The patent application (10/6/2011) claims appear likely to be anticipated and/or practiced in the prior art. Can anyone cite prior art on which these claims read?
1. A method comprising: presenting an application offering a product for purchase, the application being from a first entity; presenting a purchase interface overlaid the application, the purchase interface being from a second entity; and completing a sales transaction without navigating away from the application.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: initially presenting a portion of the application offering the product for purchase and upon receiving an input or selection in the portion of the application revealing the full application.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is presented after receiving an input into the application offering the product for purchase indicating that the user desires to purchase the product.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is translucent.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is partially transparent.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is an advertisement.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is from an application server that targets applications to users.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is for purchasing a product directly from an online store.
1. A method comprising: presenting an application offering a product for purchase, the application being from a first entity; presenting a purchase interface overlaid the application, the purchase interface being from a second entity; and completing a sales transaction without navigating away from the application.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: initially presenting a portion of the application offering the product for purchase and upon receiving an input or selection in the portion of the application revealing the full application.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is presented after receiving an input into the application offering the product for purchase indicating that the user desires to purchase the product.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is translucent.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is partially transparent.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is an advertisement.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the application is from an application server that targets applications to users.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase interface is for purchasing a product directly from an online store.