Business process and apparatus for online purchases using a rule-based transferable shopping basket
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a physical communication network connecting a plurality of computing nodes; and
a network server computer connected to a client computer through the network, the network server computer responding to requests from the client computer to;
associate a primary online shopping basket with a first customer and at least one secondary online shopping basket, wherein each secondary online shopping basket is associated with a customer different from the first customer, and wherein the at least one secondary online shopping basket is associated with corresponding pre-defined rules defining purchase preferences for items within the at least one secondary shopping basket;
allow entry into the online shopping baskets of the items which correspond to pre-defined rules; and
selectively merge items from the at least one secondary online shopping basket into the primary online shopping basket, the selection being based in part on the corresponding pre-defined rules, to create a single merged online shopping basket and display the items merged into the single merged online shopping basket simultaneously with each other on a web page such that the items are simultaneously viewable on the web page before checkout of the selected items in the single merged online shopping basket during a single purchase transaction.
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Abstract
An online shopping basket is acquired by a buyer from an online store and is customized according to rules specified by the buyer. The buyer places zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) before they are given to at least one shopper by the online store. The shopper(s) may further customize the online shopping basket(s) with rules that do not conflict with those specified by the buyer. The shopper(s) then place zero or more items in the online shopping basket(s) and return the basket(s) to the online store. Multiple online shopping baskets are merged into a single basket, and the buyer reviews the items in the merged online shopping basket and adds or removes items as necessary. The buyer then purchases the remaining items from the online store.
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9 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a physical communication network connecting a plurality of computing nodes; and a network server computer connected to a client computer through the network, the network server computer responding to requests from the client computer to; associate a primary online shopping basket with a first customer and at least one secondary online shopping basket, wherein each secondary online shopping basket is associated with a customer different from the first customer, and wherein the at least one secondary online shopping basket is associated with corresponding pre-defined rules defining purchase preferences for items within the at least one secondary shopping basket; allow entry into the online shopping baskets of the items which correspond to pre-defined rules; and selectively merge items from the at least one secondary online shopping basket into the primary online shopping basket, the selection being based in part on the corresponding pre-defined rules, to create a single merged online shopping basket and display the items merged into the single merged online shopping basket simultaneously with each other on a web page such that the items are simultaneously viewable on the web page before checkout of the selected items in the single merged online shopping basket during a single purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer implemented method comprising:
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associating, by a server computer, a primary online shopping basket with a first customer and at least one secondary online shopping basket, wherein each secondary online shopping basket is associated with a customer different from the first customer, and wherein the at least one secondary online shopping basket is associated with corresponding pre-defined rules defining purchase preferences for items within the at least one secondary shopping basket; allowing entry into the online shopping baskets of the items which correspond to pre-defined rules, by the server computer; and selectively merging items from the at least one secondary online shopping basket into the primary online shopping basket, by the server computer, the selection being based in part on the corresponding pre-defined rules, to create a single merged online shopping basket and display the items merged into the single merged online shopping basket simultaneously with each other on a web page such that the items are simultaneously viewable on the web page by a user on a client display device coupled to a client computer before checkout of the selected items in the single merged online shopping basket during a single purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed on a network server computer cause the computer to:
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associate a primary online shopping basket with a first customer and at least one secondary online shopping basket, wherein each secondary online shopping basket is associated with a customer different from the first customer, and wherein the at least one secondary online shopping basket is associated with corresponding pre-defined rules defining purchase preferences for items within the at least one secondary shopping basket; allow entry into the online shopping baskets of the items which correspond to customer-defined rules; and selectively merge items from the at least one secondary online shopping basket into the primary online shopping basket, the selection being based in part on the corresponding pre-defined rules, to create a single merged online shopping basket and display the items merged into the single merged online shopping basket simultaneously with each other on a web page such that the items are simultaneously viewable on the web page before checkout of the selected items in the single merged online shopping basket during a single purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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