Patents by Inventor Alex Dai-Shun Poon

Alex Dai-Shun Poon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140082063
    Abstract: Displaying a user interface to harvest feedback information pertaining to transactions facilitated by a computerized transaction facility includes the display of multiple feedback windows, or other distinct areas, within a user interface displayed on a display device. Each feedback window includes transaction identifier information that identifies a respective transaction. Each feedback window also includes a feedback input that receives feedback information, pertaining to an associated transaction identified by the transaction information. The feedback input is displayed, within each feedback window, to indicate an association with the respective transaction information. Accordingly, feedback input for multiple transactions may conveniently be inputted through a single user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Daniele Levy, Steve Grove, Dheeraj Singh Mohnia, Alex Dai-Shun Poon
  • Publication number: 20130268387
    Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20130268386
    Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8463653
    Abstract: Systems and methods to facilitate programmatic access to a network-based commerce facility via a network are described. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a third party application via the network at the network based commerce facility. The request performs an action pertaining to electronic commerce and being one of a plurality of requests recognized by the network-based commerce facility. In responsive to the request, the method performs the action pertaining to the electronic commerce and communicates from a result of the action from the network-based commerce facility to the third party application in a programmatically accessible format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Scott Leahy, Michael K. Wilson
  • Patent number: 8291233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to various aspects for maintaining and utilizing login preference information of users of a network-based transaction facility. In one embodiment, user interface information is communicated to a client via a communications network. The user interface information includes information concerning a plurality of features within the network-based transaction facility. The user interface information also specifies a login interface that facilitates user input of login preference information pertaining to each of the plurality of features. Further, the login preference information is received from the client via the communications network and utilized to control user access to any of the plurality of features within the network-based transaction facility via the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Pearson, Alex Dai-Shun Poon, Buffy Poon
  • Patent number: 8078501
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating a transaction in a network-based transaction facility are described. According to one embodiment, a user associated with the transaction in the network-based transaction facility is identified, and a rating is assigned to the user based on the accuracy of information submitted by the user during the transaction. If the rating exceeds a predetermined threshold, the transaction is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Alex Dai-Shun Poon
  • Publication number: 20020062265
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating category selection by a user in a computerized auction. A category field is provided, containing a plurality of category entries used to categorize an item in the auction. One category entry is selected in the category field and at least one subcategory field is provided, containing a plurality of subcategory entries also used to categorize the item in the auction, the subcategory entries corresponding to the one selected category entry of the plurality of category entries. At least one subcategory entry corresponding to the one selected category entry is further selected in the at least one subcategory field for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2000
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventor: Alex Dai-Shun Poon