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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2004
Subil M. Abraham, Plano, TX (US);
James P. Appleyard, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Jason A. Gonzalez, Dallas, TX (US);
Mathews Thomas, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Subil M. Abraham, Plano, TX (US);
James P. Appleyard, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Jason A. Gonzalez, Dallas, TX (US);
Mathews Thomas, Flower Mound, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for collaborating between Web-based shopping carts can include the step of identifying a Web-based shopping cart associated with an online store and a shopper of the online store. Access privileges can be established between the shopping cart and at least one other shopping cart, the other shopping carts being associated with shoppers different from the shopper. A linkage can be established between the Web-based shopping cart and the at least one other shopping cart in accordance with the access privileges. Through the linkage, the shopper can be permitted to access items in the another shopping cart.