Methods and systems for electronic commerce facility client-based presentation offer management
A method, system and computer readable medium for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers via an independent service provider. A request is received from a seller over the electronic commerce network to generate an auction program process associated with the seller. The auction program process associated with the seller is generated by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) hyperlink associated with the auction program process is generated by the electronic commerce computer. The URL hyperlink is communicated to the seller for insertion into a web page hosted on a website other than the independent service provider's website, wherein the web page displays information about an item for sale. The auction program process generated by the electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider is activated when a buyer clicks on the inserted hyperlink on the hosting website.
1. A method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers via an independent service provider, comprising the steps of:
receiving from a first seller of the plurality of sellers over the electronic commerce network a request to generate an auction program process associated with the first seller;
generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller;
generating, by the electronic commerce computer, an URL hyperlink associated with the auction program process;
communicating the URL hyperlink to the first seller for insertion into a web page hosted on a website other than the independent service provider's website;
automatically inserting, by the electronic commerce computer, the URL hyperlink into the web page on the hosting website; and
activating the auction program process generated by the electronic commerce computer when a buyer clicks on the inserted hyperlink on the hosting website.
2. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 further comprising:
publishing the web page with the inserted URL hyperlink to make available to the buyers a means to make offers on the item being auctioned over the electronic commerce network.
3. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 2 further comprising displaying the web page associated with the auction program process after receiving a request from a buyer who clicks on the URL hyperlink.
4. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the first seller includes an agent or representative of the first seller.
5. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein an association between the first seller and the auction program process associated with the first seller includes at least one of an identification and a contact information for the first seller.
6. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the auction program process associated with the first seller by an electronic commerce computer includes a condition of sale.
7. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the hyperlink associated with the auction program process comprises a code segment to display auction information on the web page and to communicate auction information over the electronic commerce network.
8. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the website is hosted by the first seller or an independent party.
9. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the URL hyperlink comprises a textual form.
10. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 wherein the URL hyperlink comprises an image form.
11. The method for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 1 , wherein generating the auction program process associated with the first seller includes generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller without requiring uploading to the electronic commerce computer of descriptive information about an item being auctioned.
12. A system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers via an independent service provider, comprising:
a processor for executing a plurality of components for enabling electronic commerce transactions including:
a component for receiving from a first seller of the plurality of sellers over the electronic commerce network a request to generate an auction program process associated with the first seller;
a component for generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller;
a component for generating, by the electronic commerce computer, an URL hyperlink associated with the auction program process;
a component for communicating the URL hyperlink to the first seller for inclusion into a web page hosted on a website other than the independent service provider's website;
a component for automatically inserting, by the electronic commerce computer, the URL hyperlink into the web page on the hosting website; and
a component for activating the auction program process generated by the electronic commerce computer when a buyer clicks on the inserted hyperlink on the hosting website.
13. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 12 further comprising:
a component for publishing the web page with the inserted URL hyperlink to make available to the buyers a means to make offers on the item being auctioned over the electronic commerce network.
14. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 13 further comprising a component for displaying the web page associated with the auction program process after receiving a request from a buyer who clicks on the URL hyperlink.
15. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 12 wherein the auction program process associated with the first seller by an electronic commerce computer includes a condition of sale.
16. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network of claim 12 wherein the hyperlink associated with the auction program process comprises a code segment to display auction information on the web page and to communicate auction information over the electronic commerce network.
17. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network of claim 12 wherein the hyperlink comprises a textual form.
18. The system for facilitating interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network of claim 12 wherein the hyperlink comprises an image form.
19. The system for facilitating interactive commerce transactions of claim 12 , wherein the component for generating the auction program process associated with the first seller includes a component for generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller without requiring uploading to the electronic commerce computer of descriptive information about an item being auctioned.
20. A storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause a computer system to facilitate interactive electronic commerce transactions over an electronic commerce network between a plurality of sellers and a plurality of buyers via an independent service provider, by:
receiving from a first seller of the plurality of sellers over the electronic commerce network a request to generate an auction program process associated with the first seller;
generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller;
generating, by the electronic commerce computer, an URL hyperlink associated with the auction program process;
communicating the URL hyperlink to the first seller for insertion into a web page hosted on a website other than the independent service provider's website;
automatically inserting, by the electronic commerce computer, the URL hyperlink into the web page on the hosting website; and
activating the auction program process generated by the electronic commerce computer when a buyer clicks on the inserted hyperlink on the hosting website.
21. The storage medium that causes a computer system to facilitate interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 20 , by:
publishing the web page with the inserted URL hyperlink to make available to the buyers a means to make offers on the item being auctioned over the electronic commerce network.
22. The storage medium that causes a computer system to facilitate interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 21 by displaying the web page associated with the auction program process after receiving a request from a buyer who clicks on the URL hyperlink.
23. The storage medium that causes a computer system to facilitate interactive electronic commerce transactions of claim 20 , by generating, by an electronic commerce computer of the independent service provider, the auction program process associated with the first seller without requiring uploading to the electronic commerce computer of descriptive information about an item being auctioned.