Centralized electronic sales using a consolidator
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1. A method of conducting electronic commerce, comprising:
- configuring a web service that operates as an intermediary between an independent web site and a plurality of vendors;
the web service operating to consolidate product information from the plurality of vendors in a standardized format;
the web service further operating to provide a portion of the standardized product information to the independent web site; and
facilitating compensation for the independent web site taking a consumer order of a product purchased from a vendor selected from the plurality of vendors.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electronically accessible site that lists a product and associated distributors that distribute the product to customers. A customer purchases a product from the electronically accessible site, and during the purchasing process, the customer selects the distributor he wants to receive the product from. The order is received by an agent, and transmitted to the selected distributor for eventual distribution of the product to the customer. In response to the purchase, the agent and electronically accessible site receive compensation based on the amount of the purchase.
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1. A method of conducting electronic commerce, comprising:
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configuring a web service that operates as an intermediary between an independent web site and a plurality of vendors; the web service operating to consolidate product information from the plurality of vendors in a standardized format; the web service further operating to provide a portion of the standardized product information to the independent web site; and facilitating compensation for the independent web site taking a consumer order of a product purchased from a vendor selected from the plurality of vendors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system that coordinates among (a) a first vendor that makes available a first product for sale, (b) a second vendor that makes available a second product for sale, and (c) an independent sales web site, with respect to a purchase of at least one of the products by a customer through the independent sales web site, the system comprising:
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a server configured to provide the sales web site, the sales web site configured to take a consumer order for purchase of at least one of the products available from the first or second vendors; and a web-based information facility configured to; act as an intermediary between the first vendor, the second vendor, and the sales web site; consolidate information regarding the first and second products provided by the first and second vendors, respectively, into consolidated product information in a standardized format; provide a portion of the consolidated product information to the sales web site in the standardized format; and facilitate compensation for the sales web site taking the consumer order for the at least one purchased product, wherein each of the first and second vendors, the sales web site, and the web-based information facility are configured to be controlled independently from one another. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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