Method, system and apparatus to facilitate conditional purchase orders with bounce back functionality
First Claim
1. A processor-implemented method to facilitate an on-line bounce back transaction, comprising:
- transmitting a conditional purchase offer to acquire a first product or service, said conditional purchase offer including a customer-specified price;
receiving a seller acceptance of said conditional purchase offer for said first product or service and subsequently receiving a bounce back offer associated with the first product or service to acquire a second product or service as part of an independent bounce back transaction with a hyperlink to a cobranded web site; and
accessing, via the processor, said cobranded web site to effectuate said bounce back transaction with a supplier-partner for said second product or service.
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Abstract
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system, including bounce back capability, provides for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number of CPO rules defined by a plurality of sellers, such as airlines, to determine whether a principal (any seller, agent or operator of the CPO management system) is willing to accept a given CPO. A customer whose CPO has been accepted may receive a bounce back offer from a vendor (supplier-partner) of other services or products—e.g., an automobile rental. The bounce back process determines whether a supplier-partner can participate in a bounce back transaction. For example, in the case of an airline passenger in need of an automobile rental, the bounce back process determines whether an automobile rental company is located in the flight destination area and has excess capacity. If an automobile rental company is located in the customer'"'"'s destination area and has excess capacity, a bounce back offer may be made to the customer in accordance with a supplier-partner allocation process. If a bounce back transaction is effectuated between the customer and supplier-partner the partner notifies the principal of the transaction. In the case of automobile rentals, the bounce back process permits a traveler to recognize reduced automobile rental rates while enabling a rental agency to more effectively manage its excess capacity. The CPO management system employing bounce back capability can be utilized to acquire any underlying product and/or service and bounce back product and/or service.
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34 Claims
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1. A processor-implemented method to facilitate an on-line bounce back transaction, comprising:
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transmitting a conditional purchase offer to acquire a first product or service, said conditional purchase offer including a customer-specified price; receiving a seller acceptance of said conditional purchase offer for said first product or service and subsequently receiving a bounce back offer associated with the first product or service to acquire a second product or service as part of an independent bounce back transaction with a hyperlink to a cobranded web site; and accessing, via the processor, said cobranded web site to effectuate said bounce back transaction with a supplier-partner for said second product or service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer device for facilitating an on-line bounce back transaction, comprising:
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a storage device and a processor connected to the storage device, the storage device storing at least one group membership identification and a program for controlling the processor, the processor operative with the program to, (i) transmit a conditional purchase offer to acquire a first product or service, said conditional purchase offer including a customer-specified price (ii) receive a seller acceptance of said conditional purchase offer for said first product or service and subsequently receive a bounce back offer associated with the first product or service to acquire a second product or service as part of an independent bounce back transaction with a hyperlink to a cobranded web site; and (iii) access said cobranded web site to effectuate said bounce back transaction with a supplier-partner for said second product or service. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium for facilitating an on\-line bounce back transaction, comprising:
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code executable by a processor for transmitting a conditional purchase offer to acquire a first product or service, said conditional purchase offer including a customer-specified price; code executable by the processor for receiving a seller acceptance of said conditional purchase offer for said first offer or service and subsequently receiving a bounce back offer associated with the first product or service to acquire a second product or service as part of an independent bounce back transaction with a hyperlink to a cobranded web site; and code executable by the processor for accessing said cobranded web site to effectuate said bounce back transaction with a supplier-partner for said second product or service. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A processor-implemented method for facilitating an independent on-line bounce back transaction spawned from an initial transaction, comprising:
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transmitting a conditional purchase offer to acquire a first product or service, said conditional purchase offer including a customer-specified price as part of an initial transaction; receiving a seller acceptance of said conditional purchase offer for said first product or service and subsequently receiving a bounce back offer associated with the first product or service, wherein the bounce back offer is configured to initiate a subsequent transaction to acquire a second product or service with a hyperlink to a cobranded web site; and accessing, via the processor, said cobranded web site to effectuate said subsequent bounce back transaction with a supplier-partner for said second product or service. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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