# US 2014/0156451 A1 · Checkout with friends > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0156451 A1 - Document ID: US20140156451A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/705,669 - Filed: 2012-12-05 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05 - Assignees: eBay Inc. - Inventors: Michael Bryan Goldman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156451A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0633: {Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087)} - G06Q 30/0201: Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data - G06Q 30/0613: {using intermediate agents} - G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services} - G06Q 30/0641: {utilising user interfaces specially adapted for shopping} - G06Q 10/46: Determination of level of influence of users within social networking services - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for automatically providing item feedback information during the checkout process is provided. Feedback information related to one or more items added to an electronic shopping cart of a user is obtained. A message including the feedback information is provided automatically to the user during the checkout process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: obtaining feedback information related to an item added to an electronic shopping cart of a user, the feedback information being generated by at least one additional users; and automatically providing, using a processor of a machine, during the checkout process, a message to the user that includes the feedback information generated by the at least one additional users. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the user an ability to create a post requesting additional feedback from at least one social network connection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the user an ability to join an interest group related to the one or more items. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an indication that the one or more items were added to an electronic shopping cart of the user, the indication including an item identifier, and determining, using the item identifier, the feedback information related to the item added to an electronic shopping cart of a user. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the feedback information includes a review related to the one or more items by the additional user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one additional users are social network connections of the user and wherein the obtaining of the feedback information from the at least one additional users includes identifying at least one social network connection of the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one social network connection of the user is a user who owns the item added to the electronic shopping cart. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the message includes a recommendation for an additional item related to the item added to the electronic shopping cart. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the message further includes additional feedback information related to the additional item. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the providing the user an ability to create a post requesting additional feedback from at least one social network connection comprises: receiving a request to create the post requesting additional feedback; generating a message including the request for additional feedback; and causing the message including the request for additional feedback to be posted to a social network specified by the user. ### Claim 11 A system comprising: a processor of a machine; a feedback module configured to obtain feedback information related to an item added to an electronic shopping cart of a user, the feedback information being generated by at least one additional users; and a communication module configured to automatically provide, using the processor of the machine, during the checkout process, the user with a message including the feedback information generated by at least one additional users. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising a social network module configured to provide the user an ability to create a post requesting additional feedback from at least one social network connection. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising a social network module configured to provide the user an ability to join an interest group related to the one or more items. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, further comprising an electronic shopping cart module configured to receive one or more items offered for sale. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the feedback information includes a review of the item added to the electronic shopping cart. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the specified additional users are users exceeding a pre-defined reputation threshold. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the message includes a recommendation for an additional item related to the at least one item added to the electronic shopping cart. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the message further includes additional feedback information related to the additional item. ### Claim 19 A tangible machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: obtaining feedback information related to an item added to an electronic shopping cart of a user, the feedback information being generated by at least one additional users; and automatically providing, using a processor of a machine, during the checkout process, a message to the user that includes the feedback information generated by the at least one additional users. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The tangible machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise generating a social network post requesting additional feedback from at least one social network connection of the user.