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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Method, system and medium for assisting a user in evaluating a merchant in an electronic marketplace
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel R. Spiegel, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jon Mcauliffe, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel R. Spiegel, Woodinville, WA (US);
Jon McAuliffe, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon.com, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Various computer-implemented services are disclosed for assisting users in selecting items from an electronic catalog, and for selecting merchants with which to conduct transactions. One such service detects when a first user accesses a web page associated with a particular merchant, and then attempts to identify, from a set of users who are affiliated with the first user, a second user who has engaged in business with this merchant. If such a second user is identified, the service notifies the first user, and provides an option or information for the first user to contact the second user regarding the merchant.