Patents by Inventor Famous Rhodes

Famous Rhodes 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).

  • Publication number: 20140172581
    Abstract: Systems and methods to communicate information related to an item described in a user profile are described. The system receives a request over a network from a computer system and associates the request with a user profile that is associated with a user. Next, the system retrieves a description of a first item from the user profile, selects a second item from candidate items, the second item being related to the first item. Finally, the system communicates, over the network, information that is related to the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Guenter Wiesinger, Jennifer Chang, Enoch Chen, Kristine Chin Aronson, Famous Rhodes
  • Patent number: 8676649
    Abstract: Methods and systems to merchandise a product based on compatibility are disclosed. The system receives a request over a network from a user. Next, the system associates the request with a user profile that is associated with the user, retrieves an application listing from the user profile that describes a first item and associates the first item with a plurality of candidate items based on item cluster information that is generated based on content data information that is received from a content data provider. Next, the system selects a second item from the plurality of candidate items, the second item being a component of the first item. Finally, the system communicates the merchandising information over a network, to merchandize the second item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: eBay, Inc.
    Inventors: Guenter Wiesinger, Jennifer Chang, Enoch Chen, Kristine Chin Aronson, Famous Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20130036028
    Abstract: A method and system generate and manage marketplace listings. In some embodiments, the method receives product information from a catalog service. The method also receives a product listing request from the catalog service that identifies a product contained in the product information. The product listing request is generated by a distributor associated with the catalog service. The method accesses distributor data associated with the distributor initiating the product listing request and accesses a listing template associated with the product information. A marketplace listing is generated based on the product, the distributor data, and the listing template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Patt, Nishant Asthana, Famous Rhodes, Ryan M. Tominaga, Dan Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20130036029
    Abstract: A method and system generate and manage marketplace listings. In some embodiments, the method receives a product listing request from a catalog service that identifies a product associated with the catalog service. The product listing request is initiated by a distributor associated with the catalog service. The method identifies current listings for the product in a network-based marketplace and identifies completed listings for the product in the network-based marketplace. A price recommendation is generated for the product listing request based on the current listings and the completed listings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Patt, Nishant Asthana, Famous Rhodes, Ryan M. Tominaga, Dan Tsuchiya
  • Publication number: 20120059723
    Abstract: Methods and systems to merchandise a product based on compatibility are disclosed. The system receives a request over a network from a user. Next, the system associates the request with a user profile that is associated with the user, retrieves an application listing from the user profile that describes a first item and associates the first item with a plurality of candidate items based on item cluster information that is generated based on content data information that is received from a content data provider. Next, the system selects a second item from the plurality of candidate items, the second item being a component of the first item. Finally, the system communicates the merchandising information over a network, to merchandize the second item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Guenter Wiesinger, Jennifer Chang, Enoch Chen, Kristine Chin Aronson, Famous Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20120054026
    Abstract: An instructional interface may be provided to a user device by an instructional interface machine. The instructional interface is configured to present a first textual instruction contemporaneously with first media content. The instructional interface is configured to receive a request that a second textual instruction be presented. The instructional interface is further configured to present the second textual instruction contemporaneously with second media content, and to present a reference to a product that is pertinent to the first textual instruction, pertinent to the second textual instruction, or pertinent to both. The instructional interface machine may provide the instructional interface, the first textual instructions and the first media content to the user device. The instructional interface machine may then detect the request and provide the second textual instructions and the second media content to the user device, in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Henry James Robinson, Belmer Perella Garcia Negrillo, Ben Pu, Brian Williams, Naoki Ogishi, Famous Rhodes