Patent ID: 8468062

Claim:
A computing system implemented process for providing a multiple party order coordination system comprising: providing an order purchase system, the order purchase system being operated and under the control of a vendor; providing, prior to order placement of a first party's order being completed, through a checkout feature of a final order checkout screen associated with the first party's purchase of a product, the final order purchase checkout screen being of the order purchase system, the first party an opportunity to combine the first party's order for one or more of a product or service with one or more other parties' already placed orders for the one or more of a product or service to qualify for a large order discount or other discount; providing, upon selecting the checkout feature, a communication system for the first party and the one or more other parties; using the communication system, the first party and the one or more other parties coordinate with each other to combine the first party's order for the one or more of a product or service with at least one of the one or more other parties' already placed orders for the one or more of a product or service into a single multiple party order; and placing the single multiple party order using the order purchase system.