Method, system, and apparatus for suggesting or requesting a proxy transaction
OwnerDavid Brian Handelinventor
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Abstract
“Buy This for Me” (BTFM) is a business model, where shoppers/users can go shopping on-line, and upon checkout, seek the assistance of a friend (typically, someone they know, and whose email address or other contact information they know, such as physical address, SMS/cell, etc.), for the purpose of paying for all or some of the payment for some or all of the items in their shopping cart(s), from one or more stores, under the management of another entity (called OW). This encourages more gifts and more e-commerce. Different variations and methods are discussed for this purpose and model.
Claims20
A system for requesting or suggesting a proxy transaction, said system comprising:
- a central place;
- and
- an inventory,
- wherein a user accesses said central place to register with said central place,
- wherein said user accesses said inventory to select one or more items, objects, or services,
- wherein said user suggests or requests to a second entity to pay for all or part of said selected one or more items, objects, or services, and
- wherein if said second entity accepts said suggestion or request to pay, then said second entity pays for all or part of said selected one or more items, objects, or services.
A system for requesting or suggesting a proxy transaction, said system comprising:
- an inventory;
- and
- a communication means,
- wherein a user accesses said inventory to select one or more items, objects, or services,
- wherein said user suggests or requests to a second entity to pay for all or part of said selected one or more items, objects, or services, and
- wherein if said second entity accepts said suggestion or request to pay, then said second entity pays for all or part of said selected one or more items, objects, or services.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.