Systems, methods, and devices for determining and displaying market relative position of unique items

• US 10,109,001 B1
• Filed: 10/26/2017
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vast.com, Inc. (Vroom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Vast.com, Inc. (Vroom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Levy, Joshua Howard, Wilbur, Thomas Wyatt, Moore, Lauri, Kurti, Ron Maire, Cohen, Benjamin David, Marcotte, Gary Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, William J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Loharikar, Anand R
• Application Number:
  US15/794,517
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261- 272, 705319
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The disclosure herein provides systems, methods, and devices for determining and displaying market relative positions and/or attributes of unique items. A visualization system for generating electronic visualizations of market-relative attributes of unique items comprises an item selection receiver, a visualization compilation engine, and a rendering engine.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for dynamically generating an item-specific interactive electronic visualization interface, the computer-implemented method comprising:

rendering, by a computer system, the electronic visualization interface for selecting and interacting with unique items, the electronic visualization interface comprising;

at least one region depicting a selectable listing of unique items configured to receive a selection of a selected item; and

a dynamic two-axis plot configured to depict a plurality of interactive markers corresponding to comparison items and a predicted selling price indicator;

receiving electronically via the electronic visualization interface, by the computer system, a selection of a unique item of the selectable listing, wherein rendering the electronic visualization further comprises;

responsive to receiving the selection of the selected unique item, determining, by the computer system, a set of comparison items, wherein the set of comparison items comprises a subset of a plurality of alternative unique items for which attribute data is stored in an electronic database, the set of comparison items comprising unique items having a similarity to the selected unique item, based at least in part on the stored attribute data, that is within a threshold level;

generating, by the computer system, a predicted selling price model by analyzing a plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, wherein the predicted selling price model is configured to enable generation of the predicted selling price indicator to be displayed on the dynamic two-axis plot;

for each comparison item in the set of comparison items, determining, by the computer system, a set of marker coordinates for that comparison item, wherein each set of marker coordinates comprises a primary attribute value for the respective comparison item and a listing price for the respective comparison item; and

generating the dynamic two-axis plot within the electronic visualization interface, the two-axis plot generated including the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers corresponding to the set of comparison items, each interactive marker depicted on the two-axis plot in accordance with the respective marker coordinates, wherein each interactive marker is configured to trigger a visible popup dialogue responsive to its being interacted with via a user input of the electronic visualization interface, the visible popup dialogue comprising information based on the stored attribute data;

receiving electronically via the electronic visualization interface, by the computer system, a selection of a new selected item, the new selected item being a unique item from the selectable listing and distinct from the selected unique item; and

re-rendering, by the computer system, the electronic visualization interface based on the new selected item, wherein re-rendering comprises;

re-generating the dynamic two-axis plot such that the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers are updated in accordance with the new selected item, the updating comprising;

adding new interactive markers onto the dynamic two-axis plot or removing one or more existing interactive markers of the plurality of interactive markers from the dynamic two-axis plot based on an updated determination of similarity to the new selected item; and

re-generating the predicted selling price indicator based on the new selected item.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the predicted selling price indicator separates the dynamic two-axis plot into at least two regions each comprising some of the plurality of interactive markers, the at least two regions comprising a first region above the predicted selling price indicator and a second region below the predicted selling price indicator.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a line separating the first region from the second region.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a band defining a third region between the first region and the second region.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising accessing, by the computer system, the electronic database to determine the listing prices of the alternative unique items and the values of the primary attribute of the alternative unique items.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating the predicted selling price model further comprises, in addition to analyzing the plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, analyzing a plurality of attributes for a plurality of past unique items from past sales data, wherein the plurality of past unique items is exclusive from the plurality of alternative unique items.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the electronic visualization interface is configured to simultaneously convey at least three different types of information.

8. A computer readable, non-transitory storage medium having a computer program stored thereon for causing a suitably programmed computer system to process by one or more processors computer-program code by performing a method for dynamically generating an item-specific interactive electronic visualization interface when the computer program is executed on the suitably programmed computer system, the method comprising:

rendering, by a computer system, the electronic visualization interface for selecting and interacting with unique items, the electronic visualization interface comprising;

at least one region depicting a selectable listing of unique items configured to receive a selection of a selected item; and

a dynamic two-axis plot configured to depict a plurality of interactive markers corresponding to comparison items and a predicted selling price indicator;

receiving electronically via the electronic visualization interface, by the computer system, a selection of a unique item of the selectable listing, wherein rendering the electronic visualization further comprises;

responsive to receiving the selection of the selected unique item, determining, by the computer system, a set of comparison items, wherein the set of comparison items comprises a subset of a plurality of alternative unique items for which attribute data is stored in an electronic database, the set of comparison items comprising unique items having a similarity to the selected unique item, based at least in part on the stored attribute data, that is within a threshold level;

generating, by the computer system, a predicted selling price model by analyzing a plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, wherein the predicted selling price model is configured to enable generation of the predicted selling price indicator to be displayed on the dynamic two-axis plot;

for each comparison item in the set of comparison items, determining, by the computer system, a set of marker coordinates for that comparison item, wherein each set of marker coordinates comprises a primary attribute value for the respective comparison item and a listing price for the respective comparison item; and

generating the dynamic two-axis plot within the electronic visualization interface, the two-axis plot generated including the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers corresponding to the set of comparison items, each interactive marker depicted on the two-axis plot in accordance with the respective marker coordinates, wherein each interactive marker is configured to trigger a visible popup dialogue responsive to its being interacted with via a user input of the electronic visualization interface, the visible popup dialogue comprising information based on the stored attribute data;

receiving electronically via the electronic visualization interface, by the computer system, a selection of a new selected item, the new selected item being a unique item from the selectable listing and distinct from the selected unique item; and

re-rendering, by the computer system, the electronic visualization interface based on the new selected item, wherein re-rendering comprises;

re-generating the dynamic two-axis plot such that the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers are updated in accordance with the new selected item, the updating comprising;

adding new interactive markers onto the dynamic two-axis plot or removing one or more existing interactive markers of the plurality of interactive markers from the dynamic two-axis plot based on an updated determination of similarity to the new selected item; and

re-generating the predicted selling price indicator based on the new selected item.

9. The computer readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, wherein the predicted selling price indicator separates the dynamic two-axis plot into at least two regions each comprising some of the plurality of interactive markers, the at least two regions comprising a first region above the predicted selling price indicator and a second region below the predicted selling price indicator.

10. The computer readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 9, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a line separating the first region from the second region.

11. The computer readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 9, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a band defining a third region between the first region and the second region.

12. The computer readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, the method further comprising accessing, by the computer system, the electronic database to determine the listing prices of the alternative unique items and the values of the primary attribute of the alternative unique items.

13. The computer readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 8, wherein generating the predicted selling price model further comprises, in addition to analyzing the plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, analyzing a plurality of attributes for a plurality of past unique items from past sales data, wherein the plurality of past unique items is exclusive from the plurality of alternative unique items.

14. A visualization system for dynamically generating an item-specific interactive electronic visualization interface, the visualization system comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices configured to store a plurality of computer executable instructions; and

one or more hardware computer processors in communication with the one or more computer readable storage devices to execute the plurality of computer executable instructions in order to cause the visualization system to;

render the electronic visualization interface for selecting and interacting with unique items, the electronic visualization interface comprising;

at least one region depicting a selectable listing of unique items configured to receive a selection of a selected item; and

a dynamic two-axis plot configured to depict a plurality of interactive markers corresponding to comparison items and a predicted selling price indicator;

electronically receive, via the electronic visualization interface, a selection of a unique item of the selectable listing, wherein rendering the electronic visualization further comprises;

responsive to receiving the selection of the selected unique item, determining a set of comparison items, wherein the set of comparison items comprises a subset of a plurality of alternative unique items for which attribute data is stored in an electronic database, the set of comparison items comprising unique items having a similarity to the selected unique item, based at least in part on the stored attribute data, that is within a threshold level;

generating a predicted selling price model by analyzing a plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, wherein the predicted selling price model is configured to enable generation of the predicted selling price indicator to be displayed on the dynamic two-axis plot;

for each comparison item in the set of comparison items, determining a set of marker coordinates for that comparison item, wherein each set of marker coordinates comprises a primary attribute value for the respective comparison item and a listing price for the respective comparison item; and

generating the dynamic two-axis plot within the electronic visualization interface, the two-axis plot generated including the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers corresponding to the set of comparison items, each interactive marker depicted on the two-axis plot in accordance with the respective marker coordinates, wherein each interactive marker is configured to trigger a visible popup dialogue responsive to its being interacted with via a user input of the electronic visualization interface, the visible popup dialogue comprising information based on the stored attribute data;

receive electronically via the electronic visualization interface a selection of a new selected item, the new selected item being a unique item from the selectable listing and distinct from the selected unique item; and

re-render the electronic visualization interface based on the new selected item, wherein re-rendering comprises;

re-generating the dynamic two-axis plot such that the predicted selling price indicator and the plurality of interactive markers are updated in accordance with the new selected item, the updating comprising;

adding new interactive markers onto the dynamic two-axis plot or removing one or more existing interactive markers of the plurality of interactive markers from the dynamic two-axis plot based on an updated determination of similarity to the new selected item; and

re-generating the predicted selling price indicator based on the new selected item.

15. The visualization system of claim 14, wherein the predicted selling price indicator separates the dynamic two-axis plot into at least two regions each comprising some of the plurality of interactive markers, the at least two regions comprising a first region above the predicted selling price indicator and a second region below the predicted selling price indicator.

16. The visualization system of claim 15, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a line separating the first region from the second region.

17. The visualization system of claim 15, wherein the predicted selling price indicator comprises a band defining a third region between the first region and the second region.

18. The visualization system of claim 14, wherein the one or more hardware computer processors are further configured to execute the plurality of computer executable instructions in order to cause the visualization system to access the electronic database to determine the listing prices of the alternative unique items and the values of the primary attribute of the alternative unique items.

19. The visualization system of claim 14, wherein generating the predicted selling price model further comprises, in addition to analyzing the plurality of attributes of the plurality of alternative unique items, analyzing a plurality of attributes for a plurality of past unique items from past sales data, wherein the plurality of past unique items is exclusive from the plurality of alternative unique items.

20. The visualization system of claim 14, wherein the electronic visualization interface is configured to simultaneously convey at least three different types of information.