Method, medium, and system for allocating a transaction discount during a collaborative shopping session
US7970661B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/01
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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