eBay Patent Applications

eBay patent applications that are pending before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240127195
    Abstract: An electronic garage shelf is described. The system includes an electronic garage shelf which may be a metaphor for a shelf in a garage that is used to store parts for a vehicle. Merely for example, the electronic garage shelf may store a token part that signifies a part or smart component such as an oil filter, carburetor, spark plug, on a garage shelf in the user's garage. Further, the metaphor for a shelf in the garage may be expanded to include a virtual part that represents a part or smart component the user wants to acquire. Accordingly, the system may include garage shelf information comprised of virtual part information and token part information where the virtual part information may store virtual parts signifying parts that are desirable for acquisition and the token part information may store token parts signifying parts that are in the possession of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Leigh Cattone
  • Publication number: 20240114644
    Abstract: A rack mountable bracket is described. The bracket is mountable to a rack configured for mounting equipment. The rack is also configured according to a rack standard (e.g., EIA-310) that specifies how rails of the rack are disposed, one rail to another, and how a strip of holes disposed along a length of each rail is spaced, one hole to another. In one or more implementations, the bracket includes a pair of mounting edges for mounting the bracket to a mounting pair of the rails using hole strips of the mounting pair of rails. The bracket also includes an equipment mounting rail having a hole strip disposed along a length of the rail with holes spaced according to the rack standard. The equipment mounting rail is disposed between the mounting edges, such that when the bracket is mounted to the mounting pair of rails the bracket is horizontally oriented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Dante Joseph Gruppo, Joshua Sattler
  • Publication number: 20240104157
    Abstract: Dynamic link preview generation techniques are described that overcome the challenges of conventional techniques by supporting link preview generation by a content provider system that proves the digital content via a respective network address. In one example, a content provider system, based on a request received from a service provider system, identifies a communication platform of the service provider system that is to be used to communicate the shared link. Upon identifying the communication platform, the content provider system locates customization data that describes how the link preview is to be generated for the communication platform. In response, the content provider system renders digital content available via the network address to generate the link preview.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Rolan Corley, Winfred James Jebasingh, Damodaran Chingleput Sathyakumar, Shobith Srinivas Alva, Jack Charles Maize
  • Publication number: 20240095253
    Abstract: A method and a system process a stream of data in parallel across a plurality of nodes. The log processing system has a log module, a query language module, and a query processing module. The log module receives and organizes the stream of data into a sequential and nested data structure. The query language operator module defines operators that operate on the sequential and nested data structure. The query processing module processes in parallel across a plurality of nodes a query based on an operator on the stream of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Gyanit Singh, Chi-Hsien Chiu, Neelakantan Sundaresan
  • Publication number: 20240095490
    Abstract: Aspect pre-selection techniques using machine learning are described. In one example, an artificial assistant system is configured to implement a chat bot. A user then engages in a first natural-language conversation. As part of this first natural-language conversation, a communication is generated by the chat bot to prompt the user to specify an aspect of a category that is a subject of a first natural-language conversation and user data is received in response. Data that describes this first natural-language conversation is used to train a model using machine learning. Data is then received by the chat bot as part of a second natural-language conversation. This data, from the second natural-language conversation, is processed using the model as part of machine learning to generate the second search query to include the aspect of the category automatically and without user intervention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Farah Abdallah, Robert Enyedi, Amit Srivastava, Elaine Lee, Braddock Craig Gaskill, Tomer Lancewicki, Xinyu Zhang, Jayanth Vasudevan, Dominique Jean Bouchon
  • Publication number: 20240095807
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing contextual recommendations based on user state are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, sensor data corresponding to at least one sensor included in an item worn by a user is received. A user state is determined based on the received sensor data. In response to a state change being satisfied by at least the user state, a recommendation is determined based on the user state and a profile associated with the user. The recommendation may be presented on an electronic mobile device associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Bhardwaj, Neelakantan Sundaresan, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Publication number: 20240086998
    Abstract: Feeds in a network-based marketplace are described. The system receives a request, over a network, from a user that is associated with feed selection information, and identifies source feeds based on the feed selection information. The source feeds respectively include a first plurality of content elements. The system generates a presentation feed by retrieving a second plurality of content elements from the source feeds. The generating is performed continuously and in real-time. The system segments the presentation feed into pages and generates interfaces that include a first interface based on the pages. The system communicates the first interface, over the network, to the user, responsive to the receiving of the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Philip Abraham, Andrew David Palmer, Jeffrey Tyson, Christina Mercando, Jason Kotenko, Benjamin Gleitzman, Kyle Lee
  • Publication number: 20240070737
    Abstract: The disclosed technologies include a robotic selling assistant that receives an item from a seller, automatically generates a posting describing the item for sale, stores the item until it is sold, and delivers or sends the item out for delivery. The item is placed in a compartment that uses one or more sensors to identify the item, retrieve supplemental information about the item, and take pictures of the item for inclusion in the posting. A seller-supplied description of the item may be verified based on the retrieved supplemental information, preventing mislabeled items from being sold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew CHALKLEY, Robinson PIRAMUTHU, Bindia SARAF, Qiaosong WANG
  • Publication number: 20240070013
    Abstract: Systems and methods for are provided for predicting impending failure of a database and preemptively initiating mitigating failover actions, for example by shedding connections or redirecting connection requests to an alternate database that can fulfill resources being requested. In an example embodiment, to detect a slow or unstable database, connection wait times are monitored over a rolling window of time intervals, a quantity of intervals in which at least one excessive wait time event occurred are counted during the time window, and if the quantity exceeds a threshold, the database is deemed unavailable, thereby triggering connection adjustments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy David ROBISON, Steven Bruce WEST, Sarang Mukund KULKARNI, Douglas Wayne HATHAWAY
  • Publication number: 20240062276
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for dynamically generating user interface elements and associated values are presented. An item listing and profile data are accessed. A set of user interface elements are dynamically generated based on the item listing and the profile data, with each user interface element configured to perform an action on the item listing. A set of values are dynamically determined, with each value being associated with a user interface element of the set of user interface elements. The set of user interface elements are then caused to be presented within the item listing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Huai-ter Chong, Yun Liu
  • Publication number: 20240061563
    Abstract: A set of images is accessed from a server. The set is analyzed to identify objects in each image using object recognition algorithms. A primary image that includes more of the identified objects than any of the other images of the set is determined. For each of the identified objects in the primary image, a secondary image that includes the identified object and has a higher magnification than the primary image is determined. Links are inserted into the primary image at locations including an identified object that is also in a secondary image. The primary image is displayed and, upon receiving a selection of one of the links, the secondary image that includes the identified object at the location of the selected link is displayed. The set of images is ordered based on relative positions of the identified objects in each image and then linked together based on the ordering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Nithya Chellam, Rahul Kyamaji, Sruthi Madapoosi Ravi, Krithika Sairam, Pranav Shekhar Jha
  • Publication number: 20240061888
    Abstract: Software is increasingly being developed as a collection of loosely coupled applications. Loosely coupled applications exchange data by publishing data to and retrieving data from a data store, such as a database, a file located on a storage cluster, etc. Data produced by one application and consumed by another is referred to as a data dependency. In some embodiments, an application's data dependencies are identified by analyzing cached query plans associated with the application. Query plans include a hierarchical representation of a query, where non-leaf nodes represent commands and leaf nodes identify data dependencies. An application's data dependencies are identified by traversing the hierarchical representation of the query. Data dependencies consumed by the application are identified by finding leaf nodes that descend from a read command, while data dependencies produced by the application are identified by finding leaf nodes that descend from a write command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Sizhong Liu, Zou Qingnan, YI Liu, Ian Chi-Yee MA, Haowen Zhu
  • Publication number: 20240061562
    Abstract: Described are computing systems and methods configured to detect a small, but meaningful, anomaly within one or more metrics associated with a platform. The system displays visuals of the metrics so that a user monitoring the platform can effectively notice a problem associated with the anomaly and take appropriate action to remediate the problem. An operational visual includes a radar-based visual with a heatmap arranging metrics, and a node representing a state of the metrics. Moreover, the system uses an ensemble of unsupervised machine learning algorithms for multi-dimensional clustering of hundreds of thousands of monitored metrics. Via the visuals and the implementation of the machine learning algorithms, the described techniques provide an improved way of representing and simulating many metrics being monitored for a platform. Moreover, the techniques are configured to expose actionable and useful information associated with the platform in a manner that can be effectively interpreted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Reda Mohamed Saeid Abdulaal, Bass Chorng
  • Publication number: 20240054171
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
  • Publication number: 20240054185
    Abstract: A process for linking related images and videos is disclosed. The process can include receiving listing information including the images and the video, processing the images using an image processor to determine one or more image descriptors, processing the video using a video processor to determine video descriptors, comparing the image descriptors to the video descriptors, calculating a similarity value for each of the image descriptors in relation to each of the video descriptors, and linking the videos and the images based upon the calculated similarity value. The method can also include causing the display of a user interface including a video linking user interface element operable to cause playback of a relevant portion of the video linked with the displayed image and an image linking user interface element operable to cause display of a relevant image linked with a portion of the video playback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Berkan Solmaz
  • Publication number: 20240054437
    Abstract: The disclosed technologies include receiving a request from a second computing device to verify ownership of a blockchain address. A challenge content is generated and sent to the requestor. A signature is received comprising a hash of the challenge content generated using a private key. A public key corresponding to the private key is obtained, and the signature is validated using the public key. In response to validating the signature, a characteristic is associated with a user associated with the blockchain address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Constanza Maria HEATH, Ethan Benjamin RUBINSON
  • Publication number: 20240046481
    Abstract: Physical object boundary detection techniques and systems are described. In one example, an augmented reality module generates three dimensional point cloud data. This data describes depths at respective points within a physical environment that includes the physical object. A physical object boundary detection module is then employed to filter the point cloud data by removing points that correspond to a ground plane. The module then performs a nearest neighbor search to locate a subset of the points within the filtered point cloud data that correspond to the physical object. Based on this subset, the module projects the subset of points onto the ground plane to generate a two-dimensional boundary. The two-dimensional boundary is then extruded based on a height determined from a point having a maximum distance from the ground plane from the filtered cloud point data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Ryan Nelson, Jinrong Xie, Randall Chall Fry
  • Publication number: 20240046643
    Abstract: Augmented reality, computer vision, and digital ticketing system techniques are described that employ a location determination system. In one example, the location determination system is configured to receiving at least one digital image as part of a live camera feed, identify an object included in the at least one digital image using object recognition, determine a location of the object in relation to a digital map of a physical environment, generate augmented reality digital content indicating the determined location in relation to the digital map, and render the augmented reality digital content as part of the live camera feed for display by a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Robert Neumann, Marcus Walter Shelksohn, Khashayar Dehdashtinejad, Jonathan Xiaohang Zhang, Edward Tang, Garrett Canan Reeb, Ninglin Li
  • Publication number: 20240046306
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for determining a spam publication using a spam detection system are presented. The spam detection system receives, from a device, an image of an item and an item attribute for the item. Additionally, the spam detection system extracts an image attribute based on the received image, and compares the item attribute and the image attribute. Moreover, the spam detection system calculates a confidence score based on the comparison. Furthermore, the spam detection system determines that the item attribute is incorrect based on the confidence score transgressing a predetermined threshold. In response to the determination that the item attribute is incorrect, the spam detection system causes presentation, on a display of the device, of a notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Manojkumar Rangasamy Kannadasan, Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale
  • Publication number: 20240037616
    Abstract: An application configured to be dynamically and/or incrementally updated to tailor capabilities of the application to areas of interest of a user is disclosed. The application receives one or more task-specific modules for enhancing a task-specific capability of the application. The one or more task-specific modules are identified from among a plurality of task-specific modules, based on user data indicative of interaction of the user with an electronic marketplace. The one or more task-specific modules are used to update a general module configured to implement the task-specific capability of the application to create a customized application. The customized application is used to perform a task-specific operation based on an input provided by the user, and a result of the task-specific operation to be presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Antonio Haro, Vikas Singh
  • Publication number: 20240037626
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a relevant candidate product in an electronic marketplace. Embodiments perform a visual similarity comparison between candidate product image visual content and input query image visual content, process formal and informal natural language user inputs, and coordinate aggregated past user interactions with the marketplace stored in a knowledge graph. Visually similar items and their corresponding product categories, aspects, and aspect values can determine suggested candidate products without discernible delay during a multi-turn user dialog. The user can then refine the search for the most relevant items available for purchase by providing responses to machine-generated prompts that are based on the initial search results from visual, voice, and/or text inputs. An intelligent online personal assistant can thus guide a user to the most relevant candidate product more efficiently than existing search tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale, Fan Yang, Qiaosong Wang, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Publication number: 20240028658
    Abstract: One or more of the systems, apparatuses, or methods discussed herein can include a quality score for a plurality of item listings or collections of item listings. Data sparseness can be avoided, as the quality score is based on inherent properties of the listing. An item listing can be recommended to a user based on the quality score. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a plurality of quality scores including a quality score for each of a plurality of item listings or a plurality of collections of item listings, the quality scores determined independent of a user's attributes and independent of the user's contextual information, the contextual information corresponding to details of the user's access to a website, and recommending an item listing or collection of item listings to a user based on the quality scores and the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Khatri, Steven Hui Luan, Michael Tanaka, Praveen K. Boinapalli
  • Publication number: 20240004920
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for adding new features to a network service. A method includes receiving an image depicting an object of interest. A category set is determined for the object of interest and an image signature is generated for the image. Using the category set and the image signature, the method identifies a set of publications within a publication database and assigns a rank to each publication. The method causes presentation of the ranked list of publications at a computing device from which the image was received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale, Qiaosong Wang, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Publication number: 20230419457
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are provided for image cleanup. In some embodiments, there is provide a method which may include subsampling a first image to a first level image of a multiscale transform; performing, based on a machine learning model, an identification of a foreground portion of the first level image and a background portion of the first level image; generating, based on the identification of the foreground portion and the background portion, a first mask; upscaling the first mask to a resolution corresponding to the first image depicting the foreground item; applying the upscaled first mask to the first image to form a second image depicting the foreground item; and providing the second image depicting the foreground item to a publication system. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Qiaosong Wang
  • Publication number: 20230409930
    Abstract: Various embodiments use a neural network to analyze images for aspects that characterize the images, to present locations of those aspects on the images, and, additionally, to permit a user to interact with those locations on the images. For example, a user may interact with a visual cue over one of those locations to modify, refine, or filter the results of a visual search, performed on a publication corpus, that uses an input image (e.g., one captured using a mobile device) as a search query.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Licheng Yu, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Publication number: 20230410189
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein for distributing information. The disclosed technologies determine an application element configured to receive information that is updated at a variable rate, the information pertaining to an object. Feature data is received that is associated with the object and data associated with use of the application element. The feature data includes a time horizon for the object and supplemental information associated with the object. Based on the feature data and the data associated with use of the application element, a first rate is predicted for sending the information about the object to the application element. The information is sent to the application element at the first rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Periyathambi, Manojkumar RANGASAMY KANNADASAN, Lakshimi DURAIVENKATESH, Sai Vipin SIRIPURAPU
  • Publication number: 20230401276
    Abstract: An experimentation platform controls testing of features by an application server. Based on a user identifier, the experimentation platform determines which feature should be provided, and the application server provides the corresponding version of a user interface. If the user behavior data shows that using a tested feature results in an improvement, the tested feature will be adopted. To determine whether or not an improvement is observed, a statistically significant amount of data is gathered. The experimentation platform gathers data regarding user behavior for the feature versions and, in response, adjusts the frequency at which each version is served. Providing the proposed version to an increased percentage of users decreases the total number of page serves required to gather statistically significant data. The experimentation platform may provide an updated projected time to completion of testing based on the changed percentage of users receiving the proposed version.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Deepak Kumar Vasthimal, Pavan Kumar Srirama, Arun Kumar Akkinapalli
  • Publication number: 20230401839
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a candidate product in an electronic marketplace based on a visual comparison between candidate product image visual content and input query image visual content. Embodiments generate and store descriptive image signatures from candidate product images or selected portions of such images. A subsequently calculated visual similarity measure serves as a visual search result score for the candidate product in comparison to an input query image. Any number of images of any number of candidate products may be analyzed, such as for items available for sale in an online marketplace. Image analysis results are stored in a database and made available for subsequent automated on-demand visual comparisons to an input query image. The embodiments enable substantially real time visual based product searching of a potentially vast catalog of items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale, Fan Yang, Qiaosong Wang, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Publication number: 20230394550
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining a set of target listings, retrieving a seed image associated with the seed listing, the seed listing is categorized within a first item category, and generating a seed item feature vector for the seed image using a convolutional neural network (CNN) trained with images of items. The method also includes identifying a plurality of feature vectors associated with the first item category, comparing the seed item feature vector to the plurality of feature vectors using a k-nearest neighbors (kNN) algorithm, and generating a set of nearest neighbor listings to the seed listing. The method further includes storing the set of nearest neighbor listings as associated with the seed listing, selecting one or more nearest neighbor listings from the set of nearest neighbors, and presenting the one or more nearest neighbor listings as a recommendation to a user of the online e-commerce system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Eliot Klein, Adi Guila Haviv
  • Publication number: 20230394042
    Abstract: Technologies described reduce the amount of time between requesting content and receiving the requested content. In some embodiments, a client provides a search query. A search result page is generated and, prior to returning the search result page to the client, some or all of the search results are asynchronously pre-fetched and cached. The search query can include custom parameters that are also included in the pre-fetch requests. Web addresses in the search results page can be modified to indicate whether a prefetch operation was initiated. Once a user activates one of the search results, the responding web server uses the cached data while generating a response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ramesh Periyathambi, Vineet Bindal, Naga Sita Raghuram Nimishakavi Venkata, Deepti Bhosale, Auston McReynolds, Andrew Lin, Lakshimi Duraivenkatesh
  • Publication number: 20230385919
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, an item listing process is run in an item listing application. Upon reaching a specified point in the item listing process, a camera application on the user device is triggered (or the camera directly accessed by the item listing application) to enable a user to capture images using the camera, wherein the triggering includes providing an overlay informing the user as to an angle at which to capture images from the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Dane Glasgow
  • Publication number: 20230376973
    Abstract: Fingerprinting physical items to mint NFTs is described. One or more features of a physical item are captured using a fingerprint capture system of a client device, and a fingerprint of the physical item is generated using the captured features of the physical item. The fingerprint of the physical item is provided to an authentication service to verify that the physical item corresponds to an authentic physical item by matching the fingerprint of the physical item to distinguishing features of the authentic physical item. Responsive to verification by the authentication service, a digital twin NFT is minted on a blockchain using the matched fingerprint. A combined listing for the physical item and the digital twin NET is then generated on a listing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Bruce Vosseller, Christopher Michael Matthews, Andrew Chalkley, Paul Telis Stathacopoulos
  • Publication number: 20230368260
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to provide flaw accentuation to an image in an e-commerce online marketplace. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving at an online marketplace, from a seller through the Internet, an image of an item being listed for sale at the online marketplace and text related to the item being listed for sale; determining that the item includes a flaw based on the text related to the item being listed for sale or the image of the item; creating a flaw accentuation to the image; and creating a listing in the online marketplace for the item that includes the image and the flaw accentuation to the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, David Eramian, Sandy Godsey, Justin VanWinkle
  • Publication number: 20230368282
    Abstract: Extended reality auction techniques are described that support conducting live auctions in an extended reality environment, such as augmented or virtual reality environments. Image data, for instance, is received by a computing device from a first computing device depicting an item for auction. An extended reality auction system initiates an auction for the item based on identifying that at least part of the item is in the image data. The image data is provided to a second computing device for display in the extended reality environment during the auction. Responsive to determining that a criterion of the auction is not satisfied by the image data, remedial action is initiated by the extended reality auction system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Robert Francis Belavy, Antonio Haro, Andrew Chalkley, Deepak Rangaswami
  • Publication number: 20230366693
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include a navigation system and computer-implemented methods for proactively re-routing vehicles based on an analysis of input component data obtained from the navigation-enabled devices. The navigation system scores the input component data to obtain a measure of frustration (e.g., a feeling of being upset or annoyed) of the user of the navigation-enabled device. The navigation system may provide a detour suggestion for display on the navigation-enabled device to persuade the user of the device to direct their vehicle to depart from its current location or route in an effort to remove the vehicle from traffic, and thereby reduce the frustration level of the user. The detour suggestion may include an alternative route to the original destination, or an alternative destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Neville Rhys Newey, Justin VanWinkle, Christopher Michael Hall, Trista Mcneill, David Ramadge
  • Publication number: 20230367807
    Abstract: In example embodiments, a system and method for providing item notifications is provided. A networked system receives, from a device of a user, a selection of an item from a list for monitoring. The network system also receives, from the device of the user, a condition that triggers the reporting of news for the selected item. The network system monitors for news for the selected item. A determination is made as to whether the condition that triggers the reporting of the news is satisfied. In response to determining that the condition that triggers the reporting of the news is satisfied, the networked system transmits a notification to the user indicating the news for the selected item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Sacco, Guy Schory, Robert Dean Veres
  • Publication number: 20230360097
    Abstract: Techniques are described, as implemented by computing devices, to control access to transactions through use of tokenized reputation scores. This is performed by leveraging a blockchain such that a tokenized reputation score is generated or calculated based on an amount of reputation tokens associated with a blockchain account address associated with a service provider account, and by making transactional functionality available to the service provider account based on a comparison of a tokenized reputation score affiliated with the service provider account with a threshold score associated with a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Bruce Vosseller, Andrew Chalkley
  • Publication number: 20230359519
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed herein for cross-correlating metrics for anomaly root cause detection. Primary and secondary metrics associated with an anomaly are cross-correlated by first using the derivative of an interpolant of data points of the primary metric to identify a time window for analysis. Impact scores for the secondary metrics can be then be generated by computing the standard deviation of a derivative of data points of the secondary metrics during the identified time window. The impact scores can be utilized to collect data relating to the secondary metrics most likely to have caused the anomaly. Remedial action can then be taken based upon the collected data in order to address the root cause of the anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Maxwell Henry POOLE, Satish SAMBASIVAN, Vivek Siva KAUSHIK
  • Publication number: 20230362332
    Abstract: A videoconference system is described that generates a video for a room including multiple videoconference participants and outputs the video as part of the videoconference. The videoconference system is configured to generate the video as including a detailed view of one of the multiple videoconference participants located in the room. To do so, the videoconference system detects user devices located in the room capable of capturing video and determines a position of each user device. The videoconference system then detects a user speaking in the room and determines a position of the active speaker. At least one of the user devices is identified as including a camera oriented for capturing the active speaker. Video content captured by one or more user devices is then processed by the videoconference system to generate a detailed view of the active speaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Justin Donald Davidson
  • Publication number: 20230351312
    Abstract: Technologies are described for generating visualizations that graphically represent an item being exposed to extreme environmental conditions while en route to a destination. An exemplary visualization may include a still graphic that shows a symbol of a detected environmental condition positioned adjacent to and/or superimposed over a graphic that represents the item. Another exemplary visualization may include an animation that includes a sequence of frames that, when sequentially displayed at a particular frame rate, animate the item being subjected to the detected environmental condition. Various implementations include receiving measurements of the environmental conditions that the item is exposed to from sensors that are proximate to the item while it is en route to the destination. Then, when thresholds are reached for specific environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, acceleration, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Bradley GRAY, Constanza Maria HEATH
  • Publication number: 20230316315
    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are able to leverage the interaction from one or more potential buyers relative to a digital image to automatically create a sales listing for items that appear to be of interest to the buyers. This reduces or eliminates all together the manual effort previously required of sellers in researching and collecting data on each item they wish to sell. Because of their technical nature, the innovative solutions described herein are also readily scalable which, in turn, greatly improves the seller's experience. Based on buyer interaction experiences, sales listings for each item for sale can be automatically created and listed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Arun Sudhindra, Ashwin Ganesh Krishnamurthy, Avishek Gyanchand, Joshua Urban, Yotam Sharan
  • Publication number: 20230308392
    Abstract: Linked packet tracing techniques for software load balancers are described, as leveraging a client identifier generated to link packet traces between packets of a service provider system. In one example, a client-side packet is received from a client device by a processing system. From this, a client identifier is generated by the processing system based on the client device. In response, a modified client-side packet is generated by the processing system by modifying the client-side packet to include the client identifier. The modified client-side packet is transmitted by the processing system to a server system. A server-side packet is then received by the processing system from the server system. In response, the server-side packet is detected as including the client-identifier. From this, the server-side packet is linked to at least the modified client-side packet based on the detecting, and the processing system outputs a result of the linked packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Zhang, Shenghui Yang, Bin Sun, Nanxiang Mei, Charles Li
  • Publication number: 20230286020
    Abstract: An item sorting system is described. The item sorting system includes at least one bin that holds items to be sorted and a light source that illuminates the items stored in the at least one bin. In implementations, the at least one bin includes walls that direct light, received from the light source via a first surface, for emission via a second surface facing an interior of the at least one bin. The item sorting system further includes a recognition device that identifies the items for use in sorting the items. The item sorting system further includes an end effector that manipulates the items during sorting. In some implementations, the end effector includes tips that apply a gentle vacuum force to individually manipulate items in a manner that allows for efficient sorting without damaging the items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Cornell G. Wright, III, Kevin H. Lipkin, Jason Raymond Evarts, Christopher Charles Dombrowski
  • Publication number: 20230289714
    Abstract: Systems and methods for public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery are provided. In example embodiments, a request to deliver a package to a drop-off destination using a drone is received. Public infrastructure information is accessed. A public infrastructure terminal from which the drone delivers the package is identified based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction is communicated to transport the package to the identified public. A drone delivery route from the identified public infrastructure terminal to the drop-off destination is determined based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction to deliver the package using the drone delivery route is communicated to the drone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan Gabbai
  • Publication number: 20230281674
    Abstract: Techniques for resource allocation with content creators are described that overcome the challenges of conventional techniques by supporting customized digital content generation and resource allocation specified by content creators of digital content. In one example, a content provider system, based on user input received via a control, specifies the portions of a resource allocation to be shared. A first portion is configured to be shared with a content creator of digital content, the digital content including service access data configured to access a digital service. A second portion is also configured to be shared with a client device that utilizes the service access data to access the digital service. Digital content is generated based on the specified portions and is transmitted. Upon access by the client device to the digital service, an indication of receipt of the first portion of the resource allocation is displayed by the content provider system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Korea Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Kyung Kang, Dae Sung Kim, Min Jae Kang, Sang Oh Nam, Ethan Benjamin Rubinson
  • Publication number: 20230281572
    Abstract: Systems and methods for an e-commerce enabled digital whiteboard are described. The system receives first initialization information, over a network, from a mobile device that includes a description of a first vehicle and a description of a first repair for the first vehicle. The first initialization information is stored in a first context. The system further receives a first request to attach the first context to an online collaborative workspace. The system further attaches the first context to an online collaborative marker that is associated with the online collaborative workspace. The system further generates a first interface based on the first context. The first interface includes the online collaborative interactive workspace including a first repair schematic including instructions for the first repair for the first vehicle. The system further receives a second request, over the network, from the mobile device that is also processed based on the first context.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy Leigh Cattone
  • Publication number: 20230274482
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for publishing and/or sharing media presentations over a network comprise communicating with a user and one or more distribution channels via the network, gathering media resources based on user input, creating a media presentation with the media resources based on user input, and publishing the media presentation by distributing the media presentation to the one or more distribution channels via the network. In one aspect, publishing comprises directly emailing the media presentation to one or more other users via the network. In another aspect, publishing comprises providing a link to one or more other users via the network for direct access to the media presentation. In still another aspect, publishing comprises obtaining and embedding source code for the media presentation in a web page associated with one or more of the distribution channels via the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Lanahan, Dane M. Howard, Brian F. Williams, Luke Peacock, Belmer Perella Garcia Negrillo
  • Publication number: 20230260000
    Abstract: Search techniques are described that support locating and displaying prospective objects in digital images based on a removed object. A digital image, for instance, is received by a computing device as an input depicting a physical environment with various objects and displayed in a user interface. An object depicted by the digital image is removed. An aspect of the removed object is identified. A search system leverages the aspect to locate a prospective object. The prospective object is configured for display within the digital image. As a result, the digital image is displayed in the user interface as having the configured prospective object depicted in the physical environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan Robert-Francis Belavy
  • Publication number: 20230252991
    Abstract: Artificial assistant system notification techniques are described that overcome the challenges of conventional search techniques. In one example, a user profile is generated to describe aspects of products or services learned through natural language conversations between a user and an artificial assistant system. These aspects may include price as well as non-price aspects such as color, texture, material, and so forth. To learn the aspects, the artificial assistant system may leverage spoken utterances and text initiated by the user as well as learn the aspects from digital images output as part of the conversation. Once generated, the user profile is then usable by the artificial assistant system to assist in subsequent searches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Farah Abdallah, Joshua Benjamin Tanner, Jessica Erin Bullock, Joel Joseph Chengottusseriyil, Jeff Steven White
  • Publication number: 20230254455
    Abstract: Camera platform techniques are described. In an implementation, a plurality of digital images and data describing times, at which, the plurality of digital images are captured is received by a computing device. Objects of clothing are recognized from the digital images by the computing device using object recognition as part of machine learning. A user schedule is also received by the computing device that describes user appointments and times, at which, the appointments are scheduled. A user profile is generated by the computing device by training a model using machine learning based on the recognized objects of clothing, times at which corresponding digital images are captured, and the user schedule. From the user profile, a recommendation is generated by processing a subsequent user schedule using the model as part of machine learning by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Shuai Zheng, Fan Yang, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Qiaosong Wang, Japjit S. Tulsi, Robinson Piramuthu