Method for facilitating the exchange of information over a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating the exchange of information between vendors and seekers, the method comprising the steps of:
- entering vendors'"'"' item records as listings in an electronically searchable data structure;
searching said data structure on the basis of seeker queries generated by seekers;
subsequent to matching a seeker'"'"'s query with listings of one or more vendors making available the identity of the seeker for viewing by the vendors corresponding to the matched listings and making available the identity of said vendors for viewing by the seeker.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating the exchange of information between vendors and seekers of products and services comprises the steps of
entering vendors'"'"' item records as listings in an electronically searchable data structure;
searching said data structure on the basis of seeker queries generated by seekers;
subsequent to matching a seeker'"'"'s query with listings of one or more vendors making available the identity of the seeker for viewing by the vendor corresponding to the matched listings and making available the identity of said vendors for viewing by the seeker.
Accordingly vendors are able to determine the identities of seekers who have been perusing their item listings. In a preferred embodiment the vendors are able to nominate seekers who are to be denied access to particular vendor records.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating the exchange of information between vendors and seekers, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering vendors'"'"' item records as listings in an electronically searchable data structure;
searching said data structure on the basis of seeker queries generated by seekers;
subsequent to matching a seeker'"'"'s query with listings of one or more vendors making available the identity of the seeker for viewing by the vendors corresponding to the matched listings and making available the identity of said vendors for viewing by the seeker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network business application including:
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an Internet accessible graphical user interface in communication with an electronically searchable listing catalogue of items offered for sale by vendors;
a software module configured to search the listing catalogue in respect of seeker search queries for items;
a search results software module configured to store seeker and vendor contact details for each instance of a search query matching a listing of the listing catalogue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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