Marketplace listing generation using message metadata

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016189267-A1
Application number	US-201414586574-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 30, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed to receive a message from a user device. The message may include metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device. The method may also determine a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device and create a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving an SMS message from a user device, the SMS message comprising metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device; determining a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device; and creating a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sales price for the user device is automatically determined from the one or more specifications of the user device.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a sales price for the user device includes looking up a sales price in a database based on the one or more specification of the user device.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the creating a listing for the user device includes creating a webpage that includes the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metadata comprises data selected from the list consisting of an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI), an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) data, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number, a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN) number, a Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), and a Short Message Entity (SME).

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes at least one of International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) and a Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), and the method further comprises:
extracting a serial number from either the Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) or the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI); and looking up the serial number in a database and returning the specifications of the user device associated with the serial number.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining a user profile for the user of the user device based on the metadata, wherein the listing is created based on preferences associated with the user profile.

8 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more programs that are configured, when executed, to cause one or more processors to execute the method as recited in claim 1 .

9 . A method comprising:
receiving an HTTP request for a webpage from a user device, the HTTP request comprising metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device; determining a sales price for the user device based on the one or more specifications of the user device; creating an advertisement for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device; and providing the advertisement to the user device as part of the webpage.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving an indication from the user device to create a listing for selling the user device; creating a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device; and providing an indication to the user device that the listing has been created.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
receiving approval from the user device to list device results in a marketplace; and publishing the listing in the marketplace.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving additional information from the user device regarding the listing; and updating the listing with the additional information.

13 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising determining a user profile for a user of the user device based on the metadata, wherein a listing is created based on preferences associated with the user profile.

14 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more programs that are configured, when executed, to cause one or more processors to execute the method as recited in claim 9 .

15 . A system comprising:
a communication interface configured to receive SMS messages; a database; and a processor electronically coupled with the communication interface and the database, the processor configured to:
receive an SMS message from a user device through the communication interface, the SMS message comprising metadata that includes data related to one or more specifications of the user device;
determine a sales price for the user device by looking up a sales price in the database based on the one or more specifications of the user device; and
create a listing for the user device that includes at least the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

16 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the sales price for the user device is automatically determined from the one or more specifications of the user device.

17 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the processor creates a webpage that includes the sales price and at least one of the one or more specifications of the user device.

18 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the metadata comprises data selected from the list consisting of an International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI), an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) data, an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number, a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network (MSISDN) number, a Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), and a Short Message Entity (SME).

19 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the metadata includes at least one of International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) and a Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID), and wherein the processor is further configured to extract a serial number from either the Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) or the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI).

20 . The system according to claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a user profile for a user of the user device based on the metadata, wherein the listing is created based on preferences associated with the user profile.

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Velusamy Lakshmanan

Classifications

• G06Q30/0603

  Catalogue creation or management · CPC title

• H04W4/14

  Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD] · CPC title

• G06Q30/0623 Primary

  by investigating goods or services · CPC title

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L67/306

  User profiles · CPC title