Deriving product information
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1. A computer-implemented method for use in managing product information, comprising:
- downloading product information from an electronic catalog, the product information being readable by a computer;
determining that the product information includes a product identifier and chemical structure information that is associated with the product identifier;
deriving a product descriptor string from the product information, the product descriptor string being readable by a computer, the product descriptor string comprising;
a first string section identifying a chemical substance corresponding to the chemical structural information; and
a second string section having quality description information of a product identified by the product identifier;
identifying a desired product having a chemical structure and a quality description; and
presenting information that communicates at least one product having substantially the same chemical structure and quality description as the desired product based on at least the first string section and the second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product.
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Abstract
A method and a system determine that product information acquired from an electronic catalog includes a product identifier and chemical structure information that is associated with the product identifier. A substance identifier and a quality identifier for a chemical product are derived from product information for a chemical product, and a product identifier for the chemical product is derived from the substance identifier and the quality identifier.
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1. A computer-implemented method for use in managing product information, comprising:
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downloading product information from an electronic catalog, the product information being readable by a computer; determining that the product information includes a product identifier and chemical structure information that is associated with the product identifier; deriving a product descriptor string from the product information, the product descriptor string being readable by a computer, the product descriptor string comprising; a first string section identifying a chemical substance corresponding to the chemical structural information; and a second string section having quality description information of a product identified by the product identifier; identifying a desired product having a chemical structure and a quality description; and presenting information that communicates at least one product having substantially the same chemical structure and quality description as the desired product based on at least the first string section and the second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-implemented method for use in managing product information, comprising:
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downloading product information for a chemical product, the product information being readable by a computer; deriving, from the product information, a substance identifier for the chemical product; deriving, from the product information, a quality identifier for the chemical product; deriving a product descriptor string from the substance identifier and the quality identifier, the product descriptor string being readable by a computer, the product descriptor string comprising; a first string section identifying a chemical substance corresponding to the substance identifier; and a second string section having quality description information corresponding to the quality identifier; identifying a desired product, the desired product comprising a desired chemical substance and the desired product having a quality description; and presenting information that communicates at least one product of substantially the same chemical substance and having substantially the same quality description as the desired product based on at least the first string section and the second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for use in managing product information, comprising:
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a downloading mechanism downloading product information from an electronic catalog, the product information being readable by a computer; a determiner determining that the product information includes a product identifier and chemical structure information that is associated with the product identifier; a deriver deriving a product descriptor string from the product information, the product descriptor string being readable by a computer, the product descriptor string comprising; a first string section identifying a chemical substance corresponding to the chemical structural information; and a second string section having quality description information of a product identified by the product identifier; an identification mechanism identifying a desired product having a chemical structure and a quality description; and a presenting mechanism presenting information that communicates at least one product having substantially the same chemical structure and quality description as the desired product based on at least the first string section and the second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product.
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16. A system for use in managing product information, comprising:
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a downloading mechanism downloading product information for a chemical product, the product information being readable by a computer; a deriver; deriving, from the product information, a substance identifier for the chemical product; deriving, from the product information, a quality identifier for the chemical product; and deriving a product descriptor string from the substance identifier and the quality identifier, the product descriptor string being readable by a computer, the product descriptor string comprising; a first string section identifying a chemical substance corresponding to the substance identifier; and a second string section having quality description information corresponding to the quality identifier; an identifying mechanism identifying a desired product, the desired product comprising a desired chemical substance and the desired product having a quality description; and a presenting mechanism presenting information that communicates at least one product of substantially the same chemical substance and having substantially the same quality description as the desired product based on at least the first string section and the second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product.
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17. A computer-implemented method for use in managing product information, comprising:
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querying a database of products, the database containing one or more fields for a product descriptor string, the product descriptor string being associated with a corresponding product, the product descriptor string comprising; a first string section identifying a chemical substance of the product associated with the product descriptor string; and a second string section having quality description information of the product associated with the product descriptor string; in response to querying the database, selecting at least one product having substantially the same chemical substance and quality description as a desired product based on at least the first string section and second string section of the product descriptor string of the desired product; and presenting information that communicates the at least one product having substantially the same chemical substance and quality description as a desired product. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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