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Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 9 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 9 910 //v\ \V/ Purchase items from online retailer (eg, Amazon) 915
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 10 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 10 1010 \/‘ Purchase items from physical retailer 1015 \/‘ Receive
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 11 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 11 Item already exists in item database? 11V No i 1115 Retrieve ite
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 12 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 12 Retrieve item entry from item \v/ database 12\1\5 //‘ Selecta re
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 13 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 Determine price protection policy 131° that applies to retailer and purc
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 14 0f 19 FIG. 14 1345 /q 143:0 //H‘ ///// 10 days passed \\\ \\\ since order date? /// 14-15 /e‘ ///
625 Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 15 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 //\‘ r\\ 1510 Determine return policy that \v’ applies to retailer a
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 16 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 16 1610 \/‘ Access retailer's Web site and log in with user&ap
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 17 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 17 1710 //x Purchase items from online retailer with user's sh
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 18 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 18 ‘ ‘ E Search Mail 1 Report Spam 1 Delete \ 1810 I Compose Mail
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 1 of 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 1 Zappgg? the web's most popular shoe storele i??-Day Return Po
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 19 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 . . . ;\ 1910 ‘ Sony Playstatlon 3 Console (PS3) wlth 80GB Hard Drive a
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 2 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 305 3GB 3: = a a = D a 29s — — n‘ I!) C 1 O I g 399 ‘ - Retaiier 1 U “5 /
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 3 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 3 ~33" 310 n\ // 3/15 \/ M0 ..L O 83% M17. e um% 8&4 - B ,3
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 4 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 4 E-mail Address: [email protected] Billing Address Shipping Address Jo
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 5 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 5 510 P0 y v Tracker ------ x 541 Opportunity Tracker 544 Database
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 6 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 6A 610 \/‘ Receive order statement from user or retailer 615 w Extra
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 7 0f 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 7 \v/ Purchase items from online retailer (eg, Amazon.com) \V/ Recei
Patent Application Publication Dec. 3, 2009 Sheet 8 of 19 US 2009/0299887 A1 FIG. 8 810 //_‘A \V/ Purchase items from physical retailer 81s //‘A &apos
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