of the base against the ferromagnetic surface. The cable hub may be a Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub. In another aspect, a kit includes the cable hub and at least one ferromagnetic plate. The ferromagnetic plate may be affixable to a surface using an adhesive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan KIM, Andrew FERRIER, David WADDELL, Michael Joseph DEFAZIO, Silvana ZALDIVAR
  • Publication number: 20240046329
    Abstract: A computer-implemented is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a three-dimensional (3D) representation of a first real-world environment; identifying a real-world object of interest in a second real-world environment, the first real-world environment different from the second real-world environment; determining a first position in the 3D representation of the first real-world environment corresponding to the real-world object of interest; and generating an augmented reality (AR) version of the first real-world environment for presentation in the second real-world environment using the 3D representation of the first real-world environment and based on positioning the real-world object of interest in the first position in the AR version of the first real-world environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Shopify Inc.
    Inventors: Russ MASCHMEYER, Eric Andrew FLORENZANO, Brennan LETKEMAN, Diego Macario BELLO, Daniel BEAUCHAMP
  • Patent number: D1019699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SHOPIFY INC.
    Inventors: Xuecheng Xu, Andrew Lo