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Network sales system

  • US 6,449,599 B1
  • Filed: 05/04/1999
  • Issued: 09/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A network-based sales system, comprising:

  • a merchant database comprising a plurality of digital advertisements and a plurality of respective product fulfillment items;

    at least one creation computer for creating said merchant database; and

    at least one merchant computer for causing said digital advertisements to be transmitted to a user and for causing advertised products to be transmitted to said user;

    said creation computer and said merchant computer being interconnected by a computer network;

    said creation computer being programmed to create said merchant database, and to transmit said digital advertisements and said product fulfillment items to said merchant computer;

    said merchant computer being programmed to receive said digital advertisements and product fulfillment items, to receive a request for a digital advertisement from a user, to cause said digital advertisement to be sent to said user, to receive from said user an access message identifying an advertised product, and to cause said product to be sent to said user in accordance with a product fulfillment item corresponding to said product.

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