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`(84) Titre : APPLICATIONS POUR DISPOSHTIFS PORTABLES
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`($7 Abstract: Systems and methods of applications for wearable devices are disclosed, fn seme embovliments, a wearable device re-
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`cerees data fram @ personal computing device conumunicatively coupled to the wearable device. The data can corespond ta content
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`ofan ontire caarkeipiace. [i respec to receiving the data, the content can be caused fr be displayed on the wearable device. The
`wearable device can detect an input ffom a user, The Inpte can correspondto a requested action, The wearable device can wansmil at
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`APPLICATIONS FOR WEARABLE DEVICES
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application
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`No. 61/8635, 464, filed on August $3, 2013, entitled, “APPLICATIONS FOR
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`WEARABLE DEVICES.” ta US, Provisional Appiication No. 61/936.23 1, filed
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`on February 5, 2014, entitled,“ONLINE CONTENT FEED ON A WEARABLE
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`DEVICE, and to U.S, Provisional Application No, 62/015,898, Filed on June
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`18, 2014, entitled, “APPLICATIONS FOR WEARABLEDEVICES,”all of
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`which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entiretyas if set forth herein.
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`The present application relates generally to the technical field of
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`data processing, and, m various embadiments, to systems and methods of
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`applications for wearable devices.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Wearable devices can be limited in ierms of screen size and
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`processing power, as well as a lack of other capabilities. As a result, abilityto
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`performcertain functions on such devices can be hindered.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTHON OF THE DRAWINGS
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`Sepie embodiments of the present disclosarc are Wustrated by
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`wayof example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings,
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`m which fike reference numbers indicate similar clements, and in which:
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`0065]
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`FIG.
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`|] is a block diagram depicting a network architecture of a
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`system having @ client-server architecture configured for exchanging data over a
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`netwark, in accurdance with some embodiments:
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`FIG. 2is a block diagram depicting various components of &
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`network-based publication system, m accordance wilh some embodiments;
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`FiG. 3 is a block diagram depicting various tables that can be
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`FIG. 4 is a process flow diagram, in accordance with some
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`embodiments;
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`FIGS. 5A-S5D ilusirate different siages of an application for a
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`wearable device, in acterdance with same embodiments;
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`FIGS. 6A-4D illustrate different stages ofan application for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with seme embodiments;
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`FIGS. 7A-7L.ilhisirate different siages of an application for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with some embodiments;
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`FIG, % illustrates different stages of providing an Gniine content
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`feed on a wearable device, in accardance with some embadiments;
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`FiG. 9 illustrates different stages of providing an online cantent
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`feed on a wearable device, in accordance with some embodimenis:
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`FIG. 10 Hlustrates a user interface fur managing notification
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`seitings for a wearable device application, m accordance with some
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`embodiments;
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`FIGS. LIA-P1C dlustrate different stages of applications for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with seme embodiments;
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`FRGS, 12A-12Cdlustrate different stages of applications for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with some embodiments;
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`FIGS. 13A-23C ihustrate different slages of applications for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with some embadiments:
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`{O018}
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`FIGS. 14A-14B Hlusirate different stages of an application fora
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`wearable device, in accordance with seme embodiments:
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`FIGS. I5A-15B ilustraic customized home sereens for a
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`wearable device, in accordance with seme embodiments;
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`PIG. 16 Hlustrates different remaining time nonfications
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`displayed on a wearable device, in accurdance with some embodiments;
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`FiG. 171s a fowehart Ulostrating a method for implementing an
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`application for a wearable device, in accordance with some embodunents;
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`FIG. 18 is a flowchart iHustrating a method for implementing an
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`appheation for a wearable device, in accordance with same embodiments;
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`FIG. 19 ts a block diagram iHustrating @ personal computing
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`device, a accordance with same cxample embodiments; and
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`FIG, 20 shows @ diagrammatic representation of a machine in the
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`example form of a computer system within which @ set of instructions can be
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`executed to cause the machine to perferm any one or more of the methodologies
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`discussed herein, in accordance with some embodiments.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`Thedeseription that follows includes Uhusirative systems,
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`methods, techniques, instruction sequences, and computing machine program
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`producis that embody Hlustrative embodiments.
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`In the followimg description, for
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`purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to
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`provide an understanding ofvarious embodiments ofthe inventive subject
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`niatter.
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`lt will be evident, however, lo those skilled in the art that embodiments
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`of the Inventive subject matier can be practiced without these specific details. In
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`general, well-known instruction instances, protocols, structures, and techniques
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`have not been shown in detail.
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`in same embodiments, fealures of the present disclosure
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`overcome deficiencies of wearable devices by enabling a wearable device to
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`provide one or morc instructions to a personal computing device fc.g., a
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`smartphone) ofa user ef the wearable device to perform one or more uctions
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`requested by the user via one or Dore Mpuis provided by the user to the wearable
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`device,
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`In this respect, the user ean benefit from the convenience of the
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`weantble device, while leveraging additional capabilities of the personal
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`computing device.
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`in some embodiments, ¢ wearable device receives data framthe
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`personal computing device. The daia can correspondto, for example, content of
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`an online markemlaco,
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`In response te reeciving the data, the content can be
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`caused to be displayed on the wearable device. The wearable device can then
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`detect an Input from a user, The input can correspondto a requested action, The
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`requested action can be based on the content, The wearable device can then
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`transoiit at least one instruction to the personal computing device. The
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`mstruction(s) can be configured to cause the personal computing device to
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`perform the requested action.
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`In some embodiments, any ofthe data or tnsiruciions discussed
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`herein can be transmitted between a marketplace server and the wearable device
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`directly without the use ofthe personal computing device. For example, the data
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`corresponding to the content can be transmitted from the marketplace serverto
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`the wearable device without the data being transmitted to the personal copiputing
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`device. Additionally, the instruction(s) te perform the requested action(s) can be
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`transmitted fom the wearable device to the marketplace server without the
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`instruction(s) being transmitted ta the personal computing device.
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`in some embodiments, the wearable device comprises 3
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`smartwaich, In some embodimenis, the personal computing device caniprises a
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`smartphone.
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`in some embodiments, causing the content to be displayed on the
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`wearable device comprises causing @ notification to be displayed on the wearable
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`device. In some embodiments, the notification is configured to nolify the user of
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`an item being offered for sale on the online marketplace.
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`[In other embodiments,
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`the notification is configured te notify the user that the user has been outbid on
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`an item bemg offered for safe on the enline marketplace.
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`in same embodiments, the instruction(s) is/are configeredto
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`cause the personal computing device te display an item listing page for an item
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`being offered for sale on the online marketplace. In other embodiments, the
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`instruction{s) is/are configured to cause the personal competing device to
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`mstroclthe online markeiplace io place a bid, an behalf ofthe user, for an item
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`being offered for sale on the online marketplace.
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`In further embodiments, the
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`instruction(s) isfare configured to cause the personal computing device to
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`instruct the online marketplace to increase a bid, on behalfof the user, for an
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`vem being offered for sale on the aniline aarkeiplace.
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`in same embodiments, causing the content to be displayed an ihe
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`wearable device comprises causing to be displayed on the wearable device
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`information ofa first item being offered for sale on the online marketplace,
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`detecting an indication of the user shaking the wearable device, and, in response
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`to detecting the indication of the user shaking the wearable device, causing to be
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`displayed on the wearable device information of a second item being offered for
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`sale on the online marketplace.
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`In some embodiments, a remaining time notification is caused to
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`be displayed on a home screen of an operating system on the wearable device.
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`The remaining time nafficaton can be configured to indicate an amount oftime
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`remaining for an item being offered for sale on the online marketplace.
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`The methods or embodiments disclosed herem can be
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`implemented as a computer system having ane or more modules (eg., hardware
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`modules or safiware modules}, Such modules can be executed by ane or more
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`processors of the computer system. The methods or embodiments disclosed
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`herein can be embodied as insteuctions stored on a machine-readable pretium
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`that, when executed by one or more processurs, cause the one or More Processors
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`te perform the mstructions.
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`1 is a network diagram depicting a chent-server system 100,
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`within which one example embodiment can be deployed. A networked system
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`102, ta the example forms of a network-based marketplace or publication
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`aystem, provides server-side functionality, vie a network [04 (e.¢., the Internet
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`ora Wide Area Network (WAN)) to one or more clients. FIG.
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`} Ulustrates, for
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`cxample, a web chent 106 {e.¢., a browser, such as the Internet Explorer browser
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`develaped by Microsofi Corporation of Redmond, Washington State} and a
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`programmatic client 1U8 executing on respective client machines 110 and 122.
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`Clicnt machines $10 and 112 can comprise wearable devices (c.g,
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`smartwatches) and uther personal computing devices (2.2., smartphones}, as will
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`be discussed in further detail below.
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`An API server 1 #4 and a web server 116 are coupled to, and
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`provide programmatic and web interfaces respectivelyto, one or more
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`application servers 118, The application servers 118 hast one or more
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`marketplace applications 120 and payment applications 122. The application
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`servers 118 are, in ture, shownlo be coupled fo one or more database servers
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`124 thar facilitate access to one or more databases 126.
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`The marketplace applications }20 ean provide a number of
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`niarkeiplace funciions andservices to users who access the networked system
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`102, The payrnent applications 12? can likewise provide a number of paynrent
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`services and functions to users. The payment applications 122 can allowusers to
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`accumulate value (¢.g., 1 a commercial currency, such as the US. dolar, or a
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`propWictary currency, such as “points”) in accounts, and then later to redeemthe
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`accumulated vahic for products (e.g., goads or services} ihat are made available
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`via the marketplace applications 120, While the marketplace and payment
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`apphcations 12G and #22 are shown in FIG.
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`{ ta both form part of the networked
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`system 102, 1 will be appreciated that, m alternative embodiments, the payment
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`applications 122 can fonn part of a paymeni service that is separate anddistinct
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`from the networked system 102.
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`Further, while the client-server system LOG shownin FIG.
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`employs a client-server architecture, the embodiments are, of course not limited
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`to sach an architecture, and can cqually well find appheation tn a distributed, or
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`peer-io-peer, architecture system, for example. The various marketplace and
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`payment applications 120 and 122 coukd also be implemented as standalone
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`software programs, which do not necessarily have networking capabilites.
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`The web client 106 accesses the vartous marketplace and payment
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`applications 120 and $22 via the web interface sapporicd by the web server 116.
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`Similarly, the programmatic chent {O8 accesses the various services and
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`functions provided by the marketplace and payment applications 120 and 122 via
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`the programmatic titerface provided by the API server 114. The programmatic
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`cBent 108 can, for example, bc a seller application (e.g., the TurboLister
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`application developed by eBay inc., of San Jose, Califomia} io enable sellers to
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`author and managclistings on the nctworked system 102 in an off-line manner,
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`and fo perform batch-mode communications between the programmatic chent
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`106 and the networked system 102,
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`FG. 1 alse ilksstrates a third party appReation 128, exceuting on
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`a third party server machine 130, as having programmatic access to the
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`networked system 1)2 via the programmatic interface provided by the APT
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`server 114. For example. the third party application {28 can, utilizing
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`informationretrieved from the networkedsystem 102, support one or more
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`features or Rnctions on a website hosted bythe third party, The third party
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`website can, for exaniple, provide oneor more promotional, marketplace, or
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`payment functions that are supported bythe relevant applications of the
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`petworked system 102.
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`FIG. 2 ilhisteates a block diagram showing components provided
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`within the networked sysiem 102 according te some embodiments. The
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`networked system 102 can be hosted on dedicated or shared server machines
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`{net shown) that are communicalively coupled te enable commanications
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`coupled (e.g., via appropriate interfaces} to cach other and to various data
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`sourees, 80 as to allow information to be passed between the applications or so as
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`to allowihe applications to share and access commondata. Furthermere, the
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`components can access one or more databases 126 via the database servers 124.
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`{6042}
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`The networked system 102 can provide a number of publishing,
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`listing, and/or price-setting mechanisms wherebyaseller (alse referred to as a
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`“Brst user”) can fist (or peblish beformation concerning) goods orservices for
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`sale or barter, a buyer(also referred to as a “second user”) can express interes? in
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`or indicate a desire to purchase or barter such goods ar services, and 4
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`transaction (such as a trade} can be completed pertaining to the goods or
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`services, To tis end, the networked system [02 can comprise at least one
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`publication engine 202 and one or more selling engines 204. The publicaiion
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`engine 202 can publish msformation, such as itemlstiags or product descripden
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`pages, on the networked system 102.
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`In some embodiments,the selling engines
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`204 ean comprise one or more fixed-price engines that support fixed-price listing
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`and price setting mechanisms, and one or more auction engines that support
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`auctiaa- formar listing andprice sefting mechanisms (e.g., English, Dutch,
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`Chinese, Double, Reverse auctions}. The various auction ongmes can also
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`provide a mamber of features in support of these auction-format listings, such as
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`a reserve price feature whereby a seller cap specify a reserve price i connection
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`with a Hsting, and a proxy-bidding feanure wherebya bidder ean tivake
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`automated proxy bidding. The sclling engines 204 can farther comprise one or
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`more deal engines that support merchant-generated offers for products and
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`services.
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`A listing engine 206 allows sellers to conveniently author listings
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`of items or alors ta author publications.
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`In onc embodiment, the listings
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`pertain to goods or services that a user (¢.g., a seller) wishes to transact via the
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`betworked system 102.
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`fn some embodiments, the stings can be an offer, deal,
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`coupon, or discownt for the good ar serviec. Eack good or service is associated
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`with @ particular category. The listing engine 206 can receive listing data such
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`as title, deseription, and aspect name’value pairs. Furthermore, cach listing for a
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`wood or service can be assigned an item identifier.
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`In other embodiments, a user
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`can create a {isting that is an advertisement or oiker form of uiformation
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`devices coupled to the networked system 102 (c.g., databases 126). Listings also
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`can comprise product description pages that display a product and information
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`(e.g., product litle, specifications, and reviews) associated with the product.
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`some embodiments, ihe product description page can inchide an aggregation of
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`item listings that correspondto the product described on the product description
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`page.
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`Thelisting cngine 206 can also allow buyers to conveniently
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`authorlistings or requests for items desired to be purchased.
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`fn some
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`embodiments, the stings can pertain te goods or services that a user (e.g, &
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`buyer) wishes to transact via the networked system 102. Each good or service ts
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`associated with a particular category. The listing engine 206 can receive as
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`pach or as Hitt listing data, such as title, description, and aspect namefvalue
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`pairs, that the buyer is aware of about the requested item.
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`fn some embodiments,
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`the listing engine 206 can parse the buyer’s submitted tem information and can
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`complete incomplete portions of the listing. For example, if the buyer provides a
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`brief description of a requesied dent, dhe listing engine 206 can parse the
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`description, extract key terms and use those terms to make a determination of the
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`identity of the item. Using the determuneditemidentity, the listing engine 206
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`can retrieve additional item details for inclusion in the buyer item request.
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`some embodiments, ihe listing engine 206 can assign ap item identifier io cach
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`listing for a goad or service.
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`Jn some embodiments, the Hsting engine 206 allows sellers to
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`generate offers for discounts on products or services. The listing engine 206 can
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`receive listing daia, such as the product or service being offered, a price andor
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`discount for the produci or service, a time period for which theoffer is valid, and
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`so forth, In some embodiments, the listing engine 206 permits scilors to
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`generate offers fromthe sellers’ mobile devices. The generated offers can be
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`aploadedto the networked system [02 for storage and tracking.
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`Searching the networked system Hy is facilitated bya searching
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`engine 208, For example, the searching engine 208 enables keyword queries of
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`listings publishedvia the networked system 102.
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`In example embodiments, the
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`searching engine 208 receives the keyword queries from a device of a user and
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`conducts a review of the storage device storing the listiag information. The
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`returned ta the client device (¢.g., cCHent machine £10, 112) of the user. The
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`searching engine 208 can record the query{¢.g., keywords) and any subsequent
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`aseractions and bebaviors (¢.g., navigations},
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`The searching engine 208 also can perform3 search based on the
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`location of the user. A user can access the searching engine 208 vie a mubile
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`device and gerterate a search query. Using the search query and the user’s
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`localion, the searching engine 208 can return relevant search resalis for products,
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`services, offers, auctions, and so forth io the user. The searching engine 208 can
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`xlentify relevant search results both in a list form and graphically on a map.
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`Selection of a graphical indicator on the map can provide additional details
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`regarding the selected search result, In some embodiments, the user can specify
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`as part of the search query a radiusor distance fromthe user’s current location to
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`lilt search results,
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`The searching engine 208 alse can perform @ search based on an
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`image. The image can be taken from a camera or imaging component ofa client
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`device or can be accessed fromstorage.
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`ha further example, a navigation engine 210 allows users to
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`navigate through various categories, catalogs, or inventory deta structures
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`according to whichlistings can be classified within the networked system 102.
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`For example, the navigation engine 210 allews a pserio successively navigale
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`down 4 category tee comprising 4 hierarchy of categories (¢.g., the category tree
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`structure) until a particular set of listings is reached, Various other navigation
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`applications withia the navigation engine 210 can be provided to supplement the
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`searching and browsing apphcations. The navigalion engine 210 can recordthe
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`varigus ascr acthins (e.g., clicks} performed bythe user in order to navigais
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`down the categorytree,
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`in some embodiments, one or more wearable device modules 212
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`can be configured to provide features for wearable devices. Although the
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`wearable device module(s) 212 are shown 1p FIG, 2as being incorporated xato
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`the networked systen: 102, it iscontemplated that the wearable device module(s}
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`212 can additionally, or alternatively, be incorporated into a personal computing
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`devine or a wearable device of a user, The features, functions, and operations of
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`the wearable device modules) 212 will be discussed in Airther deiail belowwith
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`Additional modules and engines associated with the networked
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`system 102 are described belowin further detail.
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`It should be appreciated that
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`modules or engines can embody various aspects of the dotails described below,
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`FRG. 3 is a ingh-level entity-refationship diagram, Hlustrating
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`various tables 3Gthat can be maintained within the databases) {26, and that are
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`utfized by and support the applications 120 and 122, A user table 302 contains
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`arecord for cach registered user of the networked system $02, and can inchide
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`identifier, address and financial instrument informaiion pertaining to cach such
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`registered user. A user can operate as a seller, a buyer, or both, within the
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`networked systent 12.
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`In one example embodiment, a buyer can be a user that
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`bas accumulated value (e.g., commercial or proprietary currency), and is
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`accordingly able to exchange the accumalated value for items that are offered for
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`sale by the networked system 192,
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`The tables 300 also include an items table 304 mm which are
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`maintained item records for goods and services that are available to be, or have
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`been, transacted via ihe networked system 102. Each Hem record within the
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`stems table 304 can further be inked to one or more user records within the user
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`table 302, so as to associate a seller and one or more actual or potential buyers
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`with each item record,
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`A transaction table 306 contains a record for cach transaction
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`(e.g. a purchase or sale transaction) pertaining fo tlems for which records exist
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`within the items table 304.
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`An ordertable 308 is populated with order records, with each
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`order record being associated with an order. Each order, in hurn, can be
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`associated with one or more transactioas for which records exist within the
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`transaction table 304.
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`Bid records within @ bids table 310 each relate to a bid received at
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`the networked systern 12 in connection with an auction-format fisting supported
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`by an auction application. A feedbacktable 342 is utilized by one or more
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`reputation applications, in one example eorbediment, to construct and maintain
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`reputation mformation concerning users. A history table 314 maintains a history
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`of transactions to whieh a user has been a party. One or more atiributes tables
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`346 record atiribule information pertaining to items for which records exist
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`within the items table 304. Considering onlya single example of such an
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`attribute, the attributes tables 316 can indicate a currencyattribute assccrated
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`with a particular item, with the currency attribute identifying the currency of a
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`psice for the relevant item as specified bya seller.
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`in some embodiments, the tables 300 can comprise data structures
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`that can be loaded Inte memoryor reskle in memory. The memery can be
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`updated or changed as the tables change.
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`Wearable devices can provide 3 size-limited display sereen on
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`which eraphical user interfaces (GUTs} may be displayed. Examples of wearable
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`devices can inchide, but are not limited to, smartwatches, bracelets, cuffs, rings,
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`glasses, pendants, brooches, headbands aad hair accessories, pocket chains,
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`anklets, and the Hike. Other types of wearable devices are also within the scape
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`ofthe present disclosure. The wearable devices may be equipped with input
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`racans such as touchsercens, butions or keys, accelerometers, a gyroscope, an
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`image capture device, a microphone, or the Rke. The wearable devices may
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`include a processor, memory, and network communications devices (¢.2., wi-fi,
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`Bluctooth, mobile data).
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`Due te the limited size of a display sereen andlimited means for
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`providing inputs, the wearable device may be used bya user in conjunction with
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`another personal computing device, such as a mobils device (e.g, a smartphane},
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`a tablet computer, a netbook, a laptop computer, a set-top box for a television, or
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`a gaming console, Other personal computing devices are also within the scope
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`of the present disclosure. Certain iasks may be performed by the user using the
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`personal cemputing device. These tasks may be more Input- intensive or require
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`a larger display. Sume ofthese tasks include setting up accounts, sabraitting and
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`saving searches, setting up alerts, accessing original or longer versions of digital
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`content, setting a maxim: bid in an auction, setting a desired bid incremeni in
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`an online auction, ar the hke.
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`After these tasks have been performed using the personal
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`computing device, follow-up or subsequent updates or action items maybe
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`performedusing the wearable device, For example, these action items may
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`include receiving scheduled alerts, individual turn-by-turn directions provided by
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`surfacing updated search results, finalizing payment in an online transaction,
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`receiving confirmation of the payment, or displaying action items based ona
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`tine of day or a geographical location. The user, usimg input means of the
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`wearable device, may manage active alerts (e.g., dismiss or snooze), mark an
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`action item complete and move on to a next action items (¢.g., while nevigating,
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`making a parficular turn maytrigger direction to make a next turn}, and confirm
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`a bid, a payment, or a purchase.
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`Yo particular embodiments relating to online auctions, the user
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`may use @ personal computing device to identify auctions that the user 15
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`niterested in bidding in, auctions where the aser is watching the Hem, ar auctions
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`where the user has already bid. The user mayset one or more netification