Technologies for video-based commerce

• US 9,665,895 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: mov, Inc.
• Original Assignee: mov, Inc.
• Inventors: Alston, Christopher Renwick
• Primary Examiner(s): Civan, Ethan D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shui, Ming
• Application Number:
  US14/457,612
• Publication Number:
  US 20150046280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26, 705 261- 272
• 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: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2542 for selling goods, e.g. TV shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A computer system receiving audiovisual information, geographic information, and a seller term from a seller computer, said audiovisual information disclosing a seller offer at a seller location captured via said seller computer, said geographic information associated with said location, said audiovisual information associated with said geographic information, said system providing said audiovisual information to a buyer computer for an acceptance of said offer via said buyer computer, said system conditioning said acceptance upon said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said term based on said geographic information.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a marketplace computer configured to;

receive a seller offer comprising a file and a distance term from a seller computer over a network, the distance term including an offer distance and a transactional range, the transactional range automatically changing based on demographic information related to an area encompassed by the transactional range,

wherein said seller computer includes a camera, a microphone, and a seller geolocating unit,

wherein said file includes both audiovisual information captured via said camera and said microphone, and geographic information automatically obtained from said seller geolocating unit while capturing said audiovisual information at a seller location,

wherein said audiovisual information discloses the seller offer made at said seller location,

wherein said file is automatically tagged by said seller computer before sending to said marketplace computer to include geographic information for said seller location automatically obtained via said seller geolocating unit while said seller offer is being created based at least in part on said audiovisual information being captured via said camera and said microphone at said seller location,

automatically store said seller offer in a database coupled to said marketplace computer,

provide said seller offer to a buyer computer over said network when said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer, wherein said buyer computer includes a display, a speaker, and a buyer geolocating unit, wherein said display and said speaker are configured to output said audiovisual information for a presentation of said seller offer when said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer,

receive an acknowledgement from said buyer computer over said network based at least in part on said presentation of said seller offer while said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer, wherein said acknowledgement expresses a buyer desire to buy in compliance with at least the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer, wherein said acknowledgement includes buyer geolocation information automatically obtained via said buyer geolocating unit when sending said acknowledgement over said network,

determine whether said buyer computer is geographically positioned in compliance with the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer based on said buyer geolocation information included in said acknowledgment,

convert said acknowledgement into an acceptance of said seller offer by the buyer based at least in part on compliance with the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer,

wherein said acceptance is automatically communicated to said seller computer over said network; and

upon conversion of said acknowledgment into the acceptance, transfer payment from a buyer to an escrow account;

wherein the payment contained in the escrow account is released to a corresponding seller when the buyer and the seller meet in-person;

wherein the offer distance and the transactional range differ.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to:

receive a demographic segment term from said seller computer,

determine whether said buyer computer is geographically positioned in an area matching said demographic segment term based on said geolocation information, said geographic information read from said file, and said distance term, wherein said acceptance is based on said matching.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said acknowledgement is generated automatically and sent automatically from said buyer computer based on at least one of:

a display of said audiovisual information via said buyer computer during said presentation and a buyer single action via said buyer computer performed during said display such that said acknowledgement is contemporaneously communicated to said computer system responsive to said buyer single action, or

a display of said audiovisual information via said buyer computer during said presentation and a visual element within said audiovisual information via said buyer computer, wherein said visual element being buyer single action activated via said buyer computer such that said acknowledgement is contemporaneously communicated to said computer system responsive to said buyer single action.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein said transfer of funds is based at least in part on a price disclosed in said presentation,

receive an indication from said buyer computer when said buyer computer is geographically positioned in compliance with the distance term received from said seller computer to facilitate transacting based at least in part on said acceptance.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to un-provide said audiovisual information from at least one of another computer and said buyer computer based on said acceptance.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said computer system is configured to re-provide said audiovisual information to at least one of said another computer and said buyer computer based on a revocation of said acceptance via said seller computer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to facilitate communication between said seller computer and said buyer computer based on said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said distance term based on said geographic information and said geolocation information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to send social follow activity information to said buyer computer, wherein said activity information comprising a reference to said audiovisual information hosted on said computer system based on said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said distance term based on said geographic information and said geolocation information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to provide said audiovisual information to said buyer computer for said presentation based on said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said distance term based on said geographic information and said geolocation information.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to receive viewer review information for said audiovisual information from said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said distance term based on said geographic information and said geolocation information.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said seller computer is configured to process said audiovisual information in real-time when said audiovisual information is captured via said camera and said microphone and provide an audiovisual quality feedback in real-time such that a quality of said audiovisual information can be improved in real-time.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to process said audiovisual information, to identify an offering similar to said seller offer, and to provide said offering to said buyer computer, wherein said offering is hosted on said computer system based on uploading via another seller computer.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said offering is provided to said buyer computer based on said buyer computer being geographically positioned in compliance with said offer term based on said geographic information and said geolocation information.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein said computer system is configured to process said audiovisual information and to generate a listing automatically, wherein said listing is associated with said audiovisual information, said listing is alphanumerically searchable via said buyer computer.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said computer system is configured to create a plurality of subtitles for said audiovisual information based on said processing.

16. The system of claim 1, said marketplace computer being further configured to extract terms from audio and/or video content contained in said audiovisual information, wherein said seller offer includes said extracted terms.

17. A system comprising:

a marketplace computer configured to;

receive a seller offer comprising a file and a distance term from a seller computer over a network, the distance term including an offer distance and a transactional range, the transactional range automatically changing based on demographic information related to an area encompassed by the transactional range,

wherein said seller computer includes a camera, a microphone, and a seller geolocation receiver,

wherein said file includes both audiovisual information captured via said camera and said microphone, and geographic information automatically obtained from said seller geolocation receiver while capturing said audiovisual information at a seller location,

wherein said audiovisual information presents a good subject to said seller offer, wherein said good is located at said seller location,

wherein said file is automatically tagged by said seller computer before sending to said marketplace computer to include first geographic information for said seller location automatically obtained via said seller geolocation receiver while said seller offer is being created based at least in part on said audiovisual information being captured via said camera and said microphone at said seller location,

automatically store said seller offer in a database coupled to said marketplace computer,

provide said seller offer to a buyer computer over said network when said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer wherein said buyer computer includes a display, a speaker, and a buyer geolocation receiver, wherein said display and said speaker are configured to output said audiovisual information for a presentation of said seller offer for said good when said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer,

receive an acknowledgement from said buyer computer over said network based at least in part on said presentation of said seller offer for said good while said buyer computer is in compliance with the offer distance of said seller offer, wherein said acknowledgement expresses a buyer desire to buy said good in compliance with at least the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer, wherein said acknowledgement includes second geographic information automatically obtained via said buyer geolocation receiver at sending said acknowledgement over said network,

determine whether said buyer computer is geographically positioned in a compliance with the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer based on said second geographic information included in said acknowledgment,

send a sale confirmation to said seller computer over said network, wherein said sale confirmation is based at least in part on said acknowledgement and said compliance with the transactional range of said distance term of said seller offer; and

upon sending of the sale confirmation, transfer payment from a buyer to an escrow;

wherein the payment contained in the escrow account is released to a corresponding seller when the buyer and the seller meet in-person;

wherein the offer distance and the transactional range differ.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein said computer system is configured to:

receive a demographic segment term from said seller computer,

determine whether said buyer computer is geographically positioned in an area matching said demographic segment term based at least in part on said first geographic information obtained from said file, said second geographic information, and said distance term, wherein said sale confirmation is based at least in part on said matching.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said acknowledgement is generated automatically and sent automatically from said buyer computer based at least in part on a display of said audiovisual information via said buyer computer during said presentation and a buyer single action via said buyer computer performed during said display such that said acknowledgement is responsive to said buyer single action, wherein said buyer single action comprises at least one of a live vocal input into said buyer computer during said display or a shake of said buyer computer during said display, wherein said live vocal input enables a command to purchase immediately during said display.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said transfer of funds is based at least in part on a price disclosed in said presentation.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said computer system is configured to:

receive an indication from said buyer computer when said buyer computer is geographically positioned in compliance with the distance term received from said seller computer to facilitate transacting based at least in part on said sales confirmation.

22. The system of claim 17, said marketplace computer being further configured to extract terms from audio and/or video content contained ins aid audiovisual information, wherein said seller offer includes said extracted terms.