Systems and methods for distributed commerce platform technology
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1. A distributed commerce system comprising:
- a commerce site providing product information related to a product offered for sale at a first sale price and an advertisement;
a central processor in communication with the commerce price, the central processor configured for calculating a rate of advertising subsidy based on a number of visitors to the commerce site;
a module for communicating the advertisement and product information between the central processor and the commerce site;
a counter, within the module, for counting the number of visitors to the commerce site, wherein the module communicates the number of visitors to the central processor;
wherein the central processor calculates a second sale price based upon the number of visitors and the rate of advertising subsidy, and wherein the central processor communicates the second sale price to the commerce site through the module.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems to facilitate distributed commerce. A distributed commerce system comprises a module for communicating an advertisement, price information, or viewer information and using the information to calculate a price based on the number of viewers. In another embodiment, a system is provided for valuating the viewers and determining a price based upon the viewers'"'"' value.
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1. A distributed commerce system comprising:
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a commerce site providing product information related to a product offered for sale at a first sale price and an advertisement; a central processor in communication with the commerce price, the central processor configured for calculating a rate of advertising subsidy based on a number of visitors to the commerce site; a module for communicating the advertisement and product information between the central processor and the commerce site; a counter, within the module, for counting the number of visitors to the commerce site, wherein the module communicates the number of visitors to the central processor; wherein the central processor calculates a second sale price based upon the number of visitors and the rate of advertising subsidy, and wherein the central processor communicates the second sale price to the commerce site through the module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A distributed commerce system comprising:
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a central processor containing sale information related to a sale of a product and viewer information comprising weighting information relating to at least two types of viewers; a module for communicating the viewer and sale information to a commerce site, the sale information comprising a sale price; a detection mechanism, within the module, for determining which type of viewer is viewing the commerce site, wherein the module communicates the type of viewer to the central processor; wherein the central processor calculates a sale price based upon the type of viewer, and wherein the central processor communicates the sale price to the module at the commerce site. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dynamic pricing tag comprising:
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a pricing tag coupled to a product, the pricing tag displaying a first price of the product; a first viewer module configured for facilitating interaction between a first viewer and the pricing tag; a second viewer module configured for facilitating interaction between a second viewer and the pricing tag; a central processor in communication with the pricing tag and the first and second viewer modules, wherein the central processor calculates a rate of subsidy based on the first and second viewers viewing the product and wherein the central processor calculates a second price of the product based on the rate of subsidy; and wherein the central processor communicates the second sale price to the pricing tag. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for dynamic pricing, the method comprising:
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storing, in a database, information relating to a product, including a first product price; establishing at a central processor, a minimum price velocity percentage and an upper price velocity percentage, wherein the minimum and upper price velocity percentages are each based on the first product price; receiving viewer information, at a module in communication with a commerce site; communicating the viewer information to the central processor; calculating a second product price based upon the product information, the minimum price velocity percentage, the upper price velocity percentage and the viewer information; and transmitting the second product price to a commerce site using the module. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for real-time processing of data comprising:
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retrieving a static data from a database; calculating an effective price, at a server, wherein the effective price is based upon the retrieved static data and a discreet event data; communicating the effective price to a module; calculating a real-time price at the module, wherein the real-time price is based upon the effective price and a real-time event data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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