System and Method for Providing a Promotion
First Claim
1. A method for providing a promotion over a computer network, comprising:
- determining a potential promotion for an item;
determining a threshold number of uncommitted endorsements required to unlock the potential promotion;
displaying the potential promotion and the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements to at least one potential buyer over the computer network before the threshold number is reached;
receiving endorsement data including an actual number of uncommitted endorsements made over the computer network;
tracking the actual number of uncommitted endorsements; and
unlocking the potential promotion for the item when the actual number of uncommitted endorsements reaches the threshold number, thereby converting the potential promotion to an actual promotion.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a promotion over a computer network includes determining a potential promotion for an item, determining a threshold number of uncommitted endorsements required to unlock the potential promotion, and displaying the potential promotion and the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements to at least one potential buyer over the computer network before the threshold number is reached. The method further includes receiving endorsement data including an actual number of uncommitted endorsements made over the computer network, tracking the actual number of uncommitted endorsements, and unlocking the potential promotion for the item when the actual number of uncommitted endorsements reaches the threshold number, thereby converting the potential promotion to an actual promotion.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing a promotion over a computer network, comprising:
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determining a potential promotion for an item; determining a threshold number of uncommitted endorsements required to unlock the potential promotion; displaying the potential promotion and the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements to at least one potential buyer over the computer network before the threshold number is reached; receiving endorsement data including an actual number of uncommitted endorsements made over the computer network; tracking the actual number of uncommitted endorsements; and unlocking the potential promotion for the item when the actual number of uncommitted endorsements reaches the threshold number, thereby converting the potential promotion to an actual promotion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for providing a promotion over a computer network, comprising:
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a plurality of user terminals, each having a display, for displaying a potential promotion for an item and a threshold number of uncommitted endorsements required to unlock the potential promotion, and a user interface, for submitting user data signifying an uncommitted endorsement in response to the potential promotion; a retailer interface coupled via said computer network to the plurality of user terminals, the retailer interface for submitting retailer data signifying the potential promotion for the item and the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements; a promotion database coupled to the plurality of user terminals and the retailer interface for receiving and storing the user data and retailer data; and a promotion processor coupled to plurality of user terminals, the retailer interface, and the promotion database for sending the potential promotion and the threshold number to the user terminal for display, analyzing the user data to determine an actual number of uncommitted endorsements received, comparing the actual number of uncommitted endorsements to the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements, and sending an announcement to at least one of the plurality of user terminals that the potential promotion is an actual promotion when the actual number of uncommitted endorsements is equal to or greater than the threshold number of uncommitted endorsements.
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