Patent ID: 6092053
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A system for merchant invoked electronic commerce comprising:a network;at least one consumer computer associated with at least one consumer and connected to the network, wherein the at least one consumer computer further comprises a web browser for accessing and communicating over the network;at least one merchant computer associated with at least one merchant and connected to the network, wherein the at least one merchant computer further comprises web server software for hosting a web page and for executing client software for allowing the at least one merchant to send and receive information over the network; andat least one consumer information server connected to the at least one consumer computer via the network and to the at least one merchant computer via the network, wherein the at least one consumer information server fer comprises consumer information server software, and wherein the client software further comprises instructions for forwarding a merchant's offer to the at least one consumer information server via the consumer's web browser and the consumer information server software further comprises instructions for gathering purchasing information to complete a purchasing transaction.