ITEM INFORMATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method in an item information system for providing item-related information, the method comprising:
- providing an item mapping of item codes to item information related to the items;
providing a user mapping of user identifiers to user information;
receiving via a communication link an item code and a user identifier of a user who submitted the item code, the item code being provided to the user via an advertisement for the item;
retrieving item information for the received item code from the item mapping; and
sending an item message that includes a link to item information as indicated by the item mapping,so that the user can obtain the item code from the advertisement, submit the item code to the item information system, and receive the item information related to the item of the advertisement.
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Abstract
An item information system for providing item-related information includes an item mapping of item codes to item information related to the items and a user mapping of user identifiers to user information. Item codes are received via a communication link along with user identifiers of the users who submitted the item codes. The item codes are provided to the users via advertisements for the items. For each received item code, the corresponding item information is retrieved from the item mapping. An item message is sent from the item information system that includes a link to item information as indicated by the item mapping. The item information system enables a user to obtain an item code from an advertisement, submit the item code to the item information system, and receive the item information related to the item of the advertisement.
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34 Claims
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1. A method in an item information system for providing item-related information, the method comprising:
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providing an item mapping of item codes to item information related to the items; providing a user mapping of user identifiers to user information; receiving via a communication link an item code and a user identifier of a user who submitted the item code, the item code being provided to the user via an advertisement for the item; retrieving item information for the received item code from the item mapping; and sending an item message that includes a link to item information as indicated by the item mapping, so that the user can obtain the item code from the advertisement, submit the item code to the item information system, and receive the item information related to the item of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable storage medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a networked server, will cause the networked server to perform operations comprising:
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providing an item mapping of item codes to item information related to the items; providing a user mapping of user identifiers to user information; receiving via a communication link an item code and a user identifier of a user who submitted the item code, the item code being provided to the user via an advertisement for the item; retrieving item information for the received item code from the item mapping; and sending an item message that includes a link to item information as indicated by the item mapping, so that the user can obtain the item code from the advertisement, submit the item code to the item information system, and receive item information to related products or services. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method in an event information system for providing event-related information, the method comprising:
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providing an event mapping of event codes to event information and scheduling information for events; providing a user mapping of user identifiers to user scheduling information; receiving via a communication link an event code and a user identifier of a user who submitted the event code, the event code being provided to the user via an advertisement for an event; retrieving event scheduling information for the received event code from the event mapping; retrieving user scheduling information for the received user identifier from the user mapping; and sending an event message that includes a calendar request specifying at least a start time derived from the retrieved event scheduling information formatted for a calendar system of the user in accordance with the retrieved scheduling information of the user, so that the user can receive the event code from the advertisement, send the event code to the event information system, and receive calendar information from the event information system for adding the event to a calendar system of the user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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