Patents by Inventor Selina Lam
Selina Lam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11869054Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Patent number: 11748365Abstract: Example methods and systems are related to presenting a video at a display area of a user interface. A first screen capture of the video at a first time interval is captured and a second screen capture of the video at a second time interval is captured. A first image search using the first screen capture of the video is performed and a second image search using the second screen capture of the video is performed. A grid of search results for the video is presented. The grid comprises a first search result from the first image search and a second search result from the second image search. Search results of the grid are periodically added to the grid as the video is being presented at the display area.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Selina Lam, Marc Peter Hosein
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Patent number: 11610439Abstract: An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Steve Romero, Selina Lam, Krystal Rose Higgins
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Publication number: 20220318872Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Patent number: 11379894Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Publication number: 20220171768Abstract: Example methods and systems are related to presenting a video at a display area of a user interface. A first screen capture of the video at a first time interval is captured and a second screen capture of the video at a second time interval is captured. A first image search using the first screen capture of the video is performed and a second image search using the second screen capture of the video is performed. A grid of search results for the video is presented. The grid comprises a first search result from the first image search and a second search result from the second image search. Search results of the grid are periodically added to the grid as the video is being presented at the display area.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Selina LAM, Marc Peter HOSEIN
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Patent number: 11321334Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to providing multi-dimensional search results. A source (e.g., a closed captioning stream) may provide a series of keywords. The series of keywords may be used to generate a series of searches. The results from the searches may be presented as part of a user interface in a grid. For example, one row may be presented for each keyword, with the row for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. Alternatively, one column may be presented for each keyword, with the column for the keyword containing the results from searching using that keyword. The series of keywords may be generated once. Alternatively, new keywords may be periodically added to the series of keywords, causing the grid to be updated. Old keywords and their corresponding search results may periodically be removed from the grid.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Selina Lam, Marc Peter Hosein
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Publication number: 20220036441Abstract: A first device captures an image of an item and provides the image depicting the item, information usable to direct an electronic communication to the first device, and a textual descriptor to a host machine. The host machine is accessible by a second device. The first device receives an electronic communication from the second device regarding the image based on the information usable to direct the electronic communication to the first device that is associated with the image. The image is identifiable by the second device based on a tag for the image selected by the host machine based on the textual information. The communication is received by the first device based on a location of the first device relative to a location of the second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: JACK SHEU, CHARLES F. PLETCHER, SELINA LAM
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Patent number: 11182846Abstract: A first device captures an image of an item and provides the image depicting the item and a textual descriptor to a host machine. The host machine receives the image of the item and provides the image and textual descriptor to a second device. The second device initially presents the image as a listing of the item. The second device presents the textual descriptor and an option to initiate a communication to a first user associated with the first device upon request by a second user of the second client device.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Jack Sheu, Charles F. Pletcher, Selina Lam
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Publication number: 20210134087Abstract: An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Steve Romero, Selina Lam, Krystal Rose Higgins
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Patent number: 10922907Abstract: An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Steve Romero, Selina Lam, Krystal Rose Higgins
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Publication number: 20210004886Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Patent number: 10803503Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Publication number: 20190378362Abstract: An apparatus is provided including a processor, a memory, and a vehicle tracking portal. The vehicle tracking portal is configured to obtain vehicle identification information regarding a vehicle. Then diagnostic information regarding the vehicle can be obtained. Then, based on the vehicle identification and the diagnostic information, a recommended service for the vehicle can be determined. A user can then be alerted to the recommended service.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Steve Romero, Selina Lam, Krystal Rose Higgins
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Publication number: 20190325510Abstract: A first device captures an image of an item and provides the image depicting the item and a textual descriptor to a host machine. The host machine receives the image of the item and provides the image and textual descriptor to a second device. The second device initially presents the image as a listing of the item. The second device presents the textual descriptor and an option to initiate a communication to a first user associated with the first device upon request by a second user of the second client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Jack Sheu, Charles F. Pletcher, Selina Lam
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Patent number: 10354318Abstract: A seller device executing a seller module captures an image of an item available for purchase and uploads the image to a host machine. The host machine receives the image of the item and provides the image and a seller address to a buyer device. The buyer device executing a buyer module presents the image and the seller address to a user. The seller address is usable to initiate a communication with the seller of the item. The host machine may provide the seller module to the seller device, and the host machine may provide the buyer module to the buyer device. The host machine may also communicate the image to an advertisement server configured to publish the image as a listing of the item.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Jack Sheu, Charles F. Pletcher, II, Selina Lam
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Publication number: 20190026808Abstract: Method and system to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site may be utilized beneficially to enhance a user's experience in purchasing items referenced on third party web pages. When a user encounters, on a third party web site, a presentation of an item that is linked to a listing maintained by the on-line trading platform, the user may simply click on the presentation of the item, which causes presentation of a visual control selectable to launch a transaction processing flow facilitated by the on-line trading platform, without requiring the user to leave the third party web site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Patent number: 10096051Abstract: Method and system are provided to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site. The system may be configured to associate identification information, such as a uniform resource locator (URL), with a reference to an item of merchandise on a web page provided by a third party entity. In response to a request originated from a client device of a user, the method may cause presentation of a listing of the item of merchandise maintained in the particular on-line trading platform and a visual control to facilitate commencing of a transaction process with respect to the item of merchandise in the on-line trading platform.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Selina Lam, Han-Shen Yuan
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Patent number: 9984515Abstract: A method of automatically performing a search based on user interest detected in a vehicle is provided. A user interest of a user in a vehicle is detected by examining sensor information from one or more sensors in the vehicle. A search is automatically performed for items relevant to the user interest. A user interface in the vehicle is then caused to display the items relevant to the user interest.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Steve Romero, Selina Lam, Krystal Rose Higgins
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Publication number: 20170336441Abstract: Systems and methods for providing an enhanced user experience at an event or venue are provided. The systems and methods provided herein provide venue-specific location-based services to the user through the user's mobile device. Such services include allowing a user to order merchandise and concessions from their seat using their mobile device and delivering the ordered items to their seat. Such services also include determining a user's seat location from a scanned code on the user's ticket and providing a map to and from their seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Marc Hosein, Steve Yankovich, Nate Lyman, Selina Lam