Method For Purchasing Regulated Products Via The Internet
First Claim
1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method for managing an order for the purchase of wine between a consumer and producer over the Internet via a third party website, comprising:
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
receiving a shipping address associated with the order, the shipping address comprising at least one data field indicating a U.S. state;
determining that the order qualifies for direct shipment by the producer;
determining the cost of the order;
identifying the producer'"'"'s merchant account for conducting financial transactions over a payment network;
establishing a financial transaction between the producer and the consumer for the cost of the order;
initiating a payment process directed to the transaction;
completing the transaction, wherein the producer'"'"'s merchant account receives payment for the cost of the order; and
providing a display indicating completion of the transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an order management system for purchasing regulated products such as wine over the Internet. Currently, U.S. states require wine to be purchased directly from a licensed retailer or a producer permitted to ship the wine directly to the consumer. In a computer system, the present invention relates to methods for managing orders between a consumer and a wine producer or licensed retailer wherein the transaction is facilitated via a third party website, such as a wine club website. The methods of the present invention may also facilitate allocation of payments to a charity as part of the transaction, and for the use of split tender payments using virtual currency.
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23 Claims
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method for managing an order for the purchase of wine between a consumer and producer over the Internet via a third party website, comprising:
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
receiving a shipping address associated with the order, the shipping address comprising at least one data field indicating a U.S. state;
determining that the order qualifies for direct shipment by the producer;
determining the cost of the order;
identifying the producer'"'"'s merchant account for conducting financial transactions over a payment network;
establishing a financial transaction between the producer and the consumer for the cost of the order;
initiating a payment process directed to the transaction;
completing the transaction, wherein the producer'"'"'s merchant account receives payment for the cost of the order; and
providing a display indicating completion of the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
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11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method for managing an order for the purchase of wine between a consumer and retailer via a third party website, comprising:
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
receiving a shipping address associated with the order, the shipping address comprising at least one data field indicating a U.S. state;
determining that the order does not qualify for direct shipment from the producer;
identifying one or more retailers that can complete the order;
selecting a retailer to complete the order;
determining the cost of the order;
identifying the retailer'"'"'s merchant account for conducting financial transactions over a payment network;
establishing a financial transaction between the retailer and the consumer for the cost of the order;
initiating a payment process directed to the transaction;
completing the transaction, wherein the retailer'"'"'s merchant account receives payment for the cost of the order; and
providing a display indicating completion of the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
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23. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method for managing an order for the purchase of wine between a consumer and retailer or producer via a third party website, comprising:
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
receiving a shipping address associated with the order for receiving shipment of the order, the shipping address comprising at least one data field indicating a U.S. state;
determining that the order cannot be completed;
identifying other producers that produce similar wines to recommend to the consumer;
displaying the recommended wines to the consumer.
- receiving an order from a consumer for the purchase of at least one bottle of wine, the order comprising at least one data field indicating the producer of the wine;
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