SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHARING A PRODUCT/SERVICE AND ITS ASSOCIATED PURCHASE PRICE BETWEEN CUSTOMERS
First Claim
1. An e-commerce computer system, comprising:
- a computing device;
a computer software program stored in non-transitory computer readable memory, that when executed by the computing device, is configured to perform operations comprising;
locating and displaying an item offered for sale by a merchant;
displaying a sale price of said item wherein use of said item as well as said sale price of said item is shared between first and second customers;
displaying a first bid, associated with the first customer, to use said item for a first period of time wherein said first bid is equal to a first fraction of said sale price; and
displaying a second bid, associated with the second customer, to use said item for a second period of time wherein said second bid is equal to a second fraction of said sale price;
wherein the first and second customers are authorized to use said item for said first and second periods of time upon paying to the merchant said first and second fractions of said sale price respectively.
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Abstract
A peer-to-peer, collaborative, group-buying website permits customers co-pay and co-share items. The e-commerce website may locate and display an item offered for sale by a merchant. A sale price of the item may be displayed wherein use and sale price of the item may be shared between first and second customers. A first customer bid may be displayed to use the item for a first period of time wherein the first bid is equal to a first fraction of the sale price. A second customer bid may be displayed to use the item for a second period of time wherein the second bid is equal to a second fraction of the sale price. In this manner, the first and second customers are authorized to use the item for the first and second periods of time upon simultaneously paying the first and second fractions of the sale price.
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26 Claims
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1. An e-commerce computer system, comprising:
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a computing device; a computer software program stored in non-transitory computer readable memory, that when executed by the computing device, is configured to perform operations comprising; locating and displaying an item offered for sale by a merchant; displaying a sale price of said item wherein use of said item as well as said sale price of said item is shared between first and second customers; displaying a first bid, associated with the first customer, to use said item for a first period of time wherein said first bid is equal to a first fraction of said sale price; and displaying a second bid, associated with the second customer, to use said item for a second period of time wherein said second bid is equal to a second fraction of said sale price; wherein the first and second customers are authorized to use said item for said first and second periods of time upon paying to the merchant said first and second fractions of said sale price respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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locating and displaying an item offered for sale by a merchant; displaying a sale price of said item wherein ownership of said item as well as said sale price of said item is shared between first and second customers; displaying a first bid, associated with the first customer, to use said item for a first period of time wherein said first bid is equal to a first fraction of said sale price; and displaying a second bid, associated with the second customer, to use said item for a second period of time wherein said second bid is equal to a second fraction of said sale price; wherein the first and second customers are authorized to use said item for said first and second periods of time upon paying to the merchant said first and second fractions of said sale price respectively. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program, embodied on a computer readable storage medium, for enabling first and second customers to share a use and a purchase price of an item, said computer program comprising the steps of:
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locating and displaying an item offered for sale by a merchant; displaying a sale price of said item wherein ownership of said item as well as said sale price of said item is shared between first and second customers; displaying a first bid, associated with the first customer, to use said item for a first period of time wherein said first bid is equal to a first fraction of said sale price; and displaying a second bid, associated with the second customer, to use said item for a second period of time wherein said second bid is equal to a second fraction of said sale price; wherein the first and second customers are authorized to use said item for said first and second periods of time upon paying to the merchant said first and second fractions of said sale price respectively. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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