Vendor referral system
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1. A method comprising:
- storing a set of vendor referral information in a vendor referral database, wherein the set of vendor referral information corresponds to a sphere of influence of a host entity, and wherein the host entity controls the storing of the vendor referral information stored in the vendor referral database;
receiving a vendor referral inquiry on a computer network; and
sending at least one vendor referral from the vendor referral database in response to the received vendor referral inquiry.
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Abstract
A method includes storing a set of vendor referral information in a vendor referral database, wherein the set of vendor referral information corresponds to a sphere of influence of a host entity, and wherein the host entity controls the storing of the vendor referral information stored in the vendor referral database, receiving a vendor referral inquiry on a computer network, and sending at least one vendor referral from the vendor referral database in response to the received vendor referral inquiry.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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storing a set of vendor referral information in a vendor referral database, wherein the set of vendor referral information corresponds to a sphere of influence of a host entity, and wherein the host entity controls the storing of the vendor referral information stored in the vendor referral database;
receiving a vendor referral inquiry on a computer network; and
sending at least one vendor referral from the vendor referral database in response to the received vendor referral inquiry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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maintaining a repository of vendor referral information comprising vendor referral information and corresponding to a sphere of influence of a host entity;
receiving a vendor referral inquiry on a computer network; and
in response to the received vendor referral inquiry sending at least one vendor referral from the repository of vendor referral information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine causes the machine to perform the following:
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maintain a repository of vendor referral information comprising vendor referral information and corresponding to a sphere of influence of a host entity;
receive a vendor referral inquiry on a computer network; and
in response to the received vendor referral inquiry send at least one vendor referral information from the repository of vendor referral information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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sending computer-related material to first host, wherein the first host controls a first host website, the first host-web site being initiated using the computer-related material, wherein the first host website displays a first set of vendor referral information from a first vendor referral database, the first set of vendor referral information corresponding to a sphere of influence of the first host entity; and
sending said computer-related material to second host, wherein the second host controls a second host website, the second host-web site being initiated using the computer-related material, wherein the second host website displays a second set of vendor referral information from a second vendor referral database, the second set of vendor referral information corresponding to a second sphere of influence of the second host entity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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a server computer;
a storage device coupled to the server computer, the storage device having a set of vendor referral information stored thereon, the set of vendor referral information corresponding to vendors within a sphere of influence of a host, the server computer having a network interface coupled to receive a vendor inquiry and send at least one vendor referral in response to the received vendor inquiry, and receive supplementary vendor referral information. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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