Patents by Inventor Matthew F. Ackley

Matthew F. Ackley 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).

  • Patent number: 9704123
    Abstract: A system and method that manages listings is provided. In example embodiments, a first listing for offering an item is created. A second listing that is an adjustment to the first listing that includes a different attribute is then created. A result of the first listing and a result of the second listing are evaluated. An optimal listing based on the result of the first listing and the result of the second listing is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew F. Ackley, Ken Lin
  • Patent number: 9607333
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a network-based sales system with customizable user interfaces are described. The system generates first and second sales interfaces based on customization commands and communicates the sales interfaces, over a network, through respective member sites to first and second users. The system further receives first and second requests to view a listing of an item that is presented in an offer for sale via the first and second sales interfaces, retrieves a record from a central database system that is changed responsive to a sale of the item that is presented in the first and second sales listings, modifies an object model representation of a central database system based on the retrieval of the record that is changed and regenerates the first and second sales interfaces responsive to the modification of the object model representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Ackley, Joseph Aparo
  • Publication number: 20140058904
    Abstract: A sales system for coupling to a communications network. The sales system includes a sales interface at a first network address that includes a set of user interface elements. In addition the sales system includes another sales interface at a different network address that includes a second set of user interface elements. Finally the system includes a sales server at a third network address that may be used to operate both sales interfaces to provide an impression that the first and second sales interfaces are being operated by different entities. The sales server includes a categorization interface that responds to user input to define both sets of categorized interface elements. The categorized interface elements respectively include a plurality of specification elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Ackley, Joseph Aparo
  • Publication number: 20130166403
    Abstract: A system and method that manages listings is provided. In example embodiments, a first listing for offering an item is created. A second listing that is an adjustment to the first listing that includes a different attribute is then created. A result of the first listing and a result of the second listing are evaluated. An optimal listing based on the result of the first listing and the result of the second listing is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Hua-Ming Jin, Matthew F. Ackley, Ken Lin
  • Patent number: 8433643
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and non-transitory machine-readable medium are provided for declining auctions with interest bidding. According to one embodiment, offers are received from respective bidders in a bid receiving process to transact a financial instrument, the offers being expressed as offered interest rates at which the corresponding respective bidders are willing to transact the financial instrument. The bid receiving process is utilized in a declining auction characterized by a reducing a published interest rate at which the financial instrument is offered for sale. The reducing of the published interest rate is performed automatically and responsive to a lack of bidding activity. Further there is a determining whether at least one of the offers satisfies transaction criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Watt, II, Matthew F. Ackley, William J. Cornell
  • Publication number: 20110270738
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system and non-transitory machine-readable medium are provided for declining auctions with interest bidding. According to one embodiment, offers are received from respective bidders in a bid receiving process to transact a financial instrument, the offers being expressed as offered interest rates at which the corresponding respective bidders are willing to transact the financial instrument. The bid receiving process is utilized in a declining auction characterized by a reducing a published interest rate at which the financial instrument is offered for sale. The reducing of the published interest rate is performed automatically and responsive to a lack of bidding activity. Further there is a determining whether at least one of the offers satisfies transaction criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Watt, II, Matthew F. Ackley, William J. Cornell
  • Patent number: 8015103
    Abstract: A method and system are provides for an auction with interest rate bidding. The system receives a starting interest rate and a maximum interest rate for an interest-paying (IP) item at a computer. The system publishes the IP item for sale at the starting interest rate, initiates a declining auction and receives bids in the declining auction for the IP item. The system terminates the declining auction based on a predetermined period of time and identifies one or more bids that respectively include an interest rate that is lower than the maximum interest rate. Finally, the system selects a lowest interest rate bid from the one or more bids as a winning bid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Watt, II, Matthew F. Ackley, William J. Cornell
  • Publication number: 20100257087
    Abstract: A method and system are provides for an auction with interest rate bidding. The system receives a starting interest rate and a maximum interest rate for an interest-paying (IP) item at a computer. The system publishes the IP item for sale at the starting interest rate, initiates a declining auction and receives bids in the declining auction for the IP item. The system terminates the declining auction based on a predetermined period of time and identifies one or more bids that respectively include an interest rate that is lower than the maximum interest rate. Finally, the system selects a lowest interest rate bid from the one or more bids as a winning bid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: William R. Watt, II, Matthew F. Ackley, William J. Cornell
  • Patent number: 7783555
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for declining auction with interest rate bidding. According to one embodiment, an interest rate may be set for a transacted financial instrument, and information regarding the financial instrument and an interest rate at which the financial instrument is offered are published via a computer network. Offers from respective bidders to transact the financial instrument may be received, via the computer network, being expressed as offered interest rates at which the bidders are willing to transact the financial instrument. On the termination of a bid receiving process, whether at least one of the offers satisfies transaction criteria, as defined by a seller of the financial instrument, may be determined. If it is determined that at least one of the offers satisfies the transaction criteria, then at least one of the offers may be identified as an accepted offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Watt, II, Matthew F. Ackley, William J. Cornell