WO2000017796A1 - A system and method for providing e-commerce access to an internet website - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to a system and method for accessing a website, and more particularly to a novel system and method for paying for access, information, services and/or goods from the website.
- Another form of website includes a series of web pages which include the business 's product itself, in the form of information or entertainment.
- the business may be providing access to an electronic newspaper or magazine, may be providing access to search a particular database, or may be providing access to games, video, electronic greeting cards, screen savers, animations, photographs, recordings, advice, or other similar forms of media or entertainment.
- credit cards may be cost prohibitive for small purchases (e.g., $1.00) or the issuer may require a minimum purchase amount (e.g. $10.00).
- Debit cards e.g., checking cards, ATM cards, etc.
- the present invention is directed toward an improved system and method for providing e-commerce access to an Internet website.
- the present invention provides a novel form of payment for gaining e-commerce access to an Internet website in the form of a webcard.
- the webcard includes a diminishing debit value having various units depending upon the website to which it provides e-commerce access.
- These units include: a cash value (e.g., $100 worth of goods); a unit value associated with the website (e.g., 10 searches in a particular database); a subscription value (e.g., 8 weeks of a daily newspaper); a time value (e.g., 100 minutes of video or game time); and other units whereby goods, services, and/or information can be sold.
- a cash value e.g., $100 worth of goods
- a unit value associated with the website e.g., 10 searches in a particular database
- a subscription value e.g., 8 weeks of a daily newspaper
- a time value e.g., 100 minutes of video or game time
- the webcard solves the problems of traditional methods of payment for e-commerce access in several ways.
- the consumer is able to purchase e-commerce access in a traditional manner from a retail point-of-sale location.
- businesses are able to provide e-commerce access to consumers through prepaid accounts without worrying about billing or collection issues.
- losses associated with security issues such as fraud or electronic theft are limited to the diminishing debit value associated with each card. In other words, neither the consumer or the business is exposed to a loss of more than the diminishing debit value.
- the webcard provides a practical way of paying for small purchases of goods and/or services over the Internet. In other words, the webcard provides increased granularity for e-commerce transactions than was previously available.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an Internet environment in which the present invention operates
- FIG. 2 illustrates a webcard according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 illustrates various retail point-of-sale locations where webcards can be purchased according to various embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operations performed by a client according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a website according to one embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
- FIG. 1 illustrates an Internet environment 100 in which the present invention is utilized.
- Internet environment 100 includes a consumer 110 (more typically referred to as client 110), a remote terminal 120 with which client 110 interfaces with Internet environment, the Internet 130 which operatively couples remote terminal 120 to a server 140 on which a website 150 is operated.
- client 110 obtains e-commerce access to website
- e-commerce access to website 150 represents the ability to read the newspaper on a paper-by-paper basis or as a subscription over a period of weeks.
- e-commerce access to website 150 represents the ability to play one or more video games for a given amount of time, for a given number of plays, or unlimited number of plays within a particular subscription period.
- e-commerce access to website 150 represents the ability to submit a search to the database.
- e-commerce access to website 150 refers to a particular level of access to the website for which payment can be expressed and extracted.
- account number 230 identifies a particular entry in a database used to track a diniinishing debit value associated with webcard 160.
- Account number 230 is used with website 150 to provide payment to website 150 for e-commerce access as appropriate.
- the diminishing debit value associated with webcard 160 is decremented accordingly.
- account number 230 is a security code that uniquely identifies webcard 160 with a particular amount of e-commerce access to website 150. In effect, this aspect of the invention operates as a password for e-commerce access to website 150.
- account number 230 may comprise an account number as described above as well as a separate security code or personal-identification-number ("PIN").
- This security code or PIN may be predetermined and affixed to substrate 210, may be assigned by website 150 and communicated securely to client 110 after an initial login procedure, may be assigned to client 110 at the retail point-of-sale location, or selected by client 110 and commumcated to website 150 in any suitably secure manner.
- account number 230 is masked from public view prior to being sold at the retail point-of-sale location.
- Suitable means for masking account number 230 includes an opaque, sealed wrapper, a scratch-off field, an opaque removable adhesive strip, or other such means for preventing viewing of account number 230 while webcard 160 is displayed for sale.
- An optional production control number 260 may be included on webcard 160.
- production control number 260 may also be used to authenticate webcard 160 in a manner similar to that discussed above with respect to the security code.
- Figure 3 illustrates various retail point-of-sale locations 300 from which client 110 may purchase webcard 160.
- retail point-of-sale locations include, but are not limited to, a convenience store 310, a kiosk 320, a retail store 330, a newsstand 340, a catalog 360, direct mail 370, and direct TV 380.
- These retail point-of-sale locations 300 thus mentioned are not intended to be exclusive but rather illustrative of the various locations at which webcards may be sold to client 110 in a traditional transactional manner using cash, check, credit card, debit card, money order, etc., to obtain webcard 160.
- Each of these retail point-of-sale locations 300 represents a location where client 110 is familiar and comfortable with making purchases.
- Convenience store 310 and retail store 330 represent point-of-sale locations where clients 110 purchase other physical goods (e.g., milk, bread, toilet paper, gas, clothing, electronics, etc.) in addition to webcard 160.
- convenience store 310 and retail store 330 would sell webcards 160 associated with websites offering similar, identical, or related goods and services to those offered in the point- of-sale location.
- retail store 330 might offer webcards 160 for sale for e-commerce access to its own website 150.
- FIG. 4 illustrates website 150 according to one embodiment of the present invention in further detail.
- Website 150 includes a series of webpages 410 that include or illustrate goods, services and/or information to which client 110 desires e-commerce access. This aspect of the present invention is well known and further description is not included.
- website 150 includes a webcard database 420 to monitoring access to website 150. This aspect of the present invention is now described.
- Webcard database 420 includes one or more webcard entries 430 each corresponding to a unique webcard 160.
- Each webcard entry 430 includes an account field 440 and a diminishing debit value ("DDV") field 460.
- Each webcard entry 430 may also include a separate security field 450 as well.
- Other fields such as expiration date, webcard issuer, webcard holder, etc., may also be included in webcard entry 430.
- a webcard entry 430 is created in webcard database 420 for each webcard 160 issued for particular website 150.
- account field 440 is used to identify valid account numbers 230 associated with issued webcards 160.
- website 150 checks in webcard database 420 for webcard entry 430 corresponding to account number 230 provided by client 110 for bis webcard 160.
- website 150 locates webcard entry 430 that includes account field
- website 150 in an attempt to further authenticate webcard 160, might prompt client 110 for a security code or PIN provided to client or for an expiration date 240 or production control number 260 included on webcard 160. If client 110 provides a code that corresponds to security field 450, website 150 may be assured that webcard 160 is authentic.
- Various well known authentication schemes and protocols are available and could be used as would be apparent. Such schemes may include graphic variances.
- website 150 After authenticating webcard 160, in one embodiment of the present invention, website 150 checks DDV field 460 to determine whether an associated webcard 160 has any remaining e-commerce value. For example, website 150 may check DDV field 460 for a nonzero value thereby indicating that webcard 160 still has value remaining. Alternately, website 150 may check DDV field 460 for a date associated with a subscription period. A subscription period may be fixed, or variable as in the case of a subscription starting from a date of first use. If the present date is within the tolling subscription period, webcard 160 has value remaining. Other mechanisms for determining whether webcard 160 has value remaining are available depending upon the units of value measured as would be apparent.
- website 150 may check to determine whether webcard 160 has sufficient e-commerce value to perform the transaction requested by client 110. For example, if client 110 attempts to purchase $50 worth of clothing, website 150 must determine whether client's webcard 160 has $50 worth of e-commerce access. If so, website 150 provides e-commerce access to website 150 by accepting the transaction. If not, website 150 refuses e-commerce access to website 150 by denying the transaction.
- website 150 decrements the dimmishing debit value associated with webcard 160 and updates this in webcard database 420 as corresponding DDV field 460.
- website 150 explicitly decrements the diininishing debit value associated with webcard 160.
- website 150 deducts the cost of the e- commerce access for a particular transaction from the dimimshing debit value as in the case of a clothing purchase.
- website 150 decrements the dimimshing debit value associated with webcard 160 periodically as units of time pass as would be appropriate depending on the particular type of e-commerce access associated with webcard 160 (e.g., e-commerce access measured as units of time).
- website 150 decrements the dimmishing debit value associated with webcard 160 as pages or bytes of information are transferred to client 110.
- website 150 implicitly decrements the (hmmishing debit value associated with webcard 160.
- e-commerce access is provided as a subscription for a particular period of time.
- the dimimshing debit value represents the expiration date of the subscription.
- website 150 does not decrement the dimimshing debit value explicitly; rather the decrementing is performed implicitly because as each day passes the days remaining in the subscription are reduced.
- the functions of website 150 thus described with respect to webcard database 420 are performed by a third party (not shown) rather than website 150.
- website 150 would pass information including account number 230, value of the desired e-commerce access, and/or any other additional information to the third party for the third party to authenticate webcard 160, determine whether an associated diminishing debit value is sufficient for the desired e-commerce access, and/or perform the various accounting and record keeping tasks associated with the present invention.
- a manufacturer/issuer of webcards 160 would perform or provide access to the functions of this third party.
- client 110 purchases a webcard 160 from a familiar, traditional retail point-of-sale location 300.
- client 110 may purchase webcard from convenience store 310, kiosk 320, retail store 330, newsstand 340, catalog 360, direct mail 370, direct TV 380, or other similar retail location where client 110 can purchase goods and services in a traditional manner.
- this step contemplates client 110 receiving webcard 160 as a promotion 350.
- this step involves client
- client 110 receives e-commerce access from website 150.
- website 150 The operation of website 150 according to the present invention is now described with reference to Figure 6. As described below, these operations are performed by website 150.
- website 150 provides a web page to client 110 via the Internet 130.
- this web page sometimes referred to as a home page for the website 150, is the web page addressed by the URL provided on webcard 160.
- website 150 may have several home pages targeting several different clients 110.
- website 150 may have a unique home page exclusively for clients 110 with webcards 160 and other home pages for clients 110 using other forms of payment.
- the operation and implementation of web pages is well known and not discussed in further detail herein.
- website 150 determines whether e-commerce access is to be granted to client 110 based on webcard 160. This step may involve providing client 110 with one or more payments selections from which to chose. For example, website 150 may accept several forms of payment including a credit card, a debit card, an account, an electronic transfer of funds, check, money order, etc., with appropriate procedures in place to handle each form of payment as would be apparent. According to the present invention, website 150 also accepts payment in the form of webcard 160. In one embodiment of the present invention, website 150 only accepts payment in the form of webcard 160. In this embodiment of the present invention, step 630 may be performed implicitly.
- step 630 may provide separate web pages and/or URL addresses for clients using webcards 160.
- website 150 operates on preferred servers 140 (i.e., faster processors, higher bandwith connections, additional features and/or products, "red carpet” services, special discounts, etc.) for clients 110 that use webcards 160.
- website 150 receives account number 230 associated with webcard 160 from client 110.
- Website 150 may receive account number 230 in response to a prompt for client 110 to enter account number 230 or in conjunction with step 630 as client 110 selecting webcard 160 as his form of payment.
- Other forms of receiving account number 230 from client 110 are contemplated according to various well known Internet protocols including a third party receiving account number 230.
- website 150 authenticates webcard 160. Generally, website 150 searches webcard database 420 for webcard entry 430 corresponding to account number 230.
- website 150 may prompt client 110 for a security code, PIN, expiration data, production control number, etc., in an attempt to further authenticate webcard 160 as a valid webcard.
- step 660 website 150 determines whether a diminishing debit value associated with webcardl ⁇ O is sufficient for the e-commerce access requested by client 110.
- website 150 performs this step by comparing DDV 460 in webcard entry 430 corresponding to account number 230 to the value of the requested e- commerce access. If DDV 460 exceeds or is equal to the value of the requested e-commerce access, website 150 determines that the diminishing debit value associated with webcard 160 is sufficient. Otherwise, the diminishing debit value is insufficient for the requested e- commerce access.
- step 660 is performed in conjunction with step 650. In other words, in this embodiment of the present invention, authentication includes determining whether the dimimshing debit value is sufficient for the requested e-commerce access.
- website 150 decrements the diminishing debit value associated with webcard 160 based on the requested e-commerce access.
- website 150 deducts the costs of the e-commerce access from the value of the webcard account.
- this step may be performed explicitly, as in the case of purchasing goods, or implicitly, as in the case of a subscription.
- website 150 updates DDV 460 in webcard entry 430 associated with webcard 160 to reflect the change in the diminishing debit value as a result of the requested e-commerce access.
- decrementing the diminishing debit value to zero or incrementing an amount of e- commerce used to the face value are equivalent mechamsms for performing a similar function of accounting albeit from opposite ends.
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