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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2007
Arturo Manuel Zacarias, Cupertino, CA (US);
Valerie K. Shirk, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik Anderson Stuart, San Mateo, CA (US);
Arturo Manuel Zacarias, Cupertino, CA (US);
Valerie K. Shirk, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik Anderson Stuart, San Mateo, CA (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are configured to assess a fee for communication facilitation regarding publication information. An electronic publication system includes a publication module configured to generate a user interface based on an information search. The user interface includes search result information associated with a first entity and communication initiation information associated with the first entity. The communication initiation information includes identification information configured to identify a contact module of the first entity. The communication initiation information is configured to be selectable to facilitate communication between a second entity and the first entity. The publication system also includes a receiving module configured to receive a lead data record from a communication system that facilitates communication between the first entity and a second entity via the contact module upon selection of the communication initiation information generated from the publication module. The publication system also includes a fee assessment module configured to receive the lead data record from the receiving module and to assess a fee to the first entity based on the lead data record.