System, method, and computer program for providing a multi-merchant electronic shopping cart for a shopping service

摘要

#$%^&*AU2017202914B220190620.pdf#####ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A system, method, and computer program are provided for providing a multimerchant electronic shopping cart within a web browser. The shopping cart can be used at a plurality of unrelated merchant shopping sites and remains within the 5 browser regardless of the displayed website. When a user selects the shopping cart, a user interface is displayed with information about a product on the website without navigating to a new webpage. If the product has options, the user is able to select for the options via the user interface. The user is also able to save products from a plurality of shopping sites to the shopping cart or purchase products from the 10 shopping cart at one time. For each product to be purchased, a purchase transaction is conducted, on behalf of the user, with the merchant associated with the website from which the user added the product to the shopping cart. 15 281/25 Providing a shopping cart object within a user's browser that provides access to an electronic shopping cart that can be used at a plurality of unrelated merchant shopping sites. The shopping cart object remains within the browser regardless of the website displayed within the browser. 110 In response to the user selecting a visual representation of the shopping cart object (e.g., an icon in a toolbar), generating a user interface for an electronic shopping cart. 120 Is the webpage Display message in user displayed within the interface indicating that browser supported by No-- webpage viewed by e electronic shoppin user is unsupported. cart? 130 Yes Obtain information related to a product displayed on the webpage. Information may include price and any available product options. 140 Display product information within the user interface for the electronic shopping cart. 150 Enable the user to either buy the product or save the product to the electronic shopping cart for later retrieval. Products from a plurality of different merchants can be saved to the electronic shopping cart. 160 User elects to buy product User elects to save product A FIG.1a B