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US 2002/0178028 A1Published application
Internet order processing and fulfillment system
OwnerJohn Fredrick Kinginventor
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A system for the electronic receipt and automatic fulfillment of a software package purchase order via the Internet is provided. An electronic order is placed by a purchaser and received through a vendor web site over the Internet. A customer data file is automatically created by the system. The system automatically queries the customer for any lacking desired customer information. The customer information is automatically recorded in the customer data file and an electronic invoice is automatically issued to the customer. Once payment for the software package is received, the system automatically assigns a software identification number to the software package, which is embedded therein. The system then automatically records the software identification number in the customer data file and then automatically transmits the software package to the customer. The software package automatically self-installs on the appropriate designated customer hardware and automatically reads hardware identification information from the designated hardware. The hardware identification information is automatically transmitted via the Internet to the customer data file and registration of the customer as an authorized user of the software package with the hardware is automatically completed.
A method for electronically receiving and fulfilling orders for software packages in a database, comprising the steps of:
A method for electronically receiving and automatically fulfilling a purchase order from a customer for a software package via an Internet web site, comprising the steps of:
A method for automatically transmitting and registering software in response to a customer order, comprising the steps of:
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