Object driven newsfeed

• US 10,235,707 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Transform Sr Brands, LLC (ESL Investments, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sears Brands LLC (Sears Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Haimovitch, Guy, Chung, Eui, Karmona, Moti
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacobs, Lashonda T
• Application Number:
  US15/652,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20180005301A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities

Abstract

Object driven newsfeeds supporting interest-based social networks aid in the formation of relationships based on similar domains of user interest. A space efficient graphical user interface (GUI) enables access to an object driven newsfeed of contextual and relevant information to aid a consumer/user in making buying decisions in an e-commerce environment.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

producing a first information stream related to a first user of a plurality of users of an e-commerce network based on characteristics of the first user and one or more actions of the first user regarding one or more objects;

producing a second information stream related to others that are related to the plurality of users of the e-commerce network based on characteristics of the others and one or more actions of the others regarding the one or more objects; and

transmitting, to the first user, an information feed comprising the first information stream and the second information stream, wherein the information feed comprises a feed of one or more items that are popular among general consumers, one or more items that are popular in a particular social network, and one or more items that are popular in an area of a particular consumer.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information feed is formatted for display to the first user as a plurality of columns, each column comprising one or more time ordered feed items.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein each feed item represents one or more actions regarding one of the plurality of objects.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein a number of columns of the newsfeed is configurable by the first user.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more actions comprise one or more purchase transactions.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the one or more purchase transactions occur over the Internet.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting one or more comments.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting a poll to users of the e-commerce network.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more user actions comprise expressing interest in an object.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the characteristics comprise one or both of a brand preference and an age.

11. A system, comprising:

one or more processors configured to

produce a first information stream related to a first user of a plurality of users of an e-commerce network based on characteristics of the first user and one or more actions of the first user regarding one or more objects;

produce a second information stream related to others that are related to the plurality of users of the e-commerce network based on characteristics of the others and one or more actions of the others regarding the one or more objects; and

transmit, to the first user, an information feed comprising the first information stream and the second information stream, wherein the information feed comprises a feed of one or more items that are popular among general consumers, one or more items that are popular in a particular social network, and one or more items that are popular in an area of a particular consumer.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the information feed is formatted for display to the first user as a plurality of columns, each column comprising one or more time ordered feed items.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein each feed item represents one or more actions regarding one of the plurality of objects.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein a number of columns of the newsfeed is configurable by the first user.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more actions comprise one or more purchase transactions.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the one or more purchase transactions occur over the Internet.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting one or more comments.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more user actions comprise submitting a poll to users of the e-commerce network.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the one or more user actions comprise expressing interest in an object.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the characteristics comprise one or both of a brand preference and an age.