Method for buyer-seller on-line commerce

A communication traffic system for selectively interfacing participants of one group at one plurality of remote video telephonic terminals with participants of another group at another plurality of remote video terminals through a dial-up telephone system, comprising:

• a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions;
• a storage memory for storing access codes for said participants of said group;
• and
• a control computer for selectively intercoupling said video recording unit and said remote video telephonic terminals of said pluralities in accordance with said access codes in said storage memory.

A process of controlling video communication traffic between participants of one group at one plurality of remote video telephonic terminals and participants of another group at another plurality of remote video telephonic terminals through a dial-up telephone system, comprising the steps of:

• storing access codes for said participants to indicate areas-of-interest;
• interfacing said remote video telephonic terminals through said dial-up telephone system to receive identification data for access codes;
• providing a video recording capability;
• and
• controlling selective interconnection of said remote video telephonic terminals to said video recording capability to selectively record and play video data.

A communication traffic system for selectively enabling communications, between members of plural groups, as buyer groups and vendor groups, said communications facilitating data transmissions, stored video transcriptions and real-time video communication through a dial-up telephone system, comprising:

• a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of said dial-up telephone system, said terminals being identified with said members of said plural groups;
• a video recording unit for recording and playing video presentations upon request by said members;
• a storage memory for storing data on said members of said groups, including telephonic terminal numbers and assigned codes;
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• a control computer configured to accomplish at least one of a variety of transactions, including selectively transmit data to select members in accordance with said assigned codes, interconnect said video recording unit with select remote telephone terminals through said telephonic interface apparatus to facilitate viewings of said video presentations and process data obtained during real-time video communication between select members.