Internet-based method of and system for managing and delivering consumer product information at points along the world wide web using consumer product information (CPI) requesting and graphical user interface (GUI) displaying subsystems driven by server-side components and managed by consumer product manufactures and/or authorized parties

US8065201B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• IPF Corporation · US

Inventor

• Thomas Perkowski · Darien, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Apr 20, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Method of and system for delivering consumer product related information to consumers over the Internet. The system and method involves creating a UPN-encoded Consumer Product Information (CPIR) enabling Servlet for each consumer product registered within a manufacturer-managed UPN/URL database management system. The HTML tag associated with each CPIR-enabling Servlet is encapsulated within an executable file and then stored in the UPN/URL database management system. Each CPIR-enabling Servlet is searchable and its HTML tag downloadable by, for example, (1) retailers purchasing products from an electronic-commerce enabled product catalog, (2) advertisers desiring to link consumer product information to Web-based product advertisements, or (3) anyone having a legitimate purpose of disseminating such information within the stream of electronic commerce. After downloading and extraction from its encapsulating file, the CPIR-enabling Servlet tag is embedded within an HTML-encoded document associated with, for example, an EC-enabled store, on-line auction site, product advertisement, Internet search engine or directory, and the like. Upon encountering such an HTML document on the WWW, t…