Methods and systems to browse data items

• US 10,497,051 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2016
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Leon, Jean-Michel, Baird-Smith, Anselm Paul, Monier, Louis Marcel Gino
• Primary Examiner(s): Obaid, Fateh M
• Application Number:
  US14/994,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20160155185A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

Methods and Systems to browse data items. There is provided a method and system to enable a buyer to browse listings that are listed, by sellers on a network-based marketplace and stored in a data resource. There is further provided a method to cancel characteristics used to identify listings that are listed by sellers on a network-based marketplace.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when used by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to at least;

determine a level of interest of a user for a first browsing set from a plurality of browsing sets, each browsing set comprising a corresponding browsing concept and a plurality of corresponding browsing values that are user-selectable to identify data items having selected browsing values, the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set based on selections of one or more browsing values from a plurality of browsing values for a first browsing concept of the first browsing set made by the user in previous search sessions;

receive, from a client machine, a query including at least one keyword;

automatically select, the first browsing set based on the query and the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set;

generate a user interface including the first browsing set and a set of search results; and

communicate, to the client machine, the user interface including the first browsing set and the set of search results, the user interface identifying the first browsing concept and providing at least a portion of the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set for selection by the user to refine the set of search results.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

receive, via the user interface, a user selection of a first browsing value from the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set; and

update the set of search results to include data items having the selected first browsing value for the first browsing concept.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the set of search results is updated by replacing a first set of data items with

a second set of data items having the selected first browsing value for the first browsing concept.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

for a first browsing value for the first browsing concept, determine a number of data items from the data store that satisfy the query and have the first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

wherein the user interface is generated by providing the number of data items with the first browsing value.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

receive a selection of a first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

in response to the selection of the first browsing value, remove the first browsing set from the user interface and provide a second browsing set including a second browsing concept and a second plurality of browsing values.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a size of an area of the user interface for displaying one or more browsing sets; and

wherein the first browsing set is automatically selected based on the determined size.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

automatically select a second browsing set based on the query and a level of interest of the user for the second browsing set;

locate the first browsing set and the second browsing set on the user interface based at least in part on the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set relative to the level of interest of the user for the second browsing set.

2. A method comprising:

determining a level of interest of a user for a first browsing set from a plurality of browsing sets, each browsing set comprising a corresponding browsing concept and a plurality of corresponding browsing values that are user-selectable to identify data items having selected browsing values, the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set based on selections of one or more browsing values from a plurality of browsing values for a first browsing concept of the first browsing set made by the user in previous search sessions;

receiving from a client machine, a query including at least one keyword,

automatically selecting the first browsing set based on the query and the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set;

generating user interface including the first browsing set and a set of search results; and

communicating, to the client machine, the user interface including the first browsing set and the set of search results, the user interface identifying the first browsing concept and providing at least a portion of the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set for selection by the user to refine the set of search results.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the user interface, a user selection of a first browsing value from the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set; and

updating the set of search results to include data items having the selected first browsing value for the first browsing concept.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the set of search results is updated by replacing a first set of data items with

a second set of data items having the selected first browsing value for the first browsing concept.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

for a first browsing value for the first browsing concept, determining a number of data items from the data store that satisfy the query and have the first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

wherein the user interface is generated by providing the number of data items with the first browsing value.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a selection of a first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

in response to the selection of the first browsing value, removing the first browsing set from the user interface and providing a second browsing set including a second browsing concept and a second plurality of browsing values.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

determining a size of an area of the user interface for displaying one or more browsing sets; and

wherein the first browsing set is automatically selected based on the determined size.

15. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

automatically select a second browsing set based on the query and a level of interest of the user for the second browsing set;

locate the first browsing set and the second browsing set on the user interface based at least in part on the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set relative to the level of interest of the user for the second browsing set.

3. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a set of instructions that, when used by a machine, cause the machine to:

determine a level of interest of a user for a first browsing set from a plurality of browsing sets, each browsing set comprising a corresponding browsing concept and a plurality of corresponding browsing values that are user-selectable to identify data items having selected browsing values, the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set based on selections of one or more browsing values from a plurality of browsing values for a first browsing concept of the first browsing set made by the user in previous search sessions;

receive, from a client machine, a query including at least one keyword;

automatically select the first browsing based on the query and the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set;

generate a user interface including the first browsing set and a set of search results; and

communicate, to the client machine, the user interface including the first browsing set and the set of search results, the user interface identifying the first browsing concept and providing at least a portion of the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set for selection by the user to refine the set of search results.

16. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 3, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

receive, via the user interface, a user selection of a first browsing value from the plurality of browsing values for the first browsing set; and

update the set of search results to include data items having the selected first browsing value for the first browsing concept.

17. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 3, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

for a first browsing value for the first browsing concept, determine a number of data items from the data store that satisfy the query and have the first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

wherein the user interface is generated by providing the number of data items with the first browsing value.

18. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 3, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

receive a selection of a first browsing value for the first browsing concept; and

in response to the selection of the first browsing value, remove the first browsing set from the user interface and provide a second browsing set including a second browsing concept and a second plurality of browsing values.

19. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 3, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

determine a size of an area of the user interface for displaying one or more browsing sets; and

wherein the first browsing set is automatically selected based on the determined size.

20. The non-transitory machine readable of claim 3, wherein the instructions further cause the machine to:

automatically select a second browsing set based on the query and a level of interest of the user for the second browsing set;

locate the first browsing set and the second browsing set on the user interface based at least in part on the level of interest of the user for the first browsing set relative to the level of interest of the user for the second browsing set.