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Method and system to facilitate pre-ordering via an electronic commerce facility, and to automatically facilitate satisfying of a pre-order upon listing of an appropriate offer via the electronic commerce facility

  • US 7,890,375 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2001
  • Issued: 02/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to facilitate a transaction via a network-based transaction facility, the method including:

  • recording a pre-order relating to an item in a processor-implemented database of the transaction facility, the pre-order specifying a plurality of pre-order attributes including a minimum pre-order product condition and minimum seller rating;

    receiving an offer to sell the item at the transaction facility, the offer specifying a plurality of offer attributes including an offer product condition and a seller rating;

    automatically performing with processor-implemented matching logic a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the offer, the matching operation utilizing the plurality of pre-order attributes and the plurality of the offer attributes to detect the correspondence; and

    responsive to the processor-implemented matching logic detecting a correspondence between the pre-order and the offer, automatically performing a transaction when the plurality of pre-order attributes are satisfied by the plurality of the offer attributes,wherein, if a batch of offers are detected matching the pre-order, the matching pre-orders are set to a reserve state, and wherein a second transaction is performed when one of the pre-orders is confirmed.

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