ELECTRONIC COMMERCE GLOBAL RELATIONAL ACTUALIZING BARGAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20070198398A1
• Filed: 01/18/2007
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gerardo Rios, John Bodor, Manuel A. Rios, Younas Aamir
• Original Assignee: Gerardo Rios, John Bodor, Manuel A. Rios, Younas Aamir
• Inventors: Bodor, John, Rios, Manuel A., Aamir, Younas, Rios, Gerardo
• Application Number:
  US11/624,244
• Publication Number:
  US 20070198398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

An Internet trading apparatus and method is disclosed for use in a computerized open market community over the World Wide Web. The apparatus and method may include a web based online trading electronic core unity portal: to bid, browse, buy, grab, promote, sell, swap, trade, and track products and services registered and posted. The apparatus and method may include actions made online at an e-commerce site, whereas the site'"'"'s profiles are dynamically modifying a web site'"'"'s profiles within an offer and acceptance environment. Whereas the apparatus and method is further comprised of a computer program, running on a server computer, for handling, saving, and processing information acquired from electronic commerce transactions and electronic commerce negotiations between user side computers. Whereas the apparatus and method is also comprised of a computer program wherein users have the option of direct trading or proxy that allows seamlessly to integrate the power of an expert system allowed by informed consent thus providing an effective automated offer and acceptance placement means to address negotiating inquiries.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising

a host agent server computer;

a first user computer which is in communication with the host agent server computer so that the first user computer can access the host agent server computer;

and a second user computer which is in communication with the host agent server computer so that the second user computer can access the host agent server computer;

and wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to process transactions between the first user computer and the second user computer.

2. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to process and manage information values and attributes of a non-numeric nature, and information comprising values and attributes of a numeric nature.

3. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to automatically compile, process, and manage databases from the first user computer and the second user computer using a plurality of programming functions.

4. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to cause an electronic commerce global interface in hyper text markup language to be displayed on a computer monitor of the first user computer.

5. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is comprised of a database;

and

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to dynamically set default values for one or more records in the database, when one or more records are added to the database or modified using pre-defined functions set using an interface on a computer monitor of the first user computer, the interface provided by an application computer program running on the first user computer.

6. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to dynamically modify the first user computer to process one or more offers and acceptances provided online through an electronic commerce web site from a computer in an online trading community.

7. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process swap offers and acceptances placed online wherein the swap offers are made by a first entity operating the first user computer;

wherein the swap offers refer to one or more items listed online for non-monetary exchange for one or more further items;

and wherein the swap acceptances are made by a second entity operating the second user computer.

8. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process databases online;

wherein the databases are comprised of a plurality of listings of products and services;

wherein each of the products and services is identified by an alpha-numerical key code.

9. The apparatus of claim 8

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to add, store, and delete databases online;

and

wherein the databases identify a plurality of users, each of which is identified by a client unique identifier comprising an alpha-numerical key code.

10. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and forward financial transactions by use of a payment authorization gateway online function;

and

wherein the host agent server computer processes a plurality of payables from the first user computer and the host agent server computer forwards a plurality of receivables to the second user computer.

11. The process of claim 10

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process financial transactions;

and

wherein the financial transactions are identified by an alpha-numerical key code assigned by the first user computer.

12. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process online sales made by offerors from the first user computer;

wherein the online sales involve listings of a plurality of low priced goods and services;

and wherein the online sales involve a plurality of online purchases made by offerees from the second user computer.

13. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process transactions maximum terms of offer placed by an offeree from the first user computer and sent to the host agent server computer and minimum acceptable terms of offer made by an offeror from the second computer and sent to the host agent server computer.

14. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive offers and acceptances placed online by use of a backward looking low bid process;

wherein the backward looking low bid process comprises a request made by offerees from the first user computer to the host agent server computer for products or services at a lowest possible declining bid price and a plurality of low bid offers discretely forwarded back to the host agent server computer by email by offerors acting as suppliers from the second user computer.

15. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process offers and acceptances placed online from the first user computer by use of a forward looking ascending bid process;

wherein the forward looking ascending bid process comprises offers made by offerees for a plurality of products or services listed online by offerors for the highest possible bid price through the host agent server computer and a plurality of online acceptances authorized by offerors made through the host agent server computer forwarded back to an offeror at the second user computer.

16. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process a plurality of transactions made online from the first user computer by use of an electronic online shopping market basket process;

and

wherein the electronic online shopping market basket process comprises an automated check-out process to add, delete, store, and calculate invoice payables of a plurality of products and services by the host agent server computer forwarded by email to the second user computer.

17. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process offers and acceptances placed online by moving a computer cursor with a computer mouse and clicking on the computer mouse.

18. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process a user'"'"'s feedback from the first user computer wherein the user'"'"'s feedback includes information referring to the user'"'"'s satisfaction received from consuming a good or using a service.

19. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive and process queries made by the first user computer;

and

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to forward the queries to a customer service representative.

20. The apparatus of claim 3

wherein the databases are of an alpha-numeric nature;

and wherein the database comprises an online listing of products and services including description, price, promotion, placement, quantity, reserve price, digital images, location, delivery terms, and payment terms.

21. The apparatus of claim 1

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to receive, process, and transfer transactions provided by electronic commerce automated trading venues;

and

wherein the host agent server computer is programmed to provide over the internet information concerning the transactions as viewable and readable in hyper text mark-up language files.

22. A method comprising

processing transactions between a first user computer and a second user computer.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising

processing and managing information values and attributes of a non-numeric nature, and information comprising values and attributes of a numeric nature.

24. The method of claim 22 further comprising

automatically compiling, processing, and managing databases from the first user computer and the second user computer using a plurality of programming functions.

25. The method of claim 22 further comprising

causing an electronic commerce global interface in hyper text markup language to be displayed on a computer monitor of the first user computer.

26. The method of claim 22 further comprising

dynamically setting default values for one or more records in a database of a host server computer, when one or more records are added to the database or modified using pre-defined functions set using an interface on a computer monitor of the first user computer, the interface provided by an application computer program running on the first user computer.

27. The method of claim 22 further comprising

dynamically modifying the first user computer to process one or more offers and acceptances provided online through an electronic commerce web site from a computer in an online trading community.

28. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing swap offers and acceptances placed online at a host agent server computer wherein the swap offers are made by a first entity operating the first user computer;

wherein the swap offers refer to one or more items listed online for non-monetary exchange for one or more further items;

and wherein the swap acceptances are made by a second entity operating the second user computer.

29. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and process databases online;

and

wherein the databases are comprised of a plurality of listings of products and services;

wherein each of the products and services is identified by an alpha-numerical key code.

30. The method of claim 29 further comprising

adding, storing, and deleting databases online;

and

wherein the databases identify a plurality of users, each of which is identified by a client unique identifier comprising an alpha-numerical key code.

31. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and forwarding financial transactions by use of a payment authorization gateway online function;

and

processing a plurality of payables from the first user computer and the forwarding a plurality of receivables to the second user computer.

32. The method of claim 31 further comprising

receiving and processing financial transactions;

and

wherein the financial transactions are identified by an alpha-numerical key code assigned by the first user computer.

33. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing online sales made by offerors from the first user computer;

wherein the online sales involve listings of a plurality of low priced goods and services;

and wherein the online sales involve a plurality of online purchases made by offerees from the second user computer.

34. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing transactions concerning maximum terms of offer placed by an offeree from the first user computer and sent to a host agent server computer and minimum acceptable terms of offer made by an offeror from the second computer and sent to the host agent server computer.

35. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving offers and acceptances placed online by use of a backward looking low bid process;

wherein the backward looking low bid process comprises a request made by offerees from the first user computer to a host agent server computer for products or services at a lowest possible declining bid price and a plurality of low bid offers discretely forwarded back to the host agent server computer by email by offerors acting as suppliers from the second user computer.

36. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing offers and acceptances placed online from the first user computer by use of a forward looking ascending bid process;

wherein the forward looking ascending bid process comprises offers made by offerees for a plurality of products or services listed online by offerors for the highest possible bid price through a host agent server computer and a plurality of online acceptances authorized by offerors made through the host agent server computer forwarded back to an offeror at the second user computer.

37. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing a plurality of transactions made online from the first user computer by use of an electronic online shopping market basket process;

and

wherein the electronic online shopping market basket process comprises an automated check-out process to add, delete, store, and calculate invoice payables of a plurality of products and services by a host agent server computer forwarded by email to the second user computer.

38. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing offers and acceptances placed online by moving a computer cursor with a computer mouse and clicking on the computer mouse.

39. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing a user'"'"'s feedback from the first user computer wherein the user'"'"'s feedback includes information referring to the user'"'"'s satisfaction received from consuming a good or using a service.

40. The method of claim 22 further comprising

receiving and processing queries made by the first user computer;

and

forwarding the queries to a customer service representative.

41. The method of claim 24

wherein the databases are of an alpha-numeric nature;

and wherein the database comprises an online listing of products and services including description, price, promotion, placement, quantity, reserve price, digital images, location, delivery terms, and payment terms.

42. The method of claim 22

receiving, processing, and transferring transactions provided by electronic commerce automated trading venues;

and

providing over the internet information concerning the transactions as viewable and readable in hyper text mark-up language files.