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US 2009/0276293 A1Published application
Methods, Systems, and Products for Conducting Electronic Commerce
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsSamuel N. Zellner, Douglas R. O'Neil
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for conducting electronic commerce. A merchant participates in an online community of merchants. Sales information is shared with the online community such that each merchant is informed of each sale of each merchant participating in the online community.
Claims20
A method of conducting electronic commerce, comprising:
- participating in an online community of merchants;
- and
- sharing sales information with the online community such that each merchant is informed of each sale of each merchant participating in the online community.
A system, comprising:
- a processor executing code stored in memory that causes the processor to:
- store a single, website portal to an online community of competitive merchants;
- share sales information with the online community such that each merchant is informed of each sale of each competitive merchant who participates in the online community;
- and
- share inventory information with the online community such that each merchant is informed of an inventory of each competitive merchant who participates in the online community.
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A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
- storing a single, website portal to an online community of competitive merchants;
- sharing sales information with the online community such that each merchant is informed of each sale of each competitive merchant who participates in the online community;
- and
- sharing inventory information with the online community such that each merchant is informed of an inventory of each competitive merchant who participates in the online community.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.