Method and system for scheduling transaction listings at a network-based transaction facility
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1. A method to facilitate propagating a plurality of transaction listings to a network-based transaction facility, the method including:
- presenting at a seller application an input interface to receive from a user a plurality of transaction listings and a plurality of associated start times, each transaction listing respectively corresponding to one of the associated start times, one of the plurality of transaction listings corresponding to an associated start time after which an item that corresponds to the one of the plurality of transaction listings is to be listed as available for purchase;
composing a data file at the seller application to include the plurality of transaction listings;
propagating the data file, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility; and
updating, using the seller application, the transaction listings after the propagating of the data file to the network-based transaction facility and before the associated start time, the updating of the transaction listings including generating updates to the transaction listings offline and propagating the updates to the network-based transaction facility, the updates collectively including a plurality of rescheduled start times, each of the rescheduled start times respectively corresponding to one of the plurality of transaction listings, the seller application being executed by a processor of a machine.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided a method to facilitate propagating a plurality of transaction listings to a network-based transaction facility. An input interface is presented at a seller application to receive from a user, a plurality of transaction listings, each transaction listing including an associated start time. Also, a data file is composed at the seller application to include the plurality of transaction listings. Moreover, the data file is propagated, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility.
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1. A method to facilitate propagating a plurality of transaction listings to a network-based transaction facility, the method including:
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presenting at a seller application an input interface to receive from a user a plurality of transaction listings and a plurality of associated start times, each transaction listing respectively corresponding to one of the associated start times, one of the plurality of transaction listings corresponding to an associated start time after which an item that corresponds to the one of the plurality of transaction listings is to be listed as available for purchase; composing a data file at the seller application to include the plurality of transaction listings; propagating the data file, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility; and updating, using the seller application, the transaction listings after the propagating of the data file to the network-based transaction facility and before the associated start time, the updating of the transaction listings including generating updates to the transaction listings offline and propagating the updates to the network-based transaction facility, the updates collectively including a plurality of rescheduled start times, each of the rescheduled start times respectively corresponding to one of the plurality of transaction listings, the seller application being executed by a processor of a machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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presenting at a seller application an input interface to receive from a user a plurality of transaction listings and a plurality of associated start times, each transaction listing respectively corresponding to one of the associated start times, a transaction listing corresponding to an associated start time after which an item that corresponds to the one of the plurality of transaction listings is to be listed as available for purchase; composing a data file at the seller application to include the plurality of transaction listings; propagating the data file, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility; and updating, using the seller application, the transaction listings after the propagating of the data file to the network-based transaction facility and before the associated start time, the updating of the transaction listings including generating updates to the transaction listings offline and propagating the updates to the network-based transaction facility, the updates collectively including a plurality of rescheduled start times, each of the rescheduled start times respectively corresponding to one of the plurality of transaction listings.
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17. A system comprising:
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an interface module configured to present an input interface to receive from a user a plurality of transaction listings and a plurality of associated start times, each transaction listing respectively corresponding to one of the associated start times, one of the plurality of transaction listings corresponding to an associated start time after which an item that corresponds to the one of the plurality of transaction listings is to be listed as available for purchase; a composer module configured to compose a data file that includes the plurality of transaction listings and that includes the plurality of associated start times; and a processor configured to execute a communication module, the communication module being configured to; propagate the data file, using the seller application, from the client computer to the network-based transaction facility; and update, using the seller application, the transaction listings after the propagating of the data file to the network-based transaction facility and before the associated start time, the updating of the transaction listings including generating updates to the transaction listings offline and propagating the updates to the network-based transaction facility, the updates collectively including a plurality of rescheduled start times, each of the rescheduled start times respectively corresponding to one of the plurality of transaction listings.
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