US 2001/0027474 A1 · Method for clientless real time messaging between internet users, receipt of pushed content and transacting of secure e-commerce on the same web page

Abstract

A method for sending real-time messages between viewers of a WWW page without using a dedicated client program, transmitting content to such users and transacting secure e-commerce with such users. The system including a messaging module that notifies the messaging server of the users currently viewing a web page and provides auto-downloadable content from a server to any of a specific user, specific group or all users. The message module also provides secure e-commerce content to any of a specific user, specific group or all users.

Claims21

Dependent claims

A method of real-time transmission of content to at least two browsers displaying a WWW page hosted by a predefined server, said method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a list of browsers viewing said WWW page at the server and
loading a message module including a message onto each browser displaying said WWW page.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/748,348Filed 26 Dec 2000

Priority

30 Dec 1999

Published

4 Oct 2001

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
G06Q 20/12
Payment architectures: specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
H04L 12/1813
For broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast: for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms
H04L 51/04
User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail: real-time or…

Method for clientless real time messaging between internet users, receipt of pushed content and transacting of secure e-commerce on the same web page

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Method for clientless real time messaging between internet users, receipt of pushed content and transacting of secure e-commerce on the same web page

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Abstract

Claims21