Method and apparatus to facilitate a transaction within a network-based facility
US8332275B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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