Monitoring and automatic notification of irregular activity in a network-based transaction facility
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1. A method of monitoring irregular activity in a network-based transaction facility, the method including:
- receiving item data corresponding to completed transactions on the network-based transaction facility, the item data pertaining to multiple items, each of the multiple items having a price-based value;
processing the item data at a server coupled to the network-based transaction facility to identify at least one of the multiple items as being an irregular item based on the price-based value for the irregular item falling outside a range defined by at least one predetermined threshold price-based value, the predetermined threshold price-based value being automatically chosen from a plurality of predetermined threshold price-based values based on a category in which the irregular item was offered for sale within the network-based transaction facility; and
filtering the item data by removing irregular item data that correspond to the identified irregular item.
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Abstract
A method of filtering out item data in a report in network-based auction facilities. Data concerning multiple items is received in a database of a network-based auction facility. A price-based value is associated with at least one item. Irregular data concerning an irregular item having a price-based value greater than a predetermined price-based value is removed from a representation of the data.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring irregular activity in a network-based transaction facility, the method including:
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receiving item data corresponding to completed transactions on the network-based transaction facility, the item data pertaining to multiple items, each of the multiple items having a price-based value; processing the item data at a server coupled to the network-based transaction facility to identify at least one of the multiple items as being an irregular item based on the price-based value for the irregular item falling outside a range defined by at least one predetermined threshold price-based value, the predetermined threshold price-based value being automatically chosen from a plurality of predetermined threshold price-based values based on a category in which the irregular item was offered for sale within the network-based transaction facility; and filtering the item data by removing irregular item data that correspond to the identified irregular item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine readable storage medium containing executable instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform the method of monitoring irregular activity in network-based transaction facilities, the method including:
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receiving item data corresponding to completed transactions within the network-based transaction facility, the item data pertaining to multiple items, each of the multiple items having a price-based value; processing the item data at a server communicatively coupled to the network-based transaction facility to identify at least one of the multiple items as being an irregular item falling outside a range defined by at least one predetermined threshold price-based value, the predetermined threshold price-based value being automatically chosen from a plurality of predetermined threshold price-based values based on a category in which the irregular item was auctioned or sold within the network-based transaction facility; and filtering the item data by removing irregular item data that correspond to each identified irregular item.
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20. A system for monitoring irregular activity in network-based transaction facilities, the system including:
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means for receiving item data corresponding to completed transactions within the network-based transaction facility, the item data pertaining to multiple items, each of the multiple items having a price-based value; means for processing the item data at a server communicatively coupled to the network-based transaction facility to identify at least one of the multiple items as being an irregular item falling outside a range defined by at least one predetermined threshold price-based value, the predetermined threshold price-based value being automatically chosen from a plurality of predetermined threshold price-based values based on a category in which the irregular item was auctioned or sold within the network-based transaction facility; and means for filtering the item data by removing irregular item data that correspond to each identified irregular item.
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21. A system for generating a report by filtering out item data received in network-based transaction facilities, the system including;
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a database to receive and store item data corresponding to completed transactions on a network-based transaction facility, the item data pertaining to multiple items, each of the multiple items having a price-based value; and a database engine server including an irregular activity monitoring system, wherein the irregular activity monitoring system automatically identifies at least one of the multiple items as being an irregular item falling outside a range defined by at least one predetermined threshold price-based value, the predetermined threshold price-based value being automatically chosen from a plurality of predetermined threshold price-based values based on a category in which the irregular item was auctioned or sold within the network-based transaction facility, and filtering the item data by removing irregular item data that correspond to each identified irregular item. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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