Virtual jewelry shopping in secondary markets

• US 10,176,515 B2
• Filed: 04/01/2015
• Issued: 01/08/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronic Commodities Exchange
• Original Assignee: Electronic Commodities Exchange
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard, Tam, Simon, Watkins, Brian, Klein, Moshe, Klein, Joel, Berg, Alex
• Primary Examiner(s): Desai, Resha
• Assistant Examiner(s): Smith, Lindsey B
• Application Number:
  US14/676,809
• Publication Number:
  US 20150278891A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0278 Product appraisal
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0619 Neutral agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

Methods, systems and apparatus for virtual online jewelry sales in secondary markets.

Claims

1. A method for communication between an interface of a computing device of a broker and an interface of a computing device of a user and a remote computing device of a other user for secondary sale of a jewelry item, the method comprising:

receiving, by at least one processor of at least one computer, from an interface of a computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell a previously owned jewelry item;

receiving, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, from the interface of the computing device of the user, information regarding the previously owned jewelry item;

transmitting by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, an appraised purchase price determined for the previously owned jewelry item based on an appraisal conducted for the previously owned jewelry item;

receiving, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer from the interface of the computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price, generating by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, authentication indication comprising authenticity data generated based on verification information from an interface of a computing device of a verification system, the authentication indication comprising an offer to sell the previously owned jewelry item;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item, causing, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, the authentication indication to be displayed on an interface of an online jewelry website at the appraised purchase price;

receiving by the at least one processor of the at least one computer from an interface of a remote computing device of the other user, a request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item, causing, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, a transaction for a sale of the previously owned jewelry item to be executed at the appraised purchase price;

identifying, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, at least one local partner location located within a predetermined radius of a location determined from a global positioning system (GPS) locator of the remote computing device of the other user to allow the other user to request an in-person appraisal for the previously owned jewelry item;

extracting, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, from an identifier associated with shipment of the previously owned jewelry item to the identified at least one local partner location, data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry item;

providing, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, to a computer associated with the identified at least one local partner location, the data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry item;

generating, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, a user interface comprising an image overlay of the previously owned jewelry item and sensitivity indicators, wherein the sensitivity indicators allow the other user to adjust an image of the image overlay on a display of the remote computing device of the other user in order to provide an optimal image;

communicating, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, the user interface comprising the image overlay and the sensitivity indicators to the remote computing device of the other user; and

receiving, by the at least one processor of the at least one computer, sensitivity feedback associated with the sensitivity indicators from the remote computing device of the other user which changes the appearance of the image of the image overlay and provides the optimal image.

2. The method of claim 1, in which the remote computing device comprises a global positioning system (GPS) locator.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining a location of a customer using the GPS locator on the remote computing device.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

identifying at least one local partner location located within a predetermined radius of the determined location of the remote computing device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting, by the at least one processor, an indication that the previously owned jewelry item will be shipped to the at least one local partner location.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a request, from the remote computing device, for a meeting with a sales representative located at the at least one local partner location.

7. The method of claim 1, in which the authentication indication comprises a photograph of the previously owned jewelry item.

8. The method of claim 1, in which the authentication indication comprises a description of the previously owned jewelry item.

9. An apparatus for communication for between an interface of a computing device of a broker and an interface of a computing device of a user and a remote computing device of a other user for secondary sale of a jewelry item, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor of at least one computer;

at least one memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to;

receive, from an interface of a computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell a previously owned jewelry item;

receive, from the interface of the computing device of the user, information regarding the previously owned jewelry item;

transmit an appraised purchase price determined for the previously owned jewelry item based on an appraisal conducted for the previously owned jewelry item;

receive, from the interface of the computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price, generate authentication indication comprising authenticity data generated based on verification information from an interface of a computing device of a verification system, the authentication indication comprising an offer to sell the previously owned jewelry item;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item, cause the authentication indication to be displayed on an interface of an online jewelry website at the appraised purchase price;

receive, from an interface of a remote computing device of the other user, a request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item, cause a transaction for a sale of the previously owned jewelry item to be executed at the appraised purchase price;

identify at least one local partner location located within a predetermined radius of a location determined from a global positioning system (GPS) locator of the remote computing device of the other user to allow the user to request an in-person appraisal for the previously owned jewelry item;

extract, from an identifier associated with shipment of the previously owned jewelry item to the identified local partner location, data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry;

provide to a computer, associated with the identified local partner location, the data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry item;

generate a user interface comprising an image overlay of the previously owned jewelry item and sensitivity indicators, wherein the sensitivity indicators allow the other user to adjust an image of the image overlay on a display of the remote computing device of the other user in order to provide an optimal image;

communicate the user interface comprising the image overlay and the sensitivity indicators to the remote computing device of the other user; and

receive sensitivity feedback associated with the sensitivity indicators from the remote computing device of the other user which changes the appearance of the image of the image overlay and provides the optimal image.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the remote computing device comprises a global positioning system (GPS) locator.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

determine a location of a customer using the GPS locator on the remote computing device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

identify at least one local partner location located within a predetermined radius of the determined location of the customer.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

transmit, by the at least one processor, an indication that the previously owned jewelry item will be shipped to the at least one local partner location.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

receive a request for a meeting with a sales representative located at the at least one local partner location.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the authentication indication comprises a photograph of the previously owned jewelry item.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, in which the authentication indication comprises a description of the previously owned jewelry item.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for communication for between an interface of a computing device of a broker and an interface of a computing device of a user and an interface of a remote computing device of a other user for secondary sale of a jewelry item, the instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer, direct the at least one processor to:

receive, from an interface of a computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell a previously owned jewelry item;

receive, from the interface of the computing device of the user, information regarding the previously owned jewelry item;

transmit an appraised purchase price determined for the previously owned jewelry item based on an appraisal conducted for the previously owned jewelry item;

receive, from an interface of a computing device of the user, an indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price, generate authentication indication comprising authenticity data generated based verification information from an interface of a computing device of a verification system, the authentication indication comprising an offer to sell the previously owned jewelry item;

responsive to receiving the indication of a desire to sell the previously owned jewelry item, cause the authentication indication to be displayed on an online jewelry website at the appraised purchase price;

receive, from an interface of the remote computing device of the other user, a request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item at the appraised purchase price;

responsive to receiving the request to purchase the previously owned jewelry item, cause a transaction for a sale of the previously owned jewelry item to be executed at the appraised purchase price;

identify at least one local store located within a predetermined radius of a location determined from a global positioning system (GPS) locator of the remote computing device of the other user to allow the other user to request an in-person appraisal for the previously owned jewelry item;

extract, from an identifier associated with shipment of the previously owned jewelry item to a local partner location, data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry item;

provide a computer, associated with the local partner location, with the data representing information regarding a request to view the previously owned jewelry item;

generate a user interface comprising an image overlay of the previously owned jewelry item and sensitivity indicators, wherein the sensitivity indicators allow the other user to adjust an image of the image overlay on a display of the remote computing device of the other user in order to provide an optimal image;

communicate the user interface comprising the image overlay and the sensitivity indicators to the remote computing device of the other user; and

receive sensitivity feedback associated with the sensitivity indicators from the remote computing device of the other user which changes the appearance of the image of the image overlay and provides the optimal image.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17,

in which the remote device comprises a global positioning system (GPS) locator, and

in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

determine a location of a customer using the GPS locator on the remote computing device.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

identify at least one local partner location located within a predetermined radius of the determined location of the customer.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 19, in which the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further direct the at least one processor to:

transmit, by the at least one processor, an indication that the previously owned jewelry item will be shipped to the at least one local partner location.