Abstract: A system and method for providing a listing activity engine for online computer users is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: accessing a plurality of listings corresponding to items offered on a host site; accessing listing activity level information related to the plurality of listings; producing search results that include only matched listings of the plurality of listings with activity level information indicating activity less than a pre-determined listing activity threshold; and displaying the search results to a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processing modules and one or more non-transitory storage modules storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processing modules and perform acts of identifying one or more product attributes in an existing title for a product, determining at least one product attribute to include in an alternative title for the product, determining that the at least one product attribute in the alternative title for at least a the product does not correspond to the one or more product attributes in the existing title for the product, automatically inserting the at least one product attribute in the alternative title for the product into a modified title for the product, and coordinating displaying of the modified title for the product on a website associated with the online retailer.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for the aggregation, analysis, display and monetization of pricing data for commodities in general, and which may be particularly useful applied to vehicles are disclosed. In certain embodiments, one or more models may be applied over a set of historical transaction data associated with a vehicle configuration to determine pricing data. Some models may leverage incremental data in various conditions, including cases where fewer than a desired number of historical transactions are present in the bin of a specified vehicle, where fewer than, equal to, or more than a certain number of list prices for the specified vehicle available, and where no historical transaction data for new models is available.

Abstract: A system and method of enabling creation and management of a real time digital value network. Nodes are created, each node representing a user and a digital value network is then created based on the nodes thus created. The digital value network comprises a nodes and plurality of connections and real time interactions, each connection connecting one or more nodes based on a user profile of the user and a plurality of values associated with the one or more nodes. Thus, the VNNMS provides online support to customers or buyers and sellers in a real-time shared environment and enables value creation, optimization and value delivery. End-to-end approach delivers guaranteed realized savings to group of customers forming the network. The network of customers can be managed and expanded globally.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for leveraging a social network to search for local inventory includes communicating with a first mobile communication device over a network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user, and communicating with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with a social network contact. The method further includes obtaining a geo-location of the second mobile communication device, processing a search request from the first mobile communication device, obtaining a radius of coverage for a merchant, determining whether the geo-location of the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining software recommendations for a user. A first application list of applications installed on a user's computer is received. A distribution score is determined for each application in the first application list. A set of least distributed applications is determined based on the distribution score. A similarity score is determined for each user in a set of users having one or more applications of the set of least distributed applications installed on their respective systems. A second list of applications is determined based on applications installed by users in the set of users having a similarity score above a threshold. Recommendations for applications in the first list of applications are determined based, at least in part, on typicality scores for the applications.

Abstract: Product recommendations are provided to a target user that take into account the style, interests, and hobbies of the target user and a desire by the target user to be unique from the target user's social group. In some aspects, a list of recommended products may be generated for the target user based on data about the target user's purchasing habits, social media interactions, or any other data. A list of products associated with users in the target user's social group may also be generated, for example, based on products purchased, currently worn by, or previously worn by the users in the target user's social group. A uniqueness-aware list of recommended products may then be generated from the list of recommended products by removing any products found in both the list of recommended products and the list of products associated with users in the target user's social group.

Abstract: A method and a system for providing a negotiation platform in the event that a listing fails by becoming inactive without the offering being sold are provided. For example, a negotiation eligibility detector may detect a failed listing of an offering. The listing may be associated with a first user and a first offer. A potential buyer detector may identify at least one potential buyer based on a user action associated with the failed listing. A negotiation manager may be in communication with the negotiation eligibility detector and the potential buyer detector. In response to the detecting of the failed listing and the identifying of the potential buyers, the negotiation manager may transmit a request to the at least one potential buyer for a second offer associated with the failed listing.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory to results for different search queries. The processing device communicates with the memory. The processing device generates signals for the first search query based on the first search terms, the user context, and behavioral data and interactional data from previous search queries, generates an overall result strategy for the search query based on the signals, determines a first set of results for the search query in response to a first probability that the first search query is directed to a first result strategy in the overall result strategy. The first set of results is a subset of a second set of results available for the first search query. The processing device also generates final results based on the first set of results, and to provide the final results as a response to the first search query.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide systems and methods for purchasing items using an e-commerce shopping assistant. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor to perform operations for receiving an electronic message comprising a web address from a user's mobile device via SMS, accessing a web page using the web address, identifying an item for purchase based on the content of the web page, retrieving the user's account information based on an identifier of the mobile device, wherein the account information comprises user preferences and user profile information, identifying merchants from which to purchase the identified item, selecting a merchant from the identified merchants based on the user preferences, configuring the purchase transaction based on the user preferences and the user profile information, and completing the purchase transaction at a merchant system of the selected merchant.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for leveraging real-time sales volume for conducting group buys comprising initializing a sale of an item, the sale specifying a current price of the item which is calculated based on a current sales volume of the item and sales volume ranges, processing transactions with users for items at a purchase price equal to the current price when a purchase request is received from the corresponding user, terminating the sale of the item at a closing price when the current sales volume has reached a threshold or when a period of time has passed since the sale was initialized, and crediting accounts belonging to one or more users with an additional amount based at least in part on a difference between the closing price and the purchase price for each item for the corresponding user.

Abstract: Described are techniques for providing an interactive user interface configured to receive at least two types of user input, such as a tap gesture and a swipe gesture provided to a control region of the user interface. Responsive to the first type of user input, a first process may be performed, such as adding an indication of an item to an electronic list for a future purchase. Responsive to the second type of user input, a second process may be performed, such as the immediate purchase of an item based on stored shipping and payment data. In some cases, data associated with a process may be accessed responsive to the initiation of user input, but the process may not be initiated until the user input has been completed. Modifications to characteristics of the process may be changed responsive to additional user input provided to the control region.

Abstract: An object is to provide a clustering system capable of performing clustering of a plurality of types of items to be able to recommend an item whose corresponding textual data exists but relational data with another type of item does not exist, to the other type of item. A first clustering means 3001 performs clustering of first IDs, based on the relational data. A second clustering means 3002 performs clustering of second IDs, based on the relational data and textual data associated with the second IDs. A topic assignment means 3003 assigns a topic for each word included in textual data corresponding to each second ID. A parameter decision means 3004 decides a parameter used for first clustering processing, a parameter used for second clustering processing, and a parameter used for topic assignment processing. The processing described above is repeated until it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include methods and systems for providing context-based event determination and/or context-based event triggered product and/or service offerings. A system may automatically detect that a client has experienced, directly or indirectly, a personal event, (e.g. a birth, a wedding engagement, a death, a car accident) and use such context to trigger the offering of a product and/or service. Product and/or service data is maintained for respective products and/or services available to clients as is events data associating respective products and/or services to particular personal event scenarios. An offering of at least one product and/or service to provide the client may be determined following the receipt of a personal event scenario experienced by the client. Operations may be performed to communicate to another computer system across a network to provide to the client the offering of the at least one product and/or service.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a system for automatically and dynamically facilitating various transactions via a hyperlocal marketplace. A smart home system, for example, may track all perishable items within the home. Any items expected to have a surplus may be offered for sale to other homes in the hyperlocal marketplace. Any items expected to have a shortage may be identified and made known to the other homes in the hyperlocal marketplace. Bids may be made on the shortage items that may be offered for sale by the marketplace.

Abstract: A dynamic auction webpage for an online auction is presented on a user device. The dynamic auction includes a bidder interface that enables a user to submit a bid on an asset associated with the dynamic auction webpage. The bidder interface displays one or more bidding parameters associated with a subsequent bid to be submitted via the bidding interface. The one or more bidding parameters is one or more of: a current bid, a next bid, or a bid increment. While the online auction is being conducted, an indicator of interest in the online auction is determined based at least in part on activity data associated with the online auction, including a page view count maintained by the network system for the dynamic auction webpage. At least one of the one or more bidding parameters is determined based on the indicator of interest and the bidder interface is dynamically updated.

Abstract: Systems and methods of applications for wearable devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wearable device receives data from a personal computing device communicatively coupled to the wearable device. The data can correspond to content of an online marketplace. In response to receiving the data, the content can be caused to be displayed on the wearable device. The wearable device can detect an input from a user. The input can correspond to a requested action. The wearable device can transmit at least one instruction to the personal computing device. The instruction(s) can be configured to cause the personal computing device to perform the requested action.

Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure enables corporate entities to connect with each other and enables social networking interactions, credibility rating, identity verification, and/or business transactions between the corporate entities.

Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a shopping list of one or more items inputted by a user into a user application running on the user device, generating a pick path through a retail store to pick the one or more items according to an optimization algorithm that generates the pick path based on XY location information of the one or more items within the retail store, obtaining a store map, the store map being indicative of a layout of the retail store, transmitting a representation of the store map and the pick path to the user device, and displaying the store map overlaid with the pick path on a graphical display of the user device.

Abstract: A system for identifying and providing user interface features based on a captured image wherein the system performs operations including capturing video frames, delineating an object within at least one of the video frames, determining identification information about the object; and augmenting the display of the object.