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Internet-based system for managing and delivering consumer product information to consumers at web-based retailer store sites on the world wide web (WWW), using consumer product information (CPI) requesting and graphical user interface (GUI) display subsystems, driven by server-side components embodying universal product numbers (UPNs) and driven by UPN/URL links managed by product manufacturer team members and/or their agents

US7516094B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2002
Grant dateApr 7, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An Internet-based consumer product marketing communication system which comprises a first Internet-enabled subsystem for enabling the vendor's brand marketing manager to create and manage a plurality of UPN/TM/PD/URL links within a Internet-enabled database server for each of the plurality of consumer products. The UPN/TM/PD data strings associated with each UPN/TM/PD/URL link stored in the Internet-enabled database server are synchronized with corresponding UPN, TM and PD data items stored in an externally-managed Product Information Database supporting supply-chain management operations. The system also comprises a second Internet-enabled subsystem for enabling a consumer to launch and display a server-side driven virtual consumer product information (CPI) kiosk from an HTML-encoded document displayed on an Internet-enabled client computer, with which the consumer can access UPN/TM/PD/URL links from the Internet-enabled database server and thus acquire brand-related knowledge on the Internet about corresponding consumer products.

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