Peer-to-peer electronic marketplace and systems and methods for conducting transactions therein
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10. A system for conducting transactions within an electronic marketplace including at least one member system, each member system comprising:
- a member interface for inputting transactional data in a first format;
a converting system for converting transactional data between the first format and a market format;
a query generator for generating a query based on the transactional data; and
a routing system for directly communicating the query to at least one of a plurality of other member systems.
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Abstract
A peer-to-peer electronic marketplace and systems and methods for conducting transactions therein is provided. More particular, the electronic marketplace includes member systems and a market administrator. The market administrator controls the membership to a market of goods/services. Member systems communicate directly with each other using mobile agents without having to go through the market administrator. The mobile agents not only allow the users to remain anonymous, but also efficiently locate buyers and sellers of goods/services.
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10. A system for conducting transactions within an electronic marketplace including at least one member system, each member system comprising:
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a member interface for inputting transactional data in a first format;
a converting system for converting transactional data between the first format and a market format;
a query generator for generating a query based on the transactional data; and
a routing system for directly communicating the query to at least one of a plurality of other member systems. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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17-1. The method of claim 17, wherein the transactional data is inputted via a member interface.
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21. A program product stored on a recordable media for conducting transactions within an electronic marketplace, comprising:
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a member interface for inputting transactional data in a first format;
a converting system for converting all transactional data between the first format and a market format;
a query generator for generating a query based on the transactional data; and
a routing system for communicating the query directly to at least one of a plurality of other member systems. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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28. An electronic marketplace, comprising:
a plurality of member routers each having at least one member system associated therewith, wherein each member router communicates directly with another member router based on routing information previously obtained from an administrator router.
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