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US 7,627,829 B2Granted
Command center and interface for web based business merchandising and service
AssigneeYahoo! Inc.
InventorsTimothy Roberts, Jason R. Rupp
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Abstract
A user interface allows centralized creation and management control for a business having one or more web site storefronts engaged in commerce through the Internet. The interface is for use within a web browser and includes a first display area and a second display area. The first display area is for presenting access to two or more control panels to create, manage (or maintain) and operate a web site for the small business engaged in commerce of at least one of goods or services. The second display area is visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the first display area, and provides information associated with the commerce involving the web site.
Claims41
A method for building a user interface for simultaneously managing a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the method comprising:
- adding a module to a user interface for managing a plurality of web-based storefronts, the module providing access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage one of the web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
- adding an area to the user interface, the area visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, the area providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
- adding a control panel of the plurality of control panels to the user interface, the control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the control panel providing a plurality of advertising services for use in promotion each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool;
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- providing the user interface to a user over a network.
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A computer readable medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for managing a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the computer readable medium comprising instructions operative to:
- presenting a module to a user over a network, the module providing access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage one of the web-based storefronts for an online business, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
- presenting an area to the user over the network, the area visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
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- presenting a control panel of the plurality of control panels to the user over the network, the control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the control panel presenting a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool.
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A system for building a control mechanism for aggregately managing a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the system comprising:
- processor means for adding a module to a control mechanism for a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts, the module providing access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage the plurality of web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
- processor means for adding an area to the control mechanism, the area visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, and the area to provide a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
- processor means for adding a control panel of the plurality of control panels to the control mechanism, the control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the control panel to present a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool;
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- processor means for providing the control mechanism to a user over a network.
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A method for building a user interface for managing, in aggregate, a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the method comprising:
- adding a module to a user interface, the module providing access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage one of the web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active,
- adding an area to the user interface, the area visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, and the area providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
- adding a first control panel of the plurality of control panels to the user interface, the first control panel configured to allow manipulation of a business function of at least one of the plurality of web-based storefronts;
- adding a second control panel of the plurality of control panels to the user interface, the second control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the second control panel configured to provide a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool;
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- providing the user interface to a user over a network.
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A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
- a user interface application for encoding a user interface for use within a web browser for managing a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the user interface application comprising:
- instructions for encoding a module, wherein the module provides access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage the plurality of web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
- instructions for encoding a first area, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, the first area for providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
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- instructions for encoding a second area, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module and the first area, the second area for providing a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool.
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A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising:
- a user interface application for encoding a user interface for use within a web browser for managing a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the user interface application comprising:
- instructions for encoding a module that provides access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage the plurality of web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
- instructions for encoding an area, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, the area providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
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- instructions for encoding a control panel of the plurality of control panels, the control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the control panel configured to provide a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool.
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A first computer for providing a user interface for use within a web browser for managing a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the first computer comprising:
- a central processing unit;
- a memory, coupled to the central processing unit, the memory storing a software application, the software application comprising:
- instructions for constructing a module, the module for presenting access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage one of the web-based storefronts, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
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- instructions for constructing an area, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, the area for providing a plurality of statistical data items associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
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- instructions for constructing a control panel of the plurality of control panels, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, the control panel for providing a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool.
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A first computer for providing a user interface for use within a web browser for managing a business operated through a plurality of web-based storefronts over a network, the first computer comprising:
- a central processing unit;
- a memory, coupled to the central processing unit, the memory storing:
- instructions for encoding a module of the user interface, the module providing access to a plurality of control panels, each control panel providing an interface to create or manage a plurality of web-based storefronts for an online business, wherein at least one control panel displays an identifier of each web-based storefront which is active;
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- instructions for encoding an area of the user interface, visually distinguished from and concurrently displayed with the module, the area providing an information associated with commerce of each web-based storefront identified in the at least one control panel;
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- instructions for encoding a control panel of the plurality of control panels of the user interface, the control panel visually distinct from and concurrently displayed with the module and the area, and the control panel configured to provide a plurality of advertising services for use in promoting each web-based storefront, the plurality of advertising services comprising at least one of a product advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool advertisement tool, a search engine advertisement tool, a sponsor advertising tool, or an e-mail advertising tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.