Abstract: An Internet-based method of and system for enabling communication of consumer product information between a vendor and a consumer in a stream of commerce. The Internet-enabled system comprises an Internet-enabled database server for storing a plurality of UPN/TM/PD/URL links for each consumer product registered with the Internet-enabled database server. A first http-enabled information server enables the vendor and/or its agents to create and manage the UPN/TM/PD/URL links stored in the Internet-based information server. A second http-enabled information server publishes an HTML-encoded graphical user interface (GUI) which functions as a consumer product information (CPI) search screen for use by the consumer.

Abstract: A functionally-integrated consumer product and service brand marketing communication system and method which enables manufacturers, retailers, their respective agents, and consumers to carry out four basic product-related marketing communication functions along the demand-side of the retail chain, namely: enabling manufacturers' marketing, brand and/or product managers to create and manage a composite brand image for each consumer product being offered for sale in both physical and electronic marketplaces; enabling manufacturers, retailers, and their advertising and marketing agents to display consumer product advertisements to consumers, at or near the point of purchase or sale within both physical and electronic retail shopping environments, in a way which is guaranteed to project the manufacturer's intended brand image while positively influencing product demand; enabling retailers, manufacturers, and their marketing and promotional agents to promote consumer products with consumers within physical and ele

Abstract: An Internet-based electronic commerce (EC) enabled shopping system comprising: an Internet information server connected to the infrastructure of the Internet and supporting the hypertext transmission protocol (http); a Web-enabled client subsystem connected to the infrastructure of the Internet; and an EC-enabled WWW site comprising a plurality of interlinked HTML-encoded documents arranged and rendered to provide an electronic store environment for a consumer when served to the Web-enabled client subsystem, wherein the electronic store environment presenting a plurality of products for purchase and sale by an EC-enabled payment method supported over the Internet, wherein a Consumer Product Information Request (CPIR) enabling Server-side component tag, associated with each the product, is embedded within at least one of the HTML-encoded documents displayed on the Web-enabled client subsystem, and each the CPIR-enabling Server-side component tag being associated with a CPIR-enabling Server-side component encod

Abstract: An Internet-based consumer product kiosk for installation within a retail environment.

Abstract: A novel system and method for collecting, transmitting and delivering consumer product-related information on the Internet. The system includes Internet Servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each product registered in the system, with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, related to such products. Each client computer system includes an Internet browser or Internet application tool which is provided with an Internet Product Information (IPI) Find button and an Universal Product Number (UPN) Search Button. The system enters its “IPI Find Mode” when the “IPI Find” button is selected and enters the “UPN Search Mode” when the “UPN Search” Button is selected. When the system is in its IPI Find Mode, a predesignated information resource (e.g.

Abstract: A novel system and method for finding product and, service related information on the Internet. The system includes Internet Servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product or Service Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each product and service registered in the system, with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Websites, related to such products or services. Each client computer system includes an Internet browser or Internet application tool which is provided with a “Internet Product/Service Information (IPSI) Finder” button and a “Universal Product/Service Number (UPSN) Search” button. The system enters its “IPSI Finder Mode” when the “IPSI Finder” button is depressed and enters the “UPSN Search Mode” when the “UPSN Search” button is depressed.

Abstract: Method of and system for delivering consumer product related information to consumers over the Internet. The system and method involves creating an UPN-encoded Consumer Product Information (CPIR) enabling Applet for each consumer product registered within a manufacturer-managed UPN/URL database management system. Each CPIR-enabling Applet is encapsulated within an executable file and then stored in the UPN/URL database management system. Each CPIR-enabling Applet is searchable and downloadable by, for example, (1) retailers purchasing products from an electronic-commerce enabled product catalog, (2) advertisers desiring to link consumer product information to Web-based product advertisements, or (3) anyone having a legitimate purpose of disseminating such information within the stream of electronic commerce.

Abstract: A system and method for finding and serving consumer product-related information over the Internet (10) to consumers. The system includes Internet Information servers (33) which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each consumer product registered with the system, along with a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, which are related to such registered consumer products. Upon entering the UPC number into the system using a conventional Internet browser program (13), the menu of URLs associated with the entered UPC number is automatically displayed for user selection. The displayed menu of URLs are categorically arranged according to specific types of product information.

Abstract: A novel Internet-based consumer product information system and method for use in retail shopping environments, wherein each Web-enabled bar code driven consumer product information kiosk deployed therewithin embodies e-mail messaging capabilities which enable consumers to automatically save and record the URLs of CPI-related Web documents within the message field of a preformatted e-mail message that is transmitted from a retailer-operated e-mail server, to a remote e-mail address specified by the consumer within the retail shopping environment.

Abstract: An Internet-based consumer product brand marketing communication system which enables manufacturers, retailers and their respective agents, and consumers to carryout product-related functions along the demand side of the retail chain. A central RDBMS (i.e. data warehouse) stores a central database of consumer product related information resource files (IRFs) each IRF being indexed with a Universal Product Number (UPN) assigned thereto by the manufacturer of the consumer product, or its designated agent, which relates to the consumer product. A first subsystem enables a manufacturer's marketing, brand and/or product managers to create and manage a local RDBMS containing UPN-indexed IRFs related to the consumer products of the manufacturer being offered for sale in both physical and/or electronic marketplaces, and periodically transport the local RDBMS of UPN-indexed IRFs to the central RDBMS by electronic data transport techniques.

Abstract: An Internet-based consumer product marketing, merchandising and education/information system which enables manufacturers, their agents, retailers and their agents, and consumers to carryout product-related functions along the demand side of the retail chain. A central UPN/TM/PD/URL RDBMS stores a central database of UPN/TM/PD/URL links. A first subsystem enables a manufacturer's marketing, brand and/or product managers to create and manage a local database of UPN/TM/PD/URL links related to the consumer products of the manufacturer being offered for sale in both physical and/or electronic marketplaces, and periodically transport local database of UPN/TM/PD/URL links to central UPN/TM/PD/URL RDBMS by electronic data interchange techniques. The local database of UPN/TM/PD/URL links is managed within a local UPN/TM/PD/URL RDBMS, and selected by the manufacturer's marketing, brand and/or product managers so as to create a desired brand image for each consumer product of the manufacturer.

Abstract: An Internet-based consumer service marketing, merchandising and education/information system which enables service-providers, retailers and their respective agents, and consumers to carry out service-related functions along the demand side of the retail chain. A central USN/SM/SN/URL RDBMS stores a central database of USN/SM/SN/URL links, wherein the USN represents a Universal Service Number assigned to a particular service offered by a service-provider, the SM represents a Service Mark used in connection with the particular service, the SD is representative of one or more Universal Resource Locators pointing to information resources on the WWW relating to the particular service.

Abstract: A novel system and method are disclosed for finding and serving consumer product-related information over the Internet to consumers in retail shopping environments, as well as at home and work, and on the road. The system includes Internet information servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each consumer product registered with the system, along with a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, which related to such registered consumer products. Upon entering the UPC number into the system using a conventional Internet browser program running on any computing platform or system, the menu of URLs associated with the entered UPC number is automatically displayed for user selection.

Abstract: A novel system and method are disclosed for finding and serving consumer product-related information over the Internet to consumers. The system includes Internet information servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each consumer product registered with the system, along with a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, which related to such registered consumer products. Upon entering the UPC number into the system using a conventional Internet browser program, the menu of URLs associated with the entered UPC number is automatically displayed for user selection.

Abstract: A novel system and method for finding product and service related information on the Internet. The system includes Internet Servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product or Service Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each product and service registered in the system, with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, related to such products or services. Each client computer system includes an Internet browser or Internet application tool which is provided with a “Internet Product/Service Information (IPSI) Finder” button and a “Universal Product/Service Number (UPSN) Search” button. The system enters its “IPSI Finder Mode” when the “IPSI Finder” button is selected and enters the “UPSN Search Mode” when the “UPSN Search” button is selected. When the system is in its IPSI Finder Mode, a predesignated information resource (e.

Abstract: A novel system and method for collecting, transmitting and delivering consumer product-related information on the Internet. The system includes Internet Servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each product registered in the system, with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, related to such products. Each client computer system includes an Internet browser or Internet application tool which is provided with an Internet Product Information (IPI) Find button and an Universal Product Number (UPN) Search Button. The system enters its “IPI Find Mode” when the “IPI Find” button is selected and enters the “UPN Search Mode” when the “UPN Search” Button is selected. When the system is in its IPI Find Mode, a predesignated information resource (e.g.

Abstract: A novel system and method are disclosed for finding and serving consumer product-related information over the Internet to consumers. The system includes Internet information servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each consumer product registered with the system, along with a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, which related to such registered consumer products. Upon entering the UPC number into the system using a conventional Internet browser program, the menu of URLs associated with the entered UPC number is automatically displayed for user selection.

Abstract: A method of and system for finding and serving consumer product-related information on the Internet comprising a database serving subsystem which stores: a plurality of manufacturer identification numbers (MINs) assigned to a plurality of manufacturers of consumer products; a plurality of home-page specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of MINs; a plurality of universal product numbers (UPN) assigned to a plurality of consumer products made by the plurality of manufacturers; and a plurality of product-information specifying URLs symbolically linked to the plurality of UPNs. During operation, a client subsystem transmits to the database serving subsystem, a request for information which includes the UPN assigned to the consumer product on which product-related information is being sought.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for finding and serving consumer product-related information over the Internet to consumers in retail shopping environments, as well as at home and work, and on the road. The system includes Internet information servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each consumer product registered with the system, along with a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Web-sites, which related to such registered consumer products. Upon entering the UPC number into the system using a conventional Internet browser program running on any computing platform or system, the menu of URLs associated with the entered UPC number is automatically displayed for user selection.

Abstract: A novel system and method for finding product and service related information on the Internet. The system includes Internet Servers which store information pertaining to Universal Product or Service Number (e.g. UPC number) preassigned to each product and service registered in the system, with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) that point to the location of one or more information resources on the Internet, e.g. World Wide Websites, related to such products or services. Each client computer system includes an Internet browser or Internet application tool which is provided with a "Internet Product/Service Information (IPSI) Finder" button and a "Universal Product/Service Number (UPSN) Search" button. The system enters its "IPSI Finder Mode" when the "IPSI Finder" button is depressed and enters the "UPSN Search Mode" when the "UPSN Search" button is depressed. When the system is in its IPSI Finder Mode, a predesignated information resource (e.g. advertisement, product information, etc.