Dynamic creation of networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12346980-B2
Application number	US-202418617212-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 26, 2024
Priority date	Nov 4, 2013
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

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:
identifying, by one or more hardware processors, a plurality of users based on a shared interest in an item;
generating, by one or more hardware processors, a temporal user network that includes the plurality of users, 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 a device to persist the temporal user network, the device being associated with a user from the plurality of users; 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 shared interest in the item is determined based on a plurality of search queries received from a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of users.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the shared interest in the item is determined based on a plurality of completed transactions associated with the plurality of users, the plurality of completed transactions being associated with the item.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising;
determining that the user in the plurality of users entered search queries associated with the item for more than a predetermined number of time; and
generating the temporal user network to include the user based on the determining that the user entered the search queries associated with the item for more than the predetermined number of time.

5. The method of claim 4 , comprising:
determining a search count of the item associated the user;
determining that the search count is more than the predetermined number of time; and
generating the temporal user network to include the user based on the determining that the search count being more than the predetermined number of time.

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

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

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

9. The method of claim 8 , 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.

10. The method of claim 1 , 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;
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; and
receiving, from the device associated with the seller of the item, a description of a deal associated with the item.

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:
identifying a plurality of users based on a shared interest in an item;
generating a temporal user network that includes the plurality of users, the temporal user network ceasing to exist upon detecting a departure of a last member of the temporal user network;
detecting a request from a device to persist the temporal user network, the device being associated with a user from the plurality of users; 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 shared interest in the item is determined based on a plurality of search queries received from a plurality of devices associated with the plurality of users.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the shared interest in the item is determined based on a plurality of completed transactions associated with the plurality of users, the plurality of completed transactions being associated with the item.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations comprise;
determining that the user in the plurality of users entered search queries associated with the item for more than a predetermined number of time; and
generating the temporal user network to include the user based on the determining that the user entered the search queries associated with the item for more than the predetermined number of time.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the operations comprise:
determining a search count of the item associated the user;
determining that the search count is more than the predetermined number of time; and
generating the temporal user network to include the user based on the determining that the search count being more than the predetermined number of time.

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

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

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

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the operations 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.

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:
identifying a plurality of users based on a shared interest in an item;
generating a temporal user network that includes the plurality of users, the temporal user network ceasing to exist upon detecting a departure of a last member of the temporal user network;
detecting a request from a device to persist the temporal user network, the device being associated with a user from the plurality of users; and
in response to detecting the request, transforming the temporal user network into a permanent user network, the transforming of the

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

• G06Q30/0625 Primary

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

• G06Q50/01 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q10/42

  Determination of affinities or common interests between users · CPC title