Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Category-constrained querying using postal addresses
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Application No.: US15700583Application Date: 2017-09-11
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Publication No.: US10740364B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Dennis Cheung
- Applicant: eBay Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: EBAY INC.
- Current Assignee: EBAY INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F16/215
- IPC: G06F16/215 ; G06F16/29 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q30/06 ; H04M15/00 ; G06Q30/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for optimizing querying of distributed systems. A system, including a plurality of subsystems each associated with one or more categories, can receive a query from a client device. The system can determine the categories associated with the query. The system can also identify a postal address associated with the query, such as by receiving the location of the client device and mapping the location to a postal address. The system can determine a category unrelated to the postal address and constrain (e.g., sort or filter) the query (and/or query results) based on the remaining categories. In addition, or alternatively, the system can constrain the query (and/or query results) to categories associated with the postal address. The system can also constrain the query (and/or query results) based on time or date, weather information, user profile information, ambient light information, motion information, etc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180067968A1 CATEGORY-CONSTRAINED QUERYING USING POSTAL ADDRESSES Public/Granted day:2018-03-08
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