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User-Initiated Buyer-Vendor Match Search

  • US 20110082770A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2009
  • Published: 04/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for a user-initiated vendor search, the method comprising:

  • receiving, from one or more buyers of a plurality of buyers, one or more purchase solicitations, and storing the one or more purchase solicitations in a storage;

    receiving, from one or more sellers of a plurality of sellers, one or more sale solicitations, and storing the one or more sale solicitations in the storage;

    for a particular purchase solicitation of the one or more purchase solicitations;

    in response to determining that a first sale solicitation of the one or more sale solicitations, submitted by a first seller, matches the particular purchase solicitation submitted by a particular buyer, providing the first sale solicitations to the particular buyer;

    after providing the first sale solicitations to the particular buyer, sending the particular purchase solicitation to the one or more sellers;

    in response to receiving, from a second seller of the one or more sellers, a second sale solicitation;

    storing the second sale solicitation in the storage;

    providing the second sale solicitation to the particular buyer;

    for a particular sale solicitation of the one or more sale solicitations;

    in response to determining that a first purchase solicitation of the one or more purchase solicitations, submitted by a first buyer, matches the particular sale solicitation submitted by a particular seller, providing the first purchase solicitation to the particular buyer;

    after providing the first purchase solicitation to the particular buyer, sending the first sale solicitation to the one or more buyers;

    in response to receiving, from a second buyer of the one or more buyers, a second purchase solicitation;

    storing the second purchase sale solicitation in the storage;

    providing the second purchase solicitation to the particular seller.

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