Patent ID: 7979312

Claim:
A method for facilitating transactions regarding goods or services, said method comprising: providing access to an analysis tool on a computer network; receiving consumer input to said analysis tool, said consumer input representing an inquiry regarding purchase of said goods or services; receiving input from each of a plurality of producers to said analysis tool, each of said inputs from said producers comprising supply parameters associated with said goods or services; receiving input from a plurality of distribution intermediaries to said analysis tool, each of said inputs from said distribution intermediaries comprising distribution parameters associated with said goods or services; and presenting a solution set to said consumer, at least one of said producers, or at least one of said distribution intermediaries through said analysis tool in response to said inquiry, said supply parameters and said distribution parameters, said solution set comprising a plurality of options for purchasing or selling said goods or services; wherein said analysis tool provides a consumer interface for receiving said inquiry, a separate producer interface for receiving said supply parameters, and a separate distributor interface for receiving said distribution parameters.