Patent ID: 7117167
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for invoking delivery of a digital product from a computer of a vendor to a computer of a customer, while maintaining customer anonymity with respect to the vendor, comprising, with the computer system of a merchant: transacting a sale of the digital product to the customer; in response to the sale, transmitting to the customer a receipt for the purchase, said receipt containing a reference by which the customer may initiate a request for product delivery; receiving a request for product delivery from the computer of the customer produced from the receipt; and in response to the request for product delivery, securely transmitting to the computer of the vendor a fulfillment request containing sufficient information for the vendor to deliver the digital product to the customer, wherein the computer system of the merchant transmits the fulfillment request to the computer of the vendor in response to determining that a corresponding order is not marked as fulfilled; wherein the method is performed without exposing the identity of the customer to the vendor.