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

• US 20140297463A1
• 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:
  US14/231,650
• Publication Number:
  US 20140297463A1
• 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 providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace; presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating, to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing an electronic marketplace;

providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace;

presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

displaying the geographically customized information relating to the offering if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

displaying the geographically customized information relating to the offering only if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the region of user-location is selectable by the user from one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements corresponding to respective selectable regions.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing a payment transaction in response to receiving the request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting user-selectable delivery options to a user for delivery of a purchased offering within the region of user-location.

7. A system comprising:

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

provide an electronic marketplace;

provide an interface that allows a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace;

present, in the interface, geographically customized information that relate to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

receive, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one module is further to:

determine an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

display the geographically customized information relating to the offering if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one module is further to:

determine an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

display the geographically customized information relating to the offering only if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the region of user-location is selectable by the user from one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements that corresponds to respective selectable regions.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one module is further to:

process a payment transaction in response to receiving the request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one module is further to:

present user-selectable delivery options to a user for delivery of a purchased offering within the region of user-location.

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

providing an electronic marketplace;

providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace;

presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

displaying the geographically customized information relating to the offering if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

15. The medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an availability of an offering in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and

displaying the geographically customized information relating to the offering only if the offering is available in the region of user-location of the marketplace.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein the region of user-location is selectable by the user from one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements corresponding to respective selectable regions.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

processing a payment transaction in response to receiving the request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

18. The medium of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise:

presenting user-selectable delivery options to a user for delivery of a purchased offering within the region of user-location.