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8364146 Initiation of wireless service  
Disclosed are various embodiments for implementing wireless service for a wireless device. In a representative embodiment, a service initiation system is executed in a computing device that...
8364551 Order consolidation prediction  
Described herein are predictions of consolidation between previously placed orders and potential orders in, for example, an e-commerce system. A consolidation prediction may include a determination...
8364549 Method, system, and apparatus for the customization of the funeral home services and products, for humans, animals, and pets  
This relates to the products and services for funeral homes (for pets, animals, and humans), general memorabilia, general awards, pet awards, human awards, and general gifts, along with the...
8365081 Embedding metadata within content  
Techniques for embedding metadata into a piece of content are described herein. With use of the embedded metadata, an application takes one or more actions specified by the embedded metadata upon...
8359240 Automating inventory management of consumer items  
A method and system for automating the management of an inventory of consumer items at a consumer location uses a programmed device that accepts input data and executes control logic for automating...
8359245 Taxonomy and data structure for an electronic procurement system  
A computer-implemented method is described, performed at a server hosting an electronic procurement system. Supplier catalog data is received at the server from a plurality of respective suppliers...
8359246 Secondary marketplace for digital media content  
A secondary marketplace can provide potential consumers with a plurality of previously sold digital media content items. Each of the previously sold digital media content items can include a...
8355956 Marketing goods with bar codes  
Disclosed herein are techniques to market products and services by enabling a potential consumer to access information about a product or service by simply scanning a bar code. Consistent with some...
8355959 Payment service capable of being integrated with merchant sites  
A computer-implemented service integrates with merchant sites to enable registered users of the service to perform purchase transactions on the merchant sites. In one embodiment, a merchant can...
8352325 Auction of multiple heterogeneous items among multiple buyers and sellers using software agents linked via a communication network  
A method, system and computer program product for conducting an online auction of a plurality of heterogeneous items between a plurality of selling and potential purchasing parties. The method...
8352334 System and method for ordering supplies for a multifunction device using a mobile wireless handset  
What is disclosed is a novel apparatus and method for effectuating the ordering of supplies via a wireless handset device. In one embodiment, the handset is pre-loaded with a plurality of folders...
8352328 Methods and systems for searching for goods in a virtual marketplace  
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that...
8346612 Business models for immersive environments  
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for a viewspace provider. The method comprises providing a viewspace at a location; and engaging in a transaction with an entity for a monetary...
8346620 Automatic modification of web pages  
A system for interactive paper is described. Data fragments are captured at locations in a rendered document. A digital version of the document is optionally located. Markup data applied to the...
8346629 Website, user interfaces, and applications facilitating improved media search capability  
A method for improving media search capability includes providing a user with access to an interface that allows the user to provide one or more inputs relating to an item of media (such as an...
8346627 Method, system and program product for approving item requests  
Under the present invention, an approver will log into a purchase application or the like. Upon logging in, the approver will be presented with a view of all item requests for which he/she must...
8346613 Zero integration model for e-commerce merchants  
Solutions for e-commerce merchants that allow such merchants to interact with buyers in foreign jurisdictions are disclosed. More specifically, solutions are presented that provide an...
8346628 Searcher call back request system and method  
A search based call back request system enables a user to request a follow up contact from a seller. The system provides search functionality and stores seller information such that when search...
8346623 System and method for navigating a collection of editorial content  
Computer-implemented systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating user navigation of a collection of editorial content associated with products include displaying a first user...
8346618 Programmable ticketing system  
A smart-card based system and methods to control access to a plurality of attractions within a geographical area. The system may include one or more reward terminals that are located at attractions...
8346624 Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services  
Systems and methods for recommending third party products and services. The method includes the steps of ranking the third party products and services based on one or more factors, and generating a...
8341028 Methods and systems for searching for goods  
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that...
8341030 System and method for providing access to product related electronic catalog functionality  
An aggregation of functionality related to a product within an electronic catalog hosted by a wholesaler web system is provided by presenting on a client computing device a webpage in which a...
8341550 User generated targeted advertisements  
User generated targeted advertisements is described. In embodiments, a selection of an advertisement template for a targeted advertisement can be received when initiated by a user. Advertisement...
8341025 E-mail based gift delivery  
A retail system enabling a first party to purchase a gift and to deliver the gift to a second party comprises a retailer computer and a communication network enabling a user device to communicate...
8341029 User profile and geolocation for efficient transactions  
Techniques for providing friction-free transactions using geolocation and user identifiers are described herein. These techniques may ascertain a user's location based on a location of a mobile...
8341038 Methods for viral marketing with visual communications  
Methods for providing a payment account enabling an accountholder of the account to obtain discounts on purchases made at point of sale terminals of a plurality of different merchants and to pay...
8341039 Mixed source media playback  
Playlists having media items from more than one source are described. Media items in a first library are mapped to media items from an online media item store. Media items within the playlist that...
8341032 Methods for transforming an auctioned item of unknown value and buyer into an auctioned item of known value and buyer  
Methods, including methods conducted with a computer system and/or over a telecommunications network, are provided for transforming an auctioned item of unknown value and buyer into an auctioned...
8341037 Mixed source media playback  
Playlists having media items from more than one source are described. Media items in a first library are mapped to media items from an online media item store. Media items within the playlist that...
8335728 Method and system for providing real-time financial goal monitoring and analysis  
A method and system for providing real-time financial goal monitoring and analysis whereby a given user defines budgetary and/or financial goals for one or more financial categories for a given...
8335724 Customized virtual catalog  
Various embodiments include an apparatus comprising a server operable to generate a customized virtual catalog including a plurality of composite images, wherein at least one of the plurality of...
8335723 Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating commerce  
According to one or more embodiments, apparatus, systems and methods are provided for facilitating commerce. In some embodiments, an apparatus (e.g., a central computer) facilitates posting of an...
8332277 Method, system and computer readable medium for facilitating a transaction between a customer, a merchant and an associate  
A method and system for facilitating a transaction between at least one user, at least one merchant, at least one associate is provided. The method includes the steps of the associate processing...
8332279 Methods and systems for searching for goods and services  
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that...
8332278 Method and system for retrieving information regarding an item posted for sale  
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that...
8332302 Method and apparatus for auctioning items  
An electronic auction system which Includes a Central Auction Controller (CAC) that allows sellers to list items for auction and users to enter bids and rank srdorings Is disclosed. The CAC...
8332283 User interface and methods for enabling users to efficiently track item selections in an electronic catalog  
An electronic commerce system provides various features for assisting customers in browsing and generating orders from an electronic catalog. One such feature enables customers to efficiently keep...
8332428 Browse hierarchies customized for rules based custom catalogs  
An arbitrary number of custom catalogs for an arbitrary number of customers can be published from a single database of seller catalog data. Custom browse hierarchies can be generated for each of...
8326699 Pre-qualifying sellers during the matching phase of an electronic commerce transaction  
A system providing seller pre-qualification during the matching phase of an electronic commerce transaction includes a directory structure comprising multiple hierarchically organized product...
8326690 User interface and methods for recommending items to users  
Improved user interfaces and methods are provided for presenting item recommendations to a user when the user selects an item to add to an electronic shopping cart. In response to the user's...
8326704 Virtual reality shopping experience  
A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location,...
8326700 System, method, and computer program for automatically displaying information for quickly comparing a specific item with others  
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automatically displaying information comparing items. In use, a first item is received for displaying information associated the...
8326703 Architectural design for product catalog management application software  
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing a software architecture design for a software application implementing catalog management useful to create or...
8321293 Systems and methods for marketplace listings using a camera enabled mobile device  
Computer-implemented systems and methods for generating marketplace listings using a camera enabled mobile device are described in which a request is received via a camera enabled mobile device to...
8321290 Business process and apparatus for online purchases using a rule-based transferable shopping basket  
An online shopping basket is acquired by a buyer from an online store and is customized according to rules specified by the buyer. The buyer places zero or more items in the online shopping...
8321301 Method and system for clothing shopping using an image of a shopper  
A shopper inputs a 3D image of himself to a computer which normalizes the image to a standard. The shopper can select an article of clothing from a web site and the image of the article is...
8321289 Method for making use of site activity index and a system thereof  
Provided are a method and a system for applying site activity indexes by a site activity index applying system connected to a plurality of user terminals through the Internet. In one embodiment,...
8321291 Method, system and computer readable medium for facilitating a transaction between a customer, a merchant and an associate  
A method and system for facilitating a transaction between at least one user, at least one merchant, at least one associate is provided. The method includes the steps of the associate processing...
8321300 Method and system for distribution of user generated content  
Systems and methods for distributing user-generated content are disclosed. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention may allow content to be generated by a user at a manufacturer's site...