PERSONALIZED ITEM TRADING CARD GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT

• US 20140108196A1
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Published: 04/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Yankovich, Steve, Melcher, Ryan, Veres, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 9,679,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

Methods and systems to generate and manage an item trading card are provided. A method may include providing an interface to access an item trading card associated with an item, and generating the item trading card including an item identifier associated with the item, a trading card identifier associated with the trading card, item data about the item, and market data about the item. The method further includes sharing the item trading card.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory to store an inventory corresponding to a consumer, the inventory comprising a list of items; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to;

generate an electronic card for an item including an item identifier associated with the item;

collect, automatically, additional data about the item;

update the electronic card based on the automatically collected additional data; and

communicate the electronic card over a network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to display the electronic card.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to list the electronic card for sale or purchase in an online marketplace.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory memory further stores a catalog, the catalog including information about items included in the inventory.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to add the electronic card based on a purchase of the associated item by a consumer, based on a barcode received from the consumer, or based on a picture received from the consumer.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors is further configured to collect market data including sale prices for other instances of the item or market data about similar items.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the network includes a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a social network.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions executable by a processor to perform a method to provide an item card, the method comprising:

generating an electronic card for an item including an item identifier associated with the item;

collecting, automatically, additional data about the item;

updating the electronic card based on the automatically collected additional data; and

communicating the electronic card over a network.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises displaying the electronic card.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprising listing the electronic card for sale or purchase in an online marketplace.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises storing a catalog, the catalog including information about items included in the inventory.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises adding the electronic card based on a purchase of the associated item by a consumer, based on a barcode received from a consumer, or based on a picture received from a consumer.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises collecting market data including sale prices for other instances of the item or market data about similar items.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises collecting market data about the item.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises updating the electronic card based on the automatically collected market data.

16. A method comprising:

generating, electronically by a hardware processor, an electronic card for an item including an item identifier associated with the item;

collecting automatically, electronically by the hardware processor, additional data about the item;

updating, electronically by the hardware processor, the electronic card based on the automatically collected additional data; and

communicating the item trading card, electronically over a network.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the generating of the electronic card includes scanning a unique barcode associated with the item.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the item identifier comprises a barcode or quick response (QR) code.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising sharing the electronic card over a network, comprising a local area network, a social network, and/or a wide area network.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the communicating of the electronic card comprises sharing the item trading card between two or more mobile devices via a Bluetooth standard, an 802.11 standard, or a Bump application.

21. The method of claim 16, further comprising collecting market data about the item.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising updating the electronic card based on the automatically collected market data.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the collecting of the market data about the item comprises accessing a catalog.

24. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing an option to a consumer to list the item for sale or purchase in an online marketplace.