4,799,156 4,801,787 4,823,264 4,882,675 4,926,255 4.941, 090 4,964.043 4,992,940
5,016,270 5,050,207 5,084,816 5,117,355 5,157,717 5, 189606 5,202,826 5,220,501 …

This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/940,568, filed Aug. 28, 2001,
now US Pat. No. 6,516, 057 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/544, 579, filed …

(21) Appl. No.: 09/335,287(57) ABSTRACT (22) Filed: Jun. 17, 1999 51) Int. CA method and
apparatus for adaptively targeting advertise (51) o, 0/00 2006. O1 ments to a specific client …

(57) ABSTRACT A computer communicates with a referral server according to a web service
definition to select and audit performance of an internet service. The computer sends and …

0002 Rudimentary systems for the online ordering of goods are known. One system is
described is US Pat. No. 5.991, 739 titled INTERNET ONLINE ORDER METHOD AND …

[0004] The disclosed invention relates generally to elec tronic commerce, and in particular to
a method for conduct ing online sales of items available for immediate purchase. Still more …

An on-line communications service allows a plurality of service providers to provide services
to respective groups of subscribers, with the on-line service from each provider being …

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that advertises a user interface
for controlling and/or monitoring a service. During operation, the system advertises the user …

(57) ABSTRACT A user is provided with access to a preferred online store through one or
more networks. The online store has one or more products each with a product description …

Therefore, there is a need for a method and system for online softWare purchases that
address the above and other problems With the traditional approach, provide ease of …