Patents by Inventor Rhys Chard

Rhys Chard 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: 20140304120
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing a particular version of a site associated with an electronic marketplace, wherein the electronic marketplace offers a plurality of offerings to a plurality of regions via a plurality of versions of the site; receiving a request from a user to access the particular version of the site; receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the particular version of the site; and presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297459
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method including presenting a listing of offerings at a website; presenting a view selection object to the user at the website; in response to receiving a selection of the view selection object, presenting an alternate view of the offerings at the website based on a predefined selection criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297463
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a region of user-location of the marketplace; presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating, to the offerings available in the region of user-location of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297484
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view offerings available in a user-selected region of the marketplace; presenting, in the interface, geographically customized information relating to the offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297461
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; receiving a user selection, via an interface, of a region of the electronic marketplace for listings of region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; receiving, from the user, a selection of a region; presenting, via the interface, geographically customized information relating to the region-specific offerings available in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297462
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a community site associated with a national electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the national electronic marketplace; presenting, at the community site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a community-specific manner, and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the community site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297483
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing an electronic marketplace; providing an interface allowing a user to access the marketplace and view through select offerings available uniquely in a user-selected region of the marketplace; presenting, the interface, geographically customized information relating to the select offerings available only in the user-selected region of the marketplace; and receiving, from the user, a request to purchase a region-specific offering via the marketplace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297464
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising storing information corresponding to a plurality of items to be presented at a regional site associated with a global electronic marketplace, wherein the plurality of items is a subset of items offered by the global electronic marketplace; presenting, at the regional site, information pertaining to the plurality of items in a region-specific manner and receiving, from a user, a request to purchase one or more of the plurality of items via the regional site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297475
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising providing a particular version of a site associated with an electronic marketplace, wherein the electronic marketplace offers a plurality of offerings to a plurality of regions via a plurality of versions of the site; detecting a user access to the particular version of the site; receiving a request from the user and retrieving, based on the request, a region-specific version of an offering available in the region associated with the particular version of the site; and presenting the region-specific version of the offering to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20140297482
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising receiving from a user an indication of a target website containing content in a first language; receiving a user selection of a second language translating a portion of the content of the target website to the second language, and providing the translated portion of the content of the target website to the user in the second language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Patent number: 8732037
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20120284304
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathen Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Patent number: 8266016
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20100131510
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Patent number: 7660740
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard
  • Publication number: 20020046131
    Abstract: A method to facilitate network-based commerce includes determining a site that a user accesses, the site being one of multiple sites operated by a network-based commerce facility. A category list available for the site is retrieved, the category list identifying categories of offerings available via the site. The category list is communicated to the user. The site is a regional site, and the category list is a region-specific category list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Inventors: Barry Boone, Nathan Sacco, Rhys Chard