Method and system for mobile publication

Abstract

Methods and system for mobile publication are described. A captured image may be accessed. A bar code may be decoded from the captured image. An item associated with the bar code may be identified. An item listing of the item may be generated in accordance with the identifying of the item. The item listing may be utilized for posting with a listing manager. One or more item listings for the item may be identified. At least one item listing of the one or more item listings may be provided for presentation in accordance with the searching of the plurality of item listings.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, at a server, a message from a hand-held device, the message comprising an image and item attribute information;   decoding a bar code from the image;   identifying the item associated with the decoded bar code in the image;   mapping listing attributes to item attribute information from the message;   generating, at the server, an item listing of the item associated with the bar code, the item listing comprising the mapped listing attributes; and   providing the item listing to a publication application, the publication application configured to list the item based on the item listing.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 utilizing the item listing for posting with a listing manager of the publication application at the server by providing the item listing to the listing manager to list the item for sale.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 accessing positional information from the hand-held device to identify a location of the hand-held device, wherein utilizing the item listing for posting includes providing the item listing to the listing manager to offer the item for sale in a geographical area relative to the location of the hand-held device.   
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing positional information from the hand-held device to identify a location of the hand-held device, wherein generating the item listing includes adding a geographical area relative to the location of the hand-held device to the item listing.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein the positional information includes at least one of GPS source data, GPS assisted data, triangulation data, or cellular identification (ID) data in the form of location coordinates for the hand-held device. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing item attribute information associated with the item, wherein the generating of the item listing is in accordance with the identifying of the item and the mapping of listing attributes.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 6 , wherein the item attribute information includes an edition, a number of pages, an author, chapter titles, song titles, actors, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein a subject line of the message or a body of the message includes a type of listing request, pricing information of the item listing, timing information of the item listing, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing pricing information for the item during a time period;   providing a price range to the hand-held device for presentation in accordance with the accessing of the pricing information; and   receiving a pricing selection from the hand-held device in accordance with the providing of the price range,   wherein the generating of the item listing of the item is in accordance with the receiving of the pricing selection.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 accessing a listing image associated with the item,   wherein the generating of the item listing of the item is in accordance with the identifying of the item and the accessing of the listing image.   
     
     
         11 . A server comprising:
 one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising:   receiving a message from a hand-held device, the message comprising an image and item attribute information;   decoding a bar code from the image;   identifying the item associated with the decoded bar code in the image;   mapping listing attributes to item attribute information from the message;   generating, at the server, an item listing of the item associated with the bar code, the item listing comprising the mapped listing attributes; and   providing the item listing to a publication application, the publication application configured to list the item based on the item listing.   
     
     
         12 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 utilizing the item listing for posting with a listing manager of the publication application at the server by providing the item listing to the listing manager to list the item for sale.   
     
     
         13 . The server of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing positional information from the hand-held device to identify a location of the hand-held device, wherein utilizing the item listing for posting includes providing the item listing to the listing manager to offer the item for sale in a geographical area relative to the location of the hand-held device.   
     
     
         14 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing positional information from the hand-held device to identify a location of the hand-held device, wherein generating the item listing includes adding a geographical area relative to the location of the hand-held device to the item listing.   
     
     
         15 . The server of  claim 14 , wherein the positional information includes at least one of GPS source data, GPS assisted data, triangulation data, or cellular identification (ID) data in the form of location coordinates for the hand-held device. 
     
     
         16 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing item attribute information associated with the item, wherein the generating of the item listing is in accordance with the identifying of the item and the mapping of listing attributes.   
     
     
         17 . The server of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 accessing pricing information for the item during a time period;   providing a price range to the hand-held device for presentation in accordance with the accessing of the pricing information; and   receiving a pricing selection from the hand-held device in accordance with the providing of the price range,   wherein the generating of the item listing of the item is in accordance with the receiving of the pricing selection.   
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when implemented by one or more processors perform operations comprising:
 receiving a message from a hand-held device, the message comprising an image and item attribute information;   decoding a bar code from the image;   identifying the item associated with the decoded bar code in the image;   mapping listing attributes to item attribute information from the message;   generating, at the server, an item listing of the item associated with the bar code, the item listing comprising the mapped listing attributes; and   providing the item listing to a publication application, the publication application configured to list the item based on the item listing.   
     
     
         19 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 accessing an image received from a hand-held device;   decoding a bar code from the image;   identifying a location of the hand-held device;   identifying an item associated with the bar code in the image;   identifying the at least one item listing for the item, each item listing offering for sale the item associated with the decoded bar code, by using the location of the hand-held device to limit a search for the at least one item listing; and   providing an item listing of the identified at least one item listing for presentation at the hand-held device.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 receiving a purchase request for an item of a particular listing of the at least one item listing; and   processing the purchase request for the item.