TABLET WEB VISUAL BROWSING

• US 20130227441A1
• Filed: 08/27/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Cockcroft, Oliver N., Kittur, Sachin Suhas, Natekar, Anirudh Arvind, Arumugam, Ravikumar
• Granted Patent: US 9,459,767 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/760
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

In various embodiments, systems and methods for providing tablet web visual browsing is provided. In example embodiments, a landing webpage having a plurality of categories from which a user at a mobile device may begin a non-textual navigation sequence to navigate to an item of interest is provided. A first non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence that indicates a selection of a category is received from the mobile device. A plurality of subcategories of the selected category and a search result having a plurality of item selections identified based on the selected category are determined. At least one further non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence is received that causes adjustment to a visualization of the plurality of item selections to facilitate non-textual navigation to the item of interest. The adjusted visualization of the plurality of item selections is provided for display on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a landing webpage having a plurality of categories from which a user at a mobile device may begin a non-textual navigation sequence to navigate to an item of interest;

receiving a first non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that indicates a selection of a category from the plurality of categories;

determining, using a processor of a machine, a plurality of subcategories of the selected category and a search result having a plurality of item selections identified based on the selected category;

receiving at least one further non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that causes adjustment to a visualization of the plurality of item selections to facilitate non-textual navigation to the item of interest; and

causing the adjusted visualization of the plurality of item selections to be displayed on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a subcategory, the method further comprising:

refining the search result for item selections within the selected subcategory; and

based on a further set of subcategories of the selected subcategory being available, presenting the further set of subcategories for user selection.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the further set of subcategories is displayed horizontally on a text bar that indicates the selected category and selected subcategory.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the further set of subcategories is displayed within one or more text bars below a category bar, whereby each text bar represents a lower subcategory within a category tree.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a slider bar input, the adjustment to the visualization comprising:

reducing a number of item selections of the search result displayed on the visualization;

enlarging a display of one or more image selections remaining on the visualization after the reducing; and

providing additional information on the enlarged display of the one or more image selections.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a slideshow button, the adjustment to the visualization comprising providing a slideshow whereby each slide is an item selection of the search result.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of an item selection from the search result, the selection causing a pop-up window displaying an enlarged version of the item selection.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a seller badge icon, the selection causing a display of seller information to be presented.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a watch icon, the selection causing the item of interest to be added to a watch list of the user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a filter selection, the method further comprising:

performing a filter of the search result based on the filter selection to determine a refined result set; and

providing the refined result set for display on the mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an identity of the user of the mobile device;

accessing user specific information for the user based on the identity; and

presenting the user specific information on the landing webpage, the user specific information including alerts and status for previously indicated items of interest.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the user is accessing the landing page using a mobile or wireless device;

determining a corresponding web for the mobile device; and

redirecting the mobile device to the corresponding web, the corresponding web being selected from a group consisting of a tablet web or a smartphone web.

13. A machine-readable storage medium in communication with at least one processor, the machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, causes a machine to perform operations comprising:

providing a landing webpage having a plurality of categories from which a user at a mobile device may begin a non-textual navigation sequence to navigate to an item of interest;

receiving a first non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that indicates a selection of a category from the plurality of categories;

determining a plurality of subcategories of the selected category and a search result having a plurality of item selections identified based on the selected category;

receiving at least one further non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that causes adjustment to a visualization of the plurality of item selections to facilitate non-textual navigation to the item of interest; and

causing the adjusted visualization of the plurality of item selections to be displayed on the mobile device.

14. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a subcategory, the operations further comprising:

refining the search result for item selections within the selected subcategory; and

based on a further set of subcategories of the selected subcategory being available, presenting the further set of subcategories for user selection, the presenting occurring on one or more text bars that include the selected category and selected subcategory.

15. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a slider bar input, the adjustment to the visualization comprising:

reducing a number of item selections of the search result displayed on the visualization;

enlarging a display of one or more image selections remaining on the visualization after the reducing; and

providing additional information on the enlarged display of the one or more image selections.

16. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a slideshow button, the adjustment to the visualization comprising providing a slideshow whereby each slide is an item selection of the search result.

17. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of an item selection from the search result, the selection causing a pop-up window displaying an enlarged version of the item selection.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a seller badge icon, the selection causing a display of seller information to be presented.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the at least one further non-textual input comprises a selection of a watch icon, the selection causing the item of interest to be added to a watch list of the user.

20. A system comprising:

a processor of a machine;

a user interface engine to provide a landing webpage having a plurality of categories from which a user at a mobile device may begin a non-textual navigation sequence to access information for an item of interest;

an input module to receive a first non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that indicates a selection of a category from the plurality of categories; and

a category module to determine, using the processor, a plurality of subcategories of the selected category and a search result having a plurality of item selections identified based on the selection of the category,

the input module to receive at least one further non-textual input of the non-textual navigation sequence from the mobile device that causes adjustment to a visualization of the plurality of item selections to facilitate non-textual navigation to the item of interest, and the user interface engine to cause the adjusted visualization of the plurality of item selections to be displayed on the mobile device.