Systems and methods to provide visual browsing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10509845-B2
Application number	US-201816057599-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	Feb 24, 2009
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of enabling multi-directional visual browsing, the method comprising:
determining a primary result and a peripheral result;
generating a three-dimensional display layout that positions the peripheral result in proximity to the primary result based on one or more attributes of the primary result and one or more attributes of the peripheral result, the three-dimensional display layout comprising a plurality of levels;
formatting the three-dimensional display layout into rendering and display instructions; and
causing presentation of a visual browser display on a device based on the rendering and display instructions.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of levels include at least one of the primary result or the peripheral result arranged in accordance with a hierarchy of result popularity or user preferences.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the attribute is based on at least one of an image, title, subtitle, category, sub-category, price, or quantity.

4. The method as described in claim 1 , further including receiving a navigational input that causes a display of the plurality of levels on the visual browser display, the navigational input being received from a user interaction with a user interface of the device, the user interaction including one or more of a scrolling action or a tapping action.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein formatting the three-dimensional display layout into rendering and display instructions enables a display of one or more of a graphical overlay, highlighted buttons, or integrated controls on the visual browser display.

6. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of levels may be displayed in a grid format, the grid format including a circular formation or a triangular formation.

7. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the primary result is determined based on at least one of past purchase information, favorite entity information, or watch list information associated with an account of a user.

8. A device with one or more processors and one or more computer readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining a primary result and a peripheral result;
generating a three-dimensional display layout that positions the peripheral result in proximity to the primary result based on one or more attributes of the primary result and one or more attributes of the peripheral result, the three-dimensional display layout comprising a plurality of levels;
formatting the three-dimensional display layout into rendering and display instructions; and
causing presentation of a visual browser display on the device based on the rendering and display instructions.

9. The device as described in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of levels include at least one of the primary result or the peripheral result arranged in accordance with a hierarchy of result popularity or user preferences.

10. The device as described in claim 8 , the attribute is based on at least one or more of an image, title, subtitle, category, sub-category, price, or quantity.

11. The device as described in claim 8 , further including receiving a navigational input that causes a display of the plurality of levels on the visual browser display, the navigational input being received from a user interaction with a user interface of the device, the user interaction including one or more of a scrolling action or a tapping action.

12. The device as described in claim 8 , wherein formatting the three-dimensional display layout into the rendering and display instructions enables a display of one or more of a graphical overlay, highlighted buttons, or integrated controls on a display of the device.

13. The device as described in claim 8 , wherein the plurality of levels may be displayed in a grid format, the grid format including a circular formation or a triangular formation.

14. The device as described in claim 8 , wherein the primary result is determined based on at least one of past purchase information, favorite entity, or watch list information associated with an account of a user.

15. A system of enabling multi-directional visual browsing, the system comprising:
means for determining a primary result and a peripheral result;
means for generating a three-dimensional display layout that positions the peripheral result in proximity to the primary result based on at least one attribute of the primary result and one or more attributes of the peripheral result, the three-dimensional display layout comprising a plurality of levels;
means for formatting the three-dimensional display layout into rendering and display instructions; and
means for causing presentation of a visual browser display on a device based on the rendering and display instructions.

16. The system as described in claim 15 , wherein the plurality of levels include at least one of the primary result or the peripheral result arranged in accordance with a hierarchy of result popularity or user preferences.

17. The system as described in claim 15 , wherein the attribute is based on at least one or more of an image, title, subtitle, category, sub-category, price, or quantity.

18. The system as described in claim 15 , wherein formatting the rendering and display instructions include means to enable displaying one or more of a graphical overlay, highlighted buttons, or integrated controls on the visual browser display.

19. The system as described in claim 15 , wherein the plurality of levels may be displayed in a grid format, the grid format including a circular formation or a triangular formation.

20. The system as described in claim 15 , wherein the primary result is determined based on at least one of past purchase information, favorite entity, or watch list information associated with an account of a user.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Melcher Ryan
• Howard Dane

Classifications

• G06F16/9038

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06F16/955

  using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL] · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F16/954 Primary

  Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing · CPC title

• G06F16/90328

  using search space presentation or visualization, e.g. category or range presentation and selection · CPC title