APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF HANDLING TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. Transaction handling apparatus which is operable to effect a transaction between a group of purchasers and a vendor, the transaction handling apparatus comprising:
- vendor apparatus which is operable to run a vendor process, the vendor process being operative to display at least one user operable component, the user operable component being associated with a product or service on offer;
server apparatus operable to run a server process and store purchase data comprising identification data identifying each of plural purchasers;
plural client processes each operable in cooperation with the server process at a location remote from the server apparatus; and
payment processing apparatus operable in dependence on operation of the client processes to receive payment in respect of each of the client processes and to convey the payments to the vendor, the payment received in respect of each client process being a part of the price of the product or service,the transaction handling apparatus being configured such that operation by a user of the user operable component displayed on a client process by the vendor process stores product data relating to the product or service associated with the user operated component, the stored product data being comprised in the purchase data.
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Abstract
Transaction handling apparatus for effecting a transaction between a group of purchasers and a vendor. The transaction handling apparatus includes vendor apparatus running a vendor process which displays at least one user operable component associated with a product or service on offer. The transaction handling apparatus also includes server apparatus which stores purchase data comprising identification data identifying each of plural purchasers. The transaction handling apparatus also includes plural client processes and payment processing apparatus which receives payment in respect of each of the client processes and conveys the payments to the vendor in dependence on operation of the client processes. A payment received in respect of a client process forms a part of the price of the product or service. Operation by a user of the user operable component stores product data relating to the product or service, the stored product data being comprised in the purchase data.
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20 Claims
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1. Transaction handling apparatus which is operable to effect a transaction between a group of purchasers and a vendor, the transaction handling apparatus comprising:
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vendor apparatus which is operable to run a vendor process, the vendor process being operative to display at least one user operable component, the user operable component being associated with a product or service on offer; server apparatus operable to run a server process and store purchase data comprising identification data identifying each of plural purchasers; plural client processes each operable in cooperation with the server process at a location remote from the server apparatus; and payment processing apparatus operable in dependence on operation of the client processes to receive payment in respect of each of the client processes and to convey the payments to the vendor, the payment received in respect of each client process being a part of the price of the product or service, the transaction handling apparatus being configured such that operation by a user of the user operable component displayed on a client process by the vendor process stores product data relating to the product or service associated with the user operated component, the stored product data being comprised in the purchase data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of effecting a transaction between a group of purchasers and a vendor by way of transaction handling apparatus, the method comprising:
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running a vendor process on vendor apparatus, the vendor process being operative to display at least one user operable component, the user operable component being associated with a product or service on offer; running a server process on server apparatus comprised in the transaction handling apparatus and storing purchase data comprising identification data identifying each of plural purchasers; operating each of plural client processes in cooperation with the server process at a location remote from the server apparatus; operating payment processing apparatus in dependence on operation of the client processes to receive payment in respect of each of the client processes and to convey the payments to the vendor, the payment received in respect of each client process being a part of the price of the product or service; and storing product data relating to the product or service associated with the user operated component in dependence on operation by a user of the user operable component which is displayed on a client process by the vendor process, the stored product data being comprised in the purchase data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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