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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2012
Applicants:
Sameer Hassan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Kenneth Lobo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stephen Richard Thomas, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sameer Hassan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Kenneth Lobo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stephen Richard Thomas, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/08 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0274 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for keyword bidding in a market cooperative are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes receiving a keyword bid from a first party; determining a value to a host associated with the keyword bid; augmenting the keyword bid by an amount corresponding to the value to the host; and sending the augmented keyword bid to a second party.