Methods and Apparatus for Freshness and Completeness of Information
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1. A method of offering a purchasable bundled combination of products, the method comprising:
- providing a consumer interface configured to receive a search query relating to purchasing of goods;
discerning at least two items from the search query;
using a search engine to retrieve one or more purchasable bundles, each comprising purchasable products corresponding to the items based on searching for the items using an normalized internal form; and
presenting the purchasable bundles for sale via the consumer interface.
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Abstract
A system that facilitates publishing and consuming information that is of time sensitivity, for example, price information. Methods are employed to achieve completeness and freshness in information for a given domain. A preferred embodiment is a shopping site that is capable of comparing prices, purchasing bundled products and dealing with coupons.
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1. A method of offering a purchasable bundled combination of products, the method comprising:
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providing a consumer interface configured to receive a search query relating to purchasing of goods; discerning at least two items from the search query; using a search engine to retrieve one or more purchasable bundles, each comprising purchasable products corresponding to the items based on searching for the items using an normalized internal form; and presenting the purchasable bundles for sale via the consumer interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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