公开(公告)号：CA2430801A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-02

申请号：CA2430801

申请日：2003-06-02

Applicant: IBM CANADA

Inventor： CHAN VICTOR S ,  BORENSTEIN HOWARD C ,  DUNN ROBERT M H ,  MIRLAS LEV ,  WOO TONY C K ,  LAKHANI AALIM

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  H04L12/16 ,  G06F17/60

Abstract: A method for providing catalog information for presentation to a user of an electronic store in an electronic commerce system including: storing first and second portions of t he catalog information in the store and in a profile store, respectively, to share the second portion of the catalog information between the store and a second store; and, storing path information defining a sequential relationship between the store and profile store for retrieving the catalog information for the store.

公开(公告)号：CA2432631A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-17

申请号：CA2432631

申请日：2003-06-17

Applicant: IBM CANADA

Inventor： SHORTLIFFE GLEN ,  BORENSTEIN HOWARD C ,  MARKOVA ULIYANA ,  MIRLAS LEV

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G09G5/00

Abstract: A method for managing tree representations in graphical user interfaces. Tr ee representations used in this method have a plurality of nodes. Each node has a first and second node setting. Decision points in the tree representation are identified and a first visual indicator is displayed near decision points in the tree representation.

公开(公告)号：CA2430733A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-02

申请号：CA2430733

申请日：2003-06-02

Applicant: IBM CANADA

Inventor： SHORTLIFFE GLEN ,  MIRLAS LEV ,  CHAN VICTOR S ,  BORENSTEIN HOWARD C

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  H04L12/16 ,  G06F17/60

Abstract: A method for hosting an electronic store in an electronic commerce system, including deploying a hosting contract to create the electronic store; the hosting contract specifying terms and conditions for the electronic store; and, the hosting contract having a selectable contract state.

公开(公告)号：CA2432669A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-17

申请号：CA2432669

申请日：2003-06-17

Applicant: IBM CANADA

Inventor： MIRLAS LEV ,  CHAN VICTOR S ,  BORENSTEIN HOWARD C

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06F17/60

Abstract: An electronic commerce system supports on-line stores that are accessible by a set of buyers. Each buyer is associated with one of a set of one or more organizations. The electronic commerce system includes the ability to define a base trading agreement with terms and conditions for associated buyers and on-line stores, store settings with terms and conditions associat ed with one of the on-line stores, and customer preferences trading agreements, associated with organizations. The system includes an application interface for returning a set of governing terms and conditions for a buyer-store electronic commerce session, based on the associated base, store settings an d customer preferences trading agreements.

公开(公告)号：CA2364068A1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-30

申请号：CA2364068

申请日：2001-11-30

Applicant: IBM CANADA

Inventor： MIRLAS LEV ,  CHAN VICTOR SHIH-CHUAN ,  SHORTLIFFE GLEN ,  BORENSTEIN HOWARD C ,  KWOK RAYMOND K M ,  CHAN LAI SHAN CECILIA

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06F17/60

Abstract: The invention described herein provides a method, apparatus, and software f or implementing a unified trading structure for use in a computerized trading system that implements trading relationship mechanisms for participant roles, including: selecting a set of characteristics which are common to a plurality of trading relationship mechanisms; the characteristics including: identifying participants for each participant rol e, terms and conditions that apply to all or selected participants, a description of the relationshi p, storing the characteristics. Preferably the method may include at least one attachment, which is stored, storing the characteristics, and the at least one attachment. The characteristics of the attachment may include Uniform Resource Information: mime type; and optional content.