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Method, system, and program for connecting to an electronic commerce web site

  • US 6,832,240 B1
  • Filed: 10/26/2000
  • Issued: 12/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for providing a connection to a merchant server implementing a merchant electronic commerce (e-commerce) web site at a customer computer, comprising:

  • receiving a request from the customer computer, through a third party internet service provider (ISP), for a web page from the merchant server made from a link within a web page from a third party server; and

    transmitting an installation program to the customer computer in response to the request from the customer computer, wherein the installation program is executed by the customer computer to install an access program on the customer computer that when executed by the customer computer opens a direct connection from the customer computer to the merchant server without going through the third party ISP.

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