METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING A TRANSACTION
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate a transaction, the method comprising:
- recording a pre-order relating to an item in a database;
receiving a plurality of offers to sell the item; and
automatically performing a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers using processor-implemented logic,wherein the pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, the reserve state reserving the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer.
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Abstract
A method and system facilitate a transaction via a network-based transaction facility. For example, a pre-order relating to an item is recorded in a database; a plurality of offers to sell the item is received; and a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers is automatically performed using processor-implemented logic. The pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, in which the reserve state reserves the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer.
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1. A method to facilitate a transaction, the method comprising:
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recording a pre-order relating to an item in a database; receiving a plurality of offers to sell the item; and automatically performing a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers using processor-implemented logic, wherein the pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, the reserve state reserving the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A commerce system to facilitate a transaction, the system comprising:
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first means for recording a pre-order relating to an item in a database; second means for receiving a plurality of offers to sell the item; and third means for automatically performing a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers using processor implemented logic, wherein the pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, the reserve state reserving the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium storing a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method of facilitating a transaction via a network-based transaction facility, the method comprising:
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recording a pre-order relating to an item in a database; receiving a plurality of offers to sell the item; and automatically performing a matching operation to detect a correspondence between the pre-order and the plurality of offers using processor-implemented logic, wherein the pre-order is set to a reserve state in the database based on at least one offer of the plurality of offers matching the preorder, the reserve state reserving the at least one offer pending establishment of a transaction for the at least one offer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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