Web Service Architecture for Product Selection and Dynamic Catalog Generation

• US 20090106128A1
• Filed: 10/20/2008
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Feng, Meng, Varmaraja, Muralidhara
• Application Number:
  US12/254,346
• Publication Number:
  US 20090106128A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Various systems and methods for providing product selection and dynamic catalog generation as a Web Service are disclosed. One method involves receiving a Web Service signature requesting access to catalog information. The Web Service signature comprises information indicative of a sales context. The method then dynamically generates a catalog, based upon the sales context. The method can also involve generating a second Web Service signature, which includes information indicative of the catalog, and sending that second Web Service signature to the application that requested access to the catalog information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a Web Service signature requesting access to catalog information, wherein the Web Service signature comprises information indicative of a sales context; and

dynamically generating a catalog, based upon the sales context.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a second Web Service signature, wherein the second Web Service signature comprises information indicative of the catalog; and

sending the second Web Service signature to an application, wherein the Web Service signature is received from the application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second Web Service signature requesting access to catalog information,

wherein the second Web Service signature comprises second information indicative of a second sales context,

wherein the first Web Service signature is received from a first sales channel module in a first sales channel, and

wherein the second Web Service signature is received from a second sales channel module in a second sales channel; and

dynamically generating a second catalog, based upon the second sales context.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalog comprises a plurality of catalog categories.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the catalog comprises a plurality of products.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamically generating the catalog comprises applying eligibility and pricing rules to a set of catalog information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second Web Service signature requesting search information for a particular catalog; and

selecting the search information from the catalog information, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second Web Service signature requesting to modify the catalog information; and

modifying the catalog, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second Web Service signature requesting product information from the catalog information; and

selecting the product information from the catalog information, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

10. A computer readable storage medium storing program instructions executable to:

detect receipt of a Web Service signature requesting access to catalog information, wherein the Web Service signature comprises information indicative of a sales context; and

dynamically generate a catalog, based upon the sales context specified in the Web Service signature.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect receipt of a second Web Service signature requesting access to catalog information,

wherein the second Web Service signature comprises second information indicative of a second sales context,

wherein the first Web Service signature is received from a first sales channel module in a first sales channel, and

wherein the second Web Service signature is received from a second sales channel module in a second sales channel; and

dynamically generate a second catalog, based upon the second sales context.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the catalog comprises a plurality of catalog categories.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the catalog comprises a plurality of products.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein dynamically generating the catalog comprises applying eligibility and pricing rules to a set of catalog information.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect receipt of a second Web Service signature requesting search information for a particular catalog; and

select the search information from the catalog information, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect receipt of a second Web Service signature requesting to modify the catalog information; and

modify the catalog, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

detect receipt of a second Web Service signature requesting product information from the catalog information; and

select the product information from the catalog information, in response to receipt of the second Web Service signature.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 100, wherein the program instructions are further executable to:

generate a second Web Service signature, wherein the second Web Service signature comprises information indicative of the catalog; and

send the second Web Service signature to an application, wherein the Web Service signature is received from the application.

19. A system comprising:

computer readable storage means for storing catalog information; and

catalog generation means for;

receiving a Web Service signature requesting access to the catalog information, wherein the Web Service signature comprises information indicative of a sales context; and

dynamically generating a catalog, based upon the sales context.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the catalog means are further for:

generating a second Web Service signature, wherein the second Web Service signature comprises information indicative of the catalog; and

sending the second Web Service signature to an application, wherein the Web Service signature is received from the application.