A METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING A TRANSACTION DISCOUNT DURING A COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING SESSION
First Claim
1. A collaborative e-shopping method comprising:
- establishing a shared shopping cart for use by a plurality of different collaborative shoppers;
each of said collaborative shoppers individually and independently adding items from at least one e-commerce site via a shopper-specific browser interface to the collaborative shared shopping cart;
any of said collaborative shoppers selecting a sale finalization action via their browser interface;
responsive to the selection of the finalization action, confirming that each of the collaborative shoppers of the plurality elect to finalize a sale of the items in the shared shopping cart;
only when each of said collaborative shoppers has finalized the sale of items in the collaborative shopping cart, purchasing the items in the shared shopping cart from the at least one e-commerce site; and
shipping each of the purchased items of the collaborative shopping cart to postal/mail/other addresses specified by the different collaborative shoppers.
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Abstract
A collaborative shopping group can be established within a social networking web site. This initially established group can consist of individuals with whom the establishing user has a social networking affiliation. After an initial establishment of the collaborative shopping group, each individual within the group is able to add additional individuals to the collaborative shopping group. A shared shopping cart can be established for the collaborative shopping group. A set of different members of the collaborative shopping group can individually and independently add items from a set of different e-commerce sites to the shared shopping cart. An e-commerce purchase of items in the shared shopping cart can be completed. The completed e-commerce purchase can receive a transaction discount greater than or equal to a sum of discounts that would have resulted from discrete purchases of the items of the shared shopping cart by the individuals of the collaborative shopping group.
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21 Claims
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1. A collaborative e-shopping method comprising:
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establishing a shared shopping cart for use by a plurality of different collaborative shoppers; each of said collaborative shoppers individually and independently adding items from at least one e-commerce site via a shopper-specific browser interface to the collaborative shared shopping cart; any of said collaborative shoppers selecting a sale finalization action via their browser interface; responsive to the selection of the finalization action, confirming that each of the collaborative shoppers of the plurality elect to finalize a sale of the items in the shared shopping cart; only when each of said collaborative shoppers has finalized the sale of items in the collaborative shopping cart, purchasing the items in the shared shopping cart from the at least one e-commerce site; and shipping each of the purchased items of the collaborative shopping cart to postal/mail/other addresses specified by the different collaborative shoppers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for collaborative shopping within a social network comprising:
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within a social networking web site establishing a collaborative shopping group consisting of individuals with whom the establishing user has a social networking affiliation, wherein after an initial establishment of the collaborative shopping group, each individual within the group is able to add additional individuals to the collaborative shopping group; establishing a shared shopping cart for the collaborative shopping group; a plurality of different members of the collaborative shopping group individually and independently adding items from a plurality of different e-commerce sites to the shared shopping art, wherein each of the different e-commerce sites has a unique URL and is independently owned and operated from the social networking site and from each other; and completing an e-commerce purchase of items in the shared shopping cart, wherein the e-commerce purchase receives a transaction discount greater than or equal to a sum of discounts that would have resulted if discrete purchases of the items were made without using the shared shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code stored in a tangible storage medium operable to, within a social networking web site, establish a collaborative shopping group consisting of individuals with whom the establishing user has a social networking affiliation, wherein after an initial establishment of the collaborative shopping group, each individual within the group is able to add additional individuals to the collaborative shopping group; computer usable program code stored in a tangible storage medium operable to establish a shared shopping cart for the collaborative shopping group; computer usable program code stored in a tangible storage medium operable to permit a plurality of different members of the collaborative shopping group to individually and independently add items from a plurality of different e-commerce sites to the shared shopping art, wherein each of the different e-commerce sites has a unique URL and is independently owned and operated from the social networking site and from each other; and computer usable program code stored in a tangible storage medium operable to complete an e-commerce purchase of items in the shared shopping cart, wherein the e-commerce purchase receives a transaction discount greater than or equal to a sum of discounts that would have resulted if discrete purchases of the items were made without using the shared shopping cart.
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