Systems and methods to search with a mobile device

• US 8,825,519 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Issued: 09/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Sun, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): Lastra, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/276,274
• Publication Number:
  US 20100131367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,111 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.1
• US Class Current: 705/14.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

Methods and systems to search with a mobile device are described. The system receives a request, over a network, from a mobile device. The request includes search information to search a database and location information to identify the location of the mobile device. Next, the system generates search results based on the search information. The search results include a plurality of items. Next, the system arranges items in the search results based on the location of the mobile device. Finally, the system communicates a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device. The user interface includes the search results. The search results include the items. The arrangement of the items in the search results is based on the location of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one processor;

a receiving module that is executable by the at least one processor to receive a request, over a network, from a mobile device, the request including search information that is utilized to search a database and location information including a first location that identities the present location of the mobile device; and

a processing module that is executable by the at least one processor to generate search results based on the search information, the search results including a plurality of items, the processing module to arrange the plurality of items in the search results based on the search information and the first location, the processing module to identify in conversion information the first location as not associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased, the processing module to associate the first location with a second location that is associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased at the second location, the processing module to further arrange the plurality of items into a first arrangement based on the order associated with the second location, the processing module to communicate a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device, the user interface including the plurality of the items being presented in accordance with the first arrangement.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing module further associates the search information to the conversion information, the conversion information including a plurality of item information that is respectively associated with a plurality of locations that includes the second location.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing module is to select a first advertisement from a plurality of advertisements based on the first arrangement and generate the user interface to further include the first advertisement.

4. A method comprising:

receiving a request, over a network, from a mobile device, the request including search information to search a database and location information including a first location that identifies the present location of the mobile device;

generating search results based on the search information, the search results including a plurality of items;

arranging the plurality of items in the search results based on the search information and the first location, the arranging including;

identifying, in conversion information, the first location as not being associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased;

associating the first location with a second location that is associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased at the second location;

arranging the plurality of items into a first arrangement based on the order associated with the second location; and

communicating a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device, the user interface including the plurality of the items being presented in accordance with the first arrangement.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the arranging the plurality of items in the search results further includes associating the search information to the conversion information that includes a plurality of item information that is respectively associated with a plurality of locations that includes the second location.

6. The method of claim 4, further including:

identifying a first advertisement by selecting the first advertisement from a plurality of advertisements based on the first arrangement; and

generating the user interface to further include the first advertisement.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the associating the first location with the second location includes identifying a first commercial establishment that is located in the first location and a second commercial establishment that is located in the second location.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the associating the first location with the second location includes identifying the first and second commercial establishments are matching commercial establishments.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the identifying the first and second commercial establishments are matching commercial establishments includes identifying the first and second commercial establishments as different retail outlets of the same company.

10. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving the search information from a plurality of mobile devices respectively, the plurality of mobile devices including a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating a plurality of search result sets based on the search information, the plurality of search result sets including a first result set and a second result set; and

communicating the plurality of search results sets to the plurality of mobile devices respectively, the first search result set being communicated to the first mobile device and the second result set being communicated to the second mobile device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving purchase information from the plurality of mobile devices, the purchase information describing purchases of a second plurality of items from the plurality of mobile devices while located at the second location, the receiving information purchase comprising;

receiving purchase information for a first item from the first mobile device; and

receiving purchase information for a second item from the second mobile device.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising generating an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased at the second location based on the purchase information that were utilized to purchase items.

13. A system comprising:

a receiving module to receive a request, over a network, from a mobile device, the request including search information that is utilized to search a database and location information including a first location that identifies a present location of the mobile device; and

a means for generating search results based on the search information, the search results including a plurality of items, the means for arranging the plurality of items in the search results based on the first location, the means for further identifying, in conversion information, the first location as not being associated an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased, the means for further associating the first location with a second location that is associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased at the second location, the means for further arranging the plurality of items into a first arrangement based on the order associated with the second location, the means for communicating a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device, the user interface including the search results presented in accordance with the first arrangement.

14. A machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following actions:

receive a request, over a network, from a mobile device, the request including search information that is utilized to search a database and location information including a first location that identifies the present to identify a location of the mobile device;

generate search results based on the search information, the search results including a plurality of items;

identify in conversion information the first location as not being associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased;

associate the first location with a second location that is associated with an order of most likely item to be purchased to least likely item to be purchased at the second location;

arrange the plurality of items into a first arrangement based on the order associated with the second location; and

communicate a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device, the user interface including the plurality of the items presented in accordance with the first arrangement.