System and method for processing product order placed through a network
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Abstract
The invention provides a communications system and method for receiving at a network computer system electronic information from a multiple of sites (consumers) on a communications network, such as the Internet, and formatting and transmitting the information from the network computer system over a telecommunications network using simple protocols to a selected site. The invention provides a communications system and method particularly suited for processing electronic consumer orders including receiving at a network computer system a multiple of electronic order messages placed by consumers through a communications network or the Internet and transmitting the order messages to a multiple of designated vendors that do not have network communication capabilities or Internet access. The communications system and method enable the designated vendors without access to the Internet to receive electronic orders from consumers.
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41 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A method of receiving a text message from a first entity over a telephone line, said method comprising:
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detecting an incoming call on the telephone line at a second entity;
receiving caller identification information for the incoming call;
determining from the caller identification information whether the incoming call is from a recognized number associated with the first entity;
if it is determined that the incoming call is from a recognized number associated with the first entity, automatically answering the incoming call by establishing a call connection over the telephone line;
after establishing the call connection, receiving the text message from the first entity over the established call connection; and
presenting the received message in a user readable format. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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31. A receiver for receiving an order in a text format from a network computer system over a telephone line, comprising:
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an input to couple to a telephone line to receive an incoming call;
an output for connection to a telephone;
a telephone line interface unit;
a processor coupled to the telephone line interface unit; and
a switch having in input electrically coupled to the input of the receiver, a first output electrically coupled to the telephone line interface unit, and a second output electrically coupled to the output of the receiver, the switch being electrically coupled to the processor to receive control signals that cause the switch to connect its input to one of the first output and the second output;
wherein the processor is programmed to receive caller identification information from the telephone line interface unit and to control the switch based on the received information to route text messages received by the receiver to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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