Dynamic creation of networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11972494-B2
Application number	US-202318100726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Apr 30, 2024
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024

Abstract

Techniques for creating a user network based on user interest in a product are described. For example, a first search query is received from a first client device. The first client device is associated with a first user. A second search query is received from a second client device. The second client device is associated with a second user. The first search query is matched to a product. The second search query is matched to the product. A user network corresponding to the product is created. The first user is added to the user network based on the matching of the first search query to the product. The second user is added to the user network based on the matching of the second search query to the product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more hardware processors, a first search query from a first device;
matching, by one or more hardware processors, the first search query to an item based on a first keyword from the first search query;
receiving, by one or more hardware processors, a second search query from a second device;
matching, by one or more hardware processors, the second search query to the item based on a second keyword from the first search query, the first keyword being different from the second keyword;
generating, by one or more hardware processors, a temporal user network that includes a first member associated with the first device and a second member associated with the second device, the temporal user network ceasing to exist upon detecting a departure of a last member of the temporal user network;
detecting, by one or more hardware processors, a request from the first device to persist the temporal user network; and
in response to detecting the request, transforming, by one or more hardware processors, the temporal user network into a permanent user network, the transforming of the temporal user network into the permanent user network including generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the permanent user network to allow a current member to access beyond a period of absence.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the permanent user network allows previous members to return and new members to join.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing the URL to all members of the permanent user network for accessing the permanent user network.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the first device associated with the first member, a modification of a description of the item; and
causing display of the modification of the description of the item on the second device associated with the second member.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a first sentiment score of the item based on one or more user inputs associated with the first member;
determining a second sentiment score of the item based on one or more user inputs associated with the second member; and
generating an aggregated sentiment score of the item based on the first sentiment score and the second sentiment score.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
generating an indication of the aggregated sentiment score of the item; and
causing display of the indication of the aggregated sentiment score of the item on a device associated with a seller of the item.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a device associated with a seller of the item, a request to join the temporal user network;
generating an identifier of the seller of the item; and
adding the identifier of the seller of the item to a plurality of identifiers associated with a plurality of members of the temporal user network.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving, from the device associated with the seller of the item, a description of a deal associated with the item.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining, based on the first search query and the second search query, that the first member and the second member in the temporal user network are interested in the item; and
presenting, via the first device and the second device, the description of the deal associated with the item to the first member and the second member.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the deal associated with the item comprises a bundle deal from the seller and a further seller who is a member of the temporal user network.

11. A system comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving a first search query from a first device;
matching the first search query to an item based on a first keyword from the first search query;
receiving a second search query from a second device;
matching the second search query to the item based on a second keyword from the first search query, the first keyword being different from the second keyword;
generating a temporal user network that includes a first member associated with the first device and a second member associated with the second device, the temporal user network ceasing to exist upon detecting a departure of a last member of the temporal user network;
detecting, by one or more hardware processors, a request from the first device to persist the temporal user network; and
in response to detecting the request, transforming the temporal user network into a permanent user network, the transforming of the temporal user network into the permanent user network including generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the permanent user network to allow a current member to access beyond a period of absence.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the permanent user network allows previous members to return and new members to join.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing the URL to all members of the permanent user network for accessing the permanent user network.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via the first device associated with the first member, a modification of a description of the item; and
causing display of the modification of the description of the item on the second device associated with the second member.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a first sentiment score of the item based on one or more user inputs associated with the first member;
determining a second sentiment score of the item based on one or more user inputs associated with the second member; and
generating an aggregated sentiment score of the item based on the first sentiment score and the second sentiment score.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
generating an indication of the aggregated sentiment score of the item; and
causing display of the indication of the aggregated sentiment score of the item on a device associated with a seller of the item.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from a device associated with a seller of the item, a request to join the temporal user network;
generating an identifier of the seller of the item; and
adding the identifier of the seller of the item to a plurality of identifiers associated with a plurality of members of the temporal user network.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the device associated with the seller of the item, a description of a deal associated with the item.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining, based on the first search query and the second search query, that the first member and the second member in the temporal user network are interested in the item; and
presenting, via the first device and the second device, the description of the deal associated with the item to the first member and the second member.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
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Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Vasthimal Deepak Kumar
• Dakua Priyavrath

Classifications

• G06Q10/40 Primary

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

• G06Q10/42

  Determination of affinities or common interests between users · CPC title

• G06Q30/0625 Primary

  by formulating product or service queries, e.g. using keywords or predefined options · CPC title

• G06Q50/01 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic