CLUSTERED BROWSE HISTORY

• US 20150221014A1
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Published: 08/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Tenniswood, James, Gabbai, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US14/170,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20150221014A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method for determining an item group and generating a group representation for the item group are provided. Accordingly, item data associated with a user may be accessed. The item data may include item temporal data. Item relationships between pieces of the item data corresponding to items may be identified. The item relationships may include a temporal relationship that may be based on the item temporal data. An item group associated with the items may be determined based on the item relationships. A group representation corresponding to the item group may be generated. The group representation may summarize the items associated with the item group. The methods and systems may cause presentation of the group representation to the user.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor;

an item data module configured to access item data associated with a user, the item data includes item temporal data;

an item relationship module, executable by the hardware processor, configured to identify item relationships between pieces of the item data that correspond to items, the item relationships include a temporal relationship based on the item temporal data;

an item group module configured to determine an item group associated with at least a portion of the items based on the identified item relationships;

a group representation module configured to generate a group representation that corresponds to the determined item group, the group representation summarizes the items associated with the item group; and

a user interface module configured to cause presentation of the group representation to the user.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the group representation module further configured to receive an activation request associated with the group representation from the user; and

the user interface module further configured to cause presentation of additional summary information that corresponds to the group representation to the user.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the group representation module further configured to receive an activation request associated with the group representation from the user; and

the user interface module further configured to cause the presentation of the item data that corresponds to the group representation to the user.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the group representation module further configured to determine a group resolution value based on the item temporal data associated with the item group and item temporal data associated with other item groups; and

the group representation module configured to generate the group representation includes use of the group resolution value.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the group resolution value that corresponds to the item temporal data nearest a present time has a highest group resolution value, the group representation that corresponds to the highest group resolution value includes the most summary information.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the item data is accessed from at least one of a query history of the user, purchase history of the user, and an online marketplace application server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the item data includes at least one of item attribute data, item data source, item conversion data, and item engagement data.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the item relationships include at least one of similarity relationships based on the item attribute data, source relationships based on the item data source, conversion relationships based on the item conversion data, and engagement relationships based on the item engagement data.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the group representation module configured to generate the group representation includes use of the item data.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the item data module further configured to;

determine additional items related to the item group; and

retrieve items listings that correspond to the additional items from an online marketplace application server, the item data to include the item listings.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the item group module configured to determine an item group includes using item data associated with item groups of other users.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the item data module further configured to;

compile the item data, the item relationships, the item group, and the group representation into a group file, the group file associated with the user;

store the group file in a database; and

communicate, responsive to a group file request from the user, the stored group file to a device of the user.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the group representation module further configured to receive a dismiss request associated with the group representation from the user;

the user interface module further configured to cause a dismissal of the group representation from presentation; and

the item data module further configured to store the dismiss request and the item data associated with the group representation in a database, the dismiss request and the item data associated with the dismiss request to be used by the group representation module to generate group representations in the future.

14. A method, comprising:

accessing item data associated with a user, the item data including item temporal data;

identifying, using a hardware processor, item relationships between pieces of the item data corresponding to items, the item relationships including a temporal relationship based on the item temporal data;

determining an item group associated with at least a portion of the items based on the identified item relationships;

generating a group representation corresponding to the determined item group, the group representation summarizing the items associated with the item group; and

causing presentation of the group representation to the user.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving an activation request associated with the group representation from the user; and

causing presentation of additional summary information corresponding to the group representation to the user.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving an activation request associated with the group representation from the user; and

causing presentation of the item data corresponding to the group representation to the user.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

determining a group resolution value based on the item temporal data associated with the item group and the item temporal data associated with other item groups; and

the generating the group representation includes using the group resolution value.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the group resolution value corresponding to the item temporal data nearest a present time has a highest group resolution value, the group representation corresponding to the highest group resolution value including the most summary information.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the item data is accessed from at least one of a query history of the user, purchase history of the user, and an online marketplace application server.

20. A non-transitory machine readable medium that stores instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

access item data associated with a user, the item data including item temporal data;

identify item relationships between pieces of the item data that correspond to items, the item relationships to include a temporal relationship based on the item temporal data;

determine an item group associated with at least a portion of the items based on the identified item relationships;

generate a group representation that corresponds to the determined item group, the group representation summarizes the items associated with the item group; and

cause presentation of the group representation to the user.