WO2020089878A1 - Procédés et systèmes d'achat de groupe d'utilisateurs - Google Patents

Procédés et systèmes d'achat de groupe d'utilisateurs Download PDF

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WO2020089878A1
WO2020089878A1 PCT/IB2019/059441 IB2019059441W WO2020089878A1 WO 2020089878 A1 WO2020089878 A1 WO 2020089878A1 IB 2019059441 W IB2019059441 W IB 2019059441W WO 2020089878 A1 WO2020089878 A1 WO 2020089878A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of internet commerce in which on-line purchases are commonly done through an on-line vendor digital platform, such as a website or a mobile application.
  • US-7433832B1 builds on this initial idea of the ' 411 patent to go further. It discloses methods and systems for distributing information within a dynamically defined community. Past purchase information data made by a first user are stored in a client database. Authorisation sent by this first user is sent through the network allowing a second and subsequent user, access to some of the historical purchase information. The first user is enabled to selectively choose which data may be viewed by the second user. This thus sets up a dynamically defined community with access to ever-changing historic purchase data. This can be useful for subsequent potential users who are able to analyse comments and satisfaction from past purchases made by other users in the past, and to then base their choices accordingly.
  • US-2010121739A1 provides a method whereby an organization is able to administer on-line group purchases of customized merchandise to their members or to the general public.
  • the organization is able to set up an on-line group account to facilitate the design and sale of a customized product.
  • establishment of a user group is static, not allowing for an adequate automation of the interaction between users using remote devices and the server implementing the user purchase group.
  • US-20140279271 is concerned with systems and methods for configuring a group order.
  • An example is a group order made by a sports team whereby a group order is made by the team for a batch of t-shirts, which are all of the same design (emblem, logo, etc%) and colour or colours, but of different sizes in order to accommodate the different sizes of the individual team (group) members.
  • the correct numbers of each sizes of the t-shirts can thereby be ordered in the one group order.
  • the present solution overcomes such issues in a novel and inventive manner.
  • the problem solved by the present invention may hence be seen as one of enabling dynamic preferential pricing for a user-initiated, dynamic user group.
  • This technical effect is achieved by setting up a scheme, whereby enabling a user to initiate a purchase group for an article, or a bundle or a group of articles, of his/her choice, where dynamic preferential prices of an article, or a bundle or group of articles, is enabled for a dynamic number of users, who are together, in a dynamic and open user group.
  • a system is set up wherein there is no pre-set price for the individual users.
  • dynamic pricing is now based on a number of participants and the number of items purchased in the dynamic user group.
  • a new user is presented with information about user groups which have already been formed. This information is about the current, reduced user group price, how many more users are necessary for a further price drop, what is the next price point, as well as the amount of time left in the active user group and also the lowest price that can be achieved, which represents a minimum price set for the particular item in the selected user group.
  • FIG. 1 - representation of a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 representation of two examples of items for sale.
  • Figure 3 representation of starting a new community purchase group (community buy, also therein referred as Chriti buy) for an item for sale.
  • FIG. 4 Figure 4 - representation of joining a community purchase group (community buy also therein referred as Chriti buy) which has already been started.
  • a method for facilitating a user-initiated user group for purchasing items comprising the following steps:
  • An item in the context of the present invention, is defined as a single item or article, a bundle of items or articles, a service or bundle of services. Examples of a bundle of items are a pack of child diapers, e.g. in bundles of for instance 3, 6, 12 or more articles which together constitute one item.
  • a further example is packs (again 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more) of breakfast cereal or cereals bundled together, which could possibly be different flavours (variety pack) and/or single serving (small) size packs bundled together.
  • services could be cleaning services, for a room, kitchen, bathroom, house and/or garden care or cleaning services, cleaning services for clothes, reservation services (e.g. travel, hotel, accommodation, restaurant), maintenance services (e.g. vehicle, household appliances such as heating, air conditioning, swimming pool or other similar maintenance services.)
  • Other types of services are also possible and envisaged, such as baby-sitter services, pet minding services, dog walking services, rodent and/or pest control services and other commonly used household services. Each of these could also be one or in a bundle.
  • the steps of the method of the present invention as above defined may be provided in one or more servers, connected via a network such as the Internet.
  • the server or servers may also provide remote connection to one or more personal devices such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet, through which one or more users access the on line vendor digital platform and thereby initiate the dynamic and automatic operation of the system of the present invention, implemented by the step of reducing the unit price of the at least one additional selected item.
  • personal devices such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet
  • the one or more servers thereby being able to automatically receive the requests from remote personal devices and thereby adapt the conditions in a situation of predefined conditions as those of Pi, E, N, Pmin, Td, Mu and
  • At least said price drop amount E and/or the minimum price Pmin are automatically set based on at least one data point parameter, such data point parameter comprising information on:
  • one or more market history indicators which refer to the selected item or to a class of items which comprises the selected item - and thereby providing market historical and current market data -, and/or c. one or more life cycle indicators in respect of the selected item or class of items which comprises the selected item,
  • class of items which comprises the selected item preferably refers to a size, flavour, type, colour, model, sort, category or brand of the selected item.
  • said class of items which comprises the selected item preferably refers to a size, flavour, type, colour, model, sort, category or brand of the selected item.
  • the automatic setting of the price drop amount E and/or minimum price Pmin may be performed during a period of time, wherein the automatic setting is dynamically performed on the price drop amount E and/or minimum price Pmin based on a variation during that same period of time of the data point parameter or parameters.
  • Such allows for a dynamic and automatic adaptation of the referred parameters E and Pmin based on the available information, throughout a period of time, which may be from the digital starting of the user group up to its digital completion, thereby providing a fully automated operation.
  • the steps of digitally selecting an item for sale at an initial set price and digitally starting a community purchase group for the selected item are remotely initiated by a user, by means of a remote computational device, the device preferably consisting of a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop. It therefore provides for remote user- initiation of a community purchase group, thereby enabling an entirely automated methodology for the management of community purchase groups, which are inherently of dynamic and unpredictable nature.
  • an authorization of electronic payment means associated with such user is provided and, under a completion of the community purchase group, a capture of said electronic payment means is provided.
  • the user who did initiate the community purchase group upon successful completion of the community purchase group, defined as such by having one or more additional users join the community purchase group and purchasing at least one additional item in the community purchase group before Td reaches zero, is associated to a pre-defined digital status, such pre-defined digital status being persistent for any subsequent user-initiated community purchase groups initiated by that user, preferably such status being designated as a "community hero" status.
  • a system for facilitating a user-initiated user group for purchasing items comprising the following:
  • selecting means for digitally selecting an item for sale at an initial set price (Pi) on an on-line vendor digital platform, such as a website; starting means for digitally starting a community purchase group for the selected item;
  • the price drop amount (E) is dependent on an additional number of the selected item (N), and a minimum price (Pmin), wherein Pi, E, N, Pmin, a community purchase group time duration (Td) and a maximum number of item units per user (Mu) are automatically set and/or already manually set by a digital platform administrator.
  • the on-line vendor digital platform may be provided in one or more servers, connected via a network such as the Internet.
  • the server or servers may also provide remote connection to one or more personal devices such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet, through which one or more users access the on-line vendor digital platform and thereby initiate the dynamic and automatic operation of the system of the present invention, implemented by the means for reducing the unit price of the at least one additional selected item.
  • the system of the present invention further comprises means configured for automatically setting at least said price drop amount E and/or the minimum price Pmin are based on at least one data point parameter, such data point parameter comprising information on:
  • one or more trend analytic indicators of online search engine searches performed in a physical area in which the user which initiated the user group or an additional user is located - as referred, such trend analytic indicators providing indicators on consumer behaviour / demand indicators,
  • one or more market history indicators which refer to the selected item or to a class of items which comprises the selected item - and thereby providing market historical and current market data -, and/or c. one or more life cycle indicators in respect of the selected item or class of items which comprises the selected item,
  • said class of items which comprises the selected item preferably refers to a size, flavour, type, colour, model, sort, category or brand of the selected item.
  • said means configured for automatically setting at least said price drop amount E and/or the minimum price Pmin may be further configured for performing such automatic setting of the price drop amount E and/or minimum price Pmin during a period of time, specifically being configured such that the automatic setting is dynamically performed on the price drop amount E and/or minimum price Pmin based on a variation during that same period of time of the data point parameter or parameters.
  • the period of time may be from the digital starting of the user group up to its digital completion, thereby providing a fully automated operation.
  • a remote computational device the device preferably consisting of a smartphone, a tablet or a laptop
  • the selecting means and the starting means being further configured for digitally selecting an item for sale at an initial set price (Pi) on an on-line vendor digital platform and starting a community purchase group for the selected item, respectively, under remote initiation by a user, through the remote computational device.
  • Pi initial set price
  • a preferred third system embodiment of the system of the present invention further comprises payment management means configured to, under a digital purchase of at least one additional item in the community purchase group by an additional user, provide an authorization of electronic payment means associated with such user and, under a completion of the community purchase group, provide a capture of said electronic payment means.
  • payment management means configured to, under a digital purchase of at least one additional item in the community purchase group by an additional user, provide an authorization of electronic payment means associated with such user and, under a completion of the community purchase group, provide a capture of said electronic payment means.
  • means for providing functionality whereby the user who did initiate the community purchase group, upon successful completion of the community purchase group, defined as such by having one or more additional users join the community purchase group and purchasing at least one additional item in the community purchase group before Td reaches zero, is associated to a pre-defined digital status, such pre defined digital status being persistent for any subsequent user-initiated community purchase groups initiated by that user, preferably such status being designated as hero status.
  • a preferred fifth system embodiment of the present invention with means for providing functionality when a user digitally initiates or joins a community purchase group, and with means for inviting additional users by means of social media platforms, by e-mail, by SMS, by other electronic means, by telephone or by post.
  • a preferred seventh system embodiment of the present invention with additional means for providing functionality in order that each individual user is able to digitally select sizes, flavours, types, colours, models, sorts, categories, brands or other characteristics for their additional selected items in the community purchase group.
  • the flow-chart depicts how an individual user is able to start or join a community purchase group.
  • a user may browse through the digital platform which consists of a website or a mobile application and view items which may be purchased.
  • the website administrator decides on a product profile with the following:
  • Td active time-frame
  • a user is presented with a choice. It is possible to just buy an item as is commonly done as on other e-commerce websites or mobile applications and so would proceed to S3. However, for some selected items it is possible that a community purchase group has been activated by the website administrators. This is shown in S2. There are two possibilities. If no community purchase group has yet been activated, the user may start one and proceed to S5. If a community purchase group has already been activated, then the user is able to join and thus would proceed to S4.
  • FIG 2 is shown examples of 2 different items for sale on the website.
  • a perfume is depicted.
  • the price indicated is a usual (ordinary) retail price. The user may simply select the item by clicking on: "BUY NOW”.
  • the user is also presented with the option of starting a community purchase group. This is shown in yellow: "START A COMMUNITY”.
  • the price may drop dependent on various criteria as explained with reference to Figure 1 in the previous sections and as further explained in more detail here below and with reference to Figure 3.
  • a model car is depicted. For this item a community purchase group has already been started.
  • Figure 3 shows what is displayed to the user when making the selection "START A COMMUNITY" (S5 in Figure 1).
  • the user is presented with various options. Near the top is presented several social media options that he or she may use in order to contact friends who can be asked to join the community purchase group and hence also benefit from preferential pricing in the community purchase group. Below this is displayed: "BECOME A COMMUNITY HERO".
  • a community hero is a user who sets up a successful community purchase group. Upon setting up any subsequent community purchase group, the user will then achieve "hero status", which can be useful for other users when deciding if they wish to join a community purchase group or not.
  • the current price is displayed next to the picture of the item, and is the same price as in Figure 2. Some of the parameters as already set by the vendor administrators for the community purchase group are also displayed. From left to right is shown the total number of units already bought in the community purchase group, how many units are necessary until the next price drop, the total active time duration of the community purchase group and the lowest price achievable in the community purchase group.
  • the user may click: "Learn more about community purchase groups" in order to have further information about what a community purchase group is.
  • the user may select "START NOW" to start the community purchase group, or just "BUY NOW INSTEAD" or
  • Figure 4 shows what is displayed to the user when making the selection "JOIN A COMMUNITY PURCHASE GROUP" (S4 in Figure 1).
  • the user is presented with various options. Near the top is presented several social media options that he or she may use in order to contact friends who can be asked to join the community purchase group and hence also benefit from preferential pricing in the community purchase group.
  • the current price is displayed next to the picture of the item, and is the same community purchase group price as shown in the lower part of Figure 2 and the regular normal (ordinary) price is shown in strike-through format.
  • the hero status if applicable of the user who set up the community purchase group, is also displayed to the right of the current price.
  • From left to right is shown the total number of units already bought in the community purchase group, how many units are necessary until the next price drop, the total active time duration left to run of the community purchase group and the lowest price achievable in the community purchase group.
  • the user may click: "Learn more about community purchase groups” in order to have further information about what a community purchase group is.
  • the user may select "JOIN NOW” to start the community purchase group, or just “BUY NOW INSTEAD” or "CONTINUE SHOPPING".

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L'invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes correspondants permettant de faciliter un groupe d'utilisateurs initié par un utilisateur pour acheter des articles, dans lesquels il n'y a pas de prix prédéfini pour les utilisateurs individuels ni de nombre minimal requis d'utilisateurs participants. Dans ce procédé et ce système, la tarification dynamique est basée sur un nombre de participants et le nombre d'articles dans le groupe d'utilisateurs dynamique. Par conséquent, l'invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes améliorés permettant de réaliser des transactions de commerce électronique en facilitant la tarification dynamique des biens à acheter dans un groupe d'utilisateurs dynamique.
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