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Computer systems and a related method for enabling a prospective buyer to browse a vendor's website to purchase goods or services

  • US 10,026,111 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2013
  • Issued: 07/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer system local to a Buyer, configured to perform acts of:

  • providing a browser modified by program code, the browser having a window interface and trusted program code to enable browsing a webpage of a remote Host computer of a Vendor'"'"'s Website to render the webpage on a display local to the Buyer in order for the Buyer to select at least one of a good and service for purchase, the remote Host computer being remote from the local computer system and the Buyer;

    scanning on the local computer system a currently displayed webpage;

    automatically extracting from the currently displayed webpage on the local computer system and under control of the trusted program code via the window interface, a portion of the currently displayed webpage comprising purchase information, the purchase information being sufficient information for the Vendor to identify the Buyer'"'"'s selected purchase; and

    transmitting from the local computer system, under the control of the Buyer operating via the trusted program code, an instruction to a Third Party different than the Vendor to pay the Vendor for the Buyer'"'"'s purchase, wherein the instruction includes at least a pay portion of the purchase information obtained from the scanning and extracting on the local computer system the currently displayed webpage, the pay portion identifying at least a price and the Buyer'"'"'s selected purchase, the instruction being sufficient information for the Third party to pay the Vendor for the Buyer'"'"'s selected purchase.

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