Systems and methods wherein a buyer purchases products in a plurality of product categories

• US 8,615,444 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2011
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Inventor Holdings LLC (Walker Innovation Inc. (f/k/a Patent Properties, Inc.))
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Fincham, Magdalena M., Packes, Jr., John M., Sammon, Russell P., Kobayashi, Michiko
• Primary Examiner(s): ZURITA, JAMES H
• Application Number:
  US13/180,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270716A1
• Time in Patent Office: 897 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/26.1, 705/27.1
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0234 Rebates after completed purchase
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided wherein an indication of a plurality of product categories is received, each product category being associated with a plurality of products. For example, the indication of the plurality of product categories may be received from a buyer. Buyer offer information, including an indication of an offer amount associated with the plurality of product categories, is also received. A subset of the plurality of products is selected for each of the product categories, and an indication of the selected products is provided. The buyer'"'"'s offer may then be evaluated. If the buyer'"'"'s offer is accepted, the selected products may be provided to the buyer in exchange for payment of the offer amount.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating a transaction, comprising:

providing, by a processing device, an indication of a shopping list, the shopping list comprising an indication of a plurality of product categories, each product category being associated with a plurality of products;

providing, by the processing device, buyer offer information, the buyer offer information including an indication of an offer amount assigned to each product category of the plurality of product categories; and

receiving, by the processing device and from a server in response to the providing of the shopping list and the providing of the buyer offer information, an indication of products selected, by the server, from each of the product categories of the shopping list.

2. A method, comprising:

storing, by a processing device, a plurality of product categories defining a shopping list for a buyer;

tracking, by the processing device, a plurality of recurring purchases made by the buyer over a period of time;

identifying, by the processing device, a product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases; and

adding, by the processing device and in response to the identifying, the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases to the shopping list.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining, by the processing device, a frequency of the plurality of recurring purchases made by the buyer.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the adding comprises:

adding the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases to the shopping list in accordance with the frequency of the plurality of recurring purchases made by the buyer.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the adding comprises:

suggesting, by the processing device and to the buyer, that the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases be added to the shopping list; and

adding, in the case that the suggestion is approved by the buyer, the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases to the shopping list.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the adding comprises:

determining, by the processing device, that the plurality of product categories defining the shopping list for the buyer does not include the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases to the shopping list is not part of the; and

adding, based on the determining, the product category associated with the plurality of recurring purchases to the shopping list.