Systems and methods for searchable time-based offers
First Claim
1. A method for electronically conducting business, the method comprising:
- storing in memory information regarding a plurality of sellers, each seller having a private seller account that allows for the offering of one or more deals and the storing of information regarding at least one previous deal, each of the one or more deals having a plurality of selling criteria, wherein the selling criteria includes a seller-defined price, a characterization of a product or service by type, and a delivery time associated with the one or more deals;
receiving information from a buyer over a communication network, the received buyer information including one or more buying criteria indicating a type of interest of the buyer and a desired delivery time;
generating information to display at least one deal from the plurality of deals, wherein the delivery time of the at least one deal matches the buyer delivery time and the at least one deal meets the one or more buying criteria; and
receiving buyer acceptance over the communication network when the buyer accepts terms and conditions associated with the displayed at least one deal.
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Abstract
A multiple criteria buying and selling system and method is provided. A seller initially establishes a deal structure for a product, which provides seller defined selling criteria information relating to the purchasing of the product, such as volume per unit price, quality, delivery time and warranty information. A buyer will be able to review a list of deals if the seller'"'"'s selling criteria matches a buyer defined buying criteria. The deal structure is preferably set up so as to provide buyers with both price and non-price criteria information that the buyer'"'"'s would consider important in a purchase of the type of product being offered by the seller. The deal structure is electronically made available to potential buyers of the product. For example, the deal structure may be displayed on an Internet site.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for electronically conducting business, the method comprising:
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storing in memory information regarding a plurality of sellers, each seller having a private seller account that allows for the offering of one or more deals and the storing of information regarding at least one previous deal, each of the one or more deals having a plurality of selling criteria, wherein the selling criteria includes a seller-defined price, a characterization of a product or service by type, and a delivery time associated with the one or more deals; receiving information from a buyer over a communication network, the received buyer information including one or more buying criteria indicating a type of interest of the buyer and a desired delivery time; generating information to display at least one deal from the plurality of deals, wherein the delivery time of the at least one deal matches the buyer delivery time and the at least one deal meets the one or more buying criteria; and receiving buyer acceptance over the communication network when the buyer accepts terms and conditions associated with the displayed at least one deal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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