Methods and apparatus for on-line ordering

• US 20100241707A1
• Filed: 04/13/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dror Segal, Peter A. Burton
• Original Assignee: Dror Segal, Peter A. Burton
• Inventors: Burton, Peter A., Segal, Dror
• Granted Patent: US 9,129,319 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

Systems and methods for ordering supplies from suppliers or for other e-commerce activities are described. Standards for placing orders and registering catalog information in a database are described. Systems and methods for placing orders; preprocessing supplier information using geographic information, conducting data searches and analyses locally on user access devices, continuously updating displays of browser frames, tracking orders using accounting codes, placing graphical custom orders, submitting graphical orders to suppliers, placing group orders, reducing risks associated with delinquent accounts receivable, and combinations thereof are described.

Claims

1. A method for identifying data objects in a client browser using functions, said browser communicating with a server system via an electronic communication network, said method comprising:

transferring at least one data object and at least one function from said server system to said browser; and

identifying at least one of said at least one data object using said function.