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`United States Patent
`Reisman
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`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 6,594,692 B1
`*Jul. 15, 2003
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`US006594692B1
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`(54) METHODS FOR TRANSACTING
`ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
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`(76) Inventor: Richard R. Reisman, 20 E. 9th St.
`#14K’ New York’ NY (Us) 10003
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`(21) Appl. No.: 08/641,010
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`(22) Filed.
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`Apr. 29, 1996
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 08/251,724, ?led 0n
`May 31, 1994: now Pat NO- 576947546
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`(51) Int. Cl.7 ...................... .. G06F 17/60; G06F 15/163
`(52) US. Cl. ..................... .. 709/219; 709/203; 709/225;
`705/26
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Primary Examiner—Jeffrey Gaffin
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Wester1und Powell, P-C;
`Richard R. Reisman; Raymond H. J. PoWell, Jr.
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
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`(56)
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`A novel electronic information transport component can be
`incorporated in a Wide range of electronic information
`products, for example magazine collections, to automate the
`mass distribution of updates, such as current issues, from a
`remote server to a Wide user base having a diversity of
`computer stations. Advantages of economy, immediacy and
`ease of use are provided. Extensions of the invention permit
`automated electronic catalog shopping With order placement
`and, optionally, order con?rmation. A server-based update
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