Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090063263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Systems and methods of selecting advertising content are provided. A method of selecting advertising content includes analyzing first data associated with a first display element of the plurality of independent display elements. The plurality of independent display elements are associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object. The method also includes analyzing second data associated with a second display element of the plurality of independent display elements. The method further includes selecting, based at least partially on the first data and the second data, first advertisement content for display via an advertisement window separate from the first display element and the second display element. | 03-05-2009 |
20090064009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A SHOPPING CART LIST - A system to generate a shopping cart list is provided. The system includes a three-dimensional graphical display module to generate an interactive graphical display at a display device. The interactive graphical display includes a plurality of independent display elements associated with a representation of a three-dimensional object. The system also includes a shopping cart module to generate a shopping cart list including purchasable items selected from a plurality of independent storefront sites and to display the shopping cart list at the display device. | 03-05-2009 |
20100107187 | System and Method of Displaying Advertising Content - A system and method of displaying advertising content are provided. The system to display advertising content includes a three-dimensional graphical display module to generate an interactive three-dimensional user interface display. The system also includes an advertising module to display advertising content at the three-dimensional user interface display. The system further includes advertising content displayable using a plurality of views. A first view of the plurality of views is adapted for display at a first viewer perspective and a second view of the plurality of views is adapted for display at a second viewer perspective. | 04-29-2010 |
20110196863 | TAGGED FAVORITES FROM SOCIAL NETWORK SITE FOR USE IN SEARCH REQUEST ON A SEPARATE SITE - A tag is received from a member of a social network site. The tag is associated with a favorite of the member. Tag data obtained from the tag is provided to a second site that hosts a searching service. The second site determines the relevancy of the tag data relative to a new search request received by a user on the second site. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196922 | PROVIDING AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK SITE USING A SEPARATE MESSAGING SITE - A question is received on a first social network site from a first user. The question is sent to a second user of a second social network site who receives the question from the second social network site. The first social network site receives an answer to the question from the second user via the second social network site and provides the answer to the first user. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196923 | SEARCHING DATA IN A SOCIAL NETWORK TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST - An information request is received from a user of a social network. Data for other users in the social network is searched in order to provide an answer to the request. A question based on the information request is sent to one or more of the other users having prior activity on the social network that is related to the information request. | 08-11-2011 |
20130254023 | System and Method of Selecting Advertising Content - A method includes receiving data for an object at a computing device. The method includes sending a representation of the object from the computing device to a display device coupled to the computing device. The object includes a first display element in a featured position and a second display element. The method includes selecting advertising content with a processor of the computing device based on first information retrieved from the data that is associated with the first display element, based on second information retrieved from the data that is associated with the second display element, and based on a first location in the representation of the first display element relative to a second location in the representation of the second display element. The method also includes sending the advertising content from the computing device to the display device for display in an advertising window. | 09-26-2013 |
20130282814 | PROVIDING AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK SITE USING A SEPARATE MESSAGING SITE - A question is received on a first social network site from a first user. The question is sent to a second user of a second social network site who receives the question from the second social network site. The first social network site receives an answer to the question from the second user via the second social network site and provides the answer to the first user. | 10-24-2013 |
20140236877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - A method includes receiving data for an object at a computing device. The method includes sending a representation of the object from the computing device to a display device coupled to the computing device. The object includes a first display element in a featured position and a second display element. The method includes selecting advertising content with a processor of the computing device based on first information retrieved from the data that is associated with the first display element, based on second information retrieved from the data that is associated with the second display element, and based on a first location in the representation of the first display element relative to a second location in the representation of the second display element. The method also includes sending the advertising content from the computing device to the display device for display in an advertising window. | 08-21-2014 |
20140330678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A SHOPPING CART LIST - A method includes receiving user input at a computing device. The user input indicates a selection of an image at a purchasable item displayed via a first display element of a plurality display elements of a representation sent to a display device associated with the computing device. The first display element is associated with a first vendor. The method includes retrieving information that identifies the purchasable item via the computing device. The method includes querying, via the computing device, a plurality of devices associated with vendors to identify other vendors in addition to the first vendor that sell the purchasable item based on the information. The method also includes identifying, via the computing device, a second vendor of the other vendors that satisfies a condition. | 11-06-2014 |
20140372529 | PROVIDING AN ANSWER TO A QUESTION FROM A SOCIAL NETWORK SITE USING A SEPARATE MESSAGING SITE - A question is received on a first social network site from a first user. The question is sent to a second user of a second social network site who receives the question from the second social network site. The first social network site receives an answer to the question from the second user via the second social network site and provides the answer to the first user. | 12-18-2014 |