US008719339B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,719,339 B2 Reisman (45) Date of Patent: May 6, 2014 (54) SOFTWARE AND METHOD THAT ENABLES (58) Field of Classification Search SELECTION OF ONE OF A PLURALITY OF USPC ............... 709/229, 203, 217; 725/95; 380/49; ONLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS 707/632; 705/344 See application file for complete search history. (75) Inventor: Richard R. Reisman, New York, NY (US) (56) References Cited (73) Assignee: Intellectual Ventures I LLC, U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Wilmington, DE (US) 3,859,468 A 1/1975 Smith et al. 4,009,469 A 2f1977 Boudreau et al. (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 (Continued) U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (21) Appl. No.: 12/840,775 EP O 680 185 A2 11/1995 EP O 845 747 A2 6, 1998 (22) Filed: Jul. 21, 2010 (Continued) (65) Prior Publication Data OTHER PUBLICATIONS US 2010/0287.155A1 Nov. 11, 2010 “10-Fill-out Forms and Input fields.” http://www.w3.org/MarkUp. HTMLPlus/htmlplus 41.html, Nov. 8, 1993. Related U.S. Application Data (Continued) (60) Division of application No. 1 1/929,075, filed on Oct. Primary Examiner – Brian PWhipple 30, 2007, which is a continuation of application No. Assistant Examiner — Michael A Chambers 09/553,337, filed on Apr. 20, 2000, which is a (57) ABSTRACT continuation of application No. 08/982,157, filed on A novel electronic information transport component can be Dec. 1, 1997, now Pat. No. 6,125,388, which is a incorporated in a wide range of electronic information prod continuation of application No. 08/251.724, filed on ucts, for example magazine collections, to automate the mass May 31, 1994, now Pat. No. 5,694,546, said distribution of updates, such as current issues, from a remote application No. 09/553,337 is a continuation of server to a wide user base having a diversity of computer application No. 08/641,010, filed on Apr. 29, 1996, stations. Advantages of economy, immediacy and ease of use now Pat. No. 6,594,692, which is a continuation of are provided. Extensions of the invention permit automated application No. 08/251,724. electronic catalog shopping with order placement and, (51) Int. Cl. optionally, order confirmation. A server-based update distri G06F 15/16 (2006.01) bution service is also provided. In addition, an offline web G06F I7/00 (2006.01) browser system, with hyperlink redirection capabilities, a G06O 10/00 (2012.01) novel recorded music product with automated update capa (52) U.S. Cl. bilities and an Internet charging mechanism are provided. 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