System, method, and apparatus for a cooperative communications network
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1. A system for presenting information regarding products and services via a network of computers, the system comprising:
- a plurality of market databases registered with a cooperative communications network, an analytical agent for mining data related to a selected item from at least one of said plurality of market databases, said analytical agent further for generating a subset of data that most closely meets a preprogrammed goal, at least one of a seller'"'"'s inter-agents in communication with said analytical agent for receiving said subset of data, said at least one of a seller'"'"'s inter-agents for generating at least one showcase database based on said subset of data responsive to a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, each showcase registered with a cooperative communications network, and a user interface for displaying information derived from said showcase database.
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Abstract
A distributed computer network system is described for commercial applications. A “co-op” is formed within a specific industry using common registries and languages to form a matrix of showcases for the sale of products, services and bundles. Data is continuously updated and cleansed by the showcase inter-agent. Commercial Search Agents (CSAs) are used to access data and fulfill queries. Data mining is possible via analytical agents (AAs) by assessing patterns among data in the system and building profiles. Promotions, including dynamic pricing opportunities, can be integrated into the data stream.
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1. A system for presenting information regarding products and services via a network of computers, the system comprising:
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a plurality of market databases registered with a cooperative communications network, an analytical agent for mining data related to a selected item from at least one of said plurality of market databases, said analytical agent further for generating a subset of data that most closely meets a preprogrammed goal, at least one of a seller'"'"'s inter-agents in communication with said analytical agent for receiving said subset of data, said at least one of a seller'"'"'s inter-agents for generating at least one showcase database based on said subset of data responsive to a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, each showcase registered with a cooperative communications network, and a user interface for displaying information derived from said showcase database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 42, 43, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95)
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29. A method for presenting information regarding products and services via a network of computers, the method comprising:
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identifying a selected item, said item comprising one of a product or service, mining data related to said selected item from at least one of a plurality of market databases, each of said market databases registered with a cooperative communications network related to said selected item, invoking an intelligent analytical agent to analyze said data against a preprogrammed goal to generate a subset of data that most closely meets said goal, receiving said subset of data, generating a showcase database responsive to a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, and displaying information derived from said showcase database on a user interface.
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30. A method for creating a seller'"'"'s showcase database which is accessible over a network of computers, the method comprising:
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obtaining market data related to a selected item from a market, said item being one of a product item or service item, analyzing said market data for conformity to a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, and filtering said market data to create a seller showcase database reflecting the most favorable terms for sale of said selected item by said seller given said market data. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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33. A system for configuring a seller'"'"'s showcase in a distributed computing system, the system comprising:
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a plurality of seller showcase databases, said showcase databases communicating in a distributed computing system, at least one seller'"'"'s intelligent inter-agent for receiving and analyzing market data related to a selected item, said item comprising one of a product or service, said inter-agent for generating a configured subset of data for transmission to one of said plurality of showcase databases, said one showcase database for receiving said configured subset of data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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39. A method for configuring a seller'"'"'s showcase in a distributed computing system, the method comprising:
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receiving market data related to a selected item, said item comprising one of a product item or service item, instructing a seller'"'"'s intelligent inter-agent to analyze said market data, generating a configured subset of data based on said analysis, and generating one of a plurality of seller'"'"'s showcase databases, said showcase database including said configured subset of data.
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41. A system for analysis of data, said data resident in a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, the system comprising:
at least one of a plurality of intelligent analytical agents, said analytical agent for mining data related to a selected item from at least one of a plurality of market databases, said item one of a product item or service item, and said analytical agent for generating a subset of data that most closely meets a goal. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method for analyzing data resident in a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, the method comprising:
mining data related to a selected item from a distributed computing network of sellers'"'"' commercial databases, and generating a subset of data that most closely meets a goal. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 58)
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68. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium on which is provided program instructions for performing a method for presenting information regarding products and services via a network of computers using computers that communicate over a network, the program instructions comprising:
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program code for identifying a selected item, said item comprising one of a product or service, program code for mining data related to said selected item from at least one of a plurality of market databases, each of said market databases registered with a cooperative communications network related to said selected item, program code for invoking an intelligent analytical agent to analyze said data against a preprogrammed goal to generate a subset of data that most closely meets said goal, program code for receiving said subset of data, program code for generating a showcase database responsive to a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, and displaying information derived from said showcase database on a user interface.
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69. A system for automated collaborative filtering using a computer that communicates over a distributed network, the system comprising:
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at least one seller'"'"'s analytical agent, at least one buyer'"'"'s commercial search agent in communication with said seller'"'"'s analytical agent, wherein, when said commercial search agent transmits to said at least one seller'"'"'s analytical agent a request by a buyer for information on a selected item, said item one of a plurality of product items and service items, said seller'"'"'s analytical agent mines data related to said selected item from at least one of a plurality of market databases, filters said data against a profile of said buyer to prepare a list of at least one of a plurality of recommended items, and transmits to said buyer'"'"'s commercial search agent said list of recommended items.
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79. A method for automated collaborative filtering using computers that communicate over a distributed network, the method comprising:
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transmitting from an automated commercial search agent to said at least one seller'"'"'s analytical agent a request by a buyer for information on a selected item, said selected item one of a plurality of individual product items and individual service items, said seller'"'"'s analytical agent mining data related to said selected item from at least one of a plurality of market databases, said seller'"'"'s analytical agent filtering said data against a profile of said buyer, said seller'"'"'s analytical agent preparing a list of at least one of a plurality of recommended items, and transmitting from said seller'"'"'s analytical agent to said buyer'"'"'s commercial search agent said list of recommended items.
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93. A system for presenting information regarding products and services via a network of computers, the system comprising:
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a plurality of market databases, at least one seller'"'"'s inter-agent for mining data related to a selected item from at least one of said plurality of market databases, said at least one seller'"'"'s inter-agent further for generating a subset of data that most closely meets a preprogrammed goal, at least one showcase database in communication with said seller'"'"'s inter-agent, said at least one showcase database including said subset of data, said showcase database further configured to satisfy a set of seller'"'"'s sales objectives, and a user interface in communication with said showcase database for displaying information derived from said showcase database. - View Dependent Claims (94)
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