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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Valerie K. Shirk, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason M. Heidema, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Valerie K. Shirk, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason M. Heidema, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network commerce system comprises a product sale listing searchable by a consumer and comprising one or more products provided by a third-party. A lead tracking module is operable to track consumer leads provided to the third-party vendor. A communications module enables the consumer and third-party vendor to communicate; and a feedback module enables at least one of the consumer and the third-party vendor to leave feedback regarding a lead tracked via the lead tracking module based on a handshake.