Method and apparatus for listing goods for sale
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for listing an independent seller'"'"'s good for sale using a CPU, a memory operatively connected to the CPU and a program stored in the memory and executable by the CPU for presenting the good for sale on a website, the method comprising:
- receiving from a seller information identifying a good, the information comprising a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone; and
presenting the good for sale on a website;
wherein the telephone is a touch tone telephone and wherein the series of tones comprises tones generated by depressing the telephone'"'"'s keys in a sequence corresponding to an alphanumeric sequence of a standard identification code.
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Abstract
A method for using a telephone to list a seller'"'"'s good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good'"'"'s UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller'"'"'s provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for listing an independent seller'"'"'s good for sale using a CPU, a memory operatively connected to the CPU and a program stored in the memory and executable by the CPU for presenting the good for sale on a website, the method comprising:
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receiving from a seller information identifying a good, the information comprising a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone; and
presenting the good for sale on a website;wherein the telephone is a touch tone telephone and wherein the series of tones comprises tones generated by depressing the telephone'"'"'s keys in a sequence corresponding to an alphanumeric sequence of a standard identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method for listing an independent seller'"'"'s good for sale using a CPU, a memory operatively connected to the CPU and a program stored in the memory and executable by the CPU for presenting the good for sale on a website, the method comprising:
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receiving from a seller information identifying a good, the information comprising a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone; retrieving information relating to the good from a database; determining a recommended sale price for the good, the sale price being information relating to the good that is retrieved from the database; providing the recommended sale price to the seller; receiving from the seller a selected sale price; and presenting the good for sale on a website; wherein said information is used to present the good for sale.
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8. A computer-implemented method for listing an independent seller'"'"'s good for sale using a CPU, a memory operatively connected to the CPU and a program stored in the memory and executable by the CPU for presenting the good for sale on a website, the method comprising:
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receiving from a seller information identifying a good, the information comprising a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone; retrieving information relating to the good from a database; determining a recommended sale price for the good, the sale price being information relating to the good that is retrieved from the database; providing the recommended sale price to the seller; receiving from the seller a confirmation of the seller'"'"'s acceptance of the recommended sale price and using the recommended sale price as the selected sale price; and presenting the good for sale on a website; wherein said information is used to present the good for sale.
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9. A computer-implemented method for listing an independent seller'"'"'s good for sale using a CPU, a memory operatively connected to the CPU and a program stored in the memory and executable by the CPU for presenting the good for sale on a website, the method comprising:
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receiving from a seller a series of tones comprising tones generated by depressing keys of a telephone in a sequence corresponding to an alphanumeric sequence of a standard identification code; adding the good to a virtual inventory of goods being offered for sale; retrieving from the memory information associated with the standard identification code, the information relating to the good; and presenting the good for sale on a website to display the information retrieved from the memory using the standard identification code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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