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7054880 System and method for creating electronic marketplaces  
A method for creating an electronic marketplace includes receiving from a first client a request to create an electronic marketplace and receiving information about a product associated with the...
7054832 System for merchandize transactions  
A method and system are provided for selling merchandize. The method includes receiving an order from a customer for a product desired to be picked up by the customer at a given location, readying...
7054835 Electronic commerce providing system having orderer authenticating function  
An electronic commerce server enables an orderer to given an order of purchasing a commercial article at a virtual shop existing on a network by accessing the virtual shop from a communication...
7047213 Method for purging abandoned shopping carts from an electronic commerce web site  
An improved method for purging abandoned shopping carts from an electronic commerce web server. Periodically, the number of shopping carts that belong to guest shoppers is determined and compared...
7047214 Process for providing event photographs for inspection, selection and distribution via a computer network  
A process for providing event photographs for inspection, selection and distribution via a computer network generally includes the steps of taking event photographs, associating identifying data...
7047211 Information translation communication protocol  
An inventive procurement system includes a requisition system for special item purchases that are not found when searching a catalog database. Using the requisition system the buyer is provided...
7039580 Method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal for electronically ordering photographic prints and gifts from photos  
A method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal which provides an easy and flexible way for consumers to print digital photographs received and processed from a variety of different...
7035814 Method for delivering a product to a register according to a tracked location of a mobile device  
A method for providing sales support includes issuing a customer a mobile device and a corresponding identification, wherein the mobile device issues an electronic service request including a...
7031933 Process for setting and storing ordering preferences and profile data locally  
An apparatus is provided for locally setting and storing customer preferences. The apparatus includes a personal computer, a computer peripheral device, a reseller web server, and a device...
7024380 E-commerce system and method  
In an e-commerce system which rearranges merchandise information pieces distributed to a consumer to match preferences of the consumer based on a personal profile with which various keywords...
7024378 Retail system with drive-through check-out arrangement  
A novel retail system is provided with an advance ordering system that enables a customer to order a purchase in advance. At least one storage facility is arranged for storing goods available for...
7024377 Method and apparatus for managing electronic commerce  
A method for managing electronic commerce includes storing consumer information. Transactional information is sent to a user. A request made by the consumer to make a transaction and the consumer...
7016864 Interactive upsell advisor method and apparatus for internet applications  
A web-based online store user interface enables custom configuration of a computer system according to identification of a user belonging to a prescribed customer set. A configurator configures a...
7016892 Apparatus and method for delivering information over a network  
A method of generating directed content is provided. In the method, a set of lists are received. Each list in the set of lists is associated with a respective web service and each list includes...
7013289 Global electronic commerce system  
A comprehensive system effectuates global electronic commerce on the Internet across frontiers of nations, cultures, and languages. Referral Websites serving various locales offer Buyers the...
7010502 System and method for keeping consumable items in an image forming apparatus  
A consumable item keeping system and method wherein a consumable item keeping apparatus stores a variety of consumable items at a user side, and a consumable item supplying section is connected to...
7010534 System and method for conducting adaptive search using a peer-to-peer network  
A distributed comparison shopping system is based on a decentralized, distributed architecture utilizing a peer-to-peer network. The system creates an active marketplace with real-time price...
7010501 Personal shopping system  
The present invention relates to a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment. The system includes a host computer which is coupled to a host...
7010500 On-line subscription method  
A system and a method of providing on-line subscription services from a subscription server to a user of a mobile terminal through the Internet. The subscription server receives from the mobile...
7007245 Product selection expert system  
The invention includes a system for product selection, the system including: a CPU; a memory operatively connected to the CPU, the memory containing a program adapted to be executed by the CPU and...
7006990 Electronic product catalog systems  
Methods are provided for selecting a question to be presented to a user of an electronic product catalog system (1) to assist identification of a suitable product from a set of potentially suitable...
6996536 System and method for visually analyzing clickstream data with a parallel coordinate system  
A computer system and method that provides one or more visualizations to one or more users of a network application. The computer executes a sessionization process that receives one or more Web...
6985877 Method for supply ordering  
A method of automatic supply ordering system for electronically ordering a consumable part or replaceable part in a marking machine. The system provides electronic identification of a condition of...
6983311 Access to internet search capabilities  
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a client application for enabling access to an online service and displaying advertisements while the user is accessing the online...
6983044 Relationship building method for automated services  
A relationship building method for automated services is disclosed, which includes the steps of receiving a contact from a client such as by telephone or over the Internet or other computer...
6980966 Guided buying decision support in an electronic marketplace environment  
A system (10) for providing guided buying decision support within an electronic marketplace environment includes a server (42) that interacts with buyers (12) to receive procurement parameters for...
6980962 Electronic commerce transactions within a marketing system that may contain a membership buying opportunity  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) transactions and solutions for a marketing company's products via the World Wid...
6978253 Systems and methods for transacting business over a global communications network such as the internet  
A business model/process is described for conducting business transactions over the Internet, allowing buyers to reduce the price of the selected product/service based on the buyer's performance...
6970826 Method and system for order returns  
A system and method for handling the return of items supplied by a store. The method entails building a list of items to be returned on a local computing device. The list is sent to a remote server...
6965873 Electronic commerce using optical input device  
Sensing of machine readable indicia associated with a catalog permits on-line ordering of merchandise. A profile of user-specific data (e.g., clothing sizes) can be employed to customize the...
6965806 Automatic work order/parts order generation and tracking  
A process control system uses an asset utilization expert to collect data or information pertaining to the assets of a process plant from various sources or functional areas of the plant including,...
6965871 Method and apparatus to enable consumer replenishment shopping by expiration date  
A method produces a shopping list consisting of one or more items, wherein at least one item in the shopping list is a perishable item. The method operates in an e-commerce site and includes the...
6965875 Method and system for customizing a distribution network based on market conditions  
A method for pricing a product by a wholesaler. The method comprises providing a master database of product information to a distributor, receiving a selection of products from the distributor,...
6954735 Method and system of shopping with a mobile device to purchase goods and/or services  
The invention is a method of facilitating shopping with a mobile device (12) to obtain a plurality of purchased goods and/or services from a group of vendors (14) located at a shopping location...
6950804 Systems and methods for distributing targeted multimedia content and advertising  
A method of delivering content from a content delivery system to a user's terminal over a communication link that provides users with flexibility in determining how to pay for content, one option...
6941273 Telephony-data application interface apparatus and method for multi-modal access to data applications  
A voice-enabled system for online shopping provides a voice and telephony interface, as well a text and graphic interface, for shopping over the Internet using a browser or a telephone. The system...
6941275 Music identification system  
The present invention relates to a music identification/purchasing system, specifically to a method for marking the time and the name of the radio station in portable device such as a key holder,...
6941272 Calculating cost discounts for mobile phone internet access  
A method, program and system for calculating a cost discount for mobile telephone Internet access are provided. The invention comprises receiving an access request from a customer using a mobile...
6928441 Electronic catalogs that provide hierarchical access for buyers of goods and services  
A catalog system for Internet commerce that supports a hierarchy of buyers specified by a customer includes: a general catalog, a buyer attributes database, and a terms and conditions database. A...
6922674 Computer implemented purchasing system with aftermarket product inventory display  
A list of aftermarket accessories for a selected vehicle model is displayed for incorporation into a purchase request generated by a potential buyer of the selected vehicle model. The list may be...
6920429 Method for online display and negotiation of cargo rates  
Freight forwarders and carriers post published rate and discount information for land, sea and air bearing cargo vessels to allow customers the opportunity to evaluate competitive prices,...
6915272 System and method of secure payment and delivery of goods and services  
A system, method and computer program for ordering, paying for and delivering goods and services from a content provider to a user which assures the content provider that he will be paid and that...
6912507 Method and apparatus for interactive shopping  
A wireless client (100) maintains (302) a shopping list of items desired by a shopper, and then transmits (304) the shopping list to an in-store shopping system (200). The in-store shopping system...
6910179 Method and apparatus for automatic form filling  
A method and apparatus allowing for entry of form data in a browser. In the described embodiment, a browser automation program executes on the user's computer and communicates with a browser...
6901376 Method and system for facilitating reseller transactions  
A computer-implemented method and system is provided which retrieves interrelated agreements between the buyers and sellers of products and/or services. In one implementation, the products are...
6889202 Internet print device font distribution method and web site  
An Internet print device font distribution method and web site. Font users are visitors to a web site that allows browsing and obtaining of fonts, either individually or in groups. Preferably,...
6873843 Information processing apparatus and method thereof, information processing system and recording medium  
Information processing apparatus and method thereof, information processing system and recording medium for easily indicating the delivery address of purchased products. A user terminal device...
6873968 System, method and computer program product for on-line real-time price comparison and adjustment within a detachable virtual shopping cart  
A price comparison and adjustment system can be used in the context of an Internet environment. The system is generally comprised of a server based browser, a shopping cart manager, an extract and...
6873971 Method and apparatus for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards  
A system for communicating with a card distribution center for selecting, ordering, and sending social expression cards using a personal computer. The user can enter names and addresses of card...
6873967 Electronic shopping assistant and method of use  
A computer system provides one or more lists of product combinations to one or more shoppers over one or more networks. The computer system comprises one or more central processing units (CPUs),...