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20140143093 | KNOWLEDGE PRODUCT TRADING METHOD OF ONLINE STORE - Disclosed is a knowledge product trading method of an online store. The knowledge product trading method as an operation method of an online knowledge trading system includes providing a knowledge authoring application (app), collecting knowledge from a knowledge provider through the knowledge authoring app, providing a knowledge service app, receiving a knowledge query request from a knowledge consumer through the knowledge service app, and selling the knowledge collected through the knowledge authoring app in response to the knowledge query request. | 05-22-2014 |
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