Method of and system for finding and serving consumer product related information over the internet using manufacturer identification numbers
US6064979A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/16
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of and system for finding and serving consumer product-related information on the Internet comprising a database serving subsystem which stores: a plurality of manufacturer identification numbers (MINs) assigned to a plurality of manufacturers of consumer products; a plurality of home-page specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of MINs; a plurality of universal product numbers (UPN) assigned to a plurality of consumer products made by the plurality of manufacturers; and a plurality of product-information specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of UPNs. During operation, a client subsystem transmits to the database serving subsystem, a request for information which includes the UPN assigned to the consumer product on which product-related information is being sought. The database serving subsystem automatically compares the UPN against the stored plurality of MINs, and automatically returns to the client subsystem, one or more of URLs symbolically linked to the UPN, if URLs have been symbolically linked to the UPN within the database serving subsystem. However, if no URLs have been symbolically linked to the UPN, then the database serving subsyste…
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