Method of and apparatus for interactive automated registration, negotiation and marketing for combining products and services from one or more vendors together to be sold as a unit
US6285986A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/188
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of interactive, automated registration, negotiation and marketing for combining products and services from one or more vendors together to be sold as a unit allows vendors of products and services to post information about their products/services on a server, preferably accessible over the internet, for inclusion within bundles or collections of products and/or services. Bundle vendors then generate bundles of products/services by viewing and selecting available products/services from the posted available products/services. Members accessing the bundle system are able to view, select and purchase bundles generated and posted by the bundle vendors. The members and vendors preferably access the bundle server over the internet through the public switched telephone network. When a bundle is purchased by a member, the products/services within the bundle are then shipped or provided to the member either as a unit or separately from the participant vendors of the products/services included within the bundle. A bundle tracking system allows both members and vendors to obtain status information regarding currently existing bundles. Using the bundle system of the present invention, …
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