Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Fralic
Christopher D. Fralic 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).
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Publication number: 20150066704Abstract: Systems, media and methods for presenting information relating to a good for sale are provided. In an example embodiment, a system comprises at least one module, executing on one or more computer processors, to receive from a seller, via a network, product information relating to a good for sale, store the received product information in a database, receive an inquiry from a buyer via a portable wireless communication device, the inquiry including data usable to identify the good for sale, and based on an identification of the good, send, via a network, for display in an interface of the portable wireless communication device, at least some of the information relating to the good for sale.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: March 5, 2015Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20140006212Abstract: A method and apparatus to present information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20140006213Abstract: A method and apparatus to present information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20140006200Abstract: A method and apparatus to present information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20140006211Abstract: A method and apparatus to present information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20110178898Abstract: A method and apparatus to present information relating to a good. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The information relating to the good is presented via a network and using the product identification code.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Patent number: 7983953Abstract: A method and apparatus to present a good of a seller. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good. The good is then presented for sale via a network and using the product identification code.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Patent number: 7953641Abstract: A method for using a telephone to list a seller's good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good's UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller's provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Sunny Balijepalli Rao, Christopher D. Fralic
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Publication number: 20110004535Abstract: A method and apparatus to present a good of a seller. A product identification code is received via a cellular telephone, the product identification code identifying the good.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Patent number: 7813967Abstract: A method for using a telephone to list a seller's good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good's UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller's provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Joshua R Kopelman, Srinivas Balijepalli, Christopher D Fralic
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Publication number: 20080183489Abstract: A method for using a telephone to list a seller's good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good's UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller's provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2008Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: eBayInventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Srinivas Balijepalli, Christopher D. Fralic
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Patent number: 7370006Abstract: A method for using a telephone to list a seller's good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good's UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller's provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2001Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: eBay, Inc.Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli
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Publication number: 20020049641Abstract: A method for using a telephone to list a seller's good for sale on a website including the steps of receiving good-identifying information from a seller via a telephone and presenting the good for sale on a website. The good-identifying information may be received as a series of tones generated by depression of keys of a telephone. The tones may optionally be used to navigate through a voice prompt system or to provide information about the good, such as the good's UPC code, ISBN number and/or characteristics of the good. The seller's provision of a standard identification code allows the marketeer to retrieve information relating to the good from a database and to use such information to present the good for sale. Such information, and/or the characteristics provided by the seller that are specific to the good may optionally be used to set or recommend a price for the good.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Joshua M. Kopelman, Christopher D. Fralic, Srinivas Balijepalli