Online Shop Interface Providing Fully Featured Websites Individualized And Published During A Simple Order Process

• US 20080046327A1
• Filed: 08/15/2006
• Published: 02/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Homepagenow, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Homepagenow, Inc.
• Inventors: Schnietz, Cornel
• Application Number:
  US11/464,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20080046327A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

Without using online or offline software at any stage, homepageNOW provides recognizably complete websites to customers through its online shop interface. Previously, obtaining a website involved commissioning a website design company, using online or offline software, purchasing templates or writing the code in a word processing editor. Dependent upon which of the above processes was used, domain registration and hosting space arrangements were also required. homepageNOW is a new way of obtaining a website as it does not deploy any of the processes mentioned above. homepageNOW is an online shop interface that dispenses websites from stock and during the ordering process, personal information about the customer is collected in form fields and is then superimposed onto the website to individualize it. A homepageNOW website contains pre-written web page content for each category of website offered. Previously, customers had to write content themselves or commission writers to provide it for them.

Claims

1. I claim that “

an online shop interface providing fully featured websites individualized and published during a simple order process”

is my invention.

2. I acknowledge that the use of the word “

homepage”

including its presence in the name of the invention and during the order process, relates to “

websites”

, “

homepages” and

“

personal homepages”

—

as stated in DEFINITIONS.

3. I acknowledge that my invention includes the provision of websites from an online shop and that the online shop contains an order process which is designed to individualize and then publish pre-configured websites without the customer using on or offline software.

4. I acknowledge that my invention includes the ability for customers to choose a website from a pre-populated list in pre-defined categories which are geared to contemporary social, consumer and professional uses for websites.

5. I acknowledge that the order process includes the collection of customer information that is superimposed onto the pre-configured website to transform a stock website into an individualized website containing details unique to each customer, for example—

name, birthday, address and occasion, location and event.

6. I acknowledge that my invention includes the provision of pre-written web page content text that anticipates the purpose the website is intended for when selected from the pre-populated list to save customers time and to streamline the process of acquiring a website.

7. I acknowledge that my invention reserves web space and publishes each website automatically during the order process without the customer having to organize domain registration or purchase, lease or arrange web space.

8. I acknowledge that my invention includes the ability for customers to remotely maintain their websites—

after the order process has automatically published them on the Internet—

via browser-based login;

VIZ;

My invention allows users to update photograph galleries and weblogs without using any content management or website creation and editing software of either on or offline designation.

9. I acknowledge that my invention permits the creation of social networking connections using a multi-author photograph album, a multi-author blog and an online RSVP organizational feature. These features—

termed “

extras”

in Detailed Description of the Invention—

are all accessed by browser-based login rights that may be distributed by the customer after the website has been ordered and therefore published on the Internet.

10. I acknowledge that my invention requires no software to be purchased, leased or downloaded to specifically maintain the website other than generic computer software such as a platform, e.g. Microsoft Windows and a browser, e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Internet connection applications.

11. I acknowledge that my invention is a “

website shop” and

is comparable with other online purchasing outlets in the processes of selecting a product and tailoring the product to a customer'"'"'s specifications via an order form.

12. I acknowledge that my invention uses the following Process to provide any level of customer with a website;

(a) visit the homepageNOW shop interface on the Internet;

(b) browse through the available website products for specific categories;

(c) select a website;

(d) choose from available color schemes and main graphics for the website;

(e) fill in the required form fields with personal information (related to website topic);

(f) click on “

finish”

to submit the order and after confirmation the website is made available.