Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Rosen, Nicholas D (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912761
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for making an initial product offering of tangible products and services. A price for a product may be determined by calculating an aggregate customer history factor by aggregating customer history factors of potential purchasers in a buying group, calculating a cumulative demand for a product as a function of (i) expected purchase quantities of the product indicated by the potential purchasers in the buying group and (ii) the aggregate customer history factor, and setting a price of the product as a function of the cumulative demand for the buying group. The tangible products and services may be offered at the determined price.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4775936 (1988-10-01), Jung
patent: 5077665 (1991-12-01), Silverman et al.
patent: 5136501 (1992-08-01), Silverman et al.
patent: 5168446 (1992-12-01), Wiseman
patent: 5388165 (1995-02-01), Deaton et al.
patent: 5459306 (1995-10-01), Stein et al.
patent: 5515268 (1996-05-01), Yoda
patent: 5528490 (1996-06-01), Hill
patent: 5557518 (1996-09-01), Rosen
patent: 5649114 (1997-07-01), Deaton et al.
patent: 5664115 (1997-09-01), Fraser
patent: 5689652 (1997-11-01), Lupien et al.
patent: 5712985 (1998-01-01), Lee et al.
patent: 5727165 (1998-03-01), Ordish et al.
patent: 5758328 (1998-05-01), Giovannoli
patent: 5794207 (1998-08-01), Walker et al.
patent: 5794219 (1998-08-01), Brown
patent: 5799285 (1998-08-01), Klingman
patent: 5809144 (1998-09-01), Sirbu et al.
patent: 5818914 (1998-10-01), Fujisaki
patent: 5832459 (1998-11-01), Cameron et al.
patent: 5842178 (1998-11-01), Giovannoli
patent: 5845266 (1998-12-01), Lupien et al.
patent: 5857175 (1999-01-01), Day et al.
patent: 5895454 (1999-04-01), Harrington
patent: 5897622 (1999-04-01), Blinn et al.
patent: 5909023 (1999-06-01), Ono et al.
patent: 5915209 (1999-06-01), Lawrence
patent: 5924083 (1999-07-01), Silverman et al.
patent: 5956709 (1999-09-01), Xue
patent: 5983199 (1999-11-01), Kaneko
patent: 6009411 (1999-12-01), Kepecs
patent: 6061665 (2000-05-01), Bahreman
patent: 6085169 (2000-07-01), Walker et al.
patent: 6101484 (2000-08-01), Halbert et al.
patent: 6269343 (2001-07-01), Pallakoff
patent: 6493722 (2002-12-01), Daleen et al.
patent: 6604089 (2003-08-01), Van Horn et al.
patent: 6615183 (2003-09-01), Kolls
patent: 6618709 (2003-09-01), Sneeringer
patent: 6631356 (2003-10-01), Van Horn et al.
patent: 6876983 (2005-04-01), Goddard
patent: 6934690 (2005-08-01), Van Horn et al.
patent: 7103565 (2006-09-01), Vaid
patent: 7124107 (2006-10-01), Pishevar et al.
patent: 7146330 (2006-12-01), Alon et al.
patent: 7263498 (2007-08-01), Van Horn et al.
patent: 7349879 (2008-03-01), Aslberg et al.
patent: 7533032 (2009-05-01), Selby
patent: 2001/0014868 (2001-08-01), Herz et al.
patent: 2002/0026351 (2002-02-01), Coleman
patent: 2002/0107773 (2002-08-01), Abdou
patent: 7-73251 (1995-03-01), None
Panczyk, T.D., “Policing Privacy,” Collections & Credit Risk, vol. 3, No. 4, p. 27, Apr. 1998.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's file, current as of Feb. 10, 2010, for U.S. Appl. No. 11/888,851, entitled Initial Product Offering System and Method, filed Aug. 2, 2007.
“Policing Privacy” Collections & Credit Risk, vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1998), p. 27.
Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, third edition, Microsoft Press, Redmond, 1997, pp. 84 and 383.
Anon, “VWR Scientific Products Corp. Uses Logility to Maintain Highest Inventor4y Management, Customer Service Goals,” PR Newswire, Jul. 21, 1997.
Beckman, K., “Proxima Billing System Created for Multiservice Carriers,” RCR Radio Communications Report, p. 31, May 31, 1999.
Anon., “Digex CEO Nancy Faigen to Execs: ‘New Breed of Killer Applications’ Driving Business Web Use”.
Barron, J., “Consumer Saturday; Air Travel: Bumping Passengers,” New York Times, Late City Final Edition, p. 46, col. 1, May 26, 1984.
Cohen, A., “Survey—Business Air Travel; Bumps Get Smoother,” Financial Times, Survey London Edition, p. 4, Apr. 30, 1996.
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Marcata website, “Mercata—Group Buying Power,” http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.mercata.com/cgi-bin/mercata/mercata/v2/pages/home.jsp, from Aug. 16, 2000 (5 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Shop2Gether website, “Group Buying—Shop 2gether.com,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000621025658/http://www.shop2gether.com/asp/s2g.asp, from Jun. 21, 2000 (6 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Groupbuy Center website, “Groupbuy Center—Buying Parts as a Group to Save Money,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000619021126/http://ww.groupbuycenter.com, from Jun. 19, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Groupbuy Center website, “Groupbuy Center FAQ,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000609150538/http://www.groupbuycenter.com/faz.asp, from Jun. 9, 2000 (7 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Online Choice website, “Welcome to OnlineChoice.com,” http://web.archive.org/web/20001215125300/http://onlinechoice.com/US/Home/BODY/abo..., from Dec. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of mySimon.com website, “mySimon: Home,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815053232/http://www.mysimon.com/, from Aug. 15, 2000 (5 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of mySimon.com website, “About My Simon,” http://web.archive.org/web/20001019090739/http://www.mysimon.com/corporate/index.jht..., from Oct. 19, 2000 (2 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of DealTime.com website, “DealTime.com: Comparison Shop for Almost Anything,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815052642/http://www.dealtime.com/, from Aug. 15, 2000 (6 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of NexTag website, “NexTag.com: About Us,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000622011230/http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/about/about.jsp, from Jun. 22, 2000 (4 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of C-Tribe website, “C-Tribe— Shopping That Makes Cents,” http://web.archive.org/web/200008150502640/http://www.c-tribe.com/, from Aug. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of C-Tribe website, “How It Works,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815052738/http://www.c-tribe.com/static/how—it—works.h..., from Aug. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of C-Tribe website, “About C-Tribe,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815053015/http://www.c-tribe.com/static/about.html, from Aug. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of C-Tribe website, “C-Tribe Quick Tour,” http://web.archive.org/web/20001019065102/http://www.c-tribe.com/static/tour—one.html, from Oct. 19, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Volume Buy website, “Volumebuy.com: Group Buying Aggregation,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000622003829/http://volumebuy.com/, from Jun. 22, 2000 (5 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Zwirl.com website, “Zwirl.com,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815052738/http://www.zwirl.com/corp/home, from Aug. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Zwirl.com website, “Zwirl—Shoppers of the Net Unite!,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815053255/http://www.zwirl.com/hp, from Aug. 15, 2000 (3 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of Zwirl.com website “Zwirl.com—Site Demo,” http://web.archive.org/web/20000815060345/http://www.zwirl.com/demo/demo.html, from Aug. 15, 2000 (2 pages).
Online Document from http://www.archive.org of MobShop.com website, “Palm, Pilots, digital cameras, mp3, & more at volume discounts: MobShop Network (sm),” http://web.archive.org./web/20000815054717/http://www.accompany.com/, from Aug. 15, 2000 (4 pages).
Online
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Rosen Nicholas D
Tech Venture Associates, Inc.
LandOfFree
Initial product offering system and method does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Initial product offering system and method, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Initial product offering system and method will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2730750