SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILITY UNIT COMPENSATION OF DISADVANTAGED ENTITIES IN A UTILITY TRANSACTION

摘要

A system and method for the compensation of an entity, such as business or person, which is disadvantaged in a utility transaction in first utility unit, such as money, with at least a second utility unit, such as a coupon or voucher, such that the overall disadvantage to an entity from the transaction, economic or otherwise, is minimized. The system and method can be used in multiparty transactions where each party has a different interest in the transaction, such as with a restaurant, waiter, and customer to minimize the adverse effect to the waiter from tip reduction. The system and method can also be used to minimize the disadvantage to customers from stores that sell goods or services in a high-expense location who need to charge more because of the additional overhead. The system can also be used in other multiparty non-monetary transactions, such as dynamic resource allocation.

主权项

1. A system for a compensating a party in a disadvantageous multiparty transaction, comprising:
at least one server that is selectively accessible to computer devices across a network; a database, resident on the at least one server, that stores, at least, information on second utility units that are potentially applicable to multiparty transactions in a first utility unit, the second utility units having a different value than a first utility unit of the transactions; the server selectively receiving requests from requesting computer devices across the network regarding multiparty transactions in a first utility unit; the server further determining if any party is disadvantaged in the multiparty transaction; if one or more disadvantaged parties are present in the multiparty transaction, the server reviewing the database to determine if second utility units are applicable to the multiparty transaction; and the server selectively allocating second utility units to the one or more disadvantaged parties to the multiparty transaction.