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US5745681:
Stateless shopping cart for the web
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Levine, Fredrick E.; Boulder, CO
Carter, Bruce A.; Los Angeles, CA
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| Assignee: |
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Mountain View, CA
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| Published / Filed: |
1998-04-28
/ 1996-01-11
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| Application Number: |
US1996000583877
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
F16C 25/06;
F16C 25/08;
G06F 13/00;
G06Q 30/00;
G06Q 50/00;
Core:
F16C 25/00;
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IPC-7:
G06F 7/06;
G06F 17/36;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06Q30/00C;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
709/200;
705/001;
705/021;
705/026;
705/027;
707/010;
709/201;
709/203;
709/213;
709/217;
709/219;
Original:
395/200.3;
395/200.31;
395/200.43;
395/200.47;
395/200.49;
395/610;
395/200.33;
705/026;
705/027;
705/001;
705/021;
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395/200.01,200.03,200.08,200.09,201,216,220-222,224,226,227-229,610,200.3,200.31,200.43,200.47,200.49,200.33
364/514 R,514 A
705/001,16,20-22,24,26,27-29
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-01-11 |
US1996000583877 |
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| Abstract: |
A shopping cart metaphor is emulated on a network of server and client computing systems. A browser at the client station has a request module to send a shopping page request to the server. A shopping page module in the server sends a shopping page file to the browser in response to the shopping page request. The shopping page file contains items selectable by a user using the browser. A shopping module at the browser generates an add request and sends the add request to the server. This add request contains selected items from the items that were selectable in the shopping page file. A receiver at the server receives the add request from the browser, and a cart list module at the server initializes a shopping cart list. An add module at the server adds the selected items to the shopping cart list. A shopping page module at the server converts the cart list to a cart field, generates a new shopping page file, embeds the cart field in the new shopping page file and sends the new shopping page file to the browser. In this way, the shopping cart field is in a shopping page file that may be managed by the browser at the client station.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Kubida, William J. ;
Knearl, Homer L.Holland & Hart LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Trammell, James P.; Dam, Tuan Q.
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| Designated Country: |
DE FR GB NL SE
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A method of supplying items on a network, the network having at least one computer-server for communicating with users employing a browser program on a terminal/computer at a location remote from said computer-server, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving, at the computer-server, a transmitted command from said browser program for a shopping page;
- b) in response to said transmitted command, generating a shopping page file and transmitting the shopping page file to said browser program;
- c) receiving, at the computer-server, at least one user selected item from the shopping page received by the browser program;
- d) creating a list at the computer server;
- e) at the computer server, adding to the list each user selected item received by said receiving step to provide an updated list;
- f) returning from the computer server to said browser program the updated list of items; and
- g) receiving at the computer server from said browser program the list and a next selected item; and
- h) repeating steps (e), (f), and (g) to circulate said updated list between computer server and terminal/computer until termination of shopping by the the browser program.
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| Forward References: |
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| Other Abstract Info: |
DERABS G1997-353006
DERABS G1997-552520
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| Other References: |
Hauser, Ralf, et al., "Generic Extensions of WWW Browsers," Proceedings of the First USENIX Workshop on Electronic Commerce, New York, NY, Jul. 11-12, 1995, pp. 147-154.
Rowley, Jennifer, "Retailing and Shopping on the Internet," Internet Research, MCB University Press, UK, vol. 6, No. 1, 1996, ISSN 1066-2243, pp. 81-91.
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[ISI abstract]
Fried-Cassorla, Albert, "Successful Marketing on the Internet: A User's Guide," Direct Marketing, Feb. 1995, vol. 57, NO. 10, ISSN 0012-3188, pp. 23-26.
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