| 摘要 |
A method of conducting commerce utilizing a quasi-public computer network to permit a consumer to purchase merchandise from a seller over the quasi-public computer network while limiting the transmission of personal credit information over the network. The method comprises the steps of the consumer first sending an electronic message, from a computer connected to the quasi-public network, to a central processing computer also connected to the network. The electronic message includes data identifying the consumer and comprises a purchase request for one or more specified goods. When the central processing computer receives the purchase request it generates and sends a shipping request over the network to one or more sellers of the specified goods. The shipping request comprises an electronic message transmitted from the central processing computer to computers of each of the one or more sellers. The computers of the one or more sellers are also connected to the network. |
