Method and apparatus for data recipient storage and retrieval of data using a network communication device
First Claim
1. A method for purchasing an item from a data subject network communications device over a first network coupled to a second network by a gateway, the data subject network communications device being connected to the second network, the method comprising:
- at a data repository connected to the first network;
receiving an 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 stored payment data associated with the data subject based on the determined identity;
presenting the offer to the data subject network communications device;
receiving a purchase decision from the data subject network communications device; and
sending the payment data to a data recipient computer,wherein the data repository stores the payment data and associates the payment data with the data subject, andwherein the offer and the message are received at the data repository in response to the offer and a data file sent from the data recipient computer to the data subject network communications device.
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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 s 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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1. A method for purchasing an item from a data subject network communications device over a first network coupled to a second network by a gateway, the data subject network communications device being connected to the second network, the method comprising:
at a data repository connected to the first network; receiving an 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 stored payment data associated with the data subject based on the determined identity; presenting the offer to the data subject network communications device; receiving a purchase decision from the data subject network communications device; and sending the payment data to a data recipient computer, wherein the data repository stores the payment data and associates the payment data with the data subject, and wherein the offer and the message are received at the data repository in response to the offer and a data file sent from the data recipient computer to the data subject network communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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