System and Method of Browsing Electronic Catalogs from Multiple Merchants
First Claim
1. A method of browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, said method comprising:
- receiving from each merchant a product feed that includes data related to products in a merchant'"'"'s catalog;
storing item data received from each merchant in a product database; and
providing to a user the ability to browse and search products in said product database.
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Abstract
A system and method of browsing electronic catalogs from a plurality of merchants. The electronic catalog system emulates the portability and usability of a traditional paper and ink catalog, especially when realized on a tablet or mobile device. Product data feeds from multiple merchants are collected and processed to build a product database. A server retrieves product data and serves it to users browsing the electronic catalogs. Users can request more detailed information and order products through the server and merchant websites. Users communicate with the server and merchant websites either through a standalone software application or via a standard web browser. Merchants are able to update the contents of their electronic catalogs through a merchant portal.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, said method comprising:
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receiving from each merchant a product feed that includes data related to products in a merchant'"'"'s catalog; storing item data received from each merchant in a product database; and providing to a user the ability to browse and search products in said product database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, said method comprising:
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receiving from each merchant a product feed that includes data related to products in a merchant'"'"'s catalog; converting said product data received from each merchant into a uniform format; storing said formatted product data in a product database; and wherein said product database is accessed in response to requests generated by a user for product data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user for information about one or more products in one of a plurality of electronic catalogs, each electronic catalog generated from product feeds received from a plurality of merchants and stored in a product database; in response to said request, retrieving data corresponding to said requested one or more products from said product database; and serving said requested data to said user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, said method comprising:
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providing a user multiple browsing options for viewing an electronic catalog of products, said product catalog generated from product data feeds received from a plurality of merchants and stored in a product database on a server; in response to a user request to view catalog items, sending a request to said server for product data corresponding to said requested catalog items; in response to said request, receiving from said server product data corresponding to said requested catalog items; displaying product data corresponding to said requested catalog items to said user. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system for browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, comprising:
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a product database for storing data related to products in a merchant'"'"'s catalog; a server computer operative to receive a product feed from multiple merchants and generate electronic catalogs therefrom stored in said product database; and said server computer incorporating a web-based interface and operative to access said product database in response to requests for product data received from users over a network and to serve product pages generated from product data retrieved from said product database to said users. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer program product for browsing multiple electronic catalogs of products from a plurality of merchants, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer usable storage medium having computer usable code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable code configured for receiving from each merchant a product feed that includes data related to products in a merchant'"'"'s catalog; computer usable code configured for storing item data received from each merchant in a product database; and computer usable code configured for providing to a user the ability to browse and search products in said product database.
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