There is disclosed an electronic catalog system in which application data concerning use is received from a user who desires to utilize electronic catalog information using a standard dictionary, internal utilization or opening to the outside of the standard supplier by the user is judged, and for the...http://www.google.de/patents/US6983254?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6983254 - Method and apparatus for accepting and processing an application for conformity of a user dictionary to a standard dictionary