METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A method for offering products and services for sale, the method comprising:
- (a) establishing a first list of goods or services on a server of a manufacturer related to a website of the manufacturer;
b) establishing a direct link from the first list to a second list of goods and services on a server of a retailer related to a website of the retailer;
(c) presenting at least a portion of the first list of goods or services to a consumer at the website of the manufacturer;
(d) receiving an indication of interest in a good or service; and
(e) linking directly to the second list of goods and services at the website of the retailer without leaving the website of the manufacturer.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for configuring a database system to store information regarding a plurality of items, the method comprising: establishing a database on a computer system; establishing within the database a first object corresponding to a first item of the plurality of items; generating within the first object at least one field; associating a field identifier with each the field; and storing at least a portion of the information within each the field; the database system configured to store information regarding a plurality of items, each item in the plurality of items having at least one item attribute, the database system comprising a computer having memory, a database stored in said memory, a first object in said database corresponding to one item of the plurality of items, said first object corresponding to the first item, at least one field in said first object, a field identifier associated with each said field, and information regarding said first item stored in said first object.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for offering products and services for sale, the method comprising:
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(a) establishing a first list of goods or services on a server of a manufacturer related to a website of the manufacturer; b) establishing a direct link from the first list to a second list of goods and services on a server of a retailer related to a website of the retailer; (c) presenting at least a portion of the first list of goods or services to a consumer at the website of the manufacturer; (d) receiving an indication of interest in a good or service; and (e) linking directly to the second list of goods and services at the website of the retailer without leaving the website of the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for offering products or services, the system comprising:
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(a) a manufacturer server, the manufacturer server storing a first list of goods or services; (b) a vendor server, the vender server storing a second list of goods or services, wherein a direct link is established from the first list to the second list; (c) a manufacturer website that presents at least a portion of the first list responsive to the request of a user; and (d) a vendor website, related to the second list, wherein when a request is received at the manufacturer website from the user, at least a portion of the vendor website is displayed according to the direct link and the user remains at the manufacturer website. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. A method for a manufacturer to link to products for sale through manufacturer websites, the method comprising:
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(a) establishing a list database on a manufacturer server, the list database including a first plurality of lists, each associated with a corresponding list identifier, the first plurality of lists including a first list associated with a first list identifier, wherein each list identifier and each list of the first plurality relates to a product; b) establishing a plurality of direct links from the first plurality of lists to a second plurality of lists on a plurality of vendor servers related to a plurality of vendors, wherein the first list has a first direct link to a second list; (c) receiving an indication, from a consumer at a manufacturer website, related to a desired product corresponding to the first list; and (d) linking directly to the second list according to the first direct link, wherein the user remains at the manufacturer website. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method implemented by a server computer operatively coupled across a network to a client computer, the method comprising:
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(a) responsive to receipt of data from a management tool executing on the client computer, establishing a first list associated with the user on a list database, said list database including a plurality of lists, each associated with a corresponding list identifier, the first list being associated with a first list identifier; b) receiving the first list identifier from the client computer system; (c) responsive to receiving the first list identifier; i) retrieving the first list from the list database; and ii) communicating the first list to the management tool for presentation to the user, the management tool allowing the user to revise the first list to generate a revised first list; and (d) responsive to receiving data from the client computer corresponding to the revised first list, updating the first list in the list database to reflect the revised first list.
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