Patents Assigned to eBay, Inc.
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Patent number: 11823244Abstract: A system and method for personalizing user interest based on user built profiles are provided. In example embodiments, the system may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors. When the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions, the processors may be configured to receive a first attribute and a second attribute describing an item of interest submitted by a user, the first attribute and the second attribute assigned to a category by the user. When the first attribute is received, the one or more processors may determine at least one shared feature between the first attribute and the second attribute, and display recommended items to the user that include the at least one shared feature.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Corinne Elizabeth Sherman
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Patent number: 11824860Abstract: Technologies are shown for session centric access control of a remote connection that involve receiving a connection request, redirecting the request to a trusted authority, and receiving a redirection of the request along with a profile or role determined for the client. A container is created for a remote connection with a certificate and a public key along with an identifier for each endpoint authorized in association with the profile or role determined for the client. Single use credentials are created and a secure shell initialized for the remote connection using the credentials, certificate and public key. The secure shell is presented to the client and the credentials expired. When an access request for an endpoint is received via the shell, it is determined whether an identifier corresponding to the requested endpoint is stored in the container for the shell and, if so, access is allowed to the requested endpoint.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: John Ezra-Razi Jawed
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Publication number: 20230367807Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Nathan Sacco, Guy Schory, Robert Dean Veres
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Publication number: 20230368260Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Dane Glasgow, David Eramian, Sandy Godsey, Justin VanWinkle
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Publication number: 20230368282Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Stefan Robert Francis Belavy, Antonio Haro, Andrew Chalkley, Deepak Rangaswami
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Publication number: 20230366693Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Neville Rhys Newey, Justin VanWinkle, Christopher Michael Hall, Trista Mcneill, David Ramadge
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Patent number: 11816174Abstract: A search system performs item searches using morphed images. Given two or more input images of objects, the search system uses a generative model to generate one or more morphed images. Each morphed image shows an object of the object type of the input images. Additionally, the object in each morphed image combines visual characteristics of the objects in the input images. The morphed images may be presented to a user, who may select a particular morphed image for searching. A search is performed using a morphed image to identify items that are visually similar to the object in the morphed image. Search results for the items identified from the search are returned for presentation.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Yi Yu, Jingying Wang, Kaikai Tong, Jie Ren, Yuqi Zhang
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Patent number: 11818049Abstract: Disclosed are a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for event messaging over a network. A subscription interface receives data indicative of a subscription request for sessionized data. An allocation module allocates a sessionizer bank linked to the subscription request. A messaging interface module provisions identifiers linked to the respective processing engines of the sessionizer bank. The messaging interface module registers the allocated sessionizer bank as available to process event messages matching the subscription request by providing the provisioned identifiers. The messaging interface module receives event messages from a producer device linked by a collection server to a selected one of the processing engines of the sessionizer bank. The selected one of the processing engine processes the received event messages in accordance with session rule data linked to the subscription request to generate sessionized data.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Sharad R. Murthy, Bhaven Avalani, Hongyue Nemo Chen, Tony Chung Tung Ng, Weiwei Jin, Xinglang Wang, Mingming Wang, Wei Fang
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Patent number: 11816143Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing an integrated image search system are provided. The integrated image search system supports an image search feature of a content application on a mobile device. An image identifier is received to execute an image search operation. The image identifier is received via a native operating system action that is customized to support the image search feature. The native operating system action defines an entry point to the image search feature. The entry points can be based on image identifiers identified from a share image action, a share Uniform Resource Locator (URL) action, a copy share URL action, or a drag and drop action. An image of the image identifier is used to execute the image search operation to identify image search results. An image search results page having one or more images search results is caused to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: eBAY INC.Inventors: Mary Adaway Titus, Hyuntae Kim, Benjamin Eliot Klein, Bo Li, Maxim Manco, Stephen Anthony Neola, Andrew Daniel Shea
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Publication number: 20230359519Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Maxwell Henry POOLE, Satish SAMBASIVAN, Vivek Siva KAUSHIK
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Publication number: 20230360097Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Shannon Bruce Vosseller, Andrew Chalkley
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Publication number: 20230362332Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventor: Justin Donald Davidson
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Patent number: 11809692Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Nithya Chellam, Rahul Kyamaji, Sruthi Madapoosi Ravi, Krithika Sairam, Pranav Shekhar Jha
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Patent number: 11809551Abstract: Technologies are shown for function level permissions control for smart contract execution to implement permissions policy on a blockchain. Permissions control rules control function calls at a system level utilizing function boundary detection instrumentation in a kernel that executes smart contracts. The detection instrumentation generates a call stack that represents a chain of function calls in the kernel for a smart contract. The permissions control rules are applied to the call stack to implement permissions control policy. Permissions control rules can use dynamic state data in the function call chain. If the dynamic state data observed in function call chains does not meet the requirements defined in the permissions control rules, then the function call can be blocked from executing or completing execution. The permissions control rules can be generated for a variety of different entities, such as a domain, user or resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Venkata Siva Vijayendra Bhamidipati, Ashok Srinivasa Murthy, Derek Chamorro, Michael Chan, Arpit Jain
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Patent number: 11810178Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh visualization are presented. An avatar representation of a user is generated. A user-specified change to the avatar representation is received and the avatar representation is changed based on the user-specified change. A current status of the user is determined, and an updated avatar representation is generated based on the current status of the user. The updated avatar is displayed in association with a communication of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Patent number: 11810024Abstract: Access control to a digital event is disclosed. An access request to access a digital event is received from a first device. The access request may include an event identifier and a password. The event identifier may comprise a unique uniform resource locator associated with an electronic ticket for the digital event. It is determined that a second device is currently accessing the digital event, wherein the second device was previously authorized to access the digital event based on the unique uniform resource locator associated with the electronic ticket for the digital event. The first device is caused to receive a digital media stream associated with the digital event and the second device is caused to stop receiving the digital media stream associated with the digital event.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventor: Shreyas Ravindra
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Patent number: 11809501Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Chandra Khatri, Steven Hui Luan, Michael Tanaka, Praveen K. Boinapalli
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Publication number: 20230351312Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Douglas Bradley GRAY, Constanza Maria HEATH
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Patent number: 11803659Abstract: A system and method for sharing information on a network-based social platform is provided. An indication is received from a first user to share information regarding an item on a network-based social platform. The network-based social platform is a platform that allows the first user to communicative couple with other users of the network-based social platform. Profile information of the first user is accessed. A determination of whether the first user is authorized to share the information is made. Based on the first user being authorized, an identifier for the item is added to a list of recommended items that is accessible view the network-based social platform.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Yuan Der Ho, Choon Chong, Rolf Skyberg, Massimiliano Mancini, Adam Trachtenberg, Trisha Lee Okubo, Philip Law
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Patent number: 11803896Abstract: Methods for determining which image of a set of images to present in a search results page for a product are described. Components of a server system may receive a set of images for a set of items associated with a product. Components of the server system may perform image ranking to rank the set of images to identify a representative image of the set of images for the product, based on a user interaction metric of each image of the set of images. The components of the server system may then receive, from a user device, a search query that may be mapped to the product, and the component of the server system may transmit, to the user device, the search results page that includes at least one item of the set of items and the representative image based on the interaction metric of the representative image.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ramesh Periyathambi, Tomer Lancewicki, Kishore Kumar Mohan, Lakshimi Duraivenkatesh, Selcuk Kopru