Electronic commerce transactions within a marketing system that may contain a membership buying opportunity
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system through a network, the network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer, the method comprising:
- establishing an interactive online registration process between the client browser system and the server computer so that an individual may register with the marketing system as a Client, a Member or an Independent Business Owner (“
IBO”
), wherein a Client is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Client price, wherein a Member is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Member price, and wherein an IBO is eligible to buy products or services at an IBO price and is eligible to earn compensation;
providing a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; and
allowing access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the registered Client, Member, or IBO via at least one of the plurality of web files.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) transactions and solutions for a marketing company'"'"'s products via the World Wide Web, including facilities for signing up new customers and recruiting, training and supporting new Independent Business Owners through an interactive online process. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the combination of a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity using both electronic commerce and face-to-face transactions. The present invention is also directed to a system and method for combining a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity, so that Independent Business Owners participating in the marketing plan can introduce customers to a membership buying opportunity and earn bonuses or commissions based on the purchases by those members, while Members in the buying opportunity can consume products or, at their option, qualify to become Independent Business Owners.
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98 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system through a network, the network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer, the method comprising:
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establishing an interactive online registration process between the client browser system and the server computer so that an individual may register with the marketing system as a Client, a Member or an Independent Business Owner (“
IBO”
), wherein a Client is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Client price, wherein a Member is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Member price, and wherein an IBO is eligible to buy products or services at an IBO price and is eligible to earn compensation;providing a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; and allowing access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the registered Client, Member, or IBO via at least one of the plurality of web files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A system for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system comprising:
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a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of marketing system products or services; and a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor configured for establishing an interactive online registration process so that an individual may register with the marketing system as a Client, a Member or an Independent Business Owner, wherein a Client is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Client price, wherein a Member is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Member price, and wherein an IBO is eligible to buy products or services at an IBO price and is eligible to earn compensation, providing a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system, and allowing access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the registered Client, Member, or IBO via at least one of the plurality of web files.
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98. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to facilitate electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system, said computer program logic comprising:
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establishing means for enabling the processor to establish an interactive online registration process so that an individual may register with the marketing system as a Client, a Member or an Independent Business Owner (“
IBO”
), wherein a Client is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Client price, wherein a Member is not eligible to earn compensation and is eligible to buy products or services at a Member price, and wherein an IBO is eligible to buy products or services at an IBO price and is eligible to earn compensation;providing means for enabling the processor to provide a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; and allowing means for enabling the processor to allow access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to the registered Client, Member, or IBO via at least one of the plurality of web files.
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