公开(公告)号：CA2317077A1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-14

申请号：CA2317077

申请日：2000-08-28

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： DUTTA RABINDRANATH ,  HILPERT EDWIN JAMES JR

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  H04L12/16 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: A system, method, and program enables a database server, controlled by a reference authority, within an e-commerce network, to collect and store jurisdictional information from different jurisdictions (e.g., countries, states, and cities), and to transm it the jurisdictional information to web servers used by e-commerce retailers in transactions with clients for the sale of products over the Internet. The jurisdictional information includes tax type s (local, national, value added, customs, sales, etc.) and tax rates and other jurisdiction-specific information. The jurisdictional database server facilitates e-commerce sales via the web servers by automatically providing the jurisdictional information of the buyer to the e-commerce web server.