US 12,189,679 B2
Item identification for item collection management
Nathan Sacco, Los Gatos, CA (US); Guy Schory, San Francisco, CA (US); and Robert Dean Veres, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/359,759.
Application 18/359,759 is a continuation of application No. 17/553,478, filed on Dec. 16, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/553,478 is a continuation of application No. 16/364,722, filed on Mar. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,222,065, issued on Dec. 21, 2021.
Application 16/364,722 is a continuation of application No. 15/920,134, filed on Mar. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,289,697, issued on Apr. 24, 2019.
Application 15/920,134 is a continuation of application No. 13/289,928, filed on Nov. 4, 2011, granted, now 9,946,730, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0367807 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01)
CPC G06F 16/583 (2019.01) [G06Q 10/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a device, an image depicting a plurality of items;
parsing the image to identify individual ones of the plurality of items;
based on identifying that one of the plurality of items matches two or more items in a catalog of items, transmitting, to the device, a notification that identifies the two or more items and requests input describing a correct match for the one of the plurality of items;
receiving, from the device, an indication of the correct match for the one of the plurality of items;
updating an inventory list associated with the device with information describing the one of the plurality of items responsive to receiving the indication of the correct match; and
automatically creating and publishing a listing via an online marketplace for the one of the plurality of items using the information.