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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Brian Siegel, Washingtonville, NY (US);
Inventor:
Brian Siegel, Washingtonville, NY (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for tracking transactions made over the Internet. A sidecar application detects entry of a credit card number. The application auto-populates a web page associated with the transaction and updates a database that tracks the transaction. Third parties can be given access to the database to process loyalty points or make bill payments.