SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED REFERENCE COLLECTION
First Claim
1. A system for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer, comprising:
- a server computer operated by a vendor of products having an associated data repository in which is stored an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information wherein each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more consumer communities; and
programming resident on the server computer which acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes the reference collection that is personalized for the consumer wherein the reference collection comprises a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to a one or more consumer communities to which the consumer belongs.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer. The system includes a server computer having an associated data repository. Stored in the data repository is an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information and each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more consumer communities and/or products. Programming resident on the server computer acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes a reference collection that is personalized for the consumer, the reference collection being provided as a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to a one or more consumer communities to which the consumer belongs and/or products of interest to the consumer.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer, comprising:
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a server computer operated by a vendor of products having an associated data repository in which is stored an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information wherein each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more consumer communities; and programming resident on the server computer which acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes the reference collection that is personalized for the consumer wherein the reference collection comprises a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to a one or more consumer communities to which the consumer belongs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer, comprising:
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a server computer operated by a vendor of products having an associated data repository in which is stored an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information wherein each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more products being sold by the vendor of products; and programming resident on the server computer which acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes the reference collection that is personalized for the consumer wherein the reference collection comprises a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to one or more products appearing in a prior purchasing history of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer, comprising:
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a server computer operated by a vendor of products having an associated data repository in which is stored an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information wherein each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more products being sold by the vendor of products; and programming resident on the server computer which acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes the reference collection that is personalized for the consumer wherein the reference collection comprises a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to one or more products appearing in an on-line shopping cart of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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