Multi-level marketing computer network server
Abstract
A server system for multi-level vending of any electronically transferable product (101) through a communications network (102) directly to a customer's computer (103). This server system (herein called a Sales Support Server (104)) integrates the collection of a payment (105) via the network (102) and the automatic distribution of the product (101) with the calculation (106) of commissions (107) using a multi-level marketing commission structure (108) and the distribution of commissions (107) and fees (109) via the network (102). The preferred configuration includes a client application (herein called a Sales App (110)) which can run as a plug-in to a network browser on the customer's computer (103) and which provides a purchase request (111) and registration data (112) to a Sales Support Server (104) and performs the installation (113) of the product (101) on the customer's computer (103). The Sales Support Server (104) acquires the payment (105), transfers the product (101), calculates (106) and pays the commissions (107), and adds seller registration information (112) to the multi-level sales database (114) for the product. The usefulness of this invention includes physical product distribution through a shipping and handling system.

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| DE4233663A1 | Cites | Germany | A | Search report | 1-20 |
| WO9312489A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | XY | Search report | 1-4,6-20 |
| WO9636926A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | A | Search report | 1-20 |
| ANDERSON R ET AL: "NETCARD - A PRACTICAL ELECTRONIC-CASH SYSTEM", LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, 10 April 1996 (1996-04-10), pages 49 - 57, XP002039777 | Non-patent | – | – | Search report | – |
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Priority claims3
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| 753377 | United States of America | – | |
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| EP0844577A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| EP0844577A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US6134533A | United States of America | A | |
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| US6415265B1 | United States of America | B1 | |
| US6691093B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 0844577
- Publication, DOCDB
- 0844577
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP0844577
- Application
- 97119108
- Application, DOCDB
- 97119108
- Application, EPODOC
- EP19970119108
Titles3
- German
- Computernetzwerk-Server für mehrstufiges Marketing
- English
- Multi-level marketing computer network server
- French
- Serveur de réseau d'ordinateurs pour la commercialisation à plusieurs niveaux
Classification
- CPC, 19
- G06Q30/06
- G06Q20/10
- G06Q20/204
- G06Q20/401
- G06Q30/0207
- G06Q30/0222
- G06Q30/0239
- G06Q30/0241
- G06Q30/0274
- G06Q30/0276
- G06Q30/0277
- G06Q30/0601
- G06Q30/0609
- G06Q30/0633
- G06Q30/0635
- G06Q30/0637
- G06Q30/0641
- G06Q40/00
- Y10S707/99932
- IPC, 6
- G06Q20 10
- G06Q20 20
- G06Q20 40
- G06Q30 02
- G06Q30 06
- G06Q40 00
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Sweden
- Extension states, 1
- Slovenia