US 2006/0218025 A1 · Variable pricing module

Abstract

The present invention recognizes that a need exists for timely, accurate, and thorough methods, systems, articles of manufacture and methods of doing business in the context of information retrieval and analysis, particularly for businesses dealing in goods and services wherein price fluctuations are common and rapid. The present invention addresses these needs by providing appropriate systems, methods, articles of manufacture and methods of doing business. One aspect of the present invention is a method for obtaining results from a query, including: providing a query to a server by a client system; obtaining data relating to the query; optionally storing the data in whole or in part on the server; formulating a response to the query using software and the data; optionally notifying a client remote location of the existence of the results; and obtaining the results through the client system.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining a price, comprising:

providing a system for determining a price comprising;
a server comprising a server database, a processor, and a link to a reference location capable of providing information;
wherein said server is capable of communicating with a client system;
wherein said server is capable of accepting a query provided through said client system;
wherein said processor is capable of using said query and said link to search a plurality of reference locations, including the inventory of the host;
wherein said processor is capable of obtaining data relating to said query;
wherein said processor is capable of comparing said data from said plurality of reference locations and determining the price to be offered by the host based upon host-input parameters;
wherein said server is capable of communicating a response to said client system.

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