SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED AND UNIVERSAL CONTENT SELLING AND BUYING PLATFORM

• US 20100114739A1
• Filed: 09/02/2009
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glendalk Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Glendalk Ltd.
• Inventors: JOHNSTON, David
• Application Number:
  US12/552,888
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114739A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method of self-service by a seller to establish at a hosted service a store front that is distributable across a plurality of third party hosts includes receiving, by a hosted service operating on one or more servers, specification of one or more items to be displayed for sale in a store front for a seller. Responsive to the specification, the hosted service generates a portable widget for the store front identifying the one or more items for sale. The hosted service may receive from the seller identification of one or more third party hosts to which to publish the portable widget of the store front. The hosted service may initiate publishing of the portable widget of the store front to the one or more third party hosts.

Claims

1. A method of self-service by a seller to establish at a hosted service a store front that is distributable across a plurality of third party hosts, the method comprising:

a) receiving, by a hosted service operating on one or more servers, specification of one or more items to be displayed for sale in a store front for a seller;

b) generating, by the hosted service responsive to the specification, a portable widget for the store front identifying the one or more items for sale;

c) receiving, by the hosted service from the seller, identification of one or more third party hosts to which to publish the portable widget of the store front; and

d) initiating, by the hosted service, publishing of the portable widget of the store front to the one or more third party hosts.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, by the hosted service, from the portable widget of the store front published on a third party host information from a buyer to complete a purchase of one or more items selected from the storefront.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising completing, by the portable widget in communication with the hosted service, the purchase of the selected one or more items without the buyer traversing away from the store front displayed on the third party host.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining, by the hosted service, a share of revenue from sales of the one or more items from the storefront between the hosted service, the seller and the one or more third party hosts.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises receiving, by the hosted service, the specification by the seller of digital content for the one or more items to be displayed for sale in the storefront.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises receiving, by the hosted service, the specification by the seller of physical items for the one or more items to be displayed for sale in the storefront.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) further comprises receiving, by the hosted service, the specification by the seller of one of different prices or different currencies for the one or more items.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) further comprises one of automatically generating or automatically updating, by the hosted service, the store front responsive to a feed from a third party system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein step (d) further comprises communicating, by the hosted service, the portable widget of the store front to a third party host of the one or more third party hosts.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying, by the hosted service, to the seller and a buyer a status of fulfillment of physical items purchased by the buyer from the store front.

11. A system of providing self-service to a seller to establish at a hosted service a store front that is distributable across a plurality of third party hosts, the system comprising:

a user interface of a hosted service operating on one or more servers receiving specification of one or more items to be displayed for sale in a store front for a seller;

a portable widget for the store front generated by the hosted service responsive to the specification, the portable widget for the store front identifying the one or more items for sale; and

a publishing user interface of the hosted service receiving from the seller identification of one or more third party hosts to which to publish the portable widget of the store front;

wherein the hosted service initiates publishing of the portable widget of the store front to the one or more third party hosts.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service receives from the portable widget of the store front published on a third party host information from a buyer to complete a purchase of one or more items selected from the store front.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service in communication with the portable widget, completed the purchase of the selected one or more items without the buyer traversing away from the store front displayed on the third party host.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service determines a share of revenue from sales of the one or more items from the store front between the hosted service, the seller and the one or more third party hosts.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service receives the specification by the seller of digital content for the one or more items to be displayed for sale in the store front.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service receives the specification by the seller of physical items for the one or more items to be displayed for sale in the store front.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service receives the specification by the seller of one of different prices or different currencies for the one or more items.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service automatically generates or automatically updates the store front responsive to a feed from a third party system.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service communicates the portable widget of the store front to a third party host of the one or more third party hosts.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the hosted service notifies the seller and a buyer a status of fulfillment of physical items purchased by the buyer from the store front.