System and method for providing customized on-line shopping and/or manufacturing

摘要

A system and method for providing a customized on-line shopping interface and/or manufacturing is disclosed. The system uses customer's computer, location, URL, IP address, email domain, embedded promotion code, or other predetermined criteria to provide special product offerings and pricing for a particular class or subclass of customers. If an unauthorized user attempts to access the system, a series of screens containing non-customized pricing is presented to the intruder so as not to alert the intruder that he or she has reached the restricted content. Based on the authentication information, automated manufacturing processes and equipment may be utilized to produce the customized products.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a customized online shopping interface, comprising the steps of:
using a server having a processor, receiving an HTTP request from a remote user computer over a network, said HTTP request including one or more request headers containing at least one of a referring IP address and an email domain; evaluating, with the processor, at least one of the referring IP address and the email domain from said one or more request headers in said HTTP request to determine if a user is authorized for access to the customized online shopping interface; in response to determining that the user is authorized for access, using the server computer, transmitting a first product information to the remote user computer over the network, the first product information based on at least one of the referring IP address and the email domain; and in response to determining that the user is not authorized, using the server computer, transmitting a second product information to the remote user computer over the network; wherein an authorized user is not required to manually enter any identification information to gain access to the customized online shopping interface.