ONLINE REAL-TIME PRICE DISCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An on-line price discounting method that enables a host retailer to sell an item at different prices to different buyers, the method comprising:
- offering the item for sale on a host site, the item having a host item description and a host offering price;
providing a buyer with an option of lowering the host offering price based on information for the item from a competitor site;
accepting buyer-provided information regarding the item from the competitor site;
calculating a discount price for the item using the buyer-provided information;
presenting the buyer with the discount price for the item; and
enabling the buyer to place an order for the item at the discount price.
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Abstract
An on-line price discounting system and method that enables a host retailer to sell an item at different prices to different buyers, the method comprising offering the item for sale on a host site, the item having a host item description and a host offering price; providing a buyer with an option of lowering the host offering price based on information for the item from a competitor site; accepting buyer-provided information regarding the item from the competitor site; calculating a discount price for the item using the buyer-provided information; presenting the buyer with the discount price for the item; and enabling the buyer to place an order for the item at the discount price. The method can include steps for reviewing and approving the buyer order. The method can include steps for making requests from the host website to the competitor website not appear to originate from the host website.
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5258 Claims
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1. An on-line price discounting method that enables a host retailer to sell an item at different prices to different buyers, the method comprising:
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offering the item for sale on a host site, the item having a host item description and a host offering price;
providing a buyer with an option of lowering the host offering price based on information for the item from a competitor site;
accepting buyer-provided information regarding the item from the competitor site;
calculating a discount price for the item using the buyer-provided information;
presenting the buyer with the discount price for the item; and
enabling the buyer to place an order for the item at the discount price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An on-line price discounting system that enables a host retailer to sell an item at different prices to different buyers, the system comprising:
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a host webpage that offers the item for sale at a host offering price, the item having a host item description;
a price discounting option that enables a buyer to attempt to lower the host offering price based on information for the item from a competitor site;
a data collection module that collects buyer-provided information regarding the item from the competitor site;
a discount price calculation module that calculates a discount price for the item using the buyer-provided information; and
a host webpage revision module that offers the item for sale at the discount price. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer program product having executable instruction codes that implement an on-line price discounting system that enables a host retailer to sell an item on a host website to different buyers at different prices, the computer program product comprising:
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a first set of instruction codes for offering a price discounting option that enables a buyer to attempt to lower a current price for the item at the host website based on information for the item from a competitor site;
a second set of instruction codes for collecting buyer-provided information from the buyer regarding the item from the competitor site;
a third set of instruction codes for calculating a discount price for the item using the buyer-provided information; and
a fourth set of instruction codes for revising the pricing information and replacing the current price with the discount price. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 5258, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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