Supplementing an image gallery with status indicators

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11651409-B2
Application number	US-202217740221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2022
Priority date	Feb 24, 2009
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method to provide status indictors on an image galley is disclosed. At least one item to be displayed in an image gallery on a client device is identified. Once identified, status information for the item is obtained. Subsequently, gallery rendering and display instructions are generated and transmitted to the client device. The rendering and display instructions include the status information and enables generation of status indicators from the status information for display over the image gallery at the client device. The rendering and display instructions may also include instructions for displaying the image gallery. The status information at the client device may be updated as status information changes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface displayed at a client device, input specifying a search request requesting one or more items from a network-based marketplace;
displaying, at the client device, a gallery associated with search results of the search request, the gallery comprising a plurality of images representing items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request, the items identified from a plurality of items of a database of the network-based marketplace;
displaying, at the client device and in the gallery, status information in relation to the plurality of images representing the items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request;
receiving, at the client device, an indication that that a trigger event is determined, the indication of the trigger event indicating that an item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-based marketplace, the item not represented in the gallery being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request; and
responsive to receiving the indication that the trigger event is determined, updating, via the client device, the status information displayed at the client device to indicate the item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-based marketplace.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the input specifying the search request includes image data.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request are included in the gallery based at least in part on information associated with an account of a user.

4. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request are included in the gallery based at least in part on one or more lists associated with an account of a user.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of an image representing one item of the gallery; and
providing one or more details of the one item of the gallery.

6. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving updated status information from the database associated with the network-based marketplace; and
displaying, at the client device and in the gallery, the updated status information in relation to the plurality of images representing the items including the item added, the updated status information being rendered over at least one image representing one item of the items including the item added.

7. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of an image representing one item of the plurality of images representing the items of the gallery; and
providing a popover view of the image representing the one item.

8. A client device comprising:
a display device; and
an application implemented at the client device to:
receive, via the display device, input specifying a search request requesting one or more items from a network-based marketplace;
display, at the client device, a gallery associated with search results of the search request, the gallery comprising a plurality of images representing items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request, the items identified from a plurality of items of a database of the network-based marketplace;
display, at the client device and in the gallery, status information in relation to the plurality of images representing the items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request;
receive, at the client device, an indication that that a trigger event is determined, the indication of the trigger event indicating that a item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-based marketplace, the item not represented in the gallery being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request; and
responsive to receiving the indication that the trigger event is determined, update, via the client device, the status information displayed at the client device to indicate the item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-based marketplace.

9. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the input specifying the search request includes image data.

10. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the application is further implemented to receive information associated with an account of a user of the network-based marketplace, and the items to include in the gallery are determined based on the information associated with the account of the user of the network-based marketplace.

11. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the application is further implemented to receive input used to form one or more lists associated with an account of a user, and the items to include in the gallery are determined based on the one or more lists associated with the account of the user.

12. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the application is further implemented to:
receive a selection of one item of the gallery; and
provide one or more details of the one item of the gallery.

13. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the application is further implemented to:
receive, from the database associated with the network-based marketplace, updated status information; and
display, at the client device and in the gallery, the updated status information in relation to the items including the item added, the updated status information being rendered over at least one item of the items including the item added.

14. The client device as described in claim 8 , wherein the application is further implemented to:
receive a selection of one item of the items of the gallery; and
display, via the display device, a popover view of the one item of the items of the gallery.

15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having stored instructions that are executable by at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via a user interface displayed at a client device, input specifying a search request requesting one or more items from a network-based marketplace;
displaying, at the client device, a gallery associated with search results of the search request, the gallery comprising a plurality of images representing items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request, the items identified from a plurality of items of a database of the network-based marketplace;
displaying, at the client device and in the gallery, status information in relation to the plurality of images representing the items that are identified as being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request;
receiving, at the client device, an indication that that a trigger event is determined, the indication of the trigger event indicating that a item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-based marketplace, the item not represented in the gallery being similar to the one or more items requested by the search request; and
responsive to receiving the indication that the trigger event is determined, updating, via the client device, the status information displayed at the client device to indicate the item not represented in the gallery has been added to the database of the network-b

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Melcher Ryan
• Howard Dane

Classifications

• G06Q30/0627 Primary

  by specifying product or service characteristics, e.g. product dimensions · CPC title

• G06Q30/08

  Auctions · CPC title

• H04L67/75

  Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display · CPC title

• G06Q30/0275

  Auctions · CPC title

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title