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US 2026/0038032 A1Published application
Intelligent computer search engine removal of search results
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsYuyangzi FU, Xueyuan Jiang, Zihao Jiang, Jingying Wang, Kaikai Tong
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Abstract
Various embodiments improve search technologies and computer information retrieval by automatically marking at least a first item listing, of a first set of item listings, as a candidate for removal as a search result for a query. Such automatic marking occurs in response to receiving an indication that a selection has been made at a computing device, where the selection is at least partially indicative of the user requesting removal, from a set of search results, of a first item listing based on a particular attribute value associated with the first item listing.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a query for a first item that is for sale in an electronic marketplace, the query being issued at a computing device associated with a user;
- executing the query by at least:
- providing, to the computing device, a user interface element included in a first item listing of a first set of item listings, and a set of attributes associated with the first set of item listings, wherein the first set of item listings are indicative of search results for the query;
- subsequent to the providing, receiving an indication of a first user selection representing the user having selected the user interface element, the first user selection being indicative of the user requesting removal, from the search results, of each item listing that has a particular attribute value, wherein at least one of the set of attributes including the particular attribute value;
- at least partially in response to the receiving of the indication of the first user selection, generating at least one opaque or shaded mask that is displayed over at least the first item listing, of the first set of item listings, the at least one opaque or shaded mask being indicative of at least the first search result being a first candidate for removal as a search result for the query, wherein the first item listing is visible under the opaque or shaded mask;
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- based at least in part on a second user selection and subsequent to the generating of the at least one opaque or shaded mask that is displayed over at least the first item listing, causing a removal, from the search results, of the at least one opaque or shaded mask and the at least the first item listing.
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A system comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one computer readable data storage device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
- receive a query for a first item that is for sale;
- execute the query by at least:
- causing presentation of a user interface element included in a first item listing of a first set of item listings, and a set of attributes associated with the first set of item listings, wherein the first set of item listings are indicative of search results for the query;
- subsequent to the providing, receive an indication of a first user selection representing the user having selected the user interface element, the first user selection being indicative of the user requesting removal, from the search results, of each item listing that has a particular attribute value, wherein at least one of the set of attributes including the particular attribute value;
- at least partially in response to the receiving of the indication of the first user selection, generate at least one of, a first opaque or shaded mask that is displayed over the first item listing, of the first set of item listings, or a second opaque or shaded mask that is displayed over a second item listing, of the first set of item listings, the first opaque or shaded mask and the second opaque or shaded mask indicating that the first item listing and the second item listing are candidates for removal as search results for the query;
- and
- based at least in part on a second user selection and subsequent to the generating of at least one of the first opaque or shaded mask or second opaque or shaded mask, cause a removal, from the search results, of at least one of the first opaque or shaded mask and the first item listing or the second opaque or shaded mask and the second item listing.
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One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a query for a first item that is for sale;
- execute the query by at least:
- causing presentation of a user interface element included in a first item listing of a first set of item listings, and a set of attributes associated with the first set of item listings, wherein the first set of item listings are indicative of search results for the query;
- subsequent to the providing, receive an indication of a first user selection indicative of the user requesting removal, from the search results, of each item listing that has a particular attribute value, wherein at least one of the set of attributes including the particular attribute value;
- at least partially in response to the receiving of the indication of the first user selection, cause display of at least one of:
- a first opaque or shaded mask over the first item listing, of the first set of item listings, or a second opaque or shaded mask over a second item listing, of the first set of item listings;
- and
- subsequent to the generating of at least one of the first opaque or shaded mask or the second opaque or shaded mask, cause a removal, from the search results, of at least one of the first opaque or shaded mask and the first item listing or the second opaque or shaded mask and the second item listing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.