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Internet strawman and user interface therefor

  • US 8,539,049 B2
  • Filed: 01/11/2012
  • Issued: 09/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A server-implemented method of facilitating a transaction between a user and a vendor in a communication network comprising the Internet, said method comprising:

  • creating a user account for said user, said creating comprising said server receiving a personal profile comprising personal information about said user and said server storing said personal information for a subsequent access thereof;

    providing, to said user, a list of displayable entries sortable using specified criteria in a manner that allows said user to review a selection of entries and to make a change to said selection prior to submitting a transaction for processing, wherein said specified criteria comprise at least one of a date, a vendor identification, and a transaction type;

    responsive to a user request to log into said user account, verifying an identity of said user against said personal information;

    responsive to successful identification verification of said user, facilitating said transaction between said vendor and said user pursuant to instructions from said user, wherein said instructions are generated based on a shopping cart screen rendered by a client device of said user;

    sending to said user a confirmation message regarding said transaction while said user is logged in said server;

    attributing a plurality of user transactions to said user account; and

    providing to said user an account screen for allowing access to information relating to said user transactions and information relating to an account balance of said user account.

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