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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:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Wong, Los Altos, CA (US);
William R. Watt, II, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., an Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0627 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0639 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Consistent with some embodiments of the invention, a web-based comparison shopping and marketplace service enables a user to search for and/or browse products of interest, and then obtain geographically-relevant, real-time product availability and pricing information for a product of interest that is offered by one or more physical retail stores. Additionally, with some embodiments, the service enables a user to conclude a purchase transaction for a product that is located at a retail store, and then provides the user with driving directions from the user's location to the retail store.