Electronic commerce file system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9552597-B2
Application number	US-201213399112-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2012
Priority date	Feb 17, 2012
Publication date	Jan 24, 2017
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017

Abstract

In various example embodiments, a system and method for an electronic commerce file system are provided. In example embodiments, a selection of an item contained in a folder of an electronic commerce file system is received. The item is offered for sale by an electronic commerce provider, and the electronic commerce file system resides locally on a client device. Based on a type of the folder, a set of actions are provided for selection, with the set of actions to be performed with respect to the item. A selection of an action to be performed with respect to the item is received. The action is performed with respect to the item, with the action being performed between the electronic commerce file system and the electronic commerce provider via a network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a client device while the client device is in electronic communication with an electronic commerce provider, a first user selection of a visual representation of an item being offered for sale by the electronic commerce provider;
receiving, at the client device while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider via a network, a second user selection of a folder of one or more folders of an electronic commerce file system, the electronic commerce file system residing locally on the client device;
based on the first user selection and the second user selection,
retrieving, from the electronic commerce provider while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, item data describing the item; and
placing an item object representing the selected item in the selected folder, the item object comprising the retrieved item data;

receiving, at the client device while the client device is not in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, a third user selection of the item object;
based on a type of the folder in which the item object is located, presenting, at the client device, a plurality of item action options;
receiving, at the client device while the client device is not in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, a fourth user selection of an item action option of the plurality of item action options in conjunction with the third user selection of the item object;
updating the object item to indicate the selected item action option; and
synchronizing, based on the client device being in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, the electronic commerce file system with the electronic commerce provider, the synchronizing comprising transmitting, from the client device to the electronic commerce provider, a command based on the selected item action option.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual representation of the item being offered for sale by the electronic commerce provider is presented at a website of the electronic commerce provider.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client device and the electronic commerce provider communicate via an application programming interface of the electronic commerce file system and an application programming interface of the electronic commerce provider.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of item action options comprises at least one of a purchase action and a status check action based on the type of the folder in which the item object is located being a shopping list, and wherein the plurality of item action options comprises a share action based on the type of the folder in which the item object is located being a wish list.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected item action option comprises a purchase action of the item, and wherein the command based on the selected item action option comprises an order for the purchase of the item.

6. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having no transitory signals, the machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at a client device while the client device is in electronic communication with an electronic commerce provider, a first user selection of a visual representation of an item being offered for sale by the electronic commerce provider;
receiving, at the client device while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider via a network, a second user selection of a folder of one or more folders of an electronic commerce file system, the electronic commerce file system residing locally on the client device;
based on the first user selection and the second user selection,
retrieving, from the electronic commerce provider while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, item data describing the item; and
placing an item object representing the selected item in the selected folder, the item object comprising the retrieved item data;

receiving, at the client device while the client device is not in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, a third user selection of the item object;
based on a type of the folder in which the item object is located, presenting, at the client device, a plurality of item action options;
receiving, at the client device while the client device is not in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, a fourth user selection of an item action option of the plurality of item action options in conjunction with the third user selection of the item object;
updating the object item to indicate the selected item action option; and
synchronizing, based on the client device being in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, the electronic commerce file system with the electronic commerce provider, the synchronizing comprising transmitting, from the client device to the electronic commerce provider, a command based on the selected item action option.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the visual representation of the item being offered for sale by the electronic commerce provider is presented at a website of the electronic commerce provider.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the client device and the electronic commerce provider communication via an application programming interface of the electronic commerce file system and an application programming interface of the electronic commerce provider.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of item action options comprises at least one of a purchase action and a status check action based on the type of the folder in which the item object is located being a shopping list, and wherein the plurality of item action options comprises a share action based on the type of the folder in which the item object is located being a wish list.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the selected item action option comprises a purchase action of the item, and wherein the command based on the selected item action option comprises an order for the purchase of the item.

11. A system comprising:
at least one processor of a client device; and
a memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the client device to perform operations comprising:
receiving, at the client device while the client device is in electronic communication with an electronic commerce provider via a network, a first user selection of a visual representation of an item being offered for sale by the electronic commerce provider;
receiving, at the client device while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider via a network, a second user selection of a folder of one or more folders of an electronic commerce file system, the electronic commerce file system residing locally on the client device;
based on the first user selection and the second user selection,
retrieving, from the electronic commerce provider while the client device is in electronic communication with the electronic commerce provider, item data describing the item; and
placing an item object representing the selected item in the selected folder, the item object comprising the retrieved item data;

receiving, at the client device while the client device is not in electronic communication with the electronic co

Assignees

• Godsey Sandra Lynn
• Sundaresan Neelakantan
• Ebay Inc

Inventors

• Godsey Sandra Lynn
• Sundaresan Neelakantan

Classifications

• G06Q30/06 Primary

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• G06F16/13

  File access structures, e.g. distributed indices (arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0605

  Pooling transaction partners, e.g. group buying or group selling · CPC title

• G06Q30/0633 Primary

  Managing shopping lists, e.g. compiling or processing purchase lists (shipping orders G06Q10/083; order filling G06Q10/087) · CPC title