Temporary internet mobile showroom providing E-commerce capability
First Claim
1. A movable sales showroom system, comprising:
- one or more articles of commerce provided for physical presentation to a customer in a first showroom; and
a customer system operably positioned in said first showroom for providing information to said customer about said one or more articles of commerce, and for facilitating an e-commerce transaction for purchase of select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said customer operates said customer system to obtain information about said select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said customer operates said customer system to perform said e-commerce transaction;
wherein said one or more articles of commerce and said customer system are relocated to a second showroom in response to predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A mobile showroom system having Internet access for e-commerce transactions. The system comprises one or more articles of commerce provided for physical presentation to a customer in a first showroom. The system also comprises a customer system which is operably positioned in the first showroom for providing information to the customer about the one or more articles of commerce, and for facilitating an e-commerce transaction for the purchase of select ones of the one or more articles of commerce. The customer operates the customer system to obtain information about the select ones of the one or more articles of commerce. The customer also performs the e-commerce transaction utilizing the customer system. The one or more articles of commerce and the customer system are then relocated to a second showroom in response to predetermined criteria.
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26 Claims
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1. A movable sales showroom system, comprising:
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one or more articles of commerce provided for physical presentation to a customer in a first showroom; and
a customer system operably positioned in said first showroom for providing information to said customer about said one or more articles of commerce, and for facilitating an e-commerce transaction for purchase of select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said customer operates said customer system to obtain information about said select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said customer operates said customer system to perform said e-commerce transaction;
wherein said one or more articles of commerce and said customer system are relocated to a second showroom in response to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A movable sales showroom system, comprising:
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one or more articles of commerce for physical presentation to one or more customers in a first showroom; and
one or more customer terminals placed at selected positions in said first showroom for providing information to said one or more customers about said one or more articles of commerce, and for facilitating an e-commerce transaction for purchase of select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said one or more customer terminals are operably disposed on a global communication network;
wherein said one or more customers operate one of said one or more customer terminals in order to obtain information about said select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
wherein said one or more customers operate one of said one or more customer terminals to perform said e-commerce transaction;
wherein said one or more articles of commerce and said one or more customer terminals are relocated to a second showroom in response to predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a movable sales system, comprising the steps of:
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(a.) configuring a showroom at a temporary location, the step of configuring further comprising the steps of, (1.) providing one or more articles of commerce for physical presentation in said showroom to a customer; and
(2.) positioning one or more customer systems throughout said showroom for use by said customer to obtain information about select ones of said one or more articles of commerce, and to facilitate the purchase of said select ones of said one or more articles of commerce, said one or more customer systems operably disposed on a global communication network such that said customer can perform an e-commerce transaction over said global communication network in order to purchase said select ones of said one or more articles of commerce;
(b.) providing access to said showroom to said customer for viewing and inspection of said one or more articles of commerce by said customer;
(c.) closing said showroom to said customer in response to predetermined criteria;
(d.) relocating the movable sales system from said temporary location to a different temporary location; and
(e.) repeating steps (a.)-(e.). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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