Methods and systems to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more servers configured to provide a network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform configured to;
receive a request via an application program interface, the application program interface being presented by the network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture and utilized by the network-based marketplace platform to receive the request from a network-based social platform, the request including an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors;
generate, at the network-based marketplace platform, a virtual gift based on the item for sale at the network-based marketplace platform;
generate interface information including the virtual gift, the interface information further including a visually perceptible interface element enabling a purchase of the item on the network-based marketplace platform; and
communicate the interface information, via the application program interface, to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture, the interface information including the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform and the network-based social platform being different platforms on a network and communicating in the peer-to-peer architecture via the application program interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace are described. A method receives a request via an application program interface that is presented by a network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture and utilized to receive the request from a network-based social platform. The request includes an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform. The method generates a virtual gift based on the item and interface information including the virtual gift. The method further communicates the interface information via the application program interface to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture. The interface information includes the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more servers configured to provide a network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform configured to; receive a request via an application program interface, the application program interface being presented by the network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture and utilized by the network-based marketplace platform to receive the request from a network-based social platform, the request including an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; generate, at the network-based marketplace platform, a virtual gift based on the item for sale at the network-based marketplace platform; generate interface information including the virtual gift, the interface information further including a visually perceptible interface element enabling a purchase of the item on the network-based marketplace platform; and communicate the interface information, via the application program interface, to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture, the interface information including the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform and the network-based social platform being different platforms on a network and communicating in the peer-to-peer architecture via the application program interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving a request via an application program interface, the application program interface being presented by a network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture, the application program interface being utilized by the network-based marketplace platform to receive the request from a network-based social platform, the request including an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; generating, at the network-based marketplace platform, a virtual gift based on the item for sale at the network-based marketplace platform, the generating being performed at least in part by one or more processors; generating interface information including the virtual gift, the interface information further including a visually perceptible interface element enabling purchase of the item on the network-based marketplace platform; and communicating the interface information via the application program interface to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture, the interface information including the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform and the network-based social platform being different platforms on a network and communicating in the peer-to-peer architecture via the application program interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium having no transitory signals and storing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more machines, cause the one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request via an application program interface, the application program interface being presented by a network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture, the application program interface being utilized by the network-based marketplace platform to receive the request from a network-based social platform, the request including an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform; generating a virtual gift based on the item for sale at the network-based marketplace platform; generating interface information including the virtual gift, the interface information further including a visually perceptible interface element enabling purchase of the item on the network-based marketplace platform; and communicating the interface information via the application program interface to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture, the interface information including the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform, the network-based marketplace platform and the network-based social platform being different platforms on a network and communicating in the peer-to-peer architecture via the application program interface. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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