Patent ID: 7095854
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for performing a commercial process including the following steps: at a processing arrangement located at a first site, receiving a first communication including a first programming module and first authentication information, the first communication being directly or indirectly received from a second site located remotely from the first site; at the processing arrangement, using the first authentication information to at least in part authenticate the first programming module; at the processing arrangement, receiving a second communication including a second programming module and second authentication information, the second communication being directly or indirectly received from a third site located remotely from the first site and from the second site; at the processing arrangement, using the second authentication information to at least in part authenticate the second programming module; and at the processing arrangement, executing programming from the first programming module and programming from the second programming module, the execution contributing to the performance of a commercial process, the commercial process including the following steps: