Image-based listing using image of multiple items
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsPhilip Law, Trisha Lee Okubo, Choon Chong, Yuan Der Ho
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Abstract
Example embodiments of a system and method for image-based listing of an item, using an image of multiple items, are generally described herein. In some example embodiments, an image-based listing system includes an identifying module to identify a portion of an image of multiple items, the portion of the image depicting the item; a tagging module to associate tag information with the portion of the image, the tag information being associated with the item; and a listing module to list the item, the listing of the item comprising displaying at least some tag information.
Claims1
A system comprising:
- an image capture module configured to capture an image of multiple items;
- a processor to execute instructions;
- a marking module implemented using the processor, the marking module configured to automatically identify and mark a portion of the image of multiple items as being selected, the portion including an item depicted in the selected portion of the image;
- a listing module configured to generate, automatically in response to the identification and marking of the portion of the image, a listing of the item for an online auction website;
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- an interface module communicatively coupled to the listing module, the interface module configured to transmit the listing of the item to the online auction website.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.