METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE SETUP OF A PROXY WEB STORE BY AN ITEMIZED SELECTION APPROACH

• US 20090063275A1
• Filed: 08/06/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Asi Barak
• Original Assignee: Asi Barak
• Inventors: Barak, Asi
• Application Number:
  US12/186,553
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063275A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.530
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

A method and system for setting up and operating a facilitator Website, the facilitator Website allowing each of a plurality of stores to create a corresponding proxy Web store presence. The method includes launching the facilitator Website by supporting it in a computer server so that it can be accessed by consumers for the purpose of placing orders, setting up a database for a template of products and services to be offered by the each of the plurality of stores and logging onto the facilitator Website by each of the plurality of stores. The method also includes identifying and selecting items from the template of products and services to be offered, placing an order by a consumer, managing by the facilitator Website all of the orders that will be placed to the facilitator Website and communicating by the facilitator Website with the plurality of stores for handling the orders.

Claims

1. A method for setting up and operating a facilitator Website, the facilitator Website allowing each of a plurality of stores to create a corresponding proxy Web store presence, said method comprising:

launching the facilitator Website by supporting it in a computer server so that it can be accessed by consumers for the purpose of placing orders;

setting up a database for a template of products and services to be offered by each of said plurality of stores through said corresponding proxy Web store presence;

logging onto the facilitator Website by each of said plurality of stores;

clicking “

New Web Store”

on the homepage of the facilitator Website by each of said plurality of stores;

identifying and selecting items from said template of products and services to be offered by each of said plurality of stores that said plurality of stores carry, thereby immediately allowing each of said plurality of stores to create their own said corresponding proxy Web store presence,

placing an order by a consumer;

managing by the facilitator Website all of said orders that will be placed to the facilitator Website; and

communicating by the facilitator Website with the plurality of stores for handling said orders,

such that the facilitator Website is used for setting up said corresponding proxy Web store presence for each of said plurality of stores, through which consumers can contact one of said plurality of stores and make purchases.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing of advertising space on the facilitator Website, thereby generating revenue for the facilitator Website,

such that said advertising can be targeted, in relation to use of the facilitator Website by consumers to place said orders, thereby developing a buying profile history, which is stored on said database, so as said consumer accesses the facilitator Website for another purchase, he is presented with advertising of a type related to said buying history.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of stores are physical stores.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said plurality of stores is a virtual store.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding to the product list by manufacturers of products.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said product list is added to manually.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein said product list is added to automatically.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the products and services in said list may be accompanied by a display of at least:

one photo; and

identification.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said display is multilingual.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the proxy Web store Website is supporting it by a computer server accessible by said consumers.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the proxy Web store Website is accessed through search engines.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said search engine is a hardcopy yellow pages.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said search engine is an electronic yellow pages.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein access is by direct contact if said consumer already knows the Web address of the facilitator Website, such that said consumer can enter it at his browser on the Internet and be directly linked to it.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying by one of said consumers of a store which he wishes to have associated with the facilitator Website, wherein said store is not yet listed on the facilitator Website, and said consumer may approach said store and suggest that said store be listed on the facilitator Website, and if the store agrees, contact can be made by the proxy Web store Website with said store.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein contact is made by one of said plurality of stores with said proxy Website concerning listing.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein said contact is made by at least one of:

telephone;

mobile phone;

email;

“

snailmail;

” and

fax.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitator Website is accessed through a call center designated for this purpose, whereby the information to set up at least one of said plurality of stores is communicated, and said call center will work with the facilitator Website and create said corresponding Web store presence for each of said plurality of stores and be easy to maintain.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitator Website communicates with said at least one of said plurality of stores for placing orders.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said communication is through the Internet if the store is equipped for this kind of order receiving approach.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein said communication is through fax.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said communication is through SMS.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein said communication is through standard telephone.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein said communication is through cellular phone.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising making available said product/services database that has been created on the Website for external use by other interested Websites as a product/services information resource.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

charging for order handling on the facilitator Website;

paying a percentage of the purchase price by the Web store to the facilitator Website;

managing by the facilitator Website of all orders for such services as accounting, inventory and shipping;

arranging with one more delivery companies to defer part payment to the facilitator Website for shipping;

conducting by the facilitator Website of customer resource management (CRM) activities, including general business management, advertising campaigns, promotions and coupons; and

placing orders by e-order, fax, SMS, “

snail-mail,”

standard phone or mobile phone and charging a fee accordingly,

thereby generating revenue for the facilitator Website.

27. A system for setting up and operating a facilitator Website, the facilitator Website allowing each of a plurality of stores to create a corresponding proxy Web store presence, said system comprising:

means for launching the facilitator Website by supporting it in a computer server so that it can be accessed by consumers for the purpose of placing orders;

means for setting up a database for a template of products and services to be offered by each of said plurality of stores through said corresponding proxy Web store presence;

means for logging onto the facilitator Website by each of said plurality of stores;

means for clicking “

New Web Store”

on the homepage of the facilitator Website by each of said plurality of stores;

means for identifying and selecting items from said template of products and services to be offered by each of said plurality of stores that said plurality of stores carry, thereby immediately allowing each of said plurality of stores to create their own said corresponding proxy Web store presence,

means for placing an order by a consumer;

means for managing by the facilitator Website all of said orders that will be placed to the facilitator Website; and

means for communicating by the facilitator Website with the plurality of stores for handling said orders,

such that the facilitator Website is used for setting up said corresponding proxy Web store presence for each of said plurality of stores, through which consumers can contact one of said plurality of stores and make purchases.