Method for affording preferential status to selected suppliers each in a respective service industry category

• US 20060026046A1
• Filed: 07/29/2004
• Published: 02/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nir Yaron, Tal Tov, Ziv Yehuda
• Original Assignee: Nir Yaron, Tal Tov, Ziv Yehuda
• Inventors: Yaron, Nir, Tov, Tal, Yehuda, Ziv
• Application Number:
  US10/901,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20060026046A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A method for affording preferential status to selected suppliers each in a respective service industry category, the service industry category being included in a group of service industry categories. The method includes selecting at least one preferential status supplier each from a respective service industry category. The method also includes entering data corresponding to each selected preferential status supplier into a preferred suppliers database, and offering at least parts of the database for loading into a portable device. The portable device has a selector for selecting a desired service industry category for accessing the at least one preferential status supplier relating thereto.

Claims

1. A method for affording preferential status to selected suppliers each in a respective service industry category, said service industry category being included in a group of service industry categories, the method comprising:

(a) selecting at least one preferential status supplier each from a respective service industry category;

(b) entering data corresponding to each selected preferential status supplier into a preferred suppliers database, said data being in association with the respective service industry category; and

(c) offering at least parts of said database for loading into a portable device having a selector for selecting a desired service industry category for accessing the at least one preferential status supplier.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the portable device has a display for displaying one of the respective at least one preferential status supplier.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting at least one preferential status supplier from each respective service industry category includes offering for tender to become a preferential status supplier to suppliers in each respective service industry category.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one preferential status supplier from each respective service industry category is selected from a respective service industry category according to at least one predetermined selection criterion.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein said selection criterion being included in a group including at least:

geographical location, interface language, service language, service fees, popularity measures and a combination thereof.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said at least part of said database being offered for loading according to a loading criterion.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said loading criterion is included in a group including at least:

geographical location, interface language and service language and a combination thereof.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one loading criterion is received from said portable device.

9. The method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one loading criterion is predetermined.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein the at least one loading criterion is received from calculating a logical condition.

11. A method for obtaining details relating to selected suppliers having preferential status each in a respective service industry category, said service industry category being included in a group of service industry categories, the method comprising:

(a) selecting a service industry category;

(b) accessing a preferred suppliers database for extracting therefrom details relating to at least one preferential status supplier stored therein in respect of the selected service industry category; and

(c) renderring said details.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein rendering includes displaying.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein rendering includes playing audio.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein rendering includes printing.

15. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for affording preferential status to selected suppliers each in a respective service industry category, said service industry category being included in a group of service industry categories, the method comprising:

(a) selecting at least one preferential status supplier each from a respective service industry category;

(b) entering data corresponding to each selected preferential status supplier into a preferred suppliers database, said data being in association with the respective service industry category; and

(c) offering at least parts of said database for loading into a portable device having a selector for selecting a desired service industry category for accessing the at least one preferential status supplier.

16. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for affording preferential status to selected suppliers each in a respective service industry category, said service industry category being included in a group of service industry categories, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable program code for causing the computer to select at least one preferential status supplier each from a respective service industry category;

computer readable program code for causing the computer to enter data corresponding to each selected preferential status supplier into a preferred suppliers database, said data being in association with the respective service industry category; and

computer readable program code for causing the computer to offer at least parts of said database for loading into a portable device having a selector for selecting a desired service industry category for accessing the at least one preferential status supplier.