Method of Updating Contact Information on Merchant Websites
OwnerCharles A. Eldering, Benjamin E. Fullerinventors
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Abstract
A method of updating contact information on merchant websites includes maintaining a plurality of contact records containing a plurality of fields. The contact records and corresponding fields are distributed to a merchant website. The information located at the merchant website is automatically updated when an updated contact record becomes available.
Claims17
A method of updating contact information on merchant websites, the method comprising:
- (a) maintaining a plurality of contact records, wherein the records contain a plurality of fields;
- (b) distributing the contact records to at least one merchant website;
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- (c) automatically updating the contact record at the merchant website when an update becomes available.
A method of maintaining updated contact information for use on merchant websites comprising:
- (a) maintaining a plurality of contact records, wherein the contact records contain a plurality of fields;
- (b) storing the contact record in a file associated with the merchant website;
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- (c) automatically updating the file whenever an update to the corresponding contact record is available.
A merchant website updating system comprising:
- a storage device capable of storing a plurality of contact records, the contact records having a plurality of fields;
- a merchant website server capable of receiving one or more contact records;
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- a communication system configured to distribute one or more contact records from the storage device to the merchant website, wherein the communication system distributes the one or more contact records when a contact record is created or altered.
The system of claim 17, wherein the plurality of contact records contain directives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.