Patent ID: 6070798
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for processing product purchase orders with payment by payment document comprising:means for containing seller's product sale information which can be obtained electronically through a communications link by a customer;means responsive to a request to purchase a product for requesting and receiving transaction information electronically through the communications link from the customer;said transaction information including information of a product to be purchased, customer information, and payment information;means for storing the received transaction information;means responsive to the received transaction information for generating a purchase order with a printable machine readable transaction code identifying the stored transaction information;means for transmitting the purchase order with the printable machine readable transaction code electronically through the communication link to the customer;a code reader for reading the printable machine readable transaction code on a returned printed copy of the purchase order;said returned printed copy being printed by a customer's printer; andmeans responsive to the read machine readable transaction code for recalling the stored transaction information to enable verification of payment by a payment document accompanying the returned printed copy.