Patents Examined by Courtney L Stopp
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Patent number: 9972041Abstract: Systems and methods of the present invention provide for one or more server computers communicatively coupled to a network and configured to: generate a list of suggested available domain names and an associated user interface control; receive, from a client computer, a selection of a favorite domain name; store the selection in a repository of favorite domain name data; synchronize the repository with local favorite domain name data on the client; and identify, via machine learning, an aggregate or individual trend within the repository of domain name data.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLCInventors: Tapan Kamdar, Garrett Matsudaira
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Patent number: 9928530Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for catalog digitization. A method including receiving observed information including physical attributes of a plurality of products, assigning an importance to each physical attribute, organizing the products into product categories based on the physical attributes and their corresponding importance, determining a product profile for of the products based on the product category of each of the products and a likelihood of any two attributes being observed together with respect to each of the products, identifying a match between two products based on a similarity between the physical attributes of the two products and their corresponding importance, and a comparison between the product profiles of the two products, preparing a product description based on a combination of the physical attributes of the two matching products, and creating a digital product catalog comprising the product description.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nagesha Rao Krishnan, Anbumunee Ponniah, Soumya Prasada, Sudhanshu S. Sar
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Patent number: 9904951Abstract: A shopping cart system and processes are disclosed which allow replenishment of small parts inventory without part numbers, scanners, bar codes, salesman, writing, written purchase orders, and put away without knowing what your are ordering or putting away as a “remote refill” process for mobile computing devices. In some embodiments, the shopping cart program is implemented as a web page shopping cart. In some embodiments, the shopping cart program is implemented as a coded messaging program comprising one of fax, SMS text messaging, and voice calls.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Inventor: Michael Louis Ortolani
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Patent number: 9904946Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a merchant-customer engagement system include a physical merchant location in which a customer may be tracked to determine products within the physical merchant location that the customer is interested in. A merchant may use a wearable merchant device that is configured to identify the customer via a camera that captures an image of the customer, and that image may be used to retrieve customer account information for that customer. Using the customer account information and the products that the customer is showing interest in, the wearable merchant device may be used to display merchant-customer engagement information next to a view of the customer to allow the merchant to help the customer while utilizing a variety of displayed information about the customer including, for example, past purchases, products browsed in-store and previously browsed online, time spent in an area of the physical merchant location, etc.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventor: Scott Ellison
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Patent number: 9892446Abstract: The innovations described in this disclosure include distinct differences that create a marketing and sales advantage. For convenience, these features are organized into several innovations, but the features described can be combined and implemented in various ways, both within a given innovation and across two or more innovations. Each innovation is unique in itself. Taken as a whole the innovations establish a demonstration category called “Demo Automation” or “Demonstration automation”. The innovations include, but are not limited to, automated self-configuring video content density and sequence based on personalization responses; automated responsive locked document library; sending a product demo that allows you to see who the recipient shared it with; and product demonstration analytics.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Demochimp, Inc.Inventors: Garin Hess, Andrew Clark, Matt Behrend
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Patent number: 9892437Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for catalog digitization. A method including receiving observed information including physical attributes of a plurality of products, assigning an importance to each physical attribute, organizing the products into product categories based on the physical attributes and their corresponding importance, determining a product profile for of the products based on the product category of each of the products and a likelihood of any two attributes being observed together with respect to each of the products, identifying a match between two products based on a similarity between the physical attributes of the two products and their corresponding importance, and a comparison between the product profiles of the two products, preparing a product description based on a combination of the physical attributes of the two matching products, and creating a digital product catalog comprising the product description.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Nagesha Rao Krishnan, Anbumunee Ponniah, Soumya Prasada, Sudhanshu S. Sar
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Patent number: 9892471Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for communicating shopping information is disclosed. The system receives control information for managing access to a list corresponding to a user and including at least one item listed for sale. The system then determines that the control information allows disclosure of the list to other users having a particular type of relationship with the user. The system may then communicate the list to client devices of other users having the particular type of relationship with the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Philip Law, Yuan Der Ho, Choon Chong, Rolf Skyberg, Massimiliano Mancini, Adam Trachtenberg, Trisha Lee Okubo
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Patent number: 9865013Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to receive information from a plurality of computing devices associated with a plurality of collaborating users in online collaboration to create a product connection displayed online as associated goods or services. The information from the plurality of computing devices can include selections of images associated with the goods or services. The product connection can be created based on the information from the plurality of computing devices. The product connection can be provided for display to users of a social shopping system.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Bondswell, Inc.Inventor: Michelle Tsing
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Patent number: 9858564Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating a digital wallet transaction are described herein. A service provider identifies and recommends the most applicable digital wallets for a user based on various factors, such as user location, type and amount of purchase, type of merchant, and/or mood of the user. The service provider may also rank the recommended digital wallets and/or determine how many should be presented to a user. During merchant checkout, the user is presented with the recommended digital wallets, and the user selects one of the digital wallets to fund the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: William Ready, Juan Antonio Benitez, II, James Robert von Behren, Andrew Kortina, Benjamin Eroe Mills
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Patent number: 9858610Abstract: Example systems and methods for recommendation based on geographic location and user activities are described. In one implementation, a method may receive geographic information associated with a user. The method may also retrieve a circumstance parameter associated with the geographic information and identify one or more items based on the graphic information and the circumstance parameter.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: WAL-MART STORES, INC.Inventor: Valerie Goulart
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Patent number: 9846853Abstract: A system and method that combines content with one or more canvas products to provide finished products for dissemination to end customers is provided. More specifically, a system and method are provided to enable a content provider to select one or more canvas products to which content would be applied, whereby the content provider may then provide web links on any of a multitude of locations to redirect an end customer to a canvas product center and/or fulfillment center to acquire finished products having content thereon. The finished product is customizable for and by any one or more content providers for a unique appearance and offering to end customers. Content providers are able to leverage the infrastructure, network and benefits of a third party while enjoying the ease of setup, minimal up-front costs and eliminate the need to invest in or carry an inventory of finished products.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: FUJIFILM North America CorporationInventor: Ali Seymen Ertas
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Patent number: 9811848Abstract: A social networking system provides verification of gift orders placed for restricted gifts. The restricted gift is subject to limitations on the giving and receiving of the gift, such as minimum age thresholds. A user purchasing the gift is directed from a social network to a landing page of a gifting system. At the landing page, the user provides login credentials to verify the user's identity within the purchase flow and prior to gift purchase. The social networking system verifies whether the login credentials match the user and determines whether the user may be permitted to purchase the restricted gift by comparing limitations of the restricted gift with profile information of the verified user. An order for the gift is provided to a gift delivery location where the recipient can receive the gift.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Nathan Reuss, Christopher William Jones
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Patent number: 9811870Abstract: A portable electronic device for presenting a recommendation message is described. The device includes display; one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The device detects a trigger event based on a user input, the trigger event initiating a receipt of non-tactile user input; and, in response to detecting the trigger event, receives non-tactile user input. The device generates one or more character strings based on the non-tactile user input and one or more predefined string generation rules. Each character string of the one or more character strings includes multiple characters. The device generates a recommendation message that includes the one or more character strings; and displays the recommendation message on the display. A corresponding method and a computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by the portable electronic device are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Canhui Huang