Patent ID: 6134534
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A method for using a computer to process the sale of a cruise ticket, comprising:receiving by said computer a first conditional purchase offer from a customer for the purchase of said cruise ticket, wherein said first conditional purchase offer is a binding offer including a customer-defined price;receiving a payment identifier specifying a credit card account for use in providing payment for said cruise ticket;after receiving said first conditional purchase offer and said payment identifier, querying a database of seller-defined rules provided by a plurality of sellers to determine if said cruise ticket is to be sold to said customer for said customer-defined price, said seller-defined rules including prices which are concealed from said customer;if no cruise ticket is to be sold to said customer after said querying, transmitting a rejection of said first conditional purchase offer to said customer; andtaking an action to deter said customer from submitting a second conditional purchase offer for said cruise ticket.