System and method for network based purchasing
First Claim
1. A purchasing system, the purchasing system buying consumer items from a communications network business through a communications network based on purchasing information gathered from a user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user, comprising:
- (a) a monitoring unit linked with the user environment, the monitoring unit obtaining purchasing information from the user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user; and
(b) a purchasing unit linked with the monitoring unit, the purchasing unit generating a consumer item order by assessing the purchasing information.
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Abstract
A purchasing system of the present invention is provided for buying consumer items from a communications network business through a communications network based on purchasing information gathered from a user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user. The purchasing system includes a monitoring unit linked with the user environment and a purchasing unit linked with the monitoring unit. The monitoring unit obtains the purchasing information from the user environment in accordance with the user parameters. The purchasing unit generates a consumer item order by assessing the purchasing information. The purchasing system further includes a trader unit linked with the purchasing unit and the communications network. The trader unit selects a communications network business for the consumer item order.
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20 Claims
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1. A purchasing system, the purchasing system buying consumer items from a communications network business through a communications network based on purchasing information gathered from a user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user, comprising:
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(a) a monitoring unit linked with the user environment, the monitoring unit obtaining purchasing information from the user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user; and
(b) a purchasing unit linked with the monitoring unit, the purchasing unit generating a consumer item order by assessing the purchasing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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14. In a computer system, computer code product on computer readable media for buying consumer items from a communications network business through a communications network based on purchasing information gathered from a user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user, the computer code product comprising:
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(a) a first computer code product for obtaining purchasing information from the user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user; and
(b) a second computer code product for generating a consumer item order by assessing the purchasing information.
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19. In an communications network environment, a method for buying consumer items from a communications network business through a communications network based on purchasing information gathered from a user environment in accordance with parameters provided by a user, comprising the steps of:
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(a) linking a monitoring unit with the user environment;
(b) gathering purchasing information from the user environment with the monitoring unit in accordance with parameters provided by the user;
(c) linking a purchasing unit with a monitoring unit;
(d) assessing the purchasing information with the purchasing unit; and
(e) generating a consumer item order with the purchasing unit.
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