Pricing by historical comparison
First Claim
1. A method for pricing, comprising executing programmatic instructions at a computing device for:
- detecting a visitor at a first e-commerce site;
determining that an item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor, wherein determining that the item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor includes determining that a URL was visited, wherein the URL relates to the item;
detecting a second e-commerce site at which the user has viewed the item, wherein the second e-commerce site is different than the first e-commerce site;
determining a competitive price, wherein the competitive price is associated with a web page, wherein the web page has offered the item at the second e-commerce site;
calculating an offering price, wherein the offering price is based on the competitive price;
offering the item to the visitor at the offering price at the first e-commerce site; and
selling the item to the visitor at the offering price.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, techniques for pricing may include detecting a visitor at an e-commerce site, determining that an item offered for sale at the e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor, detecting another e-commerce site at which the user has viewed the item, determining a historical price, wherein the historical price is associated with a web page, wherein the web page offered the item at the other e-commerce site, calculating an offering price, wherein the offering price is based on the historical price, offering the item to the visitor at the offering price, and selling the item to the visitor at the offering price.
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1. A method for pricing, comprising executing programmatic instructions at a computing device for:
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detecting a visitor at a first e-commerce site; determining that an item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor, wherein determining that the item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor includes determining that a URL was visited, wherein the URL relates to the item; detecting a second e-commerce site at which the user has viewed the item, wherein the second e-commerce site is different than the first e-commerce site; determining a competitive price, wherein the competitive price is associated with a web page, wherein the web page has offered the item at the second e-commerce site; calculating an offering price, wherein the offering price is based on the competitive price; offering the item to the visitor at the offering price at the first e-commerce site; and selling the item to the visitor at the offering price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for pricing, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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detecting a visitor at a first e-commerce site; determining that an item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor, wherein determining that the item offered for sale at the first e-commerce site is of potential interest to the visitor includes determining that a URL was visited, wherein the URL relates to the item; detecting a second e-commerce site at which the user has viewed the item, wherein the second e-commerce site is different than the first e-commerce site; determining a competitive price, wherein the competitive price is associated with a web page, wherein the web page offered the item at the second e-commerce site; calculating an offering price, wherein the offering price is based on the competitive price; offering the item to the visitor at the offering price at the first e-commerce site; and selling the item to the visitor at the offering price. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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