Patent ID: 6711551
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A terminal for enabling on-line payment comprising:a display which allows multiple windows as part of a graphical user interface, each window comprising a distinct display area having independent control; a browser program which communicates with a public hypertext network, the browser comprising: means for displaying a browser window on the display, means for receiving and processing interactive hypertext images for display and input in the browser window, including interactive hypertext images for permitting a user to order goods from a host computer connected to the public hypertext network, and to display a bill for the goods from the public hypertext network, a message viewer program which communicates with a private network, the message viewer program comprising: means for displaying a message viewer window on the display, means for receiving the bill, and means for paying the bill through the private network; and communication means for providing a single communication line contemporaneously used by the browser program for communicating with the public hypertext network on a first logical link and the message viewer program for communicating with the private network on a second logical link which is independent of the first logical link.