Collaborative negotiation methods, systems, and apparatuses for extended commerce
OwnerWilliam Blair, Richard Berlin +3inventors
InventorsWilliam Blair, Richard Berlin, Venkata Gummadapu, John Allamon, David Gee
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Abstract
A round of negotiation for an item is initiated between a plurality of bidders at a plurality of client nodes and a host processing node. A price bid for the item is received from each of the plurality of bidders. At least one negotiation parameter is received from at least one of the plurality of bidders. The negotiation parameter is associated with the item. A total cost value is determined based on an active negotiation term, the price bid, and the negotiation parameter for each of the plurality of bidders.
Claims33
A method, comprising:
- initiating a round of negotiation for an item between a plurality of bidders at a plurality of client nodes and a host processing node;
- receiving a price bid for said item from each of said plurality of bidders;
- receiving a negotiation parameter from at least one of said plurality of bidders, said negotiation parameter is associated with said item;
- and
- determining a total cost value based on an active negotiation term, said price bid, and said negotiation parameter for each of said plurality of bidders.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor to initiate a round of negotiation for an item between a plurality of bidders at a plurality of client nodes and a host processing node;
- receive a price bid for said item from each of said plurality of bidders;
- receive a negotiation parameter from at least one of said plurality of bidders, said negotiation parameter is associated with said item;
- and
- determine a total cost value based on an active negotiation term, said price bid, and said negotiation parameter for each of said plurality of bidders.
An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a processor to initiate a round of negotiation for an item between a plurality of bidders at a plurality of client nodes and a host processing node;
- receive a price bid for said item from each of said plurality of bidders;
- receive a negotiation parameter from at least one of said plurality of bidders, said negotiation parameter is associated with said item;
- and
- determine a total cost value based on an active negotiation term, said price bid, and said negotiation parameter for each of said plurality of bidders.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.