Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for enabling actionable content by embedding title materials corresponding to digital bearer instruments in digital media.

Abstract: Provided is a method for assisting provision of EC abroad, and for encouraging cross-border EC by making delivery abroad easier. The method includes the steps of: sending, by the assisting server 100, display information of at least one of articles included in article information for an existing EC site to a user terminal 120 of a foreign user (S201); receiving, by the assisting server 100, a notice that a displayed article was selected from the user terminal 120 (S202); and further includes the steps of: sending, by the assisting server 100, a purchase cost of the selected article to the user terminal 120 (S203); and receiving, by the assisting server 100, a notice to purchase the selected article from the user terminal 120 (S204).

Abstract: A method whereby the date of birth (age) of a customer engaging in e-commerce over the Internet is verified. The present invention is launched from a merchant's website when an age sensitive transaction—alcohol or tobacco purchase, access to an adult web site, etc.,—is being undertaken. The system first checks to see if the customer is a known entity with a known date of birth. If the customer is not appropriately known to the system, then the system checks public records from information supplied to the system by the customer. If the date of birth is still unknown after such a check, the customer uploads an image of photo identification which is checked for date of birth either via software and also a selfie holding the identification. Optional SMS code verification can be undertaken. E-signatures can be optionally collected. Once the date of birth is known, the transaction is approved or denied based on the totality of the facts of the transaction.

Abstract: Examples include a HUD that (i) identifies a fulfillment route comprising item entries, each comprising an item identifier and item location corresponding to a location within a given environment, (ii) presents a visualization corresponding to a first item entry that includes an indication of a first item location, (iii) based on a first sound and/or visual input, verifies that there is an instance of a first item identified in the first item entry, (iv) based on the verification, presents a placement visualization representing item receptacles in the given environment and a placement indication identifying a target item receptacle that is to receive the first item, (v) based on a second sound and/or visual input, determines that the target item receptacle received the first item, and (vi) based on the determination, presents a second visualization corresponding to a second item entry that includes an indication of a second item location.

Abstract: An order for a product or service can be processed over a global network using emoji characters. A system server establishes a platform for a user to place a request order for the product or service, and the user is enabled to place the request order for delivery of the product or service by depositing an emoji character. The system server maps the emoji character to the product or service. The system server generates a fill order for the product or service and communicates the fill order to a provider, whereupon the system server directs the provider to fulfill the fill order.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards managing personal inventory over a network. If item information associated with one or more items is provided to an inventory platform, such that the item information includes at least a location and a label identifier. If a request to transfer the one or more items to an off-premises storage station is provided, one or more scheduling options may be provided to an owner of the one or more items; collection instructions may be provided to a distribution organization, such that the collection instructions may be based on a scheduling option selected by the owner, the location of the one or more items, or the like; and if the one or more items may be transferred to the off-premises storage station, the location of the one or more items may be updated to indicate that they are stored at the off-premises storage station.

Abstract: The present invention elates to methods and devices for optimizing a route based on an electronic list, the method comprising the steps of: linking items in a list of items to a position in an area and providing a sorted optimized visiting order wherein the optimization is based on historical data comprising prior visited positions.

Abstract: Among other things, information is received, from two or more competitor merchants offering products to customers, about one or both of a current price and units of inventory of each of the products. The information about the current prices and units of inventory of the product offered by the two or more competitor merchants is provided through a communication network for presentation to one or more customers.

Abstract: A method for processing a chargeback request associated with at least one online transaction associated with a user includes: receiving a chargeback message associated with the at least one online transaction; based at least partially on the unfamiliar merchant name in the chargeback message, determining at least one potential familiar merchant name associated with the at least one unfamiliar merchant name; scanning a browser history of the user including browser data; determining whether the user visited a website associated with the at least one potential familiar merchant name; and generating and communicating a recommendation message including the at least one potential familiar merchant name. A system for processing a chargeback request associated with at least one online transaction associated with a user is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a set of personalized complementary recommendations is disclosed. A user identifier and an anchor item identifier are received. A set of personalized-weighted items and a set of complimentary-weighted items are each generated based on the user identifier and the anchor item identifier. The personalized-weighted items are generated by a trained supervised model. The complementary-weighted items are generated by a trained unsupervised model. A set of personalized complementary recommendations including a subset of the personalized-weighted items and a subset of the complementary-weighted items is generated.

Abstract: An enhanced product customization service to automatically generate product customization parameters for customizing a product for a user in accordance with an interest of the user. Signals received from various sources are analyzed to identify an interest of the user and search queries that are generated by the user are also analyzed to identify an intention of the user to acquire a product. Then, based on having identified both the interest of the user and the intention of the user to acquire the product, product customization parameters are generated for customizing a physical characteristic of the product in accordance with the identified interest. In this way, embodiments of the enhanced product customization service may be deployed to customize a product for a user preemptively even without the user expressly indicating a specific interest in such a customized product.

Abstract: A user can easily grasp a state of wearing clothing, and information regarding coordination corresponding to the clothing is provided to the user. An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a communication interface that performs communication with an information providing apparatus that provides coordination information regarding coordination of clothing, and a controller that displays, using a display apparatus mounted on a vehicle, an image of a state in which a user is virtually wearing clothing. The controller transmits the image to the information providing apparatus and receives coordination information, provided by the information providing apparatus, corresponding to the image, via the communication interface, and informs the user of the coordination information received.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for tracking actions from one or more users of an electronic product catalog, assigning a first token to each of the tracked actions that are unrelated to product item information, assigning second tokens to the one or more tracked actions which have catalog information or product identity, assigning third tokens to the one or more tracked actions based on at least one category of a page of the electronic product catalog, and assigning fourth tokens to at least one search queries and/or search refinement of the one or more tracked actions. The server may generate a sequence of tokens in one or more vectors for each of the one or more users, may encode profile information for the one or more users as a matrix of vectors, and may determine at least one product recommendation for the one or more users from the electronic catalog.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for assisting a customer with purchasing a merchandise item in a store. Assisting the customer may include determining a location of a customer (i.e., customer device) in the store, identifying merchandise items located adjacent to the customer, receiving selection of a merchandise item for purchase from the identified merchandise items, receiving payment authorization information for the purchase, and initiating delivery of the merchandise item to the customer. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for inventory management in a store. Consistent with certain embodiments, computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for selecting a sensor, receiving a sensor identifier and a position of the sensor, receiving merchandise identifiers for merchandise items located near the sensor, and storing the merchandise identifiers in association with the sensor identifier.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for a network of personalized devices determining data for shopping predictions. A personalized device may include processing components for determining purchase predictions for one or more items to purchase on behalf of a user. The purchase predictions may be based on personality traits and other information that may indicate interests of the user. The purchase predictions may also be based on purchase information for the item, including inventory of the item, price of the item, availability of the item to the user, or other factor. Once the purchase prediction is determined, the personalized device may generate a purchase request for the item from a merchant having the item at a physical merchant location accessible to the personalized device or a delivery device associated with the personalized device. The personalized device may retrieve and deliver the purchased item.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing device, a control method, and a program capable of revitalizing real estate transactions while also protecting supplier-side privacy pertaining to real estate transactions. [Solution] An information processing device including: an alteration unit that alters a granularity of real estate information to be disclosed, in accordance with a supplier-side privacy disclosure level pertaining to a real estate transaction; and a decision unit that decides an evaluation value of real estate information altered by the alteration unit.

Abstract: Method, computer program product, and system to provide efficient processing of image data representing an environment comprising a plurality of items available for selection by one or more persons are described. The method includes receiving image data from a plurality of visual sensors, segmenting the image data into a plurality of image segments and classifying the data into predefined image categories. The method also includes identifying an image processing task having a predefined association with the first image category and executing the identified image processing task.

Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method for streamlined product searching. The method may include receiving a search query comprising at least one keyword; generating a listing of related products based on the keyword; ranking each related product based on applicability; determining a product type of at least the highest ranking related product; determining a filter sequence associated with the product type; generating a first record comprising the filter sequence; instantiating a second record of selected attributes; displaying a first filter in the filter sequence; receiving a first selected attribute from the first filter; displaying the second filter; receiving a second selected attribute from the second filter; and displaying a listing of products associated with the selected attributes in the second record.

Abstract: Described are systems, methods and arrangements for enabling fulfillment of items from printed materials. When printed material is generated it includes an embedded ordering device (“EOD”) that can be activated by a user that is viewing the printed material. Upon activation, the EOD connects to a wireless network and sends a unique identifier data to a fulfillment service. The fulfillment service, upon receiving the unique identifier data determines an item associated with the unique identifier data and a delivery destination (e.g., the address to which the printed material was delivered) and fulfills the item to the delivery destination.

Abstract: A system and process allowing for online participation in multiple simultaneous live auctions comprising an auction management system providing an advantageous user display enabling concurrent auction participation.