Dynamic discount card tied to price curves and group discounts
The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture for interacting with a multiple criteria buying and/or selling system to conduct business electronically. In particular, the architecture can include a dynamic discount card that includes an information access component for receiving information. In addition, the dynamic discount card can include a presentation component for displaying information to a user via the dynamic discount card.
1. A dynamic discount card system that electronically conducts business comprising:
an information access component included in a dynamic discount card that receives product and pricing information, the product and pricing information is associated with demand aggregation, the information access component further receives a set of built-in discounts; and
a presentation component that displays the product and pricing information to a user.
2. The system of claim 1 , the presentation component displays at least one of a product code, a picture, a current price, a future price, an availability, a shipping added and final price, a list of suppliers, a price history, a rating by supplier, a sorting by various options, and a filter associated with certain suppliers.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a configuration component that sets up the information access component to receive information.
4. The system of claim 3 , the configuration component transmits updated product and pricing information to the information access component.
5. The system of claim 3 , the configuration component preloads product and pricing information locally to the information access component.
6. The system of claim 3 , the configuration component loads a profile of a cardholder to the information access component.
7. The system of claim 3 , the configuration component providing a user specific shipping preference to the information access component.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user input component that facilitates altering the information displayed via the presentation component and transmitting the altered information from the dynamic discount card.
9. The system of claim 8 , the user input component is a touch screen.
10. The system of claim 8 , the user input component is voice recognition software.
11. The system of claim 8 , the user input component is a magnetic strip on a surface of the card.
12. The system of claim 8 , the user input component is utilized to change an order volume.
13. The system of claim 8 , the user input component facilitates providing a counteroffer to a supplier.
14. The system of claim 1 , the dynamic discount card communicates with at least one of a demand card, a handled device, a product, a skid, a container, an ERP system, and a vehicle.
15. The system of claim 1 , the displayed information and a format of the information displayed by the presentation component are controllable by a user.
16. The system of claim 1 , the card being activated for a finite time period.
17. The system of claim 1 , the information access component receives at least one of an offer from a new supplier or an updated offer from a current supplier.
18. The system of claim 1 , the dynamic discount card interacts with a second dynamic discount card to create a network of buyers with synchronized demand.
19. The system of claim 1 , the information access component automatically updates the product and pricing information.
20. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a GPS component that determines the location of card users.
21. The system of claim 20 , the GPS component further facilitates tracking user utilization of the card.
22. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an artificial intelligence component that infers at least one of a user's intended input and information to display upon the presentation component.
23. A method of transacting business electronically comprising:
distributing a dynamic discount card with a set of preloaded discounts;
aggregating demand for a product for obtaining price information;
storing the price information within the dynamic discount card; and
displaying the price information on the dynamic discount card.
24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising placing an order utilizing the dynamic discount card.
25. The method of claim 23 , the information is received wirelessly.
26. The method of claim 23 , further comprising configuring the dynamic discount card based upon user characteristics.
27. The method of claim 23 , further comprising updating the information displayed with the dynamic discount card.
28. The method of claim 23 , further comprising searching the information received by the dynamic discount card.
29. A dynamic discount card system that electronically conducts business comprising:
means for obtaining aggregation-based price information with a dynamic discount card that includes a set of pre-installed discounts;
means for presenting the price information on the dynamic discount card; and
means for accepting an offer utilizing the dynamic discount card.