Dynamic linking of supplier web sites to reseller web sites

• US 6,272,472 B1
• Filed: 12/29/1998
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Tsai, James, Danneels, Gunner D., Nee, Peter A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Millin, Vincent
• Assistant Examiner(s): KANOF, PEDRO R
• Application Number:
  US09/222,522
• Time in Patent Office: 952 Days
• Field of Search: 705/27, 705/26, 705/14
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The dynamic linking of supplier web sites to reseller web sites in the context of electronic commerce, for example, over the Internet. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method. A plurality of items to be purchased is selected on a supplier'"'"'s web site. A list of reseller'"'"'s web sites is dynamically generated from a database and displayed. One of the reseller'"'"'s web sites is linked to, such that information is transmitted to this reseller'"'"'s web site regarding the plurality of items to be purchase.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

selecting at least one purchasable item on a supplier'"'"'s web site;

generating dynamically and displaying a list of reseller'"'"'s web sites from a database; and

linking to one of the reseller'"'"'s web sites, including transmitting information to the one of the reseller'"'"'s web sites regarding at least one purchasable item.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting information from the one of the reseller'"'"'s to the supplier'"'"'s web site regarding a purchase of the items, upon the purchase of the items.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least one item to purchase on a supplier'"'"'s web site comprises linking to the supplier'"'"'s web site.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein linking to one of the reseller'"'"'s web sites comprises initially selecting the one of the reseller'"'"'s web sites.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating dynamically and displaying a list of reseller'"'"'s web sites comprises retrieving the list of reseller'"'"'s web sites from the database including information regarding reseller'"'"'s web sites previously registered with the supplier'"'"'s web site.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

registering the supplier'"'"'s web site;

registering the resellers'"'"'s web sites with the supplier'"'"'s web site; and

generating a linking page for each of the reseller'"'"'s web sites, linking the supplier'"'"'s web site to the reseller'"'"'s web site.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein registering the supplier'"'"'s web site includes entering information regarding the supplier'"'"'s web site into the database.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein registering the resellers'"'"'s web sites with the supplier'"'"'s web site includes entering information regarding the resellers'"'"'s web site into the database.

9. A computerized system comprising:

a client providing a web browser for a purchaser;

a first server providing a web site of a supplier accessible by the purchaser'"'"'s web browser and including a dynamically generated list of resellers from which at least one item selected by the purchaser can be purchased; and

a second server providing a web site of a reseller of the dynamically generated list of resellers accessible by the purchaser'"'"'s web browser and linked to by the supplier'"'"'s web site, such that information regarding the items is transmitted from the supplier'"'"'s web site to the reseller'"'"'s web site during linking.

10. The computerized system of claim 9, wherein the first server comprises a database of information regarding a plurality of resellers including the list of resellers and information regarding the supplier.

11. The computerized system of claim 10, wherein the first server further comprises:

a first program to generate a linking page for a web site of each reseller linking the supplier'"'"'s web site to the reseller'"'"'s web site;

a second program to receive information regarding a reseller and enter the information in the database; and

a third program to receive information regarding the supplier and enter the information in the database.

12. The computerized system of claim 9, wherein the web site of the reseller is to send feedback regarding a purchase of the items by the purchaser from the reseller to the web site of the supplier.

13. A machine-readable medium containing processor-executable instructions for execution by a processor to cause performance of a method comprising:

receiving a request to select at least one purchasable item;

generating dynamically a list of reseller'"'"'s web sites from which the at least one purchase item can be purchased; and

displaying the list of reseller'"'"'s web sites.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises transmitting information regarding the items to be purchased to a selected reseller'"'"'s web site of the list of reseller'"'"'s web sites.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises receiving feedback regarding a purchase of the items to be purchased from the selected reseller'"'"'s web site of the list of reseller'"'"'s web sites.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises maintaining a database of information regarding a plurality of reseller'"'"'s web sites including the list of reseller'"'"'s web sites and information regarding a supplier'"'"'s web site.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

registering the supplier'"'"'s web site with the database; and

registering the plurality of reseller'"'"'s web sites with the database.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises generating a linking page for each of the reseller'"'"'s web sites, linking the supplier'"'"'s web site to the reseller'"'"'s web site.