Comments:Amazon loses "1-click patent" suit

And this is just another example of why US Patent Law is severely broken, favoring only those who patent any simple process and then waiting to sue instead of using the patent. US Patent Law only stifles innovation and as created an industry of patent shops which merely file patents and sue anyone that remotely uses something like their patented idea.
 * The concept of patenting something isn't broken, the process is. And the fact that they obviously do not have a single competent IT specialist is obvious, follow me here... --Brian McNeil / talk 18:41, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

The Patent
Here we go, 2 clicks to the patent from our article...

"A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet. The order is placed by a purchaser at a client system and received by a server system. The server system receives purchaser information including identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from the client system. The server system then assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the assigned client identifier with the received purchaser information. The server system sends to the client system the assigned client identifier and an HTML document identifying the item and including an order button. The client system receives and stores the assigned client identifier and receives and displays the HTML document. In response to the selection of the order button, the client system sends to the server system a request to purchase the identified item. The server system receives the request and combines the purchaser information associated with the client identifier of the client system to generate an order to purchase the item in accordance with the billing and shipment information whereby the purchaser effects the ordering of the product by selection of the order button."

This is describing the basic system every mail order company.

Here's my take...

"A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet post or telephone. The order is placed by a purchaser, at a client system and received by a data entry operator and entered into a server system. The server system receives purchaser information including identification of the purchaser, payment information, and shipment information from the client system . The server system then assigns a client identifier to the client system and associates the assigned client identifier with the received purchaser information. The server system sends to the client system the assigned client identifier and an HTML document identifying the item and including an order button a complete catalog, acustomer card bearing their client identifier, and a order telephone number. The client system receives and stores the assigned client identifier and receives and displays the HTML document catalog and customer card. In response to the selection of the order button a call to the order telephone number, the client system sends to the server system a request to purchase the identified item is asked to provide their customer number and the item codes for what they wish to order. The operator enters this into the server system which receives the request and combines the purchaser information associated with the client identifier of the client system to generate an order to purchase the item in accordance with the billing and shipment information whereby the purchaser effects the ordering of the product by selection of the order button calling the hotline."

--Brian McNeil / talk 18:41, 20 October 2007 (UTC)