Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080215452 | Digital online exchange for sending prices to customers - A method of dynamically pricing a plurality of items comprises providing an identifier stored in memory accessible by a processor for each item of the plurality of items, pricing each item of the plurality of items utilizing a processor configured to dynamically price items based on sales criteria for the item, associating the dynamic price for each item with the identifier for each item, sending the dynamic price and the identifier to a customer. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215507 | Dynamic pricing of items based on category with which the item is associated - A method comprises grouping a plurality of items into a first group for purposes of aggregately pricing each of the plurality of items, sending a first price of a first and a second of the plurality of items in the first group for sale from a processor to one or more clients over a network, determining if a predetermined amount of time has lapsed without the processor having received one or more orders for the first or second item at the first price from one or more of the clients, pricing the first and second of the plurality of items in the first group at a second price with the processor, the second price being lower than the first, and sending the second price over the network to one or more clients. | 09-04-2008 |
20080221948 | Dynamic pricing of items based on number of items sold during a time period - A method comprises sending a first price of an item for sale from a processor to one or more clients over a network, receiving one or more orders for the item at the first price from one or more of the clients, delivering the item to the one or more clients that ordered the item at the first price, establishing a time period for monitoring the quantity of items sold at the first price, monitoring the quantity of items sold at the first price during the established time period, establishing an upper limit for the quantity of items sold at the first price, pricing the item at a second price with the processor based at least on the one or more orders at the first price, and sending the second price over the network to one or more clients. The pricing includes setting the second price above the first price if the quantity of items sold during the established time period is above the established upper limit | 09-11-2008 |