United States Patent
US Patent 7729955: Providing information regarding the use of web…
US 7729955 · granted 2010-06-01

| Patent Number | 7729955 |
|---|---|
| Title | Providing information regarding the use of web services in an electronic marketplace |
| Filed | 2009-02-05 |
| Granted | 2010-06-01 |
| Inventor(s) | Robert Frederick, Ashish Agrawal, Jeffrey Barr |
| Assignee | Amazon Technologies Inc |
| CPC Classification | G06Q30/06, G06Q20/08, G06Q20/00 |
| Number of Claims | 4 |
Claims Summary
1. A method for a computing system to provide information regarding use of Web services, the method comprising:
under control of an electronic marketplace provided by the computing system for selling and purchasing access to Web services,
for each of multiple third-party Web service providers, registering a Web service available from the provider via the electronic marketplace in response to a registration request from the provider, the registration request including an indication of how to invoke the Web service and a specification of use conditions and a use price for use of the registered Web service by third-party Web service consumers;