Patent ID: 6922675

Claim:
A system for computer-implemented service transaction brokering among distributed computer-implemented marketplaces, the system comprising one or more processing units and one or more memory units collectively supporting: a computer-implemented first marketplace operable to provide at least a first service; a computer-implemented second marketplace operable to provide at least a second service; and a computer-implemented service transaction broker module coupled to the first and second computer-implemented marketplaces and operable to: receive an electronic service registration request from the second computer-implemented marketplace, the electronic service registration request comprising information related to the second service provided by the second computer-implemented marketplace; store the information in a master service database containing information related to a plurality of services provided by a plurality of computer-implemented marketplaces; notify the first computer-implemented marketplace of the availability of the second service; and provide at least the second service of the second computer-implemented marketplace to a user coupled to the first computer-implemented marketplace in response to the user communicating an electronic service request to the first computer-implemented marketplace.