Patent ID: 6598026
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for facilitating a transaction between a buyer and one of a plurality of seller via a network, the method comprising:enabling the buyer to generate a shopping list identifying at lest one product associated with the plurality of seller, each entry in the shopping list corresponding to one of the at least one product and a corresponding one of the plurality of seller; identifying the shopping list as a mutually exclusive group in response to receiving input from the buyer via the network, the mutually exclusive group including each entry in the shopping list; enabling the buyer to negotiate substantially simultaneously with the plurality of sellers in the mutually exclusive group via the network; and when an agreement is reached between the buyer and a first one of the plurality of sellers in the mutually exclusive group, automatically terminating negotiations between the buyer and others of the plurality of sellers in the mutually exclusive group.