METHOD AND SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE TRANSACTION TYPES, AND TO DISPLAY SELLER-SPECIFIC TRANSACTIONS OF VARIOUS TRANSACTION TYPES IN AN INTEGRATED, COMMINGLED LISTING
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1. A system comprising:
- a database having an items table, wherein the items table includes a first item offered for sale using an auction-type price setting process and a second item offered for sale using a fixed price setting process;
one or more servers configured to;
receive, from a client machine, a request having information associated with items that are offered for sale on a network-based transaction facility;
generate a commingled list of items offered for sale from the items table based on the request, wherein the commingled list includes the first item and the second item; and
a display engine configured to cause a presentation of the commingled list on a user graphical interface of the client machine, wherein the user graphical interface includes an indication that the first item is associated with the auction-type price setting process and that the second item is associated with the fixed price setting process.
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Abstract
This invention provides for a method of (or apparatus for) facilitating the display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing. The display of items of multiple transaction types in a commingled listing may include items which are being offered by a specific Seller at a network based commerce facility.
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1. A system comprising:
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a database having an items table, wherein the items table includes a first item offered for sale using an auction-type price setting process and a second item offered for sale using a fixed price setting process; one or more servers configured to; receive, from a client machine, a request having information associated with items that are offered for sale on a network-based transaction facility; generate a commingled list of items offered for sale from the items table based on the request, wherein the commingled list includes the first item and the second item; and a display engine configured to cause a presentation of the commingled list on a user graphical interface of the client machine, wherein the user graphical interface includes an indication that the first item is associated with the auction-type price setting process and that the second item is associated with the fixed price setting process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a client machine, a request having information associated with items that are offered for sale on a network-based transaction facility; accessing a database having an items table, wherein the items table includes a first item offered for sale using an auction-type price setting process and a second item offered for sale using a fixed price setting process; generating, using one or more servers, a commingled list of items offered for sale from the items table based on the request, wherein the commingled list includes the first item and the second item; and causing, using a display engine, a presentation of the commingled list on a user graphical interface of the client machine, wherein the user graphical interface includes an indication that the first item is associated with the auction-type price setting process and that the second item is associated with the fixed price setting process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, from a client machine, a request having information associated with items that are offered for sale on a network-based transaction facility; accessing a database having an items table, wherein the items table includes a first item offered for sale using an auction-type price setting process and a second item offered for sale using a fixed price setting process; generating a commingled list of items offered for sale from the items table based on the request, wherein the commingled list includes the first item and the second item; and causing a presentation of the commingled list on a user graphical interface of the client machine, wherein the user graphical interface includes an indication that the first item is associated with the auction-type price setting process and that the second item is associated with the fixed price setting process.
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