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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2010
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Monroe, CT (US);
John M. Packes, Jr., Norwalk, CT (US);
Deirdre O'shea, Orinda, CA (US);
Keith Bemer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Dean Alderucci, Westport, CT (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Monroe, CT (US);
John M. Packes, Jr., Norwalk, CT (US);
Deirdre O'Shea, Orinda, CA (US);
Keith Bemer, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Dean Alderucci, Westport, CT (US);
Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a controller receives an indication of acceptance by a customer of an offer for a subsidy from a second vendor (e.g., a subsidizing vendor). The offer may define, for example, a reduction in the price charged for an item purchased from a first vendor and an obligation for the customer to fulfill in exchange for the subsidy. The customer is charged a second price for the items, which is less than the total price, and may even be zero.