Patents by Inventor Steve Yankovich
Steve Yankovich 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: 12175426Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Steve Yankovich, Marc Peter Hosein, Shweta Pogde, Snigdha Mokkapati, Gokulkrishna B. Pillai, Sri Harsha Chevuru, Dinesh Kumar Damodharan, Chethan Narayan, Vinay Rajashekar Nagar, Suraj Chhetri
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Publication number: 20240078486Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Steve Yankovich, Marc Peter Hosein, Shweta Pogde, Snigdha Mokkapati, Gokulkrishna B. Pillai, Sri Harsha Chevuru, Dinesh Kumar Damodharan, Chethan Narayan, Vinay Rajashekar Nagar, Suraj Chhetri
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Patent number: 11853944Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Steve Yankovich, Marc Peter Hosein, Shweta Pogde, Snigdha Mokkapati, Gokulkrishna B. Pillai, Sri Harsha Chevuru, Dinesh Kumar Damodharan, Chethan Narayan, Vinay Rajashekar Nagar, Suraj Chhetri
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Publication number: 20230410042Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Steve Yankovich, Marc Peter Hosein, Shweta Pogde, Snigdha Mokkapati, Gokulkrishna B. Pillai, Sri Harsha Chevuru, Dinesh Kumar Damodharan, Chethan Narayan, Vinay Rajashekar Nagar, Suraj Chhetri
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Patent number: 11836673Abstract: Example methods and systems are directed to a managed inventory. A database may store information regarding items owned by a user. The information regarding an item may include a quantity owned and one or more triggering events. Based on the occurrence of a triggering event, an order for the item may be placed without user intervention. Data to the database may be provided by one or more sensors. Triggering events may be defined in terms of sensor data. The triggering event may be defined by a user or through machine learning. The order may be placed using a predetermined modality or a dynamically-determined modality based on one or more criteria, such as price, shipping speed, and the urgency of the order.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Dane Glasgow, Steve Yankovich, Marc Peter Hosein, Shweta Pogde, Snigdha Mokkapati, Gokulkrishna B. Pillai, Sri Harsha Chevuru, Dinesh Kumar Damodharan, Chethan Narayan, Vinay Rajashekar Nagar, Suraj Chhetri
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Patent number: 11650781Abstract: A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich
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Publication number: 20230109329Abstract: A system described herein uses data obtained from a wearable device of a first user to identify a second user and/or to determine that the first user is within a threshold distance of the second user. The system can then access an account of the second user to identify one or more items and retrieve model data for the item(s). The system causes the wearable device of the first user to render, for display in an immersive 3D environment (e.g., an augmented reality environment), an item associated with the account of the second user. The item can be rendered for display at a location on a display that is proximate to the second user (e.g., within a threshold distance of the second user) such that the item graphically corresponds to the second user. The item rendered for display may be an item of interest to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve YANKOVICH, Josh Timonen, David Beach, Andrew Chalkley
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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: 20230075734Abstract: A system include a server configured to: receive a request from a computing device to unlock a delivery box; determine whether the request is authenticated; and send an unlock signal to the delivery box in response to the request being authenticated, such that when the unlock signal is sent to the delivery box, the delivery box is remotely unlocked in response thereto. The delivery box may include a container comprising an interior configured to hold an item; an access door configured to close the container; a system configured to be activated to disinfect/sanitize the interior. The controller is connected to a network and a user is configured to control the controller over the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: HOME VALET, INC.Inventors: John M. SIMMS, John M. SIMMS, JR., Michael SEELEY, Patrick J. BOARMAN, Michael E. STAGG, Nicolas DANIELS, Steve YANKOVICH, Gregory G. HORTIN
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Patent number: 11563818Abstract: An attribute correlation system reduces network traffic and processing cycles associated with impromptu item selections by generating attribute preference models based on disparate attribute spectrums. The attribute correlation system deploys the attribute preference models to select individual items from various disparate “candidate item categories.” Generally described, the attribute preference models facilitate analyzing item sets across a wide variety of disparate “candidate” item categories to preemptively identify individual items for a user. In this way, the individual items may be identified and, ultimately, selected for the user even absent any indication that the user has searched for otherwise identified these items or even other items from within the disparate “candidate” item categories. The “candidate” item categories may be determined to be disparate from one another based on a relationship void existing such that predefined relationships are missing between these “candidate” item categories.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Sergio Pinzon Gonzales, Jr.
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Patent number: 11556980Abstract: A system described herein uses data obtained from a wearable device of a first user to identify a second user and/or to determine that the first user is within a threshold distance of the second user. The system can then access an account of the second user to identify one or more items and retrieve model data for the item(s). The system causes the wearable device of the first user to render, for display in an immersive 3D environment (e.g., an augmented reality environment), an item associated with the account of the second user. The item can be rendered for display at a location on a display that is proximate to the second user (e.g., within a threshold distance of the second user) such that the item graphically corresponds to the second user. The item rendered for display may be an item of interest to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Andrew Chalkley, Josh Timonen, David Beach
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Patent number: 11543958Abstract: An indication of a touch on a touch-enabled screen of a device is received that indicates a selection of a date facet in a listing of items. The date facet denotes a temporal indicator, other facets denote non-temporal indicators. An indication of a pinch gesture is received. The date facet is scaled to produce a scaled-facet listing. The scaling includes modifying a degree of a characteristic of the date facet in an increasing amount including producing a scaled-out listing implemented as an updated portion of item data having a different temporal indicator than an initial display of the item data by an amount proportional to a magnitude of a pinch gesture characteristic of the pinch gesture. The scaled-facet listing is displayed by exposing an updated set of the item data having the modified degree of the characteristic and replacing previous item data with the scaled-out listing.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Han-Shen Yuan, Ryan Melcher, Steve Yankovich
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Patent number: 11470165Abstract: An enhanced product customization service to automatically generate product customization parameters for customizing a product for a user in accordance with an interest of the user. Signals received from various sources are analyzed to identify an interest of the user and search queries that are generated by the user are also analyzed to identify an intention of the user to acquire a product. Then, based on having identified both the interest of the user and the intention of the user to acquire the product, product customization parameters are generated for customizing a physical characteristic of the product in accordance with the identified interest. In this way, embodiments of the enhanced product customization service may be deployed to customize a product for a user preemptively even without the user expressly indicating a specific interest in such a customized product.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Sergio Pinzon Gonzales, Jr.
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Patent number: 11461808Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide proximity recommendations are provided. In example embodiments, data representing prioritized recommendations for a user is received. The data representing the prioritized recommendations is used to generated a composite visual representation by embedding select prioritized recommendations into a visual representation. The composite visual representation presents a higher prioritized recommendation in a more spatially prominent manner than a lower prioritized recommendation. The composite visual representation is then presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Ryan Melcher
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Publication number: 20220147306Abstract: A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich
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Patent number: 11269583Abstract: A method for displaying content displayed on one or more first devices on a second device is provided. The method includes receiving a request to display content currently displayed on a first device on a second device, the request including a gesture made on a screen of the first device, and pairing the first device to the second device. The method further includes transmitting instructions to the second device to display the content currently displayed on the first device, and transmitting the content currently displayed on the first device to the second device for display thereon.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Marc Peter Hosein, Steve Yankovich
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Patent number: 11250416Abstract: A method and a system convert the value of a gift card for use with a mobile device. The value of the gift card is determined from an issuer of the gift card. The value of the gift card is stored in a digital payment account in a storage device. The digital payment account stores values of gift cards from issuers. A financial transaction corresponding to the issuer of the gift card is performed on the digital payment account. The value of a first gift card from a first issuer of a first digital payment account is exchanged with the value of a second gift card from a second issuer of a second digital payment account.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Ryan Melcher, Robert Dean Veres
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Patent number: 11200617Abstract: Model placement metadata is defined and stored for a three-dimensional (“3D”) model. The model placement metadata specifies constraints on the presentation of the 3D model when rendered in a view of a real-world environment, such as a view of a real-world environment generated by wearable computing device like an augmented reality (“AR”) or virtual reality (“VR”) device. A wearable computing device can analyze the geometry of a real-world environment to determine a configuration for the 3D model that satisfies the constraints set forth by the model placement metadata when the 3D model is rendered in a view of the environment. Once the configuration for the 3D model has been computed, the wearable device can render the 3D model according to the displayed configuration and display the rendering in a view of the real-world environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Andrew Chalkley
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Publication number: 20210368021Abstract: An enhanced product recommendation service observes a user engaging in an activity to automatically recommend products that facilitate performance of the activity. Photographs and/or video of the user performing the activity may be analyzed to identify an output that results from the activity and/or an activity task sequence that includes multiple tasks associated with completing the activity. Then, the enhanced product recommendation service may identify a product that is usable to generate the output(s) of the activity and/or complete the activity without performing one or more individual tasks of the activity task sequence. The product may be an existing product. Alternatively, the product may be a customized product that is designed based on observing the user engage in the activity. Physical measurements of the customized product may be determined based on various measurements determined by analyzing the photographs and/or video of the user performing the activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve YANKOVICH, Sergio Pinzon GONZALES, JR.
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Publication number: 20210319502Abstract: The disclosed technologies identify opportunities to display relevant three-dimensional (“3D”) model data within a real-world environment as a user wears a wearable device. The 3D model data can be associated with objects, or items, and the 3D model data rendered for display is relevant in the sense that the items are determined to be of interest to the user and the items fits within the real-world environment in which the user is currently located. For instance, the techniques described herein can recognize items typically found in a kitchen or a dining room of a user's house, an office space at the user's place of work, etc. The characteristics of the recognized items can be identified and subsequently analyzed together to determine preferred characteristics of a user. In this way, the disclosed technologies can retrieve and display an item that correlates to (e.g., matches) the preferred characteristics of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventor: Steve YANKOVICH