Image-Based Listing System for Multiple Items
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when creating individual sales listings for multiple items online, prompting the need for a method to efficiently list and gauge interest in items using images.
Innovation Solution
An image-based listing system that allows users to mark and tag multiple items in a single image, enabling easy listing and display of items with associated information, such as descriptions and prices, for potential or actual sale.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users create individual sales listings for each item, then each item can be listed with detailed information, but the work involved and time required increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple item listings into a single consolidated listing by allowing users to upload a single image containing multiple items and associate one set of listing information (title, description, price, etc.) with the entire group. This merging approach eliminates the need to create separate listings for each item while preserving complete information representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables a single listing structure to serve multiple items simultaneously, making the listing process universal across different item quantities. Users can list one item or multiple items using the same interface and information template, reducing the complexity and time investment required for each individual listing.
2Reliability
If users list multiple items individually, then each item receives proper documentation, but the complexity of the listing process increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple items are merged into a single listing entity, reducing the number of separate processes users must complete. The system maintains reliability by allowing optional individual item identification within the consolidated listing, ensuring accuracy without requiring complex multi-step procedures for each item.
3Loss of information
If users want to estimate interest in items before creating listings, then they can gauge market demand, but they still face the inconvenience of creating detailed listings to do so
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows users to quickly list multiple items in a single action, enabling rapid market testing without the burden of creating numerous individual listings. Users can gauge interest in multiple items simultaneously by posting them together, reducing the operational effort required to gather market feedback.
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AI summary
Example embodiments of a system and method for image-based listing of an item, using an image of multiple items, are generally described herein. In some example embodiments, an image-based listing system includes an identifying module to identify a portion of an image of multiple items, the portion of the image depicting the item; a tagging module to associate tag information with the portion of the image, the tag information being associated with the item; and a listing module to list the item, the listing of the item comprising displaying at least some tag information.