Matching and assisting a buyer and a vendor from an inquiry, through a proposal, and to an order
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, comprising:
- receiving a communication from said first party;
querying a database based on said communication, and obtaining a result that indicates said second party for engagement in said transaction;
sending a communication to said second party inviting said second party to correspond with said first party;
receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party.
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Abstract
There is provided a computer-implemented method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party. The method comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a communication from the first party; (b) querying a database based on the communication and obtaining a result that indicates the second party for engagement in the transaction; (c) sending a communication to the second party inviting the second party to correspond with the first party; (d) receiving a correspondence from the second party; and (e) presenting to the first party the correspondence from the second party.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, comprising:
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receiving a communication from said first party;
querying a database based on said communication, and obtaining a result that indicates said second party for engagement in said transaction;
sending a communication to said second party inviting said second party to correspond with said first party;
receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, comprising:
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receiving a query from said first party;
searching a database based on said query for correspondents for engagement in said transaction;
sending to said first party a list of said correspondents that includes said second party;
receiving from said first party an indication that said first party desires to correspond with said second party;
receiving a correspondence from said first party;
presenting to said second party said correspondence from said first party;
receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A storage media containing instructions for controlling a processor to perform a method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, said storage media comprising instructions for controlling said processor to execute the steps of:
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receiving a communication from said first party;
querying a database based on said communication and obtaining a result that indicates said second party for engagement in said transaction;
sending a communication to said second party inviting said second party to correspond with said first party;
receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party.
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21. A storage media containing instructions for controlling a processor to perform a method for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, said storage media comprising instructions for controlling said processor to execute the steps of:
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receiving a query from said first party;
searching a database, based on said query, for correspondents for engagement in said transaction;
sending to said first party a list of said correspondents that includes said second party;
receiving from said first party an indication that said first party desires to correspond with said second party;
receiving a correspondence from said first party;
presenting to said second party said correspondence from said first party;
receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer system for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, comprising:
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a module for receiving a communication from said first party;
a module for querying a database based on said communication and obtaining a result that indicates said second party for engagement in said transaction;
a module for sending a communication to said second party inviting said second party to correspond with said first party;
a module for receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
a module for presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party.
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28. A computer system for enabling a host to facilitate a transaction between a first party and a second party, comprising:
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a module for receiving a query from said first party;
a module for searching a database, based on said query, for correspondents for engagement in said transaction;
a module for sending to said first party a list of said correspondents that includes said second party;
a module for receiving from said first party an indication that said first party desires to correspond with said second party;
a module for receiving a correspondence from said first party;
a module for presenting to said second party said correspondence from said first party;
a module for receiving a correspondence from said second party; and
a module for presenting to said first party said correspondence from said second party.
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Specification