Flexible, orienting, and better shopping wallet for netizens

• US 20020178062A1
• Filed: 01/24/2001
• Published: 11/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delores M. Wright, Nornan Wilson
• Original Assignee: Delores M. Wright, Nornan Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Nornan, Wright, Delores M.
• Application Number:
  US09/768,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20020178062A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/17
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/22 Payment schemes or models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/36 using electronic wallets or electronic money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

An inventive electronic wallet management method is disclosed. It enables the wallet to be stored on a server, on a server access device or on a portable medium with full version control. It allows data to be entered into the wallet on the server access device or onto the server to maximize user convenience.

Claims

1. The Flexible, Orienting, and Better Shopping Wallet for Netizens is a method that allows a person to store her wallet on a specified Internet server or else to store her wallet on that Internet access device or on a portable medium while maintaining complete version control.

2. The Flexible, Orienting, and Better Shopping Wallet for Netizens is a method that enables a person to build her order and delivery instructions within a wallet on her Internet access device while retrieving data from various servers and then supply them to a server.

3. In addition to (3) the said data can be recorded in said person'"'"'s wallet.

4. In addition to (3) said person can select a journey duration for each item.

5. In addition to (3) said order can be divided by said wallet according to destination, dispatch delay, and journey duration of each item in said order.

6. In addition to (3) said wallet obtains carriage costs and sales tax from a server based on journey durations and maximum volume and weight allowed.

7. In addition to (6) said wallet determines by reference to said server any import duty payable by reference to destination and fulfillment depot of each said item.

8. In addition to (7) said wallet arranges for said duty to be paid automatically when said items arrive at country of destination.