Patents Assigned to eBay, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11763356
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method is illustrated including receiving a feedback request identifying a particular user, retrieving a feedback entry in response to the feedback request, the feedback entry containing a first term, building a scoring model based, in part, upon a term frequency count denoting a frequency with which the first term appears in a searchable data structure, mapping the first term to a graphical illustration based upon a second term associated with the graphical illustration such that the graphical illustration may be used to represent the second term, and generating a feedback page containing the first term and the graphical illustration. The method may include assigning a value to the first term so as to identify the first term, assigning the first term to the searchable data structure, and extracting the first term from the searchable data structure based, in part, upon an extraction rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Neelakantan Sundaresan, Kavita Ganesan, Harshal Ulhas Deo
  • Patent number: 11763377
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Dane Glasgow
  • Patent number: 11765433
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving program content and data describing program content from a content source, and automatically identifying, based on user preferences of a first user, one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. Product-related metadata associated with the program content is identified. The product-related metadata including data relating to the one or more relevant products or services displayed in the program content. The program content is communicated to a display device for presentation to a first user in a first portion of the display device, and the product-related metadata is communicated to a second display device for presentation to a second user substantially simultaneously with the presentation of the program content in the first display device. A user commentary is received from the second device, the user commentary generated by the second user and associated with the program content or product-related metadata.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Michael George Lenahan, Amanda Johnson, Ben Lucas Mitchell, Chahn Chung, Linda Young
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11756047
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Bruce Vosseller, Christopher Michael Matthews, Andrew Chalkley, Paul Telis Stathacopoulos
  • Patent number: 11757924
    Abstract: Risk assessment in an authentication service is performed where an authorization request is received from a third-party application. Risk assessment policies for the authorization request are determined based on a class of the third-party application. The risk assessment policies are applied to the authorization request to determine an action to be performed for the authorization request, such as sending an authorization message in response to the authorization request or taking a remedial action (e.g., suspending the application, limiting the available actions, or sending a notification to a trusted security application).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Tatjana Vlahovic, Gail Anna Rahn Frederick
  • Patent number: 11756105
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for message timing optimization. A message timing optimization system determines optimized times to transmit messages to users based on historical transaction data. For example, the message timing optimization system may determine an optimal time to transmit a recommendation message to a user to perform a subsequent, such as repurchasing an item, refreshing a password, and the like. The message timing optimization system uses historical transaction data describing previous transactions performed by the user and/or other users to determine probability values indicating the likelihood that a user will perform a subsequent action at various time periods after the user performed an initial transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC
    Inventor: Alpha Kamchiu Luk
  • Patent number: 11756088
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a display of listings based on listing activity are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, activity information of a listing displayed among multiple listings is accessed. Whether the activity information of the listing conforms to one or more criteria is determined. A priority of the listing relative to the multiple listings is altered based on the activity information of the listing conforming to the one or more criteria. The listing is displayed among the multiple listings according to the altered priority of the listing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Klaus Juergen Gottschlich, Paolo Ragone
  • Patent number: 11756109
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to providing a portable and interactive user interface. A search request for content regarding a product or service is received from a client device of a user. In response to receiving the search request, an interactive user interface that includes a region for displaying the content regarding the product or service and an option to create a new interactive user interface is displayed. A selection of the option to create the new interactive user interface is received. In response to receiving the selection of the option, the client device of the user is redirected to a web page of a server to create the new interactive user interface. In some embodiments, the interactive user interface comprises an interactive storefront.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Su-I Lu, Deborah Yee-Ky Liu
  • Patent number: 11756092
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, David Eramian, Sandy Godsey, Justin VanWinkle
  • Patent number: 11758406
    Abstract: Technologies are shown for trust delegation that involve receiving a first request from a subject client and responding by sending a first token having first permissions to the subject client. A second request from a first actor includes the first token and responding involves linking the first actor to the subject client in a trust stack and sending a second token to the first actor with second permissions, the second token being a first complex token that identifies the subject client and the first actor. A third request from a second actor includes the second token and responding to the third request involves linking the second actor to the first actor in the trust stack, and sending a third token to the second actor partner with third permissions, the third token being a second complex token that identifies the first actor and the second actor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Gail Anna Rahn Frederick, Tatjana Vlahovic
  • Patent number: 11756030
    Abstract: Technologies are shown for content distribution on a blockchain involving generating a content distribution data block on a content distribution data blockchain, that stores digital content, data identifying the digital content, an owner identifier, an access holder identifier, and a use conditions attribute for identifying use requirements for the digital content. A use requirement is defined in the use conditions attribute. An owner identified in the owner identifier sets the access holder identifier to an identifier for a user entity. An access request is received from the user entity and, in response, whether a current use condition of the user entity satisfies the use requirement in the use conditions attribute is verified. If it is verified that the current use condition of the user entity satisfies the use requirement in the use conditions attribute, the digital content is distributed to the first user entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Sergio Pinzon Gonzales, Jr.
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11747158
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Neville Rhys Newey, Justin VanWinkle, Christopher Michael Hall, Trista Mcneill, David Ramadge
  • Patent number: 11748978
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Ajinkya Gorakhnath Kale, Fan Yang, Qiaosong Wang, Mohammadhadi Kiapour, Robinson Piramuthu
  • Patent number: 11748805
    Abstract: Example embodiments are directed to systems and method to facilitate omnichannel retailing. A networked system determines a location of the user device within a store and accesses a map of the store. An item from a list of one or more items is identified, whereby the item has a plurality of locations within the store. A first location of the item from the plurality of locations is selected. The networked system causes display, on a user interface on the user device, of the location of the user device and the first location of the item and causes display of a user interface element that is operable to receive user selection of a different location from the plurality of locations. In response to receiving the user selection, the networked system ceases display of the first location on the map and causes display of the different location on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Akshay Gadre, Dennis Driscoll
  • Patent number: 11750598
    Abstract: Technologies are shown for network attribution tracking for a multi-legged transaction that involve receiving a tracking token registration request from a partner service, generating a tracking token associated with the partner service, adding an entry to an attribution stack for a transaction, where the entry associates the tracking token with the partner service, and returning the tracking token to the partner service. Receiving a tracking token request can include determining whether the tracking token request includes a previously generated tracking token and using the previously generated tracking token to identify the attribution stack for the transaction. Adding an entry to an attribution stack for a transaction can include adding the entry to the attribution stack identified for the transaction. Attribution for a transaction can be obtained by accumulating attribution entities from each entry in the attribution stack identified for the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Gail Anna Rahn Frederick, Tatjana Vlahovic
  • Patent number: 11748793
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Bruce Vosseller, Andrew Chalkley
  • Patent number: 11748687
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Bradley Gray, Constanza Maria Heath