| 摘要 |
<p>A method for ordering goods and services which makes use of the attributes of Instant Messaging (IM). A vendor desiring IM customers creates (11) an IM account with an IM service provider and selects (11) a screen name which is provided to customers. To place an order, the customer adds (14) the vendor's screen name to the customer's Buddy List and simply clicks (15) on the vendor's screen name to create a direct connection between the customer and the vendor. Custom software resident in the vendor's computer then generates (19) a list of goods and services which is sent (19) to the customer allowing instant placement of an order with the vendor.</p> |
