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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Jeffrey Taylor, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noel Morin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Annette Goodwine, Burlingame, CA (US);
Vicky Sze, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kevin W. Cooney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James Hsin, San Jose, CA (US);
Elaine Fung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vered Shaviv, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey Taylor, Los Altos, CA (US);
Noel Morin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Annette Goodwine, Burlingame, CA (US);
Vicky Sze, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kevin W. Cooney, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
James Hsin, San Jose, CA (US);
Elaine Fung, Cupertino, CA (US);
Vered Shaviv, Mountain View, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a system and method for an Internet-based shopping facility. The shopping facility allows a seller to select shoppers that may bid on the seller's auction listing or offer to but the seller's fixed price listing. Only the shoppers that receive authorization from the seller may bid on or buy the item or service offered for sale by the seller.