US 2019/0172031 A1Published application

Invoicing system

AssigneeeBay Inc.

InventorsPaul Fu, Erik Hansen, George Liang, Deborah Liu, Ngan-Ha D. Nguyen, Andrew Leigh Sandler

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Abstract

A method to facilitate invoicing for transactions established utilizing a network-based transaction system includes supporting establishment of transactions between a plurality of entities in the network-based transaction system, and identifying as part of an invoice generation process, a plurality of transactions to which a first entity is a party. The method further includes identifying first and second transactions from the plurality of transactions that satisfy combinable criteria, and generating an invoice for at least the first and second transactions that satisfy the combinable criteria. The method can also be implemented in a system and on a machine-readable medium.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computing device, comprising:

at least one processor;
and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method, comprising:
displaying, in a graphical user interface, a plurality of objects purchased on an online marketplace, each of the plurality of objects being associated with one of a plurality of selectable elements;
receiving a selection of a first selectable element associated with a first object of the plurality of objects and a second selectable element associated with a second object of the plurality of objects;
in response to receiving the selection of the first selectable element and the second selectable element, displaying, on the graphical user interface, a combinability icon indicating that at least the first object is combinable with the second object;
in response to receiving a selection of the combinability icon, combining information associated with the first object with information associated with the second object;
and
displaying the combined information on the graphical user interface.

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Application: 16/168,490Filed 23 Oct 2018
Priority: 14 Aug 2003
Published: 6 Jun 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

G06Q 20/102
Specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems: bill distribution or payments
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04842
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…

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Application60/495,608Us provisional application · filed 14 Aug 2003
Application60/501,251Us provisional application · filed 8 Sep 2003
Application10/882,633Division · filed 30 Jun 2004
Application12/820,046Continuation · filed 21 Jun 2010
Application14/821,679Continuation · filed 7 Aug 2015
Application16/168,490Continuation
Application12/820,046Division
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