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Mall server with product search capability

  • US 6,125,353 A
  • Filed: 08/25/1997
  • Issued: 09/26/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mall server comprising:

  • a category master table indexing a plurality of categories, each category being accompanied by information on an effective period thereof;

    a product master table cross-referencing products to categories, having at least two category columns for storing a first category code and a second category code so as to allow each product to have two different categories;

    product search screen creation means, responsive to a search screen request from a customer terminal, for creating product search screen data including a category selection menu listing categories having effective periods which include a present date; and

    product searching means, responsive to a search command from the customer terminal, for searching said product master table for the products belonging to a category selected from the list of the categories of the category selection menu.

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