Electronic service transaction and method
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1. An electronic service transaction apparatus, comprising:
- a computer peripheral device having a communication link and a messaging system operative to provide send and receive capabilities with an electronic service site;
wherein the communication link is operative to connect the computer peripheral device with the electronic service site through the Internet, and the messaging system is accessed directly by the computer peripheral device to initiate an electronic service transaction from the computer peripheral device with the electronic service site.
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Abstract
An electronic service transaction apparatus includes a computer peripheral device. The computer peripheral device has a communication link with an electronic service site and a messaging system operative to provide store and forward capabilities with the electronic service site. The communication link connects the computer peripheral device with the Internet. The messaging system is accessed directly by the computer peripheral device to initiate an electronic service transaction from the computer peripheral device with the electronic service site. A method is also provided.
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1. An electronic service transaction apparatus, comprising:
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a computer peripheral device having a communication link and a messaging system operative to provide send and receive capabilities with an electronic service site;
wherein the communication link is operative to connect the computer peripheral device with the electronic service site through the Internet, and the messaging system is accessed directly by the computer peripheral device to initiate an electronic service transaction from the computer peripheral device with the electronic service site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer peripheral device, comprising:
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an output engine;
a transaction execution subsystem communicating with the output engine;
a communication interface communicating with the transaction execution subsystem; and
processing circuitry communicating with the transaction execution subsystem and operative to initiate an electronic services transaction from the transaction execution subsystem using the communication interface via an external network with an electronic services provider. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method of initiating an electronic services transaction, comprising:
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providing a computer peripheral device having a communication link with an electronic service site and an interface system for initiating an electronic service transaction between the computer peripheral device and the electronic service site;
detecting a need to initiate an electronic service transaction from the computer peripheral device with an external electronic service site; and
initiating an electronic service transaction in response to the detected need using the computer peripheral device.
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