Network-based sales system with customizable user interface
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1. A sales system for coupling to a communications network, comprising:
- a sales server at a network address that operates a plurality of sales interfaces including first and second sales interfaces, each of the plurality of sales interfaces having a unique network address, each of the plurality of sales interfaces including a corresponding set of user interface elements, the sales server includes a customization interface to receive user inputs for an arrangement of a plurality of user interface elements, the plurality of user interface elements defining display attributes for at least one of the plurality of sales interfaces, the sales server is operative to create an impression to a first user that the first user is still using a first member site through which the first user accessed the first sales interface by mapping the first sales interface to a first domain, the sales server is operative to create the impression to a second user that the second user is still using a second member site through which the second user accessed the second sales interface by mapping the second sales interface to a second domain different from the first domain, the first domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the first member site, the second domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the second member site, the sales server to receive a first bid for a listing of an item for sale in an auction that is presented to the first user via the first sales interface and receive a second bid for the listing of the item for sale in the auction that is further presented to the second user via the second sales interface; and
a central database system that stores the listing,the sales server further comprising;
an object model representation of the central database system that is stored in memory; and
a publisher subsystem to scan the central database system to identify records in the central database system that have changed, the sales system includes an auction system and responsive to the identification of the records in the central database system that have changed the publisher subsystem to modify a representation of the central database system in memory based on the records identified in the central database system as changed and to generate the first and second networked interfaces based on the modified representation of the central database system in memory, the publisher subsystem to automatically and periodically scan the central database system to generate the first and second networked interfaces while the auction system operates live.
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Abstract
A sales system is disclosed for coupling to a communications network. The sales system includes a first sales interface at a first network address, with the first sales interface including a first set of user interface elements. The system also includes a second sales interface at a second network address, with the second sales interface including a second set of user interface elements. A customization interface is responsive to user input to define the first and second sets of user interface elements.
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31 Claims
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1. A sales system for coupling to a communications network, comprising:
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a sales server at a network address that operates a plurality of sales interfaces including first and second sales interfaces, each of the plurality of sales interfaces having a unique network address, each of the plurality of sales interfaces including a corresponding set of user interface elements, the sales server includes a customization interface to receive user inputs for an arrangement of a plurality of user interface elements, the plurality of user interface elements defining display attributes for at least one of the plurality of sales interfaces, the sales server is operative to create an impression to a first user that the first user is still using a first member site through which the first user accessed the first sales interface by mapping the first sales interface to a first domain, the sales server is operative to create the impression to a second user that the second user is still using a second member site through which the second user accessed the second sales interface by mapping the second sales interface to a second domain different from the first domain, the first domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the first member site, the second domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the second member site, the sales server to receive a first bid for a listing of an item for sale in an auction that is presented to the first user via the first sales interface and receive a second bid for the listing of the item for sale in the auction that is further presented to the second user via the second sales interface; and a central database system that stores the listing, the sales server further comprising; an object model representation of the central database system that is stored in memory; and a publisher subsystem to scan the central database system to identify records in the central database system that have changed, the sales system includes an auction system and responsive to the identification of the records in the central database system that have changed the publisher subsystem to modify a representation of the central database system in memory based on the records identified in the central database system as changed and to generate the first and second networked interfaces based on the modified representation of the central database system in memory, the publisher subsystem to automatically and periodically scan the central database system to generate the first and second networked interfaces while the auction system operates live. - 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 sales system for coupling to a communications network, comprising:
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a first sales interface at a first network address, the first sales interface includes a first set of user interface elements; a second sales interface at a second network address, the second sales interface includes a second set of user interface elements; a sales server at a third network address that operates the first and second sales interfaces while providing an impression that the first and second sales interfaces are being operated by different entities, the sales server is operative to create the impression to a first user that the first user is still using a first member site through which the first member accessed the first sales interface by mapping the first sales interface to a first domain, the sales server is operative to create the impression to a second user that the second user is still using a second member site through which the second user accessed the second sales interface by mapping the second sales interface to a second domain different from the first domain, the first domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the first member site, the second domain being a subdomain of an address mapped to the second member site, the sales server includes a customization interface responsive to user input to define the first and second sets of user interface elements, the sales server to receive a first bid for a listing of an item for sale in an auction that is presented to the first user via the first sales interface and receive a second bid for the listing of the item for sale in the auction that is further presented to the second user via the second sales interface; a central database system that stores the listing, the sales server further comprising; an object model representation of the central database system that is stored in memory; and a publisher subsystem to scan the central database system to identify records in the central database system that have changed, the sales system includes an auction system and responsive to the identification of the records in the central database system that have changed the publisher subsystem to modify a representation of the central database system in memory based on the records identified in the central database system as changed and generate the first and second networked interfaces based on the modified representation of the central database system in memory, the publisher subsystem to automatically and periodically scan the central database system to generate the first and second networked interfaces while the auction system operates live. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of customization commands from a first accountholder; receiving a second plurality of customization commands from a second accountholder; presenting, by a sales server, a first networked sales interface accessed through a first member site by a first user, the first networked sales interface being generated by the sales server based on the first plurality of customization commands received from the first accountholder; presenting, by the sales server, a second networked sales interface accessed through a second member site by a second user, the second networked sales interface being generated by the sales server based on the second plurality of customization commands received from the second accountholder, the presenting of the first and second networked sales interfaces being performed by a provider for the first and second accountholders that operates the sales server, the presenting the first networked sales interface is operative to create an impression to the first user that the first user is still using the first member site, through which the first user accessed the first networked sales interface, by mapping the first networked sales interface to a first domain, the presenting the second networked sales interface is operative to create an impression to the second user that the second user is still using the second member site, through which the second user accessed the second networked sales interface, by mapping the second networked sales interface to a second domain different from the first domain, the first domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the first member site, the second domain being a sub-domain of an address mapped to the second member site; receiving a first bid for a listing of a first item for sale in an auction that is presented to the first user via the first networked sales interface; receiving a second bid for the listing of the first item for sale in the auction that is further presented to the second user via the second networked sales interface; scanning a central database system that stores the listing to identify records in a central database system that have changed, the sales system includes an auction system and responsive to the identifying of the records in the central database system that have changed; modifying a representation of the central database system in memory based on the records identified in the central database system that have changed; and generating the first and second networked interfaces based on the modified representation of the central database system in memory, the scanning being performed automatically and periodically to generate the first and second networked interfaces while the auction system is operating live. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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