MUNICIPALITY-CENTERED VIRTUAL MARKETPLACE
First Claim
1. A method for creating a municipality-centered virtual marketplace via a computer network, comprising:
- receiving and sending municipality-based content from a municipality to the virtual marketplace, the municipality based content including information relating to operation and governance of the municipality, and municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses;
receiving and sending business based content from a business located within the municipality to the virtual marketplace regarding goods or services offered by the business, the business based content including acceptance of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace;
receiving and sending customer based content from a customer regarding the municipality based content and the business based content from the virtual marketplace, the customer based content including the customer use of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, and the business promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace;
processing a transaction between the customer and the business for at least one of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals offered by the business on the municipality centered virtual marketplace; and
communicating to the business and the municipality information relating to the transaction.
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Abstract
A method and computer program product are disclosed for creating a municipality centered virtual marketplace via a computer network including receiving and sending municipality-based content from a municipality or chamber of commerce to the virtual marketplace. Business based content is sent and received from a business located within the municipality to the virtual marketplace regarding goods or services offered by the business. Customer based content is sent and received from a customer regarding the municipality based content and the business based content from the virtual marketplace. Transactions between the customer and the business are processed for at least one of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals offered by the business on the municipality centered virtual marketplace. Information relating to the transaction is communicated to the businesses and the municipality.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for creating a municipality-centered virtual marketplace via a computer network, comprising:
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receiving and sending municipality-based content from a municipality to the virtual marketplace, the municipality based content including information relating to operation and governance of the municipality, and municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses; receiving and sending business based content from a business located within the municipality to the virtual marketplace regarding goods or services offered by the business, the business based content including acceptance of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace; receiving and sending customer based content from a customer regarding the municipality based content and the business based content from the virtual marketplace, the customer based content including the customer use of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, and the business promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace; processing a transaction between the customer and the business for at least one of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals offered by the business on the municipality centered virtual marketplace; and communicating to the business and the municipality information relating to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system for providing services or goods via an online marketplace, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; a computer readable memory accessible by the one or more processors, the computer readable memory storing programming instructions for creating a municipality based virtual marketplace system, comprising; receiving and sending municipality based content from a municipality to the virtual marketplace, the municipality based content including information relating to operation and governance of the municipality, and municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses; receiving and sending business based content from a business located within the municipality to the virtual marketplace regarding goods or services offered by the business, the business based content including acceptance of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace; receiving and sending customer based content from a customer regarding the municipality based content and the business based content from the virtual marketplace, the customer based content including the customer use of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, and the business promotions, advertisements and special deals available only from the municipality centered virtual marketplace; processing a transaction between the customer and the business for at least one of the municipality sponsored incentives to patronize local businesses, promotions, advertisements and special deals offered by the business on the municipality centered virtual marketplace; and communicating to the business and the municipality information relating to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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