METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEMAND AND SUPPLY MAP/SHOPPING PATH MODEL GRAPHICAL PLATFORM AND SUPPLYING OFFERS BASED ON PURCHASE INTENTIONS
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Methods and systems allowing a consumer to use a graphical tool that summarizes, compares and browses multiple offers for products or services over a network or communications medium such as via the Internet. In specific embodiments, potential purchasers can make declarations to buy, which sellers can use to generate improved and customized offers.
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136. A system enabling a user to compare products or offers, said system executing on a computing device, comprising:
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a shopping path panel presenting a plurality of display objects;
said display objects representing offers or groups of offers for products or services that can be compared;
said display objects arranged side-by-side in one or more linear, increasing, or decreasing pattern;
said display objects arranged side-by-side such that an object'"'"'s horizontal position indicates a value related to that object'"'"'s corresponding offer;
said display objects arranged such that an object'"'"'s placement compared to other objects indicates a relationship between different offers or groups of offers;
wherein one or more of said display objects can be indicated;
wherein indicating a display object causes details about an offer associated with that object to be presented; and
said patterns providing a compact way for a viewer to compare different offers.
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149. A computerized system enabling advertising/shopping/price comparison executing on at least one computer system comprising:
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a product image ribbon comprising a plurality of product images;
wherein a product image enlarges when indicated or selected, providing an enlarged image of a product on offer;
wherein a plurality of product images near an enlarged product image also enlarge, providing multiple images of different products on offer;
wherein said product images each represents a product offer or group of product offers;
wherein said product images are arranged side-by-side in one or more patterns;
such that a product image'"'"'s horizontal position indicates a value and/or a characteristic related to a corresponding product offer or group of product offers;
said shopping path panel arranging images such that an image'"'"'s placement compared to other images indicates a relationship between different offers or groups of offers;
wherein one or more of said images can be indicated;
wherein indicating an image causes details about a product and/or offers associated with that image to be presented; and
said patterns providing a compact way for a viewer to compare different offers. - View Dependent Claims (150, 151)
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152. An e-commerce system executing on one or more computing devices providing sellers declared-demand information and improved marketing tools and providing to consumers new, improved or customized offers comprising:
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a consumer input module allowing consumers to input information about products/offers they desire, wherein said information comprising one or more of;
desired specific product;
desired set of product features;
preferable date of order/purchase or pick-up/delivery; and
data indicating a consumer'"'"'s location;
a grouping module able to aggregate groups of consumers with identical or similar desired products/offers into different consumer-desires-segments, wherein said consumer-desires-segments are categorized by one or more of;
region;
time (said consumers'"'"' preferable date);
product features;
a report module providing to sellers reports and/or tools displaying said consumer-desires-segments in form of lists and/or graphics, where sellers can navigate, search and select said consumer-desires-segments;
a target module allowing sellers to target one or more consumer-desires-segments, so that small and/or large groups of consumers that belong to the selected consumer-desires-segments can be targeted with targeted offers, wherein only the consumers belonging to said targeted consumer-desires-segments receive said targeted offers. wherein consumers input information about products they desire in order to receive new, improved or customized offers. - View Dependent Claims (153, 154, 155)
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