Abstract: Catalogs that describe respective offerings for fulfillment by respective applications, are aggregated to form an aggregate catalog. A request relating to at least one of the offerings is received based on content presented from the aggregate catalog. In response to the request, an orchestrated execution of an end-to-end process is performed to fulfill the request relating to the at least one offering, the executing of the end-to-end process comprising calling at least one of the applications.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for automatic subscription-based ordering of product components. During display of media content, the system receives a voice input and determines that the voice input indicates interest in a product. The system identifies the components required to create the product and identifies a subscription to an automated shopping service. Upon identifying the subscription, the system determines whether required components are available via the automated shopping service. Further, the system excludes components that were previously purchased via the automated shopping service, and the system automatically places an order through the automated shopping service for the remaining components.

Abstract: A method and system of using widgets embedded in web pages as virtual storefronts is disclosed. A user of a social networking site may create a merchant account with a transaction service provider. The user embeds a storefront widget provided by the transaction service provider in the user's profile page on the social networking site and the user can use the storefront widget to input information about products that the user is selling. Other users of the social networking site view the user's profile page and the storefront widget will display the products that the user is selling. The other users may interact with the storefront widget to purchase the products that the user is selling.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing intelligent assistance using voice services for agent coaching. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: receive an instruction from a voice service provider in response to audio captured during a communication between a customer and an agent, where the instruction includes a sentiment indication; identify a resource used by the agent during the communication; determine a result of the communication; and store the sentiment indication, the resource identification, and the result of the communication, in a coaching database.

Abstract: A method includes comparing a consumer ingredient inventory to a plurality of recipes to determine a relevance percentage; separating the plurality of recipes into sets based on the relevance percentage; generating a respective campaign of a respective producer based on campaign parameters for a respective ingredient, which includes creating a plurality of slots based on a campaign quantity of the respective ingredient and determining a ranking bid for each of the plurality of slots based on the campaign parameters; and ranking each recipe within each of the sets based on a plurality of campaigns regarding each of the plurality of ingredients in each recipe, which includes determining a highest ranking bid from the plurality of campaigns for each ingredient in each recipe within each of the sets and aggregating the highest ranking bid for each ingredient in each recipe to determine a score for each recipe within each of the sets.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a requestor, a request for an on-demand product. The method further includes determining an eligibility token format applicable to the request, wherein the eligibility token format comprises a plurality of partial segments of identifying information. The method also includes prompting the requestor to provide a plurality of partial-segment values corresponding to the plurality of partial segments. In addition, the method includes receiving the plurality of partial-segment values in response to the prompting. Moreover, the method includes generating an eligibility token from the plurality of partial-segment values. The method also includes determining the requestor's eligibility for the on-demand product based, at least in part, on a lookup of the eligibility token in an eligibility token repository. The eligibility token repository includes a plurality of eligibility tokens of the eligibility token format.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that analyze and extract implicit fit preference expressions from retailer transactional data, e.g. purchases and returns, and product data. Algorithms are provided that, among other things, extract such fit preference information. Such data may be processed offline to generate fit profiles for shoppers and then presented to such shoppers, e.g. in a friendly user interface such as on the retailer's product pages. Returning shoppers receive automatic fit predictions while first-time shoppers may receive fit predictions with a few clicks. Fit predictions may include sizes that fit a shopper best as well as other suitable garment, e.g. accessories. For example, when the system identifies the shopper as someone who has shopped at any of the online or mobile stores of the retailer before, embodiments automatically calculate fit predictions for the customer to preselect and present the size that fits her best.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a placement bidding application. A list of items is generated. A position of an item within the list is determined according to a bid associated with the item and a display placement preference included with the bid. A number of items from the list are encoded for rendering in a user interface element or on a display of a client device. The number of items is based at least in part on a size limitation of the user interface element or the display of the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating transactions of virtual items between users of an online game are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a sales request that indicates a selling user will be offering for sale a particular virtual item from a seller's inventory through an online sales platform; assign the ownership of the particular virtual item temporarily to a holding account; publish a sales listing of the particular virtual item on the online sales platform; receive sales information from the online sales platform indicating whether the particular virtual item has been purchased; assign the ownership of the particular virtual item to the buyer's account; and transfer at least a portion of a sales amount received from the buying user to the seller's account.

Abstract: A system and method for automated gift determination and delivery is provided, which include identifying a contact from an electronic contact list for receiving a gift, detecting from first data related to the contact a change in an emotional state of the contact, validating from second data the change in the emotional state of the contact, and automatically selecting the gift from a plurality of identified gifts that is determined to be commensurate with the change status and a current emotional state of the contact.

Abstract: A method may include analyzing, using at least one processor, a corpus of data to identify a plurality of travel-related user inputs from a user; learning, using the at least one processor, a plurality of travel-related preferences for the user based on the plurality of travel-related user inputs; determining, using the at least one processor, a duration and location for a trip based in part on a query received from the user; accessing a plurality of points of interests (POIs) associated with the location, wherein respective point of interests are associated with a plurality of respective characteristics; based on the plurality of characteristics and the plurality of travel-related preferences, identifying a subset of the plurality of POIs to include in a trip itinerary; and presenting the trip itinerary to the user.

Abstract: A method for generating a product recommendation in a retail system includes collecting a dataset containing a plurality of entities and attributes for the entities. Relationships between the plurality of entities are generated. The plurality of entities, attributes and relationships are stored in a knowledge graph. A representation of the plurality of entities, attributes and relationships stored in the knowledge graph is learned. Zero-shot learning is performed for a new entity and attributes for the new entity. The new entity and attributes for the new entity are stored in the knowledge graph. A recommendation for a user is generated based on the knowledge graph.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system for providing automated checkout at a retail facility comprises a plurality of portable RFID devices distributed to customers, a plurality of RFID readers configured to read the portable RFID devices, a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of products, and a control circuit configured to receive an indication of a membership identifier, receive an indication of a number of people in a group, associate the number of portable RFID devices with the membership identifier, wherein each person in the group receives one of the portable RFID devices, determine that an product has been selected, determine that one of the people in the group selected the product, update a virtual shopping cart based on the selection of the product, determine that a trigger condition has occurred, and automatically charge the customer for contents of the virtual shopping cart.

Abstract: A user-adaptive order processing terminal includes a display, a microphone, a configuration manager, and a motion sensor. The display displays electronic menu items in a first area for selection by a user, where the electronic menu items are accessed via selection of one or more sub-menu items. The microphone detects audio spoken by the user. The configuration manager captures the audio from the microphone, transmits the audio via first messages to a backend server, receives second messages from the backend server providing text that corresponds to the audio, accesses suggested menu items that correspond to the text, and modifies a second area of the display to present the suggested menu items for selection, where the suggested menu items would otherwise be presented in the first area through selection of the one or more sub-menu items.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a marketplace server, a request to use a digital exchange item from a computing device. The method further includes obtaining secure custody of a digital chain of custody of the digital exchange item where the digital exchange item has been updated in regards to the request. The method further includes verifying exchange item information and exchange item use information and updating the digital chain of custody of the digital exchange item accordingly. When the exchange item information and exchange item use information is verified, the method further includes verifying merchant information regarding the requested use of the digital exchange item and updating the digital chain of custody of the digital exchange item accordingly. When the merchant information is verified, the method further includes executing the use of the digital exchange item and updating the digital chain of custody of the digital exchange item accordingly.

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: The present disclosure is directed to training, and providing recommendations via, a machine learning model architected to balance relevance and diversity of sets of recommendations. For example, a neural network can be provided with user profile features and can output probabilities for each of a number of recommendations. This can be converted into a ranked list of recommendations. The ranked list of recommendations is provided to a diversity model that maximizes an optimization objective having a first objective that quantifies relevance of a recommendation and a second objective that measures diversity of a set of recommendations. The output of the diversity model is a set of recommendations that have both high relevance and high diversity.

Abstract: An online system receives tracking requests from client devices interacting with a website. The online system analyzes user interactions with websites using the tracking requests. The online system identifies missing parameters in the tracking requests and predicts values of the missing parameters. The online system may also identify parameters that are populated incorrectly and predicts their correct values. The online system uses the predicted parameter values for generating reports describing user interactions with the website. The online system predicts the values of the missing parameters based on metadata extracted from previous tracking requests received from client devices and also via web crawling of websites. The online system generates accurate reports based on the predicted parameters values.

Abstract: A system and method of transacting a prepaid product with an electronic mobile device that is used to electronically interface with a code, such as a QR code, bar code, RF signal or NFC signal, representing a prepaid product. The codes of multiple prepaid products of multiple prepaid product providers are grouped together on a single structure or in a single computer displayed in a shopping area. The electronic mobile device subsequently electronically interfaces with a point of sale device after electronically interfacing with said code to provide prepaid product information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a personalized fashion generation system that synthesizes user-customized images using deep learning techniques based on visually-aware user preferences. In particular, the personalized fashion generation system employs an image generative adversarial neural network and a personalized preference network to synthesize new fashion items that are individually customized for a user. Additionally, the personalized fashion generation system can modify existing fashion items to tailor the fashion items to a user's tastes and preferences.