E-MAIL LAUNCHED WEB TRANSACTION
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting to a processor, an e-mail including a description of an offer and a selectable indicia, the actuation of which is configured to indicate acceptance of the offer in response to actuation of the selectable indicia; and
receiving, via a browser, an indication of acceptance of the offer at a transaction server in response to an actuation of the selectable indicia.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a processor, an e-mail including a description of an offer and a selectable indicia configured to indicate acceptance of the offer in response to actuation of the selectable indicia. A browser is launched on a display coupled to the processor in response to actuation of the selectable indicia. An indication of acceptance of the offer to a transaction server in response to actuation of the selectable indicia is transmitted.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting to a processor, an e-mail including a description of an offer and a selectable indicia, the actuation of which is configured to indicate acceptance of the offer in response to actuation of the selectable indicia; and receiving, via a browser, an indication of acceptance of the offer at a transaction server in response to an actuation of the selectable indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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sending an email including an offer, a visual indicia configured to cause an indication of acceptance of an offer by actuation of the indicia, a first field configured to allow input of a username and a second field configured to allow input of a password, the indicia being configured to cause a browser to be spawned in response to actuation of the indicia, the indicia being further configured to cause the browser to establish a secure communications channel between the browser and a transaction server; if the indicia is actuated, receiving an indication of acceptance of the offer in response to the actuation of the indicia; if the first field and second field are populated, receiving the user name and password at the transaction server via the secure communications channel; and mapping the username and the password to a database, the database including customer information uniquely associated with the username and the password, the customer information being at least one of a customer code, a bank account number, a credit card number, a customer name, a customer billing address or a customer phone number. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to cause a processor to perform a process, the code comprising code to:
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send an email including an offer, a visual indicia configured to cause an indication of acceptance of an offer by actuation of the indicia, a first field configured to allow input of a username and a second field configured to allow input of a password, the indicia being configured to cause a browser to be spawned in response to actuation of the indicia, the indicia being further configured to cause the browser to establish a secure communications channel between the browser and a transaction server; if the indicia is actuated, receive an indication of acceptance of the offer in response to the actuation of the indicia; if the first field and second field are populated, receive the user name and password at the transaction server via the secure communications channel; and map the username and the password to a database, the database including customer information uniquely associated with the username and the password, the customer information being at least one of a customer code, a bank account number, a credit card number, a customer name, a customer billing address or a customer phone number. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a transaction server customer information to create a customer account; transmitting a customer identification code to a billing entity, the customer identification code being associated with the customer account; receiving billing information associated with the customer account from the billing entity; transmitting the billing information to a customer; and receiving from the customer an indication to make a payment to the billing entity, the indication being received in response to the customer actuating an indicia associated with the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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