| US 7,454,356 B2 | ||
| Completely anonymous purchasing of goods on a computer network | ||
| Helen B. Fields, Los Angeles, Calif. (US); Richard A. Lerner, Williamstown, Mass. (US); and William P. Densmore, Jr., Williamstown, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Clickshare Service Corp., Williamstown, Mass. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/415,203 PCT Filed Oct. 24, 2001, PCT No. PCT/US01/45285 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 24, 2003, PCT Pub. No. WO02/39218, PCT Pub. Date May 16, 2002. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/242971, filed on Oct. 24, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0034544 A1, Feb. 19, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—1 [705/26] | 24 Claims |
| 1. A method for anonymous purchase of goods involving a Carrier who delivers the goods to the Customer, comprising the steps
of:
a) requesting, by a Customer, a Vendor's Universal Resource Locator representing the desire to purchase some physical goods,
b) validating, by the Vendor, a Customer's token which determines access rights, and determining a cost of the goods to be
delivered,
c) checking, by the Vendor, at least one Credit Limit threshold, and asking the Customer to confirm the purchase price,
d) receiving from the Customer, by the Vendor, a selection of a Carrier from a list including a plurality of Carriers,
e) requesting, by the Vendor from a Central Validation Server, a Vendor's Token that represents the capability to ask a Carrier
for a shipping identifier, the Vendor's Token comprising parcel information,
f) redirecting the Customer's browser to the selected Carrier's server by the Vendor, sending the Customer's Token, and the
Vendor's Token,
g) validating, by a Carrier's server, the Vendor's Token and using the Custome's Token to request information about the Customer,
comprising a shipping address,
h) assigning a shipping identifier and shipping costs by the Carrier Server, based on at least the Customer's Token and the
Vendor's Token,
i) redirecting the Customer's browser back to the Vendor by the Carrier Server, along with a message containing at least the
Carrier Server's response comprising the shipping identifier and shipping costs,
j) using the Central Validation Server to authenticate the message and
k) logging the transaction with the Central Validation Server, along an identifier to allow the Carrier to receive the shipping
costs, and
l) generating a shipping label by the Carrier to identify the Customer for delivery of the physical goods.
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