Method and apparatus for listing goods for sale

• US 7,983,953 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2010
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Balijepalli, Srinivas, Fralic, Christopher D., Kopelman, Joshua M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian; Mila
• Application Number:
  US12/881,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20110004535A1
• Time in Patent Office: 308 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation

Abstract

A method and apparatus to present a good of a seller. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The good is then presented for sale via a network and using the product identification code.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to present a good of a seller, the method comprising:

receiving a product identification code via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good; and

presenting the good for sale via a network and using the product identification code.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the product identification code is a universal product code.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the product identification code is an international standard book number.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving information identifying the seller of the good via the cellular telephone.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recognizing a telephone number of the cellular phone; and

identifying the seller of the good using the telephone number.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the product identification code to retrieve price information for the good;

providing a recommended selling price to the seller of the good via the cellular phone; and

receiving a confirmation of the recommended selling price from the seller of the good via the cellular phone.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the presenting of the good for sale includes presenting the selling price of the good.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the product identification code to retrieve price information for the good;

providing a recommended selling price to the seller of the good via the cellular phone; and

receiving a selling price from the seller of the good via the cellular phone.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein presenting the good for sale includes presenting the selling price of the good.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising using the product information code to retrieve information relating to the good from a database.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein presenting the good for sale includes presenting the information relating to the good.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the good for sale via a network includes presenting the good for sale on a website.

13. A system to present a good of a seller, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory, the one or more programs configured to;

receive a product identification code via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good; and

present the good for sale via a network and using the product identification code.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the product identification code is a universal product code.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the product identification code is an international standard book number.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to receive information identifying the seller of the good via the cellular telephone.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to:

recognize a telephone number of the cellular phone; and

identify the seller of the good using the telephone number.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to:

use the product identification code to retrieve price information for the good;

provide a recommended selling price to the seller of the good via the cellular phone; and

receive a confirmation of the recommended selling price from the seller of the good via the cellular phone.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the selling price of the good.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to:

use the product identification code to retrieve price information for the good;

provide a recommended selling price to the seller of the good via the cellular phone; and

receive a selling price from the seller of the good via the cellular phone.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the selling price of the good.

22. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to use the product information code to retrieve information relating to the good from a database.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the information relating to the good.

24. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the good for sale on a website.

25. A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer, the one or more programs configured to:

receive a product identification code via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good; and

present the good for sale via a network and using the product identification code.