User-controlled sale and delivery tracking system
First Claim
1. A user-controlled system for negotiating the sale and tracking the delivery of an item across a network, said system comprising:
- a user input module configured to operate on a first computer station located at a first location and communicate with a database, said user input module being further configured to receive an input from a user;
a sale negotiation module configured to communicate with the database, and achieve a sale price for the item; and
a generator module configured to request and provide a readable medium to the user at the first location and to communicate with the database, said medium including computer-readable codes matched to the input.
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Abstract
A computer-network-based system (10) for negotiating the sale and tracking the delivery of an item. The system (10) includes a front-end application (12) and a database (14) communicatively coupled to the application (12). The front-end application (12) includes a user input module (30) for receiving input from a user, a sales negotiation module (38) for achieving a sale price, and a generator module (40) for generating a readable medium, wherein the readable medium is provided to the user within a period and includes computer-readable codes matched to the user input. The application (12) includes a receiver input module (44) for producing a delivery indicator, and a payment request module (46) for initiating a user selected action upon production of the indicator. The application (12) further includes a query execution module (42), an agent module (34), and an administration module (36) for accessing and modifying the database (14).
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35 Claims
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1. A user-controlled system for negotiating the sale and tracking the delivery of an item across a network, said system comprising:
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a user input module configured to operate on a first computer station located at a first location and communicate with a database, said user input module being further configured to receive an input from a user;
a sale negotiation module configured to communicate with the database, and achieve a sale price for the item; and
a generator module configured to request and provide a readable medium to the user at the first location and to communicate with the database, said medium including computer-readable codes matched to the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A user-controlled method of negotiating the sale and tracking delivery of an item across a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving user identification input from a user at a first location;
(b) achieving a sale price for the item at the first location;
(c) requesting and providing a readable medium at the first location, wherein the medium is provided to the user within a period of time from the request, and includes computer-readable codes matched to the input;
(d) attaching the medium to the item and delivering the medium and item to a second location remotely located from the first location; and
(e) reading the medium and producing a delivery indicator at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An article of manufacture comprising program storage medium readable by a processor and embodying one or more instructions executable by the processor to perform a method of negotiating the sale and tracking the delivery of an item, the method comprising:
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receiving user identification input from a user;
achieving a sale price for the item;
requesting and providing a readable medium, wherein the medium is provided to the user within a period from the request, and includes computer-readable codes matched to the input;
producing a delivery indicator; and
storing the input, sale price, medium, and indicator in a record on a database. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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