Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, facilitating a collaborative shopping session between first equipment of a first user and second equipment of a second user; obtaining a first shopping preference of the first user; obtaining a first image of first stock currently available for purchase in a first physical store; selecting, based at least in part upon the first shopping preference of the first user, a selected other physical store, the selected other physical store being selected from among at least a second physical store and a third physical store; obtaining a second image of second stock currently available for purchase in the selected other physical store; combining the first image and the second image into a combined image; sending to the first equipment the combined image; and sending to the second equipment the combined image. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the current subject matter are directed to implementing a distribution scenario in a system. In particular, implementations of the current subject matter provide for a designating client device to create a group of distributing client devices for events among and with a plurality of second client devices. Implementations of the current subject matter further relate to automatic assignment of items among the group of distributing client devices, the assignment based on designating client device-established constraints, and to providing an aggregate view of information related to the automatic assignment of the items to allow the designating client device to manage the items.

A Barcode to Zipcode Application, the purpose of which is to remove as many steps from the supply chain as possible, reducing the time required to complete the process of purchasing goods in one location for delivery in another location to hours or even minutes. This application contains interfaces to location based retail product information services as well as customer payment processing systems. The application functions as an internet web application with the primary users being the customer service representatives and delivery personnel.

The invention is concerning a proxy payment system including a user device, a physical store device provided in a physical store, an intermediary device provided in the physical store to communicate with the user device and the physical store device, and a proxy payment device provided on a network to make a payment to the physical store device on behalf of the user device in response to a request sent from the intermediary device over the network.

A system and process within a mobile device and/or social media application of coordinating, scheduling and booking people to connect and have live face to face streaming meet-and-greets through the application. A network connected server maintains a database and information to Facilitate the buying and selling of direct air time between specific users within the application. Wherein Users can go on and offer time available for a live meet-and-greet and other users can then go on and book and schedule time from the said time available. The application can also be used to schedule and pay for the meet-and-greet time, facilitating live “meet-and-greets” via the application.

Systems, methods, and computer program products for processing an online transaction to purchase a set of products. An On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) system includes a plurality of databases, each maintaining rules for determining a merchant at a different analytical level. To process the online transaction, the OLTP system searches a global rules database for rules defining the merchant at a transaction level, and a product rules database for rules defining the merchant at a product level. The OLTP system applies the rules returned by each database to the products to determine a baseline merchant assignment for each product. The OLTP system may then search an override rules database for applicable merchant override rules, and applies the override rules to the products. When a final merchant has been determined for each product, the OLTP system updates a database record defining the set of products to indicate the merchant for each product.

In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to receive, facilitate, and manage food ordering, especially remote, electronic food ordering. In some embodiments, a food order processing and management system includes an electronic user interface that receives a food order, a database with a plurality of food preparation facilities and capabilities associated therewith, and a central computer coupled to the database, where the central computer is configured to maintain the capabilities of the various food preparation facilities, such as the available ingredients and preparation selections in the database, receive a retrieval time for a particular food preparation facility and present the available capabilities to the user based on the updated database, and notify the food preparation facility of the details of the food order including the selected ingredients and preparation details, along with the retrieval time.

Various implementations described herein are able to leverage the interaction from one or more potential buyers relative to a digital image to automatically create a sales listing for items that appear to be of interest to the buyers. This reduces or eliminates all together the manual effort previously required of sellers in researching and collecting data on each item they wish to sell. Because of their technical nature, the innovative solutions described herein are also readily scalable which, in turn, greatly improves the seller's experience. Based on buyer interaction experiences, sales listings for each item for sale can be automatically created and listed.

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for an intelligent, continuously active purchasing assistant. The method may include receiving at least one customer specification from at least one potential customer of an expression of an interest in a purchase, the expression of the interest in the purchase comprising at least an interest lifetime; receiving a customer geolocation; receiving at least one supplier specification from at least one supplier of an inventory item; creating a continuous, real-time distribution channel comprising at least one match of the at least one customer specification and the at least one supplier specification of the inventory item, wherein the real-time distribution channel is sustained during the interest lifetime; and conducting an exchange wherein the inventory item is made available to the at least one potential customer. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

A method of controlling negotiations between a first party and a second party with respect to an item listed on an electronic-commerce platform having a restricted market is disclosed. Based on a submission of a received offer amount and a received quantity corresponding to the offer amount, a first round of a predetermined number of rounds of the negotiations is initiated. The first round includes displaying a counteroffer entry region comprising a location for receiving a counteroffer amount and a quantity corresponding to the counteroffer amount from the first party. Based on a submission of the received counteroffer amount and the received quantity corresponding to the counteroffer amount, a current approved price region comprising a location for a current approved price and a current approved quantity is updated. Via optional actions in an action region, the second party is allowed to participate in a second round of the negotiations.