Method, apparatus and processes for real-time interactive online ordering and re-ordering and over the counter purchasing with rebate, saving, and investing processes
First Claim
1. A system for purchasing merchandise, while real-time interactively direct ordering or reordering by a plurality of purchasers, who are purchasing individually or purchasing individually, yet in fact group purchasing, and for arranging rebates or group purchase rebates paid into retirement accounts, the system comprising:
- (a) one or more purchasing cards, said purchasing cards identifying buyers, and financial institutions and one or more card readers;
(b) at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or buyer on-site computer system comprising one or more servers, one or more recording system modules, one or more alarm modules, one or more metering modules, one or more microprocessors, one or more universal barcode ROM microprocessor systems modules, one or more control/relay modules, one or more microprocessor buses, one or more computer/server buses, one or more control/relay buses, one or more power buses, and one or more auxiliary batteries;
(c) one or more purchasing agent ordering sub-systems;
(d) one or more communication means by which said at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or on-site computer communicates with one or more seller Purchase Appliances;
(e) at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system in communication with said at least one sensor, said seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system comprising one or more cameras, said seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer further comprising means for receiving signals for the purchase of goods or services, said signals being received from at least one sensor;
(f) at least one Purchase hub computer comprising at least one database module or at least one relational database module or at least one look-up module;
(g) said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system being in communication with at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, or one or more seller showrooms, or one or more seller tradeshow booths; and
(h) said at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, seller showroom, or seller tradeshow booths containing or communicating with at least one merchandise display sub-system which allows real-time interactive remote viewing of physical merchandise, enabling at least one buyer to communicate with said at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, or one or more seller showrooms, or one or more seller tradeshow booths via said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer, to view physical merchandise, enhancing said buyer'"'"'s view of said physical merchandise by using said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or on-site computer to interactively move said physical merchandise; and
(i) said at least one merchandise display sub-system comprising at least one of a motorized revolving hanger rack or a motorized revolving platform, said physical merchandise being suspended from the motorized hanger rack or being located upon said motorized revolving platform, and said at least one merchandise display sub-system enabling the buyer to move said physical merchandise by remotely controlling said at least one of a motorized revolving hanger rack or a motorized revolving platform;
(j) whereby the one or more purchasing cards identifying buyers are credit, debit, or other funds transfer cards, by which funds are transferred from buyers'"'"'credit or debit accounts to sellers'"'"' accounts in payment for goods or services bought by buyers, and whereby a portion of said funds transferred from a buyer'"'"'s credit or debit account when a purchase is made by that buyer are transferred to a second account of said buyer, said second account being an account for the benefit of said buyer in retirement.
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Abstract
The Invention encompasses a system comprising a novel Volume Purchase Rebate Business Method, Volume Purchase Rebate Appliance sub-system , Volume Purchase Rebate Online-Interactive Showroom sub-system, Volume Purchase Rebate Online-Interactive Showcase sub-system, Volume Purchase Rebate Online-Interactive SalesPerson sub-system and Online-Interactive Ordering or Online-Interactive Re-Ordering sub-systems, and methods and processes for purchasing or volume purchasing or excess inventory purchasing or excess capacity purchasing for a plurality of purchasers who are in fact group purchasing yet purchasing individually from merchants for goods, products and services and obtaining and investing rebates while purchasing over the counter or real-time interactive online direct ordering and automatic re-ordering of said goods and services.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for purchasing merchandise, while real-time interactively direct ordering or reordering by a plurality of purchasers, who are purchasing individually or purchasing individually, yet in fact group purchasing, and for arranging rebates or group purchase rebates paid into retirement accounts, the system comprising:
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(a) one or more purchasing cards, said purchasing cards identifying buyers, and financial institutions and one or more card readers;
(b) at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or buyer on-site computer system comprising one or more servers, one or more recording system modules, one or more alarm modules, one or more metering modules, one or more microprocessors, one or more universal barcode ROM microprocessor systems modules, one or more control/relay modules, one or more microprocessor buses, one or more computer/server buses, one or more control/relay buses, one or more power buses, and one or more auxiliary batteries;
(c) one or more purchasing agent ordering sub-systems;
(d) one or more communication means by which said at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or on-site computer communicates with one or more seller Purchase Appliances;
(e) at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system in communication with said at least one sensor, said seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system comprising one or more cameras, said seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer further comprising means for receiving signals for the purchase of goods or services, said signals being received from at least one sensor;
(f) at least one Purchase hub computer comprising at least one database module or at least one relational database module or at least one look-up module;
(g) said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer system being in communication with at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, or one or more seller showrooms, or one or more seller tradeshow booths; and
(h) said at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, seller showroom, or seller tradeshow booths containing or communicating with at least one merchandise display sub-system which allows real-time interactive remote viewing of physical merchandise, enabling at least one buyer to communicate with said at least one remote product demonstration sub-system, or one or more seller showrooms, or one or more seller tradeshow booths via said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or seller on-site computer, to view physical merchandise, enhancing said buyer'"'"'s view of said physical merchandise by using said at least one seller Purchase Appliance or on-site computer to interactively move said physical merchandise; and
(i) said at least one merchandise display sub-system comprising at least one of a motorized revolving hanger rack or a motorized revolving platform, said physical merchandise being suspended from the motorized hanger rack or being located upon said motorized revolving platform, and said at least one merchandise display sub-system enabling the buyer to move said physical merchandise by remotely controlling said at least one of a motorized revolving hanger rack or a motorized revolving platform;
(j) whereby the one or more purchasing cards identifying buyers are credit, debit, or other funds transfer cards, by which funds are transferred from buyers'"'"'credit or debit accounts to sellers'"'"' accounts in payment for goods or services bought by buyers, and whereby a portion of said funds transferred from a buyer'"'"'s credit or debit account when a purchase is made by that buyer are transferred to a second account of said buyer, said second account being an account for the benefit of said buyer in retirement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for implementing the individual purchase or volume purchase of merchandise, and for causing rebates to be credited to a retirement account of a buyer, the system comprising:
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(a) at least one real-time interactive show-room containing interactive online video and/or audio capturing, processing, or recording means, merchandise displaying means, camera mounting or transversing means, communications, and purchasing facilitation means;
(b) at least one merchandise display case whereon merchandise is placed for real time interactive online viewing of said merchandise;
(c) said at least one merchandise display case further comprising at least one camera, and means for dial-up real-time interactive viewing;
(d) means for lighting said at least one merchandise display case;
(e) means for changing a scene presented to remote viewers of said merchandise;
(f) means for enabling a remote buyer to interactively move said merchandise placed on said display case, enabling said remote buyer to vary or improve said remote buyer'"'"'s view of said merchandise; and
(g) means for a remote buyer to transfer funds to a seller of said merchandise, in payment for purchase of said merchandise by the remote buyer, or in payment for purchase of other merchandise, or in payment for purchase of services;
(h) wherein a portion of said payment is rebated to an account of said buyer, said account being an account for the benefit of said buyer in retirement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for purchasing of goods, products or services, by one or a plurality of buyers, who are purchasing individually or purchasing individually, yet in fact group purchasing, and for arranging rebates or group purchase rebates paid into retirement accounts and credited to the buyer or buyers, the method comprising:
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(a) inputting one or more purchasing cards into at least one card reader;
(b) operating at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or buyer on-site computer comprising one or more servers, one or more recording system modules, one or more alarm modules, one or more metering modules, one or more microprocessors, one or more universal barcode ROM microprocessor systems modules, one or more control relay modules, one or more microprocessor buses, one or more computer/server buses, one or more control/relay buses, one or more power buses, and one or more auxiliary batteries;
(c) operating at least one purchasing agent sub-system;
(d) said at least one buyer Purchase Appliance or on-site computer communicating with one or more seller Purchase Appliances;
(e) operating at least one seller Purchase Appliance or on-site computer system in communication with said at least one sensor, said seller Purchase Appliance or on-site computer comprising one or more cameras, said seller Purchase Appliance or on-site computer receiving from at least one sensor signals for the purchase of goods or services;
(f) viewing physical merchandise remotely and interactively by at least one buyer, said buyer using said at least one sensor to communicate with at least one remote product demonstration module via said at least one Purchase Appliance or on-site computer; and
(g) interactively moving, by at least one buyer, said physical merchandise, the moving of said physical merchandise being accomplished by remotely controlling at least one of a motorized revolving hanger rack or a motorized revolving platform, said physical merchandise being suspended from the motorized hanger rack or being located upon said motorized revolving platform;
(h) ordering said physical merchandise, or other physical merchandise, or services, by at least one buyer;
(i) transferring payment for merchandise or services from a first account of a buyer to an account of the seller of said merchandise or services; and
(j) transferring a portion of said payment to a second account of said buyer, said second account being an account for the benefit of said buyer in retirement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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