US 12,346,980 B2
Dynamic creation of networks
Deepak Kumar Vasthimal, San Jose, CA (US); and Priyavrath Dakua, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to EBAY INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/617,212.
Application 18/617,212 is a continuation of application No. 18/100,726, filed on Jan. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,972,494.
Application 18/100,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/587,846, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,568,498.
Application 16/587,846 is a continuation of application No. 14/071,361, filed on Nov. 4, 2013, granted, now 10,467,707.
Prior Publication US 2024/0233045 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 50/01 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0625 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more hardware processors, a plurality of users based on a shared interest in an item;
generating, by one or more hardware processors, a temporal user network that includes the plurality of users, the temporal user network ceasing to exist upon detecting a departure of a last member of the temporal user network;
detecting, by one or more hardware processors, a request from a device to persist the temporal user network, the device being associated with a user from the plurality of users; and
in response to detecting the request, transforming, by one or more hardware processors, the temporal user network into a permanent user network, the transforming of the temporal user network into the permanent user network including generating a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the permanent user network to allow a current member to access beyond a period of absence.