Method for creating and maintaining worldwide e-commerce

Abstract

A virtual network resource infrastructure for hosting and managing a plurality of e-malls and each e-mall uses the virtual network resource infrastructure for offering e-commerce solution and the hosting of: e-shops, e-distributors and web sites. Also, on-line foreign language interface translation and interface exchange. Further having satellite e-malls with e-services and e-mall using satellite e-malls' e-services; user surfing tracking means and multiple sales channel where e-shops, e-malls, satellite e-malls and e-distributors sell their products directly or cross-sell each others products.

1 . A method of providing a plurality of contents to a user operating a client computer system comprising the steps of:
 providing a server computer;   receiving at the server computer a request from the client computer system to send a first content from the server computer; and   sending from the server computer the first content together with code to the client computer system for display of the first content, wherein the code enables the client computer system to request and receive associated second content from a host server upon user action with an object within the first content, wherein the host server comprises any server hosting said associated second content.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of displaying the associated second content with the first content already displayed on the client computer system. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the object is selected from a group consisting of text; audio; video; an image; a form; and a link. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the associated second content is selected from a group consisting of text; audio; video; an image; a form; and a link. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the associated second content is related to the first content by a characteristic selected from a group consisting of: matching words in the first content and the associated second content; presence of a common embedded information in the first content and the associated second content; presence of a common encoded information in the first content and the associated second content; e-commerce; and presence of information that matches with information that was previously viewed by the user. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first content and the associated second content reside at the same location. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first content and the associated second content are at locations selected from the group consisting of: a URL address, a folder, a database and a database table. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1  wherein the user action is selected from the group consisting of: selection of a link, selection of a drop down list, and interaction with a form element. 
     
     
         9 . A method of providing a plurality of contents to a user operating a client computer system comprising the steps of:
 providing a server computer;   hosting on the server computer a third-party-supplied content comprising a first object describing a product or service;   retrieving the third-party-supplied content from the third-party-hosting server, said retrieving the third-party supplied content is performed by the server computer;   receiving a request from the client computer system to send the third-party-supplied content from a content host provider; and   sending the third-party-supplied content together with code to the client computer system for display of the third-party-supplied content wherein the code enables the client computer system to request and receive associated second content from a server upon user action with the first object.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the first object is selected from the group consisting of: text, audio, video, an image, a form, and a link. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the associated second content is selected from the group consisting of: text, audio, video, an image, a form, and a link. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the associated second content is related to the third-party-supplied content by a characteristic selected from the group consisting of: matching words in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; presence of a common embedded information in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; presence of a common encoded information in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; e-commerce; and presence of information that matches with information that was previously viewed by the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content reside at the same location. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content are at locations selected from the group consisting of: a URL address, a folder, a database, and a database table. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the user action is selected from the group consisting of: selection of a link, selection of a drop down list; and interaction with a form element. 
     
     
         16 . A method of providing a plurality of contents to a user operating a client computer system comprising the steps of:
 providing a server computer;   receiving third-party-supplied content at the server computer, the third-party-supplied content comprising objects describing a product or service;   hosting on the server computer the third-party-supplied content, said hosting comprises making said third-party supplied content available for access by a user;   receiving a request at the server computer from the client computer system to send third-party-supplied content from a content host provider; and   sending the third-party-supplied content together with code to the client computer system for display of the third-party-supplied content wherein the code enables the client computer system to request and receive associated second content from a host server upon user action with an object within the third-party-supplied content, wherein the host server comprises any server hosting said associated second content.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the associated second content is related to the third-party-supplied content by a characteristic selected from the group consisting of: matching words in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; presence of a common embedded information in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; presence of a common encoded information in the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content; e-commerce; and presence of information that matches with information that was previously viewed by the user. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content reside at the same location. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the third-party-supplied content and the associated second content are at locations selected from the group consisting of: a URL address; a folder; a database; and a database table. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein the user action is selected from the group consisting of: selection of a link, selection of a drop down list; and interaction with a form element. 
     
     
         21 . A method of providing a plurality of contents to a user operating a client computer system comprising the steps of:
 providing a server computer;   receiving at the server computer a request from the client computer system to send a first content from the server computer; and,   sending from the server computer the first content together with code to the client computer system for display of the first content, wherein the code enables the client computer system to request and receive associated second content from server computer.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the step of sending from the server the first content together with code is performed such that the first content and the second content are displayed together on the client computer system.