Consumer product information request (CPIR) enabling servlets and web-based consumer product information catalogs employing the same
US6961712B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A consumer product information requesting (CPIR) enabling Servlet for execution on the server-side of an information network such as the Internet. The CPIR-enabling Servlet comprises a Universal Product Number (UPN) a uniquely associated with a particular consumer product on which an information search is to be carried out within a database management subsystem. One or more classes are loaded on a an Internet-enabled information server. When the consumer selects a CPIR-enabling Servlet tag embedded within the WWW and corresponding CPIR-enabling Servlet, a UPN-directed-search is automatically carried out within the database management subsystem, the a graphical user interface (GUI) is displayed within the Internet-enabled browser program used by the consumer, and the results from the UPN-directed search are displayed within the GUI in the form of a menu of categorized URLs pointing to consumer product related information resources published on the WWW, without disturbing the consumer's point of presence thereon. The CPIR-enabling Servlets can be used to build various types of consumer product information systems for operation on the WWW.
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