Method, medium, and system for allocating a transaction discount during a collaborative shopping session

This invention describes a system for a group of people to shop together online using a single shared shopping cart. Each person can add items from various online stores to this cart, and when the group completes the purchase, they receive a larger discount than if each person bought their items separately. A key aspect is that each shopper only pays for the items they personally added to the cart, and never more than they would have paid buying those items alone.

Why it matters: Filed before robust e-commerce APIs and widespread social commerce integrations were common. Modern payment splitting services and advanced web technologies could simplify the complex backend and frontend development required.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic, e-commerce integration, payment splitting

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