METHODS FOR DISCOUNT PURCHASES

Abstract

A method for providing-discount-purchases, with the method including the steps of producing one or more advertising-material(s) related to primary-goods-for-purchase, presenting the advertising-material(s) to a subscriber, providing an initial-purchase-price to the subscriber for the primary-goods-for-purchase, and providing future-purchase-discounts to the subscriber based on a subscription for buying the primary-goods-for-purchase. Additionally a method for receiving-discount-purchases may include the steps of accepting one or more advertising-material(s) related to primary-goods-for-purchase from a retailer; agreeing to an initial-purchase-price with the retailer for the primary-goods-for-purchase via a written contract accessible via internet; and receiving future-purchase-discounts from the retailer based on a subscription for buying the primary-goods-for-purchase.

Claims

1. A method for providing-discount-purchases comprising the steps of: producing one or more advertising-material(s) related to primary-goods-for-purchase; presenting said advertising-material(s) to a subscriber; providing an initial-purchase-price to said subscriber for said primary-goods-for-purchase; and providing future-purchase-discounts to said subscriber based on a subscription for buying said primary-goods-for-purchase.

2. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing said customer with a description of said primary-goods-for-purchase.

3. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 2 further comprising the step of providing one or more reminder(s) to said potential-subscriber useful for reminding said subscriber of said subscription at a first-predetermined-time-interval.

3. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 2 further comprising the step of automatically-billing said primary-goods-for-purchase to said subscriber at a second-predetermined-time-interval.

4. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 3 further comprising the step of automatically-shipping said primary-goods-for-purchase to said subscriber at said second-predetermined-time-interval.

5. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing said subscriber with alternative-goods-for-purchase at a price which is unequal to said future-purchase-discounts for said primary-goods-for-purchase.

6. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing said subscriber with an option to cancel said subscription at any time without penalty with a buy-out.

7. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 wherein said first-predetermined-time-interval and said second-predetermined-time-interval are equal in duration.

8. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 wherein said first-predetermined-time-interval and said second-predetermined-time-interval are non-equal in duration.

9. The method for providing-discount-purchases of claim 1 wherein said primary-goods-for-purchase comprises cell-phone-protective cases.

10. A method for receiving-discount-purchases comprising the steps of: accepting one or more advertising-material(s) related to primary-goods-for-purchase from a retailer; agreeing to an initial-purchase-price with said retailer for said primary-goods-for-purchase via a written contract accessible via internet; and receiving future-purchase-discounts from said retailer based on a subscription for buying said primary-goods-for-purchase.

11. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 10 further comprising the step of receiving a description of said primary-goods-for-purchase from said retailer.

12. The method for receiving -discount-purchases of claim 11 further comprising the step of receiving one or more reminder(s) from said retailer, useful for reminding said subscriber of said subscription at a first-predetermined-time-interval.

13. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 11 further comprising the step of automatically-paying said retailer for said primary-goods-for-purchase at a second-predetermined-time-interval.

14. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 13 further comprising the step of automatically-receiving said primary-goods-for-purchase from said retailer.

15. The method for receiving -discount-purchases of claim 10 wherein said further comprising the step of selecting alternative-goods-for-purchase at a price which is unequal to said future-purchase-discounts for said primary-goods-for-purchase.

16. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 10 further comprising the step cancelling said subscription at any time without penalty once said written contract is fulfilled.

17. The method for receiving discount-purchases of claim 10 wherein said first-predetermined-time-interval and said second-predetermined-time-interval are equal in duration.

18. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 10 wherein said first-predetermined-time-interval and said second-predetermined-time-interval are non-equal in duration.

19. The method for receiving-discount-purchases of claim 1 wherein said primary-goods-for-purchase comprises cell-phone-protective cases, wherein said cell-phone-protective cases are selected from a variety of said cell-phone-protective cases viewable and selectable online and shipped after order(s) have occurred.

20. A method for providing-discount-purchases comprising the steps of: producing one or more advertising-material(s) related to primary-goods-for-purchase; presenting said advertising-material(s) to a subscriber; providing an initial-purchase-price to said subscriber for said primary-goods-for-purchase; providing future-purchase-discounts to said subscriber based on a subscription for buying said primary-goods-for-purchase; providing said customer with a description of said primary-goods-for-purchase; providing one or more reminder(s) to said potential-subscriber useful for reminding said subscriber of said subscription at a first-predetermined-time-interval; automatically-billing said primary-goods-for-purchase to said subscriber at a second-predetermined-time-interval; automatically-shipping said primary-goods-for-purchase to said subscriber at said second-predetermined-time-interval; providing said subscriber with alternative-goods-for-purchase at a price which is unequal to said future-purchase-discounts for said primary-goods-for-purchase; and providing said subscriber with an option to cancel said subscription at any time without penalty with a buy-out; wherein said first-predetermined-time-interval and said second-predetermined-time-interval are equal in duration; and wherein said primary-goods-for-purchase comprises cell-phone-protective cases.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The figures which accompany the written portion of this specification illustrate embodiments and method(s) of use for the present invention, methods for discount purchases, operative according to the teachings of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. 1A shows a perspective view illustrating a cell-phone, and a cell-phone-protective case such as may be offered for monetization according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 1B shows a perspective view illustrating the cell-phone of FIG. 1A with the attached cell-phone-protective case of FIG. 1A according to an embodiment of the present invention. Various decorative cell-phone-protective cases may be ordered according to consumer preference.

[0020] FIG. 2 shows a flowchart illustrating a method for discount purchases as related to a retailer (provider of goods for purchase) according to an embodiment of the present invention

[0021] FIG. 3 shows a flowchart illustrating the method for discount purchases as related to a subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 4 shows a flowchart illustrating the method for discount purchases as related to both the retailer and the subscriber according to an embodiment of the present invention of FIGS. 2-3.

[0023] The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like designations denote like elements.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] As discussed above, embodiments of the present invention relate to retail sales and more particularly to a method for discount purchases as used to improve the long-terms sales of a class of goods by a retailer and reduce prices for a subscriber related to those same goods.

[0025] Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference there is shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, a cellular/mobile telephone and an accompanying protective cover/case. Other goods may be provided however the preferred goods comprise decorative cellular phone cases.

[0026] Referring now to FIG. 2, a method for providing-discount-purchases 200 (relating now to the goods shown in FIG. 1A) may comprise the steps of producing one or more advertising-material(s) 210 related to primary-goods-for-purchase, presenting advertising-material(s) 212 to a subscriber, providing an initial-purchase-price 214 to the subscriber for the primary-goods-for-purchase, and providing future-purchase-discounts 216 to the subscriber based on a subscription for buying the primary-goods-for-purchase. In this way the consumer is encouraged to make a contractual agreement with the provider to recognize short term benefit of consumer goods (such as for example ten cellular phone cases may be offered for a penny to be received upon purchase in exchange for agreement to purchase other cellular phone cases at agreed intervals at agreed pricing).

[0027] Embodiments of the method for providing-discount-purchases 200 may further comprise the step of providing the customer with a description (and pictures) of the primary-goods-for-purchase 220 and may comprise the step of providing one or more reminder(s) 222 to the potential-subscriber useful for reminding the subscriber of the subscription at a first-predetermined-time-interval.

[0028] Additionally versions of the method for providing-discount-purchases 200 may comprise the step of automatically-billing 226 the purchase of primary-goods-for-purchase to the subscriber at a second-predetermined-time-interval and automatically-shipping 228 the primary-goods-for-purchase to the subscriber at the second-predetermined-time-interval.

[0029] The method for providing-discount-purchases 200 may additionally comprise the steps of providing the subscriber with alternative-goods-for-purchase 232 at a price which is unequal (greater than) to the future-purchase-discounts for the primary-goods-for-purchase, and the step of providing the subscriber with an option to cancel 234 the subscription at any time, without penalty, with a buy-out option.

[0030] The method for providing-discount-purchases may include the first-predetermined-time-interval and the second-predetermined-time-interval which are preferably equal in duration. Alternatively, the first-predetermined-time-interval and the second-predetermined-time-interval may be non-equal in duration. The method for providing-discount-purchases may include primary-goods-for-purchase comprised of cell-phone-protective cases, however, the method for providing-discount-purchases may include other goods depending upon the goods desired to be sold.

[0031] Referring now to FIGS. 3-4, a method for receiving-discount-purchases 300 may comprise the steps of: accepting one or more advertising-material(s) 310 related to primary-goods-for-purchase from a retailer; agreeing to an initial-purchase-price 312 with the retailer for the primary-goods-for-purchase via a written contract accessible via internet; and receiving future-purchase-discounts 314 from the retailer based on a subscription for buying the primary-goods-for-purchase.

[0032] The method for receiving-discount-purchases may further comprise the steps of receiving a description of the primary-goods-for-purchase 320 from the retailer (via emails/texts or the like), and the step of receiving one or more reminder(s) 322 from the retailer (useful for reminding the subscriber of the subscription at a first-predetermined-time-interval). Additional steps may include the step of automatically-paying 324 the retailer for the primary-goods-for-purchase at a second-predetermined-time-interval, and the step of automatically-receiving 326 the primary-goods-for-purchase from the retailer.

[0033] The method for providing-discount-purchases may further comprise the steps of selecting alternative-goods-for-purchase 328 at a price which is unequal to the future-purchase-discounts for said primary-goods-for-purchase, and the step cancelling 330 the subscription at any time without penalty once the written contract is fulfilled.

[0034] In the method for receiving-discount-purchases 300, the first-predetermined-time-interval and the second-predetermined-time-interval may be equal in duration, or the first-predetermined-time-interval and the second-predetermined-time-interval may be non-equal in duration, depending upon preferences and applicability. The method for receiving-discount-purchases 300 may include (without limitation) primary-goods-for-purchase which comprises cell-phone-protective cases, wherein the cell-phone-protective cases are selected from a variety of the cell-phone-protective cases viewable and selectable online and shipped after order(s) have occurred. Other steps may comprise credit checks or the like as per provider's discretion.

[0035] It should be noted that the optional/additional steps may not be implemented in all cases. Also, it should be noted that the steps described in the method of use can be carried out in many different orders according to user preference. The use of “step of” should not be interpreted as “step for”, in the claims herein and is not intended to invoke the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §112, ¶6. Upon reading this specification, it should be appreciated that, under appropriate circumstances, considering such issues as design preference, user preferences, marketing preferences, cost, structural requirements, available materials, technological advances, etc., other methods of use arrangements such as, for example, different orders within above-mentioned list, elimination or addition of certain steps, including or excluding certain maintenance steps, etc., may be sufficient.

[0036] The embodiments of the invention described herein are exemplary and numerous modifications, variations and rearrangements can be readily envisioned to achieve substantially equivalent results, all of which are intended to be embraced within the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application.