Patent ID: 7630919
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for purchasing goods or services from a seller by a buyer, the method being implemented in a network having a central computer system and at least one terminal, comprising: (a) receiving, at said central computer system, a request from a buyer, using said at least one terminal, for requesting goods or services, said request including a predetermined plurality of criteria related to the goods or services and a predetermined criteria related to sellers of the goods or services; (b) selecting, by said central computer system, sellers from a predetermined group of at least two sellers that offer the requested goods or services by excluding sellers from said predetermined group of sellers that do not meet the received predetermined plurality of criteria related to the goods and services and related to the sellers, and ranking said selected sellers based on the time that the respective sellers received a last request before said request from said buyer; (c) transmitting, using said network, the request of the buyer including said received predetermined plurality of criteria related to said goods or services to the selected sellers of the goods or services; (d) receiving, by said central computer system, within a predetermined time interval, responses from at least one seller to the request; (e) compiling, by said central computer, information provided in the responses received from at least one seller within the predetermined time interval; (f) ranking, by said central computer, the responding sellers based upon a weighted evaluation of the compiled information including the plurality of criteria and selecting sellers in order from highest ranking; and (g) providing, to said at least one terminal, the ranked selected sellers and respective responses for access by the buyer.