SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LISTING MULTIPLE ITEMS TO BE POSTED FOR SALE

• US 20080235110A1
• Filed: 03/22/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: StubHub, Inc.
• Inventors: Gibson, Ashley, Carter, Keith Marple
• Application Number:
  US11/689,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235110A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

A method and system for listing multiple items to be posted for sale, comprising accepting a characterization of an item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on a web page; accepting additional information about the item, the information being accepted on the web page; displaying the characterization and the information about the item as an item listing on the web page; accepting a characterization of another item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on the web page; accepting information about the other item, the information being accepted on the web page; and displaying the characterization and the information about the one other item listing on the web page.

Claims

1. A method for listing multiple items to be posted for sale, comprising:

accepting a characterization of an item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on a web page;

accepting additional information about the item, the information being accepted on the web page;

displaying the characterization and the information about the item as an item listing on the web page;

accepting a characterization of another item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on the web page;

accepting information about the other item, the information being accepted on the web page; and

displaying the characterization and the information about the one other item listing on the web page.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection controls are HTML selection controls.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising saving the item listing to a data store.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein multiple additional item listings can be accepted and displayed on the web page.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising posting the item listing on a web site for a user to buy or sell.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional information is accepted using free-form entry.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the accepting a characterization of the item from a choice of selection controls describing the item comprises:

accepting a genre value describing the item from a choice of selection controls;

accepting a specified item related to the genre value from a choice of selection controls; and

accepting detail regarding the specified item related to the genre value.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the selection controls are HTML selection controls.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

canceling the item listing.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the item and the at least one other item are similar.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the item and the at least one other item are different.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating an HTML form to accept item details.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the item is a ticket for an event.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the item is a ticket for an event, and the event is a sports event, a concert, a theatre event, or a special offer.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying comparable pricing information for the item.

39. The method of claim 1, further comprising validating the item listing.

16. A system for listing multiple items to be posted for sale, comprising a computer with an application capable of:

accepting a characterization of an item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on a web page;

accepting additional information about the item, the information being accepted on the web page;

displaying the characterization and the information about the item as an item listing on the web page;

accepting a characterization of another item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on the web page;

accepting information about the other item, the information being accepted on the web page; and

displaying the characterization and the information about the one other item listing on the web page.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the selection controls are HTML selection controls.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises saving the item listing to a data store.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein multiple additional item listings can be accepted and displayed on the web page.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises posting the item listing on a web site for a user to buy or sell.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the additional information is accepted using free-form entry.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the accepting a characterization of the item from a choice of selection controls describing the item comprises:

accepting a genre value describing the item from a choice of selection controls;

accepting a specified item related to the genre value from a choice of selection controls; and

accepting detail regarding the specified item related to the genre value.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the selection controls are HTML selection controls.

24. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises canceling the item listing.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the item and the at least one other item are similar.

26. The system of claim 16, wherein the item and the at least one other item are different.

27. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises generating an HTML form to accept item details.

28. The system of claim 16, wherein the item is a ticket for an event.

29. The system of claim 16, wherein the item is a ticket for an event, and the event is a sports event, a concert, a theatre event, or a special offer.

30. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises:

displaying comparable pricing information for the item.

40. The system of claim 16, wherein the application further comprises validating the item listing.

31. A method for displaying pricing information, comprising:

accepting general information about an item on a web page;

displaying comparable pricing information for the item, the comparable pricing information being displayed on the web page; and

displaying the general information about the item as an item listing on the web page.

32. The method of claim 31, farther comprising:

accepting general information about another item on the web page;

displaying comparable pricing information for the other item, the comparable pricing information being displayed on the web page; and

displaying the general information about the other item as another item listing on the web page.

33. The method of claim 31, the comparable pricing information comprising:

comparable pricing information on similar items that have been sold; and

/or

comparable pricing information on similar items that are listed for sale.

34. The method of claim 31, wherein accepting general information about an item comprises:

accepting a characterization of the item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on a web page; and

accepting additional information about the item, the information being accepted on the web page as free-form entry.

41. The method of claim 31, wherein the pricing information is displayed as a pop-up screen on the web page.

35. A system for displaying pricing information, comprising a computer with an application capable of:

accepting general information about an item on a web page;

displaying comparable pricing information for the item, the comparable pricing information being displayed on the web page; and

displaying the general information about the item as an item listing on the web page.

36. The system of claim 35, wherein the application further comprises:

accepting general information about another item on the web page;

displaying comparable pricing information for the other item, the comparable pricing information being displayed on the web page; and

displaying the general information about the other item as another item listing on the web page.

37. The system of claim 35, the comparable pricing information comprising:

comparable pricing information on similar items that have been sold; and

/or

comparable pricing information on similar items that are listed for sale.

38. The system of claim 35, wherein accepting general information about an item comprises;

accepting a characterization of the item from a choice of selection controls describing the item on a web page; and

accepting additional information about the item, the information being accepted on the web page as free-form entry.

42. The system of claim 35, wherein the pricing information is displayed as a pop-up screen on the web page.