Patent ID: 7526437
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for presenting customized information at an electronic commerce site, comprising: a server having at least one computer processor; and computer accessible memory operably linked to the processor, wherein the memory comprises computer instructions directing the at least one computer processor to perform the steps of: storing information in a database relating to products offered by a vendor at an electronic commerce site; executing an administrative application to provide an administrator with an administration interface to view said information relating to said products and to store in said database configuration data that defines a custom store having at least one of a restricted set of said products and non-standard pricing for said products; and executing a custom store application to examine a referrer header field in an HTTP request from a customer for access to said electronic commerce site to determine whether said referrer field indicates that said customer request originated from a predetermined host and, if the referrer field indicates that the request originated from said predetermined host, generating and causing to be displayed a custom store page from said vendor's electronic commerce site that contains the restricted set of said products and/or the non-standard pricing for said products defined by configuration data associated with said predetermined host, wherein said administration interface is secured for administration, but not for customer access.