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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2008
Asit Dan, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Daniel Manuel Dias, Moheqan Lake, NY (US);
Thao N. Nguyen, Katonah, NY (US);
John F. Schumacher, White Plains, NY (US);
Hidayatullah H. Shaikh, Moheqan Lake, NY (US);
Asit Dan, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Daniel Manuel Dias, Moheqan Lake, NY (US);
Thao N. Nguyen, Katonah, NY (US);
John F. Schumacher, White Plains, NY (US);
Hidayatullah H. Shaikh, Moheqan Lake, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for generating a customized catalog for an entity or organization. Items from a base catalog are presented to a user located at a remote data processing system. One or more items are selected by a user through a process of 'meta-shopping'. The selected items are placed in a set, also referred to as a 'meta-shopping cart', used to generate the customized catalog. Terms for purchasing items in the customized catalog are associated with the customized catalog. Further, a protocol for purchasing items from the customized catalog may be established, and the customized catalog is then placed on a Web site.