US2014129427A1PendingUtilityA1

Systems and methods to determine a value relating to a post

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Assignee: EBAY INCPriority: Jul 8, 1997Filed: Oct 31, 2013Published: May 8, 2014
Est. expiryJul 8, 2017(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jay S. WalkerAndrew S. Van LucheneDeirdre O'SheaGeoffrey M. GelmanDean P. Alderucci
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Abstract

Products and processes are provided in which information is received about a post for an item to be sold. The information may include type data identifying the item for sale as being a specific type of item. Based on the received type data, a posting payment amount is determined.

Claims

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1 . An apparatus, comprising:
 a processor; and   a storage device operatively coupled to the processor and containing instructions configured to direct the processor to:
 offer a posting award for personal description data of a person: 
 receive the personal description data from a client device; 
 post at least a portion of personal description data on a posting site; and 
 in response to receiving the personal description data, cause the at least a portion of the personal description data to be featured prominently on the posting site, wherein the posting award includes the prominent featuring. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data is received via a Web page. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data comprises a resume. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of a particular job skill or particular job experience. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data comprises a dating profile. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of income data or marital status data. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein posting at least a portion of the personal description data includes generating a Web page indicating personal description data and snaking the Web page accessible for display. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to direct the processor to determine that the personal description data is accurate. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein determining that the personal description data is accurate includes receiving feedback data concerning the personal data from a plurality of users and analyzing the feedback data. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the personal description data comprises a product review. 
     
     
         11 . A method comprising:
 offering, by a computing device, a posting award for personal description data of a person;   receiving, by the computing device, the personal description data from a client device;   posting, by the computing device, at least a portion of the personal description data on a posting site; and   in response to receiving the personal description data, causing, by the computing device, the at least a portion of the personal description data to be featured prominently on the posting site, wherein the posting award includes the prominent featuring.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data is received via a Web page. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data comprises a resume. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of a particular job skill or particular job experience. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data comprises a dating profile. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of income data or marital status data. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein posting at least a portion of the personal description data comprises:
 generating a Web page indicating personal description data; and   making the Web page accessible for display.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 determining that the personal description data is accurate.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein determining that the personal description data is accurate comprises:
 receiving feedback data concerning the personal data from a plurality of users; and   analyzing the feedback data.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the personal description data comprises a product review. 
     
     
         21 . A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:
 offer a posting award for personal description data of a person;   receive the personal description data from a client device;   post at least a portion of the personal description data on a posting site; and   in response to receiving the personal description data, cause the at least a portion of the personal description data to be featured prominently on the posting site, wherein the posting award includes the prominent featuring.   
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data is received via a Web page. 
     
     
         23 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data comprises a resume. 
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of a particular job skill or particular job experience. 
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data comprises a dating profile. 
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data comprises at least one of income data or marital status data, 
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein posting at least a portion of the personal description data includes generating a Web page indicating personal description data and making the Web page accessible for display. 
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to determine that the personal description data is accurate. 
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 28 , wherein determining that the personal description data is accurate includes receiving feedback data concerning the personal data from a plurality of users and analyzing the feedback data. 
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of  claim 21 , wherein the personal description data comprises a product review.

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