摘要 |
An Electronic Commerce Accelerator comprising an electronic telecomminications protocol between an e-commerce engine and an instant messenger coordinator; and the protocol includes, for a transaction between a user and the e-commerce engine, the instant messenger coordinator performing the steps of (A) authenticating the user's ID, (B) accessing a substantially current profile of the user's commercial relationships with other users, (C) establishing entry for the user to the e-commerce engine, and (D) in case of a predetermined behavior action or of a financial transaction between the user and the e-commerce engine, preserving a record of commercial benefits accruing to the user or to the other users according to said commercial relationships. Preferably, the relationships collectively configure to resemble a multi-level marketing arrangement. Embodiments of the coordinator, preferably a secure modular software entity, may reside as a server in a data communication topology of the engine, or it may reside as a front end to the engine or as a front end to a user apparatus.
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