System, method and software product for allowing a consumer to order image products over a communication network from a plurality of different providers
CA 2391921 A1 · Owner: Mcintyre, Dale F. · Inventors: Gerskovich, Philip; Chauvin, Lou; Berarducci, Thomas N.
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The present invention is directed to a system method, and software, product for linking a user/requester to a service provider selected from a plurality, of different service providers. The system includes providing a services directory, which includes entries for a plurality of services each service associated , with at, least one of the plurality of different service providers. A user selects a criterion, for selection of a service provider. The system automatically provides the requester with a list of one or more of the plurality of different service providers, based on the criterion. The requester then selects one of the plurality of different, service providers from the list. The …
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- Filed June 27, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 27, 2022.
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