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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Paypal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Choon Chong, San Francisco, CA (US);
Trisha Lee Okubo, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0633 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0643 (2013.01); G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace. The system receives a request from a first user on a network-based social platform. The request identifies a virtual gift. Next, the system associates the virtual gift to an item for sale on the network-based marketplace. Finally, the system communicates interface information that enables the first user to purchase the item on the network-based marketplace.