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Computer system for retrieving a product that meets characteristics of a customer

  • US 7,483,844 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2003
  • Issued: 01/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system for providing a list of one or more products that meet characteristics of a customer, comprising:

  • a first server including a main agent, a customer table encoded on a computer-readable medium being provided in the main agent, the customer table storing customer characteristic codes, each of the characteristic codes representing characteristics of each of customers; and

    a second server including a supplier agent connected to the main agent through a network, a product database encoded on a computer-readable medium being provided in the supplier agent, the product database storing products provided by a supplier of the supplier agent,wherein each of the products in the product database is assigned a customer characteristic code in accordance with characteristics of the product;

    wherein the main agent is programmed to;

    identify a customer based on a product search request received from the customer;

    extract a customer characteristic code from the customer table based on the identified customer; and

    write the product search request and the extracted customer characteristic code in a parameter table;

    wherein the supplier agent is programmed to;

    read out the product search request and the customer characteristic code from the parameter table;

    extract from the product database one or more products that meet the product search request and that are assigned the customer characteristic code; and

    write the extracted products in a search result table;

    wherein the main agent is further programmed to;

    read out the extracted products from the search result table; and

    provide the list by editing the extracted products into a search result screen.

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