AUTOMATED ON-LINE COMMERCE METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING SHOPPING SERVERS WHICH UPDATE PRODUCT INFORMATION ON PRODUCT SELECTION
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1. 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.
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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.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of effecting commerce in a networked computer environment comprising the steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer architecture for effecting commerce in a networked environment comprising:
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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 serve 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. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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