Viewing shopping information on a network based social platform

US9892471B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• eBay Inc. · US

Inventors

• Philip Law · Sunnyvale, US
• Yuan Der Ho · San Mateo, US
• Choon Chong · San Francisco, US
• Rolf Skyberg · Campbell, US
• Massimiliano Mancini · San Jose, US
• Adam Trachtenberg · San Francisco, US
• Trisha Lee Okubo · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 24, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 18, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0641
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for communicating shopping information is disclosed. The system receives control information for managing access to a list corresponding to a user and including at least one item listed for sale. The system then determines that the control information allows disclosure of the list to other users having a particular type of relationship with the user. The system may then communicate the list to client devices of other users having the particular type of relationship with the user.