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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
John Lowe, Alberta, CA;
John Lowe, Alberta, CA;
Poynt Inc., Richmond Hill, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology for searching and presenting merchant and advertised information to a user over a wide area network such as the Internet. The system and method actively links manufacturer and merchant information within a search query so as to enable a user to conduct more efficient searching when seeking products or services in a proximity or geographical area. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.