Online purchasing system supporting buyer affordability screening
First Claim
1. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
- a first web server including product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale on the first web server;
a computer, communicatively coupled to the first web server, running browser software presenting the product information of the at least one product being offered for sale online; and
the computer responding to online input of personal information about a buyer causing credit report information of the buyer to be obtained from a second web server using at least a portion of the personal information of the buyer, at least one of the personal information and at least a portion of the credit report information of the buyer being used by a software engine to determine at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online.
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Abstract
An online system uses, in various embodiments of the invention, credit report information, loan affordability screening and credit approval and management functionality to facilitate the purchase and finance of products online. The online system may include both sellers of products and lenders that offer financing to buyers seeking to purchase the products. The system may automatically obtain a buyer'"'"'s credit report information and use that information to determine if the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to obtain financing for a particular product or products. The system also enables use of buyer credit information to identify only those of a seller'"'"'s products for which the buyer is pre-approved, for example, to finance using one or more loans. The system then enables selection of an identified product or products for purchase, and selection of a loan, for example, for financing of the selected product or products. Credit approval (or pre-approval) may be performed automatically, and along with credit processing, may be performed completely online.
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30 Claims
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1. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
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a first web server including product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale on the first web server; a computer, communicatively coupled to the first web server, running browser software presenting the product information of the at least one product being offered for sale online; and the computer responding to online input of personal information about a buyer causing credit report information of the buyer to be obtained from a second web server using at least a portion of the personal information of the buyer, at least one of the personal information and at least a portion of the credit report information of the buyer being used by a software engine to determine at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An online affordability based purchasing system comprising:
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at least one web page that contains personal information of a buyer; a web server offering at least one product for sale that responds to receipt of the at least one web page by obtaining online, using at least a portion of the personal information, credit report information of the buyer; and a software engine that determines, using at least a portion of the credit report information, at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of facilitating financing of at least one product being offered for sale online, the method comprising:
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offering for sale the at least one product on a web server; receiving online, by the web server, at least one web page that contains personal information about a buyer; obtaining online, by the web server using at least a portion of the personal information, credit report information of the buyer; determining, by a software engine using at least a portion of the credit report information, at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of at least one product being offered for sale online; allowing the buyer to purchase the at least one product. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
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a first web server including product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale on the first web server; a computer, communicatively coupled to the first web server, running browser software used to review the product information of the at least one product being offered for sale online; the computer responding to input of personal information about a buyer to cause credit report information of the buyer to be obtained online from a second web server using at least a portion of the personal information;
at least a portion of the credit report information of the buyer being used by a software engine to determine an amount the buyer can finance. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An online affordability-based purchasing system comprising:
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a first web server including product information regarding at least one product being offered for sale on the first web server; a second web server including credit report information of the buyer; a computer, communicatively coupled to the first web server, running browser software reviewing review the product information of the at least one product being offered for sale online; and the computer responding to input of personal information about a buyer to cause credit report information of the buyer to be obtained from a second web server using at least a portion of the personal information of the buyer, at least one of the personal information and at least a portion of the credit report information of the buyer being used by a software engine to determine at least a likelihood of the buyer being approved for financing of the at least one product being offered for sale online.
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