Systems and methods for facilitating feed in a network-based marketplace

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11315172-B2
Application number	US-202015931509-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 13, 2020
Priority date	Sep 4, 2012
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

Feeds in a network-based marketplace are described. The system receives a request, over a network, from a user that is associated with feed selection information, and identifies source feeds based on the feed selection information. The source feeds respectively include a first plurality of content elements. The system generates a presentation feed by retrieving a second plurality of content elements from the source feeds. The generating is performed continuously and in real-time. The system segments the presentation feed into pages and generates interfaces that include a first interface based on the pages. The system communicates the first interface, over the network, to the user, responsive to the receiving of the request.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a client machine over a network, a request associated with a user indicating to follow a feed that is associated with an interest;
identifying, based on information that corresponds to the user, a plurality of feeds associated with a plurality of interests that are indicated as followed by the user, the plurality of feeds including the feed indicated by the request;
causing the client machine to render a first user interface for displaying one or more listing elements of items for purchase selected from the plurality of feeds; and
causing the client machine to render a second user interface for configuring feed selection information that is associated with the user, wherein the second user interface includes a plurality of status elements, each status element indicating whether a respective feed that is associated with a respective interest is being followed and being selectable to unfollow the respective feed.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing display of a third user interface for configuring listing elements included in the feed associated with the interest.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein individual listing elements, of the one or more listing elements, include an image and a price of an item for sale via a network-based marketplace.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the client machine, an additional request indicating to unfollow an additional interest; and
based on the additional request, updating the first user interface to exclude at least one listing element, of the one or more listing elements, that is associated with the additional interest.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more listing elements of items for purchase are associated with a network-based store that is at least partially personalized with respect to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving user input in association with the first user interface for displaying the one or more listing elements; and
in response to the user input, dynamically updating the one or more listing elements within the first user interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of feeds are associated with facilitating presentation of the one or more listing elements in a network-based marketplace, and wherein the network-based marketplace enables individual users to buy items, sell items, or both.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each respective feed of the plurality of feeds includes listing elements of items for purchase relating to the respective interest.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user interface includes a plurality of interest elements, and wherein each interest element is associated with an interest of the plurality of interests and includes a title of the interest, an image associated with the interest, and a status element of the plurality of status elements associated with the interest.

10. A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer storage media storing instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to:
receive, from a client machine over a network, a request associated with a user indicating to follow a feed that is associated with an interest;
identify, based on information that corresponds to the user, a plurality of feeds associated with a plurality of interests that are indicated as followed by the user, the plurality of feeds including the feed indicated by the request;
cause the client machine to render a first user interface for displaying one or more listing elements of items for purchase selected from the plurality of feeds; and
cause the client machine to render a second user interface for configuring feed selection information that is associated with the user, wherein the second user interface includes a plurality of status elements, each status element indicating whether a respective feed that is associated with a respective interest is being followed and being selectable to unfollow the respective feed.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to cause display of a third user interface for configuring listing elements included in the feed associated with the interest.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein individual listing elements, of the one or more listing elements, include an image and a price of an item for sale via a network-based marketplace.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to:
receive, from the client machine, an additional request indicating to unfollow an additional interest; and
based on the additional request, update the first user interface to exclude at least one listing element, of the one or more listing elements, that is associated with the additional interest.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more listing elements of items for purchase are associated with a network-based store that is at least partially personalized with respect to the user.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the at least one processor to:
receive user input in association with the first user interface for displaying the one or more listing elements; and
in response to the user input, dynamically update the one or more listing elements within the first user interface.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a client machine over a network, a request associated with a user indicating to follow a feed that is associated with an interest;
identifying, based on information that corresponds to the user, a plurality of feeds associated with a plurality of interests that are indicated as followed by the user, the plurality of feeds including the feed indicated by the request;
causing the client machine to render a first user interface for displaying one or more listing elements of items for purchase selected from the plurality of feeds; and
causing the client machine to render a second user interface for configuring feed selection information that is associated with the user, wherein the second user interface includes a plurality of status elements, each status element indicating whether a respective feed that is associated with a respective interest is being followed and being selectable to unfollow the respective feed.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
causing display of a third user interface for configuring listing elements included in the feed associated with the interest.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein individual listing elements, of the one or more listing elements, include an image and a price of an item for sale via a network-based marketplace.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from the client machine, an additional request indicating to unfollow an additional interest; and
based on the additional request, updating the first user interface to exclude at least one listing element, of the one or more listing elements, that is associated with the additional interest.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Abraham Jack Philip
• Palmer Andrew David
• Tyson Jeffrey
• Mercando Christina
• Kotenko Jason
• Gleitzman Benjamin
• Lee Kyle

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06Q30/0601

  Electronic shopping [e-shopping] · CPC title

• G06Q30/08

  Auctions · CPC title

• G06Q30/0641 Primary

  utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping · CPC title

• G06Q50/01

  Physics · mapped topic