SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING TO A VENDOR
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving from a client terminal an indication of a selection of an item;
selecting a vendor from a plurality of vendors in response to the receiving, each vendor from the plurality of vendors offering the item for sale; and
sending a redirect message to the client terminal, the redirect message including a reference to a webpage associated with the vendor and the item.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving from a client terminal an indication of a selection of an item, selecting a vendor from a plurality of vendors, and sending a redirect message to the client terminal. The selection of the item is in response to the receipt of the indication of selection. Each of the vendors is offering the item for sale. The redirect message includes a reference to a webpage associated with the vendor and the item. In some embodiments, the method includes ranking the plurality of vendors based on at least two factors associated with each vendor and then selecting the vendor based on the ranking.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving from a client terminal an indication of a selection of an item; selecting a vendor from a plurality of vendors in response to the receiving, each vendor from the plurality of vendors offering the item for sale; and sending a redirect message to the client terminal, the redirect message including a reference to a webpage associated with the vendor and the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving an indication of a selection of an item; identifying a plurality of vendors, each vendor from the plurality of vendors offering the item for sale; accessing a plurality of rankings, each ranking from the plurality of rankings uniquely associated with a vendor from the plurality of vendors; selecting a single vendor from the plurality of vendors based on the ranking associated with the single vendor from the plurality of rankings; and sending a reference to a webpage associated with the single vendor and the item to a client terminal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
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receive from a client terminal an indication of a selection of an item; identify a plurality of vendors in response to the receiving, each vendor from the plurality of vendors offering the item for sale; select a vendor from the plurality of vendors in response to the receiving, each vendor from the plurality of vendors offering the item for sale; and send a redirect message to the client terminal, the redirect message including a reference to a webpage associated with the vendor and the item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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