Information search and shopping system
First Claim
1. A method for a user to conduct research on an information network, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) the user contacting a service provider having access to the information network;
(b) the user communicating information regarding a desired research project to the service provider;
(c) the service provider conducting the research on the information network and finding one or more results or no results; and
(d) the service provider communicating the results or lack of results to the user.
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Abstract
A method for a user to conduct research on an information network. The user contacts a service provider having access to the information network; the user communicates information regarding a desired research project to the service provider; the service provider conducts the research on the information network and finds one or more or no results; and the service provider communicates the results or lack thereof to the user. The research project may comprise obtaining information about a goods or services, in which case the method may further comprise the user placing an order for the goods or services through the service provider and the service provider obtaining the goods or services for the user through the information network. A similar method may be used for soliciting customers for goods and services. The invention also comprises a system to enable a user to indirectly conduct research on an information network in accordance with the method.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for a user to conduct research on an information network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) the user contacting a service provider having access to the information network;
(b) the user communicating information regarding a desired research project to the service provider;
(c) the service provider conducting the research on the information network and finding one or more results or no results; and
(d) the service provider communicating the results or lack of results to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for a user to solicit customers for goods or services on an information network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) the user contacting a service provider having access to the information network;
(b) the user communicating information regarding the goods or services to the service provider;
(c) the service provider posting on the information network a solicitation for customers for the goods or services and receiving one or more responses or no response to the solicitation; and
(d) the service provider communicating the responses or lack of responses to the user.
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24. A system to enable a user to indirectly conduct research, solicit customers for goods or services, or acquire goods or services, via an information network, the system comprising:
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a service provider having access to the information network and an interface accessible to the user;
a menu of one or more information requests communicable to the user by the service provider;
means for receiving responses from the user to the menu of information requests; and
means for notifying the user of results of the research, notifying the user about customers found for the goods or services, or delivering the goods or services. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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