Patent ID: 8533068
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for coordinating the distribution of products from a plurality of product manufacturers to consumers from a network comprising a server comprising a display of an order fulfillment page wherein each of said product manufacturers is an entity having at least one distribution channel that involves a retail establishment, comprising: posting to a plurality of manufacturers a second product order on an order fulfillment page on the network corresponding to a first product order received from a consumer on said network to a given manufacturer for a product of said given manufacturer, said order fulfillment page being accessible by said given manufacturer or by one or more product retailers identified by said manufacturer in accordance with the selected fulfillment policies on said network of said given manufacturer, wherein said first product order contains product order information of said consumer and said fulfillment polices are selected from: whereby upon receipt of a fulfillment acceptance indication of said second product order from said given manufacturer or retailer said product order information is transmitted on said network to said given manufacturer or retailer; and said second product order is purged from said order fulfillment page after receiving said fulfillment acceptance indication on said network.