Method and system for using RSS-Type feeds in an E-Commerce environment

• US 20080040288A1
• Filed: 07/10/2006
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Original Assignee: Rearden Commerce Inc
• Inventors: Mihic, Matthew, Mortimore, William Charles
• Application Number:
  US11/484,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20080040288A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/75
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams

Abstract

A method for using RSS-Type feeds in an E-Commerce environment, is described. In one embodiment, the method is to be implemented on a system. In one embodiment the method comprises a service portal receiving multiple notifications from separate service providers, the notifications including a universal resource locators (URLs) corresponding to a service provider providing the notifications, the notifications being sent to addressees from the respective service providers; generating a amended URL for the notifications to have the respective addressees access the notifications via the service portal; and the service portal providing to the notifications having the amended URLs to addressees.

Claims

1. ) A method comprising:

A service portal receiving multiple notifications from separate service providers, the notifications including a universal resource locators (URLs) corresponding to a service provider providing the notifications, the notifications being sent to addressees from the respective service providers;

Generating a amended URL for the notifications to have the respective addressees access the notifications via the service portal; and

The service portal providing to the notifications having the amended URLs to addressees.

2. ) The method of claim 1, wherein the notification item includes one or more of an offer or publication from one of the plurality of service providers.

3. ) The method of claim 2, wherein the notification is received as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s.

4. ) The method of claim 3, wherein the notification is provided to the addressees by the service portal as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s

5. ) A machine readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:

A service portal receiving multiple notifications from separate service providers, the notifications including a universal resource locators (URLs) corresponding to a service provider providing the notifications, the notifications being sent to addressees from the respective service providers;

Generating a amended URL for the notifications to have the respective addressees access the notifications via the service portal; and

The service portal providing to the notifications having the amended URLs to addressees.

6. ) The machine readable medium of claim 5, wherein the notification item includes one or more of an offer or publication from one of the plurality of service providers.

7. ) The machine readable medium of claim 6, wherein the notification is received as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s.

8. ) The machine readable medium of claim 7, wherein the notification is provided to the addressees by the service portal as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s.

11. ) The system of claim 6, wherein the means for receiving includes means for receiving the notification as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s.

12. ) The system of claim 7, wherein the means for providing includes means for providing the notification to the addressees by the service portal as one of a resource description framework (RDF), Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, Atom feeds, emails, instant messages (IMs), or SMS'"'"'s.

9. ) A system comprising:

A means for a service portal receiving multiple notifications from separate service providers, the notifications including a universal resource locators (URLs) corresponding to a service provider providing the notifications, the notifications being sent to addressees from the respective service providers;

A means for generating a amended URL for the notifications to have the respective addressees access the notifications via the service portal; and

A means for the service portal providing to the notifications having the amended URLs to addressees.

10. ) The system of claim 9, wherein the notification item includes one or more of an offer or publication from one of the plurality of service providers.