{
  "patent_number": "US 10127595",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Apps Compare Local Prices and Ratings for Specific Items",
  "original_title": "Categorization of items based on attributes",
  "summary": "A system that helps users find and order a specific product from nearby stores by ranking them based on price, ratings, and item attributes like calorie count.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a service that acts as a middleman between a mobile user and local merchants. When you search for a specific item, the service uses your phone's location to find nearby stores that stock it. It then pulls real-time data from those stores, such as current prices, customer ratings, or specific product details like calorie counts. Finally, it calculates a value score for each store and presents a ranked list so you can choose the best option and place your order directly through the app.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover general search engines that provide links to external websites without facilitating the order directly.",
    "Does not cover systems that rely solely on static, pre-loaded databases without real-time integration with point-of-sale devices.",
    "Does not cover ranking methods that ignore geographical proximity as a primary filter for merchant selection.",
    "Does not cover peer-to-peer marketplaces where individuals, rather than established merchants, sell items."
  ],
  "filed": "2014-12-31",
  "granted": "2018-11-13",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Square Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/square-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "James F. Butts, III",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/james-f-butts-iii"
    },
    {
      "name": "Zachary Brock",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/zachary-brock"
    },
    {
      "name": "Abhay Raj Kumar",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/abhay-raj-kumar"
    },
    {
      "name": "Daniel Hipschman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/daniel-hipschman"
    },
    {
      "name": "Matthew O'Connor",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/matthew-oconnor"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 20,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software",
    "ecommerce"
  ],
  "abstract": "Item-level information of a particular item may be processed to categorize the particular item. In some instances, the particular item may be ranked across multiple merchants that are offering the particular item for acquisition. The ranking may be based on the item-level information that relates to an attribute of the particular item for the individual merchants. For example, the item-level information may include a cost of the particular item at a merchant, a rating of the particular item for a merchant, a number of calories of the particular item for a merchant, and so on. Information regarding the ranking may be displayed or otherwise output to enable the user to identify and order the particular item from a merchant that satisfies the user's needs.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10127595/airbnb-dynamic-pricing-smart-pricing",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10127595/airbnb-dynamic-pricing-smart-pricing/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US10127595",
  "relatedPatents": []
}