CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER TRACKING OF CUSTOMER'S ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. An online tracking method for displaying to a customer on the customer'"'"'s platform, information for the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with a merchant using a computerized application, comprising:
- placing an image of an object representative of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction on a customer-managed computerized interface;
summarizing at least one of a transaction date, transaction reference number, and merchant identification via textual indicators proximal to the image of the object;
updating information of at least one of the merchant'"'"'s status and tracking of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction via a communication network; and
modifying the image of the object and textual indicators according to the updated information;
wherein the image of the object and the textual indicators provide an integrated visual status and tracking summary of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with the merchant.
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Abstract
Methods and hardware systems are described to enable an online customer to easily track or find the status of his purchases or inquires from various merchandisers without having to individually recall each merchandiser-sent emails. A software tool, operating under a hardware environment, is utilized by the customer to provide “one-stop” status and tracking facilitation. From the customer'"'"'s perspective, this will make it significantly easier to keep track of various on-line purchases, etc. From the merchandiser'"'"'s perspective, this will provide a direct link to the customer'"'"'s desktop or interface, which bypasses the need for the merchandiser to pay for third party search engine clicks, and so forth.
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35 Claims
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1. An online tracking method for displaying to a customer on the customer'"'"'s platform, information for the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with a merchant using a computerized application, comprising:
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placing an image of an object representative of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction on a customer-managed computerized interface; summarizing at least one of a transaction date, transaction reference number, and merchant identification via textual indicators proximal to the image of the object; updating information of at least one of the merchant'"'"'s status and tracking of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction via a communication network; and modifying the image of the object and textual indicators according to the updated information; wherein the image of the object and the textual indicators provide an integrated visual status and tracking summary of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An online tracking system for displaying to a customer information for a customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with a merchant using a computerized application, comprising:
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means for generating an image of an object representative of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction; means for summarizing at least one of a transaction date, transaction reference number, and merchant identification via textual indicators proximal to the image of the object; means for updating information of at least one of the merchant'"'"'s status and tracking of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction via a communication network; and means for modifying the image of the object and textual indicators according to the updated information, wherein the image of the object and the textual indicators provide an integrated visual status and tracking summary of the customer'"'"'s on-line transaction with the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35)
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34. A system for concisely displaying to the customer, information for the customer'"'"'s purchase of a merchant'"'"'s product using a computerized application, comprising:
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a first computer server hosting a merchant account setup module, the merchant account setup module comprising; a merchant registration module; a merchant'"'"'s web link loading module; a merchant'"'"'s contact information loading module; a merchant'"'"'s order identifier loading module; an access module for conveying customer purchase related information from the merchant to the customer; and means for displaying on a customer hardware platform the customer purchase related information, the means for displaying comprising; means for generating an image of an object to denote the customer'"'"'s purchase; means for summarizing at least one of a purchase date, the merchant'"'"'s order identifier, and the merchant'"'"'s contact information, via textual indicators proximal to the image of the object; means for updating information of at least one of the merchant'"'"'s processing status and tracking of the purchase via the Internet; and means for modifying the image of the object and textual indicators according to the updated information, wherein the image of the object and the textual indicators provide an integrated visual status and tracking summary of the customer'"'"'s purchase; and a second computer server hosting the merchant'"'"'s online products, the second server operating to process purchases by the customer.
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