SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION RELATED TO AN ITEM DESCRIBED IN A USER PROFILE

• US 20140172581A1
• Filed: 02/21/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Wiesinger, Guenter, Chang, Jennifer, Chen, Enoch, Aronson, Kristine Chin, Rhodes, Famous
• Application Number:
  US14/186,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20140172581A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.66
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Systems and methods to communicate information related to an item described in a user profile are described. The system receives a request over a network from a computer system and associates the request with a user profile that is associated with a user. Next, the system retrieves a description of a first item from the user profile, selects a second item from candidate items, the second item being related to the first item. Finally, the system communicates, over the network, information that is related to the second item.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method comprising:

receiving a request over a network from a computer system;

associating the request with a user profile associated with a user;

retrieving a description of a first item from the user profile;

selecting a second item from a plurality of candidate items, the second item being related to the first item; and

communicating, over the network, information related to the second item.

3. The method of claim 2, further including:

receiving a query from the user that describes the first item and a part that is compatible with the first item;

analyzing the query to identify the first item as an application that includes the part; and

storing the first item in the user profile as an application listing that describes the first item.

4. The method of claim 2, further including:

receiving a request associated with the first item;

storing the first item in the user profile as an application listing that describes the first item.

5. The method of claim 2, further including:

receiving a request associated with the second item;

storing the second item in the user profile as a part listing that indicates the second item is a part of the first item; and

storing an application listing in the user profile.

6. The method of claim 2, further including:

receiving item information from the user that describes the first item and a part that is compatible with the first item;

storing the item information in a listing that is utilized to offer the part for sale on a network-based marketplace;

analyzing the item information to identify the first tem as an application that includes the part;

storing an application listing that describes the first item in the user profile that is associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 2, further comprising associating the first item with the plurality of candidate items before the selecting the second item, the associating being based on item cluster information that is generated based on content data information that is received from a content data provider.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the content data provider is selected from a group of content data providers consisting of a commercial content data provider from which content is purchased and a non-commercial content data provider from which content is freely obtained, wherein the non-commercial content data is retrieved from a network-based marketplace.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the content data information describes assembling the first item by utilizing a plurality of parts that include the second item.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein item cluster information is further generated based on receiving a plurality of queries that identify the first item and the second item.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein item cluster information is further generated based on receiving item information that is used to generate a listing, wherein the item information identifies the first item and the second item.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the selecting the second item from the plurality of candidate items is based on buying trend information that is generated based on receiving a plurality of queries from buyers that identify the second item.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the selecting the second item from the plurality of candidate items is based on buying trend information that is generated based on purchases of the second item.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the selecting the second item from the plurality of candidate items is based on replacement information that is generated based on a replacement time associated with the second item.

15. A system comprising:

a data processor;

a data storage device in data communication with the data processor;

a receiving module executable by the data processor to receive a request over a network from a computer system;

a processing module executable by the data processor to associate the request with a user profile that is associated with a user, retrieve a description of a first item from a user profile, the processing module to further select a second item from a plurality of candidate items, the second item is related to the first item; and

a communication module executable by the data processor to communicate information over a network, the information related to the second item.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the receiving module receives a query from the user that describes the first item and a part that is compatible with the first item, the processing module to analyze the query to identify the first item as an application that includes the part and store the first item in the user profile as an application listing.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the receiving module receives a request associated with the first item and wherein the processing module stores the first item in the user profile as an application listing.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the receiving module receives a request associated with the second item and wherein the processing module stores the second item in the user profile as a part listing that indicates that second part is a part of the first item and stores the first item in the user profile as an application listing.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the receiving module receives item information from the user that includes the first item and a part that is compatible with the first item, and the processing module stores the item information in a listing that is utilized to offer the part for sale on a network-based marketplace, and wherein the processing module analyzes the item information to identify the first item as an application that includes the part and wherein the processing module stores the first item in a user profile that is associated with the user as an application listing.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the content data provider is selected from a group of content data providers consisting of a commercial content data provider from which content is purchased and a non-commercial content data provider from which content is freely obtained, wherein non-commercial content data is retrieved from a network-based marketplace.

21. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that-are executed by at least one processor-to:

receive a request over a network from a computer system;

associate the request with a user profile associated with a user;

retrieve a description of a first item from the user profile;

select a second item from a plurality of candidate items, the second item being related to the first item; and

communicate, over the network, information related to the second item.