Method and system for providing cooperative purchasing over social networks
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating cooperative purchasing of a product or service, the method comprising:
- Providing at least one conditional purchase opportunity including at least one purchase threshold;
Providing information associated with the at least one conditional purchase opportunity to at least one display node;
Receiving a contingent purchase input from at least one user having a user profile on a social network; and
Associating the conditional purchase opportunity with the user profile.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for facilitating a cooperative purchasing service. One method includes: providing a conditional purchase opportunity including a purchase threshold, providing information associated with the a conditional purchase opportunity to at least one display node, receiving a contingent purchase input from a user having a social network user profile, and associating the conditional purchase opportunity with the user profile. A further method includes: requesting cooperative purchase feed formatted content associated with a social network user account, receiving cooperative purchase feed formatted content including a cooperative purchase offer in response to the request, and providing the a cooperative purchase offer including a social network identifier, at a social network user interface. A further method includes: providing a feed formatted cooperative purchasing opportunity, receiving a request to send the cooperative purchasing opportunity to a associate, and Indexing the cooperative purchasing opportunity to an associate feed based on the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating cooperative purchasing of a product or service, the method comprising:
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Providing at least one conditional purchase opportunity including at least one purchase threshold;
Providing information associated with the at least one conditional purchase opportunity to at least one display node;
Receiving a contingent purchase input from at least one user having a user profile on a social network; and
Associating the conditional purchase opportunity with the user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for facilitating cooperative purchasing of a product or service, the method comprising:
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Requesting cooperative purchase feed formatted content associated with at least one social network user account;
Receiving cooperative purchase feed formatted content including at least one cooperative purchase offer in response to the request; and
Providing the at least one cooperative purchase offer including a social network identifier, at a social network interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating a cooperative purchasing service, the method comprising:
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Providing at least one feed formatted cooperative purchasing opportunity to a user;
Receiving a request to send the cooperative purchasing opportunity to at least one associate from the user; and
Indexing the cooperative purchasing opportunity to an associate feed based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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