Business transaction system and method

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2000-08-29

2008-03-11

Zeender, F. Ryan (Department: 3627)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Electronic shopping

C705S001100, C705S017000, C705S027200

Reexamination Certificate

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07343323

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for enabling a user, over a computer and communications network, to allocate a portion of proceeds of a transaction to a beneficiary by selecting a provider acceptable to a user, determining an arrangement on the fly based on user defined prioritized parameters, and allocating a determined portion of the proceeds to an information server, the provider, and the beneficiary, using a payment entity. The user may quickly and efficiently expand a search for providers of a specified good, service, and/or information, while maintaining a desired link to the beneficiary, such as a particular geographic community, a community of interest, or a user-preferred class of providers. Thus, a user may conduct an on-the-fly targeted search for a specified search object from providers associated with a similarly specified beneficiary group resulting in an allocation of proceeds to the beneficiary.

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