SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE REVERSE AUCTIONS

• US 20070271148A1
• Filed: 01/08/2006
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Simon Kapenda
• Original Assignee: Simon Kapenda
• Inventors: Kapenda, Simon
• Application Number:
  US11/306,698
• Publication Number:
  US 20070271148A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

This invention relates generally to auctions, and more specifically, to systems and methods for online reverse auctions. In one embodiment, the invention includes a system for providing an online reverse auction, the system having a software application, the software application being accessible to a buyer and a provider over a wide area network, wherein the software application is configured to receive an offer solicitation from the buyer and to present the offer solicitation to the provider, wherein the software application is configured to receive an offer from the provider responsive to the offer solicitation, and wherein the software application is configured to present the offer to the buyer.

Claims

1. A system for providing an online reverse auction, the system comprising:

a software application, the software application being accessible to a buyer and a provider over a wide area network,

wherein the software application is configured to receive an offer solicitation from the buyer and to present the offer solicitation to the provider, wherein the software application is configured to receive an offer from the provider responsive to the offer solicitation, and wherein the software application is configured to present the offer to the buyer.

2. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 1, wherein the offer solicitation is for any of a good and service.

3. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 1, wherein the software application is configured to receive the offer solicitation without a fee and wherein the software application is configured to present the offer solicitation without a fee.

4. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 2, wherein the offer solicitation is for any of legal services, housing, an automobile, a home improvement item, a job, personals, a book, a home item, a garden item, a consumer electronic, a gift, jewelry, a health item, a memorabilia, a movie, music, a doll, an instrument, pottery, a sporting good, a sporting card, a mobile phone, a stamp, a ticket, a toy, a computer, a travel item, a video game, art, a clothing item, a coin, an antique, a baby item, a camera, a collectible, a craft, an entertainment item, a finance item, a business item, and a specialty service.

5. A system for providing an online reverse auction, the system comprising:

a buyer component, the buyer component configured to receive an offer solicitation from a buyer;

a provider component, the provider component in communication with the buyer component, the provider component configured to present the offer solicitation to a provider, the provider component configured to receive an offer from the provider responsive to the offer solicitation,

wherein the offer is presented to the buyer for consideration.

6. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 5, wherein the offer solicitation is for any of a good and service.

7. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 5, wherein the buyer component is configured to receive the offer solicitation without a fee and wherein the provider component is configured to present the offer solicitation without a fee.

8. The system for providing an online reverse auction of claim 6, wherein the offer solicitation is for any of legal services, housing, an automobile, a home improvement item, a job, personals, a book, a home item, a garden item, a consumer electronic, a gift, jewelry, a health item, a memorabilia, a movie, music, a doll, an instrument, pottery, a sporting good, a sporting card, a mobile phone, a stamp, a ticket, a toy, a computer, a travel item, a video game, art, a clothing item, a coin, an antique, a baby item, a camera, a collectible, a craft, an entertainment item, a finance item, a business item, and a specialty service.

9. A method for providing an online reverse auction, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving an offer solicitation from a buyer without a fee, the offer solicitation being for any of a good and service;

presenting the offer solicitation to a provider without a fee;

receiving an offer from the provider responsive to the offer solicitation; and

presenting the offer to the buyer for consideration.