Patent ID: 7716089

Claim:
A method for facilitating browsing of an electronic catalog of items, the method comprising: presenting a user an option to view the electronic catalog using multiple browsing modes, each browsing mode providing a respective method for identifying desired items in the electronic catalog; and when the user views a list of items within any one of the multiple browsing modes, concurrently displaying, for each of a plurality of items in the list, a respective field that indicates a quantity of the item currently selected by the user for purchase, said fields being editable by the user to modify said quantities; wherein the multiple browsing modes include a search mode in which users generate and submit search queries for searching the catalog, and the method comprises responding to user submission of a search query by generating a search results page in which each of a plurality of catalog items that match the search query is displayed together with a respective editable field indicating the quantity of that item currently selected for purchase; whereby, during browsing of the electronic catalog, the user is notified of, and provided an option to modify, quantities of items selected for purchase without having to access a shopping cart.