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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2007
Filed:
May. 22, 2001
Applicants:
Tom Van Horn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard V Halbert, Redmond, WA (US);
Linda S Perkins, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Tom Van Horn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard V Halbert, Redmond, WA (US);
Linda S Perkins, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
Vulcan Portals, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system are provided that enables a seller to reserve from a supplier a grouping of products (e.g., create a virtual inventory) for sale in an on-line group-buying sale. The supplier agrees to reserve an agreed quantity for an agreed time period. The seller conducts the group-buying sale offering the reserved product inventory to buyers. The seller and supplier then follow agreed upon procedures for shipping the products.