Patent ID: 6415320
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method performed by a marketplace computer for facilitating electronic commerce over a network between a plurality of seller and buyer computers, the method comprising the steps of:presenting a registration web page to a remote first seller computer over the network; receiving a first registration for a first product from the first seller computer over the network, the first registration including a first product description and a first image location of the first product, the first image location referencing the first seller computer or a third computer on the network, and the first image being in one of a plurality of predetermined source image formats; presenting a registration web page to a remote second seller computer over the network; receiving a second registration for a second product from the second seller computer over the network, the second registration including a second product description and a second image location of the second product, the second image location referencing the second seller computer or a fourth computer on the network, and the second image being in one of a plurality of predetermined source image formats; retrieving the first image based on the received first image location; manipulating the first image to produce a first thumbnail image of a first predetermined size and format; retrieving the second image based on the received second image location; manipulating the second image to produce a second thumbnail image of a second predetermined size and format; creating a customized web page including the first and second thumbnail images; and presenting the customized web page to a buyer computer.