Method to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database
First Claim
1. A method to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database including a plurality of divisions, the method including:
- receiving entry criteria associated with the data entry;
searching the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries;
identifying at least one division for data entries wherein the stored data entries are located; and
presenting the at least one division as the suggested location to a user.
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Abstract
A method and system to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database including a plurality of divisions is provided. The method includes receiving entry criteria associated with the data entry, and searching the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries. At least one division for data entries is identified wherein the stored data entries are located. The at least one division is then presented to a user as the suggested location. The method and system may be applied in a network-based auction facility and the data entry may then be a user listing. The method may thus include identifying at least one potentially relevant category for the user listing as the suggested location.
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32 Claims
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1. A method to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database including a plurality of divisions, the method including:
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receiving entry criteria associated with the data entry;
searching the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries;
identifying at least one division for data entries wherein the stored data entries are located; and
presenting the at least one division as the suggested location to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine-readable medium including a set of instructions for identifying a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database including a plurality of divisions, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the machine to:
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receive entry criteria associated with the data entry;
search the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries;
identify at least one division for data entries wherein the stored data entries are located; and
present the at least one division as the suggested location to a user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry, the system:
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a database including a plurality of divisions; and
at least one server to receive entry criteria associated with the data entry;
search the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries;
identify at least one division for data entries wherein the stored data entries are located; and
present the at least one division as the suggested location to a user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system to identify a suggested location for storing a data entry in a database including a plurality of divisions, the method including:
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means for receiving entry criteria associated with the data entry;
means for searching the database using the entry criteria to locate similar stored data entries;
means for identifying at least one division for data entries wherein the stored data entries are located; and
means for presenting the at least one division as the suggested location to a user.
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