Methods, systems, and products for conducting electronic commerce
View Patent ↗Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for conducting electronic commerce. Information is received that describes an item sold by a merchant. A database is queried for a category associated with the item sold by the merchant. An inventory database of another merchant is queried for the category, and a description is retrieved of a related item in the same category. A suggestion is then made for the another merchant to promote the related item.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving information describing an item sold by a merchant;
querying a database stored in memory for a category associated with the item sold by the merchant;
querying an inventory database of another merchant for the category;
retrieving a description of a related item from the inventory database in the category of the item sold by the merchant; and
generating a suggestion by a processor that the another merchant promote the related item.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing pricing information between the merchant and the another merchant.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing a sales price of the item sold by the merchant.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing a sales price of the related item sold by the another merchant.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing an inventory of the merchant with the another merchant.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing an inventory of the another merchant with the merchant.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sharing search results between the merchant and the another merchant.
8. A system, comprising:
a processor;
memory; and
code stored in the memory that causes the processor at least to:
receive information describing an item sold by a merchant;
query a database for a category associated with the item sold by the merchant;
query an inventory database of another merchant for the category;
retrieve a description of a related item from the inventory database in the category of the item sold by the merchant; and
suggest the another merchant promote the related item.
9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share pricing information between the merchant and the another merchant.
10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share a sales price of the item sold by the merchant.
11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share a sales price of the related item sold by the another merchant.
12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share an inventory of the merchant with the another merchant.
13. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share an inventory of the another merchant with the merchant.
14. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the code further causes the processor to share search results between the merchant and the another merchant.
15. A computer readable medium storing processor executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising:
receiving information describing an item sold by a merchant;
querying a database stored in memory for a category associated with the item sold by the merchant;
querying an inventory database of another merchant for the category;
retrieving a description of a related item from the inventory database in the category of the item sold by the merchant; and
suggesting the another merchant promote the related item.
16. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for sharing pricing information between the merchant and the another merchant.
17. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for sharing a sales price of the item sold by the merchant.
18. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for sharing a sales price of the related item sold by the another merchant.
19. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for sharing an inventory of the merchant with the another merchant.
20. The computer readable medium according to claim 15 , further comprising instructions for sharing an inventory of the another merchant with the merchant.