Patent ID: 6230202
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: G06Q,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
A method for ordering goods or services from a store on the world wide web where said store is implemented using a server computer having:(a) the capability of being accessed by a plurality of users each said user having a browser;(b) a plurality of user profile records, one or more unprotected pages, and one or more protected pages;(c) a unique first username associated with each said profile record;(d) a first password associated with each said profile record; and(e) the capability of at least one of said users accessing at least one of said unprotected pages without supplying a username or password;said method of associating one of said users with one of said profile records comprising:(i) allowing said user to attempt to access one of said protected pages using the http GET method;(ii) returning an ACCESS DENIED code in response to said attempt;(iii) said ACCESS DENIED code causing said user's browser to ask said user for a second username and a second password and to transmit said second username and said second password to said server computer in the http authorization header; and(iv) locating one of said user profile records such that said second username and said second password match the first username and first password associated with said stored user profile.