Multiple format search result sets
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a first client device, an item listing describing a physical item, the item listing specifying a first time period and a second time period after the first time period;
publishing, via a first application executed by one or more processors of a machine, the item listing on a website in a auction webpage format, the first application configured to update, in a table, numerical value data input from a plurality of users, the first application further configured to receive updates to the numerical value data through the item listing published using the auction webpage format;
in response to determining that the first time period has ended, automatically publishing, via a second application executed by the one or more processors, the item listing on the website in a fixed webpage format, the second application configured to maintain the numerical value data at a fixed numerical value for the second time period;
receiving, via the website, from a second client device, a search request for the physical item described in the item listing, the search request received from the second client device during the second time period while the item listing is on the website in the fixed webpage format; and
in response to the search request, providing, by the one or more processors, to the second client device a user interface comprising an auction search results window that displays a first set of one or more item listings published in the auction webpage format and a fixed search results window that displays a second set of one or more item listings published in the fixed webpage format, wherein the fixed search results window includes the item listing in the fixed webpage format.
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Abstract
A search application can return results including item listings posted to a website. An item listing can be posted to the website in a first format for a first time period and posted to the website in a second format for a second period of time. Responsive to a query for an item, results can be displayed in both the first format and the second format in a user interface.
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receiving, from a first client device, an item listing describing a physical item, the item listing specifying a first time period and a second time period after the first time period; publishing, via a first application executed by one or more processors of a machine, the item listing on a website in a auction webpage format, the first application configured to update, in a table, numerical value data input from a plurality of users, the first application further configured to receive updates to the numerical value data through the item listing published using the auction webpage format; in response to determining that the first time period has ended, automatically publishing, via a second application executed by the one or more processors, the item listing on the website in a fixed webpage format, the second application configured to maintain the numerical value data at a fixed numerical value for the second time period; receiving, via the website, from a second client device, a search request for the physical item described in the item listing, the search request received from the second client device during the second time period while the item listing is on the website in the fixed webpage format; and in response to the search request, providing, by the one or more processors, to the second client device a user interface comprising an auction search results window that displays a first set of one or more item listings published in the auction webpage format and a fixed search results window that displays a second set of one or more item listings published in the fixed webpage format, wherein the fixed search results window includes the item listing in the fixed webpage format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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one or more processors of a machine; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to perform operations comprising; receiving, from a first client device, an item listing describing a physical item, the item listing specifying a first time period and a second time period; publishing, via a first application, the item listing on a website in a auction webpage format, the first application configured to update, in a table, numerical value data input from a plurality of users, the first application further configured to receive updates to the numerical value data through the item listing published using the auction webpage format; in response to determining that the first time period has ended, automatically publishing, via a second application executed by the one or more processors, the item listing on the website in a fixed webpage format, the second application configured to maintain the numerical value data at a fixed numerical value for the second time period; receiving, via the website, from a second client device, a search request for the physical item described in the item listing, the search request received from the second client device during the second time period while the item listing is on the website in the fixed webpage format; and in response to the search request, providing, by the one or more processors, to the second client device a user interface comprising an auction search results window that displays a first set of one or more item listings published in the auction webpage format and a fixed search results window that displays a second set of one or more item listings published in the fixed webpage format, wherein the fixed search results window includes the item listing in the fixed webpage format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device embodying instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a first client device, an item listing describing a physical item, the item listing specifying a first time period and a second time period after the first time period; publishing, via a first application, the item listing on a website in a auction webpage format, the first application configured to update, in a table, numerical value data input from a plurality of users, the first application further configured to receive updates to the numerical value data through the item listing published using the auction webpage format; in response to determining that the first time period has ended, automatically publishing, via a second application, the item listing on the website in a fixed webpage format, the second application configured to maintain the numerical value data at a fixed numerical value for the second time period; receiving, via the website, from a second client device, a search request for the physical item described in the item listing, the search request received from the second client device during the second time period while the item listing is on the website in the fixed webpage format; and in response to the search request, providing to the second client device a user interface comprising an auction search results window that displays a first set of one or more item listings published in the auction webpage format and a fixed search results window that displays a second set of one or more item listings published in the fixed webpage format, wherein the fixed search results window includes the item listing in the fixed webpage format.
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