Patents by Inventor Petra Hofer

Petra Hofer 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REACHING SMALL MARKETS WITH A CULTURE SPECIFIC ON-LINE COMMERCE SERVICE
    Publication number: 20110197208
    Abstract: A method is described that comprises providing a cultural specific on-line commerce experience for an end user by translating an action of the end user into a standard format used by an on-line auctioneer and by causing the translated action to be sent over a network. The action is taken through a cultural specific end user interface. The standard format is used by an on-line commerce service's back end application software to recognize end user actions originating from experiences that include the cultural specific on-line experience as well as experiences other than the cultural specific on-line experience. The action that is translated into the standard format is to be sent into a network so that it can be received by the on-line commerce service's back-end resources and recognized by the back-end application software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Petra Hofer, Chenggang Luan, Tola Dalton, Krishna Somayajula, Peter Johnson, Masaki Sawanobori
  • Method and apparatus for reaching small markets with a culture specific on-line commerce service
    Patent number: 7953638
    Abstract: A method is described that comprises providing a cultural specific on-line commerce experience for an end user by translating an action of the end user into a standard format used by an on-line auctioneer and by causing the translated action to be sent over a network. The action is taken through a cultural specific end user interface. The standard format is used by an on-line commerce service's back end application software to recognize end user actions originating from experiences that include the cultural specific on-line experience as well as experiences other than the cultural specific on-line experience. The action that is translated into the standard format is to be sent into a network so that it can be received by the on-line commerce service's back-end resources and recognized by the back-end application software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Petra Hofer, Chenggang Luan, Tola Dalton, Krishna Somayajula, Peter Johnson, Masaki Sawanobori
  • Method and apparatus for reaching small markets with a culture specific on-line commerce service
    Publication number: 20050075942
    Abstract: A method is described that comprises providing a cultural specific on-line commerce experience for an end user by translating an action of the end user into a standard format used by an on-line auctioneer and by causing the translated action to be sent over a network. The action is taken through a cultural specific end user interface. The standard format is used by an on-line commerce service's back end application software to recognize end user actions originating from experiences that include the cultural specific on-line experience as well as experiences other than the cultural specific on-line experience. The action that is translated into the standard format is to be sent into a network so that it can be received by the on-line commerce service's back-end resources and recognized by the back-end application software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Petra Hofer, Chenggang Luan, Tola Dalton, Krishna Somayajula, Peter Johnson, Masaki Sawanobori