A secure data interchange system enables information about bilateral and multilateral interactions between multiple persistent parties to be exchanged and leveraged within an environment that uses a combination of techniques to control access to information, release of information, and matching of information back to parties. Access to data records can be controlled using an associated price rule. A data owner can specify a price for different types and amounts of information access.

Secure data interchange

A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a purchaser at a client system and received by a server system. The server system receives purchaser information including identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from the client system. The server system then assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the assigned client identifier with the received purchaser information. The server system sends to the client system the assigned client identifier and an HTML document identifying the item and including an order button. The client system receives and stores the assigned client identifier and receives and displays the HTML document. In response to the selection of the order button, the client system sends to the server system a request to purchase the identified item. The server system receives the request and combines the purchaser information associated with the client identifier of the client system to generate an order to purchase the item in accordance with the billing and shipment information whereby the purchaser effects the ordering of the product by selection of the order button.

Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network

A computerized system for forming a network of buyers and vendors for processing requests for quotation for goods and services including storage means containing the identification of network members, means for network buyers to generate a request for quotation for goods and/or services, means for transmitting the request, filter means for selecting appropriate network members to receive the request based on filter conditions defined by the buyer and/or by the vendor and/or by the central processing unit, and means for responding to the generator of the request for quotation with either a response to the request or with a list of selected network members. Filter conditions may define the class of vendors in terms of geographical location, quantity, language, currency, special conditions of sale, and the like.

Computerized quotation system and method

An electronic program schedule system with access to both stored television program schedule information and data feeds containing status information for live programs such as sporting events. The system includes a data processor for receiving program schedule information for a plurality of programs and data feeds containing status information for certain of the programs, and a video display generator for generating a display signal simultaneously comprising information from both the stored schedule information and the received data feed. The system is further provided with user control means such as a remote controller for generating user control commands and transmitting signals to the data processor in response thereto so as to control the content of the display signal. The display signal may be displayed on a display apparatus such as a television receiver. In addition, the program schedule system of the present invention utilizes category-specific user interfaces providing access to multiple services including television programs, received data feeds, home shopping services, and video games as well as the stored program schedule information.

Electronic television program guide schedule system and method with data feed access

The present invention provides systems and methods for providing television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer, television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the viewer's computer, television or PCTV.

Systems and methods for linking television viewers with advertisers and broadcasters

Method and system for displaying and editing of information

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for issuing an item purchase order through an internet. SOLUTION: A purchase order is issued from a client system 220 to a server system 210. The server 210 receives purchaser information including the ID, payment information, and shipping information of a purchaser from the client 220, assigns an ID to the client 220, relates the assigned ID with the purchaser information, specifies the assigned ID and an item, and transmits an HTML document including an order button to the client 220. The client 220 receives and stores the assigned ID, and receives and displays the document. The server 210 receives a request for the purchase of the specified item transmitted from the client 220 in response to the selection of the order button, connects it with the purchaser information related with the client ID of the client 220, and generates an item purchase order according to bill issue and shipping information. Thus, the purchaser selects the order button, and orders a product. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO

Method for issuing purchase order of item

An order is placed by a purchaser at a client system and received by a server system. The server system receives purchaser information including identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from the client system. The server system then assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the assigned client identifier with the received purchaser information. The server system sends to the client system the assigned client identifier. The client system receives and stores the assigned client identifier. In response to an order indication, the client system sends to the server system a request to purchase the identified item. The server system receives the request and combines at least one previous purchase associated with the client identifier of the client system to generate a single order for billing and shipment.

Combining disparate purchases into a single purchase order for billing and shipment

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gift sending method and system, by which a gift is sent through an internet. SOLUTION: The gift sending system is provided with an order input system 1202 and an order sending system 1203. The order input system becomes a user interface when a gift presenter inputs a gift order and includes a Web page to perform access to a gift database 1204. The gift presenter uses the prepared Web page and selects which gift is to be sent to a receiver. The order input system stores order information in the order database 1205. The gift sending system controls the retrieval of additional sending information, retrieves information from the order database in order to correctly send the gift to the receiver and makes contact with the receiver based on information which is provided together with the gift order.

Peri Hartman

Papers

Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network

Method and system for displaying and editing of information

Method for issuing purchase order of item

Combining disparate purchases into a single purchase order for billing and shipment

Method and system for sending gift