Automated on-line information service and directory, particularly for the world wide web
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1. A method for confirming an online transaction comprising:
- associating, by a web site, a user ID with a user;
presenting to the user a page, said page including at least one item to be purchased and an icon for invoking a purchase service;
clicking on said icon by the user, thereby invoking said purchase service for said item to be purchased;
creating a Transaction ID corresponding to said items to be purchased;
associating, by said purchase service;
customer information corresponding including an email address to said User ID;
purchase information corresponding to said Transaction ID;
completing said online transaction for said items to be purchased;
creating a confirmation email including customer and purchase information corresponding to said online transaction; and
sending said confirmation email to said email address.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for confirming online transactions are disclosed. Preferred embodiments include a web site configured to associate customer and purchase information including an email address corresponding to a user. When a user completes an online transaction, an email confirming the purchase is sent to the user.
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1. A method for confirming an online transaction comprising:
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associating, by a web site, a user ID with a user;
presenting to the user a page, said page including at least one item to be purchased and an icon for invoking a purchase service;
clicking on said icon by the user, thereby invoking said purchase service for said item to be purchased;
creating a Transaction ID corresponding to said items to be purchased;
associating, by said purchase service;
customer information corresponding including an email address to said User ID;
purchase information corresponding to said Transaction ID;
completing said online transaction for said items to be purchased;
creating a confirmation email including customer and purchase information corresponding to said online transaction; and
sending said confirmation email to said email address.
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2. The method of claim 2, wherein said page comprises mini homepage corresponding to said user.
- 3. The method of claim 3, wherein said mini homepage includes customer information corresponding to said user.
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13. An apparatus for confirming an online transaction comprising:
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a web site configured for;
associating a user ID with a user;
presenting to the user a page including at least one item to be purchased and an icon for invoking a purchase service;
receive a click on said icon by the user;
invoking said purchase service for said item to be purchased responsive to said click;
creating a Transaction ID corresponding to said items to be purchased;
associating customer information including an email address corresponding to said User ID and purchase information corresponding to said Transaction ID;
completing said online transaction for said items to be purchased;
creating a confirmation email including customer and purchase information corresponding to said online transaction; and
sending said confirmation email to said email address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for confirming an online transaction comprising:
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web site means for providing network connectivity between said web site means and a user;
means for associating a user ID with the user;
means for presenting to the user a page including at least one item to be purchased and an icon for invoking a purchase service;
means for detecting a click on said icon by the user means for invoking said purchase service for said item to be purchased responsive to said click;
means for creating a Transaction ID corresponding to said items to be purchased;
means for associating customer information including an email address corresponding to said User ID and purchase information corresponding to said Transaction ID;
means for completing said online transaction for said items to be purchased;
means for creating a confirmation email including customer and purchase information corresponding to said online transaction; and
means for sending said confirmation email to said email address.
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