Patents by Inventor Steven Conine

Steven Conine 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).

  • Publication number: 20240193886
    Abstract: Method and systems for generating, storing, and using a digital representation of a property are provided. The digital representation of the property may include a property profile comprising information associated with an address of the property, the property profile comprising multiple digital representations of multiple respective indoor and/or outdoor spaces of the property and a user profile comprising metadata associated with an owner and/or an occupant of the property. The digital representation of the property may be used in various applications including shopping (e.g., shopping for products, like furniture, which may be purchased for use in the property), provisioning of services for the property (e.g., design services, contractor services, etc.), and various other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Wayfair LLC
    Inventors: Shrenik Sadalgi, Steven Conine, Nicole Allison Tan
  • Patent number: 8650066
    Abstract: A system and method maximize profits by determining the optimal combination of sale price for a product and bids for advertising. The system and method address the non-linear relationship between product pricing and advertising through an advertising bidding system. In particular, a seller sells a product at a plurality of sale prices and buys the at least one advertisement by submitting a plurality of bid prices to the at least one advertising venue, resulting in a combination of bid prices for the at least one advertisement at each of the plurality of sale prices. Data from advertising with each of the at least one advertisement is collected. Then, a non-linear model for pricing and bidding is determined from the collected data, and an optimal price for the product and an optimal advertising bid for each of the at least one advertisement is determined from the non-linear model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: CSN Stores, Inc.
    Inventors: Niraj Shah, Steven Conine
  • Publication number: 20080046316
    Abstract: A system and method maximize profits by determining the optimal combination of sale price for a product and bids for advertising. The system and method address the non-linear relationship between product pricing and advertising through an advertising bidding system. In particular, a seller sells a product at a plurality of sale prices and buys the at least one advertisement by submitting a plurality of bid prices to the at least one advertising venue, resulting in a combination of bid prices for the at least one advertisement at each of the plurality of sale prices. Data from advertising with each of the at least one advertisement is collected. Then, a non-linear model for pricing and bidding is determined from the collected data, and an optimal price for the product and an optimal advertising bid for each of the at least one advertisement is determined from the non-linear model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: Niraj Shah, Steven Conine