Method and system for reserving future purchases of goods and services

FIG. 3

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RECEIVE A LIST OF GOODS OR SERVICES

INCLUDING ELECTRONIC OPTIONS WITH

ASSOCIATED OPTION FEES ON A CLIENT NETWORK DEVICE FROM A SERVER NETWORK

ELECTRONIC OPTIONS INCLUDE OPTION TERMS
ESTABLISHED BY ONE OR MORE SUPPLIERS
WHO CAN SUPPLY THE GOODS OR SERVICES,
AND WHERE THE OPTION FEE IS ASSOCIATED
WITH A RESERVATION PRICE TO PURCHASE
DESIRED GOODS OR SERVICES AT A DESIRED
FUTURE TIME

DEVICE VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK , WHERE THE

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SELECT AN ELECTRONIC OPTION ASSOCIATED
WITH A DESIRED GOOD OR SERVICE PROVIDED

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BY A DESIRED SUPPLIER

RECEIVE ELECTRONIC OPTION TERMS ESTABLISHED BY THE DESIRED SUPPLIER FOR

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THE DESIRED GOODS OR SERVICE

ACCEPT THE ELECTRONIC OPTION TERMS ESTABLISHED BY THE DESIRED SUPPLIER FOR THE DESIRED GOODS OR SERVICE

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PURCHASE THE ELECTRONIC OPTION ON THE DESIRED GOOD OR SERVICE FROM THE DESIRED SUPPLIER FOR AN OPTION FEE

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NETWORK DEVICE, WHERE THE DATABASE

READ A DATABASE ACCESSIBLE FROM A

COMPUTER NETWORK FROM A SERVER

INCLUDES PLURAL ENTRIES WITH ELECTRONIC 74
OPTION INFORMATION

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SEND ONE OR MORE OF THE PLURAL NEW
ELECTRONIC OFFERS TO SELECTED CLIENT

ETWORK DEVICES FOR SELECTED PURCHASERS\
OF ELECTRONIC OPTIONS 73

PROVIDE A DATABASE ACCESSIBLE FROM A
COMPUTER NETWORK WITH PLURAL ENTRIES
WITH ELECTRONIC OPTION INFORMATION

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PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE DATABASE FOR A FEE
TO SUPPLIERS WHO DESIRE TO USE THE
ELECTRONIC OPTION INFORMATION TO OFFER
SIMILAR OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES TO
USERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED ELECTRONIC
OPTIONS

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