METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ALERT A USER OF A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE EVENT

• US 20140172616A1
• Filed: 02/19/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Leahy, Scott, Ferreira, Carl
• Granted Patent: US 9,691,099 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system to alert a user of a network-based marketplace event. The system receives the network-based marketplace event and determines if the network-based marketplace event is associated with a network-based marketplace alert that has been requested by the user. If so, the system communicates the network-based marketplace alert to the client machine over a persistent connection, the network-based marketplace alert to alert the user of the network-based marketplace event.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a network-based marketplace event corresponding to an item;

determining, using a hardware processor, that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches search criteria received from a device operated by a user; and

communicating the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item to the device operated by the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the network-based marketplace event includes receiving a listing that describes the item, and wherein the determining includes determining that the item described in the listing matches the search criteria received from the device operated by the user

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communicating the network-based marketplace event includes communicating an alert that indicates the receiving of the listing that describes the item that matches the search criteria.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the network-based marketplace event includes receiving a bid for the item, and wherein the determining includes determining that the bid is for the item that matches the search criteria.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the communicating the network-based marketplace event includes communicating an alert that indicates the receiving the bid for the item that matches the search criteria.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to establish a persistent connection with the device operated by the user prior to receiving the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the search criteria remains in effect for a pre-defined duration of time, and wherein the determining that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches the search criteria is performed during the pre-defined duration of time when the search criteria is in effect.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a search based on the received search criteria; and

generating search results in response to the performed search, wherein the determining includes identifying the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event within the generated search results.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request to place an item on a watch list from the device operated by the user; and

determining that the network-based marketplace event corresponds to the item placed on the watch list.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the communicating includes communicating the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item placed on the watch list to the device operated by the user.

11. A system comprising:

a hardware processor of a machine;

a receiving module to;

receive search criteria from a device operated by a user; and

receive a network-based marketplace event that corresponds to an item;

a processing module to determine, using the hardware processor, that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches the search criteria received from the device operated by the user; and

a communication module to communicate the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item to the device operated by the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving module is to receive a network-based marketplace event that corresponds to the item by receiving a listing that describes the item, and wherein the processing module is to determine that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches the search criteria by determining that the item described in the listing matches the search criteria received from the device operated by the user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the communication module is to communicate the network-based marketplace event by communicating an alert that indicates the receiving module received the listing that describes the item that matches the search criteria.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving module is to receive a network-based marketplace event that corresponds to the item by receiving a bid for the item, and wherein the processing module is to determine that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches the search criteria by determining that the bid is for the item that matches the search criteria.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the communication module is to communicate the network-based marketplace event by communicating an alert that indicates the receiving module receiving the bid for the item that matches the search criteria.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving module is further to receive a request to establish a persistent connection with the device operated by the user prior to the receiving the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the search criteria remains in effect for a pre-defined duration of time, and wherein the processing module is to determine that the item described in the listing matches the search criteria during the pre-defined duration of time when the search criteria is in effect.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing module is further to:

perform a search based on the received search criteria;

generate search results in response to the performed search; and

identify the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace within the generated search results.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the receiving module is further to receive a request to place an item on a watch list from the device operated by the user, and wherein the processing module is further to determine that the network-based marketplace event corresponds to the item placed on the watch list.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a network-based marketplace event corresponding to an item;

determining that the item corresponding to the network-based marketplace event matches search criteria received from a device operated by a user; and

communicating the network-based marketplace event corresponding to the item to the device operated by the user.