Apparatus and method for providing transaction cost information
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing transaction cost information, comprising:
- a memory device for storing information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost;
a receiver for receiving information regarding at least one of a transaction and an order involving at least one of a good(s), product(s), and a service(s);
a processor for processing said information regarding a transaction in conjunction with said information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, wherein said processor calculates a total cost of said transaction, wherein said total cost of said transaction includes a cost of said at least one of a good, a product, and a service, and any applicable at least one of a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, associated with said transaction, and further wherein said processor generates a transaction total cost message, wherein said transaction total cost message contains information regarding the total cost of said transaction; and
a transmitter for transmitting said transaction total cost message to a communication device associated with a user.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing transaction cost information, including a memory device for storing information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, a receiver for receiving information regarding at least one of a transaction and an order involving at least one of a good(s), product(s), and a service(s), a processor for processing the information regarding a transaction in conjunction with the information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, wherein the processor calculates a total cost of the transaction, wherein the total cost of the transaction includes a cost of the at least one of a good, a product, and a service, and any applicable at least one of a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, associated with the transaction, and further wherein the processor generates a transaction total cost message, wherein the transaction total cost message contains information regarding the total cost of the transaction, and a transmitter for transmitting the transaction total cost message to a communication device associated with a user.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing transaction cost information, comprising:
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a memory device for storing information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost;
a receiver for receiving information regarding at least one of a transaction and an order involving at least one of a good(s), product(s), and a service(s);
a processor for processing said information regarding a transaction in conjunction with said information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, wherein said processor calculates a total cost of said transaction, wherein said total cost of said transaction includes a cost of said at least one of a good, a product, and a service, and any applicable at least one of a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, associated with said transaction, and further wherein said processor generates a transaction total cost message, wherein said transaction total cost message contains information regarding the total cost of said transaction; and
a transmitter for transmitting said transaction total cost message to a communication device associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing transaction cost information, comprising:
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a memory device for storing information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost;
a receiver for receiving information regarding at least one of a transaction and an order involving at least one of a good(s), product(s), and a service(s);
a processor, wherein said processor detects a price reduction event one of involving and related to a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, and further wherein said processor processing said information regarding a transaction in conjunction with said information regarding at least one of a reduced cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, wherein said processor calculates a total cost of said transaction, wherein said total cost of said transaction includes a cost of said at least one of a good, a product, and a service, and any applicable at least one of a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, associated with said transaction, and further wherein said processor generates a transaction total cost message, wherein said transaction total cost message contains information regarding the total cost of said transaction; and
a transmitter for transmitting said transaction total cost message to a communication device associated with a user.
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20. A method for providing transaction cost information, comprising:
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storing information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost;
receiving information regarding at least one of a transaction and an order involving at least one of a good(s), product(s), and a service(s);
processing said information regarding a transaction in conjunction with said information regarding at least one of a cost of at least one of a good, a product, and a service, a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost;
calculating a total cost of said transaction, wherein said total cost of said transaction includes a cost of said at least one of a good, a product, and a service, and any applicable at least one of a shipping cost, a handling cost, a tax, a duty, a tariff, and an insurance cost, associated with said transaction;
generating a transaction total cost message, wherein said transaction total cost message contains information regarding the total cost of said transaction; and
transmitting said transaction total cost message to a communication device associated with a user.
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