Global Patent Index - EP 1210656 A4

EP 1210656 A4 20041215 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING AGGREGATE SHOPPING

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING AGGREGATE SHOPPING

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VEREINFACHUNG VON SAMMEL-EINKÄUFEN

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE FACILITANT LES ACHATS EN GROUPES

Publication

EP 1210656 A4 20041215 (EN)

Application

EP 99973142 A 19991201

Priority

  • IL 9900650 W 19991201
  • US 11059798 P 19981202

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0033234A1] A system and method for facilitating aggregate shopping is provided. The system (10) maintains a database server (12) for storing at least one shoppers group being characterized by a designated product and conditions for purchasing the designated product and a plurality of client computers (14) which communicate with database server (12) for joining a shopper groups. Suppliers (18) provide members of the shopping groups selected products to be purchased by communicating with database server (12).

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/02 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [X] US 5794219 A 19980811 - BROWN STEPHEN J [US]
  • [X] US 5794207 A 19980811 - WALKER JAY S [US], et al
  • [X] US 5694551 A 19971202 - DOYLE JOHN D [US], et al
  • [A] US 5842178 A 19981124 - GIOVANNOLI JOSEPH [US]
  • [A] WO 9800804 A2 19980108 - TRILOGY DEV GROUP [US]
  • [PX] R. KAUFFMAN, B. WANG: "Bid Together, buy together: On the Eficacy of Group-Buying Business Models in Internet-based Selling", 5TH ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ELECTRONIC COMMERCE CONFERENCE, 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) - 28 March 2001 (2001-03-28), MINNEAPOLIS, MN, XP002301415, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://misrc.umn.edu/wpaper/WorkingPapers/kw_echandbook_51601.pdf> [retrieved on 20041018]
  • See references of WO 0033234A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0033234 A1 20000608; AU 1407500 A 20000619; EP 1210656 A1 20020605; EP 1210656 A4 20041215; IL 134327 A0 20010430

DOCDB simple family (application)

IL 9900650 W 19991201; AU 1407500 A 19991201; EP 99973142 A 19991201; IL 13432799 A 19991201