Method and system for providing service listings in electronic yellow pages
US6973448B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99935
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for allowing a regional service merchant that is outside of a given geographical boundary, but services inside the geographical boundary, to be included in a result set of a search directed to a location inside the geographical boundary. Text and/or glyphs are returned along with the regional service merchant's business listing so as to explain to a user why a business not physically residing in the search area has been included in the result set. An application programming interface ensures that, if a business is listed as a regional service merchant, then the text and/or glyph is stored in association with the business listing.
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