Method and apparatus for facilitating user selection of an item category in an online auction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9058094-B2
Application number	US-201414218425-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	Jan 26, 2000
Publication date	Jun 16, 2015
Grant date	Jun 16, 2015

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating category selection by a user in a computerized auction. A category field is provided, containing a plurality of category entries used to categorize an item in the auction. One category entry is selected in the category field and at least one subcategory field is provided, containing a plurality of subcategory entries also used to categorize the item in the auction, the subcategory entries corresponding to the one selected category entry of the plurality of category entries. At least one subcategory entry corresponding to the one selected category entry is further selected in the at least one subcategory field for further processing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving an identifier;
determining that the identifier is associated with a selection in a user interface of a combination of a category and a subcategory under which items included in listings in a networked marketplace environment are classified; and
based on the receiving of the identifier and the determining that the identifier is associated with the selection in the user interface of the combination of the category and the sub…

Assignees

• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Poon Alex Dai-Shun

Classifications

• G06Q30/08 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0623

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q30/0601

  Physics · mapped topic