Suspicion classifier for website activity

US10643260B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian Scott Johnson · Campbell, US
• Michael Ching · San Jose, US
• Julie Lavee Netzloff · San Jose, US
• Vamsi Krishna Salaka · Fremont, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2014
• Grant date: May 5, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0609
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method of identifying suspicious item-related features are disclosed. In some embodiments, a sample of item listings is received. Each item listing in the sample of item listings may correspond to an item offered for sale on an e-commerce website. Item-related data for each item listing in the sample of item listings may be extracted. Training data comprising identifications of which item listings in the sample of item listings are suspicious and identifications of which item listings in the sample of item listings are not suspicious may be received. A model for classifying a candidate item listing on the e-commerce website as being suspicious may be determined using the training data.