Method for using computers to facilitate and control the creating of a plurality of functions

• US 20020178093A1
• Filed: 07/11/2002
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Function Media LLC
• Original Assignee: Function Media LLC
• Inventors: Dean, Michael A., Stone, Lucinda
• Granted Patent: US 7,249,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus that allows competing as well as complementing suppliers, vendors, service providers, purveyors, and other types of sellers internal inventory management as well as controlled design and publication of presentations for external near real-time interactive access to buyer-centered presentation, sales, distribution, and confirmation systems as well as other traditional media advertising and outreach. The Automated Media Presentation Generator including a Publication and Placement Control Engine that allows the sellers a self serve interface accessing a plurality of Media Venues as well as Third Party Creative and Management Professionals, integrates a Distributed Sales and Inventory Control structure with Processing and Communications Resource Saver, and further provides a Reservation, Access, and Verification System replacing traditional ticket and confirmation methods.

Claims

1. ) A method of using a network of computers to enable sellers to request goods or services provided by third party professionals for the creation or management of presentations comprising:

a) providing a third party professional database having a list of available third party professionals;

b) providing means for presenting third party professionals goods and services;

c) providing means for a seller to select the third party professionals;

d) providing means for transmitting said request to a selected third party professional of the third party professionals; and

e) providing means for seller to input information;

whereby a seller may choose goods or services from one or more third party professionals, and transmit the request to the selected third party professional.

2. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a seller database having a list of sellers.

3. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means for said third party professional to input guidelines and information.

4. ) The method of claim 1 further providing means for said third party professionals to receive the sellers request for goods or services.

5. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a third party professionals database having a list of third party professionals.

6. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a third party professionals transactions database having a list of third party professional transactions.

7. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a third party professional inventory database having a list of third party professional inventory.

8. ) The method of claim 1 further providing means with instructions for a seller to select and purchase offers of third party professionals.

9. ) The method of claim 8 further providing a transaction database for recording the purchases of the sellers.

10. ) The method of claim 1 wherein the third party professional database includes a list of available third party professional and corresponding guidelines, restrictions and standards.

11. ) The method of claim 1 wherein the third party professional database includes a list of available third party professional and corresponding pricing and third party professional inventory availability.

12. ) The method of claim 1 further providing means for transferring said request to said third party professional.

13. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a computer to control and facilitate the network of computers.

14. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means that allows the seller to chose the level of third party professional participation in the creation or management of presentations.

15. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means of seller monitoring the participation of the third party professional.

16. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means of seller collaborating with the third party professional to provide the goods or services to the seller.

17. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means of two or more third party professionals to collaborate to provide goods or services to the seller.

18. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means of seller appointing third party professionals to act as agents of the seller to create or manage presentations.

19. ) The method of claim 18 further providing a means of monitoring the agents.

20. ) The method of claim 1 further providing a means of media venues input to the seller and third party professional based on sellers and third party original input:

acceptance by seller and third parties and notification of acceptance to media venues by sellers and third parties.