Method and apparatus for presenting information relating to a good

• US 8,600,826 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2011
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Kopelman, Joshua, Balijepalli, Srinivas, Fralie, Christopher D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian, Mila
• Application Number:
  US13/079,236
• Publication Number:
  US 20110178898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26.1
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• 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 information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method to present information relating to a good, the method comprising:

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

presenting the information relating to the good 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, wherein the information relating to the good includes a sale price of the good.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the good includes reviews of the good.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the good includes a description of the good.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the information relating to the good includes presenting information for the good on a website.

8. A system to present information relating to a good, 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 information relating to the good via a network and using the product identification code.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the product identification code is a universal product code.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the product identification code is an international standard book number.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the information relating to the good includes a sale price of the good.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the information relating to the good includes reviews of the good.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the information relating to the good includes a description of the good.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the information relating to the good on a website.

15. 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 information relating to the good via a network and using the product identification code.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the information relating to the good includes a sale price of the good.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the information relating to the good includes reviews of the good.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the information relating to the good includes a description of the good.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more programs are configured to present the information relating to the good on a website.