| 摘要 |
<p>Integrated shopping cart functionality is provided on a first website (31) so that products/services from different affiliated websites (31n) can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website (31) and the e-commerce functionality of the first website (31) can be utilized to purchase the selected products/services. Users (32) may access the first website (31) since the proprietor of the first website (31) may offer various products/services from a multitude of affiliated websites (31n) by providing URL links. These items can be integrated into the shopping cart at the first website (31) and purchased with a single transaction. Additionally, affiliated websites are benefited by this integrated shopping cart functionality, since the e-commerce functionality of the integrated shopping cart is performed by a server that is associated with the first website (31). Maintenance costs and overhead costs with respect to including an e-commerce software engine are therefore reduced and often eliminated as a result.</p> |
