METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FACILITATING A PURCHASE
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating a purchase, comprising:
- registering a user in association with a vendor;
registering the user in association with a search system;
receiving a request from the user at the search system;
determining whether the request is a purchase request;
selecting an item from the vendor based on the request; and
completing a purchase of the item from the vendor.
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Abstract
A system and method of facilitating a purchase including using assistance of a search service and redacting data is described. A user may link an account of a search service with an account of a vendor and may use the linked accounts to purchase an item and/or service from the vendor. A human assistant may select information of an item and/or service from a vendor associated with a user and may provide information of the item to the search system in order that an offer for the item and/or service may be provided to a user and a purchase of the item and/or service may be completed by the user.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of facilitating a purchase, comprising:
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registering a user in association with a vendor; registering the user in association with a search system; receiving a request from the user at the search system; determining whether the request is a purchase request; selecting an item from the vendor based on the request; and completing a purchase of the item from the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a search service device registering a user, receiving a request, communicating with a guide device, a vendor device, and a user device and providing a response to the request; a user device submitting a query; a vendor device fulfilling a purchase request; and a database recording information of queries, guides, users, vendors, and purchases. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium storing therein a program for causing a computer to execute an operation including optimizing usage of providers, comprising:
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obtaining by a supplier a unique identifier of a user; sharing by the supplier information associated with the unique identifier with a search service; receiving a query by the search service; selecting a guide using content of the query; determining whether the query indicates a desire to acquire an article; transmitting at least a portion of the query to the guide; and selecting the article associated with the supplier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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linking an existing account information of a user associated with a first provider with information for a second provider; and implementing a purchase from the second provider using the account information during a search conducted in response to a search request from the user.
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