Patent ID: 6578014
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for using a plurality of computing devices to facilitate a transaction between at least one of buyers and at least one of sellers, comprising the steps of:a. enabling a seller to provide information, goods, and/or services to a buyer by inputting into at least one of said computing devices said information, goods, and/or services, and/or a description thereof, b. enabling said buyer to receive said information, goods, and/or services, from said seller, c. enabling said buyer to choose how much, if anything, to pay for said information, goods, and/or services, d. providing at least some of said buyers and said sellers at least partial ability to specify which other members of the set of said buyers and said sellers can engage in transactions with said specifying buyers whereby said buyers are able to receive information, goods, and services from said sellers and are able to pay whatever they choose to for said information, goods, arid services after having received said information, goods, and services, and whereby said buyers and said sellers are encouraged to behave fairly.