U.S. Patent Sep. 30, 2008 Sheet 67 of 71 US 7.

430,528 B2

SELECT PRODUCT - DESCRIPTION DIRECTED SEARCH

MODE BY SELECTING THE DESIGNATED CHECK BOX IN
CONTROL FRAME OF THE GUI OF THE RECUESTING
CLIENT SUBSYSTEM

PD SERVER SENDS HTML FORM TO REOUESTING

CLIENT SUBSYSTEM FOR DISPLAY IN INFORMATION DISPLAY
FRAME OF GUI OF REOUESTING CLENT SUBSYSTEM

ENTER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION (FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT

ON WHICH INFORMATION IS SOUGHT) INTO THE INPUT BOX
OF THE HTML FORM, SELECT SUBMT BUTTON, AND SEND C
TML FORM (WITH PRODUCT - DESCRIPTION VALUE) TO CG
OF THE POSERVER IN THE SELECTED MODE

THE HTTP PROGRAM OF THE PD SERVER PASSES THE

PRODUCT - DESCRIPTION TO THE CG AND THE CGSCRIPT
TRANSLATES THE OUERY STRING INTO A PROPER OUERY
FOR SEARCHING THE RDBMS OF THE PD SERVER IN THE
SELECTED MODE

THE TRANSLATED OUERY IS USED TO SEARCH THE ROBMS

TO FIND ALL REGISTERED CONSUMER PRODUCTS HAVING
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE LINKED (i.e. RELATED )
TO THE PRODUCT - DESCRIPTION ENTERED
INTO THE INPUT BOX OF THE HTML FORM

F. G. 6E1