IDENTIFYING ITEMS ON A SECOND WEBSITE ALREADY BROWSED AT A FIRST WEBSITE
First Claim
1. A method for browsing items on the worldwide web, the method comprising:
- searching for items to browse at a first website;
recording attributes of each item browsed at the first website;
searching for items to browse at a second website;
comparing attributes of items identified during the searching of the second website with the recorded attributes of items browsed at the first website;
in the event of a match between attributes of an item identified during the searching of the second website and the recorded attributes of an item browsed at the first website, indicating that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website; and
displaying an indication to the user that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website.
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Abstract
For browsing items on the worldwide web, operations are performed, including: searching for items to browse at a first website; recording attributes of each item browsed at the first website; searching for items to browse at a second website; comparing attributes of items identified during the searching of the second website with the recorded attributes of items browsed at the first website; in the event of a match between attributes of an item identified during the searching of the second website and the recorded attributes of an item browsed at the first website, indicating that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website; and displaying an indication to the user that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for browsing items on the worldwide web, the method comprising:
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searching for items to browse at a first website; recording attributes of each item browsed at the first website; searching for items to browse at a second website; comparing attributes of items identified during the searching of the second website with the recorded attributes of items browsed at the first website; in the event of a match between attributes of an item identified during the searching of the second website and the recorded attributes of an item browsed at the first website, indicating that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website; and displaying an indication to the user that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for browsing items on the worldwide web, the system comprising:
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a generator for recording attributes of each item browsed at the first website in a data store; a comparator for comparing attributes of items identified during the searching of a second website with the recorded attributes of items browsed at the first website; and a manipulator, responsive to the comparator identifying a match between attributes of an item identified during the searching of the second website and the recorded attributes of an item browsed at the first website, for indicating that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website and displaying an indication to the user that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for browsing items on the worldwide web, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:
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first program instructions programmed to search for items to browse at a first website; second program instructions programmed to record attributes of each item browsed at the first website; third program instructions programmed to search for items to browse at a second website; fourth program instructions programmed to compare attributes of items identified during the searching of the second website with the recorded attributes of items browsed at the first website; fifth program instructions programmed to, in the event of a match between attributes of an item identified during the searching of the second website and the recorded attributes of an item browsed at the first website, indicate that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website; and sixth program instructions programmed to display an indication to the user that the item identified at the second website is the same as the item browsed at the first website. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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