Method of producing and selling popular works of art through the internet

• US 20030018559A1
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Published: 01/23/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Richard Kon Yoon, Scott Lee Chung, Ted Lee Chung
• Original Assignee: Richard Kon Yoon, Scott Lee Chung, Ted Lee Chung
• Inventors: Yoon, Richard Kon, Chung, Scott Lee, Chung, Ted Lee
• Application Number:
  US09/768,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20030018559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

In accordance with the present invention, a method, system, and program for producing a work of art over a network based on popular demand is disclosed. The preferred embodiments collect bids for a work of art wherein the number of bids for the work of art is recorded in a specific project record and the work of art is ordered to be produced if the number of bids for the work of art reaches a minimum number of bids. Moreover, further embodiments obtains a pre-payment or a guarantee for payment for the work of art while collecting bids for the work of art. In addition, further embodiments set a cutoff date by when the number of bids must reach the number of minimum number of bids or cancel the work of art if the cutoff date has been reached and the number of bids for the work of art associated with the project record does not reach the minimum number of bids.

Claims

1. A method for producing a work of art over a network based on popular demand from a minimum number of bids from users, comprising:

generating a project database including at least one project record, wherein each project record indicates a work of art;

collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record;

updating the at least one project record to record the number of bids for the work of art associated with the specific project record; and

ordering the work of art to be produced if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising

setting a cutoff date by when the number of bids must reach the number of minimum number of bids.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a pre-payment or a guarantee for payment for the work of art while collecting bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a user database including at least one user record, wherein each user record indicates a registered user.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

cancelling the work of art associated with the at least one product record if the cutoff date has been reached and the number of bids for the work of art associated with the project record does not reach the minimum number of bids.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

customizing the work of art associated the project record for each user if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record is performed over an Internet.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

transmitting over the network an input page in which the user enters information about interest and preferences of user;

receiving the input page with the information entered by the user; and

recording the information in the at least one user record associated with the user.

9. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record until the cutoff date has been reached.

10. A system for producing a work of art over a network based on popular demand from a minimum number of bids from users, comprising:

means for generating a project database including at least one project record, wherein each project record indicates a work of art;

means for collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record;

means for updating the at least one project record to record the number of bids for the work of art associated with the specific project record; and

means for ordering the work of art to be produced if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising

means for setting a cutoff date by when the number of bids must reach the number of minimum number of bids.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

means for obtaining a pre-payment or a guarantee for payment for the work of art while collecting bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

means for generating a user database including at least one user record, wherein each user record indicates a registered user.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

means for cancelling the work of art associated with the at least one product record if the cutoff date has been reached and the number of bids for the work of art associated with the project record does not reach the minimum number of bids.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

means for customizing the work of art associated the project record for each user if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record is performed over an Internet.

17. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

means for transmitting over the network an input page in which the user enters information about interest and preferences of user;

means for receiving the input page with the information entered by the user; and

means for recording the information in the at least one user record associated with the user.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

means for collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record until the cutoff date has been reached.

20. The program of claim 19, further performing

setting a cutoff date by when the number of bids must reach the number of minimum number of bids.

21. The program of claim 19, further performing:

obtaining a pre-payment or a guarantee for payment for the work of art while collecting bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record.

22. The program of claim 19, further performing:

generating a user database including at least one user record, wherein each user record indicates a registered user.

23. The program of claim 20, further performing:

determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

cancelling the work of art associated with the at least one product record if the cutoff date has been reached and the number of bids for the work of art associated with the project record does not reach the minimum number of bids.

24. The program of claim 19, further performing:

customizing the work of art associated the project record for each user if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.

25. The program of claim 19, wherein collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record is performed over an Internet.

26. The program of claim 22, further performing:

transmitting over the network an input page in which the user enters information about interest and preferences of user;

receiving the input page with the information entered by the user; and

recording the information in the at least one user record associated with the user.

27. The program of claim 20, further performing:

determining whether the cutoff date has been reached for the at least one product record; and

collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record until the cutoff date has been reached.

19. A program for producing a work of art over a network based on popular demand from a minimum number of bids from users, comprising a computer usable media including at least one computer program embedded therein that is capable or causing at least one computer to perform:

generating a project database including at least one project record, wherein each project record indicates a work of art;

collecting a number of bids from users for the work of art associated with the at least one project record;

updating the at least one project record to record the number of bids for the work of art associated with the specific project record; and

ordering the work of art to be produced if the number of bids for the work of art associated with the at least one project record reaches the minimum number of bids.