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Abstract

The invention provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving plurality of photo images of sides of a product from a seller, constructing a three dimensional product image from the photo images, and displaying the three dimensional product image in a three dimensional mall representation. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving at least one product image at a seller's node, storing the product information in a seller's database, constructing a three dimensional store, positioning the product image in the store, constructing a three dimensional mall, positioning the store in the mall, and providing buyer access to the mall from a buyer's node. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving buyer profile information from a buyer, storing the buyer profile information in a buyer's database, receiving ad selection input from an advertiser, receiving a purchase input from the buyer, and displaying an ad from the ad selection input in a three dimensional mall based on the buyer profile in response to the received purchase input. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving product data from a plurality of sellers, storing the product data in a database, receiving product category search criteria, and constructing a store to include product data based on the product data matching the product category search criteria. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving user character selection input from a buyer, constructing a three dimensional shopper based on the character selection input, directing the three dimensional shopper through a three dimensional mall, and interacting the shopper with three dimensional solicitors. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving buyer friend input from a buyer, linking a three dimensional friend corresponding to the buyer friend input via a network connection with a three dimensional buyer in a three dimensional mall, and sending an identical visual display to operators of both the three dimensional fiend and the three dimensional buyer via a network during the linkage. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including opening at least one connection between a mall network and a first buyer, opening at least one secured connection between a mall network and a second buyer, and routing communications between the first buyer and the second buyer a network connection between the buyer and second buyer via the secured connections. The invention further provides further provides a system and method of operating an on-line market system, including: receiving buyer purchase input, comparing the buyer purchase input to a database of product categories with corresponding ads, and transmitting an ad corresponding to the product category matching the purchase input to a billboard space in the on-line mall.

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First Claim