Computerized, multimedia, network, real time, interactive marketing and transactional system
First Claim
1. A method for electronically executing transactions, comprising the steps of:
- providing a for main computer with data and image storage and retrieval equipment adapted for use by a plurality of dealers;
providing a plurality of for intelligent terminals each having data storage and retrieval equipment, at least one display screen and at least one input device, wherein each of said intelligent terminals is for use at one dealer location, and wherein said intelligent terminals communicate with said main computer;
storing a plurality of electronic images of a work of art which is listed for sale by at least one of the dealers on the storage and retrieval equipment associated with said main computer;
inputting data pertaining to characteristics about each said stored image and associating said input data with each corresponding stored image;
inputting, by any of the dealers seeking a purchase through the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal, search criteria for selecting at least one of said stored electronic images for review;
communicating said search criteria to said main computer;
searching said corresponding input data to select stored electronic images meeting said input search criteria;
communicating the selected stored electronic images and corresponding input data to the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal;
displaying at least a portion of said selected stored electronic images on a display screen connected to the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal;
inputting through the intelligent terminal a reservation for a work of art corresponding to at least one of the selected stored electronic images to prevent the completion of a sale transaction involving the work of art;
displaying an indication of the reservation status of the work of art in conjunction with a display of the stored electronic image for the work of art at any of said intelligent terminals;
inputting a purchase order to the intelligent terminal of the purchasing dealer for the work of art corresponding to the selected stored electronic image for which there is an indication of reservation to transact a purchase of said work of art;
completing the purchase of the work of art by generating and communicating instructions through the main computer between the intelligent terminal of the dealer that listed the work of art and the intelligent terminal of the purchasing dealer; and
displaying an indication of the sale of the work of art in conjunction with the display of the stored electronic image for the work of art at any of said intelligent terminals.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a system and method of electronically executing transactions with a preprogrammed main computer having data and image storage and retrieval equipment. A plurality of electronic images of works of art which are for sale are created by at least one listing dealer and stored on the storage equipment associated with the main computer. Data is input about each stored image and input data is associated with each corresponding stored image. A plurality of preprogrammed intelligent terminals each having data storage and retrieval equipment, at least one display screen and at least one input device, located at at least one listing dealer location and at at least one buying dealer location communicate with the main computer. Search criteria are input through the intelligent terminals for selecting at least one of the stored electronic images for review. Selected images and corresponding data are communicated to the intelligent terminals and at least a portion of the selected electronic images are displayed. A reservation on at least one of the displayed electronic images can be made to prevent the completion of a sale transaction involving the artwork corresponding to the selected reserved electronic image. An indication of the reserve status of the work is displayed in conjunction with the display of the reserved work on any of the intelligent terminals. A buy order can be input on the intelligent terminals to transact a purchase of the artwork corresponding to the electronic image subject to the buy order. Instructions to complete the purchase are automatically generated and communicated to the intelligent terminals corresponding to the appropriate listing dealer and the appropriate buying dealer.
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A method for electronically executing transactions, comprising the steps of:
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providing a for main computer with data and image storage and retrieval equipment adapted for use by a plurality of dealers; providing a plurality of for intelligent terminals each having data storage and retrieval equipment, at least one display screen and at least one input device, wherein each of said intelligent terminals is for use at one dealer location, and wherein said intelligent terminals communicate with said main computer; storing a plurality of electronic images of a work of art which is listed for sale by at least one of the dealers on the storage and retrieval equipment associated with said main computer; inputting data pertaining to characteristics about each said stored image and associating said input data with each corresponding stored image; inputting, by any of the dealers seeking a purchase through the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal, search criteria for selecting at least one of said stored electronic images for review; communicating said search criteria to said main computer; searching said corresponding input data to select stored electronic images meeting said input search criteria; communicating the selected stored electronic images and corresponding input data to the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal; displaying at least a portion of said selected stored electronic images on a display screen connected to the purchasing dealer'"'"'s intelligent terminal; inputting through the intelligent terminal a reservation for a work of art corresponding to at least one of the selected stored electronic images to prevent the completion of a sale transaction involving the work of art; displaying an indication of the reservation status of the work of art in conjunction with a display of the stored electronic image for the work of art at any of said intelligent terminals; inputting a purchase order to the intelligent terminal of the purchasing dealer for the work of art corresponding to the selected stored electronic image for which there is an indication of reservation to transact a purchase of said work of art; completing the purchase of the work of art by generating and communicating instructions through the main computer between the intelligent terminal of the dealer that listed the work of art and the intelligent terminal of the purchasing dealer; and displaying an indication of the sale of the work of art in conjunction with the display of the stored electronic image for the work of art at any of said intelligent terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computerized system for buying and selling property, comprising:
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a for main computer adapted to maintain information regarding property listed for sale by a plurality of dealers and which are for sale by said plurality of dealers; a plurality of intelligent terminal means each located at a respective dealer location associated with a respective one of said dealers, communicating with said main computer, for selectively displaying graphical representations of property listed for sale by each of said dealers, and for processing data associated with the sale of property listed by the dealer associated with the respective intelligent terminal; property selection means, associated with each of said intelligent terminal means, for randomly, generally or specifically selecting one or more pieces of property for review; and property purchase means for automatically generating forms and instructions for the complete payment and transfer of title of selected property. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for electronically executing transactions for the purchase of a work of art, comprising the steps of:
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storing in a main computer data, including an electronic image, corresponding to a unique work of art listed for sale by a dealer of a plurality of dealers; providing a plurality of intelligent terminals, each intelligent terminal associated with a dealer and having a display screen and an input device, said intelligent terminals communicating with said main computer; completing the purchase of a listed work of art by a dealer of the plurality of dealers by displaying the stored data of a plurality of works of art on a display screen in response to a search request input at that intelligent terminal by the dealer; selecting a listed work of art from the stored data displayed at that intelligent terminal; and inputting instructions at that intelligent terminal to reserve and/or purchase the selected listed work of art to the main computer to communicate between that intelligent terminal and an intelligent terminal of the dealer listing the selected work of art.
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34. A system for electronically executing transactions for the purchase of a work of art, comprising:
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a main computer for storing data, including an electronic image, corresponding to a unique work of art listed for sale by a dealer of a plurality of dealers; and a plurality of intelligent terminals, each intelligent terminal associated with a dealer, having a display screen and an input device, and communicating with said main computer, for displaying the data stored in said main computer corresponding to a plurality of works of art in response to a search request input at one of said intelligent terminals by a purchasing dealer, selecting a listed work of art from the stored data displayed at that intelligent terminal, and for executing transactions corresponding to the purchase of the selected listed work of art, each of said intelligent terminals being further operable to execute transactions corresponding to the sale of a work of art listed for sale by the respective dealer whose work of art is being purchased.
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Specification