IP Library Granted Patent US 11,113,752
Granted Patent B2
US 11,113,752 · App. 16/859,235 · Granted Sep 7, 2021

On-line session trace system

Inventor: Rui Kong (Lake Oswego, OR)
Assignee: eBay Inc.
G06Q30/0641G06Q30/0282H04L67/02H04L67/22
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Patent No.
US 11,113,752
App. No.
16/859,235
Granted
Sep 7, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method for enhancing a user's on-line experience by utilizing a computer-implemented on-line session trace system is provided. The on-line session trace system is provided in connection with an on-line trading platform. The on-line session trace system records and stores a state of an on-line session associated with a user identification and permits a user associated with the user identification to commence a further on-line session from a state corresponding to the saved state of a previous on-line session.

Claims (64)

1. A method comprising:

recording, via at least one hardware processor, in a course of an on-line shopping session associated with a user identification, one or more trace attributes indicative of activities of a user during the on-line shopping session, the one or more trace attributes comprising an attribute indicating a shopping cart web page that was last accessed via the on-line shopping session;

detecting, via the at least one hardware processor, a request from a client device to commence a second on-line shopping session associated with the user identification; and

subsequent to an interruption of the on-line shopping session and in response to the detected request to commence the second on-line shopping session:

selecting, via the at least one hardware processor, the shopping cart web page based on the attribute indicating the shopping cart web page was last accessed during the on-line shopping session, and

causing display of the web page via the second on-line shopping session on the client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user identification uniquely identifies a particular user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one hardware processor executes a web based service that configures the at least one hardware processor to perform the recording, detecting, selecting, and causing of the display.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, via the second on-line shopping session, a type of a display device; and

causing presentation of the web page in accordance with the detected type of the display device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising recording one or more second trace attributes indicative of a focus area of the shopping cart web page, and setting, via the second on-line shopping session, a focus area of the shopping cart web page in accordance with the one or more second trace attributes.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

recording, via the second on-line shopping session, one or more second trace attributes indicative of a paragraph and a line number in a review on a customer reviews page;

establishing a third on-line shopping session based on the user identification; and

in response to the establishing of the third on-line shopping session and the one or more second trace attributes, causing display of the customer reviews page with a view focus at the indicated paragraph and line number.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the causing of the display of the customer reviews page comprises:

determining, from the one or more second trace attributes, reviews on the customer reviews page accessed by a prior session associated with the user identification; and

modifying the customer reviews page to indicate that those reviews are accessed.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a request to establish the third on-line shopping session;

in response to the request, detecting the second on-line shopping session;

causing display, via the third on-line shopping session, of an option to select the second on-line shopping session; and

causing display of a web page based on a selection of the second on-line shopping session.

9. A system, comprising:

hardware processing circuitry;

one or more hardware memories storing instructions that when executed configure the hardware processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:

recording, via at least one hardware processor, in a course of an on-line shopping session associated with a user identification, one or more trace attributes indicative of activities of a user during the on-line shopping session, the one or more trace attributes comprising an attribute indicating a shopping cart web page that was last accessed via the on-line shopping session;

detecting, via the at least one hardware processor, a request from a client device to commence a second on-line shopping session associated with the user identification; and

subsequent to an interruption of the on-line shopping session and in response to the detected request to commence the second on-line shopping session:

selecting, via the at least one hardware processor, the shopping cart web page based on the attribute indicating the shopping cart web page that was last accessed during the on-line shopping session, and

causing display of the web page via the second on-line shopping session on the client device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user identification uniquely identifies a particular user.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one hardware processor executes a web based service that configures the at least one hardware processor to perform the recording, detecting, selecting, and causing of the display.

12. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:

detecting, via the second on-line shopping session, a type of a display device; and

causing presentation of the web page in accordance with the detected type of the display device.

13. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising recording one or more second trace attributes indicative of a focus area of the shopping cart web page, and setting, via the second on-line shopping session, a focus area of the shopping cart web page in accordance with the one or more second trace attributes.

14. The system of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:

recording, via the second on-line shopping session, one or more second trace attributes indicative of a paragraph and a line number in a review on a customer reviews page;

establishing a third on-line shopping session based on the user identification; and

in response to the establishing of the third on-line shopping session and the one or more second trace attributes, causing display of the customer reviews page with a view focus at the indicated paragraph and line number.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the causing of the display of the customer reviews page comprises:

determining, from the one or more second trace attributes, reviews on the customer reviews page accessed by a prior session associated with the user identification; and

modifying the customer reviews page to indicate that those reviews are accessed.

16. The system of claim 14 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a request to establish the third on-line shopping session;

in response to the request, detecting the second on-line shopping session;

causing display, via the third on-line shopping session, of an option to select the second-line shopping session; and

causing display of a web page based on a selection of the second on-line shopping session.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed configure hardware processing circuitry to perform operations comprising:

recording, via at least one hardware processor, in a course of an on-line shopping session associated with a user identification, one or more trace attributes indicative of activities of a user during the on-line shopping session, the one or more trace attributes comprising an attribute indicating a shopping cart web page that was last accessed via the on-line shopping session;

detecting, via the at least one hardware processor, a request from a client device to commence a second on-line shopping session associated with the user identification; and

subsequent to an interruption of the on-line shopping session and in response to the detected request to commence the second on-line shopping session:

selecting, via the at least one hardware processor, the shopping cart web page based on the attribute indicating the shopping cart web page that was last accessed during the on-line shopping session, and

causing display of the web page via the second on-line shopping session on the client device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising recording one or more second trace attributes indicative of a focus area of the shopping cart web page, and setting, via the second on-line shopping session, a focus area of the shopping cart web page in accordance with the one or more second trace attributes.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

recording, via the second on-line shopping session, one or more second trace attributes indicative of a paragraph and a line number in a review on a customer reviews page;

establishing a third on-line shopping session based on the user identification; and

in response to the establishing of the third on-line shopping session and the one or more second trace attributes, causing display of the customer reviews page with a view focus at the indicated paragraph and line number.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the causing of the display of the customer reviews page comprises:

determining, from the one or more second trace attributes, reviews on the customer reviews page accessed by a prior session associated with the user identification; and

modifying the customer reviews page to indicate that those reviews are accessed.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: KONG, RUI
To: EBAY INC.
Reel/Frame 053743/0883 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14941766 · Nov 16, 2015
Related Publication 20200402142A1 · Dec 24, 2020
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