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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2017
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Ashita Achuthan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Paden Barber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan David Chard, Portland, OR (US);
Patrick Foss, Portland, OR (US);
Jean-Charles Gabaix-Hialé, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Krystal Rose Higgins, Campbell, CA (US);
Margaret MacDonald, Portland, OR (US);
Mark Eppolito, Portland, OR (US);
Matthew Bret MacLaurin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Mica Merce, San Jose, CA (US);
Tyler Yong Nugent, Portland, OR (US);
Ryan Reeves, Beaverton, OR (US);
Bradley Roberts, Dublin, CA (US);
James Tenniswood, Sidcup, GB;
Ladd Van Tol, Portland, OR (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided to refine search information. The methods and systems are for receiving a request from a mobile device, the request including an indication of a swiping motion that is applied across a touch-sensitive screen on the mobile device, the touch sensitive screen displaying search results including a first plurality of data items. The methods and systems are for retrieving a first refinement and a first value from a database entry. The methods and systems are for filtering the search results to generate refined search results including a second plurality of data items that are filtered based on the first refinement and the first value. The methods and systems are for communicating a user interface, over the network, to the mobile device, the communicating being responsive to the receiving the request, the user interface including the second plurality of data items for display on the mobile device.