Amazon 1-click

[Nick (Goodbye!)]

So I was reading one of my Php books, and it said something about Amazon having a Patent on buying stuff using 1 click. Does that mean if you sell stuff online, your process has to have 2 clicks or more? Or how does the patent work?

[Charles Stover]

I doubt that's the patent. I may be over the name one-click shopping or summat. Or what is processed by and during that one click. But Amazon's shopping is certainly not one click. It's more like fifteen. Soooo, I say don't worry about it.

[Nick (Goodbye!)]

Okay, thanks.


But they do have a patent on something like that. They even had a patent number. I'll look into it.

[Charles Stover]

I'm sure they have a patent, but I don't think it's on the ability to buy something with one click. That's much too vague to be patentable.

[Nick (Goodbye!)]

Yeah. I'll look into it just to make sure. Thanks.

[Michael]

Just some Info for you to Read through - most interesting part is the part towards the bottom of the wiki article about Barnes & Noble's lawsuit etc...

[Nick (Goodbye!)]

Oh, that Barnes and Noble's lawsuit explained it. But that is a really stupid patent. It should be overruled!

Anyways, thanks for the links Wrighty, and long live wImg too!