Mall Bid
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1. A method of selling products comprising the steps:
- defining a localized area within a predetermined geographic boundary containing at least one product retailer;
providing a first communication pathway between a server and at least one consumer communication device;
establishing a second communication pathway between the server and the at least one retailer processor;
allowing the at least one retailer within the mall to offer at least one product for bid in a bid event;
establishing bid event parameters;
accepting the bids for the at least one product in the bid event from the consumers;
authorizing the purchase of the at least one product at the conclusion of the bid event at a bid price; and
completing the purchase transaction of the product by the consumer who placed the bid.
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Abstract
A mall bid server is coupled to retailers within a geographic boundary of a mall. The mall server receives bids from authenticated consumers via wireless communication devices for bid products offered during a bid event. The winning bid from one consumer is selected and allows the consumer to pick up the bid product at the participating retailer at the bid price.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of selling products comprising the steps:
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defining a localized area within a predetermined geographic boundary containing at least one product retailer; providing a first communication pathway between a server and at least one consumer communication device; establishing a second communication pathway between the server and the at least one retailer processor; allowing the at least one retailer within the mall to offer at least one product for bid in a bid event; establishing bid event parameters; accepting the bids for the at least one product in the bid event from the consumers; authorizing the purchase of the at least one product at the conclusion of the bid event at a bid price; and completing the purchase transaction of the product by the consumer who placed the bid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for commercial product transactions comprising:
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means for defining a localized area within a predetermined geographic boundary containing at least one product retailer; means for providing a first communication pathway between a server and at least one consumer communication device; means for establishing a second communication pathway between the server and the at least one retailer processor; means for allowing the at least one retailer within the mall to offer at least one product for bid in a bid event; means for establishing bid event parameters; means for accepting the bids for the at least one product in the bid event from the consumers; means for authorizing the purchase of the at least one product at the conclusion of the bid event at a bid price; and means for completing the purchase transaction by the consumer who placed the bid.
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21. An apparatus for commercial product transactions comprising:
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a mall server; a computer network of at least one retailer within a localized area within a predetermined geographic boundary defining a shopping mall; a first communication pathway providing communication between the mall server and at least one of a mobile wireless device and a computer processor associated with a consumer; a second communication pathway providing information between the mall server and the retailer network to facilitate the establishment of a product bid period offering at least one product from the at least one retailer for sale; the mall server facilitating bid event characteristics through the first communication pathway between the at least one consumer device and the mall server to receive bids from the consumer via the at least one consumer device for the at least one product offered during the bid period; and the at least one consumer communication device including a software application which is capable of receiving bid event characteristic information from the mall server and to enter bids from the consumer to the mall server for the at least one product offered during the bid event. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An apparatus for purchasing products by a consumer comprising:
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each consumer having a communication device; a server transmitting product information offered during a bid event from a plurality of retailers located within a predetermined geographic boundary; the server receiving product purchase bids from the consumers for the products offered during a bid event by a first communication pathway; and authorizing the purchase of the products by consumers at the completion of the bid event;
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24. The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising:
the retailers within the predetermined geographic boundary coupled by a second communication pathway with the mall server for exchanging information relating to the products offered by the retailers in a bid event and purchase information relating to consumers making a bid.
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