SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBMITTING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE OVER A NETWORK-BASED COMMERCE FACILITY
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- presenting a plurality of listings to a user;
monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user to identify a selected listing;
presenting the user with periodic payment data based on pre-determined financing data, wherein the periodic payment data informs the user of a cost associated with the selected listing based on periodic payments; and
presenting the user with a transaction option, the transaction option being based on periodic payments.
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Abstract
A system and method to facilitate a transaction in a network-based commerce facility is provided. The method includes presenting a plurality of listings to a user, and monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user. Thereafter, the user is provided with an indication of an equivalent periodic payment of a plurality of periodic payments associated with an offer to purchase. In one embodiment, the user is provided with an option to conclude the transaction for the selected listing based on a plurality of periodic payments. In certain embodiments, the network-based commerce facility is a web-based auction facility where the offers are in the form of bids. Accordingly, in this embodiment, the periodic payment may be a monthly payment and the products are movable goods such as motor vehicle, motorcycles, watercraft, or the like.
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39 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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presenting a plurality of listings to a user;
monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user to identify a selected listing;
presenting the user with periodic payment data based on pre-determined financing data, wherein the periodic payment data informs the user of a cost associated with the selected listing based on periodic payments; and
presenting the user with a transaction option, the transaction option being based on periodic payments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions, the instructions when executed causing the machine to:
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present a plurality of listings to a user;
monitor selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user to identify a selected listing;
present the user with periodic payment data based on pre-determined financing data, wherein the periodic payment data informs the user of a cost associated with the selected listing based on periodic payments; and
present the user with a transaction option, the transaction option being based on periodic payments. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a database including a plurality of listings; and
at least one server to;
present a plurality of listings to a user;
monitor selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user to identify a selected listing;
present the user with periodic payment data based on pre-determined financing data, wherein the periodic payment data informs the user of a cost associated with the selected listing based on periodic payments; and
present the user with a transaction option, the transaction option being based on periodic payments. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of listings;
means for selectively presenting the plurality of listings to a user;
means for monitoring selection of one of the plurality of listings by the user to identify a selected listing;
means for presenting the user with periodic payment data based on pre-determined financing data, wherein the periodic payment data informs the user of a cost associated with the selected listing based on periodic payments; and
means for presenting the user with a transaction option, the transaction option being based on periodic payments. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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