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| 8185441 | Method of auctioning license plates to generate revenue The method of auctioning license plates provides for the public auctioning of state-issued, motor vehicle license plates. The method includes the step of first establishing a market value data set for a plurality of license plates. Next, the market value data set is... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180679 | Computer-implemented method of performance testing software applications A method of performance testing for software applications can include storing, in a network accessible location, options corresponding to functions for use in performance test cases and sending to a computer system an electronic document specifying at least one of t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175928 | Method and system for linking eProcurement to virtual communities An e-commerce system, comprising a master console software application executing on a first network-connected server and accessible to a plurality of external systems used by merchants, a shopping cart software application executing on a second network-connected ser... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175926 | Event and services inventory management system A method and system are described for event and service inventory management. One embodiment comprises: in response to a user request for tickets to an event, searching a database for available tickets of a set of tickets purchased prior in time; displaying to a use... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175929 | Providing electronic access to consumer-customized nonverbal information regarding products and services Generic information provided by printed and online catalogs may be supplemented or replaced by information that is customized for and/or related to the consumer, enabling a third party to more fully understand the purchase decision and thus offer more informed feedb... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175927 | E-commerce based method and system for manufacturer hosting of virtual dealer stores and method for providing a systemization of machine parts An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer is disclosed. This method and system includes sending a request for detailed dealer information to a manufacturer server system using a client system a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170915 | Online store product availability A technique for effecting electronic commerce using a data network is described. The data network includes a plurality of subsystems which, together, form an integrated system for receiving customer orders for selected items via a data network, fulfilling the custom... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165918 | Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction Methods for licensing functionality after an initial transaction are provided. One such method is directed to licensing after an initial transaction of a customer obtaining a supply item including the step of prompting the customer to acquire a usage license for the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166062 | Search-caching and threshold alerting for commerce sites Users can be notified when information becomes available, such as when an item is available for purchase at some point in the future. Users can indicate to receive information about the item using a desired notification type, such as an email message or text message... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165917 | System and method for selling time-based inventory A method for selling time-based inventory over a communications network includes permitting a seller via a graphical user interface to define a total time to be sold for a time based-inventory; permitting the seller via the graphical user interface to define a sales... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150735 | Retail system for selling products based on a flexible product description According to one described embodiment, a method is provided in which transaction information is determined. The transaction information is associated with (i) a buyer who has arranged to purchase a product from a central controller at a first price established betwe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135621 | System and method for supporting anonymous transactions A method for supporting anonymous transactions includes storing a first profile comprising first information associated with a first client. The first information includes identifying data and non-identifying data associated with the first client. The method also in... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126724 | Voice recognition method and apparatus using model number lookup A voice response system for use in obtaining return qualification information for a product using a non-unique product identifier, including: a dial-in voice system operable to prompt a caller for the non-unique product identifier, wherein the non-unique product ide... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121900 | Facilitating review of products considered for purchase Disclosed are various embodiments for facilitating review of products considered for purchase. An electronic commerce application generates a plurality of network pages in a server that are served up to a client to facilitate a purchase of at least one product. At l... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117073 | Method and system for delegation of travel arrangements by a temporary agent A method and system for delegation of service procurement by a temporary agent. In one embodiment, in response to an event, a first entity is automatically identified to adjust travel or meeting plans pre-established for one or more group members. The identified fir... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117072 | Promoting strategic documents by bias ranking of search results on a web browser A method, software and apparatus are provided which enable a user to obtain products and services in a manner which counteracts conflicting actions modifying raw ranking data based on merchants interests. For this purpose, an information a user's web browser is prov... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112314 | Escrow payment to faciliate on-line transactions A system and method enables sellers to define a secret shared with an on-line payment provider when listing an item or service for purchase. Consumers deposit funds into an on-line escrow or holding account before committing to a financial on-line transaction or pur... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112315 | System and method for an electronic gift key A system and method for a physically-based gift key enabling a purchaser to deliver a single, fully integrated gift item to a recipient and including an electronic greeting card and store credits redeemable online is presented. The method includes the steps of activ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8095422 | Systems and methods for vehicle information management A computerized system for vehicle management. The system may include a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles and customer accounts. The system may also include a server coupled to the database that serves user interface pages; a logi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090622 | Preferred items list management Systems and methods of generating a list of preferred items are disclosed herein. A uniform resource identifier that references a listing web service is provided. A call to the listing web service is received from a linking website. The call to the listing web servi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090618 | Online game commerce system An online game commerce system, in one embodiment, provides an architecture for enabling the interactive trade, collection, advertisement, purchase, and sales of video game components through the representation and use of an online marketplace such as an auction, st... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090617 | Determining if a potential customer is a desirable customer A method is taught of determining if a potential customer is a desirable customer. The manufacturer can determine if the potential customer is a potential competitor. If the potential customer can receive technical information from the potential customer and provide... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086494 | System and method for an electronic gift key A system and method for a physically-based gift key enabling a purchaser to deliver a single, fully-integrated gift item to a recipient and including an electronic greeting card and store credits redeemable online is presented. The method includes the steps of activ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082180 | Conditional purchase offer management system A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving CPOs from one or more customers, such as airline passengers, and for evaluating the received CPOs against a number of CPO rules defined by a plurality of sellers, such as airlines, to de... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078496 | Method and system for implementing a search engine with reward components and payment components A system and method for implementation of product searches via a search engine over a networked computer system such as the Internet. In particular, a user may execute a search for product offers that are accompanied with reward components (e.g. reward points, rebat... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073739 | Method and system to deliver a digital good A system to deliver a digital good from a seller to a buyer is disclosed. The system includes an interface to receive a digital goods package from the seller, the digital goods package including the digital good and a buyer identifier. A digital goods database is pr... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069086 | Systems and methods for time-dependent protection of available quantities Methods and systems are disclosed for processing a product order. In one implementation, a method is provided that includes receiving a product order from a customer and determining, based on the received product order, at least one of a date on which the products s... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065188 | Dedicated portable computer sales presentation system A dedicated portable computer sales presentation system for efficiently making a multimedia sales presentation at the location of a customer. The dedicated portable computer sales presentation system includes installing the required sales presentation files upon a h... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060409 | Certification and activation of used phones purchased through an online auction A system and method for providing an online auction of a wireless device. An indicator is displayed to a winner of an online auction of the wireless device. The indicator is associated with an option for the user to certify the wireless device for use with one or mo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060410 | Automated transaction processing system and approach Transaction management is facilitated using an approach involving the use of transaction characteristics to authenticate transaction information. According to an example embodiment, a computer processing system is programmed to process a shipment transaction involvi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055546 | Habituation oriented product selection system A processor-implemented method executing on a computer for using customer behavior to implement product design is provided. The method comprises the computer identifying a set of behavioral profiles that captures at least about sixty percent of a customer base, iden... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055545 | Apparatus and method for conducting secure financial transactions A system and method are disclosed for conducting secure electronic transactions using dual-authentications. A secure server stores security information for a plurality of users and authorizes transactions being conducted by these users. A user computer system having... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8041606 | Online purchasing method According to the invention, a process for authorizing an online purchase between a customer and a vendor site is disclosed. In one step, transaction information is received from the vendor site. A new web browser window is automatically opened for the customer. A tr... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041607 | Supplemental product system and method Method, system and computer code for generating and displaying an image of a custom product to a customer who is in the process of ordering a different product. The image is generated automatically without a customer request and incorporates information earlier prov... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041608 | Systems and methods for offering wireless financial accounts Systems and methods consistent with the invention may offer a new financial account having a balance transfer sub-account for implementation onto a customer's wireless purchasing device. The purchasing device may have a wireless transmitter that may communicate acco... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041609 | System and method for providing publicly vended content via a wireless network A system and method for vending digitized content over an Internet network path, at least a portion of which is wireless, such as an SDMA high data rate directional wireless path. Content in the form of IP packets is provided to a user terminal via a connect server ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036942 | Ecommerce marketplace integration techniques Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for integrating ecommerce marketplaces. An ecommerce integration framework has definitions for common data entities that are commonly used by multiple ecommerce marketplaces for listing items. Definitions for common ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036941 | Online purchasing system supporting lenders with affordability screening An online system uses, in various embodiments of the invention, credit report information, loan affordability screening and credit approval and management functionality to facilitate the purchase and finance of products online. The online system may include both sel... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032418 | Searching apparatus and a method of searching A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032419 | Method of providing diagnostic information in connection with the sale of pre-owned vehicles A method of assisting sellers and buyers in the sale and purchase of a vehicle is provided. The method may comprise the steps of communicating a vehicle's diagnostic data (e.g., OBD codes, etc.) with a provider. The method may further comprise the step of analyzing ... | 10/04/2011 |
