On-line marketing system and method
CA 2348638 A1 · Owner: Pallakoff, Matthew G. · Inventors: Pallakoff, Matthew G.
Overview
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The present invention provides a method and system that allows sellers (11) to communicate conditional offers to potential buyers (15). The conditions include prices that depend on the aggregate amount of goods or services that buyers (15) collectively agree to purchase by a given time and date. The invention facilitates "demand aggregation" that is, aggregating demand by , potential buyers (who may or may not know each other) for products offered by , sellers. This invention allows sellers (11) conveniently to offer "Demand- Based Pricing", that is, prices which go down as the volume of units sold in any given offer goes up. A seller (11a) can therefore offer volume discounts to …
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- Filed August 18, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 18, 2019.
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