Abstract: Systems and methods for providing customer shopping help include a system provider device that receives first customer location information from a plurality of beacon devices at a merchant physical location. The first customer location information is collected during a shopping session from a first customer device that is associated with a first customer. The system provider device analyzes the first customer location information to determine a merchant physical location area that is included in the merchant physical location and in which the first customer has not been located during the shopping session. The system provider device then selects a first product, from a plurality of products that are associated with the merchant physical location in a database, which is located in the merchant physical location area. The system provider device then provides a product recommendation for the first product over the network for display on the first customer device.
Abstract: A method for providing information about an auction for a plurality of assets is provided. A plurality of assets that is made to be available during an auction is identified. Each of the plurality of assets includes an auction state. During the auction, a matrix interface is displayed. The matrix interface includes a plurality of entries, where each entry identifies a corresponding asset and the auction state of that asset. The auction state of one or more assets is dynamically updated during the auction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2014
Date of Patent:
July 4, 2017
Assignee:
Ten-X, LLC
Inventors:
Robert Friedman, Sarina Kinder, Eric Johnson
Abstract: An application management system modifies developer-submitted applications, such as mobile applications, to add various types of functionality before such applications are made available for purchase. The added functionality may, for example, enable end users to make in-application purchases of content items from an application store. As another example, Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality may be added for controlling user access to content items, such as content items available in an application store.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 2013
Date of Patent:
May 24, 2016
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Ameesh Paleja, Sunbir Gill, Matthew A. Jones, Alexander L. Rouse, Mekka C. Okereke, Yael Peled
Abstract: Systems and methods, implemented with computing devices, enable a human operator to input in software environments degrees of preference for a plurality of products, items or services, in a single swipe or gesture, and values for a plurality of fields of data in a single swipe or gesture. The user performs gestures in software environments, through the interface of a computing device, to move and reposition objects representing products, items or services relative to a rating scale having a predetermined range of preference values, to indicate a degree of preference for each product, item or service. A plurality of objects may be moved and rated in a single gesture. Rating scales may be embedded in virtual environments. Methods included enable a user to input values for a plurality of data fields in a single swipe or gesture, at least in part by selecting or moving objects within a software environment.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 28, 2015
Inventors:
Alexander Hieronymous Marlowe, Daniel Francis DiPrima