System to facilitate sharing using contingency ordering

A system for facilitating sharing of a purchase, comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory device;
• and
• a contingency purchase module operable to execute on the processor and,
• the contingency purchase module further operable to detect a navigation to a web page on which an item can be purchased;
• responsive to detecting the navigation to the web page, the contingency purchase module further operable to present a share user interface component on the web page, the share user interface component for allowing a first user to choose an option to share purchasing of the item with others;
• the contingency purchase module further operable to receive purchase order information associated with the item entered on the web page from the first user,
• the contingency purchase module further operable to store initially the received purchase order information from the first user in a memory device without completing a purchase transaction associated with the item,
• responsive to the first user choosing the share user interface component, and prior to completing the purchase transaction associated with the item, the contingency purchase module further operable to present a list of one or more second users from which the first user is allowed to select,
• the contingency purchase module further operable to receive the selected one or more second users responsive to the first user selecting the one or more second users,
• the contingency purchase module further operable to transmit notification to the selected one or more second users requesting the selected one or more second users to purchase the item, the contingency purchase module further operable to determine whether a minimum subset of the selected one or more users have indicated to purchase the item, and the contingency purchase module further operable to complete the purchase transaction associated with the item if it is determined that the minimum subset of the selected one or more users have indicated to purchase the item,
• wherein the contingency purchase module is further operable to transmit the notification by:
• automatically launching and opening a second user interface on one or more devices respectively of the selected one or more users, the second user interface having at least some of the purchase order information populated on the second user interface, responsive to determining the selected one or more second users are online and browsing to purchase the item.

A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method of facilitating sharing of a purchase, comprising:

• detecting, automatically by a processor, a navigation to a web page from which an item can be purchased;
• responsive to detecting the navigation to the web page, presenting a share user interface component on the web page, the share user interface component for allowing a first user to choose an option to share purchasing of the item with others;
• receiving purchase order information associated with the item entered on the web page, from the first user;
• storing initially the received purchase order information from the first user in a memory device without completing a purchase transaction associated with the item;
• responsive to the first user choosing the share user interface component, and prior to completing the purchase transaction associated with the item, presenting a list of one or more second users from which the first user is allowed to select;
• receiving the selected one or more second users responsive to the first user selecting the one or more second users;
• automatically launching and opening a second user interface on one or more devices respectively of the selected one or more users, the second user interface having at least some of the purchase order information populated on the second user interface, responsive to determining the selected one or more second users are online and browsing to purchase the item;
• and
• if it is determined that a minimum subset of the selected one or more second users have indicated to purchase a same instance of the item, completing the purchase transaction associated with the item.