发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for marketing products over the internet |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus is disclosed for permitting an online user to buy merchandise over the Internet from multiple vendor sites, after a single entry of their credit card information. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention includes an online impulse marketing system including a plurality of customer and merchant servers/computers. A customer computer is programmed to provide a user with access to a computer network for the purpose of contacting a plurality of online merchant sites for the purpose of purchasing merchandise. The merchant computer is programmed to: store product information and order processing software in the form of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) pages for use by requesting customer computers; process requests for merchandise; request an impulse sale offer from a second merchant; display the offer; process the customer's response; and then automatically transmit the customer's credit card information to the second merchant, if necessary.
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申请公布号 |
US7343322(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.03.11 |
申请号 |
US19990473649 |
申请日期 |
1999.12.28 |
申请人 |
TIME CONSUMER MARKETING, INC. |
发明人 |
MULDERRY AMY;STUTZMAN WILLIAM J.;VANTREASE HOLLEY |
分类号 |
G06Q30/00 |
主分类号 |
G06Q30/00 |
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