Method and apparatus for enabling real-time bi-directional transactions on a network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for sharing digital information on the Web amongst a plurality of users, each user having a personal device for performing real-time bi-directional Web transactions from a World Wide Web application in a real-time electronic information exchange system on the Web, the method comprising:
- receiving a message from a cellular device, said cellular device being a multi-media cellular device configured to connect to a cellular network and displaying a graphical user interface to a first user from a World Wide Web server and a Web page with at least one Point-of-Service Web application selectable by the first user;
providing access to one or more back-end transactional applications accessible via the OSI application layer on the Web;
transferring, or causing the transfer of, the information entered by the first user to a unit located over a network across the Web;
receiving a first selection made by the first user in the graphical user interface, the first selection being a service request to conduct at least one real-time bi-directional electronic information exchange across the Web from the Point-of-Service Web application, selected by the first user;
receiving a second message from a second cellular device, said cellular device being a multi-media cellular device configured to connect to a cellular network and displaying a graphical user interface to a second user from a World Wide Web server and a Web page with at least one Point-of-Service Web application selectable by the second user;
providing access to the one or more back-end transactional applications accessible via the OSI application layer on the Web;
transferring, or causing the transfer of, the information entered by the second user to a unit located over a network across the Web;
receiving a first selection made by the second user in the graphical user interface, the first selection being a service request to conduct at least one real-time bi-directional electronic information exchange across the Web from the Point-of-Service Web application, selected by the second user;
receiving a second selection made by the second user in the graphical user interface across the Web, the second selection being a second user-entered information;
receiving a communication from the second user, where the designation comprises information entered in the Point-of-Service Web application; and
providing for the exchange of electronic information between the first user and the second user over a network across the Web.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing digital information on the Web amongst a plurality of users, each user having a personal device for performing real-time bi-directional Web transactions from a World Wide Web application in a real-time electronic information exchange system on the Web, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a cellular device, said cellular device being a multi-media cellular device configured to connect to a cellular network and displaying a graphical user interface to a first user from a World Wide Web server and a Web page with at least one Point-of-Service Web application selectable by the first user; providing access to one or more back-end transactional applications accessible via the OSI application layer on the Web; transferring, or causing the transfer of, the information entered by the first user to a unit located over a network across the Web; receiving a first selection made by the first user in the graphical user interface, the first selection being a service request to conduct at least one real-time bi-directional electronic information exchange across the Web from the Point-of-Service Web application, selected by the first user; receiving a second message from a second cellular device, said cellular device being a multi-media cellular device configured to connect to a cellular network and displaying a graphical user interface to a second user from a World Wide Web server and a Web page with at least one Point-of-Service Web application selectable by the second user; providing access to the one or more back-end transactional applications accessible via the OSI application layer on the Web; transferring, or causing the transfer of, the information entered by the second user to a unit located over a network across the Web; receiving a first selection made by the second user in the graphical user interface, the first selection being a service request to conduct at least one real-time bi-directional electronic information exchange across the Web from the Point-of-Service Web application, selected by the second user; receiving a second selection made by the second user in the graphical user interface across the Web, the second selection being a second user-entered information; receiving a communication from the second user, where the designation comprises information entered in the Point-of-Service Web application; and providing for the exchange of electronic information between the first user and the second user over a network across the Web. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method, said method comprising:
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providing for the exchange of digital information on the Web in real-time Web transactions amongst two or more users, each user having a personal device for performing real-time bi-directional Web transactions across the Web; utilizing Point-of-Service Web applications displayed on the personal device of a first user and a second user to provide access to one or more back-end transactional applications accessible over the Web; handing over a transaction request by one of the first or second user from a selected Point-of-Service Web application from a Web server, said Web server comprising memory and a processor; providing a management service, wherein said management service is a billing management Web application. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A machine-readable storage device including instructions executable by a processor, the machine-readable storage device including one or more instructions for:
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sharing digital information on the Web in real-time Web transactions amongst two or more users, each user with a personal device across the Web; utilizing Point-of-Service Web applications displayed on the personal device with Web access to transactional applications; handing over a transaction request from a selected Point-of-Service Web application from a Web server, comprising memory and a processor; providing a management service, wherein said management service is a billing management Web application.
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