Ecommerce methods and systems
First Claim
1. A method of conducting business transactions on a networked system comprising:
- receiving buyer information from a prospective buyer describing a purchasing interest;
receiving seller information from a prospective seller describing an offer being proffered by the prospective seller;
selectively matching at least some of the buyer information describing the purchasing interest and at least some of the seller information describing the offer being proffered; and
in response to matching, transmitting an executable message to the prospective buyer with the description of the offer; and
allowing the prospective buyer to accept or decline the offer.
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Abstract
A method of conducting business transactions on a networked system includes receiving buyer registration information from a prospective buyer, including information describing a purchasing interest. Seller information is also received which includes information describing an offer being proffered by a prospective seller. At least some of the buyer information describing the purchasing interest and at least some of the seller information describing the offer being proffered are selectively matched. In response to a match, an executable message is transmitted to the prospective buyer with the description of the offer and which allows the prospective buyer to accept or decline the offer.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of conducting business transactions on a networked system comprising:
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receiving buyer information from a prospective buyer describing a purchasing interest;
receiving seller information from a prospective seller describing an offer being proffered by the prospective seller;
selectively matching at least some of the buyer information describing the purchasing interest and at least some of the seller information describing the offer being proffered; and
in response to matching, transmitting an executable message to the prospective buyer with the description of the offer; and
allowing the prospective buyer to accept or decline the offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15)
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7. The method of 3, further comprising:
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allowing the prospective seller to view the buyer list; and
receiving new seller information from the prospective buyer for entry on the seller list in response.
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10. A transaction system for implementing online sales between prospective buyers and sellers and operable to:
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receive buyer information from the prospective buyers describing purchasing interests;
receive seller information describing offers being made by the prospective sellers;
categorize the purchasing interests and the offers;
selectively match purchasing interests of the prospective buyers and offers of the prospective sellers by category; and
in response to a match in a category, selectively match prospective buyers and sellers within the matching category by a maximum buy price included in the corresponding buyer information and a minimum sell price included in the corresponding seller information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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