US Patent No: 7,660,740

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area

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Abstract

A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
EBAY INC.SAN JOSE, CA759

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boone, Barry Seattle, WA 7 40
Chard, Rhys Menlo Park, CA 5 26
Sacco, Nathan Los Gatos, CA 15 86

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Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
EBAY INC. (5)
8,078,505 Method and system for automatically updating a seller application utilized in a network-based transaction facility 4 2002
7,941,348 Method and system for scheduling transaction listings at a network-based transaction facility 5 2002
7,895,082 Method and system for scheduling transaction listings at a network-based transaction facility 4 2006
8,266,016 Method and system for listing items globally and regionally, and customized listing according to currency or shipping area 1 2010
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PAYPAL, INC. (2)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
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