Head-to-head comparisons
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsKenneth N. Chang, David A. Koski, Pedraum R. Pardehpoosh, Ralph E. Zazula
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Abstract
Providing a comparison of a set of similar items includes: receiving from a first member of an online community a selection of a stored prior comparison created by another online community member of a set of similar items; providing to the first member a template for the comparison, the template being at least partially pre-populated using data from the stored prior comparison created by the other online community member; and receiving from the first member a submission of the comparison, wherein the comparison includes one or more modifications as made by the first member to the template.
Claims31
A method for providing a comparison, comprising:
- receiving from a first member of an online community a selection of a stored prior comparison created by another online community member of a set of similar items;
- providing to the first member a template for the comparison, the template being at least partially pre-populated using data from the stored prior comparison created by the other online community member;
- and
- receiving from the first member a submission of the comparison, wherein the comparison includes one or more modifications as made by the first member to the template.
A system for providing a comparison, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- receive from a first member of an online community a selection of a stored prior comparison created by another online community member of a set of similar items;
- provide to the first member a template for the comparison, the template being at least partially pre-populated using data from the stored prior comparison created by the other online community member;
- and
- receive from the first member a submission of the comparison, wherein the comparison includes one or more modifications as made by the first member to the template;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide instructions to the processor.
A computer program product for providing a comparison, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving from a first member of an online community a selection of a stored prior comparison created by another online community member of a set of similar items;
- providing to the first member a template for the comparison, the template being at least partially pre-populated using data from the stored prior comparison created by the other online community member;
- and
- receiving from the first member a submission of the comparison, wherein the comparison includes one or more modifications as made by the first member to the template.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.