System and methods for personalization and enhancement of a marketplace

US9830632B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael George Lenahan · Burlington, US
• Ben Mitchell · Oakland, US
• Chahn Chung · San Francisco, US
• Myra Sandoval · San Francisco, US
• Tim Suglian · San Francisco, US
• Matthew Bret MacLaurin · Woodinville, US
• James Ross Skorupski · San Jose, US
• Jesse Wolfe · Sammamish, US
• Hsin-Yi Chien · Cupertino, US
• Marie Jeanette Floyd Tahir · San Jose, US
• Jai Dandekar · San Jose, US
• Healey Cypher · Santa Cruz, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 10, 2013
• Grant date: Nov 28, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0643
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for enhancing and personalizing an interactive marketplace. The systems and methods provided herein may allow a user to receive search results that are tailored to the user's personal preferences based on social and purchasing information known about the user. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein may provide shipping updates to a buyer that include a personalized message based on location information provided by the package being shipped. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein allow merchants to provide incentives and rewards for shoppers by participating in interactive shopping games.