Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-09
2005-08-09
Smith, Jeffrey A. (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
06928416
ABSTRACT:
A Virtual Client Discount Pricing system and method that allows a number of individuals or entities, referred to as participants, to create a virtual client for the purpose of purchasing, leasing or renting of products and services, especially investment management services. The plurality of individuals or entities, referred to as participants, gather together to form the virtual client. In general, the virtual client is created to enable the participants to access goods or services from a provider, or numerous providers, using a discounted rate. In this manner, when the participants of the virtual client access goods or services from the provider, each of the participants receives a discounted rate from the provider using the virtual client, as compared to each of the participants individually accessing goods or services from the provider.
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Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Smith Jeffrey A.
Thompson, Jr. Forest
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