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Automated on-line commerce method and apparatus utilizing a shopping server verifying product information on product selection
Assignee: CBS Interactive Inc
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Filing: 2000-05-09
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Granted: 2003-03-18
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Expires: 2020-05-09
Abstract
Abstract An on-line commerce method and apparatus. A user can select products for purchase from plural merchant servers by examining product information stored on a shopping server. The product information related to selected products is verified by accessing a checkout page of each merchant server. The verified information is then presented to the user for confirmation. Upon confirmation, buy procedures are executed on each merchant server to purchase the products using existing account information for the user at each merchant server.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy A. Musgrove
- 👤 Robert Hood
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:54
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0603; G06Q30/0613; G06Q30/0617; G06Q30/0621; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/953; Y10S707/959
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of effecting commerce in a networked computer environment comprising the steps of: identifying a user of a client computer to a shopping server having a database; selecting a product, based on product information in the database, for purchase from a merchant server that is remote from the shopping server; verifying the product information related to the selected product selected in said selecting step by communicating updated information related to the selected product from the merchant server to the shopping server; presenting verified product information verified in said verifying step to the user for confirmation of a purchase; and executing a buy procedure on the merchant server for purchase of the selected products from the merchant server if the user confirms the purchase.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of effecting commerce in a networked computer environment comprising the steps of: identifying a user of a client computer to a shopping server having a database; selecting a product, based on product information in the database, for purchase from a merchant server that is remote from the shopping server; verifying the product information related to the selected product selected in said selecting step by communicating updated information related to the selected product from the merchant server to the shopping server; presenting verified product information verified in said verifying step to the user for confirmation of a purchase; and executing a buy procedure on the merchant server for purchase of the selected products from the merchant server if the user confirms the purchase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the database comprises a product database having product information and a shopper database having shopper information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A method as recited in claim 2 , further comprising the steps of: checking if there is account information in the shopper database related to the user for the merchant server; establishing an account related to the user with the merchant server if said checking step indicates that there is not account information in the shopper database related to the user for the merchant server; and wherein said executing step comprises executing a buy procedure on the merchant computer in association with the account information related to the user for the merchant server.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 2 , further comprising displaying a buy form to the user containing information from the shopper database corresponding to the user and to be used in the buy procedure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as recited in claim 2 , wherein said executing step comprises manually executing a buy procedure of the merchant server through an interface of the merchant server.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 5 , wherein said executing step further comprises filtering out form submissions sent by the merchant server and filling in the filtered forms with information related to the user from the shopper database.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said selecting step comprises selecting products for purchase from plural merchant servers and said executing step comprises executing buy procedures of each of the plural merchant servers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said verifying step comprises accessing a checkout page of the merchant server and downloading the product information related to the selected product from the checkout page.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: establishing a first cookie on the shopping server containing a merchant server session identification; establishing a second cookie on the client computer identifying a user session between the client computer and the shopping server corresponding to the merchant serve identification; and correlating the second cookie with a transaction record established in connection with the first cookie.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: spawning a buy process in the shopping server for accomplishing said selecting step; and updating a transaction record based on the status of the buy process.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 1 , wherein said executing step comprises automatically executing a purchase procedure on the shopping server, the buy procedure of the merchant server being integrated into the purchase procedure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
164 words
A computer architecture for effecting commerce in a networked environment comprising: a client computer; a shopping server executing an agent server application, said shopping server including a memory device having a database stored therein; a merchant server executing a commerce server application and being remote from said shopping server; and a communication channel coupling said merchant server with said shopping server and said shopping server with said client computer; wherein, said agent server application is operative to permit the user of said client computer to select a product based on product information in said database for purchase from said merchant server, verify the product information related to the selected product by requesting updated information related to the selected product from said merchant server over said communication channel, present verified product information to the user for confirmation of a purchase, and execute a buy procedure on said merchant server for purchase of the selected products from said merchant server if the user confirms the purchase.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
164 words
A computer architecture for effecting commerce in a networked environment comprising: a client computer; a shopping server executing an agent server application, said shopping server including a memory device having a database stored therein; a merchant server executing a commerce server application and being remote from said shopping server; and a communication channel coupling said merchant server with said shopping server and said shopping server with said client computer; wherein, said agent server application is operative to permit the user of said client computer to select a product based on product information in said database for purchase from said merchant server, verify the product information related to the selected product by requesting updated information related to the selected product from said merchant server over said communication channel, present verified product information to the user for confirmation of a purchase, and execute a buy procedure on said merchant server for purchase of the selected products from said merchant server if the user confirms the purchase.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to identify the user of said client computer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said database comprises a product database having product information and a shopper database having shopper information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
86 words
An architecture as recited in claim 14 , wherein said agent server application is operative to check if there is account information in said shopper database related to the user for said merchant server, establish an account related to the user with said merchant server if there is not account information in said shopper database related to the user for said merchant serve, and execute a buy procedure on said merchant computer in association with the account information related to the user for said merchant server.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
An architecture as recited in claim 14 , wherein said agent server application is operative to display a buy form to the user containing information from the shopper database corresponding to the user and to be used in the buy procedure.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to permit the user to manually execute a buy procedure of said merchant server through an interface of said merchant server.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
An architecture as recited in claim 17 , wherein said agent server application is operative to filter out form submissions sent by said merchant server and fill in the filtered forms with information related to the user from said shopper database.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to allow the user to select products for purchase from plural of said merchant servers and execute buy procedures of each of said plural merchant servers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to access a checkout page of said merchant server and download the product information related to the selected product from the checkout page.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
72 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to establishing a first cookie on said shopping server containing a merchant server session identification, establish a second cookie on said client computer identifying a user session between said client computer and said shopping server corresponding to the merchant serve identification, and correlate the second cookie with a transaction record established in connection with the first cookie.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application includes a main process operative to spawn a buy process for accomplishing selection of products and update a transaction record based on the status of the buy process.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
38 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said agent server application is operative to automatically execute a purchase procedure on said shopping server, the buy procedure of said merchant server being integrated into the purchase procedure.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
15 words
An architecture as recited in claim 12 , wherein said communication channel comprises the Internet.
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