Abstract: A method including receiving a basket including basket items selected by a user from an item catalog. The method also can include grouping the basket items of the basket into categories based on a respective item category of each of the basket items. The method additionally can include randomly sampling a respective anchor item from each of the categories. The method further can include generating a respective list of complementary items for the respective anchor item for the each of the categories based on a respective score for each of the complementary items generated using two sets of trained item embeddings for items in the item catalog and using trained user embeddings for the user. The two sets of trained item embeddings and the trained user embeddings can be trained using a triple embeddings model with triplets.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for an intelligent shelf display system that creates an intimate customer experience and helps retailers increase operational efficiencies. The system is comprised of a cabinet top to display animated and/or graphical content and is mounted on top of in-store shelves. A fascia to display animated and/or graphical content is extended along each shelf of the in-store shelves. A media player executes multiple media files that are simultaneously displayed on the cabinet top and the fascia. The cabinet top and the fascia display content to entice customers to approach the shelves, and then the fascia switch to displaying pricing information once a customer is nearby. A proximity sensor detects the presence of the customer. Stock sensors track the inventory stocked on the in-store shelves. Alerts are created once the merchandise remaining on the shelves is reduced to a predetermined minimum threshold quantity.

Abstract: An interactive kiosk includes a display, a microphone, and one or more processors that perform operations including receiving user input provided as a spoken query of a user, receiving user-specific data, querying, by a virtual agent, one or more back-end systems based on the user input, and the user-specific data to provide one or more responses, displaying one or more graphical representations of the one or more responses to the user on the display, the one or more graphical representations depicting at least one product for purchase, facilitating a purchase of the at least one product, and providing instructions to the passenger for physical retrieval of the at least one product within a location.

Abstract: A system includes a device, a database, and a processor. The device receives a social network post including text and an image depicting a customizable product. The database stores a purchase history of a user of the device. In response to determining that the device displayed the post, the processor determines, using a machine learning algorithm, that the image depicts the product and determines a set of retailers offering the product. The processor predicts, based in part on the purchase history, a customization for the customizable feature of the product that the user prefers and a retailer of the set of retailers offering the customized product. The processor then sends a recommendation of the customized product to the user, including a link to purchase the product from the predicted retailer. Then, in response to receiving a purchase request from the user, the processor completes a purchase of the customized product.

Abstract: Systems and methods for guided vehicle matching are disclosed. In order to generate vehicle recommendations for a user of an electronic vehicle listing service, a plurality of vehicle-related lifestyle options are presented to the user, and a user selection received. Additional data regarding the user's vehicle preferences, requirements, or usage may be obtained. Based upon such information, a set of example vehicles is generated and presented to the user. Each example vehicle has characteristics representing a plurality of other vehicles. Based upon user ratings or selections of at least some of the example vehicles, a plurality of vehicle recommendations for specific available vehicles are generated and presented to the user. In some embodiments, further user interaction with such recommendations is used to refine the vehicle recommendations and identify additional vehicle recommendations.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for blockchain-based product configuration and referral. An originator may interact with a product configuration service to generate a product combination, which may include a particular combination and arrangement of physical or virtual items. A blockchain data object may be generated that is unique to the product configuration. The blockchain data object may be inserted into a blockchain using a blockchain network service such that, when the product configuration is subsequently accessed or consumed by another user account, a predetermined task is performed in association with a user account of the originator.

Abstract: A system for use in monitoring an operation of a classification model in generating estimated labels for item records is described herein. The system receives a current labeling budget value including a number of trusted labels available for use in a labeling operation, determines a current selection probability for each item record included in an item list as a function of the current labeling budget value, selects a plurality of item records from the item list as a function of each corresponding current selection probability, and generates a sampling list including the selected item records. The system determines a risk measurement value associated with the classification model indicating an accuracy of the estimated labels as compared to trusted labels associated with the item records.

Abstract: An interactive transaction system is provided. A terminal, located adjacent or in proximity to a merchandise display, comprises a touch screen device, associated with the product category, configured to present a subset of products within the product category, determining the subset of products within the product category according to an algorithm that may take into account a profile of a shopper interacting with the terminal, a location of the terminal inside the physical merchant store, and products that are located in proximity to the terminal. The terminal is further configured to receive a shopper selection associated with at least one of the products in the subset of products within the product category for fulfillment.

Abstract: A first transaction computer system and a second transaction computer system are provided. The first transaction computer system receives data transaction requests that may be routed to the second transaction computer system. The second transaction computer system attempts to match the routed data transaction request against pending data transaction requests using hidden attributes.

Abstract: A method includes establishing an agreement between a first issuing server and a second issuing server regarding first exchange items to have an extended use corresponding to a second type of use. The method further includes storing, by a server, the agreement. The method further includes receiving, by the server, a request for use of a first exchange item from a merchant server regarding a transaction by a user computing device for a particular item. The method further includes determining, by the server, whether the merchant server is affiliated with the first or second issuing server. The method further includes, when the merchant server is affiliated with the second issuing server, interpreting, by the server, the agreement to determine extended use parameters. The method further includes processing, by the server and in accordance with the extended use parameters, use of the first exchange item for the particular item.

Abstract: A method of delivering digital content for use on an electronic cutting machine. The method includes displaying at least one themed project in a rich internet application, where the themed project has at least one glyph of a glyph collection. The method further includes providing access to the rich internet application over a network and offering purchased access to the glyph collection. Any glyphs of the glyph collection can be added to the themed project. The themed project is cuttable on an electronic cutting machine in communication with the rich internet application.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a shopping support system has a server and a store terminal. The server stores user identification information including information of a group capable of identifying the group to which the user belongs, and shopping memo information which is associated with the user identification information, and includes information of a commodity to be purchased by the user, in a storage device. The store terminal repeatedly acquires the shopping memo information which is associated with the information of the group capable of identifying the group to which the user in whom login has been permitted belongs, from the server at a periodic prescribed timing.

Abstract: A network service or application can receive dietary goals or conditions for a user or group of users. The network can determine threshold dietary amounts that users can receive over a predetermined time period to satisfy the goals or conditions. The network can monitor user consumption over the predetermined time period by collecting data from heterogeneous data streams (e.g., data associated with different structures, data types, types of data store, sources, processing rates, etc.), processing the data, storing the data using a distributive processing framework, and exposing optimized views into the data to provide smart virtual shopping cart functionality. The network can evaluate user consumption and food items placed into a virtual shopping cart to determine whether purchasing the items satisfy the thresholds, and if not, issue warnings, provide recommendations for substitute food items, and/or take other appropriate actions.

Abstract: A scalable recommendation engine includes stateless processors in communication with at least one memory server that stores contextual data. A router is configured to direct a recommendation request to a first stateless processor, which is configured to generate a recommendation using contextual data from the memory server. A controller monitors the available processing bandwidth of the stateless processors and deploys an additional stateless processor if the available processing bandwidth is less than a minimum available processing bandwidth threshold. The controller can remove from deployment a stateless processor if the available processing bandwidth is greater than a maximum pre-determined available processing bandwidth threshold.

Abstract: A method for improved management of a purchase order comprises searching online for at least one product or group of products similar to each other to be ordered from a generic supplier and obtaining a confirmation of availability. The step of searching for the product to be ordered from the generic supplier can be extended to search for the product or the group of products or alternative products available at at least one alternative supplier. The product or group of products or the alternative products found at the alternative supplier are inserted into a shopping cart of the alternative supplier and compared with the product or the group of products of the generic supplier. The extension of the search is started automatically by a search and compare software application authorized by the user and provided by the alternative supplier.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer implemented recommender system/method which enables the computer to provide more “emotionally” relevant/connected, and therefore more likely to be successful, recommendations while minimizing dependency on historical data as well susceptibility to bias, e.g. monetary and/or sponsor based. The disclosed embodiments segment a target set of known users into groups based on similar characteristics and then associate each group with one or more unique sets of affinities derived from the social media interactions of a general population having similar affinities. Similarly, a unique set of affinity characteristics is derived, and stored in a data structure, for each of a set of recommendations. The unique sets of affinities associated with the groups are compared with the set of affinity characteristics associated with each recommendations to derive a subset thereof relevant to the users of the particular group.

Abstract: There are provided an information processing device, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a recording medium having the information program recorded therein which can present, to a seller, information which enables a setting of, for example, adequate putting-up conditions according to a putting-up purpose of an item. The information processing device acquires transaction history information of an item related to item information of an item specified by a seller for putting-up, from a database which stores transaction history information of items put up in the past. Further, the information processing device extracts transaction history information of other items which suit to a putting-up purpose of the item by the seller, as suited transaction history information, from the extracted transaction history information.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for predicting repeated behavior by an entity with respect to a particular item. In some embodiments, an entity requesting results to a search query may be redirected to an alternative network page associated with the particular item instead of a search results page according the expectation of repeated behavior.

Abstract: A system is disclosed that obtains an image of an apparel item and text describing the apparel item. The system also determines descriptive metadata of the apparel item by extracting information from the text. Further, the system further determines categorization metadata of the apparel item by analyzing the image. Additionally, the system stores the image, the descriptive metadata, and the categorization metadata in a virtual closet. Moreover, the system provides a recommendation of an outfit from a stylist to a user based on the virtual closet.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for enhancing user queries. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving user data from a plurality of users in respective user sessions where the user data for each user includes at least one manufacturer-identified term for a product and at least one user term for the product, associating the user term for the product and the manufacturer-identified term for the product in response to receiving the user term and the manufacturer-identified term within a user session from a threshold number of users, and returning search results based on the associated manufacturer-identified term in response to receiving a search query that includes the user term.