Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image appended search string
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Application No.: US14588323Application Date: 2014-12-31
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Publication No.: US09881027B2Publication Date: 2018-01-30
- Inventor: Michael George Lenahan , Ben Mitchell , R J Pittman , Dave Lippman
- 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: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
Example embodiments of the present disclosure include a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for providing an image appended search string. In example embodiments, a selection of an image is received. The image is a search result from a plurality of search results obtained based on a matching process performed on a current search string. A keyword corresponding to the selected image is determined. The keyword corresponding to the selected image is appended to the current search string. The plurality of search results is refined based on the appending of the keyword. The refined search results are then caused to be presented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160188637A1 IMAGE APPENDED SEARCH STRING Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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