Method and system for exposing data used in ranking search results
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating a specific item listing in an online trading application in response to receiving input from a seller to list an item for sale via the online trading application;
receiving, from a client computing system, a request from the seller for listing performance data, the request specifying a category;
processing the request to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing;
determining at least one position value that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the category; and
transmitting the listing performance data and the position value to the client computing system for presentation to the seller.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for enabling access to listing performance data, used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a listing performance data engine module processes API commands received from client computing systems. The data engine module processes the API commands to identify and communicate relevant listing performance data that is used by a listing performance algorithm to assign a listing performance score to item listings satisfying a search request. The listing performance data provides sellers who have items listed for sale an insight as to how their item listings are performing in comparison to other item listings.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating a specific item listing in an online trading application in response to receiving input from a seller to list an item for sale via the online trading application; receiving, from a client computing system, a request from the seller for listing performance data, the request specifying a category; processing the request to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing; determining at least one position value that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the category; and transmitting the listing performance data and the position value to the client computing system for presentation to the seller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A processing system, comprising:
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at least one processor; and a machine-readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the machine readable medium storing a listing performance data engine module that is executable by the at least one processor, the listing performance data engine module being executed by the at least one processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising; generating a specific item listing in an online trading application in response to receiving input from a seller to list an item for sale via the online trading application; receiving, from a client computing system, a request from the seller for listing performance data, the request specifying a category; processing the request to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing; determining at least one position value that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the category; and transmitting the listing performance data and the position value to the client computing system for presentation to the seller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more machine-readable media storing computer-usable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
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generating a specific item listing in an online trading application in response to receiving input from a seller to list an item for sale via the online trading application; receiving, from a client computing system, a request from the seller for listing performance data, the request specifying a category; processing the request to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing; determining at least one position value that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the category; and transmitting the listing performance data and the position value to the client computing system for presentation to the seller.
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