Community based network shopping

• US 8,706,560 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2011
• Issued: 04/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Sundaresan, Neelakantan
• Primary Examiner(s): Zurita, James
• Application Number:
  US13/192,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20130030949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1, 705/27.1
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking

Abstract

A system receives item data corresponding to an item list from a user. The item list may include one or more items. The system communicates the item list to a community group associated with the user and the system then receives member data from one or more members of the community group, wherein the member data is associated with the one or more items on the item list.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying a first user, the first user having generated a list published by a first website, the list indicating a category added by the first user, the category including a plurality of items offered for sale;

identifying, using at least one processor of a machine, a first review of an item of the plurality of items published by a second website; and

adding a first link to the first review to the list, the first link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the first review to be displayed to the first user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list;

receiving, from the second user, a second review of the item of the plurality of items; and

adding, to the list, a second link to the second review, the second link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the second review to be displayed to the first user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second user is a member of a community group defined by the first user and wherein the community group is granted permission by the first user to access at least the portion of the list.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising determining at least the portion of the list based on a role of the second user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first link indicates a uniform resource location (URL) of the second website for providing reviews of the item.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, an activation of the first link; and

inserting text pertaining to the item into a search field of the second website for providing reviews.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, an activation of the first link; and

submitting one or more search terms pertaining to the item to the second website for providing reviews to search for reviews related to the item.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list;

receiving a recommendation from the second user, the recommendation including an indication of the item of the plurality of items; and

adding, to the list, a second link to a description of the item, the second link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the description of the item to be displayed to the first user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list; and

receiving a recommendation from a second user, the recommendation including an indication of the item of the plurality of items, wherein the identification of the first review of the item is based on the recommendation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the list is a shopping list or a registry.

11. A system comprising:

a processor of a machine; and

a machine readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor of the machine, cause the processor to execute;

an item list module to identify a first user, the first user having generated a list published by a first website, the list indicating a category added by the first user, the category including a plurality of items offered for sale; and

a search module to identify a first review of an item of the plurality of items published by a second website and to add a first link to the first review to the list, the first link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the first review to be displayed to the first user.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a community group module to identify a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list; and

a user input module to receive, from the second user, a second review of the item of the plurality of items and to add, to the list, a second link to the second review, the second link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the second review to be displayed to the first user.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the second user is a member of a community group defined by the first user and wherein the community group is granted permission by the first user to access at least the portion of the list.

14. The system of claim 12, further comprising a rules and roles module to determine at least the portion of the list based on a role of the second user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first link indicates a uniform resource location (URL) of the second website for providing reviews of the item.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the search module is further to receive, from the first user, an activation of the first link and to insert text pertaining to the item into a search field of the second website to search for reviews related to the item.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the search module is further to receive, from the first user, an activation of the first link and to submit one or more search terms pertaining to the item to the second website to search for reviews related to the item.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a community group module to identify a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list; and

a user input module to receive a recommendation from the second user, the recommendation including an indication of the item of the plurality of items,

wherein the search module is further to add, to the list, a second link to a description of the item, the second link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the description of the item to be displayed to the first user.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a community group module to identify a second user, the second user granted permission by the first user to access at least a portion of the list; and

a user input module to receive a recommendation from the second user, the recommendation including an indication of the item of the plurality of items, wherein the identification of the first review of the item is based on the recommendation.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions executable by one or more machines to perform operations comprising:

identifying a first user, the first user having generated a list published by a first website, the list indicating a category added by the first user, the category including a plurality of items offered for sale;

identifying a first review of an item of the plurality of items published by a second website; and

adding a first link to the first review to the list, the first link published to the first user and, when activated, causes the first review to be displayed to the first user.