Business event processing

US8959532B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8959532-B2
Application numberUS-201414230576-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 31, 2014
Priority dateJun 30, 2005
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Techniques for business event processing are presented. Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may operate receive a request to perform an operation on a first listing previously listed by a marketplace participant at an online market location; to identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of previously listed second 1istings including the first listing; and to automatically to perform the operation on the at least one additional listing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving a request to perform an operation on a first listing previously published in a networked based marketplace; identifying at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the first listing from a plurality of previously listed second listings including the first listing; and automatically performing, using one or more processors, the operation on the at least one additional listing.…

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What does patent US8959532B2 cover?
Techniques for business event processing are presented. Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may operate receive a request to perform an operation on a first listing previously listed by a marketplace participant at an online market location; to identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of previously listed second 1is…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ebay Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q10/0633. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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