Invoicing system

US11379805B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul Fu · San Jose, US
• Erik Hansen · San Jose, US
• George Liang · Stuart, US
• Deborah Liu · Santa Clara, US
• Ngan-Ha D. Nguyen · Belmont, US
• Andrew Leigh Sandler · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 23, 2018
• Grant date: Jul 5, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 6, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0601
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method to facilitate invoicing for transactions established utilizing a network-based transaction system includes supporting establishment of transactions between a plurality of entities in the network-based transaction system, and identifying as part of an invoice generation process, a plurality of transactions to which a first entity is a party. The method further includes identifying first and second transactions from the plurality of transactions that satisfy combinable criteria, and generating an invoice for at least the first and second transactions that satisfy the combinable criteria. The method can also be implemented in a system and on a machine-readable medium.