Patent ID: 7480627

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing information from a seller about an on-line group buying sale to a website for referring potential buyers to the on-line group buying sale, the method comprising: receiving item data from each of a plurality of sellers that defines a featured item for an on-line group-buying sale, wherein each seller transmits the item data over an electronic network to a computerized facility configured to conduct a plurality of on-line group-buying sales for the featured items defined by the received item data over the electronic network; receiving sales data from each of the plurality of sellers that provides each seller's directions for the on-line group-buying sale of the featured item, wherein each seller transmits the sales data over the electronic network to the computerized facility; storing the item data and the sales data received from each seller in a data repository, wherein the computerized facility uses received sales data to conduct the plurality of on-line group-buying sales of featured items defined by received item data; receiving instructions for selecting an on-line group buying sale from the plurality of on-line group buying sales for a website for referring potential buyers to an on-line group buying sale; receiving from the referring website a request for information comprising a tag associated with the referring website; receiving exclusivity preferences from the referring website; responsive to the request for information, the tag, the instructions for selecting an on-line group buying sale, and the exclusivity preferences, using a filter to select for the referring website an on-line group buying sale from the plurality of on-line group buying sales; generating a display associated with the selected on-line group buying sale; generating a link to the display; and providing the link to the referring website, whereby a potential buyer accessing the referring website can access the link, and thereby access the display associated with the selected on-line group buying sale and participate in the selected on-line group buying sale.