Method and apparatus for managing electronic commerce
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1. A method comprising:
- sending transactional information via a broadcast channel from an electronic commerce system to consumers, the transactional information including a transaction identifier and relating to a product or service that is for sale by a business;
receiving a transaction request via a network connection at an electronic commerce system from a consumer in response to the sent transactional information, the transaction request including a transaction identifier and a consumer identifier;
sending the transaction request and consumer information via a secure channel from the electronic commerce system to a server system of the business to which the transactional information relates, the consumer information including credit information about the consumer and an identification of the consumer.
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Abstract
A method for managing electronic commerce includes storing consumer information. Transactional information is sent to a user. A request made by the consumer to make a transaction and the consumer information are securely forwarded to a party of the transaction.
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42 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sending transactional information via a broadcast channel from an electronic commerce system to consumers, the transactional information including a transaction identifier and relating to a product or service that is for sale by a business; receiving a transaction request via a network connection at an electronic commerce system from a consumer in response to the sent transactional information, the transaction request including a transaction identifier and a consumer identifier; sending the transaction request and consumer information via a secure channel from the electronic commerce system to a server system of the business to which the transactional information relates, the consumer information including credit information about the consumer and an identification of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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sending transactional information via a broadcast channel from an electronic commerce system to consumers, the transactional information including a transaction identifier and relating to a product or service that is for sale by a business; receiving a transaction request via a network connection at an electronic commerce system from a consumer in response to the sent transactional information, the transaction request including a transaction identifier and a consumer identifier; sending the transaction request and consumer information via a secure channel from the electronic commerce system to a server system of the business to which the transactional information relates, the consumer information including credit information about the consumer and an identification of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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sending transactional information along with broadcast data from an electronic commerce system to a consumer entertainment system through a broadcast communications medium, the transactional information including information about a product or service that is for sale by a business; receiving a transaction request at the electronic commerce system from the consumer entertainment system identifying the consumer and the transactional information; forwarding information regarding the consumer together with the identification of the consumer and the transactional information to a server system corresponding to the business for the transactional information securely over a second transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A machine readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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sending transactional information along with broadcast data from an electronic commerce system to a consumer entertainment system through a broadcast communications medium, the transactional information including information about a product or service that is for sale by a business; receiving a transaction request at the electronic commerce system from the consumer entertainment system identifying the consumer and the transactional information; forwarding information regarding the consumer together with the identification of the consumer and the transactional information to a server system corresponding to the business for the transactional information securely over a second transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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