Search system utilizing purchase history

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9105029-B2
Application number	US-201113236029-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2011
Priority date	Sep 19, 2011
Publication date	Aug 11, 2015
Grant date	Aug 11, 2015

Abstract

A method for providing a purchase history context search includes receiving at least one search term from a user through an input device. A purchase history for the user is then accessed from at least one purchase history database over a network. A web index that is located on at least one storage device is then accessed. A plurality of search results, each associated with a web page indexed by the web index, are then determined using the at least one search term and the purchase history, each search result including a link to an associated web page. The plurality of search results are then provided for display on a display device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing a purchase history context search, comprising:
receiving at least one search term from a user through an input device;
accessing a purchase history for the user from at least one purchase history database over a network;
accessing a web index that is located on at least one storage device;
determining a plurality of web pages that are indexed by the web index and related to the at least one search term;
accessing a calendar of…

Assignees

• Nuzzi Frank Anthony
• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Nuzzi Frank Anthony

Classifications

• G06F16/22

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F16/955

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/00 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q40/12

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F16/9535 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic