Patent ID: 6119100
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G06Q,G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for managing the sale of a product, comprising:storing a series of prices and effective periods for the product, each price having a respective effective period during which the price is effective;storing a customer identifier for identifying a customer;storing an offer for the product, the offer includingan offer price equal to a selected price of the series of prices, andan offer period which elapses when the respective effective period of the selected price elapses, the offer period thereby defining a period during which the offer is effective and after which the offer cannot be accepted;storing a payment identifier for specifying an account from which funds may be collected;if the offer is effective, determining whether to accept the offer; andif the offer is accepted,initiating use of the payment identifier to collect the funds, andutilizing the customer identifier to identify the customer as having paid for the product.