System and method for managing recurring orders in a computer network
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1. A method for facilitating electronic commerce through a network, said network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer, said method comprising:
- (a) receiving from a user registered with a multi-level marketing system as a client, member or independent business owner (“
IBO”
), by said at least one server computer, a first request for a first suggested order to be fulfilled, said first suggested order comprising identification of a first two or more suggested products or services of a plurality of products or services, said first suggested order also comprising a first suggested recurrence including product specific recurrences for said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services and said first suggested order further comprising first suggested quantities for said fulfillment for each of said first two or more suggested products or services, wherein said product specific recurrence for a first of said first two or more suggested products or services is configurable via said browser system and may be different than said product specific recurrence for a second of said first two or more suggested products or services;
(b) generating a first profile, by said at least one server computer, said first profile comprising a computer readable representation of said first suggested order;
(c) modifying, by the at least one server computer, said first suggested quantities, said product specific recurrences, or combinations thereof, the modifying attempting to equalize, with respect to said first suggested order, a distribution of a total cost per recurrence, a distribution of a total quantity per recurrence, a distribution of cost for a selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of quantity for the selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of incentive compensation per recurrence, or combinations thereof; and
(d) causing, by said at least one server computer, said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services to automatically recur one or more times according to said distribution, by signaling said multi-level marketing system to direct said at least one server to fulfill each of said first two or more suggested products or services of said first suggested order according to said distribution.
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Abstract
A recurring order management system and method for a computer network is disclosed. The system receives a request to suggest a recurring order for one or more products or services. The system generates a profile which stores the suggested products or services, the suggested recurrence for those products or services and the suggested quantities to deliver upon each recurrence. The order then automatically recurs one or more times according to the specified recurrence.
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1. A method for facilitating electronic commerce through a network, said network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving from a user registered with a multi-level marketing system as a client, member or independent business owner (“
IBO”
), by said at least one server computer, a first request for a first suggested order to be fulfilled, said first suggested order comprising identification of a first two or more suggested products or services of a plurality of products or services, said first suggested order also comprising a first suggested recurrence including product specific recurrences for said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services and said first suggested order further comprising first suggested quantities for said fulfillment for each of said first two or more suggested products or services, wherein said product specific recurrence for a first of said first two or more suggested products or services is configurable via said browser system and may be different than said product specific recurrence for a second of said first two or more suggested products or services;(b) generating a first profile, by said at least one server computer, said first profile comprising a computer readable representation of said first suggested order; (c) modifying, by the at least one server computer, said first suggested quantities, said product specific recurrences, or combinations thereof, the modifying attempting to equalize, with respect to said first suggested order, a distribution of a total cost per recurrence, a distribution of a total quantity per recurrence, a distribution of cost for a selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of quantity for the selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of incentive compensation per recurrence, or combinations thereof; and (d) causing, by said at least one server computer, said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services to automatically recur one or more times according to said distribution, by signaling said multi-level marketing system to direct said at least one server to fulfill each of said first two or more suggested products or services of said first suggested order according to said distribution. - 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, 68, 69, 70)
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38. An order management system for facilitating electronic commerce over a network, said network comprising at least one server computer capable of communicating with a browser system located at a remote client computer over said network, said order management system comprising:
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an order receiver operative to receive, from a user registered with a multi-level marketing system as a client member or independent business owner (“
IBO”
), a first request for a first suggested order to be fulfilled, said first suggested order comprising identification of a first two or more suggested products or services of a plurality of products or services, said first suggested order also comprising a first suggested recurrence including product specific recurrences for said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services and said first suggested order further comprising first suggested quantities for said fulfillment for each of said first two or more suggested products or services, wherein said product specific recurrences for a first of said first two or more suggested products or services is configurable via said browser system and may be different than said product specific recurrences for a second of said first two or more suggested products or services;a profile generator coupled with said order receiver and operative to generate a first profile, said first profile comprising said first suggested order; an order balancing processor coupled with said profile generator and operative to modify said first suggested quantities, said product specific recurrences, or combinations thereof, the modifying attempting to equalize, with respect to said first suggested order, a distribution of a total cost per recurrence, a distribution of a total quantity per recurrence, a distribution of cost for a selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of quantity for the selected one of said products or services per recurrence, a distribution of incentive compensation per recurrence, or combinations thereof; and an order generator responsive to said first profile and operative to cause said fulfillment of each of said first two or more suggested products or services to automatically recur one or more times according to said distribution, each of said first two or more suggested products or services of said first suggested order being fulfilled according to said distribution. - View Dependent Claims (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, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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