SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING ORDERS VIA THE INTERNET
First Claim
1. A method of ordering goods via the Internet using a browsing device, the method including the steps of:
- associating the goods with a network resource locator which includes a domain name;
establishing via a DNS system, using at least one DNS server, an association between the goods and at least one web server utilising said domain name;
the browsing device issuing a DNS request to resolve said domain name, and receiving in response from the DNS system an Internet address of said at least one web server;
the browsing device requesting a connection to the web server; and
the web server executing an ordering process in response to said connection request, wherein the network resource locator and the ordering process are selected from the group consisting of;
a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name or within a distinct component of the network resource locator, and an ordering process which proceeds directly and automatically to the final placement of an order; and
a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name only, and an ordering process which includes a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order.
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Abstract
A system (100) enables a customer (103) to order goods via the Internet using a browsing device (104). The system includes at least one web server (106). The system further includes at least one DNS server (105) within a DNS system, which is configured to establish an association between goods (107), at least one corresponding domain name (102), and the web server (106). A request issued to the DNS server (105) to resolve the domain name (102) results in a response providing an Internet address of the web server (106). The web server (106) is configured to respond to a connection request initiated using the Internet address and a corresponding network resource locator including the domain name (102) by executing an ordering process. In various embodiments, the network resource locator may include a product identifier within the domain name, or within a distinct component thereof. The ordering process may proceed directly and automatically to the final placement of an order on behalf of the customer (103), or may include a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A method of ordering goods via the Internet using a browsing device, the method including the steps of:
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associating the goods with a network resource locator which includes a domain name; establishing via a DNS system, using at least one DNS server, an association between the goods and at least one web server utilising said domain name; the browsing device issuing a DNS request to resolve said domain name, and receiving in response from the DNS system an Internet address of said at least one web server; the browsing device requesting a connection to the web server; and the web server executing an ordering process in response to said connection request, wherein the network resource locator and the ordering process are selected from the group consisting of; a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name or within a distinct component of the network resource locator, and an ordering process which proceeds directly and automatically to the final placement of an order; and a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name only, and an ordering process which includes a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for enabling a customer to order goods via the Internet using a browsing device, the system including:
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at least one web server; and at least one DNS server in a DNS system, wherein the DNS server is configured to establish an association between said goods, at least one corresponding domain name, and said web server, whereby a request issued to said DNS server to resolve said corresponding domain name results in a response providing an Internet address of said web server, wherein the web server is configured to respond to a connection request initiated using said Internet address and a corresponding network resource locator including said domain name, by executing an ordering process, and wherein the network resource locator and the ordering process are selected from the group consisting of; a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name or within a distinct component of the network resource locator, and an ordering process which proceeds directly and automatically to the final placement of an order; and a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name only, and an ordering process which includes a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An e-commerce web server for enabling goods to be ordered via the internet using a browsing device, the web server including:
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at least one processor; a network interface operatively connected to said processor and to the Internet; and at least one storage medium operatively coupled to the processor, the storage medium containing program instructions for execution by the processor, said program instructions causing the processor to effect the steps of; receiving via the network interface a connection request from a browsing device, wherein said connection request corresponds with a network resource locator which includes a domain name resolved to an Internet address of the web server via a DNS system which includes at least one DNS server configured to establish an association between said domain name and the web server; and executing an ordering process in response to said connection request, wherein the network resource locator and the ordering process are selected from the group consisting of; a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name or within a distinct component of the network resource locator, and an ordering process which proceeds directly and automatically to the final placement of an order; and a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name only, and an ordering process which includes a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of a customer ordering goods via the internet using a browsing device, the method including the steps of:
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the customer entering into the browsing device a network resource locator which includes a domain name; the browsing device issuing a DNS request to resolve the domain name, whereby a DNS server provides an Internet address of a corresponding web server which is associated via a DNS system with the domain name and goods to be ordered by the customer; and the browsing device requesting a connection to the web server, whereby the web server executes an ordering process in response to said connection request, wherein the network resource locator and the ordering process are selected from the group consisting of; a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name or within a distinct component of the network resource locator, and an ordering process which proceeds directly and automatically to the final placement of an order; and a network resource locator which includes a product identifier within the domain name only, and an ordering process which includes a check-out process prior to the final placement of an order.
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Specification