SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING ELECTRONIC SEARCHES WITH A PLATFORM FOR FULFILLING CONSUMER REQUESTS

摘要

In some embodiments, a method of combining search and ecommerce includes receiving a search request from a consumer for a product and/or service. The method further includes executing the search request to yield one or more search results from a provider of the product and/or service. In some embodiments, the search results can include different response types from a provider to a consumer that can include an offer to fulfill the search request, a counter offer to the search request, or an executed purchase against the search request. The method also includes transmitting the one or more search results to the consumer.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a specification of a consumer interface for building a user request; displaying, on a user device of a user, a user interface based on the received specification; receiving, in response to said displaying, a plurality of parameters, the plurality of parameters including one or more search parameters, at least one search parameter having a priority value associated therewith; building, based on the received plurality of parameters, one or more user requests; transmitting the one or more user requests for execution; and receiving, based on the one or more user requests, one or more user results.