Method and System for group pricing of, and negotiation for, goods and services

• US 20130138526A1
• Filed: 11/14/2012
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: James D. Petruzzi
• Original Assignee: James D. Petruzzi
• Inventors: Petruzzi, James D.
• Application Number:
  US13/676,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138526A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0605 Supply or demand aggregation

Abstract

A system for pricing goods or services has a database of members that join through a social networking site where the members have input pertaining to goods or services, identify one or more products or services they desire to purchase, a processor determines whether a good or service is desired by a sufficient number of members to justify bidding on that good or service, there is communication of the members'"'"' desire to purchase at a target price, and an acceptance of the price by said purveyor or a boycott of such purveyor by said members. The members'"'"'wish lists and desired aggregate product choices and price points are calculated to arrive at a discounted target price. issues of interest to members may be the focus of the boycott of related goods or services or to boycott a good or service associated with an entity to achieve societal or government change.

Claims

1. A system for pricing goods or services comprising:

i. a database of members;

ii. a social networking site of said members having member input pertaining to goods or services;

iii. said members identify one or more products or services they desire to purchase at a desired price;

iv. a processor determining whether a good or service is desired by a sufficient number of members to justify bidding on that good or service; and

v. communication of said members'"'"' desire to a purveyor of such goods or services at a target price.

2. The system for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a price calculator that creates a target price based on data pertaining to said desired prices.

3. The system for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a generator of a target price that is a pre-determined amount below the average publicly available price.

4. The system for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a wish list for a member of desired goods or services.

5. The system for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a display of selected products for boycott of said members.

6. The system for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 1 further comprising acceptance of said price by said purveyor or boycott of such purveyor by said members.

7. A method for pricing goods or services comprising:

i. storing a database of members in a data storage system;

ii. networking said members via the internet with member input pertaining to goods or services;

iii. identifying one or more products or services by members they desire to purchase;

iv. processing whether a good or service is desired by a sufficient number of members to justify bidding on that good, or service;

v. communicating said member&

desire to a purveyor of such goods or services a target price; and

vi. demanding said price by said purveyor or boycotting such purveyor by said members.

8. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of tying a selected issue of member interest to the negotiation with said purveyor.

9. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of displaying products meeting rating criteria.

10. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of supplying a purchaser coupon for selected goods or services.

11. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of generating a target price for selected goods or services.

12. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of pricing based on average available price on the internet during any given pre-determined time period.

13. The method for pricing goods or services as claimed in claim 7 further comprising the step of setting a pre-determined number of users desiring a particular product for calling a boycott.

14. A system for pricing goods or services comprising:

i. a database of members;

ii. a social networking site of said members having member selected price points pertaining to goods or services;

iii. said members identify one or more products or services they desire to purchase at said price point;

iv. a processor determining which good or service is desired by a sufficient number of members to bid upon at a determined price;

v. communication of said determined price to a purveyor of such goods or services; and

vi. demand on said purveyor to sell said goods or services at said price.

15. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising negotiation with said purveyor of an agreed upon price for said goods or services.

16. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising a boycott of said purveyor of goods or services.

17. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising communicating to a competitor of said purveyor the determined price to permit said competitor to negotiate the sale of goods or services.

18. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising a pricing calculator to set a target price based on a discount from average available price.

19. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising a boycott by said members of said purveyor.

20. The system for pricing goods or services of claim 14 further comprising a coupon related to said determined price for purchase of said goods or services.