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Placing a purchase order using one of multiple procurement options

  • US 7,720,712 B1
  • Filed: 04/12/2000
  • Issued: 05/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to place an order for an item at a computer of a client system, the method comprising:

  • providing for display at the client system information identifying the item;

    providing for display at the client system an element for enabling display of order fulfillment instructions for ordering the identified item;

    in response to receiving a first indication of selection of the element for enabling display of order fulfillment instructions for ordering the identified item, providing for display at the client system (i) a plurality of order fulfillment options that are enabled and predefined for a user of the client system, each order fulfillment option comprising a unique combination of a delivery address, shipping instructions, and a payment source and (ii) a non-enabled fulfillment option that is displayed in a manner that indicates the fulfillment option is not enabled; and

    in response to receiving, subsequent to the first indication, a second indication of selection of one of the plurality of order fulfillment options as a single action to order the identified item, sending to a server computer a request to order the identified item such that the identified item is to be sent to the delivery address using the shipping instructions and is to be paid for by the payment source associated with the selected one of the plurality of order fulfillment options, wherein the single action of selecting one of the plurality of order fulfillment options places the order and pays for the identified item.

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