ON-LINE TRADING OF PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMER LEADS
First Claim
1. A method, with an information processing system, for providing an on-line trading environment of informational leads, the method comprising:
- presenting an on-line auction to a user, wherein the on-line auction presents to the user partial-disclosure information associated with an informational lead; and
receiving a bid request from the user for the informational lead based on the partial-disclosure information presented in the on-line auction, wherein the informational lead includes full disclosure information associated with a potential customer.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing an on-line trading environment of partial-disclosure informational leads are disclosed. The method includes presenting an on-line auction to a user. The on-line auction is for auctioning partial-disclosure informational leads to users. The method also includes receiving a bid request from the user for the partial-disclosure informational lead being auctioned in the on-line auction. Real-time information representing auction events can be transmitted by the system to the user, contemporaneous with the auction events occurring. The transmission of the real-time information is unevoked by the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, with an information processing system, for providing an on-line trading environment of informational leads, the method comprising:
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presenting an on-line auction to a user, wherein the on-line auction presents to the user partial-disclosure information associated with an informational lead; and receiving a bid request from the user for the informational lead based on the partial-disclosure information presented in the on-line auction, wherein the informational lead includes full disclosure information associated with a potential customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. A method, with an information processing system, for providing an on-line trading environment of informational leads associated with prospective customers, the method comprising:
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presenting an on-line auction to a user, wherein the on-line auction presents to the user partial-disclosure informational leads indicating a commercial interest of a prospective customer; and receiving a bid request from the user on the basis of the partial-disclosure informational leads in the on-line auction, wherein the bid request represents an offer for purchasing full disclosure information associated with the partial-disclosure informational leads for identifying the prospective customer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for providing an on-line trading environment of partial-disclosure informational leads, the system comprising:
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a memory; an information processing system communicatively coupled to the memory, the information processing system comprising at least an on-line auction user interface for allowing a user to interact with a partial-disclosure informational lead auction; and a user input receiver for receiving at least a bid request from the user for a partial-disclosure informational lead being auctioned in the on-line auction. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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