System and method for editing a profile

• US 20040210776A1
• Filed: 04/08/2003
• Published: 10/21/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Shah, Rachana, Truong, Marie-Anne
• Application Number:
  US10/410,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20040210776A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention provide a method for editing a profile in an electronic commerce environment, including: entering in an electronic commerce environment customer identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic; and editing profile information.

Claims

1. A method for editing a profile in an electronic commerce environment, the method comprising:

entering in an electronic commerce environment customer identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic; and

editing profile information.

2. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising determining that the first customer identifying characteristic is in a desired format.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said customer comprises a group with each member of the group having the same first customer identifying characteristic and a different second customer identifying characteristic.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said first customer identifying characteristic comprises a username, and said second customer identifying characteristic comprises a password.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said username comprises an email address, and said password comprises an account.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein said first customer identifying characteristic comprises a username, and said second customer identifying characteristic comprises a password.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said username comprises an email address, and said password comprises an account.

8. The method of claim 3 wherein said customer comprises a group with each member of the group having the same username and a different password.

9. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising creating an account for the customer.

10. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising editing shipping and billing information.

11. The method of claim 10 additionally comprising displaying an information page prior to editing shipping and billing information.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said information page is anchored to a first field of the shipping and billing information.

13. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising determining if an account is for an agent.

14. A method for entering an electronic commerce environment and editing a profile, the method comprising:

entering in an electronic commerce environment customer-identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic;

determining that first customer identifying characteristic is in a desired format;

determining that the customer identification information exist in data storage to allow a customer to enter an electronic commerce environment; and

editing profile information.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said desired format comprises an email format.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said electronic commerce environment comprises a sign-in page having a user field.

17. The method of claim 16 additionally comprising updating the user field with the customer identification information.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein said first customer identifying characteristic comprises a username, and said second customer identifying characteristic comprises a password.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said username comprises an email address, and said password comprises an account.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein said first customer identifying characteristic comprises a username, and said second customer identifying characteristic comprises a password.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein said username comprises an email address, and said password comprises an account.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein said customer comprises a group with each member of the group having the same username and a different password.

23. The method of claim 14 additionally comprising creating an account for the customer.

24. The method of claim 14 additionally comprising editing shipping and billing information.

25. The method of claim 24 additionally comprising displaying an information page prior to editing shipping and billing information.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein said information page is anchored to a first field of the shipping and billing information.

27. A system for allowing the editing of a profile, the system comprising:

means for entering in an electronic commerce environment customer-identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic; and

means for allowing the edit of a profile.

28. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to;

enter in an electronic commerce environment customer-identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic; and

edit a profile.

29. An apparatus for editing a profile in an electronic commerce environment, the apparatus comprising:

a computer system configured to enter in an electronic commerce environment customer identification information comprising a combination of a first customer identifying characteristic and a second customer identifying characteristic, and edit profile information.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said customer comprises a group with each member of the group having the same first customer identifying characteristic and a different second customer identifying characteristic.

31. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein said first customer identifying characteristic comprises a username, and said second customer identifying characteristic comprises a password.

32. The apparatus of claim 31 wherein said username comprises an email address, and said password comprises an account.