US 11,107,142 B2Granted

Dynamically adjusted results for search interface

AssigneeeBay Inc.

InventorsManas Haribhai Somaiya, Nirveek De, Ksheerasagar Balaraju, Jian Xu

Life of this patent

Estimating the term…

Loading patent…

Abstract

Several systems, apparatuses, and methods are described. A data transmission that includes data indicating a first search query for an item of a publication system is received from a client machine. A first plurality of search results is determined from listed items based, at least in part, on the first search query, and the first plurality of search results are each associated with a price. A range of prices associated with a first subset of the search results is determined based on a price distribution range including a median price associated with the first search results, or a utility cost function using a plurality of price quantiles and a plurality of price values included in different price quantiles. The determined first search results and the range of prices associated with the first subset of the first search results are transmitted to the client machine for display.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

one or more hardware processors and memory configured to provide computer program instructions to the one or more hardware processors;
a client device configured to use the one or more hardware processors to:
communicate, to a search engine of a marketplace system, a first search query indicating an item listed by the marketplace system, wherein the first search query is configured to:
(i) cause the marketplace system to determine a first plurality of listings from a plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query;
and
(ii) cause a dynamic price range determination system in communication with the marketplace system to:
(a) determine, by a listings search engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a second plurality of listings representative of popular prices, the second plurality of listings determined from the plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query and one or more first selection criteria, wherein the second plurality of listings includes at least one different listing than the first plurality of listings, wherein each of the second plurality of listings is associated with a price;
and (b) determine, by a price point computation engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a range of representative prices based on the second plurality of listings and one or more second selection criteria;
receive, from the search engine of the marketplace system, the first plurality of listings;
receive, from the dynamic price range determination system, the range of representative prices;
and
cause a graphical user interface (GUI) of the client device to present the first plurality of listings and the range of representative prices.

9 more elements

A method comprising:

communicating, from a client device to a search engine of a marketplace system, a data transmission including data indicating a first search query for an item listed by a publication system, wherein the first search query is configured to:
(i) cause the marketplace system to determine a first plurality of listings from a plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query;
and;
(ii) cause a dynamic price range determination system in communication with the marketplace system to:
(a) determine, by a listings search engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a second plurality of listings representative of popular prices, the second plurality of listings determined from the plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query and one or more first selection criteria, wherein the second plurality of listings includes at least one different listing than the first plurality of listings, wherein each of the second plurality of listings is associated with a price;
and (b) determine, by a price point computation engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a range of representative prices based on the second plurality of listings and one or more second selection criteria;
receiving, from the search engine of the marketplace system, the first plurality of listings;
receiving, from the dynamic price range determination system, the range of representative prices;
and
causing a graphical user interface (GUI) of the client device to present the first plurality of listings and the range of representative prices.

7 more elements

A non-transitory machine-useable storage medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

communicating, from a client device to a search engine of a marketplace system, a data transmission including data indicating a first search query for an item listed by a publication system, wherein the first search query is configured to:
(i) cause the marketplace system to determine a first plurality of listings from a plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query;
and;
(ii) cause a dynamic price range determination system in communication with the marketplace system to:
(a) determine, by a listings search engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a second plurality of listings representative of popular prices, the second plurality of listings determined from the plurality of listings based, at least in part, on the first search query and one or more first selection criteria, wherein the second plurality of listings includes at least one different listing than the first plurality of listings, wherein each of the second plurality of listings is associated with a price;
and (b) determine, by a price point computation engine of the dynamic price range determination system, a range of representative prices based on the second plurality of listings and one or more second selection criteria;
receiving, from the search engine of the marketplace system, the first plurality of listings;
receiving, from the dynamic price range determination system, the range of representative prices;
and
causing a graphical user interface (GUI) of the client device to present the first plurality of listings and the range of representative prices.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/231,055Filed 21 Dec 2018 · continuation
Priority: 13 Aug 2014
Published: US 2019/0188768 A120 Jun 2019
Granted: 31 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G06Q 30/0627
By formulating product or service queries, e.g. using keywords or predefined options: by specifying product or service characteristics, e.g.…
G06F 16/24
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: querying
G06F 16/2455
Query processing: query execution
G06F 16/338
Querying: presentation of query results

Family

Application62/036,955Us provisional application · filed 13 Aug 2014
Application14/721,605Parent of this continuation · filed 26 May 2015
US 2019/0188768 A1Pre-grant publication · published 20 Jun 2019
US 10,169,799 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2016/0048897 A1Published application
US 11,107,142 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.