Patent ID: 7366684
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of selling goods of suppliers through an electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system and accepting payment for said goods comprising: receiving product information for said goods that is uploaded from said suppliers over a network to said electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system which includes product identification information and a set price specified by said suppliers for said goods; automatically calculating a fixed sales price from said set price specified by said suppliers in said electronic blind supply open commerce business computer system; automatically generating entries in said electronic blind supply open commerce business computer business system that include said fixed sales price and said product identification information; posting a listing of said goods from said entries on said electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system without revealing said suppliers so that said suppliers remain anonymous to purchasers both while said goods are posted for sale on said electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system and after said goods are sold, so that said suppliers may sell said goods on said electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system without affecting a pricing structure established by said suppliers for said goods; making said listings of said goods available to said purchasers on said electronic blind supply open commerce computer business system through a network connection to allow said purchasers to purchase said goods at said fixed sales price over said network without bidding in an auction; accepting payment of said fixed sales price for said goods from said purchasers; and forwarding said payment of said fixed sales price less a margin to said supplier, so that anonymity of said seller is maintained.