Method and system for facilitating buying and selling transactions
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating consumer transactions over a network, comprising:
- a merchant that accepts an online order for products or services, wherein a code is assigned to the order;
a collection agent that references the code and accepts payment for the order; and
a facilitator linked to the merchant and the collection agent, wherein the facilitator monitors the order and payment therefor according to the code.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating buying and selling of products and services is disclosed. In this sytem, a merchant who offers products or services to customers may provide its customers an option to pay for the products and services to a collection agent selected by the customer. The collection agent who receives the payments from the customers, in turn, may forward them to the merchant or a facilitator. In one aspect, a merchant offers a product or service to a customer through a communication device or network such as the Internet. The merchant or a facilitator serving the merchant enlists a number of collection agents wherein any one collection agent may receive payment from the customer for the product or service on behalf of the merchant.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating consumer transactions over a network, comprising:
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a merchant that accepts an online order for products or services, wherein a code is assigned to the order;
a collection agent that references the code and accepts payment for the order; and
a facilitator linked to the merchant and the collection agent, wherein the facilitator monitors the order and payment therefor according to the code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for facilitating consumer transactions over a network, comprising:
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a memory in which a code is stored, said code representing an online order for products or services offered by a merchant;
a collection agent having a memory reader that retrieves the code from memory and accepts payment for the order for forwarding to the merchant; and
a facilitator linked to the merchant and the collection agent, wherein the facilitator monitors the order and payment therefor according to the code. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A method of facilitating consumer transactions over a network, comprising:
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receiving an online order for products or services through a first entity having an online presence;
assigning a code to the order;
storing the code in a memory accessible to a second entity; and
receiving payment for the order through the second entity having a physical location that is visited by the consumer to make payment, wherein the second entity accepts payment by reference to the code.
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