G06Q30/0613

Social network-based inventory management
11615452 · 2023-03-28 · ·

An example embodiment includes a system server configured for social network-based inventory management. The system server includes processors and non-transitory computer-readable storage media communicatively coupled to the processors. The media store instructions that, in response to execution by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations. The operations include receiving category specifications and access category definitions for access categories. The access category definitions include relationship criteria for the access categories. The operations include identifying a relationship between a second user and a first user, comparing an identified relationship with the relationship criteria, and determining which of the access categories the second user is included based on the comparison.

Method, medium, and system for an integration platform for interfacing with third party channels

An integration platform provides a third party channel products from a merchant, so that the third party channel may cause an opportunity to be presented to a user to purchase one of the products. In response to an indication of a user purchase, the integration platform transmits a purchase request to the electronic commerce platform to create an order for the purchase. The integration platform may create a payment for the purchase with the merchant's payment processor and transmit the payment to the payment processor, update the order with the merchant's electronic commerce platform with the payment information, update the status of the order to shipped, and capture payment information by communicating with the payment provider. The merchant's electronic commerce platform may then update the order with the integration platform, which may notify the third party channel of the update so that update may be communicated to the user.

Method and system for operating a storage facility
11488193 · 2022-11-01 · ·

Systems, methods, and machine-readable instruction sets, configured for delivering, to one or more secure storage facilities operated by or on behalf of, or otherwise associated with, a first enterprise, and located at a premises owned, leased, operated by or on behalf of, and/or otherwise associated with, a second enterprise, such as a conveniently-located vendor premises engaged in selling unrelated goods or services, goods associated with an order placed with the first enterprise via a communications network; and delivering, to a resource identifier associated with the order, signals representing value, such as coupon(s), loyalty and/or other discount points, etc., redeemable at the second enterprise, and/or at a third-party premises.

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ASSISTANCE TECHNIQUES IN AN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE APPLICATION
20230036252 · 2023-02-02 · ·

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 corresponds to the determined product identification technique for assisting the user. A listing for the item is generated based on the additional input provided by the user, and the listing is displayed to the user in the user interface of the electronic marketplace application.

Bridging physical and virtual spaces

Examples of systems and methods for bridging virtual and physical spaces are described. In some of these examples, a particular communicant's real world state drives changes in one or more of the communications connections, virtual state, and communications interface of the particular communicant or another communicant.

NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, CUSTOMER SERVICE DETECTION METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE
20230033062 · 2023-02-02 · ·

An information processing device obtains skeletal information which includes a location of joint in each of users who acted on a product. Then, the information processing device generates a feature quantity that characterizes an action of each of the users on a basis of the location of joint included in the skeletal information of each of the users. Then, the information processing device generates a determination index for determining a user interested in a product, by using the feature quantity of each of the users. After that, the information processing device detects a customer service target from visiting users, by using the determination index.

Sales assistance based on purchasing prediction

The method includes receiving a location of a client device and one or more items of interest to a user of the client device. The method further includes determining that the location of the client device is within a threshold distance of an item of the one or more items of interest. The method further includes generating a communication with the user of the client device. The method further includes receiving a response from the user of the client device. The method further includes determining if the received response indicates an intent to purchase the item. In one embodiment, the method further includes identifying a sales representative to assist the user of the client device, responsive to determining that the received response indicates an intent to purchase the item.

VIRTUAL CURRENCY IN A NATIVE APPLICATION ENVIRONMENT

Embodiments disclosed provide a virtual currency system within a messaging application by performing operations comprising: launching, within a messaging application, a third-party application; receiving, by the messaging application from the third-party application, a request to perform an ecommerce transaction in relation to an item available for consumption on the third-party application; determining, by the messaging application, an expected attribute for the item based on accessing a database that stores expected attribute information for multiple items; verifying, by the messaging application, that an attribute of the item specified by the request corresponds to the expected attribute for the item; and processing, by the messaging application, the ecommerce transaction in response to successfully verifying that the attribute of the item satisfies a verification criterion based on the expected attribute for the item.

Checkins for services from a messenger chatbot
11615450 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A chatbot check-in platform includes a salon application associated with a messenger chatbot, wherein a user requests via the chatbot an appointment for a salon service. The platform includes a location service in communication with the salon application for finding a salon nearby a user; a salon services API in communication with the salon application for finding a requested salon service and time for appointment for the salon; and a database interface responding to a request for making an appointment with the salon. A method of using a chatbot check-in platform includes instructions, when executed by a processor, that cause the processor to execute actions including: receiving, by a first processor, a request received via an associated messenger chatbot for booking an appointment for a service provided by a salon, wherein the first processor is a processor of a device, the device includes machine readable memory accessible by the first processor; finding a salon and service, by the first processor in response the request; prompting, by the first processor, a booking for the salon and service via an associated chatbot; and upon receiving, by the first processor, a confirmation from the user via the chatbot, booking the salon and service.

VIDEO STREAM INTERFACE BASED ON THIRD-PARTY WEBPAGE INFORMATION
20230032373 · 2023-02-02 ·

Techniques for display using a video stream interface based on third-party webpage information are disclosed. Information on one or more products is obtained from a website by a third party. The one or more products comprise a product, a service, a coupon, or a membership. A video about the one or more products is rendered by a video user interface to a user. The video user interface comprises a video player in combination with a user interface. The video user interface and the third party are interfaced between each other based on a user interaction with the video user interface. Product information is fetched from a server based on the interfacing between the video user interface and the third party. Further product information comprises a reaction, a chat, a transaction, a promotion, and an interaction. The video is augmented with further information based on the fetching.