Method and apparatus for providing a shopping list service

US9519929B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FACEBOOK, INC. · US

Inventors

• Faten Hellal · Mountain View, US
• Fletcher Jones · Vidalia, US
• Kamal Acharya · Los Altos, US
• Peter Gremett · Sunnyvale, US
• Jai-Jen Chang · Sunnyvale, US
• Matthew Crampton · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 15, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 13, 2016
• Expiry date: Sep 15, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0643
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website.