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System and method for reduced cost purchasing

  • US 7,035,816 B2
  • Filed: 04/12/2002
  • Issued: 04/25/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for providing at least two sellables to a customer, said at least two sellables offered by a plurality of suppliers, said system comprising:

  • computer code operating on at least one host system computing device connected to a communication network to which said plurality of suppliers and said customer connect;

    computer code operating on said at least one host system computing device providing a request module that receives a request for said at least two sellables from a customer;

    computer code operating on said at least one host system computing device providing a price receiving module that receives a respective price for at least each of said at least two sellables from each of said plurality of suppliers prior to receiving said request for said at least two sellables;

    computer code operating on said at least one host system computing device that electronically stores said respective price from each of said plurality of suppliers in a database, said database being operably connected to said at least one host system computing device;

    computer code operating on said at least one host system computing device providing an aggregating module that aggregates said respective price for each of said at least two sellables to provide a final respective aggregate price for said at least two sellables from the price receiving module; and

    computer code operating on said at least one host system computing device providing a display module that displays each said final respective aggregate price for each respective one of said plurality of suppliers.

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