SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR DECENTRALIZING eCOMMERCE WITH SINGLE PAGE BUY

• US 20120290402A1
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Published: 11/15/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Glyde Corporation
• Original Assignee: Glyde Corporation
• Inventors: Rothman, Simon
• Granted Patent: US 8,589,253 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.68
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy

Abstract

A software system with a “single page buy” capability—both product information and purchase information on a single webpage. The software does the backend work needed to display both, in order to simplify the user experience. In one embodiment, commerce is “atomized” by pushing out the capability to purchase throughout the Internet—to ads on 3rd party sites, references in blogs, articles, etc. In one embodiment, a gliding product display is provided. The ad has a banner-type ad dimension, with product icons scrolling or gliding across it.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing data in a database on a plurality of products;

displaying product data on a subset of said products in a display window of a computing device; and

repeatedly replacing at least one of said products, and displaying an alternate product, such that a stream of products is displayed in the display window of the computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said replacing is done within a time period of less than five seconds.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said displaying comprises scrolling said product data across a window.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said product data comprises a product image and a product price.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

collecting data on product preferences of a user;

detecting said user; and

selecting products in accordance with said product preferences to display.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing data in a database on a plurality of products, said data including shipping data of said products;

storing data on at least one seller, including the seller'"'"'s shipping address;

storing data on at least one buyer, including the buyer'"'"'s shipping address and payment information;

in response to a buyer action indicating interest in said product, calculating a shipping cost to said buyer based on the product shipping data, the address of said seller, and the address of said buyer; and

providing a single page buy display window to said buyer, said single page buy display window including (a) an image of said product, (b) a description of said product, (c) a cost of said product, said cost including said shipping cost; and

(d) a buy button.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the product data and the alternate product data are displayed via a social networking website such that the stream of products is displayed via the social networking website.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the product data and the alternate product data are displayed in an ad banner such that the stream of products is in an ad banner.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the products are offered for sale by different sellers.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the subset is selected based on one or more of:

a user'"'"'s preference;

a user'"'"'s selection;

a publisher'"'"'s preferences;

system discretion; and

algorithmic determination.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the stream of products is pushed to the computing device in real time.

12. A computer-implemented system comprising:

a database configured to store data on a plurality of products to be sold over the internet;

a server configured to provide images using data from said database; and

computer readable media including computer readable code comprising;

code for displaying product data on a subset of said products in a display window of a computing device; and

code for repeatedly replacing at least one of said products, and displaying an alternate product, such that a stream of products is displayed in the display window of the computing device.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein said code for repeatedly replacing includes code for repeatedly replacing within a time period of less than five seconds.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein said code for displaying comprises code for scrolling said product data across a window.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein said product data comprises a product image and a product price.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

code for collecting data on product preferences of a user;

code for detecting said user; and

code for selecting products in accordance with said product preferences to display.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the database is further configured to store data including shipping data of said products, store data on at least one seller including the seller'"'"'s shipping address, and store data on at least one buyer including the buyer'"'"'s shipping address and payment information;

and the computer readable code further comprises;

code for calculating a shipping cost to said buyer based on the product shipping data, the address of said seller, and the address of said buyer in response to a buyer action indicating interest in said product; and

code for providing a single page buy display window to said buyer, said single page buy display window including (a) an image of said product, (b) a description of said product, (c) a cost of said product, said cost including said shipping cost; and

(d) a buy button.

18. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

code for configuring a widget for displaying said product data.

19. The system of claim 12 wherein the product data and the alternate product data are displayed in an ad banner such that the stream of products is in an ad banner.

20. The system of claim 12 wherein the product data and the alternate product data are displayed via a social networking website such that the stream of products is displayed via the social networking website