Managing transactions of broker affiliates
First Claim
1. A method of managing electronic commerce transactions involving goods or services, the method comprising:
- receiving at a computer system of a service provider, information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by other service providers and by the service provider;
maintaining a rules set at the computer system specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from a first of the other service providers that have been identified by the first of the other service providers as being available for posting on other service provider sites; and
managing electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the first of the other service providers that are posted on the respective sites of the other service providers and sold to customers by the other service providers in accordance with the transaction conditions.
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Abstract
A distributed network transaction system and method includes a central exchange computer connected via the Internet (world wide web) to multiple remote computers associated with, for example, individual brokers. A central database is provided with the exchange computer and each remote computer can have a respective database for information that the individual brokers was to maintain separate from the system. E-commerce transactions are conducted by the system, which performs a number of transaction-related functions, such as pushing tickets up to the system for sale, purchasing tickets online, shipping, web site-related and bookkeeping. The system and methodology accommodate price event functions where non real-time tickets can be sold and the orders filled with tickets acquired on the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing electronic commerce transactions involving goods or services, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computer system of a service provider, information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by other service providers and by the service provider; maintaining a rules set at the computer system specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from a first of the other service providers that have been identified by the first of the other service providers as being available for posting on other service provider sites; and managing electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the first of the other service providers that are posted on the respective sites of the other service providers and sold to customers by the other service providers in accordance with the transaction conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing executable computer program instructions that when executed cause a computer system of a first service provider to:
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receive at the computer system information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by a second service provider different from the first service provider; maintain a rules set at the first service provider specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from the second service provider that have been identified by the second service provider as being available for posting by other service providers on respective websites of the other service providers; and manage electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the second service provider that are posted on the respective websites of the other service providers and sold to customers by the other service providers in accordance with the transaction conditions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system of a first service provider comprising:
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a non-transitory memory storing account information for service providers; and one or more processors adapted to; receive information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by a second service provider different than the first service provider; maintain a rules set specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from the second service provider that have been identified by the second service provider as being available for posting by other service providers on respective websites of the other service providers; and manage electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the second service provider that are posted on the respective websites of the other service providers and sold to customers by the other service providers in accordance with the transaction conditions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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