Method and apparatus for performing a transaction

摘要

A system and method for performing a transaction can allow a user to perform a multi-step process on a single web page. The system can receive an initiate-application command from a user at an application server and, in response, initiate an application for facilitating a transaction. The system can present a parameter-request panel, including a set of parameter-request fields, to the user at a client. The system can receive transaction parameters from the user via the set of parameter-request fields. In response to receiving the transaction parameters, the system can present a transaction-options panel, including a set of transaction options associated with the transaction parameters, to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel. The system can receive from the user a transaction-option selection associated with the set of transaction options and, in response, present a transaction-completion panel to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel or the transaction-options panel. The transaction-completion panel can include a set of transaction-completion fields associated with the transaction-option selection. The system can receive from the user transaction-completion information via the transaction-completion fields and, in response, complete the transaction.

主权项

1. A method for performing a transaction, comprising:
(a) receiving an initiate-application command from a user at an application server; (b) in response to receiving the initiate-application command, initiating an application associated with the initiate-application command, wherein the application facilitates a transaction; (c) presenting in a single web page a parameter-request panel to the user at a client, wherein the parameter-request panel includes a set of parameter-request fields; (d) receiving from the user transaction parameters contained in the parameter-request fields of the parameter-request panel; (e) in response to receiving the transaction parameters, presenting in the single web page a transaction-options panel to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel, wherein the transaction-options panel includes a set of transaction options associated with the transaction parameters; (f) receiving from the user a transaction option selection associated with the set of transaction options; (g) in response to receiving the transaction-option selection, presenting in the single web page a transaction-completion panel to the user without obscuring the parameter-request panel and the transaction-options panel, wherein the transaction-completion panel includes a set of transaction-completion fields associated with the transaction-option selection; (h) receiving from the user transaction-completion information contained in the transaction-completion fields of the transaction-completion panel; and (i) in response to receiving the transaction-completion information, completing the transaction.