PROVIDING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER STATION OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for transacting electronic commerce between a remote computer system and a user station over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, comprising:
- during a first user-initiated communications session,receiving at the remote computer system user station information for a user station not previously identified to the remote computer system from the user station for storage remote from the user station,providing user station identification information from the remote computer system to the user station for automatic storage at the user station,creating an association at the remote computer system between the user station identification information and the user station information, andusing at the remote computer system the user station information when processing a first purchase transaction; and
during a second user-initiated communications session subsequent to and separate from the first user-initiated communications session,receiving at the remote computer system the user station identification information automatically accessed on the user station, andaccessing the stored user station information using the remote computer system and the received user identification information when processing a subsequent purchase transaction associated with the communications session.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services from a remote computer system to a user station over a communications network, including automated identification of users. During a first communication session between a user station and a remote computer system, the user station provides first user identification information to the remote computer system. The remote computer system uses the first user identification information in transaction during the first communication session. The remote computer system also stores at least a portion of the first user identification information. The remote computer system also provides second user identification information to the user station, which is stored at the user station. The remote computer system also generates an association between the stored first user identification information and the second user identification information. During subsequent communication sessions between the user station and the remote computer system, the user station automatically provides the stored second user identification information to the remote computer system, that is, without user-prompting. The remote computer system uses the received second user identification information and the association, during the subsequent communication session, to identify and retrieve the stored first user identification information. The remote computer system then uses the retrieved first user identification information in the subsequent transaction.
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3 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for transacting electronic commerce between a remote computer system and a user station over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, comprising:
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during a first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system user station information for a user station not previously identified to the remote computer system from the user station for storage remote from the user station, providing user station identification information from the remote computer system to the user station for automatic storage at the user station, creating an association at the remote computer system between the user station identification information and the user station information, and using at the remote computer system the user station information when processing a first purchase transaction; and during a second user-initiated communications session subsequent to and separate from the first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system the user station identification information automatically accessed on the user station, and accessing the stored user station information using the remote computer system and the received user identification information when processing a subsequent purchase transaction associated with the communications session.
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2. A computer implemented method for transacting electronic commerce between a remote computer system and a user station over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, comprising:
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during a first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system user information for a user not previously identified to the remote computer system from the user station for storage remote from the user station, providing user identification information from the remote computer system to the user station for automatic storage at the user station, creating an association at the remote computer system between the user identification information and the user information, and processing a first purchase transaction using at the remote computer system the user information; and during a second user-initiated communications session subsequent to and separate from the first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system the user identification information automatically accessed on the user station, and accessing the stored user information using the remote computer system and the received user identification information when processing a subsequent purchase transaction associated with the communications session.
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3. A computer implemented method for transacting electronic commerce between a remote computer system and a user station over a communications network at least a portion of which includes the Internet, comprising:
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during a first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system user information for a user not previously identified to the remote computer system from the user station for storage remote from the user station; sending user identification information from the remote computer system to the user station for automatic storage at the user station by software running at the user station; creating an association at the remote computer system between the user identification information and the user information; using at the remote computer system the user information when processing a first purchase transaction; during a second user-initiated communications session subsequent to and separate from the first user-initiated communications session, receiving at the remote computer system from the user station the user identification information automatically accessed by the user station; and using at the remote computer system the user identification information to gain access to the stored user information when processing a subsequent purchase transaction associated with the communications session.
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