System and Method of Driving Commodity Consumers to Selective Retail Locations
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1. A method for driving commodity price protection consumers to commodity retail locations, comprising:
- identifying a plurality of locations offering a commodity within a geographic boundary;
selecting at least one location from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary; and
communicating information about the at least one location selected from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary to a consumer of a price protection product associated with the commodity.
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Abstract
A system and method for driving commodity consumers to selective locations allows an operator of a price protection product to enter into agreements with locations offering a commodity such that the locations provide incentives for purchasers or consumers of the commodity to purchase the commodity at the location. The operator of the price protection system may enter into agreements with purchasers to provide information about the locations offering the incentives.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for driving commodity price protection consumers to commodity retail locations, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of locations offering a commodity within a geographic boundary; selecting at least one location from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary; and communicating information about the at least one location selected from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary to a consumer of a price protection product associated with the commodity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a provider of a price protection product for a commodity; a plurality of locations communicatively coupled to the provider, wherein the plurality of locations offer the commodity within a geographic boundary; a database communicatively coupled to the provider for maintaining information about the plurality of locations; a processor, a computer-readable medium carrying program instructions executable by the processor to perform; selecting at least one location from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary; and a communications device for communicating information about the at least one location to a consumer of the price protection product for the commodity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium carrying program instructions executable by a processor to perform:
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identifying a plurality of locations offering a commodity within a geographic boundary; selecting at least one location from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary; and communicating information about the at least one location selected from the plurality of locations offering the commodity within the geographic boundary to a consumer of a price protection product associated with the commodity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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