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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Richard H. Wagner, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventor:
Richard H. Wagner, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
Datascape, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0613 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01); G06Q 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A merchant/vendor portal enables potential business partners to establish business relationships and settle accounts in an on-line environment. The portal includes an open network interface, a registrant database in which data associated with a portal registrant are stored, a distribution contract manager for presenting to a registered merchant a distribution contract associated with a registered vendor and for verifying acceptance of the distribution contract by the registered merchant, and a transaction manager for managing transactions in accordance with the accepted distribution contracts.