Abstract: A multi-merchant purchasing system is configured to identify downloadable products selected by a user for purchase. The identified downloadable products are offered by multiple merchants. The multi-merchant purchasing system enables the user to purchase all of the downloadable products in a single transaction. The multi-merchant purchasing system may also be configured to receive purchase information from the merchant applications and maintains the purchase information for the user in a locker. The multi-merchant purchasing system may further be configured to accept product license information from third party merchants not fully participating in the multi-merchant purchasing system. More specifically, a third party merchant may store product license information related to a user in the multi-merchant purchasing system such that the user may connect to the multi-merchant purchasing system at any time and manage all the user's product licenses in one central location.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting a plurality of items of multiple types to a user. A universal data store is provided which contains a plurality of items. A portion of the items contain metadata stored in accordance with an item decoration schema. A shell presents items with corresponding metadata with an item decoration view and items without the metadata with a default display view. A shell display view is utilized to display a set of heterogeneous items and an explorer display view is provided to display items.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting a plurality of items to a user with a contextual display. A computer system is provided which includes a data store. At least a portion of the items in the data store include one or more field entries. An explorer interacts with the data store, selects items having one or more desired field entries, and displays the selected items according to an explorer display schema. An application may select the items from the data store and may interact with a shell browser to present the selected items. A method for establishing an explorer for presenting items in a data store to a user.

Abstract: A system and method for presenting related items to a user. A universal data store is provided which contains a plurality of items. A portion of the items contain relational information that allows relationships between two or more of the plurality of items to be determined. A shell presents a selected item to a user and is configured to utilize the relational information to present one or more items in the data store which are related to the selected item.

Abstract: A multipurpose hand-held tool having a handle and a head wherein the head has a plurality of implements. The head has a middle portion, which is connected the handle, a first head end and a second head end. The first head end has three cutters such that there is a cutting edge on the top side, the end, and the bottom side of the first head. The first head end also includes a plurality of gauge holes in the top side, and a nail slot on the bottom side. The second head end includes both a hammer head connected to the end and a hammer claw connected to the top side of the second head end. The multipurpose hand-held tool meets a need for roofers to have a multipurpose tool which helps to quickly, efficiently and accurately remove and replace roofing materials.