System and method for establishing business to business connections via the internet
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1. An apparatus for connecting buyers and sellers of products and services comprising:
- a comprehensive directory of companies;
a user-maintained database of companies selected from said comprehensive directory; and
, service-brokering tools for interacting with said directory of companies and user-maintained database of companies, wherein said service-brokering tools comprise;
contacting means for buyers and sellers to contact one another over a network;
searching means for said buyers and sellers to search said directory and said user-maintained database based on geographical boundaries; and
branding means for defining visual attributes that can be used to dynamically generate a branded Web site
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Abstract
A comprehensive and searchable network of on-line directories of service providers and a method for a user to use this network is disclosed. The network enables a user to obtain or market products and services on the Internet. The system includes the following software architecture and system design components: Network Data Sharing, Geographic Radius Searching, and Partner Web Site Branding.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for connecting buyers and sellers of products and services comprising:
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a comprehensive directory of companies;
a user-maintained database of companies selected from said comprehensive directory; and
,service-brokering tools for interacting with said directory of companies and user-maintained database of companies, wherein said service-brokering tools comprise;
contacting means for buyers and sellers to contact one another over a network;
searching means for said buyers and sellers to search said directory and said user-maintained database based on geographical boundaries; and
branding means for defining visual attributes that can be used to dynamically generate a branded Web site - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for connecting buyers and sellers of products and services comprising:
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means for network data sharing, wherein said means for network data sharing allows said buyers and sellers to supply and access said network data;
means for geographic radius searching, wherein said means for geographic radius searching allows said buyers and sellers to search said network data within specified geographic boundaries; and
means for partner web site branding, wherein said means for partner web side branding allows said buyers and sellers to form a community to facilitate the sharing of said network data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for connecting buyers and sellers of products and services comprising the steps of:
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network data sharing;
geographic radius searching; and
partner web site branding. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for connecting buyers and sellers of products and services comprising:
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maintaining a comprehensive on-line directory of sellers;
providing an RFP application for integration into a Web site of a partner;
co-branding said RFP application;
maintaining a searchable directory of companies for said partner;
providing an e-commerce infrastructure;
marketing a private-labeled web site of said partner; and
providing usage and revenue reports that will detail usage on the private-labeled web site.
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