Platform For Progressive On-Line Group Purchasing

摘要

This invention relates to a method of providing progressive on-line group purchasing of goods and services including the steps of selecting articles to be purchased, receiving a target group size and price, creating a group of target size from among friends in at least one social network, communicating separate purchasing and payment information to a retailer's server, and receiving from said retailer's server separate proofs of purchase for each one of the group members.

主权项

1. A system for providing progressive on-line group purchasing of goods and services, comprising:
at least one application server communicating over the interne with a plurality of electronic user devices and communicating with at least one retailer's server; at least one back-end server communicating with the at least one application server; each user of said electronic user devices is a member of at least one social network; each one of said electronic user devices running a client application communicating with the at least one application server; the application server comprising:
a delivery management module configured to communicate with the retailers' server to enable article selection;interface to at least one social network, email account or IM service;a group formation and tracking module;interface to the at least one retailer's back-office systems; and
a purchasing and payment engine configured to communicate separate purchasing and payment information to said at least one retailer's server and receive from said at least one retailer's server separate proofs of purchase for each one of said group members.