Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-29
2008-01-22
Gaffin, Jeffrey (Department: 2165)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C707S793000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07321901
ABSTRACT:
A business model is described in which one entity hosts, maintains, and provides a uniform interface for entering data into, a database of manufacturers product specification on behalf of a plurality of manufacturers. The entity then serves as an application service provider (ASP) with respect to that database, by allowing the manufacturers to access their respective product specification data in the database for any of a variety of uses outside of the database in exchange for some form of remuneration from those manufacturers.
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Blinn Arnold N.
Dunning, Jr. John A.
Li Jun
Traina Trevor
Abel-Jalil Neveen
Gaffin Jeffrey
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