ONLINE AND OFFLINE ECOMMERCE CONNECTIONS

• US 20140279013A1
• Filed: 04/23/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Menipaz, Amit Reuven, Chelly, Yan, Levi, Oded Shtitzki, Dekel, Tomer
• Application Number:
  US13/868,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

Product information from local searches can be furnished based on user actions with respect to an eCommerce system. Information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system can be retrieved from the eCommerce system. A user intent to purchase the product may be determined based on the information about user actions. The product may then be matched to a product on a local search service. A local search on the matched product may then be performed on the local service, to locate one or more stores local to a user'"'"'s current location that have the matched product in stock. The results from the local search may be displayed to a user.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a geolocation module configured to determine a current location of a user;

a user intent module configured to;

retrieve, from an eCommerce system, information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system; and

determine a user intent to purchase the product base on the information about the user actions;

a local search interface configured to;

match the product to a product on a local search service;

perform a local search on the matched product on the local search service, to locate one or more stores local to the user'"'"'s current location that has the matched product in stock; and

a display module configured to display results from the local search.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a user movement module configured to determine movement by a user and determine if the user movement matches preset movement criteria, wherein the performing a local search is initiated upon a determination that the user movement matches preset movement criteria.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display module is configured to determine whether the results of the local search match an aggressiveness level for the user and to display results from the local search only in response to a determination that the results of the local search match an aggressiveness level for the user.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an eCommerce system interface configured to retrieve a price for the matched product from an eCommerce system database, and wherein the display module is further configured to display the price for the matched product simultaneously with the results from the local search.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user actions include unsuccessful bids placed in online auctions.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user actions include identifying products to watch on the eCommerce system.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user actions include viewing product pages on the eCommerce system.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user actions include conducting searches on the eCommerce system.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determining of a user intent includes weighting user actions based on type.

10. A method comprising:

retrieving, from an eCommerce system, information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system;

determining a user intent to purchase the product based on the information about user actions;

matching the product to a product on a local search service;

performing a local search on the matched product on the local search service, to locate one or more stores local to a user'"'"'s current location that have the matched product in stock; and

displaying results from the local search to a user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining types of one or more user actions based on the information about user actions;

weighting the user actions based on type; and

wherein the determining the user intent is based on the weighted user actions.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the matching the product to a product on a local search service includes mapping unstructured data from the eCommerce system to structured data from the local search service.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising monitoring changes in the user'"'"'s current location.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising comparing changes in the user'"'"'s current location to one or more movement rules.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the performing the local search is initiated in response to a determination that the changes in the user'"'"'s current location meet one or more movement rules.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the one or more movement rules include the user'"'"'s current location remaining static for a predetermined amount of time.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein at least one of the one or more movement rules includes a speed of the user remaining below a predetermined speed.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a price of the matched product on the eCommerce system; and

displaying the price for the matched product simultaneously with the results from the local search.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

retrieving, from an eCommerce system, information about user actions with respect to a product on the eCommerce system;

determining a user intent to purchase the product based on the information about user actions;

matching the product to a product on a local search service;

performing a local search on the matched product on the local search service, to locate one or more stores local to a user'"'"'s current location that have the matched product in stock; and

displaying results from the local search to a user.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a price of the matched product on the eCommerce system; and

displaying the price for the matched product simultaneously with the results from the local search.