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

• US 20140297483A1
• 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:
  US14/231,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20140297483A1
• 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 providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view through select offerings available uniquely in a user-selected region of the marketplace; presenting, the interface, geographically customized information relating to the select offerings available only in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured by a listing module to generate summary records that summarize item records;

parser module configured to receive a request from a user and indicative of a geographic region; and

a view module configured to present at least part of an item record among the item records based on the generated summary records that summarize the item records and based on the geographic region in response to the received request.

A method comprising;

providing an electronic marketplace;

providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view through select offerings available uniquely in a user-selected region of the marketplace;

presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating to the select offerings available only in the user-selected region 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 a select offering in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and

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

3. method of claim 1, wherein the user-selected region is selectable by the user via one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements corresponding to respective selectable regions.

4. 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.

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

6. A system comprising:

at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, provide an electronic marketplace;

provide an interface that allows a user to access the marketplace and view through select offerings available uniquely ill a user-selected region of the marketplace;

present, in the interface, geographically customized information that relates to the select offerings available only in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and

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

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the at least one module is further to:

determine an availability of a select offering in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and

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

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the user-selected region is selectable by the user via one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements corresponding to respective selectable regions.

9. The system of claim 6, 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.

10. The system of claim 6, 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 user-selected region.

11. 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 through select offerings available uniquely in a user-selected region of the marketplace;

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

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

12. The medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an availability of a select offering in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and

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

13. The medium of claim 11, wherein the user-selected region is selectable by the user via one or more user-interface elements displayed in the interface, the user-interface elements corresponding to respective selectable regions.

14. The medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

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

15. The medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

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