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Title:
USING METADATA TO SEARCH FOR LOCAL INVENTORY
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015057715
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of selecting and retrieving information related to selectable items in a dynamic digital event (e.g., a movie).SOLUTION: Each of selectable items is available for purchase by an end-user. A method includes preparing a digital event for presentation on an electronic device of the end-user. Preparing the digital event includes generating tags for each of the selectable items within the digital event and adding metadata for each item. The metadata includes a description for each item. An indication is displayed to the end-user that one or more of the selectable items are present within at least a portion of the digital event. Based on a determination that the end-user has selected at least one item, the metadata associated with the at least one item is displayed to the end-user.

Inventors:
FRANK ANTHONY NUZZI
JAMES BRETT SOWDER
Application Number:
JP2014215914A
Publication Date:
March 26, 2015
Filing Date:
October 23, 2014
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Assignee:
EBAY INC
International Classes:
G06F17/30; G06F3/048
Domestic Patent References:
JP2010524110A2010-07-15
JP2012529685A2012-11-22
JP2001309323A2001-11-02
Foreign References:
WO2008051538A22008-05-02
US20080255961A12008-10-16
WO2010084585A12010-07-29
WO2010141939A12010-12-09
US20100312596A12010-12-09
US20100070996A12010-03-18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhisa Nomura
Yoshiyuki Osuge