Patent · US Expired

Sharing information about purchases

US7478054B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateNov 20, 2000
Grant dateJan 13, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0633
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A facility for notifying a first user about a purchase made by a second user is described. The facility detects that the second user has purchased an item. The facility further determines that the first user has a purchase notification relationship with the second user. The facility then provides to the first user a notification that the second user has purchased the item.

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