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Information provider, terminal and system and recording medium for the terminal

  • US 6,711,551 B1
  • Filed: 12/07/1998
  • Issued: 03/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A terminal for enabling on-line payment comprising:

  • a display which allows multiple windows as part of a graphical user interface, each window comprising a distinct display area having independent control;

    a browser program which communicates with a public hypertext network, the browser comprising;

    means for displaying a browser window on the display, means for receiving and processing interactive hypertext images for display and input in the browser window, including interactive hypertext images for permitting a user to order goods from a host computer connected to the public hypertext network, and to display a bill for the goods from the public hypertext network, a message viewer program which communicates with a private network, the message viewer program comprising;

    means for displaying a message viewer window on the display, means for receiving the bill, and means for paying the bill through the private network; and

    communication means for providing a single communication line contemporaneously used by the browser program for communicating with the public hypertext network on a first logical link and the message viewer program for communicating with the private network on a second logical link which is independent of the first logical link.

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