Patent ID: 7859550
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for operating an item data management server to capture, store, organize, and present information regarding a plurality of physical items in the control of a user, the item data management server communicatively coupled to a user terminal via at least one data network, the method comprising: presenting, via the item data management server, an item identification query to the user terminal; receiving, in response to the item identification query, an item identification response from the user terminal that corresponds to and identifies a physical item controlled by the user; based upon the item identification response, creating a physical item data record via the item data management server that corresponds to the physical item in the control of the user; altering the physical item data record to indicate that the user is the creator of the physical item data record; presenting, via the item data management server, an item categorization query to the user terminal; receiving, in response to the item categorization query, an item categorization response from the user terminal that identifies a category for association with the physical item in the control of the user; based upon the categorization response, altering the physical item data record to include the category; presenting, via the item data management server, at least one selectable item attribute query to the user terminal, the at least one selectable item attribute query based upon the category included with the physical item data record; receiving, in response to the at least one selectable item attribute query, at least one item attribute response from the user terminal that identifies an attribute of the physical item in the control of the user; based upon the at least one item attribute response, altering the physical item data record to include the attribute included in the at least one item attribute response; presenting, via the item data management server, a file upload query to the user terminal; receiving, in response to the file upload query, a data file; associating the data file with the physical item data record; creating a web page that includes: presenting, via the item data management server, the web page to the user terminal; and creating a collection reference data structure by: