E-Commerce electronic data centrally distributed and collected
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1. A method for central delivery and distribution of electronic data to consumers from any of a plurality of merchants over a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing consumers'"'"' information accounts in a central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the information accounts comprising a plurality of consumer information elements associated with a consumer and being subject to the consumer'"'"'s control and management;
receiving a request over the distributed electronic network from a merchant server;
in response to the request, authenticating the merchant server based on the authentication information;
retrieving and storing in said central data depository electronic data associated with said consumers'"'"' information accounts transmitted from the merchant'"'"'s server;
posting the said retrieved electronic data in the said central data repository into said consumer information accounts.
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Abstract
A system and a method for electronic commerce allowing consumers to centrally receive and send electronic data from multiple merchants. The system includes a central server having software which gathers the electronic data including emails and events notification from member merchants directed to consumers accounts who maintain and register accounts on a centralized server. In an alternate embodiment, the merchants can request consumer'"'"'s information from a consumer account and pass the information to the merchant'"'"'s server.
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1. A method for central delivery and distribution of electronic data to consumers from any of a plurality of merchants over a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- storing consumers'"'"' information accounts in a central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the information accounts comprising a plurality of consumer information elements associated with a consumer and being subject to the consumer'"'"'s control and management;
receiving a request over the distributed electronic network from a merchant server;
in response to the request, authenticating the merchant server based on the authentication information;
retrieving and storing in said central data depository electronic data associated with said consumers'"'"' information accounts transmitted from the merchant'"'"'s server;
posting the said retrieved electronic data in the said central data repository into said consumer information accounts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- storing consumers'"'"' information accounts in a central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the information accounts comprising a plurality of consumer information elements associated with a consumer and being subject to the consumer'"'"'s control and management;
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11. A method for central delivery and distribution of electronic data to consumers from any of a plurality of merchants over a network, the method comprising the steps of storing consumers'"'"' information accounts in a central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the information accounts comprising a plurality of consumer information elements associated with a consumer and being subject to the consumer'"'"'s control and management;
- storing merchant'"'"'s targeted marketing information in the information accounts in the central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the merchant'"'"'s information including a plurality of emails associated with a consumer, electronic catalogs, event notifications, coupons, multi-media messages and other electronic targeted marketing means;
receiving a request over the distributed electronic network from a merchant server;
in response to the request, authenticating the merchant server based on the authentication information;
retrieving consumer data from the consumer information account and storing the retrieved data in the merchant'"'"'s server;
posting the said retrieved consumer data in the merchant server;
processing the retrieved consumer data for business transactions executed by the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- storing merchant'"'"'s targeted marketing information in the information accounts in the central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network, the merchant'"'"'s information including a plurality of emails associated with a consumer, electronic catalogs, event notifications, coupons, multi-media messages and other electronic targeted marketing means;
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