Patent ID: 7249099
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting electronic commerce comprising: providing a first web server at a first vendor that accepts electronic tokens of a first type; providing a second web server at a second vendor that accepts electronic tokens of a second type; providing a mall service provider server that communicates with the first web server and the second web server to facilitate electronic commerce therebetween; issuing a plurality of electronic tokens of the first type from the mall service provider server to the first web server, the electronic tokens adapted for use in electronic transactions for purchase or rental of products or services from the first web server or the second web server; issuing a subset of the plurality of tokens of the first type to a user; maintaining a first database in the mall service provider server, the first database including account information for the first web server; and for electronic transactions conducted at the second web server of the second vendor using electronic tokens of the first type to purchase products or services, transferring compensation from the first web server to the second web server of the second vendor in an amount equal to the value of the electronic tokens of the second type.