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Method and apparatus to facilitate a transaction within a network-based facility

US8332275B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2001
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/08
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and apparatus to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network. The method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.

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