>> ...the online retailing giant outlined a method for expanding portions of the ordering form, then collapsing that portion of the form and removing the data fields...
They patented the "display" attribute in CSS? - Jim Kevin Graeme wrote: >http://news.com.com/2100-1019_3-5070569.html?tag=lh > >--- >Amazon wins patent for ordering forms > > >By Dawn Kawamoto >Staff Writer, CNET News.com >September 2, 2003, 5:17 PM PT > > >Amazon.com on Tuesday received a patent for new features on its ordering >forms. >In its latest patent, the online retailing giant outlined a method for >expanding portions of the ordering form, then collapsing that portion of the >form and removing the data fields. The content for that particular section >of the form would then be displayed again. > >The patent, filed in September 1997 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark >Office, also described a method for editing content on the order form and >redisplaying the information in the section after the changes have been >made, according to a copy of the patent. > > > >In its effort to build a loyal customer base, Amazon is continually tweaking >its technology to make its Web site easier to use and to expand its range of >offerings. Like many companies, Amazon has been building a patent portfolio >to cover products and services it's poured money into developing and from >which it expects to profit. > >Last May, Amazon was granted a patent for a system that allows customers to >preorder a used item from an unspecified seller, even if that item isn't yet >offered by anyone else on the site. > >Amazon representatives were not immediately available for comment. > >--- > >-Kevin > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
