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System and method for finding product and service related information on the internet

  • US 5,918,214 A
  • Filed: 10/25/1996
  • Issued: 06/29/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system of finding information pertaining to a particular product on the Internet, comprising:

  • a database server connected to the Internet and includingURL/UPN information storage means for storing information representative of (i) a plurality of universal product numbers (UPNs) assigned to a plurality of products, and (ii) a plurality of URLs symbolically linked to said plurality of UPNs, each said URL specifying the location of an information resource located on the Internet related to a particular one of said products, andrequest servicing means for servicing a request made by a client system, for information about one of said plurality of products located on the Internet, wherein said request is transmitted to said Internet database server and includes information representative of the UPN assigned to said product; and

    a plurality of product-information servers, each connected to the Internet and includingproduct-related information storage means for storing information related to said plurality of products, andinformation delivery means, responsive to said request servicing means, for delivering to said client system, information related to one of said plurality of products specified by the URL symbolically linked to the UPN included in said request made by said client system.

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