Goods stock market via the internet
First Claim
1. A method of matching a buyer and a seller of goods;
- the method comprising;
receiving registration information from a registering user, wherein the registration information includes a unique identifier for an item; and
responsive to identifying a matched user, notifying the user of the match, wherein the unique identifier of the item in the matched user exactly matches the unique identifier of the item identified by the registering user.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for matching a buyer and a seller of goods is provided. In one embodiment, an on-line auction or want ad site receives registration information from a registering user. The registration information includes a unique identifier for the item the registering user wishes to buy or sell. The on-line service then identifies a matched user if one exists and notifies the registering user of the match. The unique identifier of the item listed by the matched user exactly matches the unique identifier of the item identified by the registering user. The matched user may be identified by through the use of an on-line auction or reverse auction or may simply be matched based on a search of a database of registered buyers and sellers. The unique identifier allows a buyer to be confident that the item purchased is the item desired.
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1. A method of matching a buyer and a seller of goods;
- the method comprising;
receiving registration information from a registering user, wherein the registration information includes a unique identifier for an item; and
responsive to identifying a matched user, notifying the user of the match, wherein the unique identifier of the item in the matched user exactly matches the unique identifier of the item identified by the registering user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- the method comprising;
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11. A computer program product in a computer readable media for use in a data processing system for matching a buyer and a seller of goods;
- the computer program product comprising;
first instructions for receiving registration information from a registering user, wherein the registration information includes a unique identifier for an item; and
second instructions, responsive to identifying a matched user, for notifying the user of the match, wherein the unique identifier of the item in the matched user exactly matches the unique identifier of the item identified by the registering user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- the computer program product comprising;
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21. A system for matching a buyer and a seller of goods;
- the system comprising;
first means for receiving registration information from a registering user, wherein the registration information includes a unique identifier for an item; and
second means, responsive to identifying a matched user, for notifying the user of the match, wherein the unique identifier of the item in the matched user exactly matches the unique identifier of the item identified by the registering user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- the system comprising;
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