System and method for providing a social media shopping experience
AssigneeMonticello Enterprises LLC
InventorsThomas M. Isaacson, Ryan Connell Durham
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Abstract
Disclosed is a process of providing social networking entity purchasing processes. A method includes receiving, from a posting entity and at the social networking entity, a posting. When the posting is associated with a product within a product catalog of the posting entity, the social networking entity transmits the posting through the social networking entity with an option to buy. When there is a correlation between the posting and the product catalog, and when the user makes a purchase of the product, the user is not transitioned away from the social networking entity. Initiating a process associated with the purchase of the product occurs within the social networking entity.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, from a posting entity and at a social networking entity, a posting of at least one of text, an image or a video, wherein the social networking entity receives and transmits posted items from the posting entity to receiving entities;
- when a correlation exists between a product associated with the posting and a product database:
- transmitting the image or the video through the social networking entity with a buy option associated with the product, wherein the buy option comprises one of a buy button, a drop-down menu, or a hyperlink;
- receiving a purchase interaction associated with the buy option;
- and
- initiating a purchase of the product based on the purchase interaction, wherein the initiating of the purchase occurs within the social networking entity;
- and
- when there is no correlation between the product and the product database:
- transmitting the posting through the social networking entity.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, from a posting entity and at a social networking entity, a posting of at least one of text, an image or a video, wherein the social networking entity receives and transmits posted items from the posting entity to receiving entities;
- when a correlation exists between a product associated with the posting and a product database:
- transmitting the image or the video through the social networking entity with a buy option associated with the product, wherein the buy option comprises one of a buy button, a drop-down menu, or a hyperlink;
- receiving a purchase interaction associated with the buy option;
- and
- initiating a purchase of the product based on the purchase interaction, wherein
- the initiating of the purchase occurs within the social networking entity;
- and
- when there is no correlation between the product and the product database:
- transmitting the posting through the social networking entity.
A method comprising:
- transmitting, from a posting entity, a posting of at least one of text, an image or a video to a social networking entity, wherein the social networking entity receives and transmits posted items from the posting entity to receiving entities;
- sharing, from the posting entity, a product catalog with the social networking entity, wherein:
- when the posting references a product in the product catalog, the social networking entity transmits the posting through the social networking entity with a buy option associated with the product, wherein the buy option comprises one of a buy button, a drop-down menu, or a hyperlink;
- when a user interacts with the buy option, and based on a process of purchasing of the product being initiated within the social networking entity, receiving a notification from the social networking entity that the user has purchased the product;
- and
- delivering the product to the user;
- and
- when the posting does not reference the product in the product catalog, the social networking entity transmits the image or the video through the social networking entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.