Global Patent Index - EP 1238532 A2

EP 1238532 A2 20020911 - NETWORK-BASED SALES SYSTEM

Title (en)

NETWORK-BASED SALES SYSTEM

Title (de)

NETZWERKBASIERTES VERKAUFSSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTEME DE VENTE PAR L'INTERMEDIAIRE D'UN RESEAU

Publication

EP 1238532 A2 20020911 (EN)

Application

EP 00980447 A 20001116

Priority

  • US 0031542 W 20001116
  • US 44138599 A 19991116
  • US 44138699 A 19991116
  • US 44138899 A 19991116
  • US 44161699 A 19991116
  • US 44161799 A 19991116

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0137539A2] A sales method and related apparatus for operation through a communications network. The method includes presenting items for sales at a first sales interface at a first network address and presenting them for sale at a second sales interface at a second network address. Offers are received for at least some of the items from offerors through the first sales interface, and offers are received for at least some of the items from offerors through the second sales interface. Some of the items are offered to offerors having placed offers through the first sales interface, and some are awarded to offerors having placed offers through the second sales interface.

IPC 1-7

H04N 1/00

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

H04N (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 40/04 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0137539 A2 20010525; WO 0137539 A3 20020510; AU 1770601 A 20010530; EP 1238532 A2 20020911; EP 1238532 A4 20030416

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0031542 W 20001116; AU 1770601 A 20001116; EP 00980447 A 20001116