Software and hardware for publishing and viewing products and services for sale

• US 5,799,284 A
• Filed: 03/13/1996
• Issued: 08/25/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Roy E. Bourquin
• Original Assignee: Roy E. Bourquin
• Inventors: Bourquin, Roy E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Teska, Kevin J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LOPPNOW, MATTHEW CLAY
• Application Number:
  US08/614,669
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27, 705/28, 705/29, 705/22
• US Class Current: 705/14.54
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search

Abstract

A computer system that utilizes client/server software to allow users of the client software to log into a server and publish information about a product or service. Once the information is published, other users of the client software may log into the server to browse or search for the information. This system is designed to help extractors and manufacturers of products, as well as service providers, to advertise their product or service to other extractors, manufacturers, service providers, distributors, retailers or other consumers to help aid in the distribution of those products or services. The system is also designed to help reach these establishments over a wide area, limited only by communication networks, and the system is kept current through the use of the established users of the client allowing rapid change.

Claims

1. A system for publishing information of and relating to products and services to a remote computer data base system acting as a server from a computer system acting as a client via a communication system comprising:

client software means operating on said computer system acting as a client,

server software means operating on said remote computer data base system acting as a server,

new ad information means for allowing a client to enter information about said products or said services into said remote computer data base system,

dialog maker means for allowing said client to communicate an entire file containing information to said server,

search engine means for allowing said client to search data in said remote computer data base system and displaying resulting information, and

view ad means for allowing said client to retrieve additional data from said remote computer data base system corresponding to said resulting information.