Method and system for enhancing a commercial transaction conducted via a communications network

A method for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time detection procedure;
• transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data, wherein the transmitting step comprises establishing the maximum time interval as including at least a time necessary to packetize the revision data and any accompanying update instructions for transmission over a communications network as data packets;
• and
• updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that the configuration data of the first configuration database generally mirrors configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least one commercial transaction.

A method for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time detection procedure;
• transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data, wherein the transmitting step comprises establishing the maximum time interval as equal to or less than approximately fifteen second;
• and
• updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that the configuration data of the first configuration database generally mirrors configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least one commercial transaction.

A method for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time detection procedure;
• transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data;
• and
• updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that the configuration data of the fast configuration database generally mirrors configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least one commercial transaction;
• wherein
• transactional data transmitted during the maximum time interval is flagged with a reference flag indicating a proposed transaction is required to reference the second configuration database prior to execution of the proposed transaction and after an expiration of the maximum time interval.

A method for conducting a commercial transaction via a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

• changing configuration data of a second configuration database to track a revision to the configuration data of a first configuration database with a maximum interval after the revision;
• sending transactional data for execution of a transaction from a first processing system to a second processing system, where the first processing system is affiliated with the first configuration database and where the second processing system is affiliated with the second configuration database;
• referencing configuration data, in the second configuration database, associated with the sent transactional data;
• and
• determining characteristics of the transaction based on the transactional data and referenced configuration data.

A system for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time decision procedure, wherein the detector is adapted to detect an entry of a save file command to save a file of the configuration data within the first configuration database;
• a transmitter for transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data;
• and
• a processing system for updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that transaction-relevant configuration data of the first configuration database generally mirrors transaction-relevant configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least the commercial transaction.

A system for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time decision procedure;
• a transmitter for transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data, wherein the maximum time interval includes at least a time necessary to packetize the revision data and any accompanying update instructions for transmission over a communications network as data packets;
• and
• a processing system for updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that transaction-relevant configuration data of the first configuration database generally mirrors transaction-relevant configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least the commercial transaction.

A system for enhancing a commercial transaction via a communications network, the system comprising:

• a detector for detecting a change in configuration data stored in a first configuration database in accordance with a real-time decision procedure;
• a transmitter for transmitting revision data to a second configuration database within a maximum interval after detection of the change in the configuration data;
• and
• a processing system for updating a second configuration database in accordance with the revision data such that transaction-relevant configuration data of the first configuration database generally mirrors transaction-relevant configuration data of the second configuration database with respect to at least the commercial transaction, wherein transactional data transmitted during the maximum time interval is flagged with a reference flag indicating a proposed transaction is required to reference the second configuration database prior to execution of the proposed transaction and after an expiration of the maximum time interval.