RU2172012C1 - Method for searching wares using telecommunication networks - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: wares search in data bases through telecommunication networks. SUBSTANCE: method includes entering data on desired articles from client's terminal, transmitting them to server, and searching for articles in data bases; server provides for "deferred search" procedure using specified data bases with search being made at preset intervals or during preset maximal search time, and also for delivery of found wares to client. EFFECT: provision for additional services in search of wares. 4 cl

Description

 The invention relates to telecommunication networks, in particular to search systems through these networks of commercial information in databases.

 Known systems for searching for goods in databases through telecommunication networks, consisting in the fact that the subscriber from the terminal enters data on the required goods in the form of a set of their attributes. This data is sent to the central point (server), which searches the databases for the information specified in the subscriber’s request (see WO 00/00909 A1, G 06 F 17/30, 01/06/2000, US 5956732 A, G 06 F 17 / 30, 09.21.99, GB 2308474 A, G 06 F 17/30, 06/25/97).

 The disadvantage of these systems is that in the absence of the necessary goods at this time, the subscriber is given information about this and in order to re-search after a certain period of time, the subscriber must re-enter the data on the required goods (or, having written them, retrieve it from memory).

 The technical result consists in providing subscribers with additional services when searching for goods.

 To do this, the subscriber enters data on the required goods in the form of a set of product attributes, transmits this data to the server and searches through the telecommunication network in the databases of the feature sets and, when found, transfers the search data to the subscriber, and if there are no products in the databases with the necessary set of features the server provides a “deferred search” procedure by searching the databases at a predetermined time interval until the desired product is found or within the specified maximum search time associated with related to the degree of relevance of the product, and when such a product is found, it ensures its delivery to the subscriber.

 At the same time, data on the name, price, manufacturer, quality and / or barcode of the goods are included in the set of product attributes, and when the search data is transmitted to the subscriber, the number of search attempts and the intervals between them are indicated.

 The method according to the invention operates as follows.

 A subscriber from the terminal enters data to search for a particular product, indicating its attributes: name, price, manufacturer's company, required quantity, barcode, etc. To unify data and obtain information about barcodes, the subscriber creates his own database or uses storage media (CD-ROMs, floppy disks, etc.) that are supplied (or sold) by the seller of goods.

 Merchants of goods, upon receipt and demand of goods, change their databases, which are searched from the server. When a set of features is found in the databases that corresponds to the required product, the subscriber is informed about this and the address of the seller of goods (store) is indicated, and if the subscriber desires, the product is delivered to the subscriber. If there is no information in the databases, the server, at specified intervals (for example, once a day), performs a second search and, if the product is found, notifies the subscriber.

 The subscriber also sets the degree of relevance of the product by indicating the maximum possible search time, after which the purchase of the product loses its meaning. The subscriber is also informed how often the databases were polled and how many times it took to find the goods, which allows the subscriber to plan their purchases.

 The invention allows the subscriber to receive additional services by eliminating the need for personal search, since the subscriber can set several data on various products without waiting for the search results for the first of them.

Claims (4)

 1. A method of searching for goods on telecommunication networks, which consists in entering from the terminal a data on the required goods in the form of the required set of attributes, in transferring these data to the server and in the server searching through the telecommunication network databases for the specified set of signs of the required goods and transmitting the search data to the subscriber , characterized in that in the absence of goods in the specified databases with the required set of features, the server provides a “pending search” procedure by searching the specified databases after a specified time interval or during a given maximum possible search time, and when these goods are found, it provides the possibility of their delivery to the subscriber.  2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data on the required goods include data on the name, and / or data on the price, and / or data on the manufacturer, and / or data on the quality, and / or data on the quantity, and / or barcode.  3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the search data further comprises information on the number of search attempts and time intervals between them.  4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that when entering data on the required goods additionally transmit information about the maximum possible search time.