Method and system for creating an online store

• US 10,169,308 B1
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Issued: 01/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Mizhen, Boris, Lin, Hsiao-Chien, Folsom, Heather, Giardina, Mike
• Primary Examiner(s): Zukanovich, Brandy A
• Application Number:
  US14/206,970
• Time in Patent Office: 1,756 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261, 705 271
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Automated systems for allowing a user to quickly and easily create an online store having inventory management and payment processing capabilities. An online store generator can provide a user interface for a user to provide product and optionally inventory information for the product(s). The online store generator can display a preview of the online store using the product information and a predefined template. The user can then customize aspects of the online store, such as the size and appearance of the online store via the user interface. The online store generator can then use the product information and the customizations received from the user to generate computer program code, such as JavaScript, that can be embedded in an Internet website. The user can export the code into an Internet website to render a functional online store.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to create online stores, comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing systems, a request from a user via a first client device to generate an online store, the online store comprising a purchasing interface;

receiving, by the one or more computing systems and subsequent to receiving the request, information from the user via the first client device regarding;

one or more products the user intends to offer for sale in the online store, and customization of the online store;

generating, by the one or more computing systems, computer-executable instructions that provide the online store according to;

the received request, the received information regarding customization, and the received information regarding one or more products;

packaging, by the one or more computing systems, the generated computer-executable instructions as a web gadget, the generated computer-executable instructions comprising instructions presenting the purchasing interface of the online store on a customer client device;

transmitting, by the one or more computing systems, to the user via the first client device, the web gadget; and

embedding, by the first client device, the transmitted web gadget in a web site of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more computing systems, from the customer client device executing the computer-readable instructions embedded as the web gadget in a web page of the web site displayed on the customer client device, a request to purchase a product through the online store; and

processing, by the one or more computing systems, the received request in accordance with the generated computer-executable instructions.

3. A computer program product to create online stores, comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage device having computer-executable program instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer cause the computer to create an online store, the computer-executable program instructions comprising;

computer-executable program instructions to receive a request from a user via a first client device to generate an online store, the online store comprising a purchasing interface;

computer-executable program instructions to receive information from the user via the first client device regarding;

one or more products the user intends to offer for sale in the online store via a customer client device, and customization of the online store;

computer-executable program instructions to generate computer-executable instructions that provide the online store according to;

the received request, the received information regarding customization, and the received information regarding one or more products;

computer-executable program instructions to package the generated computer-executable instructions as a web gadget, the generated computer-executable instructions comprising instructions presenting the purchasing interface of the online store on a customer client device;

computer-executable program instructions to transmit to the user via the first client device, the web gadget; and

computer-executable program instructions to embed the transmitted web gadget in a web site of the user.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the computer-executable instructions further comprise:

computer-executable program instructions to receive, from the customer client device executing the computer-readable instructions embedded as the web gadget in a web page of the web site displayed on the customer client device, a request to purchase a product through the online store; and

computer-executable program instructions to process the received request in accordance with the generated computer-executable instructions.

5. A system to create online stores, comprising:

a storage device; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the storage device, wherein the processor executes application code instructions that are stored in the storage device and to cause the system to;

receive a request from a user via a first client device to generate an online store, the online store comprising a purchasing interface;

receive information from the user via the first client device regarding;

one or more products the user intends to offer for sale in the online store via a customer client device, and customization of the online store;

generate computer-executable instructions that provide the online store according to;

the received request, the received information regarding customization, and the received information regarding one or more products;

package a subset of the generated computer-executable instructions as a web gadget, the subset of the generated computer-executable instructions comprising instructions presenting the interface of the online store on a customer client device;

transmit to the user via the first client device, the generated web gadget; and

;

embed the transmitted web gadget in a web site of the user.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the application code instructions further cause the system to:

receive, from the customer client device executing the computer-readable instructions embedded as the web gadget in a web page of the web site displayed on the customer client device, a request to purchase a product through the online store; and

process the received request in accordance with the generated computer-executable instructions.