Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-06
2007-03-06
McAllister, Steven B. (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S014270, C705S027200, C705S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09609598
ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are provided wherein an indication of a plurality of product categories is received, each product category being associated with a plurality of products. For example, the indication of the plurality of product categories may be received from a buyer. Buyer offer information, including an indication of an offer amount associated with the plurality of product categories, is also received. A subset of the plurality of products is selected for each of the product categories, and an indication of the selected products is provided. The buyer's offer may then be evaluated. If the buyer's offer is accepted, the selected products may be provided to the buyer in exchange for payment of the offer amount.
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Kobayashi Michiko
Mik Magdalena
Packes, Jr. John M.
Sammon Russell Pratt
Walker Jay S.
Fincham Carson C. K.
McAllister Steven B.
Thein M.
Walker Digital, LLC
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