Online offer and bid management with sealed bids
First Claim
1. A sealed bid sales offering system comprising:
- a bid database in a network computer arrangement containing collected bids, the collected bids each having an associated seal status indication field for indicating whether each bid is a sealed bid or is an unsealed bid;
a database query server querying the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console, the trader console operating to buy products or services from the broker user console, and operating to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console;
a bid transferor responsive to finding matching unsealed bids for the trader console delivering the matching unsealed bids to the trader console, and preventing delivery of sealed bids to the trader console; and
a display on the trader console of the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user.
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Abstract
A computer system for a manufacturer or service provider to communicate goods or services which are available for bidding by bidders that provides collected bids in a bid database, the bids each having an associated seal status indication field queries the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console, operates to buy products or services from the broker user console and to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console; responsive to finding matching unsealed bids, delivers the matching unsealed bids to the trader console wherein delivery of delivery of sealed bids to the trader console is prevented; and displays on the trader console the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user.
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18 Claims
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1. A sealed bid sales offering system comprising:
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a bid database in a network computer arrangement containing collected bids, the collected bids each having an associated seal status indication field for indicating whether each bid is a sealed bid or is an unsealed bid; a database query server querying the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console, the trader console operating to buy products or services from the broker user console, and operating to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console; a bid transferor responsive to finding matching unsealed bids for the trader console delivering the matching unsealed bids to the trader console, and preventing delivery of sealed bids to the trader console; and a display on the trader console of the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A sealed bid sales offering method comprising:
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providing collected bids in a bid database in a network computer arrangement, the collected bids each having an associated seal status indication field for indicating whether each bid is a sealed bid or is an unsealed bid; querying by a database query server the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console; operating by the trader console to buy products or services from the broker user console; operating by the trader to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console; responsive to finding matching unsealed bids for the trader console, delivering by a bid transferor the matching unsealed bids to the trader console wherein delivery of delivery of sealed bids to the trader console is prevented; and displaying on the trader console the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable memory comprising:
- a computer readable memory suitable for encoding computer programs; and
one or more computer programs encoded by the computer readable memory and configured to;provide collected bids in a bid database in a network computer arrangement, the collected bids each having an associated seal status indication field for indicating whether each bid is a sealed bid or is an unsealed bid; query by a database query server the bid database for unsealed bids which match parameters of a Broker Profile Matrix associated with a trader console, the trader console comprising an intermediary third party user console communicably disposed between a bidder user console and broker user console; operate by the trader console to buy products or services from the broker user console; operating by the trader to resell the bought products and services to the bidder user console; responsive to finding matching unsealed bids for the trader console, deliver by a bid transferor the matching unsealed bids to the trader console wherein delivery of delivery of sealed bids to the trader console is prevented; and display on the trader console the delivered matching unsealed bids to a trader console user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
- a computer readable memory suitable for encoding computer programs; and
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