Electronic commerce transactions within a marketing system that may contain a membership buying opportunity
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system comprising:
- a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of marketing system products or services; and
a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to;
establish an interactive online registration process so that a plurality of individuals may register with the marketing system in a First Participation Category wherein an individual registered in the First Participation Category is eligible to buy products or services at a First Participation Category price and is eligible to earn compensation based on sales to other individuals;
provide a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system;
allow access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to an individual not registered with the marketing system via at least one of the plurality of web files; and
receive an indication that the unregistered individual wishes to undertake a transaction with the marketing system and, in response thereto, select an individual registered in the First Participation Category of the plurality of individuals registered in the First Participation Category, the selection being based on a geographic proximity of the registered individual to the unregistered individual, and establish an assignment of the unregistered individual with the selected registered individual such that the selected registered individual earns compensation based on the transaction, the selected individual having no participation in the transaction between the marketing system and the unregistered individual.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) transactions and solutions for a marketing company'"'"'s products via the World Wide Web, including facilities for signing up new customers and recruiting, training and supporting new Independent Business Owners through an interactive online process. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the combination of a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity using both electronic commerce and face-to-face transactions. The present invention is also directed to a system and method for combining a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity, so that Independent Business Owners participating in the marketing plan can introduce customers to a membership buying opportunity and earn bonuses or commissions based on the purchases by those members, while Members in the buying opportunity can consume products or, at their option, qualify to become Independent Business Owners.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating electronic commerce transactions in a marketing system comprising:
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a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of marketing system products or services; and a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor configured to; establish an interactive online registration process so that a plurality of individuals may register with the marketing system in a First Participation Category wherein an individual registered in the First Participation Category is eligible to buy products or services at a First Participation Category price and is eligible to earn compensation based on sales to other individuals; provide a plurality of web files operatively coupled to a web site associated with the marketing system; allow access to a plurality of marketing system products or services to an individual not registered with the marketing system via at least one of the plurality of web files; and receive an indication that the unregistered individual wishes to undertake a transaction with the marketing system and, in response thereto, select an individual registered in the First Participation Category of the plurality of individuals registered in the First Participation Category, the selection being based on a geographic proximity of the registered individual to the unregistered individual, and establish an assignment of the unregistered individual with the selected registered individual such that the selected registered individual earns compensation based on the transaction, the selected individual having no participation in the transaction between the marketing system and the unregistered individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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