Method, system, and computer program product for operating a publicly accessible purchasing system
First Claim
1. A method for operating a publicly accessible purchasing system, the method comprising:
- receiving, on a receipt date, from a purchaser, in a publicly accessible purchasing system, a deferred purchase request (“
DPR”
) for an item to be purchased;
identifying a vendor; and
issuing, in dependence upon the DPR, a purchase order to the vendor on a date subsequent to the receipt date.
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Abstract
Operating a publicly accessible purchasing system including receiving, on a receipt date, from a purchaser, in a publicly accessible purchasing system, a deferred purchase request (“DPR”) for an item to be purchased; identifying a vendor; and issuing, in dependence upon the DPR, a purchase order to the vendor on a date subsequent to the receipt date. In some embodiments, a DPR includes an item identification for the item to be purchased, and identifying a vendor further comprises identifying a vendor in dependence upon the item identification. Some embodiments includes selecting a vendor in dependence upon vendor item prices. Some embodiments include selecting a vendor having a lowest vendor item price for the item to be purchased. Embodiments include selecting vendors in dependence upon purchasers'"'"' indicated maximum prices, in independence upon information in purchase orders previously issued to vendors, and in dependence upon proximity of a vendor to a purchaser.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for operating a publicly accessible purchasing system, the method comprising:
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receiving, on a receipt date, from a purchaser, in a publicly accessible purchasing system, a deferred purchase request (“
DPR”
) for an item to be purchased;identifying a vendor; and issuing, in dependence upon the DPR, a purchase order to the vendor on a date subsequent to the receipt date. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for operating a publicly accessible purchasing system, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, on a receipt date, from a purchaser, in a publicly accessible purchasing system, a deferred purchase request (“
DPR”
) for an item to be purchased;means for identifying a vendor; and means for issuing, in dependence upon the DPR, a purchase order to the vendor on a date subsequent to the receipt date. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer program product for operating a publicly accessible purchasing system, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium; means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving, on a receipt date, from a purchaser, in a publicly accessible purchasing system, a deferred purchase request (“
DPR”
) for an item to be purchased;means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying a vendor; and means, recorded on the recording medium, for issuing, in dependence upon the DPR, a purchase order to the vendor on a date subsequent to the receipt date. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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Specification