Method and system for composing transaction listing descriptions for use in a network-based transaction facility

• US 20030229554A1
• Filed: 09/20/2002
• Published: 12/11/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Veres, Robert Dean, Liang, Ching-Jye
• Application Number:
  US10/252,129
• Publication Number:
  US 20030229554A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

According to the present invention, there is provided a method to compose transaction listings for use in a network-based transaction facility. The method includes presenting a first compose user interface via which text can be input and graphics selected to be included in a transaction listing. The method further includes presenting a second preview user interface to present a preview of the transaction listing as it will be presented at the network-based transaction facility.

Claims

1. A method to compose transaction listings for use in a network-based transaction facility, the method including:

presenting a first compose user interface via which text can be input and graphics selected to be included in a transaction listing; and

presenting a second preview user interface to present a preview of the transaction listing as it will be presented at the network-based transaction facility.

2. The method of claim 1 further includes presenting a third compose user interface to present the transaction listing in a descriptor language.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the descriptor language may be modified at the third compose user interface.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the descriptor language is HTML.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first compose user interface and the second preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing description interface.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the first compose user interface, second preview interface, and third preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing description interface.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first compose user interface includes a design view user interface via which the text and graphics entered at the first compose user interface may be modified.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein all text entered at the design view interface is displayed as it will appear to users accessing the network based transaction facility.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the second preview user interface displays item specific attributes.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein item specific attributes includes a user selectable theme.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the theme includes a color scheme.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein item specific attributes includes layout.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein layout includes providing display locations for text and graphics.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the first compose user interface further includes selecting a photo to include in the transaction listing.

15. The method of claim 14 further includes allowing the user to chose a photo from a user selectable photo hosting service.

16. The method of claim 1 further includes presenting the first compose user interface and the second preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

17. The method of claim 2 further includes presenting the first compose user interface, the second preview interface, and the third preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

18. A seller application to compose transaction listings for use in a network-based transaction facility, the seller application to:

present a first compose user interface via which text can be input and graphics selected to be included in a transaction listing; and

present a second preview user interface to present a preview of the transaction listing as it will be presented at the network-based transaction facility.

19. The seller application of claim 18 further includes a third compose user interface to present the transaction listing in a descriptor language.

20. The seller application of claim 19 wherein the descriptor language may be modified at the third compose user interface.

21. The seller application of claim 19 wherein the descriptor language is HTML.

22. The seller application of claim 18 wherein the first compose user interface and the second preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing interface.

23. The seller application of claim 19 wherein the first compose user interface, second preview interface, and third preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing interface.

24. The seller application of claim 18 wherein the first compose user interface includes a design view user interface via which the text and graphics entered at the first compose user interface may be modified.

25. The seller application of claim 24 wherein all text entered at the design view interface is displayed as it will appear to users accessing the network based transaction facility.

26. The seller application of claim 18 wherein the second preview user interface displays item specific attributes.

27. The seller application of claim 26 wherein item specific attributes includes a user selectable theme.

28. The seller application of claim 27 wherein the theme includes a color scheme.

29. The seller application of claim 26 wherein item specific attributes includes layout.

30. The seller application of claim 29 wherein layout includes providing display locations for the text and graphics.

31. The seller application of claim 18 wherein the first compose user interface further includes selecting a photo to include in the transaction listing.

32. The seller application of claim 31 further includes allowing the user to chose a photo from a user selectable photo hosting service.

33. The seller application of claim 18 further includes presenting the first compose user interface and the second preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

34. The seller application of claim 19 further includes presenting the first compose user interface, the second preview interface, and the third preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

35. A system to compose transaction listings for use in a network-based transaction facility, the system including:

a first compose user interface via which text can be input and graphics selected to be included in a transaction listing; and

a second preview user interface to present a preview of the transaction listing as it will be presented at the network-based transaction facility.

36. The system of claim 35 further includes a third compose user interface to present the transaction listing in a descriptor language.

37. The system of claim 36 wherein the descriptor language may be modified at the third compose user interface.

38. The system of claim 36 wherein the descriptor language is HTML.

39. The system of claim 35 wherein the first compose user interface and the second preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing interface.

40. The system of claim 36 wherein the first compose user interface, second preview interface, and third preview interface are selectable from a transaction listing interface.

41. The system of claim 35 wherein the first compose user interface includes a design view user interface via which the text and graphics entered at the first compose user interface may be modified.

42. The system of claim 41 wherein all text entered at the design view interface is displayed as it will appear to users accessing the network based transaction facility.

43. The system of claim 35 wherein the second preview user interface displays item specific attributes.

44. The system of claim 43 wherein item specific attributes includes a user selectable theme.

45. The system of claim 44 wherein the theme includes a color scheme.

46. The system of claim 43 wherein item specific attributes includes layout.

47. The system of claim 46 wherein layout includes providing display locations for text and graphics.

48. The system of claim 35 wherein the first compose user interface further includes selecting a photo to include in the transaction listing.

49. The system of claim 48 further includes allowing the user to chose a photo from a user selectable photo hosting service.

50. The system of claim 35 further includes presenting the first compose user interface and the second preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

51. The system of claim 36 further includes presenting the first compose user interface, the second preview interface, and the third preview interface to a user at a client machine without interacting with the network-based transaction facility.

52. A computer-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

present a first compose user interface at which text can be input and graphics selected to be included in a transaction listing; and

present a second preview user interface to present a preview of the transaction listing as it will be presented at the network-based transaction facility.