Transaction intermediary apparatus, method and system with negotiation capability for transaction of goods or services through communication network
First Claim
1. A transaction intermediary apparatus with a negotiation capability for trading goods or services between buyers and sellers for achieving buyer driven transactions including transactions resulted from negotiation requests initiated by buyers, comprising:
- a first offer data receiving means for receiving first offer data which includes regular price data of goods or services provided by at least one seller;
a second offer data receiving means for receiving at least one kind of second offer data which has conditions more beneficial to buyers in price or quality than that of the first offer data;
a requested condition data receiving means for receiving conditions requested by a buyer which includes at least a price range desired by the buyer for the goods or services;
a data retrieving means for retrieving data concerning goods or services which matches the conditions requested by the buyer;
a first offer means for offering the data on the goods or services retrieved from the first offer data by the data retrieving means to the buyer;
a negotiation request receiving means for receiving at least one negotiation request which requests a transaction condition more beneficial to the buyer in the price or quality than the data retrieved from the first offer data;
a second offer means for offering at least one kind of the second offer data to the buyer in response to the negotiation request;
a transaction intent receiving means for receiving a transaction intent of the buyer to agree on the transaction after offering the second offer data at least once; and
a transaction intent sending means for sending the transaction intent of the buyer to the seller which at least includes a seller who provides the goods or services agreed upon by the buyer.
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Abstract
A transaction intermediary apparatus, system and method with a negotiation capability promote trade of goods or services between buyers and sellers for achieving buyer driven transactions including transactions resulted from negotiation requests initiated by buyers. The apparatus receives first and second offer data of goods or services provided by sellers where the second offer data has conditions more beneficial to buyers in price or quality than that of the first offer data. The apparatus receives purchase conditions requested by a buyer and offers, in response, the first offer data to the buyer, receives a negotiation request from the buyer, and offers the second offer data in response to the negotiation request.
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24 Claims
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1. A transaction intermediary apparatus with a negotiation capability for trading goods or services between buyers and sellers for achieving buyer driven transactions including transactions resulted from negotiation requests initiated by buyers, comprising:
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a first offer data receiving means for receiving first offer data which includes regular price data of goods or services provided by at least one seller;
a second offer data receiving means for receiving at least one kind of second offer data which has conditions more beneficial to buyers in price or quality than that of the first offer data;
a requested condition data receiving means for receiving conditions requested by a buyer which includes at least a price range desired by the buyer for the goods or services;
a data retrieving means for retrieving data concerning goods or services which matches the conditions requested by the buyer;
a first offer means for offering the data on the goods or services retrieved from the first offer data by the data retrieving means to the buyer;
a negotiation request receiving means for receiving at least one negotiation request which requests a transaction condition more beneficial to the buyer in the price or quality than the data retrieved from the first offer data;
a second offer means for offering at least one kind of the second offer data to the buyer in response to the negotiation request;
a transaction intent receiving means for receiving a transaction intent of the buyer to agree on the transaction after offering the second offer data at least once; and
a transaction intent sending means for sending the transaction intent of the buyer to the seller which at least includes a seller who provides the goods or services agreed upon by the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A transaction intermediary apparatus for trading goods or services between buyers and sellers, comprising:
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a seller input terminal for inputting first offer data which includes regular price data of goods or services and second offer data which has conditions more favorable to buyers in price or quality than that shown in the first offer data;
a buyer input terminal for inputting purchase conditions requested by a buyer which includes a price range for the goods or services; and
an intermediary server provided between the seller input terminal and the buyer input terminal for assisting the buyer who request a negotiation to attain conditions more beneficial to buyers in price or quality;
wherein, upon receiving the first offer data and the second offer data, the seller input terminal sends the first offer data and the second offer data to the intermediary server, and receives a transaction intent from the buyer;
wherein the buyer input terminal is able to input the purchase conditions by the buyer, the negotiation request, the transaction intent, and receives the first offer data and the second offer data from the sellers through the intermediary server; and
wherein the intermediary server retrieves first offer data to seek goods or services which matches the purchase conditions requested by the buyer, sends the retrieved results to the buyer, receives at least one negotiation request and retrieves the second offer data to seek goods or services which matches the negotiation request by the buyer, sends the retrieved results to the buyer, receives the transaction intent of the buyer and sends the transaction intent to the seller who provides the goods or services agreed upon by the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A transaction intermediary method involving a negotiation capability for trading goods or services between buyers and sellers for achieving buyer driven transactions including transactions resulted from negotiation requests initiated by buyers, comprising the following steps of:
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a first offer data receiving step for receiving first offer data which includes regular price data of goods or services provided by at least one seller;
a second offer data receiving step for receiving at least one kind of second offer data which has conditions more beneficial to buyers in price or quality than that of the first offer data;
a requested condition data receiving step for receiving conditions requested by a buyer which includes at least a price range desired by the buyer for the goods or services;
a data retrieving step for retrieving data concerning goods or services which matches the conditions requested by the buyer;
a first offer step for offering the data on the goods or services retrieved from the first offer data through the data retrieving step to the buyer;
a negotiation request receiving step for receiving at least one negotiation request which requests a transaction condition more beneficial to the buyer in the price or quality than the data retrieved from the first offer data;
a second offer step for offering at least one kind of the second offer data to the buyer in response to the negotiation request;
a transaction intent receiving step for receiving a transaction intent of the buyer to agree on the transaction after offering the second offer data at least once; and
a transaction intent sending step for sending the transaction intent of the buyer to the seller which includes at least a seller who provides the goods or services agreed upon by the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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