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- the present disclosurerelates to electronic commerce. Specifically, the present disclosure provides for a seller to select shoppers to provide buying privileges to buy an offering offered for sale by the seller within a network-based shopping facility such as, for example, an Internet-based shopping facility.
- a network-based shopping facilitysuch as, for example, an Internet-based shopping facility.
- the success of the online shopping sitesdepends upon their ability to provide enjoyable shopping experiences and easy-to-use and reliable environments in which buyers and sellers can conduct business efficiently.
- the online shopping sitescan offer their services by facilitating auctions or by allowing sellers to offer their offerings for fixed prices.
- the current Internet-based shopping facilitieshave been presented with public relations risks due to excessive bid retraction and cancellation activities. For example, the reputation of eBay Inc. as a safe trading place was threatened because of the excessive bid retraction and cancellation activities during the recent auction of the Titanic deck chair and other high profile listings. It is estimated that as many as eighty percent of the bids made on the Internet-based shopping facilities are bogus.
- FIG. 1is block diagram illustrating an exemplary network-based commerce facility in the form of an Internet-based auction facility 10 ;
- FIG. 2illustrates the web home page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility
- FIG. 3illustrates the pre-approve bidders main web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility
- FIG. 5illustrates the pre-approve bidders form web page for an exemplary Internet-based auctions facility
- FIGS. 6A and 6Billustrate the view item web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility
- FIG. 6Cillustrates an exemplary error message
- FIG. 7is a database diagram illustrating an exemplary database for the Internet-based auction facility
- FIG. 8is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile summary table
- FIG. 9is a diagrammatic representation of one exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile details table.
- FIG. 10illustrates the flow chart of one embodiment of the method for seller authorized bidding through an Internet-based auction facility.
- a method and system to implement seller authorized buying privileges within a network-based shopping facilityare described.
- the present inventionproposes a method and system whereby a seller can select shoppers to provide buying privileges to buy an offering offered for sale by the seller.
- the buying privilegescan include the authorization to bid on the seller's auction listing and the authorization to offer to buy the seller's fixed price listing.
- a listingmay, for example, comprise an item or service offering. In this description, the terms listing, item and offering are used interchangeably. Unauthorized bidders are blocked from bidding on the item.
- An advantage of the present disclosureis that the seller does not have to manually monitor shopping activities because only the shoppers pre-approved by the seller are allowed to bid on or offer to buy the seller's listing.
- the shoppersalso benefit from the present disclosure because a healthier trading environment is created because only the pre-approved candidates are allowed to compete with them.
- the communitybenefits in general because the shopping facility is perceived to have a safer trading place for the community because only the serious shoppers are allowed to bid on and offer to buy the listings.
- Seller authorized buying privilegescan be requested by any seller with privileges to list on the shopping facility and for any listing, although the sellers with high profile listings would have more interest to do so.
- the present disclosureis extremely useful for high profile listings: charity listings, special events and holiday promotions.
- the selleris empowered to use different mechanisms to pre-approve bidders.
- the sellermay view a potential bidder's bidding history and profile to determine whether or not to pre-approve the bidder to bid on a listing. It is understood that if the vetting process is too strict, the conversion rate on the item will be affected.
- the auction facilityeducates the sellers to use proper vetting mechanism to choose their bidders.
- the sellermay remove a bidder from the pre-approved list after the seller has added the bidder to the pre-approved list.
- the sellermay add bidders to and remove bidders from the pre-approved list multiple times during the auction of the listing.
- the sellermay request the pre-approval of bidders for his/her listing without specifying any bidders initially, and then add the bidders to the pre-approved list from time to time.
- the sellerhas the choice to apply the pre-approve bidders list from a prior or current listing to all ongoing listings with the auction facility and/or any future listings.
- the sellermay pre-approve the bidders individually or in a bulk.
- the sellermay view the list of the pre-approved bidders and their respective Usernames/email addresses by logging on to the auction facility web site and providing the listing identification number.
- FIG. 1is block diagram illustrating an exemplary network-based commerce facility in the form of an Internet-based auction facility 10 . While an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described within the context of an auction facility, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention will find application in many different types of computer-based, and network-based, commerce facilities.
- FIG. 3illustrates the pre-approve bidders logon web page for an exemplary Internet-based auctions facility.
- the pre-approve logon page 200prompts the seller to provide a proper username 202 and password 204 .
- the logon page 200provides access to the pre-approve bidders main web page.
- FIG. 4illustrates the pre-approve bidders main web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility.
- the pre-approve bidders main page 300displays the currently active 302 and the past 304 auction listings for the particular seller.
- the pre-approve bidders main page 300includes an “edit” link 306 , which allows the seller to edit the pre-approve bidders list for the corresponding listing 302 .
- the editingcan include adding bidders to or subtracting bidders from the pre-approve bidders list.
- the pre-approve bidders main page 300also includes a “deactivate” link 308 , which allows the seller to deactivate the pre-approve bidders list such that the shoppers need not seek the seller's authorization to bid on the listing.
- FIG. 5illustrates the pre-approve bidders form web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility.
- the pre-approve bidders form page 400prompts the seller to provide an item number 402 .
- the item number 402can be provided by the auction facility 10 and corresponds to the item for which the seller wishes to pre-approve the bidders.
- the form page 400also prompts the seller to add or remove the identifiers 404 for the bidders whom the seller wishes to authorize to bid on the particular item.
- the identifier 404can include the bidder Username.
- the bidders identifiers 404 that are added to the form page 400are stored in the authorized bidders table described below with reference to FIG. 7 .
- FIGS. 6A and 6Billustrate the view item web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility.
- the auction facility 10flashes an error message 520 when the unauthorized bidders attempt to hid on the item.
- An exemplary error message 520is illustrated in FIG. 6C .
- the error message 520informs the unauthorized bidder to contact the seller to seek the pre-approval to bid.
- the error message 520can appear in the bidder box area 510 .
- the auction facility 10prompts him/her with a message to continue with the bidding process.
- the auction facility 10provides the seller with information regarding the potential bidder such that the seller can make an informed determination regarding whether to pre-approve the bidder.
- the informationmay include the bidder's bidding history and feedback profile.
- the informationis included in the database 23 .
- the sellerprovides the auction facility 10 with the bidder contact information to obtain information regarding the bidder.
- the bidder contact informationcan include the bidder Username or email address.
- the sellermay obtain the bidder contact information through the bidder or the auction facility 10 .
- the auction facility 10matches the contact information provided by the seller with the contact information stored in the database 23 to provide the seller with user information.
- the database 23includes a bidder table 602 , which contains a listing of the registered bidders of the auction facility 10 .
- the bidder table 602can also be referred to as the user table because each user may operate as both a bidder and a seller within the auction facility 10 .
- the bidder tableincludes a link to a bidding history table 604 for each registered bidder.
- Each bidding history table 604is populated with the particular bidder's bidding history records.
- Each bidding history recordmay include, inter alia, the title of a listing that was/is being auctioned via the auction facility 10 , the bidder's bidding amount, and bid retraction information.
- the bid retraction informationindicates whether the bidder retracted his/her bid on a particular item.
- FIG. 8is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile summary table 606 .
- the summary table 606stores a summary of the feedback information regarding the bidders. Sellers and bidders that have experienced a particular bidder's behavior during the past auctions provide the feedback information (or comments) regarding to the bidder.
- the summary table 606includes a bidder identifier column 702 that stores, for each bidder, a bidder identifier providing a pointer to the bidder table 602 .
- the total score column 704stores the total number of feedback comments (e.g., negative, positive and neutral) received for each bidder.
- the tables 602 , 604 , 606 and 608include information that can provide the seller with valuable insights to evaluate the potential bidders.
- the information contained in the tables 602 , 604 , 606 and 608is easily accessible to the sellers.
- the sellercan provide the bidder's identifier such as the Username or email address to access the information stored in the tables 602 , 604 , 606 and 608 .
- the databases of alternate embodimentscan include additional tables that provide additional bidders related information.
- a seller registered with the auction web sitelogs on to the site. If the seller were already logged on, then he/she need not logon again to use request the pre-approval restriction. The suspended, merged, or terminated seller who cannot use any other feature on the auction site is prohibited from using the seller authorized bidding feature.
- the selleridentifies the item for which he wishes to add the pre-approval restriction.
- an alert textappears on the item web page to alert the potential bidders to get a pre-approval from the seller to bid on the item.
- the item web page or another web page linked to the item web pageprovides the potential bidder with the seller contact information and vetting process information.
- the methods as described abovecan be stored in memory of a computer system as a set of instructions to be executed.
- the instructions to perform the methods as described abovecould alternatively be stored on other forms of computer-readable mediums, including magnetic and optical disks.
- the method of the present inventioncan be stored on computer-readable mediums, such as magnetic disks or optical disks that are accessible via a disk drive (or computer-readable medium drive).
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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 11/852,868, filed on Sep. 10, 2007, which claims the benefit of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 09/881,911, filed on Jun. 15, 2001, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/250,637 filed on Nov. 30, 2000, which are incorporated by reference herein.
- The present disclosure relates to electronic commerce. Specifically, the present disclosure provides for a seller to select shoppers to provide buying privileges to buy an offering offered for sale by the seller within a network-based shopping facility such as, for example, an Internet-based shopping facility.
- More and more Internet users are realizing the ease and convenience of buying and selling online by way of person-to-person online trading pioneered by eBay Inc., the assignee of the present disclosure. As a result, collectors, hobbyists, small dealers, unique item seekers, bargain hunters, and other consumers are able to buy and sell millions of items at various online shopping sites.
- The success of the online shopping sites, such as the Internet-based shopping facilities, depends upon their ability to provide enjoyable shopping experiences and easy-to-use and reliable environments in which buyers and sellers can conduct business efficiently. The online shopping sites can offer their services by facilitating auctions or by allowing sellers to offer their offerings for fixed prices. The current Internet-based shopping facilities have been presented with public relations risks due to excessive bid retraction and cancellation activities. For example, the reputation of eBay Inc. as a safe trading place was threatened because of the excessive bid retraction and cancellation activities during the recent auction of the Titanic deck chair and other high profile listings. It is estimated that as many as eighty percent of the bids made on the Internet-based shopping facilities are bogus.
- In the light of the foregoing, there is a need to enhance the traders' trust of the online shopping facilities. Particularly, it would be valuable and useful to provide a seller with a degree of confidence that a specific shopper is sincere about bidding on the seller's auction listing or offering to buy the seller's fixed price listing.
- The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicate similar elements, and in which:
FIG. 1 is block diagram illustrating an exemplary network-based commerce facility in the form of an Internet-based auction facility10;FIG. 2 illustrates the web home page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility;FIG. 3 illustrates the pre-approve bidders main web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility;FIG. 4 illustrates the pre-approve bidders logon web page for an exemplary Internet-based auctions facility;FIG. 5 illustrates the pre-approve bidders form web page for an exemplary Internet-based auctions facility;FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate the view item web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility;FIG. 6C illustrates an exemplary error message;FIG. 7 is a database diagram illustrating an exemplary database for the Internet-based auction facility;FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile summary table;FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic representation of one exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile details table; andFIG. 10 illustrates the flow chart of one embodiment of the method for seller authorized bidding through an Internet-based auction facility.- A method and system to implement seller authorized buying privileges within a network-based shopping facility are described. The present invention proposes a method and system whereby a seller can select shoppers to provide buying privileges to buy an offering offered for sale by the seller. The buying privileges can include the authorization to bid on the seller's auction listing and the authorization to offer to buy the seller's fixed price listing. A listing may, for example, comprise an item or service offering. In this description, the terms listing, item and offering are used interchangeably. Unauthorized bidders are blocked from bidding on the item.
- An advantage of the present disclosure is that the seller does not have to manually monitor shopping activities because only the shoppers pre-approved by the seller are allowed to bid on or offer to buy the seller's listing. The shoppers also benefit from the present disclosure because a healthier trading environment is created because only the pre-approved candidates are allowed to compete with them. The community benefits in general because the shopping facility is perceived to have a safer trading place for the community because only the serious shoppers are allowed to bid on and offer to buy the listings. Seller authorized buying privileges can be requested by any seller with privileges to list on the shopping facility and for any listing, although the sellers with high profile listings would have more interest to do so. The present disclosure is extremely useful for high profile listings: charity listings, special events and holiday promotions.
- In the ensuing description, a method and system to implement seller authorized buying privileges within a network-based auction facility are described. It will be appreciated that the method and system are also applicable to the fixed priced listings. In this description, the terms pre-approval and authorization are used interchangeably. In various embodiments, the seller is empowered to use different mechanisms to pre-approve bidders. For example, the seller may view a potential bidder's bidding history and profile to determine whether or not to pre-approve the bidder to bid on a listing. It is understood that if the vetting process is too strict, the conversion rate on the item will be affected. To mitigate, in one embodiment, the auction facility educates the sellers to use proper vetting mechanism to choose their bidders. Also, in one embodiment, the seller may remove the pre-approval restriction anytime during the auction. For example, the seller may wish to take the risk to open the listing to all potential bidders if the pre-approval restriction produces no bids or the bids amounts are low. In one embodiment, the seller may add and remove the pre-approval restriction multiple times during the auction.
- In one embodiment, the seller may remove a bidder from the pre-approved list after the seller has added the bidder to the pre-approved list. In one embodiment, the seller may add bidders to and remove bidders from the pre-approved list multiple times during the auction of the listing. In one embodiment, the seller may request the pre-approval of bidders for his/her listing without specifying any bidders initially, and then add the bidders to the pre-approved list from time to time. In one embodiment, the seller has the choice to apply the pre-approve bidders list from a prior or current listing to all ongoing listings with the auction facility and/or any future listings. In one embodiment, the seller may pre-approve the bidders individually or in a bulk. In one embodiment, the seller may view the list of the pre-approved bidders and their respective Usernames/email addresses by logging on to the auction facility web site and providing the listing identification number.
- In one embodiment, the bidders within the United States of America as well as international bidders may be pre-approved to bid on the listing. In one embodiment, only the predetermined currencies can be used to bid on a listing.
- In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be evident, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details.
- Unauthorized bidders include bidders who are not pre-approved by the seller to bid on a particular item. Authorized bidders include bidders who are pre-approved to bid on a particular item by the seller. Items include auction listings. Bidders include bidders and potential bidder.
FIG. 1 is block diagram illustrating an exemplary network-based commerce facility in the form of an Internet-based auction facility10. While an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is described within the context of an auction facility, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the invention will find application in many different types of computer-based, and network-based, commerce facilities.- The auction facility includes an
authorization module 40 and acommunications module 42. Theauthorization module 40 includes theCGI servers 18 that provide an intelligent interface to the back-end of facility10, database engine server22 anddatabase 23. Thecommunications module 42 includes one or more of a number of types of front-end servers, namely the page servers12 that deliver web pages (e.g., markup language documents), picture servers14 that dynamically deliver images to be displayed within Web pages, listing servers16,CGI servers 18, andsearch servers 20 that handle search requests to the facility10.E-mail servers 21 provide, inter alia, automated e-mail communications to the users of the facility10. - The back-end servers include a database engine server22, a search index server24 and a credit
card database server 26, each of which maintains and facilitates access to a respective database. - The Internet-based auction facility10 may be accessed by a
client program 30, such as a browser (e.g., the Internet Explorer distributed by Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash.) that executes on a client machine32 and accesses the facility10 via a network such as, for example, theInternet 34. The sellers and the buyers (or bidders) access the auction facility through the client machines32. Other examples of networks that a client may utilize to access the auction facility10 include a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a wireless network (e.g., a cellular network), or the Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) network. FIG. 2 illustrates the web home page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility. Thehome page 100 includes a “seller services”link 102, which provides access to the seller services page. The seller services page, in turn, includes a buying and selling tools link, which provides access to the buying and selling tools page. The buying and selling tools page, in turn, includes a pre-approve bidders link, which provides access to the pre-approve bidders logon web page.FIG. 3 illustrates the pre-approve bidders logon web page for an exemplary Internet-based auctions facility. Thepre-approve logon page 200 prompts the seller to provide aproper username 202 andpassword 204. When the seller provides theproper username 202 andpassword 204, thelogon page 200 provides access to the pre-approve bidders main web page.FIG. 4 illustrates the pre-approve bidders main web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility. The pre-approve biddersmain page 300 displays the currently active302 and the past304 auction listings for the particular seller. The pre-approve biddersmain page 300 includes an “edit”link 306, which allows the seller to edit the pre-approve bidders list for thecorresponding listing 302. The editing can include adding bidders to or subtracting bidders from the pre-approve bidders list. The pre-approve biddersmain page 300 also includes a “deactivate”link 308, which allows the seller to deactivate the pre-approve bidders list such that the shoppers need not seek the seller's authorization to bid on the listing. If the seller removes the pre-approval restriction during the auction, the auction facility10 requests the seller to inform the pre-approved bidders that the listing is now available to all potential bidders. In one embodiment, the seller can inform the pre-approved bidders of the removal of the pre-approval restriction through email. The pre-approve biddersmain page 300 also includes an “add a new item”link 310, which provides access to the pre-approve bidders form page.FIG. 5 illustrates the pre-approve bidders form web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility. The pre-approve bidders formpage 400 prompts the seller to provide anitem number 402. Theitem number 402 can be provided by the auction facility10 and corresponds to the item for which the seller wishes to pre-approve the bidders. Theform page 400 also prompts the seller to add or remove theidentifiers 404 for the bidders whom the seller wishes to authorize to bid on the particular item. Theidentifier 404 can include the bidder Username. The bidders identifiers404 that are added to theform page 400 are stored in the authorized bidders table described below with reference toFIG. 7 . The view item web page described below with references toFIGS. 6A and 6B is updated to include the information submitted through theform page 400. In one embodiment, if the seller'susername 302 does not match with theitem number 402, the auction facility10 prompts an error message asking the seller to recheck theitem number 402. In one embodiment, if the Username for the bidder does not match with a Username in the bidder table in thedatabase 23, the auction facility10 prompts an error message indicating that the bidder is not registered, suspended, terminated or merged.FIGS. 6A and 6B illustrate the view item web page for an exemplary Internet-based auction facility. If the seller has requested pre-approval restriction for the item, the auction facility10 flashes anerror message 520 when the unauthorized bidders attempt to hid on the item. Anexemplary error message 520 is illustrated inFIG. 6C . Theerror message 520 informs the unauthorized bidder to contact the seller to seek the pre-approval to bid. Theerror message 520 can appear in thebidder box area 510. In one embodiment, if the potential bidder is on the pre-approve bidders list to bid on this item, the auction facility10 prompts him/her with a message to continue with the bidding process.- The
view item page 500 includes an “about me”page link 502, which provides access to the about me web page. The unauthorized bidders may visit the about me page for more details regarding the seller including the seller's vetting process/guidelines. In one embodiment, the “about me”page link 502 is added in theitem description area 504. In one embodiment, when the seller removes the pre-approval restriction, the restricted message is removed from the bid box area. In one embodiment, the seller can request pre-approval restriction after the auction has begun for the remaining time on the auction. In such a case, in one embodiment, the seller can manually cancel the bids made prior to the implementation of the pre-approval restriction. - The auction facility10 provides the seller with information regarding the potential bidder such that the seller can make an informed determination regarding whether to pre-approve the bidder. The information may include the bidder's bidding history and feedback profile. The information is included in the
database 23. In one embodiment, the seller provides the auction facility10 with the bidder contact information to obtain information regarding the bidder. The bidder contact information can include the bidder Username or email address. The seller may obtain the bidder contact information through the bidder or the auction facility10. In one embodiment, the auction facility10 matches the contact information provided by the seller with the contact information stored in thedatabase 23 to provide the seller with user information. FIG. 7 is a database diagram illustrating anexemplary database 23, maintained by and accessed via the database engine server22, which at least partially implements and supports the auction facility10. Thedatabase 23 may, in one embodiment, be implemented as a relational database, and includes a number of tables having entries, or records, that are linked by indices and keys. In an alternative embodiment, thedatabase 23 may be implemented as a collection of objects in an object-oriented database.- The
database 23 includes a bidder table602, which contains a listing of the registered bidders of the auction facility10. The bidder table602 can also be referred to as the user table because each user may operate as both a bidder and a seller within the auction facility10. The bidder table includes a link to a bidding history table604 for each registered bidder. Each bidding history table604 is populated with the particular bidder's bidding history records. Each bidding history record may include, inter alia, the title of a listing that was/is being auctioned via the auction facility10, the bidder's bidding amount, and bid retraction information. The bid retraction information indicates whether the bidder retracted his/her bid on a particular item. Two other tables are also shown linked to the bidder table602, namely a bidder feedback profile summary table606 and a bidder feedback profile details table608. Thedatabase 23 also includes an authorized bidders table610 for each item for which the seller has requested the pre-approval of the bidders. The authorized bidders table610 includes the list ofbidders identifiers 404 that are authorized to bid on the particular item. Thebidder identifier 404 can include the bidder Username. FIG. 8 is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of the bidder feedback profile summary table606. The summary table606 stores a summary of the feedback information regarding the bidders. Sellers and bidders that have experienced a particular bidder's behavior during the past auctions provide the feedback information (or comments) regarding to the bidder. The summary table606 includes abidder identifier column 702 that stores, for each bidder, a bidder identifier providing a pointer to the bidder table602. Thetotal score column 704 stores the total number of feedback comments (e.g., negative, positive and neutral) received for each bidder. The totalnegative column 706 stores the total number of negative feedback comments received for each bidder, and the totalpositive column 708 similarly stores the total number of positive feedback comments received for each bidder. The number ofretractions column 710 stores the total number of threads that each bidder has retracted from auctions.- The summary table606 provides a good summary of the impressions of the users of the auction facility10 regarding a particular bidder. Each bidder of the summary table606 is linked to a bidder feedback profile details table608. It is contemplated that other embodiments of the summary table606 can include additional information such as whether the bidder has a credit card on file with the auction facility and whether the bidder is agreeable to use an online payment service (e.g., Billpoint).
FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic representation of one embodiment of the bidder feedback profile details table608. The details table608 is populated with entries reflecting the details of each feedback comment or opinion submitted by a user to the auction facility10 regarding a particular bidder. Typically, the users submitting the comments include sellers on whose auction listings the bidder has bid in the past. In one exemplary embodiment, the users are only permitted to provide feedback pertaining to a transaction upon conclusion of that transaction. The feedback details table608 includes theitem number column 802 that identifies the items for which the comments were submitted. Thecomment column 804 stores the actual texts of the feedbacks, comments, or opinions. The type column806 stores the indications as to whether the comments are positive, negative or neutral. Thedate column 808 stores the dates on which the feedbacks, comments or opinions were received. Theresponse column 810 stores the texts of the responses submitted by the bidder in response to the comments texts stored incolumn 804. Similarly, therebuttal column 812 stores the texts of the rebuttals to such responses. Thecommentator column 814 stores the identifiers of the users that submitted the original comments stored incolumn 804. It is appreciated that further dates and other descriptive information may also populate the details table608.- The tables602,604,606 and608 include information that can provide the seller with valuable insights to evaluate the potential bidders. In one embodiment, the information contained in the tables602,604,606 and608 is easily accessible to the sellers. In one embodiment, the seller can provide the bidder's identifier such as the Username or email address to access the information stored in the tables602,604,606 and608. It is contemplated that the databases of alternate embodiments can include additional tables that provide additional bidders related information.
FIG. 10 illustrates the flow chart of one embodiment of the method for seller authorized bidding through an Internet-based auction facility. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that with certain modifications the method is applicable in many different types of computer-based, and network-based, commerce facilities.- At
block 902, a seller registered with the auction web site logs on to the site. If the seller were already logged on, then he/she need not logon again to use request the pre-approval restriction. The suspended, merged, or terminated seller who cannot use any other feature on the auction site is prohibited from using the seller authorized bidding feature. Atblock 904, the seller identifies the item for which he wishes to add the pre-approval restriction. Atblock 906, an alert text appears on the item web page to alert the potential bidders to get a pre-approval from the seller to bid on the item. The item web page or another web page linked to the item web page provides the potential bidder with the seller contact information and vetting process information. At block908, the potential bidder contacts the seller and requests permission to bid on the item. It is understood that the bidder must be registered with and logged on to the auction web site. The bidder provides the seller with the bidder auction site identifier such as the Username or email address. Atblock 910, the seller uses the bidder's auction site identifier to retrieve the bidder's bidding history and profile information. At block912, the seller determines whether to add the bidder to the pre-approve bidders list. Atblock 914, if the determination is positive, the seller adds the potential bidder identifier to the pre-approve bidders list. The bidder identifier is then added to an appropriate authorization table. Atblock 916, if the determination is negative, the bidder identifier is not added to the authorization table. In one embodiment, the potential bidder is informed through email that the seller has rejected his/her request for pre-approval. At block918, the seller may edit the pre-approve bidder list. The editing can include the addition of the potential bidder to the list that was rejected at block912. The editing can also include the removal of a bidder from the list. - When a bidder tried to bid on an item, the authorization module checks whether the bidder identifier is included in the item authorization table. If the bidder identifier is included in the authorization table, the bidder is allowed to bid on the item. If the bidder identifier is not included in the item authorization table, the bidder receives an error message.
- Thus, a method and system to implement seller authorized bidding within a network-based auction facility have been described. Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific exemplary embodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
- In addition, the methods as described above can be stored in memory of a computer system as a set of instructions to be executed. Also, the instructions to perform the methods as described above could alternatively be stored on other forms of computer-readable mediums, including magnetic and optical disks. For example, the method of the present invention can be stored on computer-readable mediums, such as magnetic disks or optical disks that are accessible via a disk drive (or computer-readable medium drive).
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1. A method including:
receiving an item identifier, over a network, from a seller on a network-based commerce facility, the item identifier identifying a particular sales listing that describes an item that is listed for sale by the seller on the network-based commerce facility as requiring bidders to be pre-approved to bid on the item, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; and
automatically recording the item identifier in a database.
2. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the item identifier includes an item number.
3. The method ofclaim 1 , further including:
identifying the seller is not associated with the item that is identified with the item identifier; and
communicating an error message to the seller asking the seller to recheck the item identifier.
4. The method ofclaim 1 , further including:
receiving the item identifier, over the network, from the seller; and
deactivating the requirement that bidders be pre-approved to bid on the item that is described by the particular sales listing that is identified with the item identifier.
5. The method ofclaim 1 , further including:
receiving an authorization communication, over the network, at the network-based commerce facility, the authorization communication to authorize a bidder to bid on the item that is described by the particular sale listing that is listed for sale by a seller; and
at the network-based commerce facility, automatically recording the bidder as authorized to bid on the item that is described by the particular sale listing responsive to the receiving the authorization communication.
6. The method ofclaim 5 , wherein the network-based commerce facility requires the seller to authorize the bidder before the bidder bids on the particular sales listing.
7. The method ofclaim 5 , wherein the authorization communication includes a seller request to authorize a plurality of bidders to bid on the particular sale listing, the plurality of bidders including the bidder.
8. The method ofclaim 5 , wherein the authorization communication includes allowing the seller to add and to remove an authorization restriction multiple times during an auction pertaining to the particular sale listing.
9. The method ofclaim 8 , including receiving a request communication, the request communication including a bidder request to the seller to authorize the bidder to bid on the particular sale listing.
10. The method ofclaim 8 , including providing access, to the seller, to a bidding history associated with the bidder and profile information associated with the bidder thereby to assist the seller in determining whether to authorize the bidder to bid on the particular sale listing.
11. The method ofclaim 10 , wherein the bidding history and the profile information are provided by the network-based commerce facility.
12. The method ofclaim 11 , wherein the particular sale listing is selected from a group of listings consisting of a charity listing, an events listing and a holiday promotions listing.
13. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the network includes the Internet.
14. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the network-based commerce facility includes an auction web site.
15. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein an authorization restriction requirement is displayed on a web page that includes information regarding the particular sale listing.
16. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein seller vetting process information is displayed on a personalized web page of the seller that is linked to a web page of the particular sale listing.
17. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the seller authorizes only a predetermined currency to be used to purchase the particular sale listing that is listed for sale by the seller.
18. The method ofclaim 1 , wherein the seller authorizes a predetermined geographic area, and wherein if the bidder is within the predetermined geographic area then the bidder is allowed, by the network-based commerce facility, to bid on the particular sale listing that is listed for sale by the seller and if the bidder is outside the predetermined geographic area then the bidder is prevented from bidding on the particular sale listing.
19. A method including:
receiving an item identifier, over a network, from a seller on a network-based commerce facility, the item identifier identifying a particular sales listing that describes an item that is listed for sale by the seller on the network-based commerce facility as requiring buyers to be pre-approved to buy the item, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; and
automatically recording the item identifier in a database.
20. The method ofclaim 19 , further including:
identifying the seller is not associated with the item that is identified with the item identifier; and
communicating an error message to the seller asking the seller to recheck the item identifier.
21. The method ofclaim 19 , further including:
receiving the item identifier, over the network, from the seller; and
deactivating the requirement that buyers be pre-approved to buy the item.
22. The method ofclaim 19 , further including:
receiving an authorization communication, over the network, at a network based commerce facility the authorization communication to authorize the buyer to buy the item that is listed for sale that is described by the particular sales listing; and
at the network-based commerce facility, automatically recording the buyer as authorized to buy the item responsive to the authorization communication.
23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive an item identifier, over a network, from a seller on a network-based commerce facility, the item identifier identifying a particular sales listing that describes an item that is listed for sale by the seller on the network-based commerce facility as requiring bidders to be pre-approved to bid on the item, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; and
automatically record the item identifier in a database.
24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive an item identifier, over a network, from a seller on a network-based commerce facility, the item identifier identifying a particular sales listing that describes an item that is listed for sale by the seller on the network-based commerce facility as requiring buyers to he pre-approved to buy the item, the receiving done at least in part through the use of one or more processors; and
automatically record the item identifier in a database.
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