Secure shipment method for barter transaction
First Claim
1. A method for coordinating delivery of tangible items being traded between multiple parties, comprising:
- enabling each party to agree to transfer their item being 5 traded over a communications network;
enabling each party to arrange for shipment of their item being traded using the communications network only after all parties to a transaction agree to transfer the items involved in the transaction;
generating orders for pickup of items from each party only after all parties to the transaction have arranged for shipment of the items involved in the transaction; and
refraining from delivering any item to any party until at least one other item involved in the transaction has been 15 picked-up.
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Abstract
Method and system for bartering between trade parties each having one or more items available for barter, via a communications network. Items available for trade are listed and the parties can browse and search the lists to locate items they want to acquire and items they have available to trade, and create a barter offer. Once a barter offer is created, a secure shipment is provided by generating orders for pick-up of the barter items from each party only after all parties have arranged for shipment of the items involved. No item is delivered to any party involved in the barter until at least one other item, and possibly all other items involved in the transaction has/have been picked-up.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating delivery of tangible items being traded between multiple parties, comprising:
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enabling each party to agree to transfer their item being 5 traded over a communications network; enabling each party to arrange for shipment of their item being traded using the communications network only after all parties to a transaction agree to transfer the items involved in the transaction; generating orders for pickup of items from each party only after all parties to the transaction have arranged for shipment of the items involved in the transaction; and refraining from delivering any item to any party until at least one other item involved in the transaction has been 15 picked-up. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for coordinating delivery of tangible items 25 being traded between multiple parties, comprising:
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enabling each party to agree to transfer their item being traded over a communications network; enabling each party to independently arrange for shipment of their item being traded using the communications network only after all parties to a transaction agree to transfer the items involved in the transaction; and conditionally executing pick-up and delivery of the items involved in the transaction such that prior to delivery of any item to any party, all items involved in the transaction being traded have been picked-up from providing parties. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program resident on computer-readable media and arranged to:
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enable multiple parties to engage in a barter transaction 15 for the transfer of tangible items from one party to another using a communications network; enable each party to agree to transfer the item being traded over the communications network; enable each party to arrange for shipment of their item 20 being traded using the communications network only after all parties to a transaction agree to transfer the items involved in the transaction; generate orders for pick-up of items from each party only after all parties to the transaction have arranged for shipment of the items involved in the transaction; and coordinate secure shipment of the items by scheduling delivery of any item to any party only after at least one other item involved in the transaction has been picked-up. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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