Method and system for customizable homepages for network-based auctions

• US 20050273420A1
• Filed: 01/03/2005
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Subramanian, Lenin
• Granted Patent: US 7,860,749 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system and method is provided for interfacing with a network-based auction service. The method includes providing a user login adapted to limit access to information about a user-managed auction to the user to the user and generating a page providing a graphical user interface to display information about the user-managed auction. The auction is associated with the network-based auction service and the user login is independent of the network-based auction service. The method also includes receiving a selection by the user of a plurality of status items to be displayed in a status summary and displaying on the generated page the status summary of the user-managed auction. The status summary includes the plurality of selected status items. The method further includes receiving from the network-based auction service updated status information about the user-managed auction and displaying the updated status summary information in the generated page. A computer readable medium is provided that includes instructions adapted to execute a method for interfacing with a network-based auction service.

Claims

1. A method for interfacing with a network-based auction service, comprising:

providing a user login adapted to limit access to information about a user-managed auction to the user, the auction associated with the network-based auction service, the user login independent of the network-based auction service;

generating a page providing a graphical user interface to display information about the user-managed auction;

receiving a selection by the user of a plurality of status items to be displayed in a status summary;

displaying on the generated page the status summary of the user-managed auction, the status summary including the plurality of selected status items;

receiving from the network-based auction service updated status information about the user-managed auction; and

displaying the updated status summary information in the generated page.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a query definition screen to the user, the query definition screen adapted to allow the user to define and name a query, the query being executed and displayed in response to the user login.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

at least one item is responsive to the query, the at least one item including at least one of;

a product name in the at least one auction,

a status of the at least one auction, the status of the at least one auction including at least one of a published status, a closed status, and a checked-out status, and

a date range of at least one published auction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least one hyperlink to the at least one auction displayed in the status summary.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

searching a database for at least one item that is ready to be scheduled for auction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user login is role-based.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the graphical user interface displays at least one of personalized information and current information about the user-managed auction.

8. A computer readable medium including instructions adapted to execute a method for interfacing with a network-based auction service, the method comprising:

providing a user login adapted to limit access to information about a user-managed auction to the user, the auction associated with the network-based auction service, the user login independent of the network-based auction service;

generating a page providing a graphical user interface to display information about the user-managed auction;

receiving a selection by the user of a plurality of status items to be displayed in a status summary;

displaying on the generated page the status summary of the user-managed auction, the status summary including the plurality of selected status items;

receiving from the network-based auction service updated status information about the user-managed auction; and

displaying the updated status summary information in the generated page.