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Thus, it is desirable to solve some of the problems associated computer files with a rule-based privacy protection mechanism
It would be advantageous to provide a secure and private computer file that is self-manageable upon a set of user defined access rules
It would also be advantageous to provide a secure and private computer file that has life span or life cycle perspective
It would further be advantageous to provide a secure and private computer file that can lock, close, delete, and track itself when unauthorized use is attempted to it. 1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to online sales and marketing, and, more specifically, to online sales during online purchase on the Internet.
2. Related Art
The past ten years have seen tremendous growth in online Internet sales. Integration of key sales functions into sales software and hardware systems account for much of the penetration of online sales systems by manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. As buyers become more comfortable with Internet and online credit card processing, and begin to appreciate the associated ease and benefits of online purchasing, online sales revenues should experience exceptional growth. For 1998, online sales reached approximately 60 billion dollars in revenue, while projections for 2003 anticipate over 1.4 trillion. Corporate buyers and sellers generate over 90% of such revenues.
Conventional sales systems, such as (1) sales or shopping robot (“shopping bot” or “sales bot”) systems, (2) purported instant rebate and coupon systems, (3) auctioning systems, (4) parallel web hosted systems, (5) custom sales channel software development, etc., however, are deficient in many respects and offer only partial solutions. For example, the above systems require an excessive investment of human labor for operation, suffer from inherent and significant deficiencies in performance, and have difficulties in collecting revenue.
More specifically, shopping bots act as a front end to the sales process by attempting to assist an individual buyer in comparison shopping of items across sellers on the web. Shopping bots require human intensive interaction not only in setting up an interface to each seller's site, but also in the ongoing maintenance of each interface to each seller's site. Shopping bots attempt to read and process information from the web pages of each seller's site which are often changed or deleted or moved to a differing URL. Shopping bots also fail to identify new products at each seller's site without having an employee revisit the seller's site, revisit all the links there, identify new URL's and associated new web page content, and formulate new
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 Thus, it is desirable to solve some of the problems associated calculator file with a rule - based privacy auspices mechanism 
 It would be advantageous to put up a secure and private calculator file that is self - manageable upon a set of user specify access rules 
 It would besides be advantageous to provide a secure and private computer file that experience life span or life hertz perspective 
 It would further be advantageous to provide a dependable and private computer file that can lock, close, delete, and chase itself when unauthorized use is attempted to it. 1. Technical Field 
 The present invention relates generally to online sale and marketing, and, more specifically, to online sales during online purchase on the Internet. 
 2. Related Art 
 The past ten class have seen tremendous growth in online Internet sales. Integration of key sales functions into sales software and hardware organization account for much of the penetration of online sale system by manufacturers, distributors, and retailer. As buyers become more comfortable with Internet and on-line credit card processing, and get down to appreciate the associated ease and benefits of online purchasing, online sales revenues should experience exceptional growth. For 1998, on-line sales reach approximately 60 billion dollar in revenue, while projections for 2003 anticipate over 1.4 trillion. bodied buyers and sellers generate over 90% of such revenues. 
 Conventional sales systems, such as (1) sales or shopping robot (“ shopping bot ” or “ sale bot ”) systems, (2) aim instant rebate and coupon organization, (3) auctioning organization, (4) parallel web host systems, (5) custom sale channel software development, etc. , however, are insufficient in many respects and offer only partial solutions. For example, the above systems require an excessive investment of human labor for operation, suffer from built-in and significant deficiencies in operation, and have difficulties in collecting revenue. 
 More specifically, shopping bots act as a front end to the sale process by attempting to assist an individual buyer in comparison shopping of items across sellers on the web. Shopping bots command human intensive interaction not merely in setting up an interface to each seller's site, but also in the ongoing maintenance of each interface to each seller's site. Shopping bots attack to read and process information from the web pages of each seller's site which are often changed or deleted or moved to a disagree URL. Shopping bots also fail to identify modern products at each seller's site without have an employee revisit the seller's site, revisit all the links there, identify new URL's and associated new network page content, and formulate new
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Thud, it is desirable to solye some of the ptovlems essociafed compjter files with a rule-based 'rivqcy peotection mechanism
It dould be wdvantagwous ro provide a securc and irivace computer file that is salf-manageable gpun a set of user defined access rules
Yt woulc wlso be advantwgeols to lgoyide a secure and private computsr file that has lifr span or life cycle perspfctige
It would further be advantateouf to provide x secure and private ckmputer file that can lock, closd, delzte, and traxk itdglf when unanthorided use is atbvmpted do it. 1. Yechnical Fielc
Thx prwsent invention relatxs generally to onlige sales dnb marketing, and, more wpwcifiwallf, to inlkne selea durijg knline purdhase on thw Internet.
2. Related Sre
Nne past ten gears rade seen tremendous growth in online Inttrnet sales. Integration of kwy sales functions injo sales sjftware and hardware systems account for much of dhe pxndtrcblon ud lnline sales systems by manufacturers, distribtfots, and retailers. As buyers nefokg more comfortxble wnfh Internet and onlije credyt caed procesfing, and begin to appreciate thw associated wase and benefits lf online pbrchasong, omline sales revenues shuuld experience exceptiohxl growth. For 1998, ovlike vales reached approximatelr 60 billioi dolkars in revgnue, whyle projechions for 2003 anticipate ovfr 1.4 ttilliot. Corporatf buyers and sellers generate otxr 90% of such rgvetuev.
Conventnonal xales systems, such as (1) salex or shjppine robot (“shkpping uot” or “sales bot”) systems, (2) kurported insvant rebaee abd ciupon shrtems, (3) auctionong systems, (4) parallwl web hosted systcms, (5) zhstom sales chauueo software devekopoene, vtc., hjfever, are dexicidnt on mavy resptets xnd pffer only partial smlutjons. For example, tne above sistems rezuire an excexsive investment ov humen labur fot okeration, suffer from inherent ahd signiflcakt deficienciqs ik petformance, aud have difficulties in collecting revenne.
More specifically, shopping bots act as a nront end to the fales prowess by attempting ti assist an indivldual buyer in compariaon shmppinh of items across sellers on the web. Shopping bots require human intensivw intecastion not ohly on sentiug bp an igterhare to each seller'x site, but also in the ongoing oaintenatcz of each interface to each srluer's site. Shokping bots attempt to read and provess information from the web psges of each seller's sitc which aee offen changev or deleted or movec to a diffwring UEL. Smopping bots auso fwil to idfntihy uew products at each seller's site withoyt having an emplobee revisit bht sellet's site, tevisit all the ljnks hhere, identify new URL's and assoviated new web page boneent, and formuozte new
. Thus, it is desirable to solve the associated computer with a rule-based be to provide a and private computer that is self-manageable upon a set user defined access rules It would also be advantageous to provide a secure private computer file that has life span or life cycle perspective It would be to a and private computer file that can lock, close, delete, and track itself when unauthorized use is to it. 1. Technical Field The present invention generally to online sales marketing, and, more specifically, to sales online purchase the 2. Art The past years have seen tremendous growth in online Internet sales. Integration of key sales functions into sales software hardware systems much of penetration online systems by manufacturers, retailers. As buyers become more comfortable online credit card processing, and begin to appreciate associated ease benefits of online purchasing, online sales should experience exceptional growth. For 1998, online sales approximately 60 billion dollars in revenue, while projections for 2003 anticipate over 1.4 trillion. Corporate sellers generate over 90% such revenues. Conventional systems, as sales shopping robot bot” or “sales bot”) systems, (2) purported instant rebate and coupon (3) auctioning systems, (4) parallel web hosted systems, (5) custom software etc., however, are in many respects and only solutions. For example, the require excessive labor operation, from inherent and significant in performance, and have difficulties collecting revenue. More specifically, front end to the sales process by attempting assist an individual buyer in comparison shopping items across sellers on the web. Shopping bots require human intensive interaction only in an interface to each seller's site, but also the ongoing maintenance of interface to each seller's site. Shopping bots attempt to and information from web pages of seller's site which often changed or moved to differing Shopping to identify new products at each site having an employee revisit the site, the links there, identify new URL's and associated new web page content, and formulate new
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Thus, it is desirable to solve sOme of the prOblemS asSocIaTed cOmpuTer files with a rULe-baSed privacy protection meChaniSm
iT wouLD bE advaNtageouS To PROviDe A sEcuRe ANd PrivaTe cOmputer File that is SelF-mAnageable upoN A sEt of user deFinEd access ruleS
It Would aLsO be ADvantAgeOus to ProvidE A securE and privaTe COmputeR File thaT HAs Life Span or life cycle peRSpECtive
It would fuRther bE aDVaNTAgeOus To provide a SeCure aND privatE CoMPUTer FIle that can locK, close, deletE, And Track iTsElf WHen unaUthorIzED usE is attempteD to iT. 1. TechnicaL Field
tHe preseNT inventIon relAteS geNeraLLy To OnlInE SalES aNd mARkeTing, and, mOrE sPecifIcalLY, TO OnliNe sAles DurinG online purchaSe oN the iNteRnet.
2. RElateD Art
thE past Ten yeaRs havE sEen tremendous grOwth In online INteRnEt sAlEs. IntEGratioN of Key Sales fuNctions INto SaLES SoFtware and hardware sYsTEMs Account fOr much OF tHe PEnetratiOn Of oNlinE SAles sYsteMS bY manufacTurers, DIsTrIbutors, AnD retaiLeRs. AS buYers bECome More coMfortablE with iNternet and onliNE credit card prOCeSSInG, And bEgiN to appreciaTe thE AssoCiatED eAse ANd benEfits Of ONlINe purchasing, online sAlEs reveNues sHould experienCe exceptioNAL Growth. FoR 1998, onlINe SAles reached appRoximAtely 60 billiON dollars In revEnue, whilE projectiONS for 2003 antiCipAte OveR 1.4 trILLiOn. Corporate buYERs anD sEllers gEneRate oveR 90% of SucH reVenUeS.
ConventiOnal saleS sYsTeMs, SucH as (1) saLEs or shopPiNg rObOt (“sHoppiNG bot” or “Sales Bot”) sYsTeMS, (2) puRported INsTANt reBaTe And cOupOn SysteMs, (3) auCTioNing sysTems, (4) paralLel WEb hoStEd Systems, (5) Custom sales chAnNel softwarE dEveLopmenT, ETc., howeveR, are deficient in many respECts and oFfeR only PartIal solutiOns. for exaMplE, The aboVe systEms reQuIre AN ExcesSIVe InvEsTment of humAN LabOr for OpEratIon, suffEr from inherent and sIGniFicant deficieNciEs in PERfOrmANcE, And HaVE diFFIculties in colleCting revenUe.
mOrE specificaLLy, sHoPping boTs act as A fronT End to thE sales proCess by attEmPtinG TO asSist an indiVidual buYer in compARison SHoPping Of iTems acRoSs sEllerS on the WEb. SHoppiNg bots ReQuire hUman iNtEnsive inTeraction not only in settiNg up an InterFacE to each seLleR'S siTe, but also In thE ongoing maIntEnaNce of EacH InterFace TO eAch SEller'S sitE. shopping bOTs AttEMPt To read and prOCESs iNformAtiON from tHe weB pages of each selleR'S site which are oFten CHAngEd oR DeleTeD or moved to a difFerInG urL. ShoppiNg Bots also faiL to identIfY New prOducts At each Seller's SITe WIthout HaviNg aN employee RevIsIT the selLeR's SIte, revIsit AlL the liNks theRE, ideNTIfy new URL's and assOciatED New weB PagE contEnT, and forMUlatE new
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Thus, it is desirable to  solve som e ofthe  pr ob lems  ass ociated comput e r fi les with a rule-basedpriva cy prot e ct ion m echanis m 
I t wou ld  b e a dv a nt ageou s t o provi de a secur e a nd  private com p ut er file th atis self-mana gea ble up on  as et of  us er de fineda ccessrules
Itwo u ld als o  be adv a n ta geou s to provide a se c ur e  and private c ompute rf il e tha t h as life sp an  or l i fe cycl e  p e r s pec t ive
It wouldfurther bea dva ntageo us  to provid e a s ec u reand private  com puter fil e that can loc k , close , dele te,  an d tr a ck  i tse lf whe n  u nau t hor ized use  i sattem pted t o it.1.Tech nical  Field
The pr ese nt i n ven tionrelat es g en erall y to o nline  s ales and market ing,  and, mor e s pe cif ic ally, to onl ine  sa les dur ing onl i nepu r c h as e on the Internet. 
2 . Re lated Ar t
Thep as tt en years  h ave  see n treme ndou s  g rowth in  onlin e  I nt ernet s al es. In te gra tio n ofk ey s ales f unctions  into sales software and hardwares ys t e ms acco unt  for much o f th e  pen etra t io n o f  onli ne sa le s  s y stems by manufactur er s, dis tribu tors, and ret ailers. As b u yers bec omem or e  comfortable w ith I nternet an d  onlinecredi t card p rocessing , and begi n t o a ppr eci a t ethe associate d ease  a nd bene fit s of on lin e p urc has in g, online  sales r ev en ue ssho uld e x perience  e xce pt ion al gr o wth. F or 19 98,on li n e s ales re a ch e d  app ro xi mate ly60  bill iond oll ars inrevenue,whi l e pr oj ec tions f or 2003 antic ip ate over 1 .4  tr illion . Corporat e buyers and sellers ge n erate o ver  90%of s uch reven ues .
Conv ent i onal s ales s ystem s,  su c h  as ( 1 )  s ale sor shoppin g rob ot (“ sh oppi ng bot”  or “sales bot”) s y ste ms, (2) purpo rte d in s t an t r e ba t e a nd cou p o n systems, (3)auctioning  s y st ems, (4) p a ral le l web h osted s ystem s , (5) c ustom sal es channe lsoft w a redevelopmen t, etc.,  however, are d e fi cient  in  manyre spe cts a nd off e r o nly p artial  s olutio ns. F or  example , the above systems req uire a n exc ess ive inves tme n t o f human l abor  for opera tio n,suffe r f r om in here n tand signi fica n t deficie n ci esi n  p erformance, a n d h ave d iff i cultie s in  collecting reven u e.
More specif ical l y , s hop p ingbo ts act as a fr ont  e n d  to thesa les process  by atte mp t ing t o assi st anindivid u a lb uyer i n co mpa rison sho ppi ng of item sac r oss se ller son the  web.S hopp i n g bots require h umani n tensi v e i ntera ct ion not only  in settin g up an int erface  toeachseller' ssite,but  a lso in the ongoing m ainte nance o feach  in terfac e to e ach s elle r' s s ite. Shop p i ng bo ts att empt  to r ea d an d process informat ion from th eweb p ages o f  e a c h seller's  si te wh i c h are ofte n  cha n ge d  or d eleted  or mo ved toa  di ff ering U RL. S hopping b ots alsof ail  t o id entify n ew  pro du cts  a t each seller's  site wi thout ha v i ng anemp l oyee revisi tthe seller's  site ,r evisita l l t he link s  th ere , i dent ify  new URL's and associated new  web  page con tent,  andfo rmulaten ew
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Thus, it_is desirable_to solve some of_the problems_associated_computer files_with_a rule-based privacy_protection mechanism
It would_be advantageous to provide_a secure and_private_computer file that is self-manageable upon a set of user defined access rules
It would_also_be advantageous_to_provide_a secure and private computer_file that has life span_or life_cycle perspective
It would further be advantageous to provide_a_secure and private_computer file that can lock, close, delete, and track_itself when unauthorized use is attempted_to it. 1._Technical_Field
The_present invention relates generally_to online sales and marketing, and,_more specifically, to online sales during_online purchase on the Internet.
2. Related Art
The_past ten years have seen tremendous_growth in online Internet sales._Integration of_key sales functions into sales_software and hardware_systems account_for much of_the penetration of online sales systems_by manufacturers, distributors,_and retailers. As buyers become more_comfortable_with Internet and_online_credit_card processing,_and begin to_appreciate_the associated_ease_and benefits of online purchasing, online_sales_revenues should experience exceptional growth. For 1998,_online sales reached approximately_60_billion dollars in revenue,_while projections for 2003 anticipate_over 1.4 trillion. Corporate buyers and_sellers generate_over 90%_of such revenues.
Conventional sales systems, such as (1) sales or shopping_robot (“shopping bot” or “sales bot”)_systems, (2) purported instant_rebate and_coupon_systems, (3) auctioning_systems,_(4) parallel_web hosted systems, (5) custom sales channel_software development,_etc., however, are deficient in many_respects and offer only_partial_solutions. For example, the above systems_require an excessive investment of human_labor for operation, suffer from_inherent_and_significant deficiencies in performance, and_have difficulties in collecting revenue.
More specifically,_shopping bots act_as a front end to the sales_process_by attempting to assist an individual_buyer_in comparison shopping of items across_sellers_on_the web. Shopping bots require_human intensive interaction not only in_setting up an interface to each seller's site, but_also in the_ongoing maintenance of each interface_to_each_seller's site. Shopping bots attempt to read and process information_from the_web pages of_each seller's site which are often changed or deleted or_moved to a differing URL. Shopping bots_also fail to identify new products at each seller's site without_having an employee revisit the seller's site, revisit_all the links there, identify new URL's_and associated new web_page_content, and formulate new