System and method for hybrid single and aggregation sale

• US 20060253394A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yi Mao
• Original Assignee: Yi Mao
• Inventors: Mao, Yi
• Granted Patent: US 7,885,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0234 Rebates after completed purchase

Abstract

A hybrid single and aggregation sale system is disclosed. This invention provides the mechanism: aggregating the individual purchase, grouping into the buying power, promoting efficient way for selling goods. The system has two styles: explicit and implicit style. Explicit style defines the limitation of availability etc. deal start time, end time, which the implicit style doesn'"'"'t define. For explicit style, despite the time of purchasing, the system counts the total sold units in each sequential aggregation period from start time to end time, applies the maximum sold units as buyer'"'"'s aggregation sold number, and thus the same final aggregation price will apply to the buyers who entitles same aggregation period. For implicit style aggregates the total units depending on the individual entitled aggregation period, the different order time might results the difference on the final aggregation price. The system allows the price match for disadvantaged buyer, etc earliest buyer. The buyer pays the price at front; the sellers handle and ship the items after the confirmation. After system aggregate the sale, the system credits the difference between prepaid and final aggregating price into the customer'"'"'s prefer account. Buyer should order with caution because the buyer is bound to the deal.

Claims

1. A method for aggregating sales of a product comprising the steps of:

displaying product information to a buyer including a price;

charging the price to the buyer and shipping the item to buyer in response to the buyer selecting the product for purchase; and

providing a rebate to the buyer, the rebate calculated by determining the aggregation of sales of the product to the buyer and to other buyers occurring over a time period and comparing the aggregated sales number to a price sheet listing aggregated sales numbers cross-referenced to discounted sales prices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the time period is a predetermined time period of a fixed number of days.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the time period is a predetermined time period of a fixed number of days that ends with, begin with or includes the date of sale of the product.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the predetermined time period is selected from a rolling period of time that either starts with, includes, or ends with the date of sale of the product that generates the highest aggregated sales for the product.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein a length of the predetermined time period differs based upon a membership level attained by the buyer.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the time period is between a start time and an end time set by a seller.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the time period is from a start time and an end time determined by when an available quantity of products has been sold.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the time period is limited by a maximum number of days.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the time period is selected from a rolling window of a predetermined number of days, the rolling window selected from between a start time and an end time determined by when an available quantity of products has been sold.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the predetermined number of days is determined by a membership level attained by the buyer.

11. A system for aggregating sales of a product comprising:

means for displaying product information to a buyer including a price;

means for charging the price to the buyer and shipping the item to buyer in response to the buyer selecting the product for purchase; and

means for providing a rebate to the buyer, wherein the means calculates the rebate by determining the aggregation of sales of the product to the buyer and to other buyers occurring over a time period and comparing the aggregated sales number to a price sheet listing aggregated sales numbers cross-referenced to discounted sales prices.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the time period is a predetermined time period of a fixed number of days.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein the time period is a predetermined time period of a fixed number of days that ends with, begin with or includes the date of sale of the product.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the predetermined time period is selected from a rolling period of time that either starts with, includes, or ends with the date of sale of the product that generates the highest aggregated sales for the product.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein a length of the predetermined time period differs based upon a membership level attained by the buyer.

16. The system of claim 11 wherein the time period is between a start time and an end time set by a seller.

17. The system of claim 11 wherein the time period is from a start time and an end time determined by when an available quantity of products has been sold.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the time period is limited by a maximum number of days.

19. The system of claim 11 wherein the time period is selected from a rolling window of a predetermined number of days, the rolling window selected from between a start time and an end time determined by when an available quantity of products has been sold.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein the predetermined number of days is determined by a membership level attained by the buyer.