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System and method for ordering products or services

  • US 20010039522A1
  • Filed: 06/01/2001
  • Published: 11/08/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An automated ordering system comprising:

  • a. A central station;

    b. A multiplicity of remote stations including customer stations and vendor stations, each of the remote stations comprising a database of internal codes for items which are different from internal codes of others of the remote stations for such items;

    c. A communication link between each of the remote stations and the central station for transmission of data;

    d. The central station comprising ordering relaying means for receiving an order for items from any one of the customer stations and transmitting a corresponding purchase order to one or more of the vendor stations, the order relaying means comprising;

    i. A database containing the internal codes used by each of the remote stations to identify items and relating the internal codes of each of the remote stations to different internal codes of others of the remote stations for such items; and

    , ii. Software cooperating with the database to automatically insert into the corresponding order transmitted to each of the one or more vendor stations the internal item code of the vendor station corresponding to the internal item code of the customer station.

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