Patents by Inventor Andrew Mark Ellerhorst

Andrew Mark Ellerhorst has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10580056
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving at least two parameters for a gift exchange from an organizer of the gift exchange. The at least two parameters can comprise a set of participants and a budget. The method further comprises identifying a gift exchange recipient for a respective participant in the set of participants, determining one or more gifts for the gift exchange recipient based at least in part on the budget and a first trust graph, and arranging for display the one or more determined gifts to the respective participant. In many embodiments, the first trust comprises levels of trust associated with the gift exchange recipient. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst, Abhishek Banerjee
  • Patent number: 10346895
    Abstract: In one embodiments, initiation of purchase transaction in response to a reply to a recommendation comprises a method. The method comprises, at a computer system having one or more processors and non-transitory memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, detecting a recommendation associated with a first user, the recommendation associated with a product or service. The method further comprises detecting a response from a second user to the recommendation, determining whether the response from the second user comprises a purchase decision, and in accordance with a determination that the response from the second user comprises the purchase decision, initiating a transaction for the second user to purchase the product or service associated with the recommendation. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst
  • Patent number: 10210559
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for recommendation scraping include a method comprising receiving a content feed, wherein the content feed is associated with a holder and identifying at least one post within the content feed comprising a mention of a respective item. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise generating an item recommendation corresponding to the respective item, associating the item recommendation with a profile associated with the holder, and sending instructions to present the item recommendation to one or more users. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Stuart Payton Robinson, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst
  • Patent number: 10181147
    Abstract: In some embodiments of methods and systems of purchasing products via a subscription mechanism, a method comprises, presenting a subscription mechanism corresponding to a first user, wherein the subscription mechanism is associated with a set of products. In many embodiments, the method further comprises receiving a notification from a second user selecting the subscription mechanism corresponding to the first user, determining that one or more conditions are satisfied, and causing at least a portion of the set of products associated with the subscription mechanism to be purchased by the second user. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst
  • Publication number: 20150278917
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for obtaining product recommendations include a method comprising receiving from a requestor a recommendation request and determining a first level category associated with the recommendation request. In many embodiments, the method further comprises sending instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more first users within a trust network of the requester, wherein the first users are identified as trusted by the requester with respect to the first level category, and if one or more first conditions are satisfied, send instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more second users, wherein each second user is within a respective trust network of a respective first user and is identified as trusted by the respective first user with respect to the first level category. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst, Stuart Payton Robinson
  • Publication number: 20150278916
    Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for recommendation scraping include a method comprising receiving a content feed, wherein the content feed is associated with a holder and identifying at least one post within the content feed comprising a mention of a respective item. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise generating an item recommendation corresponding to the respective item, associating the item recommendation with a profile associated with the holder, and sending instructions to present the item recommendation to one or more users. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Stuart Payton Robinson, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst
  • Publication number: 20150242931
    Abstract: In one embodiments, initiation of purchase transaction in response to a reply to a recommendation comprises a method. The method comprises, at a computer system having one or more processors and non-transitory memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, detecting a recommendation associated with a first user, the recommendation associated with a product or service. The method further comprises detecting a response from a second user to the recommendation, determining whether the response from the second user comprises a purchase decision, and in accordance with a determination that the response from the second user comprises the purchase decision, initiating a transaction for the second user to purchase the product or service associated with the recommendation. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst
  • Publication number: 20150206225
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving at least two parameters for a gift exchange from an organizer of the gift exchange. The at least two parameters can comprise a set of participants and a budget. The method further comprises identifying a gift exchange recipient for a respective participant in the set of participants, determining one or more gifts for the gift exchange recipient based at least in part on the budget and a first trust graph, and arranging for display the one or more determined gifts to the respective participant. In many embodiments, the first trust comprises levels of trust associated with the gift exchange recipient. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst, Abhishek Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20150206211
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of trusted gifting comprises, identifying a first user, identifying a second user associated with an event, and determining one or more potential products for the second user according to one or more criteria. In many embodiments, the method further comprises causing at least one product of the one or more determined potential products to be purchased for the second user by the first user. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst, Abhishek Banerjee
  • Publication number: 20150206113
    Abstract: In some embodiments of methods and systems of purchasing products via a subscription mechanism, a method comprises, presenting a subscription mechanism corresponding to a first user, wherein the subscription mechanism is associated with a set of products. In many embodiments, the method further comprises receiving a notification from a second user selecting the subscription mechanism corresponding to the first user, determining that one or more conditions are satisfied, and causing at least a portion of the set of products associated with the subscription mechanism to be purchased by the second user. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: WAL-MART STORES, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Stoll, Jan Magnus Stensmo, Andrew Mark Ellerhorst