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System and method for facilitating the purchase of products determined to be useful in the performance of a task

US8818876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2010
Grant dateAug 26, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0631
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A retailer computer system facilitates the purchase of products that are determined to be useful in the performance of a task by presenting to a consumer a first user interface by which the consumer may select a task from a repository of tasks, each task stored in the repository of tasks having documented instructions, such as a recipe, for performing the task, by presenting in a web page the documented instructions of the selected task, by using one or more keywords within the documented instructions of the selected task to select at least one product from an electronic product catalog, the selected at least one product being one or more of a part, such as a recipe ingredient, and a tool, such as an appliance, usable in performing the task, and by presenting to the consumer a second user interface for allowing the consumer to purchase via use of an online retail channel the selected at least one product.

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