The disclosure relates to an automated method for product ordering and other operations via the Internet, while acting as a substitute or surrogate for another entity. According to the method, a user may connect to a web site and request a list of entities (also, “partners”) for which the user is...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7783522?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7783522 - Method and system for hierarchy-based partner selection
