Patent ID: 7206756
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method, employing a browser in data communication over a network with a server, for determining a price of a product, said method comprising: providing information concerning said product for display in a browser window, said information including a first offered price of said product; receiving information from said browser indicating an agreement by a user of the browser of said first offered price for said product; storing product related information including said first offered price, wherein said product is configured with multiple features, said stored product related information includes said features of said product and said stored product related information is associated with an identification code corresponding to said user of the browser; receiving a purchase request associated with said identification code, wherein the purchase request indicates an agreement to purchase said product for said first offered price; prior to responding to said purchase request, determining if an event has occurred prior to receiving said purchase request to cause modification of the first offered price, wherein the event that caused modification of the first offered price is unrelated to any data received from said user subsequent to storing said product related information; and changing said first offered price of said product to a second offered price of said product in response to said event that caused modification of the first offered price.