Method and system to process navigation information
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10419515
A system to process navigation information includes at least one hardware processor and an information storage and retrieval platform executed by the at least one hardware processor. The information storage and retrieval platform is configured to receive a data request from a client, the data request including a client identifier that identifies the client, generate a network event in response to the data request received from the client, and generate, by the at least one hardware…
System and method for providing user interfaces for fashion selection
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10417675
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and an associated method to retrieve information related to marketplace items within an electronic environment are disclosed. A network architecture comprises a listing module to store the information related to the marketplace items. The related information includes one or more user-created items such as an image of a model with one or more tagged items worn by the model. Each of the one or more tagged items has associated descriptive metadata.…
Method and system for problem modification and processing
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10417075
A notification of a problem associated with an application may be received. A difference may be determined between a problem version of the application and an operational version of the application to identify a change associated with the problem. A person associated with the change may be determined. A task of resolving the problem may be assigned to the person associated with the change. A person may be notified of the problem and of the assigning of the task based on the identified…
Adapting legacy endpoints to modern APIs
Granted: September 17, 2019
Patent Number:
10417066
Example methods and systems are directed to adapting legacy endpoints to modern application protocol interfaces (APIs). A legacy endpoint may provide a powerful and complex API. A modern application may desire access to the legacy endpoint. One or more layers may be added between the modern application and the legacy endpoint. Each layer may provide a different API. These layers of APIs may transform the interface from a powerful and complex interface to a more limited but simpler and…
Adopting data across different sites
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10412162
Systems and methods of adopting data across different sites are disclosed. In some example embodiments, a data adoption system configures a first networked site to adopt data from one or more other networked sites, detects new data on the other networked site(s), with the new data being associated with a data item on the other networked site(s), determines that a record of the data item is being stored on the first networked site, and stores the new data from the other networked site(s)…
Extraction of body dimensions from planar garment photographs of fitting garments
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10410414
Techniques for extraction of body parameters, dimensions and shape of a customer are presented herein. A model descriptive of a garment, a corresponding calibration factor and reference garment shapes can be assessed. A garment shape corresponding to the three-dimensional model can be selected from the reference garment shapes based on a comparison of the three-dimensional model with the reference garment shapes. A reference feature from the plurality of reference features may be…
System and method for recognizing deformed linear barcodes from a stream of varied focus video frames
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10410030
In a system and method of recognizing a barcode from a stream of video frames, a processor-implemented camera module receives a stream of video frames, with at least one video frame including a barcode. A processor-implemented barcode blur estimate module estimates an amount of defocus blur in a video frame. The processor-implemented barcode blur estimate module further estimates an identity of the barcode. A processor-implemented barcode localization module identifies a region of the…
Method for detecting and analyzing site quality
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10409883
A method and system for analyzing sites is described. A scanner module scans listings of an online publication. A quality engine analyzes the quality of the listings. A data collection module collects defective conditions of the listings determined by the quality engine. A report module reports the defective conditions of the listings. An auto correction module automatically corrects at least a first portion of the defective conditions of the listings. A manual correction module enables…
Searching multiple sellers by multiple matching items
Granted: September 10, 2019
Patent Number:
10409870
In various exemplary embodiments, a system and associated method perform a search for a plurality of items in an electronic environment. In one embodiment, the system includes a keyword prompt engine to receive a plurality of keywords from an end-user. Each of the plurality of keywords is related to the plurality of items for which the end-user is searching. A price range engine prompts the end-user to input a price range for each of the plurality of items. A search engine uses one or…
Wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10405141
There are provided systems and methods for wireless beacon devices for use in tracking user locations during group travel. A user may take a trip on a vehicle, such as a bus, train, cruise ship, or other large travel vehicle. The users may disembark the vehicle in order to visit a location but plan to travel further on the vehicle. Thus, when the vehicle is attempting to leave the location where the users have left the vehicle, the vehicle may be required to again account for each…
Dynamic geofence based on members within
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10405136
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving, via a mobile station, contextual information or geographic location data relating to a plurality of members of the population within the geographic region, identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to at least two members of the population as a basis for defining a first boundary of the geofence to include the at least two members, wherein the common element is identified upon a comparison of the first…
User security authentication system in internet and method thereof
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10404685
The present invention relates to a user security authentication system in an Internet environment and a method therefor, which generate encrypted member authentication data by combining a member ID and a password selected when a user subscribes, as a member, to an arbitrary web service provider system with a unique code value of a security code selection module such that code complexity in a step of accessing the arbitrary web service provider system can be increased, and security can be…
Searchable texture index
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402885
Electronic content that has a tactile dimension when presented on a tactile-enabled computing device may be referred to as tactile-enabled content. A tactile-enabled device is a device that is capable of presenting tactile-enabled content in a manner that permits a user to experience tactile quality of electronic content. In one example embodiment, a system is provided for generating content that has a tactile dimension when presented on a tactile-enabled device.
Methods and systems for facilitating comparison shopping with geographically-specific, real-time product inventory information
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402884
Consistent with some embodiments of the invention, a web-based comparison shopping and marketplace service enables a user to search for and/or browse products of interest, and then obtain geographically-relevant, real-time product availability and pricing information for a product of interest that is offered by one or more physical retail stores. Additionally, with some embodiments, the service enables a user to conclude a purchase transaction for a product that is located at a retail…
Computer-implemented method and system for enabling the automated selection of keywords for rapid keyword portfolio expansion
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402858
A computer-implemented method and system for enabling the automated selection of keywords for rapid keyword portfolio expansion are disclosed. Various embodiments are operable to receive a plurality of keywords to be trafficked on a search engine, and automatically select at least one of the plurality of keywords to be omitted from trafficking on the search engine based on pruning criteria. In some example embodiments, the automatically selecting comprises for each one of the selected at…
System and method for generating an electronic catalog for online computer users
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402848
A system and method for generating an electronic catalog for online computer users is disclosed. Item information from a seller site is retrieved based on a webpage template that corresponds to a structure of the seller site. Item information is stored in a database of item listings. Display of an item listing from the database of item listings is caused. A drag and drop selection of the displayed item listing is detected. The item listing is arranged on a page of a computer-generated…
Method and apparatus for social network qualification systems
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402833
There is provided a method and system for qualification testing in a social network service. Qualification testing provides access control into a social network, wherein qualification is based on answers to questions related to a topic. In one example, members admitted to the network provide guidance, notes and research assistance to another member. The social network members access the social network from an external networked computing service, such as another social network, to…
Redirecting to a trusted device for secured data transmission
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402821
In various example embodiments, a machine is configured to redirect completion of a transaction to a trusted device. For example, the machine determines that a page involving the transaction is being displayed in a user interface of a first device. The page may be associated with the product or service. The machine identifies an interruption of the displaying of the page in the user interface of the first device. The machine identifies a second device that is trusted by the user. The…
Search based on diversity
Granted: September 3, 2019
Patent Number:
10402401
A method and system for a search based on diversity is described. The system calculates a diversity index for a result set comprising results for a query. The diversity index is a measure of diversity among the results of the query. The diversity index relates to differences among the results. The system compares the diversity index to a threshold value. Finally, the system expands the query with one or more query terms based on the comparison.
Dynamic content delivery search system
Granted: August 27, 2019
Patent Number:
10394892
Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing a dynamic content delivery search system. In example embodiments, entry of a first keyword of a search string comprising a plurality of keywords is detected. The first keyword is identified after entry of the first keyword and prior to entry of a second keyword of the search string. A first set of…
