Technique for handling sales of regulated items implemented over a data network
First Claim
1. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising:
- at least one CPU;
memory; and
at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network;
the system configured to identify a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating that the item is subject to one or more regulations;
the system configured to take action to prohibit purchase, via the data network, of the regulated item by the customer;
the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with the on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order;
the system configured to modify a display of items available for purchase by the customer, wherein the display modification includes restricting display of items which are restricted by the one or more regulations from being purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria; and
the system is further configured to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer in response to a determination that the regulated item is not allowed to be purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
A technique is disclosed for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network. A regulated item selected by a customer is identified. The regulated item may correspond to an item which satisfies predetermined criteria, indicating that the regulated item is prohibited from being purchased by the customer. Action is then taken to prohibit the purchase of the selected item, via the data network, by the customer. According to one embodiment, the action taken to prohibit the purchase of the regulated item is automatically implemented at a server system configured to implement electronic commerce transactions between an on-line merchant and the customer. According to a specific implementation, the predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which restrict sales of the regulated items to persons in a particular jurisdiction based upon certain criteria such as, for example, time of day, day of week, age of the customer, type of product being sold, etc.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising:
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at least one CPU; memory; and at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network; the system configured to identify a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating that the item is subject to one or more regulations; the system configured to take action to prohibit purchase, via the data network, of the regulated item by the customer; the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with the on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; the system configured to modify a display of items available for purchase by the customer, wherein the display modification includes restricting display of items which are restricted by the one or more regulations from being purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria; and the system is further configured to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer in response to a determination that the regulated item is not allowed to be purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the method comprising:
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identifying a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating at least that the item is subject to one or more regulations; and taking action to prevent the purchase of the regulated item via the data network by the customer; wherein said taking action is automatically implemented at a server system configured to implement electronic commerce transactions between an on-line merchant and the customer, the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with the on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; and wherein said taking action comprises taking action to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer, the removal of the regulated item from the electronic shopping cart being based on the one or more predetermined criteria and the delivery time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising:
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at least one CPU, memory; and at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network; the system being configured to identify a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating that the item is subject to one or more regulations; the system configured to take action to prohibit purchase, via the data network, of the regulated item by the customer; the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with an on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; and the system is further configured to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer in response to a determination that the regulated item is not allowed to be purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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29. The system of clam 28 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific time periods.
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