Global Patent Index - EP 1247218 A1

EP 1247218 A1 20021009 - AGGREGATING ON-LINE PURCHASE REQUESTS

Title (en)

AGGREGATING ON-LINE PURCHASE REQUESTS

Title (de)

ZUSAMMENFüHRUNG VON ONLINE KAUFANFRAGEN

Title (fr)

GROUPEMENT DE DEMANDES D'ACHAT EN LIGNE

Publication

EP 1247218 A1 20021009 (EN)

Application

EP 00905804 A 20000128

Priority

  • US 0002222 W 20000128
  • US 11818999 P 19990201
  • US 24972799 A 19990213

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0045318A1] A system and technique which aggregates demand for products or/and services on a real time basis. Individual buyers are aggregated into temporary groups (36, 37). The members of a group can purchase at a volume price. The price paid is based on the number of members in the group. This is done without the members of each temporary group having any interaction with each other and without the members of each temporary group knowing anything about the other members of the temporary group. The price at which products are sold is based upon the number of individuals that have joined each particular group before the buy cycle closes (38).

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 30/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06Q 30/02 (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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0045318 A1 20000803; AU 2742900 A 20000818; CA 2359897 A1 20000803; EP 1247218 A1 20021009; EP 1247218 A4 20030716

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0002222 W 20000128; AU 2742900 A 20000128; CA 2359897 A 20000128; EP 00905804 A 20000128