Managing Product Information
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Abstract
A set of product information is acquired that describes a first chemical product that is suitable for a particular use. A second chemical product that is suitable for the particular use is determined from the set of product information and a database of chemical product information. It is determined, from a set of product information that describes a chemical product and from a database of chemical product information, that multiple names refer to the same chemical substance. It is determined, based on product information acquired from an electronic catalog, whether a database includes information for a chemical substance that is described in the product information. Based on the determination, at least a portion of the product information is added to the database.
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29 Claims
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23. Computer software, residing on a computer-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for use in a computer system to help cause the computer system to manage product information, the instructions causing the system to:
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acquire a set of product information describing a first chemical product that is suitable for a particular use; and
determine, from the set of product information and a database of chemical product information, a second chemical product that is suitable for the particular use.
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24. Computer software, residing on a computer-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for use in a computer system to help cause the computer system to manage product information, the instructions causing the system to:
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acquire a set of product information describing a chemical product; and
determine, from the set of product information and a database of chemical product information, that multiple names refer to the same chemical substance.
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25. Computer software, residing on a computer-readable storage medium, comprising a set of instructions for use in a computer system to help cause the computer system to manage product information, the instructions causing the system to:
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acquire product information from an electronic catalog;
determine, based on the product information, whether a database includes information for a chemical substance that is described in the product information; and
add, based on the determination, at least a portion of the product information to the database.
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26. A data processing system for use in managing product information, comprising:
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a computer;
a storage device for storing data on a storage medium;
a first logic circuit configured to acquire a set of product information describing a first chemical product that is suitable for a particular use; and
a second logic circuit configured to determine, from the set of product information and a database of chemical product information, a second chemical product that is suitable for the particular use.
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27. A data processing system for use in managing product information, comprising:
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a computer;
a storage device for storing data on a storage medium;
a first logic circuit configured to acquire a set of product information describing a chemical product; and
a second logic circuit configured to determine, from the set of product information and a database of chemical product information, that multiple names refer to the same chemical substance. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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28. (canceled)
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