System and methods for generating a customer specific catalog from a base catalog
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1. A method comprising:
- presenting a set of rules corresponding to generation of a virtual catalog (VC); and
applying the rules to one or more base catalogs to generate the VC such that the VC incorporates by reference at least a subset of information specified by the one or more base catalogs.
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Abstract
The described implementations generate a virtual catalog from one or more standard or base catalogs. To accomplish this, one or more virtual catalog customizing rules are presented and applied to content of one or more base catalogs. The applied rules incorporate by reference at least a subset of content specified by the one or more base catalogs into the virtual catalog.
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1. A method comprising:
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presenting a set of rules corresponding to generation of a virtual catalog (VC); and
applying the rules to one or more base catalogs to generate the VC such that the VC incorporates by reference at least a subset of information specified by the one or more base catalogs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium for deriving a catalog from any number of standard or base catalogs, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that are executable by a processor and comprising instructions for:
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presenting a set of rules corresponding to generation of a virtual catalog (VC); and
applying the rules to one or more base catalogs to generate the VC such that the VC incorporates by reference at least a subset of information specified by the one or more base catalogs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device for generating a catalog from any number of standard or base catalogs, the computing device comprising:
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a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising computer-executable instructions for;
presenting a set of rules corresponding to generation of a virtual catalog (VC);
applying the rules to one or more base catalogs to generate the VC such that the VC incorporates by reference at least a subset of information specified by the one or more base catalogs; and
wherein the processor is configured to fetch and execute the computer-executable instructions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computing device for generating a catalog from any number of standard or base catalogs, the computing device comprising processing means for:
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presenting a set of rules corresponding to generation of a virtual catalog (VC); and
applying the rules to one or more base catalogs to generate the VC such that the VC incorporates by reference at least a subset of information specified by the one or more base catalogs. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A catalog schema data structure for generating or managing a catalog, the catalog schema data structure comprising a first table comprising:
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a first data field indicating a product, category, or variant of a base catalog to include or exclude from a virtual catalog that is derived at least in part from the base catalog;
a second data field specifying an inclusion or exclusion rule to apply to the base catalog, product, category, or variant identified in the first data field; and
a third data field providing an object ID of the product, category or variant. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A user interface for generating a specific catalog from one or more base catalogs, each base catalog comprising base catalog information, the UI comprising:
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a first area for specifying a particular base catalog of the one or more base catalogs;
a second area for selecting a rule consisting of an inclusion or an exclusion rule;
a third area for specifying a specific item selected from a catalog, product, or category of the base catalog information;
wherein responsive to specifying the specific item, the rule is associated to the specific item to indicate at least a portion of characteristics of the specific catalog; and
wherein the specific catalog is a virtual catalog. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. An application programming interface (API) to design and/or maintain an electronic catalog that is based on one or more base catalogs, the API comprising:
a create catalog interface comprising a parameter to indicate that a catalog to be created is to be the electronic catalog, the electronic catalog being a virtual catalog. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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