Method and system for collecting online merchandising data
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1. A method of populating a merchandising product database, comprising:
- obtaining merchandising data related to a product from a point of presentation of the product; and
storing at least part of the obtained merchandising data in the merchandising product database.
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Abstract
A method and system for automating electronic merchandising and product recommendation by creating a third party merchandising product database populated with data obtained directly at the point of sale. According to one embodiment, collection or direct importation of such data from an existing physical source or a product or merchandising database, which can be complex and costly, is not required. As a result, the cost of creating a usable merchandising system and database is reduced.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of populating a merchandising product database, comprising:
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obtaining merchandising data related to a product from a point of presentation of the product; and
storing at least part of the obtained merchandising data in the merchandising product database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A merchandising database system, comprising:
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an interface configured to coupled to a network and to receive merchandising data related to a product from a point of presentation of the product; and
a database configured to store at least part of the received merchandising data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A merchandising database system, comprising:
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means for receiving merchandising data related to a product from a point of presentation of the product; and
means for storing the received merchandising data in a merchandising product database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for use in conjunction with a computer device, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium and a computer program mechanism embodied therein that enables the computer device to perform a method of populating a merchandising product database, the computer program mechanism comprising:
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first computer program codes to cause the computer device to obtain merchandising data related to a product from a point of presentation of the product; and
second computer program codes to cause the computer device to store at least part of the obtained merchandising data in the merchandising product database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of populating a merchandising product database, comprising:
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rendering at least a portion of an interactive catalog, wherein content of the rendered portion includes description of one or more products and wherein the content is obtained from one or more source product databases, communicating data related to the products to the merchandising product database such that data is communicated from the source product databases to the merchandising product database without requiring direct data importation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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