Patent ID: 8688529
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for associating an electronic request with at least one supplier, comprising: a storage device for storing information regarding a plurality of suppliers of a good or goods, a service or services, for storing information regarding an electronic request of a user, for storing information regarding at least one category designation associated with the electronic request, and for storing information regarding an electronic venue associated with the electronic request; a receiver for receiving information regarding the electronic request and for receiving information regarding associating at least one supplier to the electronic venue, wherein the electronic request is transmitted to the receiver from a first communication device of or associated with the user via a first communication network, and wherein the at least one supplier self-selecting the venue to associate with the at least one supplier, wherein the electronic request identifies at least one good or service that is associated with at least one category designation; a processor for processing information regarding the electronic request and generating or creating an electronic venue associated with the electronic request and associated with a category designation associated with the electronic request, and for associating the electronic venue associated with the electronic request with at least one of the first or second supplier, and for analyzing content in the electronic request to determine whether the content contains at least one keyword, wherein the at least one keyword is associated with the at least one category designation, wherein the content is analyzed when the electronic request is not assigned by the user to the at least one category designation, and wherein the electronic request is assigned to the at least one category designation when the electronic request contains the at least one keyword that is associated with the at least one category designation; a transmitter for transmitting information regarding the electronic request to a second communication device and for transmitting information regarding the electronic request to a third communication device, wherein the second communication device is associated with the first supplier of the plurality of suppliers and the third communication device is associated with the second supplier of the plurality of suppliers, wherein the system receives a first request to access the electronic venue by the first supplier, wherein the first request is transmitted to the system via the first communication network or via a second communication network, wherein the system processes information contained in the first request, and if the system determines that the first supplier is authorized to access the electronic venue, the system provides the first supplier with access to the electronic venue and with access to the electronic request, and transmits, via the transmitter, information regarding the electronic request to the second communication device, and further wherein the system receives a second request to access the electronic venue by the second supplier, wherein the second request is transmitted to the system via the first communication network or via the second communication network, wherein the system processes information contained in the second request, and if the system determines that the second supplier is authorized to access the electronic venue, the system provides the second supplier with access to the electronic venue and with access to the electronic request, and transmits, via the transmitter, information regarding the electronic request to the third communication device.