Systems and methods for maintaining and distributing a commerce catalogue
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1. A computerized system for maintaining a commerce catalogue, the system comprising:
- an catalogue repository including catalogue schema data;
a commerce index manager operable to read and write catalogue schema data to the catalogue repository;
a publisher operable to send the catalogue schema data to a viewing agent; and
a listener operable to receive catalogue schema data from a product or service supplier;
wherein the catalogue schema data comprises a common schema and a sub-schema.
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Abstract
A computerized system for maintaining a commerce catalogue includes a commerce manager operable to read an catalogue repository that includes XML schema data defining products and services. The commerce manager sends the XML schema data to a publisher operable to forward the data to a particular viewing agent. In addition, the commerce manager communicates with a listener to receive XML schema data defining products and services.
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30 Claims
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1. A computerized system for maintaining a commerce catalogue, the system comprising:
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an catalogue repository including catalogue schema data;
a commerce index manager operable to read and write catalogue schema data to the catalogue repository;
a publisher operable to send the catalogue schema data to a viewing agent; and
a listener operable to receive catalogue schema data from a product or service supplier;
wherein the catalogue schema data comprises a common schema and a sub-schema. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for maintaining a commerce catalogue, the method comprising:
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defining a schema and at least one sub-schema for a catalogue database;
receiving catalogue data conforming to the schema and the at least one sub-schema;
storing the catalogue data in a catalogue repository; and
publishing the catalogue data to a viewing agent, wherein the catalogue data is filtered according to a sub-schema of interest to a viewing agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for maintaining a commerce catalogue, the method comprising:
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defining a schema and at least one sub-schema for a catalogue database;
receiving catalogue data conforming to the schema and the at least one sub-schema;
storing the catalogue data in a catalogue repository; and
publishing the catalogue data to a viewing agent, wherein the catalogue data is filtered according to a sub-schema of interest to a viewing agent. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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