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Metadata service that supports user-to-user sales via third party web pages

  • US 20030204447A1
  • Filed: 05/09/2002
  • Published: 10/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for supporting user-to-user sales of products, comprising:

  • a metadata client that runs in association with a browser on user computers; and

    a metadata server that communicates with the metadata client over a computer network to provide users with metadata for viewed web pages;

    wherein the metadata client and server are responsive to a first user accessing a first web page that displays a description of a first product by providing to the first user an option to create a listing for selling a unit of the first product;

    and wherein the metadata client and server are further responsive to a second user accessing a second web page that displays a description of the first product by notifying the second user of the product listing created by the first user and providing an option for the second user to make an associated purchase from the first user.

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