IP Library Granted Patent US 8,914,365
Granted Patent B2
US 8,914,365 · App. 13/566,829 · Granted Dec 16, 2014

Content display systems and methods

Inventors: Michael Lenahan (Moraga, CA); Amanda Johnson (San Francisco, CA); Ben Mitchell (Oakland, CA); Chahn Chung (San Francisco, CA); Linda Young (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: eBay Inc.
G06F17/30595H04N21/4788H04N21/4756H04N21/42208H04N21/2542H04N21/4126H04N21/4758
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,914,365
App. No.
13/566,829
Granted
Dec 16, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods to display content are described. In some embodiments, program content is received from a content source. A method identifies product-related metadata associated with the program content where the product-related metadata includes at least one item displayed in the program content. The program content is communicated to a display device for presentation to a user in a first portion of the display device. The product-related metadata is communicated to the display device for presentation to the user in a second portion of the display device.

Claims (42)

1. A method comprising:

receiving program content from a content source;

identifying, using one or more processors, product-related metadata associated with the program content, the product-related metadata including at least one item displayed in the program content;

communicating the program content to a display device for presentation to a buyer in a first portion of the display device;

communicating the product-related metadata to the display device for presentation to the buyer in a second portion of the display device substantially simultaneously with the presentation of the program content in the first portion of the display device;

receiving a tagged item selection from the display device, the tagged item selection identifying a buyer-selected item in the product-related metadata;

communicating a tagging display portion to the display device for presentation to the buyer in a third portion of the display device, the tagging display portion displaying a listing of buyer-selected items and at least one buyer-selected product category allowing association by the buyer of the buyer-selected item with the at least one product category;

communicating to the display device for presentation to the buyer, in the tagging display portion, an aggregate number of buyer-selected items associated by the user with the at least one product category; and

in response to receipt of a tagged item selection, communicating to the display device for presentation to the buyer, variants of the identified buyer-selected item based on a pre-identified buyer profile.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the tagged item with the received program content.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating the tagged item with the received program

content; and associating the tagged item with the buyer.

4. The method of claim 1 , the identifying of the product-related metadata including retrieving the product-related metadata from the received program content.

5. The method of claim 1 , the identifying of the product-related metadata including retrieving the product-related metadata from a data source.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the at least one item included in the product-related metadata.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving commentary from the buyer or another user, the buyer or user commentary associated with the received program content.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising communicating the product-related metadata to a second device for presentation to the buyer.

9. A method comprising:

receiving program content from a content source;

identifying, using one or more processors, product-related metadata associated with the program content, the product-related metadata including at least one item displayed in the program content;

communicating the program content to a first display device for presentation to a buyer;

communicating the product-related metadata to a second display device for presentation by the second display device to the buyer substantially simultaneously with the presentation of the program content in the first display device;

receiving a tagged item selection from the second display device, the tagged item selection identifying a buyer-selected item in the product-related metadata;

communicating a tagging display portion to the second display device for presentation to the buyer in a third portion of the second display device, the tagging display portion displaying a listing of buyer-selected items and at least one buyer-selected product category allowing association by the buyer of the buyer-selected item with the at least one product category;

communicating to the second display device for presentation to the buyer, in the tagging display portion, an aggregate number of buyer-selected items associated by the user with the at least one product category; and

in response to receipt of a tagged item selection, communicating to the display device for presentation to the buyer, variants of the identified buyer-selected item based on a pre-identified buyer profile.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the second display device is a mobile computing device.

11. The method of claim 9 , the identifying of the product-related metadata including retrieving the product-related metadata from the received program content.

12. The method of claim 9 , the identifying of the product-related metadata including retrieving the product-related metadata from a metadata source.

13. The method of claim 9 , further comprising receiving a tagged item selection from the second display device, the tagged item selection identifying a buyer-selected item in the product-related metadata.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising associating the tagged item with the received program content.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving program content from a content source;

identifying product-related metadata associated with the program content, the product-related metadata including at least one item displayed in the program content;

communicating the program content to a display device for presentation to a buyer in a first portion of the display device;

communicating the product-related metadata to the display device for presentation to the buyer in a second portion of the display device;

receiving a tagged item selection from the display device, the tagged item selection identifying a buyer-selected item in the product-related metadata;

communicating a tagging display portion to the display device for presentation to the buyer in a third portion of the display device, the tagging display portion displaying at least one buyer-selected product category allowing association by the buyer of the buyer-selected item with the at least one product category;

communicating to the display device for presentation to the buyer, in the tagging display portion, an aggregate number of buyer-selected items associated by the user with the at least one product category; and

in response to receipt of a tagged item selection, communicating to the display device for presentation to the buyer, variants of the identified buyer-selected item based on a pre-identified buyer profile.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the machine further to perform operations comprising associating the tagged item selection with the program content.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: LENAHAN, MICHAEL; JOHNSON, AMANDA; MITCHELL, BEN; CHUNG, CHAHN; YOUNG, LINDA
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 029646/0040 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61515254 · Aug 4, 2011
Related Publication 20130117262A1 · May 9, 2013