SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE A PRODUCT TO A CUSTOMER BEFORE A FINAL TRANSACTION TERM VALUE IS ESTABLISHED
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1. A system configured to authorize conveyance of a product to a purchaser before a transaction term of the sale is made final, the system comprising:
- a point of sale terminal having an input device configured to accept product information; and
a central server coupled to the point of sale terminal, comprising;
a data storage device configured to store a default value for the transaction term corresponding to the product;
a network interface configured to receive, after product conveyance, a final value corresponding to the transaction term of the product; and
a processor coupled to the data storage device and the network interface, the processor configured to retrieve and replace the default value with the final value.
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Abstract
A method for selling a product which allows a customer to comparison search for, and obtain as a part of a purchase transaction, the competitive terms for a product following product acquisition. The method includes conveying the product to the customer prior to at least one transaction term of the sale being finalized, determining a final value of the transaction term, and completing the sale using the final value of the transaction term as a term of the sale.
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10 Claims
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1. A system configured to authorize conveyance of a product to a purchaser before a transaction term of the sale is made final, the system comprising:
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a point of sale terminal having an input device configured to accept product information; and
a central server coupled to the point of sale terminal, comprising;
a data storage device configured to store a default value for the transaction term corresponding to the product;
a network interface configured to receive, after product conveyance, a final value corresponding to the transaction term of the product; and
a processor coupled to the data storage device and the network interface, the processor configured to retrieve and replace the default value with the final value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system configured to authorize conveyance of a product to a purchaser before a transaction term of the sale is made final, the system comprising:
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point of sale input means for accepting product information; and
central computing means coupled to the point of sale input means, comprising;
data storage means for storing a default value for the transaction term corresponding to the product;
network interface means for receiving, after product conveyance, a final value corresponding to the transaction term of the product; and
central processor means coupled to the data storage means and the network interface means, for retrieving and replacing the default value with the final value. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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