Patent ID: 8121907
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions thereon that when executed, cause a computer to execute a method for transferring large supplier catalogs in a data transmission system including the Internet network, a marketplace site able to be addressed through the Internet network, a plurality of customers connected to the Internet network and a plurality of suppliers connected to the Internet network, each of the suppliers having a catalog file of available goods to be supplied to any one of the customers, the method comprising: requesting by one of the suppliers the transfer of its catalog file to the marketplace site through a business to business (B2B) gateway using a catalog control protocol, transferring the catalog file to the marketplace site through a catalog gateway using the catalog transfer protocol, the supplier segmenting the catalog file into a plurality of sequential segments and sending the catalog file segments to the catalog gateway, wherein each catalog file segment is numbered and includes a flag denoting whether or not the catalog segment is the last catalog file segment, the catalog gateway acknowledging each catalog file segment received from the supplier, the catalog gateway reassembling the catalog file segments into the catalog file and storing the catalog file in a local storage, aggregating the catalog file received from the supplier to a general catalog to provide an updated general catalog, and publishing the updated general catalog onto a storefront web site so that any one of the customers can view the goods of the supplier.