US 2003/0154159 A1 · Auction-subscription system for priority website access

Abstract

A method and system for granting access by all the users who logon to a website so long as the website has not reached a predetermined capacity of use but however, denying access to such a user if the capacity of use of the website has reached a predetermined level unless the user is in possession of a valid website pass and allowing any user not having such a pass the ability to acquire the same at a predetermined price or alternatively to bid for a pass by a different amount. When a user having a valid website pass logson and the website is beyond the predetermined capacity, that user is allowed immediate access and a user who is logged on but does not possess a valid website pass is automatically removed from the website.

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Dependent claims

A method for granting access by a user to a website comprising:

a. allowing access to said website to all users who log on to said website so long as said website use has not reached a predetermined capacity;
b. providing means on said website for a potential user to obtain a website pass valid for a predetermined period of time;
c. storing in a database the identity of each user possessing a website pass and the date of expiration thereof;
d. querying said database each time a user logs on to said website as to the existence of a valid website pass attributable to that user;
e. allowing immediate access only to each user identified on said database having a valid pass irrespective of website capacity;
and
f. denying access at the time of log on to all users not possessing a valid website pass when said website use has exceeded said predetermined capacity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Auction-subscription system for priority website access

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Auction-subscription system for priority website access

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Abstract

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