eBay had seven patents in internet of things during Q1 2024. eBay Inc filed patents in Q1 2024 for a method to provide contextual recommendations based on user state, using sensor data from items worn by the user. Another patent involves managing media bandwidth usage by retrieving images in a lower resolution if communicating in the original resolution violates network connection restrictions. GlobalData’s report on eBay gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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eBay grant share with internet of things as a theme is 71% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: System, method, and computer-readable medium for recommendations based on wearable sensors (Patent ID: US20240095807A1)
The patent filed by eBay Inc. describes an apparatus and method for providing contextual recommendations based on the user's state. The system receives sensor data from an item worn by the user, determines the user's state based on this data, and provides recommendations based on the user's state and profile. These recommendations can be presented on the user's electronic mobile device. The claims detail methods for analyzing images from wearable items to identify books, determining recommendations based on the identified books, and presenting these recommendations to users. The system can analyze images to recognize book titles, authors, or ISBNs, determine if a book is part of a series, and consider the user's ownership or reading history of related books when making recommendations.
The patent also covers the use of barcodes in images, accessing user profiles to identify owned or read books, and providing recommendations to purchase or not purchase identified books. The system can recommend specific sellers for purchasing books and is designed to work with wearable items like hats or glasses. Additionally, the patent includes claims for computing devices and computer-readable storage mediums storing instructions for performing the operations described in the patent. These operations involve receiving images, analyzing them for book recommendations, and accessing user profiles to enhance the recommendation process based on the user's book ownership and reading habits.
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