Methods and systems for online express ordering of goods and services
First Claim
1. A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first online purchase request for a first item;
responsive to a first customer input, processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input;
responsive to the second customer input, selectively processing the customer'"'"'s shopping cart by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure;
converting the processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request into a first executable order.
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Abstract
A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor includes a step of receiving a first online purchase request for a first item. Responsive to a first customer input, the method calls for processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input. Responsive to the second customer input, the customer'"'"'s shopping cart is processed by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure. The processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request may then be converted into a first executable order.
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69 Claims
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1. A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first online purchase request for a first item;
responsive to a first customer input, processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input;
responsive to the second customer input, selectively processing the customer'"'"'s shopping cart by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure;
converting the processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request into a first executable order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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24. A computer system configured for processing an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor, comprising:
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at least one processor;
at least one data storage device;
a plurality of processes spawned by said at least one processor, the processes including processing logic for;
receiving a first online purchase request for a first item;
responsive to a first customer input, selectively processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input;
responsive to the second customer input, processing the customer'"'"'s shopping cart by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure, and converting the processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request into a first executable order.
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47. A machine-readable medium having data stored thereon representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by computing device, causes said computing device to process an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor by performing the steps of:
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receiving a first online purchase request for a first item;
responsive to a first customer input, processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input;
responsive to the second customer input, selectively processing the customer'"'"'s shopping cart by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure, and converting the processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request into a first executable order.
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