Method and system of using an electronic network to provide options to purchase goods or services through a retailer
First Claim
1. A method of providing a consumer with a shopping incentive comprising:
- (a) determining a plurality of fixed price options to purchase goods/services offered by a plurality of stores;
(b) presenting a web page to a terminal used by said consumer wherein the web page contains one or more of said plurality of options;
(c) establishing an identity of said consumer; and
(d) presenting said selected option and said consumer identity to said selected store in response to said consumer selecting, via said terminal, one of said plurality of options and one of said plurality of stores.
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Abstract
A system that provides consumers with a shopping incentive that includes an option to purchase a good/service at a fixed price. The system interacts with a consumer using a consumer terminal and a store via the Internet or World Wide Web. The system presents a web page to the consumer terminal containing the options. Consumer selections of options and preferred store purchase are sent to such store with the consumer'"'"'s identity. The store sends the system the details of purchase transactions using the selected options including then prevailing prices. This information may be used to determine a reimbursement for the store. A correlation is developed between a plurality of options offered and actual transactions using options selected. The correlation is used to determine options to be offered in the future.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a consumer with a shopping incentive comprising:
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(a) determining a plurality of fixed price options to purchase goods/services offered by a plurality of stores;
(b) presenting a web page to a terminal used by said consumer wherein the web page contains one or more of said plurality of options;
(c) establishing an identity of said consumer; and
(d) presenting said selected option and said consumer identity to said selected store in response to said consumer selecting, via said terminal, one of said plurality of options and one of said plurality of stores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system that provides a consumer with a shopping incentive, said system comprising:
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an application server that presents web pages to a consumer via the Internet;
wherein said application server includes a program that performs the steps of;
(a) determining a plurality of fixed price options to purchase goods/services offered by a plurality of stores;
(b) presenting a web page to a terminal used by said consumer, wherein the web page contains one or more of said plurality of options;
(c) establishing an identity of said consumer; and
(d) presenting said selected option and said consumer identity to said selected store in response to said consumer selecting, via said terminal, one of said plurality of options and one of said plurality of stores. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium that includes executable instructions for performing the steps that comprise:
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(a) determining a plurality of fixed price options to purchase goods/services offered by a plurality of stores;
(b) presenting a web page to a terminal used by said consumer wherein the web page contains one or more of said plurality of options;
(c) establishing an identity of said consumer; and
(d) presenting said selected option and said consumer identity to said selected store in response to said consumer selecting, via said terminal, one of said plurality of options and one of said plurality of stores.
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