COMPARISON AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEM

• US 20170109400A1
• Filed: 10/19/2015
• Published: 04/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Moore, Andrew Philip, Wang, Yu-Hsuan, Pittman, Raymond Jeczen, Lippman, David Louis, Lenahan, Michael George, Mitchell, Ben Lucas
• Granted Patent: US 10,204,136 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/26 Visual data mining; Browsing structured data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method for structuring search results for attribute comparison are presented. A product selection from a user device is received. The product selection has a plurality of attributes associated with it. A plurality of adjustable sliders configured to allow the user to refine a search is generated and caused to be displayed in a user interface of the user device. One or more adjustment of the plurality of adjustable sliders is received. In response to the user to an adjustment made to a first adjustable slider of the plurality of adjustable sliders, an analysis of a networked database for search results that match values indicated by the plurality of adjustable sliders including the adjustment made to the first adjustable slider is performed. The search results are caused to be presented on the user interface displayed on the user device. The search results can be in example form of a multi-dimensional graph or list.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors and a memory including instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

receiving a product selection from a user device, the product selection having a plurality of attributes;

generating a plurality of adjustable sliders for presentation on a user interface displayed at the user device, each of the plurality of adjustable sliders configured to allow the user to refine an attribute of the plurality of attributes for a search;

receiving at least one adjustment of the plurality of adjustable sliders;

in response to an adjustment made to a first adjustable slider of the plurality of adjustable sliders, performing an analysis of a networked database for search results that match values indicated by the plurality of adjustable sliders including the adjustment made to the first adjustable slider; and

causing presentation of the search results on the user interface displayed on the user device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a graph displaying the search results, the graph including a data point corresponding to the product selection that is a reference point.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the search results displayed in the graph are grouped based on shared attributes.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a list displaying the search results, the list ranked according to at least one of the plurality of attributes.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the user adjusting the first adjustable slider, updating a second adjustable slider to indicate a range of non-selectable values.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of adjustable sliders include a first selector adjustable by a user to indicate a first value of an associated attribute and a second selector adjustable by the user to indicate a second value of the associated attribute, the first value and the second value forming a range for the associated attribute.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

obtaining geo-location information of the user device, the user device employing a location determination application; and

refining the search results to include products available within a predefined distance to the user'"'"'s geo-location information.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a product selection from a user device, the product selection having a plurality of attributes;

generating, using one or more hardware processors, a plurality of adjustable sliders for presentation on a user interface displayed at the user device, each of the plurality of adjustable sliders configured to allow the user to refine an attribute of the plurality of attributes for a search;

receiving at least one or more adjustment of the plurality of adjustable sliders;

in response to an adjustment made to a first adjustable slider of the plurality of adjustable sliders, performing an analysis of a networked database for search results that match values indicated by the plurality of adjustable sliders including the adjustment made to the first adjustable slider; and

causing presentation of the search results on the user interface displayed on the user device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

generating a graph displaying the search results, the graph including a data point corresponding to the product selection that is a reference point.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the search results displayed in the graph are grouped based on shared attributes.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

generating a list displaying the search results, the list ranked according to at least one of the plurality of attributes.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to the user adjusting the first adjustable slider, updating a second adjustable slider to indicate a range of non-selectable values.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of the plurality of adjustable sliders include a first selector adjustable by a user to indicate a first value of an associated attribute and a second selector adjustable by the user to indicate a second value of the associated attribute, the first value and the second value forming a range for the associated attribute.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

obtaining geo-location information of the user device, the user device employing a location determination application; and

refining the search results to includes products available within a predefined distance to the user'"'"'s geo-location information.

15. A machine-readable medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving a product selection from a user at a user device, the product selection including a plurality of attributes;

generating a plurality of adjustable sliders for presentation on a user interface displayed at the user device, each of the plurality of adjustable sliders configured to allow the user to refine an attribute of the plurality of attributes for a search;

receiving at least one adjustment of the plurality of adjustable sliders; and

in response to an adjustment made to a first adjustable slider of the plurality of adjustable sliders, performing an analysis of a networked database for search results that match values indicated by the plurality of adjustable sliders including the adjustment made to the first adjustable slider; and

causing presentation of the search results on the user interface displayed on the user device.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a graph displaying the search results, the graph including a data point corresponding to the product selection that is a reference point.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the search results displayed in the graph are grouped based on shared attributes.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

in response to the user adjusting the first adjustable slider, updating a second adjustable slider to indicate a range of non-selectable values.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein at least one of the plurality of adjustable sliders include a first selector adjustable by a user to indicate a first value of an associated attribute and a second selector adjustable by the user to indicate a second value of the associated attribute, the first value and the second value forming a range for the associated attribute.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

obtaining geo-location information of the user device, the user device employing a location determination application; and

refining the search results to includes products available within a predefined distance to the user'"'"'s geo-location information.