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Web-based interface for facilitating commerce between providers of goods or services and purchasers thereof

  • US 20020152136A1
  • Filed: 04/05/2001
  • Published: 10/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • obtaining information pertaining to each of a plurality of providers of goods or services;

    associating at least some of the obtained information with first and second categories for each of the providers;

    providing an Internet website able to access the first and second categories of the information for each of the providers, the website comprising a visual interface with a first region and a second region, the first region being adapted to simultaneously display a symbol for each of at least two of the providers, the second region being adapted to selectively and alternatively display the first and second categories of the information pertaining to each of the providers;

    displaying the symbol for each of a portion of the providers simultaneously via the first region of the visual interface of the website; and

    displaying a particular one of the first and second categories of the information pertaining to a selected provider via the second region of the visual interface of the website in response to an input signal from a user of the website, the input signal corresponding to selection by the user of the selected provider from among the portion of the providers by selecting the symbol of the selected provider displayed in the first region of the visual interface of the website.

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