Method and apparatus for data recipient storage and retrieval of data using a network communication device
First Claim
1. A system for data recipient invoked electronic transactions, comprising:
- a first network;
a second network;
at least one data recipient computer associated with at least one data recipient and connected to the first network, the at least one data recipient computer having web server software for hosting a web page and client software for allowing the at least one data recipient to send and receive information over the first network;
at least one gateway computer connected to the first network and the second network, the at least one gateway computer having gateway software for allowing the file exchange between the first and second networks;
at least one data subject network communication device (NCD) associated with the at least one data subject and connected to the second network, the at least one data subject NCD having software for accessing, and communicating with, the gateway computer to send and receive information over the first network;
at least one data repository connected to the first network, the at least one data repository having data repository software including instructions for gathering information to complete a transaction; and
the client software includes instructions for forwarding a data recipient'"'"'s offer to the at least one data repository via the gateway computer, the second network, and the NCD software.
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Abstract
A system and method for data recipient invoked electronic commerce allowing data subjects to provide information over a network and data recipients to receive such information relating to the needs of data subject such as purchases, distribution of application information and the like. The system includes a server having software which gathers the information from a data subject to complete a transaction over a network. The system has a data subject data structure that stores information for registered data subjects. The software is able to access the data subject data structure and enter the data subject'"'"'s information during subsequent transactions. Having the software obtain and enter the data subject'"'"'s purchasing information, the data subject does not have to enter the same information every time the data subject desires to effect a transaction over the network. In alternate embodiments, the same technology can be applied to other arenas where a user may have to enter the same repetitive information.
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70 Claims
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1. A system for data recipient invoked electronic transactions, comprising:
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a first network; a second network; at least one data recipient computer associated with at least one data recipient and connected to the first network, the at least one data recipient computer having web server software for hosting a web page and client software for allowing the at least one data recipient to send and receive information over the first network; at least one gateway computer connected to the first network and the second network, the at least one gateway computer having gateway software for allowing the file exchange between the first and second networks; at least one data subject network communication device (NCD) associated with the at least one data subject and connected to the second network, the at least one data subject NCD having software for accessing, and communicating with, the gateway computer to send and receive information over the first network; at least one data repository connected to the first network, the at least one data repository having data repository software including instructions for gathering information to complete a transaction; and the client software includes instructions for forwarding a data recipient'"'"'s offer to the at least one data repository via the gateway computer, the second network, and the NCD software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for purchasing an item over a first network coupled to a second network by a gateway, comprising:
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at a data recipient computer connected to the first network; receiving a request for an offer from a data subject network communications device connected to the second network, and in response to the request, sending the offer and a data file from the data recipient computer to the data subject network communications device; and at a data repository connected to the first network; receiving the offer and a message from the data subject network communications device, in response to the offer, determining an identity of a data subject based on the message, gathering payment data associated with the data subject based on the identity, presenting the offer to the data subject network communications device, receiving a purchase decision from the data subject network communications device, and sending payment data to the data recipient computer. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A system for conducting electronic transactions, comprising:
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a first network; a gateway coupled to the first network; a second network coupled to the gateway; a data recipient computer, coupled to the first network, adaptively configured to; receive an offer request from a data subject network communication device, coupled to the second network, via the gateway, send an offer and a data file to the data subject network communication device via the gateway; and a data repository, coupled to the first network, adaptively configured to; receive the offer and a message from the data subject network communication device via the gateway, determine an identity of a data subject based on the message, gather payment data associated with the data subject based on the identity, present the offer to the data subject network communications device via the gateway, receive a purchase decision from the data subject network communications device via the gateway, and send payment data to the data recipient computer. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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