METHOD OF EXECUTING AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE SALE FROM AFFILIATE WEB SITES

• US 20090254450A1
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Denison W. Bollay
• Original Assignee: Denison W. Bollay
• Inventors: Bollay, Denison W.
• Application Number:
  US12/486,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted

Abstract

A method of processing multiple electronic transactions at a hub server may be provided. The method may include receiving a first-time purchase request at a hub server from a first buyer, the first-time purchase request originating at a first affiliate web site and includes a first affiliate web site identifier and at least one of a product identifier and a category identifier; sending from the hub server to the first affiliate web site a buyer information form; receiving at the hub server from the first affiliate web site the buyer information form of the first buyer; and storing the buyer information form for the first buyer in a buyer profile database.

Claims

1. A method of processing multiple electronic transactions at a hub server comprising:

receiving a first-time purchase request at a hub server from a first buyer, the first-time purchase request originating at a first affiliate web site and includes a first affiliate web site identifier and at least one of a product identifier and a category identifier;

sending from the hub server to the first affiliate web site a buyer information form;

receiving at the hub server from the first affiliate web site the buyer information form of the first buyer; and

storing the buyer information form for the first buyer in a buyer profile database.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

combining the buyer information and the first-time purchase request to facilitate creating a first purchase order; and

forwarding the first purchase order from the hub server to a vendor.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing the buyer information form for the first buyer in a buyer profile database, wherein the buyer information form includes a first buyer identifier, a first buyer shipping address, a first buyer shipping method, and a first buyer credit card payment information.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a second purchase request at the hub server, the second purchase request originating at a second affiliate web site and includes the first buyer identifier, a second affiliate web site identifier and at least one of a product identifier and a category identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising searching the buyer profile database at the hub server for the first buyer information using the first buyer identifier.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

combining the buyer information of the first buyer with the second purchase request to facilitate creating a second combined purchase order; and

sending the second combined purchase order from the hub server to a vendor.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

dynamically creating computer code needed to submit the first-time purchase request upon a condition that the first buyer selects a submit icon displayed on a web page; and

inserting the computer code and a tag into the web page.