Patents Assigned to Vast.com, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9799000
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandar Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Patent number: 9710843
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Patent number: 9690857
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Patent number: 9465873
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items. A significant attributes system for identifying and presenting identifications of significant attributes of unique items comprises an item analysis engine, at least one driver models database, and a model building engine, wherein the item analysis engine comprises an item description receiver and one or more driver calculators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David Wayne Franke, Thomas Wyatt Wilbur
  • Patent number: 9324104
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Patent number: 9104718
    Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for measuring similarity of and generating recommendations for unique items. A recommendation system for generating recommendations of alternative unique items comprises an items information database, a penalty computation engine, a recommendation compilation engine, and one or more computers, wherein the penalty computation engine comprises a customizations filter, a condition filter, and a dissimilarity penalty calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Howard Levy, David Wayne Franke
  • Patent number: 8868572
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandar Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Patent number: 8375037
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The system and method can includes discovering available information of the item of interest, extracting certain of the available information of the item, analyzing the certain information by comparing the information to other item information, weighting the information for the item in comparison to other items of the category, calculating a predictive score for the item of interest, and presenting the information of the item of interest ranked according to the predictive score as compared to other items of the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandr Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Patent number: 8326845
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The system and method can includes discovering available information of the item of interest, extracting certain of the available information of the item, analyzing the certain information by comparing the information to other item information, weighting the information for the item in comparison to other items of the category, calculating a predictive score for the item of interest, and presenting the information of the item of interest ranked according to the predictive score as compared to other items of the category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandr Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Publication number: 20120143924
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandr Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Publication number: 20120143861
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The system and method can includes discovering available information of the item of interest, extracting certain of the available information of the item, analyzing the certain information by comparing the information to other item information, weighting the information for the item in comparison to other items of the category, calculating a predictive score for the item of interest, and presenting the information of the item of interest ranked according to the predictive score as compared to other items of the category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: VAST.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandr Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws
  • Patent number: 8126881
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method of predicting sale transaction conversion rate of an item operates through a search of information in response to a query over a network. The item can be included in a category of items. Information for other relevant items of the category is available through network query and historical data, among others. Respective information for the other items of the category is available to the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Vast.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Komal Singh Sethi, Milos Milinko Tatarevic, Aleksandr Milutin Bradic, Kevin Allen Laws