Patent ID: 7024373
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A communications system dedicated to the sale of first items in conjunction with the establishment of a long-term commercial relationship between the customer of said first items and sellers of second items, comprising: (a) a central processing unit located on the premises of a website operator; (b) memory associated with said central processing unit, said memory holding a number of interactive pages for transfer to said central processing unit, at least one of said interactive pages having at least one button associated with a customer decision, and at least one of said pages further comprising information respecting a choice signified by actuation of said one button; (c) a database coupled to said central processing unit, said database i) containing information respecting the cost of at least one selectable first item, ii) containing information respecting at least one selectable sales condition associated with at least one second item, and iii) containing discounts on said first item associated with said second item when associated with said sales condition; (d) a modem subsystem coupled to said central processing unit and connecting the computer of a customer to said central processing unit through a publicly accessible digital information network, said modem having i) the capability of transmitting a page with an interactive button to said computer of said customer and ii) the capability of receiving and responding to an actuation of said interactive button and sending a signal indicating said actuation and an associated customer decision to said central processing unit; (e) data lines connecting said central processing unit through said modem subsystem to a financial institution coupling information respecting said customer decision whereby said financial institution may make a financing decision, and coupling information respecting said financing decision from said financial institution to said central processing unit indicating completion of a transaction, said modem subsystem coupling information respecting completion of said transaction to said customer.