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First Claim
1. A method of creating a custom document comprising:
- maintaining a database of product information, the product information including, for each of multiple products, a product description, vendor information and at least one vendor specific attribute wherein at least one product from the database includes multiple vendors;
identifying at least one product from the database based on customer product preference information that is associated with a customer;
selecting, for an identified product having multiple vendors, a vendor from the product'"'"'s associated vendors using customer vendor preference information that is associated with the customer; and
creating a custom structured document that includes the selected product, product description, and one or more vendor specific attributes for the selected vendor.
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Abstract
A method of creating a custom document comprises maintaining a database of product information, the product information including, for each of multiple products, a product description, vendor information and at least one vendor specific attribute wherein at least one product from the database includes multiple vendors. At least one product from the database is identified based on customer product preference information that is associated with a customer. For an identified product having multiple vendors, a vendor from the product'"'"'s associated vendors is selected using customer vendor preference information that is associated with the customer. A custom structured document is created that includes the selected product, product description, and one or more vendor specific attributes for the selected vendor.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of creating a custom document comprising:
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maintaining a database of product information, the product information including, for each of multiple products, a product description, vendor information and at least one vendor specific attribute wherein at least one product from the database includes multiple vendors; identifying at least one product from the database based on customer product preference information that is associated with a customer; selecting, for an identified product having multiple vendors, a vendor from the product'"'"'s associated vendors using customer vendor preference information that is associated with the customer; and creating a custom structured document that includes the selected product, product description, and one or more vendor specific attributes for the selected vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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3. The method of clam 1 further comprising, before the identifying, determining the customer product preference information based on the customer'"'"'s previous shopping patterns.
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18. A method of creating a custom document comprising:
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maintaining a database of product information, the product information including, for each of multiple products, a product description, vendor information and at least one vendor specific attribute wherein at least one product from the database includes multiple vendors; identifying at least one product from the database listed in a standard set; identifying at least one product from the database for a custom set based on customer product preference information that is associated with a customer;
selecting, for an identified product having multiple vendors from the custom set, a vendor from the product'"'"'s associated vendors using customer vendor preference information that is associated with the customer; andprinting a custom structured document that includes; the identified products and product descriptions from the standard set; and the selected product, product description, and one or more vendor specific attributes for the selected vendor from the custom set. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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