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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6782370 | System and method for providing recommendation of goods or services based on recorded purchasing history A computer-implemented method and system utilizing a distributed network for the recommendation of goods and/or services to potential costumers based on a potential customer's selection of goods and/or services and a database of previous customer purchasing history.... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6076070 | Apparatus and method for on-line price comparison of competitor's goods and/or services over a computer network A method and apparatus are provided for a computer-implemented on-line price comparison method for performing price comparison and price reduction of goods and/or services sold by a vendor over a computer network, such as the Internet. The price compariso... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6035288 | Interactive computer-implemented system and method for negotiating sale of goods and/or services A computer-implemented method and system for negotiating the purchase of goods and/or services by customers utilizes a simulated human merchant having predefined behavioral attributes. An algorithm representing behavioral attributes of a simulated human m... | 03/07/2000 |