Patent ID: 7225147

Claim:
A method for obtaining goods or services from a provider over a networked communication system from a client system having stored thereat client-side configuration information, the client-side configuration information comprising information representative of the goods or services, the method comprising: accessing a first service provider system to obtain update information, the update information including information suitable for accessing the first service provider system; updating the client-side configuration information based at least in part on the obtained update information; displaying the information representative of the goods or services within the updated client-side configuration information; displaying a query interface so as to allow a user to make a purchase selection of the goods or services; processing the purchase selection by the client system without use of another service provider system; communicating a purchase request to a second service provider system, the purchase request comprising information representative of the purchase selection, the second service provider system being different from the first service provider system; receiving a purchase response comprising information indicating that the goods or services are available and the purchase selection can be satisfied; communicating an authorization request to a payment authorization system in a manner that excludes communication with the second service provider system, the payment authorization system being different from the first service provider system and the second service provider system; receiving an authorization response from the payment authorization system; and communicating a payment message to the second service provider system, the payment message comprising information derived from the authorization response, wherein the second service provider system is configured to conclude the user's purchase selection.