Computer system, method and software capable of listing identified goods in transit or storage and managing buyer and seller communications regarding such goods
First Claim
1. A local or distributed network computer and communication system permitting sellers to list identified goods or merchandise in transit or identified goods or merchandise in storage on a network buyer and seller introductory forum further providing a communication management system for managing certain communications between sellers and potential buyers with respect to such goods, wherein the computer system is loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable sellers to register and list such goods or merchandise identified by a specific transit container or vessel, specific storage container number, or specific mobile shipping unit on the network buyer and seller forum, and the computer system is further loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable registered buyers to compete for purchase of such goods.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved network computer and communication system permitting sellers to list identified goods in transit or identified goods in storage on a network buyer and seller introductory forum further providing a communication management system for managing certain communications between sellers and potential buyers with respect to such goods, wherein the computer system is loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable sellers to register and list such goods identified by a specific transit container or specific storage container number, or a number uniquely attached to the goods and able to indicate current, future and past location or any combination of thereof on the network buyer and seller forum, and the computer system is further loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable registered buyers to compete for purchase of such goods. In on embodiment, neither the buyer or seller are identified within the buyer and seller forum other than by a transitory identification number until the seller has selected and paid, or agreed to pay, the forum providers for contact information of one or more potential buyers to further consider one or more offers by one or more potential buyers.
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- 1. A local or distributed network computer and communication system permitting sellers to list identified goods or merchandise in transit or identified goods or merchandise in storage on a network buyer and seller introductory forum further providing a communication management system for managing certain communications between sellers and potential buyers with respect to such goods, wherein the computer system is loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable sellers to register and list such goods or merchandise identified by a specific transit container or vessel, specific storage container number, or specific mobile shipping unit on the network buyer and seller forum, and the computer system is further loaded with at least one software module having logic permitting anonymous or identifiable registered buyers to compete for purchase of such goods.
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12. An internet listing of existing bulk goods or merchandise, or titled or serialized items, for sale that are in transit or are ready for transit, wherein the listing identifies the goods, merchandise or items by at least two identifiers described in (a) in combination with (b) as follows:
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(a) at least one identification of (i) mobile shipping unit number, (ii) container number, (iii) transporting vessel, (iv) shipping papers, or (v) title paper for the goods, merchandise, or items, and (b) the approximate or exact location at the goods, merchandise or items at the time of the listing, or at the time when the listing is viewed. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A local or distributed network computer and communication system permitting sellers to access a buyer and seller introductory forum and list goods or merchandise, or titled or serialized items, that are in transit or that are ready for transit, which are identified by at least two identifiers as described in (a) in combination with either (b) or (c) as follows:
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(a) at least one of their (i) mobile shipping unit number, (ii) container number, (iii) transporting vessel, (iv) shipping papers, or (v) title paper, and (b) the location of the goods, merchandise, or items at the time of listing, or at the time when the listing is viewed, or (c) the approximate or exact location of the goods, merchandise or items when the listing is viewed as determined by utilizing a computer implemented method accessible from information in the listing, and the computer implemented method utilizes software logic and an interface to readily determine an approximate or exact location of the goods, merchandise, or items when the listing is viewed; and further providing a communication management system for managing certain communications between sellers and potential buyers with respect to such goods, merchandise or items, wherein; the computer system is loaded with at least one software routine with a computer implemented method and logic permitting anonymous sellers to register with the system and list such goods, merchandise, or items within the network buyer and seller introductory forum, the computer system is loaded with at least one software routine with a computer implemented method and logic permitting anonymous buyers to compete for purchase of such goods, merchandise, or items by placing an anonymous bid offer quote that includes separately or collectively a price for the goods, merchandise or items and for their delivery to a particular location, which is a preset location or is a new location named by the potential buyer as part of their bid offer quote, and the computer system is loaded with at least one software routine with a computer implemented method and logic permitting the seller corresponding to a particular listing to access and disclose or obtain contact information for a buyer who has placed an anonymous bid offer quote for the listing according to a particular agreed upon cost structure for the computer system; and wherein the seller with a listing is not required to accept a bid offer quote from the highest bidder at the end of a particular period of time, or to accept any bid offer quote that is placed in response to a listing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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