Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3D printing: marketplace with federated access to printers
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Application No.: US15809497Application Date: 2017-11-10
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Publication No.: US10963948B2Publication Date: 2021-03-30
- Inventor: John Tapley , Scott Leach , Nathalie Walton , Shakul Hameed Kajamohideen
- Applicant: eBay Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: eBay Inc.
- Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/06
- IPC: G06Q30/06 ; G06Q30/00 ; G06F3/12 ; B33Y40/00 ; B29C64/386 ; G06F21/10 ; G06Q50/04 ; B29K75/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and media for optimizing and facilitating 3D printing services in a marketplace environment are provided. In one example, a system comprises a hosting system to enhance a 3D printing service marketplace environment including marketplace participants and a federated network of 3D printing service providers. In one aspect, operations include receiving a 3D printing request to print a 3D object selected from among a selection of 3D objects, responsive to the 3D printing request and the 3D object selected from among the selection of 3D objects, listing at least some of the 3D printing service providers based on a 3D printer identifier metric, wherein the 3D printer identifier metric includes one or more of a 3D printing quality metric, a 3D printer model number, a 3D printer serial number, and a 3D digital model type. The operations further include receiving a selection of a preferred 3D printing service provider from among the list of at least some of the 3D printing service providers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180089747A1 3D PRINTING: MARKETPLACE WITH FEDERATED ACCESS TO PRINTERS Public/Granted day:2018-03-29
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