Patents by Inventor Olivier G. Dumon
Olivier G. Dumon 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: 11830053Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, ordering and presenting item listings are described. In one example embodiment, a search query is processed to identify item listings satisfying the search query. Then, for each item listing that satisfies the search query, a ranking score is derived and assigned to the item listing. The ranking score is based in part on a relevance score, a listing quality score and a business rules score (or, adjustment factor). Finally, the item listings are ordered, based on their corresponding ranking score, and presented in order in a search results page.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Olivier G Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Patent number: 11315155Abstract: Methods and systems enable access to listing performance data associated with a search engine. A request for listing performance data for an item is received from a client computing system. The request is associated with a keyword and/or a category. The request is processed to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the item, and a value is determined that indicates a strength of the item in a search results listing having a plurality of search results based on a search using the keyword and/or the category. The listing performance data and value are provided for presentation.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Publication number: 20210287272Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, ordering and presenting item listings are described. In one example embodiment, a search query is processed to identify item listings satisfying the search query. Then, for each item listing that satisfies the search query, a ranking score is derived and assigned to the item listing. The ranking score is based in part on a relevance score, a listing quality score and a business rules score (or, adjustment factor). Finally, the item listings are ordered, based on their corresponding ranking score, and presented in order in a search results page.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Patent number: 11023945Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, ordering and presenting item listings are described. In one example embodiment, a search query is processed to identify item listings satisfying the search query. Then, for each item listing that satisfies the search query, a ranking score is derived and assigned to the item listing. The ranking score is based in part on a relevance score, a listing quality score and a business rules score (or, adjustment factor). Finally, the item listings are ordered, based on their corresponding ranking score, and presented in order in a search results page.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Publication number: 20200279311Abstract: Methods and systems enable access to listing performance data associated with a search engine. A request for listing performance data for an item is received from a client computing system. The request is associated with a keyword and/or a category. The request is processed to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the item, and a value is determined that indicates a strength of the item in a search results listing having a plurality of search results based on a search using the keyword and/or the category. The listing performance data and value are provided for presentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Patent number: 10664881Abstract: Methods and systems enable access to listing performance data used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results. A request for listing performance data for a specific item listing from a seller is received from a client computing system. The request specifies a keyword and/or a category. The request is processed to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing, and a position value is determined that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the keyword and/or the category. The listing performance data and position value are transmitted to the client computing system for presentation to the seller.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Patent number: 10635711Abstract: Methods and systems for using a demand metric for disambiguating a keyword entered from a user of a client machine, the keyword ambiguously identifying a product category, deriving a dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category, and providing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category for rendering at the client machine. Selection of one of the selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category disambiguates the identity of the ambiguously identified product category. Additional aspects of the disambiguated product category are then presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Ashita Achuthan, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Patent number: 10354309Abstract: Methods and systems for simulating a search, for the purpose of evaluating one or more scoring functions used in ordering item listings for presentation in a search results page are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes a real-time simulation module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the simulation platform with one or more test scoring functions, such that the resulting position of the item listing that has resulted in the transaction can be compared with the actual position at which the item listing was displayed in the actual search results. For each test scoring function, an average rank shift metric is determined, and displayed, thereby providing a metric with which to base decisions about which scoring functions to use in the production system.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Rami El-Charif, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Steven Chen, Olivier G. Dumon, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Guanglei Song
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Publication number: 20190139109Abstract: Methods and systems enable access to listing performance data used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results. A request for listing performance data for a specific item listing from a seller is received from a client computing system. The request specifies a keyword and/or a category. The request is processed to retrieve the listing performance data corresponding to the specific item listing, and a position value is determined that indicates a position at which the specific item listing would appear to a potential buyer in a search results listing having a plurality of item listings based on a search using the keyword and/or the category. The listing performance data and position value are transmitted to the client computing system for presentation to the seller.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Patent number: 10181141Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling access to listing performance data, used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a listing performance data engine module processes API commands received from client computing systems. The data engine module processes the API commands to identify and communicate relevant listing performance data that is used by a listing performance algorithm to assign a listing performance score to item listings satisfying a search request. The listing performance data provides sellers who have items listed for sale an insight as to how their item listings are performing in comparison to other item listings.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Patent number: 10140339Abstract: Methods and systems for deriving a scoring function, for use in ordering a set of search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes an offline simulator module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the offline simulation platform to derive a set of weighting factors for use with one or more parameters in a parametric scoring function. The weighting factors are determined, for example, by specifying an equation setting one or more constraints and then solving the equation for the weighting factors.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: PAYPAL, INC.Inventors: Rami El-Charif, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Steven Chen, Olivier G. Dumon, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Guanglie Song
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Publication number: 20180068360Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling access to listing performance data, used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a listing performance data engine module processes API commands received from client computing systems. The data engine module processes the API commands to identify and communicate relevant listing performance data that is used by a listing performance algorithm to assign a listing performance score to item listings satisfying a search request. The listing performance data provides sellers who have items listed for sale an insight as to how their item listings are performing in comparison to other item listings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Patent number: 9846898Abstract: Methods and systems for enabling access to listing performance data, used in conjunction with a search engine to order search results, are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a listing performance data engine module processes API commands received from client computing systems. The data engine module processes the API commands to identify and communicate relevant listing performance data that is used by a listing performance algorithm to assign a listing performance score to item listings satisfying a search request. The listing performance data provides sellers who have items listed for sale an insight as to how their item listings are performing in comparison to other item listings.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald
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Publication number: 20170270586Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, ordering and presenting item listings are described. In one example embodiment, a search query is processed to identify item listings satisfying the search query. Then, for each item listing that satisfies the search query, a ranking score is derived and assigned to the item listing. The ranking score is based in part on a relevance score, a listing quality score and a business rules score (or, adjustment factor). Finally, the item listings are ordered, based on their corresponding ranking score, and presented in order in a search results page.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Patent number: 9672554Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing, ordering and presenting item listings are described. In one example embodiment, a search query is processed to identify item listings satisfying the search query. Then, for each item listing that satisfies the search query, a ranking score is derived and assigned to the item listing. The ranking score is based in part on a relevance score, a listing quality score and a business rules score (or, adjustment factor). Finally, the item listings are ordered, based on their corresponding ranking score, and presented in order in a search results page.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Publication number: 20160321734Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing a user interface of a client device are described. In an example embodiment, a machine processes a query to identify one or more item listings that satisfy the query. Each item listing is associated with at least one item being offered for sale. The machine assigns one or more scores to one or more item listings that satisfy the query based on an observed demand metric derived from historical performance data of the one or more item listings. The machine causes a presentation of the one or more item listings that satisfy the query in a search results page displayed in the user interface of the client device. The one or more item listings are positioned in the search results page based on the one or more scores assigned to the one or more item listings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Ted Tao Yuan
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Patent number: 9412127Abstract: Methods and systems for assessing the quality of an item listing are described. In an example embodiment, a listing quality score for an item listing is derived as a weighted sum of first and second parts. The first part represents a predicted score based on a comparison of item attributes for the item listing that are known at listing time, with item attributes of similar item listings that have historical data available for assessing their actual performance. The second part is based on one or more observed demand metrics representing actual historical performance of the item listing. The weighting factor is derived, such that over time, the emphasis shifts from the predicted to the observed score.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Ted Tao Yuan
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Publication number: 20160171587Abstract: Methods and systems for simulating a search, for the purpose of evaluating one or more scoring functions used in ordering item listings for presentation in a search results page are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes a real-time simulation module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the simulation platform with one or more test scoring functions, such that the resulting position of the item listing that has resulted in the transaction can be compared with the actual position at which the item listing was displayed in the actual search results. For each test scoring function, an average rank shift metric is determined, and displayed, thereby providing a metric with which to base decisions about which scoring functions to use in the production system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Rami El-Charif, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Steven Chen, Olivier G. Dumon, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Guanglei Song
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Publication number: 20160055564Abstract: Methods and systems for using a demand metric for disambiguating a keyword entered from a user of a client machine, the keyword ambiguously identifying a product category, deriving a dominant product category that indicates the probable identity of the product category, and providing selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category for rendering at the client machine. Selection of one of the selectable images of aspects of the dominant product category disambiguates the identity of the ambiguously identified product category. Additional aspects of the disambiguated product category are then presented to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Ashita Achuthan, Olivier G. Dumon, Ryan McDonald, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Julie Lavee Netzloff, Ken Sun
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Patent number: 9268850Abstract: Methods and systems for simulating a search, for the purpose of evaluating one or more scoring functions used in ordering item listings for presentation in a search results page are described. Consistent with some embodiments, a simulation platform includes a real-time simulation module that receives search result sets for search queries that result in the conclusion of a transaction. The result set is then processed by the simulation platform with one or more test scoring functions, such that the resulting position of the item listing that has resulted in the transaction can be compared with the actual position at which the item listing was displayed in the actual search results. For each test scoring function, an average rank shift metric is determined, and displayed, thereby providing a metric with which to base decisions about which scoring functions to use in the production system.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Inventors: Rami El-Charif, Sanjay Pundlkrao Ghatare, Steven Chen, Olivier G. Dumon, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Guanglei Song