Advertising system supporting multi-advertiser system interface structures
First Claim
1. A method of supporting a buyer'"'"'s computer, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a multi-seller system, first sales data from a first seller'"'"'s computer to support sales of a first product on a first sales portal of the first seller;
receiving, by the multi-seller system, second sales data from a second seller'"'"'s computer to support sales of a second product on a second sales portal of the second seller;
assisting, by the multi-seller system, in storing the first sales data and the second sales data in a database, the database storing a plurality of other sales data that supports sales of a corresponding plurality of other products;
responding, by the multi-seller system, to the buyer'"'"'s computer by accessing the database to retrieve and deliver at least portions of the first sales data and the second sales data to the buyer'"'"'s computer; and
responding, by the multi-seller system, to buyer selection data received from the buyer'"'"'s computer by associating the first sales data and the second sales data with a single virtual shopping cart.
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Abstract
A system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption provides customers making online purchases to automatically retrieve and redeem all applicable rebates and coupons during an online purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system makes purchases from merchants or manufacturers using all applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system automatically retrieves coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site and to retrieve manufacturer'"'"'s and merchant'"'"'s coupons prior to an online purchasing activity for subsequent submission to an online merchant during a subsequent purchasing activity.
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1. A method of supporting a buyer'"'"'s computer, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a multi-seller system, first sales data from a first seller'"'"'s computer to support sales of a first product on a first sales portal of the first seller; receiving, by the multi-seller system, second sales data from a second seller'"'"'s computer to support sales of a second product on a second sales portal of the second seller; assisting, by the multi-seller system, in storing the first sales data and the second sales data in a database, the database storing a plurality of other sales data that supports sales of a corresponding plurality of other products; responding, by the multi-seller system, to the buyer'"'"'s computer by accessing the database to retrieve and deliver at least portions of the first sales data and the second sales data to the buyer'"'"'s computer; and responding, by the multi-seller system, to buyer selection data received from the buyer'"'"'s computer by associating the first sales data and the second sales data with a single virtual shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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