Exchanging retail pricing information
AssigneeRetail Insight, LLC
InventorJack Brown
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a method for providing pricing information. In some implementations, a method for providing pricing information includes receiving, from a first subscriber, a request for pricing information of one or more retailers. The request is associated with a unit provided by a retailer different from the one or more retailers. Pricing information associated with the unit is identified based on mapping information. The pricing information is provided by the one or more retailers. The mapping information maps the unit to one or more units sold by the one or more retailers.
Claims32
A method for providing pricing information, comprising:
- receiving, from a first subscriber, a request for pricing information of one or more retailers, the request associated with a unit provided by a retailer different from the one or more retailers;
- and
- identifying pricing information associated with the unit based on mapping information, the pricing information provided by the one or more retailers, the mapping information mapping the unit to one or more units sold by the one or more retailers.
A method for providing pricing information, comprising:
- receiving requests for pricing information associated with retailers;
- and
- providing, to a plurality of subscribers, access to at least a portion of the pricing information in accordance with mapping information provided by the subscribers, at least of a portion of the mapping information of each of the plurality of subscribers is different, the mapping information includes directives for mapping information between the retailers.
Software for providing pricing information comprising computer readable instructions embodied on media and operable to:
- receive, from a first subscriber, a request for pricing information of one or more retailers, the request associated with a unit provided by a retailer different from the one or more retailers;
- and
- identify pricing information associated with the unit based on mapping information, the pricing information provided by the one or more retailers, the mapping information mapping the unit to one or more units sold by the one or more retailers.
Software for providing pricing information comprising computer readable instructions embodied on media and operable to:
- receive requests for pricing information associated with retailers;
- and
- provide, to a plurality of subscribers, access to at least a portion of the pricing information in accordance with mapping information provided by the subscribers, at least of a portion of the mapping information of each of the plurality of subscribers is different, the mapping information includes directives for mapping information between the retailers.
A server for providing pricing information comprising one or more processors operable to:
- receive, from a first subscriber, a request for pricing information of one or more retailers, the request associated with a unit provided by a retailer different from the one or more retailers;
- and
- identify pricing information associated with the unit based on mapping information, the pricing information provided by the one or more retailers, the mapping information mapping the unit to one or more units sold by the one or more retailers.
A server for providing pricing information comprising one or more processors operable to:
- receive requests for pricing information associated with retailers;
- and
- provide, to a plurality of subscribers, access to at least a portion of the pricing information in accordance with mapping information provided by the subscribers, at least of a portion of the mapping information of each of the plurality of subscribers is different, the mapping information includes directives for mapping information between the retailers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.