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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Jeremiah Joseph Akin, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Jayasree Mekala, Austin, TX (US);
Praveen Nuthulapati, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph Vernon Paulson, Iv, Austin, TX (US);
Kamal Zamer, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremiah Joseph Akin, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Jayasree Mekala, Austin, TX (US);
Praveen Nuthulapati, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph Vernon Paulson, IV, Austin, TX (US);
Kamal Zamer, Austin, TX (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of returning location and/or event results using information social media content are provided. One or more social networking servers are accessed to retrieve social media content. One or more items within the social media content are then identified. These items may then be categorized. Information about the categories of the one or more items are stored in a database storing information about locations or events. A search query for a location or event may be received, and results for the search query may be selected by accessing the database and utilizing the information about locations or events as well as the information about the categories of the one or more items. The results may then be returned to a user device for display.