Personal data submission with options to purchase or hold item at user selected price

• US 8,140,406 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2007
• Issued: 03/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Myers, Jerome, Rauba, Rimas (Ray), Ruckart, John P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Amee A
• Application Number:
  US11/624,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20090030847A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,888 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/26.1, 705/26.4, 705/26.61
• US Class Current: 705/26.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation

Abstract

At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving data related to an item, the item being associated with a listed price and receiving data related to a user requested price for the item. Some embodiments include determining whether a first seller accepts the user requested price for the item and in response to a determination that the first seller accepts the user requested price, sending an offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price.

Claims

1. A method for personal data submission, comprising:

receiving, by a user processing device, data related to an item, the item being associated with a listed price, wherein the data is received by wirelessly scanning a product identifier associated with the item by the user processing device from a retail establishment and the item is being offered for sale at the retail establishment at the listed price;

receiving, by the user processing device, data related to a user requested price for the item, wherein the user requested price is less than the listed price;

transmitting, by the user processing device, a request to purchase the item at the user request price to a first seller of the item, wherein the first seller is not associated with the retail establishment;

in response to receiving an indication that the first seller accepts the user requested price, displaying a selectable offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price from the first seller; and

in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, displaying an additional selectable option to the user to lock the user requested price for a subsequent purchase of the item.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to receiving an indication that the first seller does not accept the user requested price, automatically transmitting, by the user processing device, a second request to purchase the item at the user request price to a second seller of the item, wherein the second seller is not associated with the retail establishment.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to request that a seller affiliated with the retail establishment to change the listed price.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to the first seller to view a plurality of price requests associated with the item from a plurality of users.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, providing an additional option to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an option to the first seller to view a plurality of price requests associated with the item from a plurality of users;

enter a new price for the item; and

send offers to all users who submitted a price request at or above the new price to purchase the item at the user'"'"'s requested price.

7. A system for personal data submission, comprising:

a processor;

a first receiving component configured to receive data related to an item, the item being associated with a listed price, wherein the data is received by wirelessly scanning a product identifier associated with the item from a retail establishment and the item is being offered for sale at the retail establishment at the listed price;

a second receiving component configured to receive data related to a user requested price for the item, wherein the user requested price is less than the listed price;

a first transmitting component configured to transmit a request to purchase the item at the user request price to a first seller of the item, wherein the first seller is not associated with the retail establishment; and

a displaying component configured to, in response to receiving an indication that the first seller accepts the user requested price, display a selectable offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price from the first seller, the displaying component further configured to in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, display an additional selectable option to the user to lock the user requested price for a subsequent purchase of the item.

8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a second transmitting component configured to, in response to receiving an indication that the first seller does not accept the user requested price, transmit a second request to purchase the item at the user request price to a second seller of the item, wherein the second seller is not associated with the retail establishment.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising a providing component configured to provide an option to request that a seller affiliated with the retail establishment to change the listed price.

10. The system of claim 7, further comprising a providing component configured to provide an option to the first seller to view a plurality of price requests associated with the item from a plurality of users.

11. The system of claim 7, further comprising a providing component configured to, in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, provide an additional option to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price.

12. The system of claim 7, further comprising a providing component configured to provide an option to the first seller to view a plurality of price requests associated with the item from a plurality of users;

enter a new price for the item; and

send offers to all users who submitted a price request at or above the new price to purchase the item at the user'"'"'s requested price.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium for personal data submission, comprising:

first logic configured to receive data related to an item, the item being associated with a listed price, wherein the data is received by wirelessly scanning a product identifier associated with the item from a retail establishment and the item is being offered for sale at the retail establishment at the listed price;

second logic configured to receive data related to a user requested price for the item, wherein the user requested price is less than the listed price;

third logic configured to transmit a request to purchase the item at the user request price to a first seller of the item, wherein the first seller is not associated with the retail establishment;

fourth logic configured to, in response to receiving an indication that the first seller accepts the user requested price, display selectable option to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price from the first seller; and

fifth logic configured to, in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, display an additional selectable option to the user to lock the user requested price for subsequent purchase of the item.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising sixth logic configured to, in response to receiving an indication that the first seller does not accept the user requested price, transmit a second request to purchase the item at the user request price to a second seller of the item, wherein the second seller is not associated with the retail establishment.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising seventh logic configured to provide an option to request that a seller affiliated with the retail establishment change the listed price.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising eighth logic configured to provide an option to the first seller to view a plurality of price requests associated with the item from a plurality of users.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising ninth logic configured to, in response to displaying the offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price, provide an additional option to the user to purchase the item at the requested price.