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

• US 20140297482A1
• 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:
  US14/231,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20140297482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• 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 receiving from a user an indication of a target website containing content in a first language; receiving a user selection of a second language translating a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and providing the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving from a user an indication of a target website containing content in a first language;

receiving a user selection of a second language,

translating a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and

providing the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the target website; and

presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific product description.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific currency.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region other than the region associated with the target website.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes customized presentation features.

8. A system comprising:

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

receive from a user an indication of a target website that contains content in a first language;

receive a user selection of a second language,

translate a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and

provide the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language.

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

receive a request from the user and retrieve, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the target website; and

present the region-specific version of the offering to the user.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific product description.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific currency.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region other than the region associated with the target website.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes customized presentation features.

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

receiving from a user an indication of a target website containing content in a first language;

receiving a user selection of a second language,

translating a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and

providing the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language.

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

receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the target website; and

presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user.

17. The medium of claim 16, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific product description.

18. The medium of claim 16, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a region-specific currency.

19. The medium of claim 16, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region other than the region associated with the target website.

20. The medium of claim 16, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes a language of a region associated with the location of the user.

21. The medium of claim 15, wherein the region-specific version of an offering includes customized presentation features.