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US 8,510,174 B2Granted
System to feature a posting
AssigneeeBay Inc.
InventorsJay S. Walker, Andrew S. Van Luchene, Deirdre O'Shea, Geoffrey M. Gelman, Dean Alderucci
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Abstract
Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site. A posting payment award is determined. The posting payment award may be determined by calculating a posting payment amount. The posting award is provided in the form of a prominent feature of the post on the posting site.
Claims30
Apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a communication port coupled to the processor;
- and
- a storage device operatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions configured to direct the processor to:
- receive posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
- determine a posting award relating to the post;
- and
- provide the posting award in the form of a prominent featuring of the post on the posting site, the posting award being provided in exchange for the posting information.
5 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
- using at least one processor, determining a posting award relating to the post;
- and
- providing the posting award in the form of a prominent featuring of the post on the posting site including providing the posting award in exchange for the posting information.
1 more element
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
- receive posting information for a post relating to an item to be sold via a posting site;
- determine a posting award relating to the post;
- and
- provide the posting award in the form of a prominent featuring of the post on the posting site, the posting award being provided in exchange for the posting information.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.