Method of facilitating electronic commerce over a computer network
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating electronic commerce over a network from an e-commerce site comprising the steps of:
- receiving seller information comprising products for sale and seller identification information from a plurality of sellers;
assigning a seller identifier to each of said plurality of sellers;
utilizing said seller identifier, storing said seller information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site;
displaying said products upon said e-commerce site;
receiving buyer information from a plurality of buyers;
assigning a buyer identifier to each of said plurality of buyers;
utilizing said buyer identifier, storing said buyer information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site;
receiving a buyer order for a first product from a remote client system connected to said network, said order being placed upon performance of a single action by a first of said plurality of buyers;
utilizing said buyer identifier and said seller identifier, searching said storage device to obtain
1) said buyer information for said first buyer and
2) said seller information associated with said first product;
creating an order file utilizing said buyer information and said seller information;
transmitting said order file to said storage device, said transmission of said order file to said storage device immediately consummating the sale of said first product to said first buyer; and
displaying a sales confirmation message to said first buyer upon said e-commerce site.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method of facilitating electronic commerce that allows merchants and/or individuals to buy and sell products in a non-auction environment without establishing an individual web site. The present invention provides the buyer with real-time product availability information and immediate purchase consummation. Additionally, the present invention is capable of providing multiple buyers with a shopping party experience. The present invention generates a home show collection of products collection of products for display to each member of the shopping party. In one embodiment, each product in the collection is displayed individually and in a random order to allow each member of the shopping party to experience the feeling of shopping in a conventional store. The present invention is capable of displaying the home show collection according to a predetermined order designed to resemble the order in which the buyer(s) would encounter products on the shelves of a conventional store.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating electronic commerce over a network from an e-commerce site comprising the steps of:
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receiving seller information comprising products for sale and seller identification information from a plurality of sellers;
assigning a seller identifier to each of said plurality of sellers;
utilizing said seller identifier, storing said seller information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site;
displaying said products upon said e-commerce site;
receiving buyer information from a plurality of buyers;
assigning a buyer identifier to each of said plurality of buyers;
utilizing said buyer identifier, storing said buyer information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site;
receiving a buyer order for a first product from a remote client system connected to said network, said order being placed upon performance of a single action by a first of said plurality of buyers;
utilizing said buyer identifier and said seller identifier, searching said storage device to obtain
1) said buyer information for said first buyer and
2) said seller information associated with said first product;
creating an order file utilizing said buyer information and said seller information;
transmitting said order file to said storage device, said transmission of said order file to said storage device immediately consummating the sale of said first product to said first buyer; and
displaying a sales confirmation message to said first buyer upon said e-commerce site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of facilitating electronic commerce over a network from an e-commerce site comprising the steps of:
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receiving seller information comprising products for sale and seller identification information from a plurality of sellers;
generating a collection of said products for sale utilizing preference information received from a remote host; and
displaying said collection of said products upon said e-commerce site. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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12. A computer system for facilitating electronic commerce over a network from an e-commerce site comprising:
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a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site; and
a processing unit coupled to said storage device, said processing unit capable of receiving seller information comprising product information and seller identification information from a plurality of sellers, assigning a seller identifier to each of said plurality of sellers, utilizing said seller identifier, storing said seller information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site, displaying said product information upon said e-commerce site, receiving buyer information from a plurality of buyers, assigning a buyer identifier to each of said plurality of buyers, utilizing said buyer identifier, storing said buyer information upon a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site, receiving a buyer order for a first product from a remote client system connected to said network, said order placed by a first of said plurality of buyers upon performance of a single action, utilizing said buyer identifier and said seller identifier, searching said storage device to obtain
1) said buyer information for said first buyer and
2) said seller information associated with said first product, creating an order file utilizing said buyer information and said seller information, transmitting said order file to said storage device to immediately consummate the sale of said first product to said first buyer and displaying a sales confirmation message to said first buyer upon said e-commerce site.
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18. A computer system for facilitating electronic commerce over a network from an e-commerce site comprising:
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a storage device coupled to said e-commerce site; and
a processing unit coupled to said storage device, said processing unit capable of receiving seller information comprising product information and seller identification information from a plurality of sellers, generating a collection of said products for sale utilizing preference information received from a remote host and displaying said collection of said products upon said e-commerce site.
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