Systems and methods for marketplace listings using a camera enabled mobile device

• US 8,521,609 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2012
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Lewis, Alan, Sun, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): STOPP, COURTNEY L
• Application Number:
  US13/685,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20130091030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 274 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.1, 705/14.4
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

Computer-implemented systems and methods for generating marketplace listings using a camera enabled mobile device are described in which a request is received via a camera enabled mobile device to list one or more sale items. An image taken by the camera enable mobile device and depicting the one or more sale items is received. Image recognition is performed on the received image to identify the one or more sale items. Based on the identification of the one or more sale items depicted in the image, a set of descriptive data is automatically generated. The one or more sale items are listed on a marketplace using the image and the automatically generated set of descriptive data.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

capturing, on a mobile device, an image depicting a plurality of items;

accessing, on the mobile device, a draft marketplace item listing describing a first item of the plurality of items, the draft marketplace item listing generated automatically based at least in part on analysis of the image and a summary of search results from the network-based marketplace for items similar to the first item;

receiving approval, via the mobile device, for publication of the draft marketplace item listing on a network-based marketplace; and

transmitting the draft marketplace item listing to the network-based marketplace for publication.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing a second draft marketplace item listing describing a second item of the plurality of items, the second draft marketplace item listing generated automatically based at least in part on analysis of the image.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising displaying, on the mobile device, the first and second draft marketplace item listings for selection by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising scanning, with the mobile device, a bar code associated with the first item of the plurality of items.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the receiving approval for publication of the draft marketplace item listing includes receiving verification of item description data derived from the bar code, the item description data included as part of the draft marketplace item listing.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising tagging, via the mobile device, the image with data obtained using information extracted from the bar code.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving approval for publication of the draft marketplace item listing includes selectively altering the draft marketplace item listing based on at least a portion of the summary of search results.

8. The method claim 7, wherein the selectively altering the draft marketplace item listing includes updating a price based on an average selling price included in the summary of search results.

9. A method comprising:

capturing, on a mobile device, a plurality of images depicting a plurality of items, each image of the plurality of images depicting at least one item of the plurality of items;

accessing, using the mobile device, a draft marketplace item listing describing a first item of the plurality of items, the draft marketplace item listing generated automatically based at least in part on analysis of at least a subset of the plurality of images and a summary of search results from the network-based marketplace for items similar to the first item;

receiving approval, via the mobile device, for publication of the draft marketplace item listing on a network-based marketplace; and

transmitting, via the mobile device, the draft marketplace item listing for publication by the network-based marketplace.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising accessing a second draft marketplace item listing describing a second item of the plurality of items, the second draft marketplace item listing generated automatically based at least in part on analysis of a second subset of the plurality of images.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying, on the mobile device, the first and second draft marketplace item listings for selection by a user; and

transmitting, from the mobile device upon receiving approval of the selected first or second draft marketplace item listing, the selected first or second draft marketplace item listing to the network-based marketplace for publication.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the capturing the plurality of images includes capturing at least one bar code associated with one item of the plurality of items.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the accessing the draft marketplace item listing includes accessing information derived using data extracted from the bar code.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising tagging, on the mobile device, an image of the plurality of images with data obtained using in formation extracted from the bar code.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the accessing the draft marketplace item listing includes accessing a summary of search results from the network-based marketplace for items in a category automatically assigned to the draft marketplace item listing.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the receiving approval for publication of the draft marketplace item listing includes selectively updating the draft marketplace item listing based on at least a portion of the summary of search results.

17. A machine-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors included in a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:

capture an image including depictions of a plurality of items;

access a draft marketplace item listing describing a first item of the plurality of items, the draft marketplace item listing generated automatically based at least in part on analysis of the image and a summary of search results from the network-based marketplace for items similar to the first item;

receive approval of the draft marketplace item listing for publication on a network-based marketplace; and

transmit the draft marketplace item listing for publication by the network-based marketplace.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, further including instruction that cause the mobile device to scan a bar code associated with the first item of the plurality of items.

19. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions that cause the mobile device to receive approval of the draft marketplace item listing further include instructions that cause the mobile device to receive verification of item description data derived using the bar code, the item description data included as part of the draft marketplace item listing.