Method and apparatus for simplified e-commerce shopping via home shopping terminals

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a method and apparatus for connecting an e-shopping facility such as an econcierge station or , an e-service or e-merchandise provider with an e-shopping appliance, such as a television , interphone monitor or a shopping terminal or a television receiver including , central processing unit and a memory, via a communications network such as a private network public network or , the internet and through an interface unit wherein an e-shopping software , programs are installed into the memory of the central processing unit which enables to select and process orders for , e-service and/or e-merchandise on the basis of the installed programs. A stopping signal is , generated and …