Abstract: A controller node (18) and method for determining a network parameter are provided. The controller node (18) determines (S240) type information associated with wireless devices which are connected to a radio network node. The controller node (18) further determines (S250) the network parameter based on the type information.

Abstract: A method for managing notification requests in a communication network is disclosed. The method comprises receiving notification requests from a system of the communication network (110) and, for received notification requests, obtaining an intended outcome of the requested notification (120) and assigning a priority to the received notification request (130). The method further comprises selecting for processing at least one received notification request, wherein the at least one notification request is selected on the basis of a priority assigned to the notification request (160). Assigning a priority to the received notification request comprises estimating a probability that the intended outcome of the requested notification will be achieved, and setting the priority of the received notification request according to the estimated probability (140).

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating product image maps are disclosed. An image containing at least one object is received, and the object is extracted to determine whether it corresponds to a product available via an electronic commerce system. An image map can be generated so that a user interface including hyperlinks to the product in the electronic commerce system can be employed.

Abstract: A tools management module of an electronic marketplace may be provided to analyze tool use information for previous and existing users of the electronic marketplace. In some examples, the user information may characterize the action of the previous and existing users with respect to one or more tools. Based at least in part on the analyzed information, the tools management module may be configured to predict relevant tools for new users of the electronic marketplace and to also predict relevant users for new tools of the electronic marketplace.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating collaborative browsing of a network site by multiple users. A user interface is rendered by a computing device, and the user interface facilitates participation in a collaborative browsing session by multiple users including a master user and one or more other users. The user interface includes a browsing window that facilitates browsing of a network site by the master user. An indication of a status change of the browsing window is sent to another computing device when the computing device corresponds to a client in use by the master user.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for associating item images with item catalog data. An image of an item is obtained in one or more computing devices. The item is identified from the image based at least in part on data derived from reference images that are each associated with one or more items. Catalog data corresponding to the item is associated with the image. The catalog data is added to a merchant catalog in an electronic marketplace.

Abstract: An image of an item is obtained in one or more computing devices. The item is identified from the image based at least in part on data derived from reference images that are each associated with one or more items. Catalog data corresponding to the item is associated with the image. The catalog data is added to a merchant catalog in an electronic marketplace.

Abstract: Techniques for improving the efficiency of an electronic marketplace are disclosed herein. In particular, methods for implementing reusable packaging in fulfillment of orders by participants who are both consumers and sellers in an electronic marketplace are described. The reusable packaging may be provided on a one-to-one basis as compared to a seller's pending outgoing orders and an order placed by the seller acting as a consumer to an electronic marketplace, on a one-to-N basis as compared to the seller's selling history, or may be based on a multi-modal assessment of the seller's past and pending orders and accommodate multiple representative orders. Reusable packaging may include a wide variety of containers and additional materials to aid a seller in its use.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating expedited registration of sellers in an electronic marketplace. For example, whether a user is eligible for an expedited seller registration procedure in an electronic marketplace is determined by analyzing one or more credibility factors relating to a historical profile of the user. The expedited seller registration procedure omits one or more identity verification tasks as compared to a normal seller registration procedure. If the user is eligible, the user is invited to register as a seller in the electronic marketplace using the expedited seller registration procedure.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating collaborative browsing of a network site by multiple users. A user interface is rendered by a computing device, and the user interface facilitates participation in a collaborative browsing session by multiple users including a master user and one or more other users. The user interface includes a browsing window that facilitates browsing of a network site by the master user. An indication of a status change of the browsing window is sent to another computing device when the computing device corresponds to a client in use by the master user.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating expedited registration of sellers in an electronic marketplace. It is determined in one or more computing devices whether a buyer in an electronic marketplace is preapproved for registration as a seller in the electronic marketplace based at least in part on one or more factors related to a history of the buyer in the electronic marketplace. The buyer is invited to register as a seller in the electronic marketplace using an expedited registration process when the buyer is preapproved. The expedited registration procedure leverages previously collected data that is associated with the buyer to omit one or more data collection tasks.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating collaborative browsing of a network site by multiple users. A user interface is rendered in a computing device, and the user interface facilitates participation in a collaborative browsing session by multiple users including a master user and one or more other users. The user interface includes a browsing window that is configured to facilitate browsing of a network site by the master user. An indication of a status change of the browsing window is sent to another computing device when the computing device corresponds to a client in use by the master user. The indication of the status change excludes graphical screen capture data. The status change is replicated in the browsing window when the computing device corresponds to a client in use by the one or more other users.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating product image maps are disclosed. An image containing at least one object is received, and the object is extracted to determine whether it corresponds to a product available via an electronic commerce system. An image map can be generated so that a user interface including hyperlinks to the product in the electronic commerce system can be employed.

Abstract: A graph including a hub corresponding to a selected or primary item or keyword and a plurality of nodes corresponding to related or secondary items or keywords may be used to express the relationships between items or keywords. Optionally, the graph may include a plurality of tethers extending between the hub and each of the nodes. When used in Internet-based commerce, the relationship graph may recommend related secondary items to a customer who is searching for a primary item, and may further express the degree of relationship between the primary item and each of the secondary items. When the customer selects a node corresponding to a secondary item, a new set of nodes corresponding to tertiary items related to the selected secondary item may be displayed. In this manner, the relationships between the primary item and more distant tertiary items may also be represented to the customer.

Abstract: An operator's terminal (2) determines a churn risk value associated with a first UE (User Equipment) belonging to a group of operator-connected UEs of a telecommunication system, each UE of the group associated with an initial churn risk value, which depends on the usage. Further, direct weight factors are determined (51) for each direct connection to the first UE, and linked weight factors are determined (52) for each non-direct connection, the weight factors indicating the connectivity between the UEs. Then, the churn risk value is determined (54) based on the initial churn risk values and said weight factors.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments described herein permit classification of a new mobile user in a communication network based on demographics associated with the new mobile user. The demographics may include all or any of age, income, occupation, frequency of mobile usage, time of mobile usage, and type of mobile usage associated with the mobile users. In an exemplary implementations described herein, the method of classification may include representing, for a sample set of mobile users, each mobile user by a node and mobile usage between two nodes by an edge connecting the two nodes. The method may further include forming one or more communities of nodes based on increasing modularity. Modularity is a measure of how closely two nodes or communities are connected. The method also includes identifying a plurality of subunits by splitting each of the one or more communities based on articulation point determination.