SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD AND REMOTE TRANSACTION SETTLEMENT

摘要

A portable computer (26) in a store (14) can be carried past a kiosk (12) and wirelessly receive from the kiosk (12) demonstration versions of software, along with an ID of the store (14). Later, after using the demonstration version, the user can access a Web server (32) and purchase a full version of the software. During the transaction, the store ID is provided to the server (32), which can then credit the particular store (14) at which the demonstration version was obtained with a sale.