Product selection and training guide
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to a user of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, specialty chemicals and related equipment and services, comprising the steps of:
- displaying an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products;
in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, presenting said user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area; and
in response to an input from said user, displaying a list of said at least one product application for said application area.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing information to a user of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, specialty chemicals and related equipment and services, comprise displaying an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products, in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, presenting said user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area, and in response to an input from said user, displaying a list of said at least one product application for said application area. The information may be provided on-line, may reside locally with a user, or a portion of the information may reside locally with a user and a portion of the information may be accessed over a network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to a user of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, specialty chemicals and related equipment and services, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products; in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, presenting said user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area; and in response to an input from said user, displaying a list of said at least one product application for said application area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing information on-line to a user of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, specialty chemicals and related equipment and services, comprising the steps of:
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providing product information including product selection and training information related to the use of said products; displaying an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products; and in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, presenting said user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area; and in response to an input from said user, displaying a list of said at least one product application for said application area.
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15. A server for providing information on-line to a user of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants and cleaners, and related equipment and services, comprising:
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a web site organized as a hierarchy of related web pages and screens, said information including product selection information related to the use of said products, accessible to said user by navigating through said web site; and a controller for displaying an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products and for presenting a user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, and for displaying a list of said at least one product application for said application area upon input from a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing information to users of products, including adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, specialty chemicals and related equipment and services, comprising the steps of:
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developing a system for providing said information on-line, wherein said system operates to display an image of an object representing at least one application area for at least one of said products and in response to navigation over a portion of said object by a user, operates to present a user with an indication that at least one product application exists for said at least one application area, said system further operating to display a list of said at least one product application for said application area upon input from a user; installing said system on a first server for providing information to a first user; and distributing said system to a second server for providing said information to a second user in a different geographical area.
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