Back to results
US 2014/0279223 A1Published application
System and Method for a User to Perform Online Searching and Purchasing of Multiple Items
AssigneeAggregate Shopping Corp.
InventorKEITH L. LAMPERT
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A system and method for searching for and/or purchasing multiple items on the Internet is provided. The system identifies a plurality of purchasing alternatives based on predetermined criteria and allows the consumer to select from among the purchasing alternatives to purchase the desired items.
Claims20
A method for searching or purchasing items, comprising:
- i) displaying on a client internet enabled device a form for a user of the internet enabled device to enter first information descriptive of items that the user wishes to search for or purchase;
- ii) transmitting from the internet enabled device the first information so as to cause a server to search for candidate items corresponding to the first information available from on-line vendors;
- iii) receiving at the internet enabled device second information indicative of the candidate items obtained as a result of the search;
- iv) selecting at the internet enabled device specific ones of the candidate items, defining a first selection, and transmitting the first selection for receipt by the server;
- v) at the internet enabled device, repeating (iii) and (iv);
- vi) displaying at the internet enabled device third information indicative of an item list identifying multiple ones of the specific candidate items that the user has selected;
- vii) displaying at the internet enabled device a plurality of options available to the user for purchasing the specific candidate items on the item list from the on-line vendors, wherein the purchase options were generated by the server based on an analysis of the item list and predefined criteria applied thereto;
- viii) selecting at the internet enabled device one of the purchase options, defining a second selection;
- and,
- ix) transmitting the second selection for receipt by the server.
7 more elements
A client internet enabled device comprising a processor programmed to:
- i) in response to instructions received from a server, display a form for a user to enter first information descriptive of items that the user wishes to search for or purchase;
- ii) transmit for receipt by the server the first information so as to cause the server to search for candidate items corresponding to the first information available from on-line vendors;
- iii) receive second information indicative of the candidate items obtained as a result of the search;
- (iv) in response to user input, select specific ones of the candidate items, defining a first selection, and transmit the first selection for receipt by the server;
- v) in response to user input, repeat (iii) and (iv);
- vi) display in response to the instructions received from the server third information indicative of an item list identifying multiple ones of the specific candidate items that the user has selected;
- vii) display in response to the instructions received from the server a plurality of options available to the user for purchasing the specific candidate items on the item list from the on-line vendors, wherein the purchase options were generated by the server based on an analysis of the item list and predefined criteria applied thereto;
- viii) in response to user input, select one of the purchase options, defining a second selection;
- and,
- ix) transmit the second selection for receipt by the server.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.