Methods and System for Distributed E-commerce

• US 20070005490A1
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Published: 01/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Inventors: Gopalakrishnan, Kumar
• Application Number:
  US11/530,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20070005490A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/37
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A system and methods for enabling e-commerce transactions on a distributed computer network comprised of mobile devices and computer systems is presented. The methods enable persistent and continued interaction with an e-commerce transaction across devices and over extended periods of time.

Claims

1. A system for enabling an e-commerce transaction over a distributed network of devices comprising:

a) a mobile device; and

b) a computer system.

2. A method for enabling an e-commerce transaction over a distributed network of device including at least one of:

a) presenting a continuity marker on mobile device;

b) activating the continuity marker;

c) generating a continuity message;

d) communicating the continuity message;

e) presenting the continuity message on a remote computer system;

or

f) continuing interaction with the e-commerce transaction.

3. The method recited in claim 2, the e-commerce transaction including at least one of:

a) a transaction with an online retailer;

b) a transaction with an online auction service;

c) a comparison shopping service;

or

d) a accompanying financial transaction.

4. The method recited in claim 2, including presentation of the e-commerce transaction, the presentation of the e-commerce transaction including at least one of:

a) a product information;

b) a service information;

c) a review;

d) a website addresse;

e) a multimedia data;

or

f) a pricing information.

5. The method recited in claim 2, wherein the presenting the continuity marker including at least one of:

a) a textual information;

b) a graphical information;

or

c) a audio information.

6. The method recited in claim 2, wherein the activating the continuity marker including at least one of:

a) a user initiated activation;

or

b) a system initiated activation.

7. The method recited in claim 2, wherein the communicating the continuity message including at least one of:

a) a communication directly to the recipient;

b) a communication to the recipient through the system server;

c) a use of SMS;

d) a use of MMS;

e) a use of email;

f) a use of instant messaging;

g) a use of TCP/IP;

or

h) a use of HTTP.

8. The method recited in claim 2, wherein the continuing the e-commerce transaction including at least one of:

a) a presentation of the continuity message;

b) a user interaction with the continuity message;

c) a initiation of a financial transaction;

d) a initiation of a auction bid;

or

e) a communication of the continuity message.