Patent SG-11201408333U-A (SG)
Title: Bulk purchasing by ad hoc consumer groups
Inventor: BUSCEMI JAMES
IPC: G06Q30/06
Filed: 2013-06-13
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 19 December 2013 (19.12.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/188684 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: G06Q 30/06 (2012.01) G06Q 50/30 (2012.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2013/045 704 (22) International Filing Date: 13 June 2013 (13.06.2013) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 13/523,008 14 June 2012 (14.06.2012) US (71) Applicant: GBL SYSTEMS CORPORATION [US/US]; 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 401, Camarillo, California 93010 (US). (72) Inventor: BUSCEMI, James; 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 401, Camarillo, California 93010 (US). (74) Agents: RAWLINS, Pattric J. et al.; PROCOPIO CORY HARGREAVES & SAVITCH LLP, 525 B Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, California 92101 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: BULK PURCHASING BY AD HOC CONSUMER GROUPS WP Server 40 •t 00 00 00 i-H en i-H o CJ o & F s s** lis. (57) Abstract: A central server allows leader a member to create desired a purchasing deal for a desired product or service. The lead­ er member uses social networking applications at the central server and other means to market the desired purchasing deal to like minded consumers who join a purchasing group at the central server that follows the desired purchasing deal. The leader member also uses the central server and other means to market the desired purchasing deal to potential retailers, who register interest in the desired purchasing deal the central at server. As the size of the purchasing group increases, the leader member negotiates deeper and deeper discounts with the interested retailers until the purchasing group and a selected retailer are both satisfied with the deal. The system then facilitates the closing of the deal, which results in the consumers receiving the product or service and the retailer getting paid.