Monty D Sheets

US Patent:

20010049653, Dec 6, 2001

Filed:

Dec 21, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/746096

Inventors:

Monty Sheets - Bedford IN, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/038000, 705/020000

Abstract:

The present invention is a system for matching customers with products in inventory that will be desirable and affordable to the customers. The system features the ability to store information on multiple products in a product database and information on multiple customers in a customer database. The system then matches particular products in the product database with particular customers in the customer database based upon matching multiple search criteria fields associated with products and customers. The system also has the ability to generate net prices for each product (i.e., total price or total monthly payment amounts) based upon the qualifications of the particular customer, and limit the number of products matched with the particular customer based upon the customer's desired total payment or desired monthly payments. By generating reports that integrate customer/product matches with net price information, the system provides for effective and efficient shopping by customers.