ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of processing product orders, via a network, to allow consumers to order products from a plurality of merchants, using a web page comprising a consistent user interface, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a search request from a user, wherein said search request includes at least one of;
an item description and a category description;
retrieving user data corresponding to said user;
searching a local database, in accordance with said user data and at least one of;
an item description and a category description, to locate product information prior to searching websites for said product information, wherein said websites include a plurality of at least one of;
affiliated websites and unaffiliated websites; and
,displaying said information from at least one of said local database and said websites within said web page comprising a consistent user interface.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating an on-line purchase of at least one item on behalf of a consumer are disclosed. A consumer may shop and purchase at least one item on a consolidated shopping (CS) website displaying one or more items available for purchase on one or more different merchant websites. The CS website provides consumers with advanced searching that takes into consideration a personal profile of the consumer, the consumer'"'"'s previous shopping history, transactional data relating to a group of similar consumers, and the like. A host computer providing the CS website may access a merchant website selling the requested item, and order the requested item on behalf of the consumer, and charging a transaction fee, listing fee, receiving a rebate and/or offering a rebate for performing such. One embodiment allows a consumer to purchase/order multiple items from multiple websites in a single purchase request to the CS website.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of processing product orders, via a network, to allow consumers to order products from a plurality of merchants, using a web page comprising a consistent user interface, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a search request from a user, wherein said search request includes at least one of;
an item description and a category description;retrieving user data corresponding to said user; searching a local database, in accordance with said user data and at least one of;
an item description and a category description, to locate product information prior to searching websites for said product information, wherein said websites include a plurality of at least one of;
affiliated websites and unaffiliated websites; and
,displaying said information from at least one of said local database and said websites within said web page comprising a consistent user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions when executed by a processor, cause said processor to perform a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a search request from a user, wherein said search request includes at least one of;
an item description and a category description;retrieving user data corresponding to said user; searching a local database, in accordance with said user data and at least one of;
an item description and a category description, to locate product information prior to searching websites for said product information, wherein said websites include a plurality of at least one of;
affiliated websites and unaffiliated websites; and
,displaying said information from at least one of said local database and said websites within said web page comprising a consistent user interface.
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