Granted Patent B2

US 12,619,341 · App. 16/950,050 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Keila Kristine Olbrich (Seattle, WA); Bolun Yang (Bothell, WA); Anastasia Marie Lake (Seattle, WA); Joey S. Cheng (Seattle, WA); Frank Marino (Kirkland, WA)

Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

G06F3/04842

Abstract

Claims (94)

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a first user interaction corresponding to a selection of a content element from a set of search results;

providing, for the selected content element, a detail page replacing the set of search results, the detail page including content information in a first section and a dynamic ingress bar (DIB) in a second section, wherein the DIB comprises:

a representative content element in a first region, the representative content element associated with a theme of the selected content element;

a display element of the selected content element from the set of search results in a second region; and

one or more related content elements determined based, at least in part, on the selected content element, wherein the one or more related content elements form at least a portion of a collection that includes the selected content element, and wherein members of the collection share at least one salient feature;

receiving a second user interaction corresponding to a selection of a related content element within the DIB;

providing, for the selected related content element, a second detail page and the DIB;

determining, based at least in part on the second user interaction, a user intent corresponds to the collection;

maintaining at least a portion of the related content elements and the representative content element in the DIB, based at least in part on the user intent;

receiving a third user interaction corresponding to a DIB update request;

updating the representative content element responsive to the DIB update request;

determining a second salient feature associated with the DIB update request; and

updating the collection based, at least in part, on the second salient feature.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a fourth user interaction corresponding to a selection of a second content element outside the DIB;

providing, for the selected second content element, a third detail page and the DIB;

determining, based at least in part on the fourth user interaction, the user intent does not correspond to the collection; and

updating the DIB with a second collection, the second collection corresponding to the selected second content element.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, for the first region, the theme, the theme corresponding to a feature of the selected content element; and

populating the first region with the representative content element.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

selecting for the second region, the collection, based at least in part on the theme; and

populating the second region with the display element and the one or more related content elements.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, for a third region of the DIB, recommended content for the selected content element, the recommended content being different from the collection and different from supplemental content corresponding to a third section of the detail page; and

populating the third region with third region content elements corresponding to the recommended content.

6 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a first user interaction, the first user interaction corresponding to an input identifying a selected content element from a set of search results;

providing a selected content area, replacing the set of search results, including information associated with the selected content element;

determining, based at least in part on the first user interaction, a hint corresponding to a user intent associated with the selected content element;

determining, based at least in part on the user intent, a collection of related content elements having a common theme, the collection of related content elements including at least the selected content element;

providing a first content area of a frame separate from the selected content area, the first content area including a first display element, indicative of the common theme of the collection, corresponding to the hint;

providing a second content area of the frame adjacent to the first content area and distinct from the first content area, the second content area including a selected display element of the selected content element and second display elements corresponding to a subset of the collection;

receiving a second user interaction corresponding to an update request;

updating the first display element responsive to the update request;

determining a salient feature associated with the update request; and

updating the collection based, at least in part, on the salient feature.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on the first user interaction, recommended content elements corresponding to the hint; and

providing a third content area of the frame, the third content area including a plurality of third content elements corresponding to at least a portion of the recommended content elements, the third content elements being different from the collection of related content elements and different from a plurality of suggested content elements presented in a second frame.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining a property of a related content element of the collection, the property corresponding to a relationship between a user and the related content element; and

providing a badge indicative of the relationship, the badge being associated with the related content element.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the relationship corresponds to at least one of an ownership status, a content type status, a current selection, or a chronological indication.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the first user interaction corresponds to a selection of an item from a list of search results, further comprising:

determining the collection corresponds to at least a portion of the list of search results.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a third user interaction, the third user interaction corresponding to a selection of a second content element in a second frame, the second frame being distinct from the frame;

determining one or more features of the second content element;

determining, based at least in part on the one or more features, that a second hint corresponding to the second content element is different from the hint; and

selecting a second collection corresponding to the second hint.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:

replacing the first display element with an updated first display element, the updated first display element corresponding to the second hint; and

replacing the second display elements with an updated plurality of second display elements, the updated plurality of second display elements corresponding to at least a portion of the second collection.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

receiving a third user interaction, the third user interaction corresponding to a selection of a second display element in the second area; and

maintaining the respective display elements in the first area and the second area.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

selecting, from a template database, a template for presenting the frame responsive to the first user interaction;

providing the template, the template including a first template area, a second template area, and a third template area;

populating the first template area with the frame;

populating the second template area with the selected content area; and

populating the third template area with recommended content.

15 . A system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:

receive a first user interaction, the first user interaction corresponding to an input identifying a selected content element from a set of search results;

provide a selected content area, replacing the set of search results, including the selected content element;

determine, based at least in part on the first user interaction, a hint corresponding to a user intent associated with the selected content element;

determine, based at least in part on the user intent, a collection of related content elements having a common theme, the collection of related content elements including at least the selected content element;

provide a first content area of a frame separate from the selected content area, the first content area including a first display element, indicative of the common theme of the collection, corresponding to the hint;

provide a second content area of the frame adjacent to the first content area and distinct from the first content area, the second content area including a selected display element of the selected content element and second display elements corresponding to a subset of the collection;

receive a second user interaction corresponding to an update request;

update the first display element responsive to the update request;

determine a salient feature associated with the update request; and

update the collection based, at least in part, on the salient feature.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the system to:

determine, based at least in part on the first user interaction, recommended content elements corresponding to the hint; and

provide a third content area of the frame, the third content area including a plurality of third content elements corresponding to at least a portion of the recommended content elements, the third content elements being different from the collection of related content elements and different from a plurality of suggested content elements presented in a second frame.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the first user interaction corresponds to a selection of an item from a list of search results, and the instructions when executed further cause the system to:

determine the collection corresponds to at least a portion of the list of search results.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the system to:

receive a third user interaction, the third user interaction corresponding to a selection of a second content element in a second frame, the second frame being distinct from the frame;

determine one or more features of the second content elements;

determine, based at least in part on the one or more features, that a second hint corresponding to the second content element is different from the hint; and

select a second collection corresponding to the second hint.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the system to:

replace the first display element with an updated first display element, the updated first display element corresponding to the second hint; and

replace the second display elements with an updated plurality of second display elements, the updated plurality of second display elements corresponding to at least a portion of the second collection.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the system to:

receive a third user interaction, the third user interaction corresponding to a selection of a second display element in the second area; and

maintain the respective display elements in the first area and the second area.

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