Patent ID: 7584210
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring a database system to store information regarding a plurality of items for purchase in electronic commerce, said method comprising: establishing a database on a computer system; establishing within said database a first product object corresponding to a first item of the plurality of items; generating within said first product object a plurality of product object fields; associating a product object field identifier with each product object field of said plurality of product object fields; capturing information related to a second item; determining, based on querying said database, whether said information related to said second item corresponds said first product object; responsive to determining that said information related to said second item corresponds to said first product object, creating, in said database, a vendor object corresponding to said information related to said second item; establishing within said vendor object a plurality of vendor object fields; and associating said vendor object with said first product object, said database configured, in response to a change to at least one field of said plurality of product object fields of said first product object, to update said vendor object.