System for processing product information in support of commercial transactions

A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:

• a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• a data processor for receiving product information and for updating said first database information to incorporate received product information in response to detection of a difference between stored product information and said received product information;
• and
• an interface processor for communicating updated product information to a device in response to user command.

A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:

• a bidirectional communication processor supporting communication with a remote application;
• a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• and
• an update processor for communicating product usage information to a remote application employing a second database of product information, and for updating product information in said first database with corresponding acquired product information derived from said remote second database using said communication processor in response to detection of a difference between product information in said first database and said second database.

A system for maintaining and processing a catalog of product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:

• a bidirectional communication processor supporting communication with a remote application;
• a catalog database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• and
• a catalog data processor employing said communication processor in,
• receiving product usage information from a remote application,
• identifying differences between data in said received product usage information and said catalog database product information, and
• communicating product information to said remote application in response to said identified differences.

A method for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising the steps of:

• maintaining, in a first database, product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• receiving product information from a remote application;
• updating said first database information to incorporate received product information in response to detection of a difference between stored product information and said received product information;
• and
• initiating display of updated product information in response to user command.

A method for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising the steps of:

• maintaining product information in a first database, said product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• communicating product usage information to a remote application employing a second database of product information;
• and
• updating product information in said first database with corresponding acquired product information derived from said remote second database in response to detection of a difference between product information in said first database and said second database.

A method for maintaining and processing a catalog of product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:

• maintaining in a catalog database product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information;
• and
• receiving product usage information from a remote application,
• identifying differences between data in said received product usage information and said catalog database product information, and
• communicating product information to said remote application in response to said identified differences.