A System (1) provides electronic commerce for franchise stores over the Internet without such franchise stores creating/maintaining/controlling their own home pages and by reducing the transaction cost for goods sold. The System (1) may include a headquarter server (H.Server) (10) that is connected to...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7505923?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7505923 - Network based franchise business system and method