Patent ID: 6882980

Claim:
A networked computer system configured for commerce in chemical products, the system comprising: a server configured to exchange data with a plurality of client computers; a database operatively coupled to the server and storing chemical product data for a plurality of chemical products; a memory operatively coupled to the server and comprising instructions to configure the server to: receive a request comprising a product identifier from a first one of the plurality of client computers, query the database in response to the received request to retrieve chemical product data comprising a starting point formulation and chemical characteristics inherent to the starting point formulation, send the product information to the first client computer, receive a purchase order comprising a request to purchase a product identified by the product identifier and target characteristics input by a user, modify the starting point formulation based on the target characteristics input by the user, and process the purchase order, wherein the purchase order comprises an order for purchase of a chemical product formulated in accordance with said modified starting point formulation.