A method for effecting transactions across multiple vendors in an integrated environment, wherein the user may purchase each of a plurality of items the user finds independent of the vendors. The user's selections are received from the user and mapped to selected set of vendors. When the user is finished,...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US20010016828?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010016828 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING TRANSACTION MECHANISMS OVER MULTIPLE INTERNET SITES