Approach for caching electronic products

A computer-implemented method for processing a request for an electronic product, the method comprising:

• receiving at a cache a request to provide an electronic product to a user;
• in response to receiving the request to provide an electronic product to the user, the cache providing the electronic product to the user;
• and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then the cache generating confirmation data that indicates one or more attributes of the request to provide the electronic product and that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.

A computer-implemented method for processing a request for an electronic product, the method comprising:

• receiving at a cache a request to provide an electronic product to a user;
• in response to receiving the request to provide an electronic product to the user, the cache providing the electronic product to the user over a wireless communications link;
• and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then the cache generating confirmation data that indicates that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.

A computer-readable medium for processing a request for an electronic product, the computer-readable medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

• receiving at a cache a request to provide an electronic product to a user;
• in response to receiving the request to provide an electronic product to the user, the cache providing the electronic product to the user;
• and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then the cache generating confirmation data that indicates one or more attributes of the electronic product and that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.

A computer-readable medium for processing a request for an electronic product, the computer-readable medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

• receiving at a cache a request to provide an electronic product to a user;
• in response to receiving the request to provide an electronic product to the user, the cache providing the electronic product to the user;
• and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then the cache generating confirmation data that indicates one or more attributes of the request to provide the electronic product and that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.

A computer-readable medium for processing a request for an electronic product, the computer-readable medium carrying instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

• receiving at a cache a request to provide an electronic product to a user;
• in response to receiving the request to provide an electronic product to the user, the cache providing the electronic product to the user over a wireless communications link;
• and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then the cache generating confirmation data that indicates that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.

A cache comprising:

• a confirmation mechanism configured to:
• in response to receiving a request to provide an electronic product to a user,
• provide the electronic product to the user, and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then
• generate confirmation data that indicates that the electronic product was successfully provided by the cache to the user, and
• provide the confirmation data to a merchant of the electronic product, wherein receipt of the confirmation data by the merchant triggers a billing event for the electronic product.

A cache comprising:

• a confirmation mechanism configured to:
• in response to receiving a request to provide an electronic product to a user,
• provide the electronic product to the user,
• provide access data to the user to allow the user to use the electronic product, and
• if the electronic product is successfully provided by the cache to the user, then generate confirmation data that indicates that the electronic product was successfully provided from the cache to the user.