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US 2001/0037255 A1Published application
Systems and methods for providing products and services to an industry market
OwnerRoger Tambay, Anthony Richard Lettichinventors
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The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing products and services to an industry marketplace. The systems and methods of the present invention integrate services that are currently provided by multiple entities into a system that may be advantageously provided by a single entity to facilitate the buying and selling of products and services. An embodiment of the present invention as a site on the world wide web provides a consumer, such as a manufacturer, with an efficient method of shopping for a product by integrating, for example, product specifications, availability, ordering, shipment and delivery. An embodiment of the systems and methods of the present invention are particularly advantageous for use in providing products and services to the chemical industry, specifically the paint and coatings and the adhesives and sealants segments of the chemical industry.
A system for conducting commerce including a community of participants in a market segment of an industry comprising:
A process for facilitating development of a community of participants in a vertically-related market comprising the steps of:
A computer system for facilitating development on a computer network of a community of participants in a vertically-related market comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.