US 2011/0218878 A1 · MANAGING TRANSACTIONS OF BROKER AFFILIATES

Abstract

A distributed network transaction system and method includes a central exchange computer connected via the Internet (world wide web) to multiple remote computers associated with, for example, individual brokers. A central database is provided with the exchange computer and each remote computer can have a respective database for information that the individual brokers was to maintain separate from the system. E-commerce transactions are conducted by the system, which performs a number of transaction-related functions, such as pushing tickets up to the system for sale, purchasing tickets online, shipping, web site-related and bookkeeping. The system and methodology accommodate price event functions where non real-time tickets can be sold and the orders filled with tickets acquired on the system.

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Dependent claims

A method of managing electronic commerce transactions involving goods or services, the method comprising:

receiving at a computer system information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by broker affiliates of the computer system;
maintaining a rules set at the computer system specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from an originating broker affiliate that have been identified by the originating broker affiliate as being available for posting by other broker affiliates on respective websites of the other broker affiliates;
and
managing electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the originating broker affiliate that are posted on the respective websites of the other broker affiliates and sold to customers by the other broker affiliates in accordance with the transaction conditions.

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One or more computer-readable storage devices storing executable computer program instructions that when executed cause a computer system to:

receive at the computer system information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by broker affiliates of the computer system;
maintain a rules set at the computer system specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from an originating broker affiliate that have been identified by the originating broker affiliate as being available for posting by other broker affiliates on respective websites of the other broker affiliates;
and
manage electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the originating broker affiliate that are posted on the respective websites of the other broker affiliates and sold to customers by the other broker affiliates in accordance with the transaction conditions.

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A computer system comprising one or more servers configured to:

receive information corresponding to goods or services available for sale to customers by broker affiliates of the computer system;
maintain a rules set specifying transaction conditions with respect to goods or services available from an originating broker affiliate that have been identified by the originating broker affiliate as being available for posting by other broker affiliates on respective websites of the other broker affiliates;
and
manage electronic commerce transactions involving sales of goods or services available from the originating broker affiliate that are posted on the respective websites of the other broker affiliates and sold to customers by the other broker affiliates in accordance with the transaction conditions.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Managing transactions of broker affiliates

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