MANAGING PRODUCTS AT A PHYSICAL MARKETPLACE
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1. A system comprising:
- an intake module, using at least one processor of a machine, to receive an image of a product and a category of the product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, the product available during a time when the marketplace is accessible by a general population of people;
a product module to include the image in a list of images for the category, the list of images representing products available at the physical marketplace, the product module further to provide the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace; and
a listing module to request additional information regarding the product from the merchant in response to a request by one of the customers, the request based on a selection, by the customer, of the product in the list of images, the listing module further to generate a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information.
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Abstract
In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing products at a physical marketplace is described. A method includes receiving an image and a category of a product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, including the image in a list of images for the category, providing the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace, retrieving additional information regarding the product in response to a request by one of the customers, and generating a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information received from the merchant.
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1. A system comprising:
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an intake module, using at least one processor of a machine, to receive an image of a product and a category of the product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, the product available during a time when the marketplace is accessible by a general population of people; a product module to include the image in a list of images for the category, the list of images representing products available at the physical marketplace, the product module further to provide the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace; and a listing module to request additional information regarding the product from the merchant in response to a request by one of the customers, the request based on a selection, by the customer, of the product in the list of images, the listing module further to generate a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 20)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving an image of a product and a category of the product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, the product available during a time when the marketplace is accessible by a general population; including the image in a list of images for the category, the list of images representing products available at the physical marketplace; providing the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace; retrieving, using the processor of a machine, additional information regarding the product in response to a request by one of the customers, the customer identifying the product by selecting the image of the product in the list of images; generating a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information received from the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:
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receiving an image of a product and a category of the product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, the product available during a time when the marketplace is accessible by a general public; including the image in a list of images for the category, the list of images representing products available at the physical marketplace; providing the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace; requesting additional information regarding the product from the merchant in response to a request by one of the customers, the customer identifying the product by selecting the image of the product in the list of images; generating a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information received from the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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