Patent ID: 9691099
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving a network-based marketplace event including an item listed event corresponding to an item being auctioned over a network-based marketplace, the item listed event further including a time remaining in the auction; determining, using a hardware processor, that the item being auctioned over the network-based marketplace matches search criteria received from a device operated by a user, the search criteria being stored in a database as part of an entry corresponding to the user; causing display of a user interface that includes auction information corresponding to the item being auctioned over the network-based marketplace, the user interface being communicated over a persistent HTTP connection with the device operated by the user, the persistent HTTP connection being indicated in the database as part of the entry corresponding to the user; determining that a request to refresh the auction information is received; and refreshing the user interface on the device at a frequency that increases as the time remaining in the auction decreases.