Patent ID: 6609103
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic commerce terminal located on a transportation vehicle and for use with a network system for facilitating an incentive-based purchase of one or more products while said user is on said transportation vehicle, said electronic commerce terminal comprising:identification means for i) accepting at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from said user and ii) effectuating a selective dynamic identification interchange of said at least one said plurality of identification inputs from said user; input means for selecting said incentive-based purchase by said user; storage means for storing a plurality of incentive-based advertising terms as an incentive for said user; presentation means for presenting said user with said incentive-based advertising; comparison means for comparing said user selection to said terms for said incentive; control means for controlling a delivery of said incentive to said user in response to said comparison means; network connection means for connecting said electronic commerce terminal to a remote location through said network system to complete said purchase of said one or more products; first determining means for determining whether a period of non-use of said electronic commerce terminal has occurred; generating means for generating an error message if said period of non-use exceeds a predetermined time period; second determining means for determining If at least one of a system limit and a authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded and generating an output based on said determination; means for reauthorizing said user based on said output of said second determining means; and means for reprocessing said incentive-based purchase based on said reauthorization.