Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-09
2007-01-09
Coggins, Wynn (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C704S010000, C704S003000, C704S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09478934
ABSTRACT:
On-line purchasing of products from an electronic commerce (e.g., a Web page) seller is improved by providing samples to users at little or no cost in exchange for feedback that is provided to other users considering purchasing the product. A subset of products available for purchase from an electronic commerce site are provided for a sampling program to users. A predetermined number of users are allowed to sample the product. Feedback from the users are solicited and tracked to provide additional information to the seller and/or potential purchasers.
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Gramling Alex Daniel
Shaak Karen
Varadan Vijay
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Coggins Wynn
Drugstore.com, Inc.
Zurita Jaime E.
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