Stuart A Robinson

US Patent:

20130311592, Nov 21, 2013

Filed:

May 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/986607

Inventors:

Jens Magnus Stensmo - Foster City CA, US
Stuart Robinson - Berkeley CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/58

US Classification:

709206

Abstract:

In accordance with some implementations, a method for responding to requests submitted through a conversational interface is disclosed. The method is performed on a server system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors. The server system receives a request from a user through a conversational interface. The server system determines, based on the request, whether the system is able to fulfill the request automatically. In accordance with a determination that the system is able to fulfill the request automatically, the server system fulfills the user request with no human interaction. In accordance with a determination that the system is not able to fulfill the request without human intervention, the server system sends the request to a human operator for fulfillment.

US Patent:

20150278916, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Mar 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/673413

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jan Magnus Stensmo - Foster City CA, US
Stuart Payton Robinson - Berkeley CA, US
Andrew Mark Ellerhorst - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 50/00

Abstract:

Various embodiments of systems and methods for recommendation scraping include a method comprising receiving a content feed, wherein the content feed is associated with a holder and identifying at least one post within the content feed comprising a mention of a respective item. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise generating an item recommendation corresponding to the respective item, associating the item recommendation with a profile associated with the holder, and sending instructions to present the item recommendation to one or more users. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

US Patent:

20150278917, Oct 1, 2015

Filed:

Mar 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/673436

Inventors:

- Bentonville AR, US
Jan Magnus Stensmo - Foster City CA, US
Andrew Mark Ellerhorst - San Francisco CA, US
Stuart Payton Robinson - Berkeley CA, US

Assignee:

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. - Bentonville AR

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 50/00

Abstract:

Various embodiments of systems and methods for obtaining product recommendations include a method comprising receiving from a requestor a recommendation request and determining a first level category associated with the recommendation request. In many embodiments, the method further comprises sending instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more first users within a trust network of the requester, wherein the first users are identified as trusted by the requester with respect to the first level category, and if one or more first conditions are satisfied, send instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more second users, wherein each second user is within a respective trust network of a respective first user and is identified as trusted by the respective first user with respect to the first level category. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein.