Message based generation of item listings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9047635-B2
Application number	US-201414147029-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2014
Priority date	Nov 28, 2012
Publication date	Jun 2, 2015
Grant date	Jun 2, 2015

Abstract

According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic text message is received from a source telephone number, the electronic text message including content describing a product item. A seller of the product item is identified, based on the source telephone number, and the product item is identified, based on the content included in the electronic text message. Thereafter, a draft version of an item listing is automatically generated, where the item listing lists the product item as being for sale by the seller on a marketplace website.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving an electronic multimedia message from a source, the electronic multimedia message including an image of a product item;
identifying a seller of the product item based on the source;
identifying, by a processor of a machine, a product keyword in the image of the product item;
comparing, the product keyword with a database of candidate keywords associated with candidate product items, the product item being one of the candi…

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Hamilton Scot Fraser
• Olson Matthew
• Singh Vikas
• Gates Sean

Classifications

• G06Q30/0625

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0601

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0641 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0627 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic