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US 7,890,378 B2Granted
System and method for generating a search query using a category menu
AssigneeLocal.com Corporation
InventorsHeath B. Clarke, David Holmes, Theodore Tanner
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides systems and methods, which allow a more efficient shopping experience. A cascading commerce menu provides access to a plurality of product, service, and/or content categories. In one embodiment, the cascading commerce menu is stored on a client computer, thereby providing quick access to the menu.
Claims22
A method of generating a search query, comprising:
- storing a payment account information in a user record;
- providing at least a portion of a menu including one or more product category menu items, wherein at least one of the product category menu items is associated with at least one subcategory menu item;
- receiving at a server the search query based at least in part on a selection of an item associated with the menu;
- processing the query at the server to provide at least a portion of a result of the search query, wherein the result includes a list of suppliers and for each supplier a corresponding aggregate price for a product and the aggregate prices include a base product price and at least one additional cost associated with a purchase of the product, wherein the at least one of the additional cost is determined using at least a portion of the user record;
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- facilitating a purchase of the product from any supplier in the list of suppliers using the payment account information stored in the user record.
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A system for generating a search query, comprising:
- a plurality of processors,
- a memory, coupled to at least one of the plurality of processors, the plurality of processors configured as a group to:
- store a payment account information in a user record,
- provide at least a portion of a menu including one or more product category menu items, wherein at least one of the product category menu items is associated with at least one subcategory menu item,
- receive the search query based at least in part on a selection of an item associated with the menu,
- provide at least a portion of a result of the search query, wherein the result includes a list of suppliers and for each supplier a corresponding aggregate price for a product, the aggregate prices including at least a base product price and at least one additional cost associated with a purchase of the product, wherein at least one of the at least one additional cost is determined using at least a portion of the user record, and
- facilitate a purchase of the product from any supplier in the list of suppliers using the payment account information stored in the user record.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.