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US 2014/0279616 A1Published application
System and method of utilizing information from a social media service in an ecommerce service
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsDebora E. Aoki, Kay Daughney, Lanny Mirawati
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Abstract
A system and method of utilizing information from a social media service in an ecommerce system are provided. Log-in information for a social media service of a user of an ecommerce service may be received. Then, information may be retrieved from the social media service using the log-in information. This information can then be used to alter a reputation rating for a user in the ecommerce system or to form a trading circle with other users of the ecommerce system.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a publication engine configured to post descriptions of items for sale on an ecommerce service;
- a database;
- and
- a reputation engine configured to maintain reputation ratings for users of the ecommerce service, the reputation engine further configured to:
- access login information for a social media service of a user of the ecommerce service from the database;
- retrieve information from the social media service using the log-in information;
- and
- alter a reputation rating for the user in the ecommerce service based on the retrieved information.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving login information for a social media service of a user of an ecommerce service;
- retrieving information from the social media service using the log-in information;
- and
- altering a reputation rating for the user in the ecommerce service based on the retrieved information.
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A method comprising:
- receiving log-in information for a social media service of a user of an ecommerce service;
- retrieving information from the social media service using the log-in information;
- and
- forming a trading circle including the user as well as other users of the ecommerce service based on the information from the social media service.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.