SUBSCRIPTION PROMOTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A computer implemented method of managing customer accounts, comprising:
- providing an electronic database of a plurality of customer account records, said plurality of customer account records including at least a first record and a second record, said first record being associated with a first account, said first account relating to first patronage activity of a first customer with a first third party supplier, said second record being associated with a second account, said second account relating to second patronage activity of said first customer with a second third party supplier, said first third party supplier and said second third party supplier being different from each other;
providing a user interface accessible through a computer network, said user interface allowing said first customer to make a first modification, said first modification being made to said first record in said electronic database; and
notifying through said computer network said first third party supplier of said first modification.
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Abstract
A method of, and system for, facilitating electronic commerce transaction comprises: steps for, or server component, receiving an indication of purchase of a first product from a first seller, sending an offer for a second product of a second seller to the first seller, allowing the first seller to accept and complete purchase of the second product without providing billing information of the customer to the second seller. The method and system may further provide a subscription management of multiple subscriptions from different subscription sellers.
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42 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of managing customer accounts, comprising:
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providing an electronic database of a plurality of customer account records, said plurality of customer account records including at least a first record and a second record, said first record being associated with a first account, said first account relating to first patronage activity of a first customer with a first third party supplier, said second record being associated with a second account, said second account relating to second patronage activity of said first customer with a second third party supplier, said first third party supplier and said second third party supplier being different from each other; providing a user interface accessible through a computer network, said user interface allowing said first customer to make a first modification, said first modification being made to said first record in said electronic database; and notifying through said computer network said first third party supplier of said first modification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for managing customer accounts, comprising:
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a database having stored therein a plurality of customer account records, said plurality of customer account records including at least a first record and a second record, said first record being associated with a first account, said first account relating to a first patronage activity of a first customer with a first third party supplier, said second record being associated with a second account, said second account relating to a second patronage activity of said first customer with a second third party supplier, said first third party supplier and said second third party supplier being different from each other; and a web server in communicative connection with said database, said web server being in communicative connection through a network with said first customer, said web server being configured to receive an indication from said first customer for a first modification to be made to said first record; and
said web server being configured to notifying said first third party supplier of said first indication over said network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer implemented method of facilitating an electronic commerce transaction, comprising:
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receiving, at a promotion server, through a computer communication network, from a first seller a first indication of a purchase of a first product by a customer from said first seller, said indication including a first product information, said first product information being capable of being used to identify said first product; sending by said promotion server over said computer communication network an offer for a second product of a second seller to said first seller; receiving by said promotion server over said computer communication network from said first seller a second indication that said customer desires to purchase said second product; and allowing said customer to purchase said second product without requiring said customer to provide billing information of said customer to said second seller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for facilitating an electronic commerce transaction, comprising:
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at least one communication interface configured to receive over a computer communication network from a first seller a first indication of a purchase of a first product by a customer from said first seller, said indication including a first product information, said first product information being capable of being used to identify said first product; a promotion engine configured to select a second product of a second seller from a plurality of cataloged products based on said first product information, said at least one communication interface configured to send an offer for said second product through said at least one communication interface, and to receive from said first seller a second indication that said customer desires to purchase said second product; and a transaction engine configured to allow said customer to purchase said second product without requiring said customer to provide billing information of said customer to said second seller. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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