Abstract: A system includes an application configured to, based on user inputs, generate a target vehicle specification, and a database including a collection of inventory specifications of vehicles in a vehicle inventory. The system also includes a spec encoder configured to: encode the target vehicle specification as a first code; encode the collection of inventory specifications as a collection of second codes; and map the target vehicle specification and inventory specifications into a multidimensional space. The multidimensional space includes one dimension for each specification category. A preference class vector includes a weight for each dimension. A matching engine, based on the preference class vector, defines a search neighborhood around the target specification in the multidimensional space; identifies inventory specifications that fall within the search neighborhood, computes match scores for the identified vehicles; and reports the match scores and corresponding vehicles.

Abstract: A manufacturing flow of apparel such as jeans uses a laser to finish the products. The products are designed using a digital design tool, where photorealistic previews are generated in three dimensions and two dimensions. Imagery of the products are sent to retailers where customers can order the products, such as online orders. Imagery of the products are sent to factories where the products are finished. Based on the imagery, the factories make adjustments to the processes as needed so that the actual products will have an appearance as in the received imagery. As orders are received by the retailers, the factories can manufacture the desired products on demand, and the products can be delivered to customers.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are given for providing enhanced product recommendations. In one embodiment, products are recommended to a consumer based on information manually entered by the consumer and/or derived from data relating to the consumer obtained from a health-monitoring platform. The recommended products are provided from a recommendation engine to a human operator or curator at an item selection entity, the curator selects a predetermined number of the recommended products for delivery to the consumer. Such delivery is established by the consumer to occur periodically (such as monthly) as part of a subscription service. Product recommendations are adjusted over time to relate to customer activity and interest data accumulated from the health-monitoring platform. In one embodiment, a recommendation engine is configured to specifically tailor its recommendation algorithms based on feedback information received from the curator and/or the consumer.

Abstract: A method and system for new property acquisition process for utilities. The process uses preprogrammed virtual reality headsets to provide property owners with a virtual reality (VR) social platform, such as a metaverse-enabled presentation, showing projects, answering questions, and delivering individualized property rights acquisition proposals. The invention enhances the property owner's presentation and enables significant scaling without significant headcount growth.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for facilitating electronic sales and for electronically customizing a user's selected choice of merchandise over a communication channel. The system includes at least one data base for storing the users' input data, instructions for operating an input field as well as various software, links to various websites of suppliers of merchandise, and for transmitting messages over communication channels. The system includes at least one processing system configured to execute the instructions to perform the method. The method may include displaying to a user, over a communication network, one or more input fields for entering data, messages, and photos, and receiving from the user, over the communication network and by entering into an input field, messages, data, a selection of merchandise, personal measurements, and personal photos, over the communication channel.

Abstract: A system for enabling remote management of storage facilities has a videoconferencing system that allows a remote sales agent to communicate with customers at any of a plurality of storage facilities. A presence of the customer is sensed by one or more sensor nodes, and the remote sales agent is alerted to the customer's presence. In response, a videoconference call with the sales agent is established so that the customer sees an image of and may interact with the sales agent through the videoconferencing system.

Abstract: A system enabling vehicle evaluation for sale, lease and rent includes at least one sensor identifying a user approach to a vehicle. A vehicle window display is activated to present features of the vehicle for viewing by the user. A user gesture recognition system receives a request from the user, by user interaction with the display. A user identification document confirmation is used to authenticate the user. A user test drive of the vehicle is authorized when the user identification document confirmation is received.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for phygital integration in commerce-based checkout experiences. A computer aggregates data from one or more personal devices of a user and data from one or more biosensors of the user. A computer trains a machine learning model on features extracted from aggregated data. A computer uses the machine learning model to predict purchase preferences of the user and to generate for the user personalized recommendations, promotions, and loyalty rewards. A computer generates notifications about the personalized recommendations, promotions, and loyalty rewards. A computer transmits the notifications to the one or more personal devices. A computer monitors interactions of the user with the personalized recommendations, promotions, and loyalty rewards.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide generative apparel recommendations within a conversational platform. In one embodiment, the system generates, using an visual AI (artificial intelligence) model, one or more new images depicting a person in an input image with one or more different apparel items and/or hair styles than depicted in the input image. The system inputs the one or more AI generated new images into a visual AI model where the visual AI model trained to identify apparel patterns and apparel components. The system identifies, by the visual AI model, apparel patterns from the input one or more AI generated new images and extracts apparel components. The system curates a set of apparel items based on at least the extracted apparel components. The system provides for display, via a user interface, the curated set of apparel items.

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of servers that are configured to execute a distributed matching system for the trading of one or more items.

Abstract: An interactive kiosk for displaying one or more accessories. The kiosk includes an accessory interface portion having: a) one or more accessory retainers configured to hold one or more accessories having one or more identifiers located thereon; b) one or more sensing devices configured to receive and/or transmit one or more identification signals to one or more identifiers to identify the presence and/or absence of one or more of the accessories from the one or more accessory retainers and relay one or more status signals; and c) one or more processors in communication with the one or more sensing devices configured to receive and analyze the one or more status signals from the one or more sensing devices.

Abstract: Systems and methods for roof recommendation based upon cumulative weather damage is disclosed herein. An exemplary computing environment includes one or more processors; and a memory storing executable instructions thereon. When executed by the one or more processors, these instructions may cause the one or more processors to: receive roof data from an electronic device and/or database indicating at least a geolocation of a roof, obtain weather data for the geolocation of the roof indicating the weather over a period of time at least near the geolocation, determine a roof recommendation based upon the roof data and the weather data, and/or generate a roof recommendation signal indicating the roof recommendation.

Abstract: A system, for example, an online system uses a machine learning based language model, for example, a large language model (LLM) to process crowd-sourced information provided by users. The crowd-sourced information may include comments from users represented as unstructured text. The system further receives queries from users and answers the queries based on the crowd-sourced information collected by the system. The system generates a prompt for input to a machine-learned language model based on the query. The system provides the prompt to the machine-learned language model for execution and receives a response from the machine-learned language model. The response comprises the insight on the topic and evidence for the insight. The evidence identifies one or more comments used to obtain the insight.

Abstract: A method for real time communication in a virtual environment. The method includes presenting, in the virtual environment, a virtual payment object associated with a first user and a virtual payment processing object associated with a second user. The virtual payment object is associated with a real payment object. The virtual payment processing object is associated with a real payment processing service. Responsive to detecting an interaction in the virtual environment between the virtual payment object and the virtual payment processing object, data describing the real payment object is transmitted to the real payment processing service via a real time communication protocol, causing the real payment processing service to process a real payment from the real payment object to an account associated with the second user in near real time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automated order placement, payment, and shipping system for an online shop, and a method of operating an online shop for automated order placement, payment, and shipping. The automated order placement, payment, and shipping system for an online shop comprises: a product information providing unit for providing product information including product ship-from location information of sellers in different countries; a purchase request receiving unit for receiving, from buyers in different countries, product purchase requests including product ship-to location information; and a product overall payment processing unit which detects the need for international shipping on the basis of a match between the product ship-from location information and the product ship-to location information, calculates a total payment amount by adding shipping cost information to product price information, and executes an overall payment process.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for cross-selling passenger-oriented travel products from a sponsor company and other travel product providers to users, by normalizing the products and dynamically filtering the products in real-time according to rules defined by the travel product sponsor company. In one of the embodiments, ancillary products from any combination of an airline sponsor company, affiliated airline companies and other travel product providers may be presented to customers in accordance with the sponsor company's preferred product bundling nor package scheme and in coordination with affiliated airlines and other travel product providers as they may be available for a combined product. Other embodiments cross-sell travel products for rail, sea and other ground transportation, accommodation services and providers as well as passenger-oriented ancillary travel product providers such as Wi-Fi and duty-free shopping services.

Abstract: Methods and systems provide generative apparel recommendations within a conversational platform. In one embodiment, the system generates, using an visual AI (artificial intelligence) model, one or more new images depicting a person in an input image with one or more different apparel items and/or hair styles than depicted in the input image. The system inputs the one or more AI generated new images into a visual AI model where the visual AI model being trained to identify apparel patterns and accessory, apparel and/or clothing item components. The system identifies, by the visual AI model, apparel patterns from the input one or more AI generated new images and extracts accessory, apparel and/or clothing item components. The system curates a set of apparel items based on at least the extracted accessory, apparel and/or clothing item components. The system provides for display, via a user interface, the curated set of apparel items.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system and method for facilitating the resale of goods and providing digital identification for physical goods to facilitate the retail sale of the goods and the online resale of the goods.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and method for managing content in a storage assembly such as a container. The system comprises the container having a smart module, a user device associated with a user and a container management server comprising at least one computing device and a database. The container is adapted for storing at least one content and the smart module comprises at least one sensor configured to measure a volume of content in the container. The computing device is configured to enable the user to assign an identification name to the container and enter information related to the contents of the container. The computing device is further configured to provide information related to volume of the content in the container. The computing device is further configured to communicate with one or more vendors, and automatically order the content in the container when the content reaches a predetermined level.

Abstract: A fashion database system includes a database that manages information on a merchant that keeps and manages clothes, information on a user who leaves clothes with the merchant, rental availability information indicating whether the clothes left by the user can be lent to a third party, and transaction availability information indicating whether the clothes can be sold to a third party, and a management server that mutually communicates with the database. The management server processes, on the basis of the rental availability information stored in the database, a rental request from a third party who wishes to rent the clothes left by the user; processes a purchase request from a third party who wishes to purchase the clothes left by the user; and updates the information stored in the database in response to a change request to the rental availability information or the transaction availability information from the user.