Patent ID: 7499879

Claim:
A method of cooperatively processing e-business transactions in an e-business complex comprising the steps of: registering a plurality of virtual store operators with the e-business complex, each said registration establishing a virtual store in the e-business complex; providing to individual ones of on-line shoppers in the e-business complex, window displays of products offered for sale by virtual stores in the e-business complex, and accepting shopper orders for said products from said individual on-line shoppers; notifying selected store operators of said shopper orders, said selected store operators operating virtual stores in the e-business complex which correspond to said products ordered by said on-line shoppers; notifying selected vendors of said shopper orders, said selected vendors supplying said products offered for sale by said selected store operators; fulfilling said shopper orders with said products supplied by said selected vendors; collecting payments for said shopper orders from said on-line shoppers and distributing portions of said payments to each of said vendors and said store operators; providing to said store operators a catalog of professional services offered for sale by associated professional services providers; and, brokering at least one transaction for at least one of said professional services between at least one of said store operators and at least one of said professional service providers.