METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PREFERRED VENDOR PRE-TRANSACTION BIDDING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- Providing to a user one or more offers for sale of an item or service, the offers matching criteria pre-determined by one of a separate user or entity;
Receiving a selection of at least one offer from the user;
Comparing the selected offer to a set of pre-determined preferences of the user and generating and transmitting a request to one or more vendors for a counter-offer based on the set of pre-determined preferences of the user;
In response to receiving one or more counter-offers, comparing the one or more counter offers to the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity; and
Providing to the user one or more of the counter-offers matching the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method that can be performed on a system, is provided for preferred vender pre-transaction bidding. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing to a user one or more offers for sale of an item or service, the offers matching criteria pre-determined by one of a separate user or entity; receiving a selection of at least one offer from the user; comparing the selected offer to a set of pre-determined preferences of the user and generating and transmitting a request to one or more vendors for a counter-offer based on the set of pre-determined preferences of the user; in response to receiving one or more counter-offers, comparing the one or more counter offers to the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity; and providing to the user one or more of the counter-offers matching the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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Providing to a user one or more offers for sale of an item or service, the offers matching criteria pre-determined by one of a separate user or entity; Receiving a selection of at least one offer from the user; Comparing the selected offer to a set of pre-determined preferences of the user and generating and transmitting a request to one or more vendors for a counter-offer based on the set of pre-determined preferences of the user; In response to receiving one or more counter-offers, comparing the one or more counter offers to the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity; and Providing to the user one or more of the counter-offers matching the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed perform a method comprising:
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Providing to a user one or more offers for sale of an item or service, the offers matching criteria pre-determined by one of a separate user or entity; Receiving a selection of at least one offer from the user; Comparing the selected offer to a set of pre-determined preferences of the user and generating and transmitting a request to one or more vendors for a counter-offer based on the set of pre-determined preferences of the user; In response to receiving one or more counter-offers, comparing the one or more counter offers to the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity; and Providing to the user one or more of the counter-offers matching the criteria pre-determined by the separate user or entity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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