Whatnot Inc.

Benjamin Luce Brodie

Craig L Jones

Ryan Rhodes

Xiao Liu

Alex Chase

Laura Rothman

Systems and methods for implementing improvements to 'live events,' via which a host of the event may offer one or more items to one or more guests in the event (e.g., via auction, via direct purchase, and/or via giveaway). In particular, the host device may automatically capture and/or upload one or more images of the item(s) to one or more servers for processing. The one or more servers in turn may use the processed image to populate the host's item inventory listings, item profiles, packaging labels, etc. for access and display to the host and/or guests.

Systems and methods for obtaining automated images in a live video event

A mobile software application implementing 'live events,' via which a host of the event may sequentially offer one, two, three, four or more items to a plurality of guests in the event (e.g., via auction, via direct purchase, or via a giveaway). The host's device may obtain and transmit a real-time video stream, which is in turn provided to each guest's device in conjunction with real-time information about the item(s) being offered. Particular techniques further assist the host in sequencing two or more items to be offered in the same live event, thereby avoiding delays and cumbersome user interface interactions that might otherwise be involved in initiating the offering of a next item upon concluding an offering of a previous item.

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Benjamin Luce Brodie