Multimodal content recognition and contextual advertising and content delivery
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962634
The present disclosure is directed to providing supplemental content to one or more client devices requesting multimedia content. The supplemental content may be determined or selected based on the availability of one or more device channels, such as a display, speakers, or other component of the one or more client devices capable of providing an output. The supplemental content may also be selected based on one or more characteristics of the requested multimedia content, such as a…
Method, medium, and system for removal of listings based on similarity
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11961133
A method of generating a user-interface to be displayed at a remote location may include receiving a search request for an item listing and retrieving a first listing and a second listing based on the search request, determining a similarity score between the first and second listings that is based on multiple properties common to the first and second listings, and generating instructions to be transmitted to a remote location to generate a user interface to be displayed at the remote…
Marketplace listing generation using message metadata
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11961132
Systems and methods are disclosed to receive a message from a user device. The message may include metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device. The method may also determine a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device and create a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.
Traceable key block-chain ledger
Granted: April 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11956357
Techniques are shown for key management using a traceable key blockchain. A first block corresponding to a cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, and the first block is securely modified to include metadata describing a key source for the cryptographic key. A second block corresponding to a first key transaction with the cryptographic key is generated on the blockchain, the second block is linked to the first block, and the second block is securely modified to include metadata…
Replaced device handler
Granted: April 9, 2024
Patent Number:
11954723
In various example embodiments, a system and method for handling a replaced smart device are presented. A computer-implemented replaced device handler detects that a user's smart device was replaced with a new device of the same class and, in response, presents the user with an invitation to sell their old device that has been replaced. A replaced device handler may be provided in connection with an on-line trading platform.
Phone thermal context
Granted: April 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11949556
A method and a system implement a thermal context manager (hereinafter “TCM”) that detects a thermal state and a position of a computing device. Based on the detected thermal state(s) and the detected position(s) of the computing device, the TCM initiates an action associated with the computing device. The TCM continually monitors the computing device in order to create a thermal state profile of the computing device. To create the thermal state profile, the TCM stores data…
Body measurement garment for optimal garment fit
Granted: April 2, 2024
Patent Number:
11944146
A system comprising a machine-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for collecting body measurements of a human user using a body measurement garment is provided. The body measurement garment comprises a plurality of sensors configured to produce a set of output data. The method may include receiving the set of output data from the body measurement garment and determining a plurality of body measurements from the output data. The method…
Virtual environment arrangement and configuration
Granted: March 26, 2024
Patent Number:
11941685
Virtual environment arrangement and configuration techniques are described. In one example, virtualization techniques are employed to generate a virtual environment as implemented via a virtual reality platform by one or more computing devices. The virtual environment includes virtual stores arranged along virtual streets. Virtual digital content is included in the stores, such as to initiate conversion of a good or service represented by the content. Configuration of the virtual…
Automatic ordering of consumable items
Granted: March 26, 2024
Patent Number:
11941676
A machine is configured to automatically order consumable items for an account. For example, the machine accesses image input associated with a consumable item. The image input is recorded by a camera associated with a client device. The machine identifies an account based on an identifier of the client device. The machine determines a level of consumption of the consumable item for the account based on the image input. The machine, based on the level of consumption, automatically places…
Methods and systems for reducing item selection error in an e-commerce environment
Granted: March 19, 2024
Patent Number:
11935103
Methods and systems for displaying, to a user interface, categories of items for the user to select from for querying the system, in order to enable the system to return to the user images of items of the type desired by the user for possible purchase. The items categories of items can be presented to the user interface visually in silhouette form so that the user can select brand and the silhouette image of the type of item desired. Upon selection of the silhouette image, a query is…
Commerce applications: data handshake between an on-line service and a third-party partner
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11930067
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and an associated method for presenting a commerce application to an electronic device of an end-user. The method includes establishing electronic communications from the end-user to a first server (e.g., an electronic marketplace) in response to the end-user accessing a widget presented by the first server, and establishing electronic communications between the first server and a second server. The second server may be another electronic…
Managing products at a physical marketplace
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11928727
In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing products at a physical marketplace is described. A method includes receiving an image and a category of a product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, including the image in a list of images for the category, providing the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace, retrieving additional information regarding the product in response to a request by one of the customers, and generating a listing for…
Emoji understanding in online experiences
Granted: March 12, 2024
Patent Number:
11928428
Understanding emojis in the context of online experiences is described. In at least some embodiments, text input is received and a vector representation of the text input is computed. Based on the vector representation, one or more emojis that correspond to the vector representation of the text input are ascertained and a response is formulated that includes at least one of the one or more emojis. In other embodiments, input from a client machine is received. The input includes at least…
Product identification assistance techniques in an electronic marketplace application
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11922474
A system for assisting a user in listing items for sale in an electronic marketplace via an electronic marketplace application is disclosed. A product identification technique for assisting the user in listing of the item for sale in the electronic marketplace is determined based on initial user input provided by the user. A prompt to provide additional user input is then displayed to the user in the user interface of the electronic marketplace application, where the additional user data…
Generating a tokenized reputation score
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11922453
Systems and methods for generating tokenized reputation scores are described. In one example, a service provider system receives data describing user activity associated with a service provider account and determines that the user activity is eligible for a reputation reward of reputation tokens. The service provider system initiates a calculation of the reputation reward based on the data describing the user activity. Further, the service provider system verifies a transfer of…
Adaptive data platforms
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11921811
An experimentation platform controls testing of features by an application server. Based on a user identifier, the experimentation platform determines which feature should be provided, and the application server provides the corresponding version of a user interface. If the user behavior data shows that using a tested feature results in an improvement, the tested feature will be adopted. To determine whether or not an improvement is observed, a statistically significant amount of data is…
Global distributed transactions across microservices
Granted: March 5, 2024
Patent Number:
11921701
A global transaction system receives a transaction request for a plurality of database services of microservices. The global transaction system receives a plurality of local commit decisions of local commit requests from local transaction managers of the database services of the microservices. The local commit request corresponds to the transaction request for each database. The global transaction system generates a physical commit request to each of the local transaction managers based…
Image analysis and prediction based visual search
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11914636
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for adding new features to a network service. A method includes receiving an image depicting an object of interest. A category set is determined for the object of interest and an image signature is generated for the image. Using the category set and the image signature, the method identifies a set of publications within a publication database and assigns a rank to each publication. The method causes presentation of the ranked list of…
Multi-legged network attribution using tracking tokens and attribution stack
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11916898
Technologies are shown for network attribution tracking for a multi-legged transaction. In accordance with some aspects, a first token is provided to a first partner service. A token request is received from a second partner service, wherein the token request includes the first token. A second token is associated with the first token, and the second token is provided to the second partner service. A transaction is attributed to the first partner service and the second partner service…
Processing high volume network data
Granted: February 27, 2024
Patent Number:
11916727
Disclosed are a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for event messaging over a network. An identification module receives first data identifying consumer devices available to receive event messages linked to a topic. The identification module receives second data identifying a producer device available to provide event messages linked to the topic. A provisioning module links a plurality of values to…
