公开(公告)号：US08712864B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13227814

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard A. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

发明人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard A. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： A method and system are provided that enable buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and to negotiate the purchase terms of featured merchandise in a group-buying opportunity. Sellers and buyers may use various forms of on-line group-buying mechanisms in conjunction with the negotiation features of the invention. Buyers may send various inquiries to sellers regarding merchandise offered for sale through the online group-buying sale. Sellers may respond to buyer questions and queries, and in some instances, sellers may communicate instructions to the on-line group-buying mechanism to alter the course of an on-line group-buying sale in progress, e.g., a further reduction in price. The method and system further provides a mechanism for calculating a demand curve based on received buyer offers and applying the demand curve to an on-line group-buying sale.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，使得买方和卖方能够相互沟通，并在集体购买机会中协商特色商品的购买条款。 卖方和买方可以结合本发明的谈判特征使用各种形式的在线购买机制。 买家可以通过在线集体购买销售向卖家发送有关提供出售的商品的各种查询。 卖方可能会回应买方的问题和询问，在某些情况下，卖方可以向在线集体购买机制传达指示，以改变正在进行的在线集体购买销售的过程，例如进一步降低价格 。 该方法和系统还提供了一种用于基于所接收的买方报价计算需求曲线并将需求曲线应用于在线组购买销售的机制。

公开(公告)号：US08639580B1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-28

申请号：US10919909

申请日：2004-08-16

申请人： Tom Van Horn ,  Richard V. Halbert ,  Dale A. Woodford

发明人： Tom Van Horn ,  Richard V. Halbert ,  Dale A. Woodford

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06Q40/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q30/0214 ,  G06Q30/0239 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q30/0641

摘要： A method and system are provided that enable partner sites to join in the sale of products/services via an on-line group-buying sale business method. A seller registers a list of products/services to be displayed on partner sites. Customers/visitors who access partner sites may link to one or more on-line group-buying sales conducted on an owner's main site. Accordingly, the method and system enable a super demand aggregation for products/services offered for sale by the on-line group-buying sale business method. The invention provides a partner menu tree that allows partners to pre-select products/categories for display to customers linking to the on-line group-buying sale from their partner site. Sellers may provide particular products, services, categories, and abstract terms to help partners select which products/services to display for customers from among all the on-line group-buying sale products/services. The invention has applicability to sales paradigms other than the on-line group-buying sale business method.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，使合作伙伴网站能够通过在线集团购买销售业务方式加入产品/服务的销售。 卖方注册要在合作伙伴网站上显示的产品/服务列表。 访问合作伙伴网站的客户/访问者可以链接到在所有者主要网站上进行的一个或多个在线集团购买销售。 因此，该方法和系统能够通过在线集团购买销售业务方法对出售的产品/服务实现超级需求聚合。 本发明提供了合作伙伴菜单树，其允许合作伙伴预先选择产品/类别以显示给从其合作伙伴站点链接到在线集体购买销售的客户。 卖家可以提供特定的产品，服务，类别和抽象条款，以帮助合作伙伴从所有在线购买销售产品/服务中选择为客户展示的产品/服务。 本发明适用于在线集团购买销售业务方式以外的销售范式。

公开(公告)号：US08489466B1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US12051351

申请日：2008-03-19

申请人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard V. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

发明人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard V. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： A method and system are provided that enable buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and to negotiate the purchase terms of featured merchandise in a group-buying opportunity. Sellers and buyers may use various forms of on-line group-buying mechanisms in conjunction with the negotiation features of the invention. Buyers may send various inquiries to sellers regarding merchandise offered for sale through the online group-buying sale. Sellers may respond to buyer questions and queries, and in some instances, sellers may communicate instructions to the on-line group-buying mechanism to alter the course of an on-line group-buying sale in progress, e.g., a further reduction in price. The method and system further provides a mechanism for calculating a demand curve based on received buyer offers and applying the demand curve to an on-line group-buying sale.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，使得买方和卖方能够相互沟通，并在集体购买机会中协商特色商品的购买条款。 卖方和买方可以结合本发明的谈判特征使用各种形式的在线购买机制。 买家可以通过在线集体购买销售向卖家发送有关提供出售的商品的各种查询。 卖方可能会回应买方的问题和询问，在某些情况下，卖方可以向在线集体购买机制传达指示，以改变正在进行的在线集体购买销售的过程，例如进一步降低价格 。 该方法和系统还提供了一种用于基于所接收的买方报价计算需求曲线并将需求曲线应用于在线组购买销售的机制。

公开(公告)号：US08676664B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13227734

申请日：2011-09-08

申请人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard A. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

发明人： Tom Van Horn ,  Dale A. Woodford ,  Richard A. Halbert ,  Kevin Dean Wampler

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0605 ,  G06Q50/188

摘要： A method and system are provided that enable buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and to negotiate the purchase terms of featured merchandise in a group-buying opportunity. Sellers and buyers may use various forms of on-line group-buying mechanisms in conjunction with the negotiation features of the invention. Buyers may send various inquiries to sellers regarding merchandise offered for sale through the online group-buying sale. Sellers may respond to buyer questions and queries, and in some instances, sellers may communicate instructions to the on-line group-buying mechanism to alter the course of an on-line group-buying sale in progress, e.g., a further reduction in price. The method and system further provides a mechanism for calculating a demand curve based on received buyer offers and applying the demand curve to an on-line group-buying sale.