METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LISTING ITEMS GLOBALLY AND REGIONALLY, AND CUSTOMIZED LISTING ACCORDING TO CURRENCY OR SHIPPING AREA

• US 20140297462A1
• Filed: 03/31/2014
• Published: 10/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Boone, Barry, Sacco, Nathan, Chard, Rhys
• Application Number:
  US14/231,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20140297462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace; presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner, and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace;

presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner; and

receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a community-specific product description.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a community-specific currency.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a language of a region associated with the region of the site.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting customized presentation features.

7. A system comprising:

at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to;

store information that corresponds to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace;

present, at the community site, information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner; and

receive, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein present information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presentation of a community-specific product description.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein present information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presentation of a community-specific currency.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein present information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presentation of a language of a region associated with the region of the site.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein present information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presentation of a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein present information that pertains to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presentation of customized presentation features.

13. A machine readable medium, including instructions, which when performed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace;

presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner; and

receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a community-specific product description.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a community-specific currency.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a language of a region associated with the region of the site.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

18. The medium of claim 13, wherein presenting information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner includes presenting customized presentation features.