Community Oriented Electronic Directory And Business Development System And Method
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1. An interactive community oriented business directory system, comprising:
- a customer computer system, the customer computer system associated with a geographical region;
a business computer system, the business computer system capable of communicating wits the directory computer system to select at least one program option and provide data for the selected program option;
a directory computer system, the directory system capable of generating a business directory database having information related to a plurality of businesses located within the geographical region including selected program options and related data; and
wherein the customer computer system has access to the business directory database.
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Abstract
An interactive community oriented business directory system (40) and process that and a media encoded with instructions and data that, when executed, enables a customer to search for businesses located within a specific region where a data processing system (40) creates and maintains community oriented business directory databases and businesses may subscribe to or participate in one or more business packages where the business'"'"' exposure is increased in associated directory databases (42) via one or more program options. A customer may access the directory database via an interactive web page.
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24 Claims
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1. An interactive community oriented business directory system, comprising:
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a customer computer system, the customer computer system associated with a geographical region;
a business computer system, the business computer system capable of communicating wits the directory computer system to select at least one program option and provide data for the selected program option;
a directory computer system, the directory system capable of generating a business directory database having information related to a plurality of businesses located within the geographical region including selected program options and related data; and
wherein the customer computer system has access to the business directory database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An interactive community oriented business directory method, comprising the acts of:
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enabling a business computer system to select at least one program option and provide data for the selected program option;
generating a business directory database having information related to a plurality of businesses located within the geographical region and selected program options and related data via a directory computer system; and
enabling a customer computer system to access the business directory database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium encoded with data instruction for an interactive community oriented business directory method, such that when executed by a device, the device is caused to perform processes comprising:
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enabling a business computer system to select at least one program option and provide data for the selected program option;
generating a business directory database having information related to a plurality of businesses located within the geographical region and selected program options and related data via a directory computer system; and
enabling a customer computer system to access the business directory database. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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