Patent ID: 11875359
Assignee: EBAY INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A system comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
determining, by a publication device, a level of engagement of a first user with one or more publications of the publication device;
determining that the level of engagement of the first user with the one or more publications satisfies a preference setting established by a second user for allowing real-time contact, the preference setting indicating a level of engagement requirement that the first user satisfied to be allowed real-time contact with the second user;
in response to the level of engagement satisfying the preference setting, selectively causing presentation of a user interface on a device of the first user that includes one or more icons allowing real-time contact with the second user;
receiving, by the publication device via the user interface, an indication of a selection by the first user of at least one of the one or more icons; and
in response to receiving the indication of the selection, selectively causing a real-time contact request to be transmitted to a device of the second user.