Checkout System and Method for Purchasing Multiple Items On-Line
AssigneeAggregate Shopping Corp.
InventorKEITH L. LAMPERT
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Abstract
A system and method for assisting a user in the checkout process for purchasing multiple items on the Internet is provided. The system and method server directs the user through the checkout process for purchasing each of the multiple items, either by way of directing the user to each vendor's website, or by way of a single checkout at the server. The system and method may also include means for presenting the user with coupons and rebate information available for the items, and for applying loyalty cards and redemption points or bonuses specific to the vendors that the user has selected for purchasing the items.
Claims23
An online method for purchasing items, comprising:
- a) providing code for electronically displaying, on a client internet enabled device, a form for a user to enter first information descriptive of items that a user wishes to purchase;
- b) receiving the first information at an on-line server;
- c) searching, via the server, for candidate items, corresponding to the first information, available from on-line vendors;
- d) providing to the internet enabled device, via the server, second information indicative of the candidate items obtained as a result of the search and an opportunity for the user to select from a plurality of options for purchasing the specific ones of the candidate items;
- e) receiving at the server a selection of one of the purchase options, the selected purchase option including an identification of on-line vendors for fulfilling the purchase of each specific candidate item;
- f) at the server performing one of:
- (i) directing the user to a website associated with each on-line vendor identified in (e), or (ii) providing a checkout for purchasing each specific candidate item from the on-line vendors identified in (e).
A system for facilitating on-line multiple purchases comprising a server connected to the Internet and programmed to:
- a) provide code for electronically displaying, on a client internet enabled device, a form for a user to enter first information descriptive of items that a user wishes to purchase;
- b) receive the first information;
- c) search for candidate items, corresponding to the first information, available from on-line vendors;
- d) provide to the internet enabled device second information indicative of the candidate items obtained as a result of the search and an opportunity for the user to select from a plurality of options for purchasing the specific ones of the candidate items;
- e) receive a selection of one of the purchase options, the selected purchase option including an identification of on-line vendors for fulfilling the purchase of each specific candidate item;
- f) perform one of:
- (i) directing the user to a website associated with each on-line vendor identified in (e), or (ii) providing a checkout for purchasing each specific candidate item from the on-line vendors identified in (e).
A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by an on-line server cause the server to:
- a) provide code for electronically displaying, on a client internet enabled device, a form for a user to enter first information descriptive of items that a user wishes to purchase;
- b) receive the first information;
- c) search for candidate items corresponding to the first information available from on-line vendors;
- d) provide to the internet enabled device second information indicative of the candidate items obtained as a result of the search and an opportunity for the user to select from a plurality of options for purchasing the specific ones of the candidate items;
- e) receive a selection of one of the purchase options, the selected purchase option including an identification of on-line vendors for fulfilling the purchase of each specific candidate item;
- f) perform one of:
- (i) directing the user to a website associated with each on-line vendor identified in (e), or (ii) providing a checkout for purchasing each specific candidate item from the on-line vendors identified in (e).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.