Portal for commercial transactions
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1. A portal comprising:
- a user interface to interface to a user performing a commercial transaction, the user being one of a consumer, a vendor, a retailer, a service provider, and a third-party entity, the commercial transaction being related to sale processing of a product or service;
a transaction management portal engine coupled to the user interface to manage the commercial transaction performed by the user using user information; and
a management database coupled to the portal engine to provide the user information related to the commercial transaction.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a portal for commercial transactions. A user interface interfaces to a user performing a commercial transaction. The user is one of a consumer, a vendor, a retailer, a service provider, and a third-party entity. The commercial transaction is related to sale processing of a product or service. A transaction management portal engine manages the commercial transaction performed by the user using user information. A management database provides the user information related to the commercial transaction.
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27 Claims
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1. A portal comprising:
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a user interface to interface to a user performing a commercial transaction, the user being one of a consumer, a vendor, a retailer, a service provider, and a third-party entity, the commercial transaction being related to sale processing of a product or service;
a transaction management portal engine coupled to the user interface to manage the commercial transaction performed by the user using user information; and
a management database coupled to the portal engine to provide the user information related to the commercial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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interfacing to a user performing a commercial transaction using a user interface, the user being one of a consumer, a vendor, a retailer, a service provider, and a third-party entity, the commercial transaction being related to sale processing of a product or service;
managing the commercial transaction performed by the user using user information; and
providing the user information related to the commercial transaction using a management database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27)
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24. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible storage medium including information that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising;
interfacing to a user performing a commercial transaction using a user interface, the user being one of a consumer, a vendor, a retailer, a service provider, and a third-party entity, the commercial transaction being related to sale processing of a product or service;
managing the commercial transaction performed by the user using user information; and
providing the user information related to the commercial transaction using a management database. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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