Internet-based sales system and method incorporating a lottery
OwnerLotfi Mehdianinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention are directed towards an Internet-based system and business method for conducting a lottery in order to sell products, goods, and services over the Internet. In various embodiments of the invention, consumers access a web site that allows them to submit an ante amount in order to enter a lottery for a given product, commodity, or service. Winners of the lottery are randomly selected by the system and method and awarded their chosen product, commodity, or service at a fraction of the retail cost.
Claims26
An Internet-based system for selling products, goods, and services using a lottery, comprising:
- a system for displaying a plurality of products, goods, and services on a web site such that consumers may browse and select among the plurality of products, goods, and services in order to enter a lottery for each product, commodity, or service,
- a system that allows a plurality of consumers to enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity or service,
- a system for collecting an ante from each consumer that desires to enter a lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service, said ante comprising a fractional amount of the total value of the product, commodity, or service,
- a system for determining a time at which the lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service is closed,
- a system for randomly selecting one lottery winner among the plurality of consumers that enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity, or service, and
- a system for awarding each lottery winner the particular product, commodity or service won in the lottery.
A business method for conducting Internet-based sales of products, goods, and services, comprising:
- establishing a web site that is accessible over the Internet, said web site serving as a user interface to an Internet-based system for selling products, goods, and services using a lottery, said Internet-based system for selling products, goods, and services using a lottery, comprising:
- a system for displaying a plurality of products, goods, and services on a web site such that consumers may browse and select among the plurality of products, goods, and services in order to enter a lottery for each product, commodity, or service,
- a system that allows a plurality of consumers to enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity or service,
- a system for collecting an ante from each consumer that desires to enter a lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service, said ante comprising a fractional amount of the total value of the product, commodity, or service,
- a system for determining a time at which the lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service is closed,
- a system for randomly selecting one lottery winner among the plurality of consumers that enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity, or service, and
- a system for awarding each lottery winner the particular product, commodity or service won in the lottery.
A method for conducting Internet-based sales of products, goods, and services, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of products, goods, and services on a web site such that consumers may browse and select among the plurality of products, goods, and services in order to enter a lottery for each product, commodity, or service,
- receiving lottery entries from a plurality of consumers to enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity or service,
- collecting an ante from each consumer that desires to enter a lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service, said ante comprising a fractional amount of the total value of the product, commodity, or service,
- determining a time at which the lottery for a particular product, commodity, or service is closed,
- randomly selecting one lottery winner among the plurality of consumers that enter a lottery for each particular product, commodity, or service, and
- awarding each lottery winner the particular product, commodity or service won in the lottery.
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