IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0813235
(2001-03-19)
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등록번호 |
US-7308423
(2007-12-11)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Woodward,Franklin Goodhue
- Mills,James Connell
- Hodge,Randolph Ashton
- Miller,Andrew Karl
- Wijaya,Joyo
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Woodward,Franklin Goodhue
- Mills,James Connell
- Hodge,Randolph Ashton
- Miller,Andrew Karl
- Wijaya,Joyo
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
36 인용 특허 :
102 |
초록
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A technique is disclosed for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network. A regulated item selected by a customer is identified. The regulated item may correspond to an item which satisfies predetermined criteria, indicating that the regulated item is prohibited from being purch
A technique is disclosed for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network. A regulated item selected by a customer is identified. The regulated item may correspond to an item which satisfies predetermined criteria, indicating that the regulated item is prohibited from being purchased by the customer. Action is then taken to prohibit the purchase of the selected item, via the data network, by the customer. According to one embodiment, the action taken to prohibit the purchase of the regulated item is automatically implemented at a server system configured to implement electronic commerce transactions between an on-line merchant and the customer. According to a specific implementation, the predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which restrict sales of the regulated items to persons in a particular jurisdiction based upon certain criteria such as, for example, time of day, day of week, age of the customer, type of product being sold, etc.
대표청구항
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It is claim: 1. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising: at least one CPU; memory; and at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network; the system configured to identify a regulate
It is claim: 1. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising: at least one CPU; memory; and at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network; the system configured to identify a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating that the item is subject to one or more regulations; the system configured to take action to prohibit purchase, via the data network, of the regulated item by the customer; the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with the on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; the system configured to modify a display of items available for purchase by the customer, wherein the display modification includes restricting display of items which are restricted by the one or more regulations from being purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria; and the system is further configured to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer in response to a determination that the regulated item is not allowed to be purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria. 2. The system of claim 1 wherein said system further configured to implement on-line sales of products to the customer. 3. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to one or more regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 4. The system of claim 3 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific time periods. 5. The system of claim 3 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific days. 6. The system of claim 3 wherein the regulated item corresponds to a class of regulated products selected from the group consisting of: alcohol products, tobacco products, and dairy products. 7. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which prohibit delivery of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 8. The system of claim 1 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons under a minimum age. 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one regulation code parameter for use in identifying items which are associated with a class of regulated products; and wherein the system is configured to associate a specific regulation code parameter with the regulated item. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one condition parameter for use in identifying selected legal requirements which necessitate an invocation of at least one type of compliance action in order to comply with the selected legal requirements. 11. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one restriction parameter for use in identifying at least one type of compliance action to be performed in order to comply with legal regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 12. The system of claim 1 further comprising: an inventory subsystem comprising memory, said inventory subsystem including an inventory database configured to maintain inventory records of a plurality of items of merchandise; a customer interface subsystem in communication with the inventory subsystem, said customer interface subsystem configured to store available inventory data from said inventory subsystem, and further configured to present selected item information relating to said inventory merchandise to at least one customer, said customer interface subsystem being further configured to facilitate customer shopping transactions, and to store customer order information; and an order fulfillment subsystem in communication with said inventory subsystem, said order fulfillment subsystem being configured to receive said customer order information, said order information including at least one customer order for at least one item, said order fulfillment subsystem further configured to facilitate fulfillment of said customer order, wherein fulfillment of a customer order includes obtaining at least a portion of items relating to the order, and preparing the obtained items for shipment to the customer. 13. The system of claim 12 further comprising a delivery subsystem in communication with said customer interface subsystem and said inventory subsystem, said delivery subsystem being configured to receive items relating to at least one fulfilled customer order, said delivery subsystem further configured to facilitate delivery of said received items to said at least one customer. 14. A computer-implemented method for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the method comprising: identifying a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating at least that the item is subject to one or more regulations; and taking action to prevent the purchase of the regulated item via the data network by the customer; wherein said taking action is automatically implemented at a server system configured to implement electronic commerce transactions between an on-line merchant and the customer, the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with the on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; and wherein said taking action comprises taking action to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer, the removal of the regulated item from the electronic shopping cart being based on the one or more predetermined criteria and the delivery time. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the delivery time is associated with a day of week, and wherein the one or more regulations at least restrict the sale of the at least one regulated item on at least one day of the week. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one restriction requires an appropriate recipient to be present to receive the delivery. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more regulations depend on a location associated with the customer. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the one or more regulations are acquired from a data store associated with a server system that performs said method, and wherein the data store stores a plurality of regulation limitations for a plurality of different locations. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more regulations prohibit delivery of the at least one regulated item at the delivery time, and wherein the customer can choose another delivery time or can subsequently remove the at least one regulated item from the online order and continue with the delivery time. 20. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to one or more regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the one OT more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific time periods. 22. The method of claim 20 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during at least one specific day. 23. The method of claim 20 wherein the regulated item corresponds to a class of regulated products selected from the group consisting of: alcohol products, tobacco products, and dairy products. 24. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to one or more regulations which prohibit delivery of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 25. The method of claim 14 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to one or more regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons under a minimum age. 26. A system for implementing electronic commerce transactions via a data network, the system comprising: at least one CPU, memory; and at least one interface configured to provide an interface with at least one customer via the data network; the system being configured to identify a regulated item selected by a customer, the regulated item corresponding to an item which satisfies one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria indicating that the item is subject to one or more regulations; the system configured to take action to prohibit purchase, via the data network, of the regulated item by the customer; the regulated item being part of an on-line order from the customer with an on-line merchant, the on-line order also having information from the customer regarding a delivery time for the order; and the system is further configured to remove the regulated item from an electronic shopping cart associated with the customer in response to a determination that the regulated item is not allowed to be purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria. 27. The system of claim 26 wherein said system further configured to implement on-line sales of products to the customer. 28. The system of claim 26 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to one or more regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 29. The system of clam 28 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific time periods. 30. The system of claim 28 wherein the one or more regulations restrict sales of the regulated item during specific days. 31. The system of claim 28 wherein the regulated item corresponds to a class of regulated products selected from the group consisting of: alcohol products, tobacco products, and dairy products. 32. The system of claim 26 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which prohibit delivery of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 33. The system of claim 26 wherein the one or more predetermined criteria correspond to regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons under a minimum age. 34. The system of claim 26 wherein the system being further configured to modify a display of items available for purchase by the customer, wherein the display modification includes visually indicating those items which are restricted by the one or more regulations from being purchased by the customer based upon the one or more predetermined criteria. 35. The system of claim 26 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one regulation code parameter for use in identifying items which are associated with a class of regulated products; and wherein the system is configured to associate a specific regulation code parameter with the regulated item. 36. The system of claim 26 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one condition parameter for use in identifying selected legal requirements which necessitate an invocation of at least one type of compliance action in order to comply with the selected legal requirements. 37. The system of claim 26 wherein the processor is configured to store into the memory the one or more predetermined criteria, the one or more predetermined criteria including at least one restriction parameter for use in identifying at least one type of compliance action to be performed in order to comply with legal regulations which restrict sales of the regulated item to persons in a particular jurisdiction. 38. The system of claim 26 further comprising: an inventory subsystem comprising memory, said inventory subsystem including an inventory database configured to maintain inventory records of a plurality of items of merchandise; a customer interface subsystem in communication with the inventory subsystem, said customer interface subsystem configured or store available inventory data from said inventory subsystem, and further configured to present selected item information relating to said inventory merchandise to at least one customer, said customer interface subsystem being further configured to facilitate customer shopping transactions, and to store customer order information; and an order fulfillment subsystem in communication with said inventory subsystem, said order fulfillment subsystem being configured to receive said customer order information, said order information including at least one customer order for at least one item, said order fulfillment subsystem further configured to facilitate fulfillment of said customer order, wherein fulfillment of a customer order includes obtaining at least a portion of items relating to the order, and preparing the obtained items for shipment to the customer. 39. The system of claim 38 further comprising a delivery subsystem in communication with said customer interface subsystem and said inventory subsystem, said delivery subsystem configured to receive items relating to at least one fulfilled customer order, said delivery subsystem further being configured to facilitate delivery of said received items to said at least one customer.
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