Method and system for in-line secondary transactions

Patent 7363257 Issued on April 22, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 31, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

Wireless telephony for collecting tolls, conducting financial transactions, and authorizing other activities
Patent #: 5991749
Issued on: 11/23/1999
Inventor: Morrill, Jr.

System and method for handling purchasing transactions over a computer network Patent #: 6505171
Issued on: 01/07/2003
Inventor: Cohen, et al.

Inventors

Assignee

Microsoft Corporation

Application

No. 11096228 filed on 03/31/2005

US Classes:

705/26, Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering)705/44, Requiring authorization or authentication705/27, Presentation of image or description of sales item (e.g., electronic catalog browsing)705/64Secure transaction (e.g., EFT/POS)

Examiners

Primary: Smith, Jerry
Assistant: Dunham, Jason B.

International Class

G06F 30/00

Abstract

In-line secondary transaction is described. In an embodiment, an on-line shopping interface is displayed via which an item can be selected for purchase. When a selection is received to initiate a purchase of the item, a determination is made that a secondary transaction is needed to complete the purchase of the item. An in-line secondary transaction user interface is displayed over a portion of the on-line shopping interface to facilitate the secondary transaction where the in-line secondary transaction user interface is displayed to maintain a context of the purchase on the on-line shopping interface. An input of transaction information is received via the in-line secondary transaction user interface to complete the secondary transaction such that the purchase of the item can be completed via the on-line shopping interface.