INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION OF CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION BETWEEN VENDORS AND CONSUMERS IN A STREAM OF COMMERCE, USING VENDOR CREATED AND MANAGED UPN/TM/PD/URL DATA LINKS
US6961713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An Internet-based method of and system for enabling communication of consumer product information between a vendor and a consumer in a stream of commerce. The Internet-enabled system comprises an Internet-enabled database server operably connected to the Internet, for storing a plurality of UPN/TM/PD/URL links for each consumer product registered with the Internet-enabled database server and offered for sale by the vendor in the stream of commerce. A first http-enabled information server enables the vendor and/or its agents to create and manage the UPN/TM/PD/URL links stored in the Internet-based information server. A second http-enabled information server publishes an HTML-encoded graphical user interface (GUI) which functions as a consumer product information (CPI) search screen. An http-enabled client enables the consumer to (i) access and display the published HTML-encoded GUI, and (ii) provide, as search keys, one or more UPN, TM and/or PD data elements to the Internet-enabled database server, by way of the published HTML-encoded GUI, and access and display a plurality of URLs associated with the entered UPN, TM and/or PD data elements. By virtue of the present invention, the …
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