特許クレームが好きすぎるのでポチポチとアップします。
今日は、アマゾンの「1クリック特許」とも呼ばれ、アマゾンの飛躍に貢献した
US 5960411Aの請求項1です。
"Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications network"
We claim:
1. A method of placing an order for an item comprising:
under control of a client system,
displaying information identifying the item; and
in response to only a single action being performed, sending a request to order the item along with an identifier of a purchaser of the item to a server system;
under control of a single-action ordering component of the server system,
receiving the request;
retrieving additional information previously stored for the purchaser identified by the
identifier in the received request; and
generating an order to purchase the requested item for the purchaser identified by the identifier in the received request using the retrieved additional information; and
fulfilling the generated order to complete purchase of the item
whereby the item is ordered without using a shopping cart ordering model.
方法クレームですね。
無駄がなく美しい!
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