WO2002005568A3 - System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants - Google Patents

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WO2002005568A3
WO2002005568A3 PCT/US2001/021611 US0121611W WO0205568A3 WO 2002005568 A3 WO2002005568 A3 WO 2002005568A3 US 0121611 W US0121611 W US 0121611W WO 0205568 A3 WO0205568 A3 WO 0205568A3
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merchants
television commerce
enabling television
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John Link
George A Graves
Christopher J Heimark
Thomas A Brown
Cliff Benham
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Qvc Inc
John Link
George A Graves
Christopher J Heimark
Thomas A Brown
Cliff Benham
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Priority to EP01950990A priority patent/EP1302073A2/en
Priority to CA002415482A priority patent/CA2415482A1/en
Priority to JP2002508846A priority patent/JP2004537179A/en
Publication of WO2002005568A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002005568A2/en
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Priority to NO20030104A priority patent/NO20030104D0/en

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Abstract

A system and method for providing television programming which has been enabled for interactive purchase by viewers using their set top boxes over multiple channels for multiple merchant products/services and for delivering those purchase requests to the parties who provide fulfillment and billing for those requests.
PCT/US2001/021611 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants WO2002005568A2 (en)

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AU2001271932A AU2001271932A1 (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants
PL01366377A PL366377A1 (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants
EP01950990A EP1302073A2 (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants
CA002415482A CA2415482A1 (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants
JP2002508846A JP2004537179A (en) 2000-07-10 2001-07-09 System and method for enabling simultaneous telemarketing for multiple channels to multiple merchants
NO20030104A NO20030104D0 (en) 2000-07-10 2003-01-09 System and method of providing television commerce simultaneously for multiple channels for multiple merchants

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