Commercial data registry system
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1. A method of collecting and distributing commercial data among commercial trading partner organizations, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a registry database for containing;
user records defining contact information pertaining to respective suppliers and purchasers, item records defining goods or services offered by the suppliers, and subscription records defining goods or services of interest to purchasers, assigning a unique location identification code to each functional unit within a trading partner organization defined within said user records;
connecting the registry database with a data communication network;
connecting a local processing adapter to the data communication network at a user location, receiving item records from users and storing them within the registry;
matching received item records with subscription records defining events of interest selected by the users;
transmitting notifications of item records from the registry to the local processing adapter on the basis of said matching step.
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Abstract
A commercial data registry system provides a database connected to a computer network allow access to an authoritative repository of records relating to goods and services. Trading partners may subscribe to receive updated commercial data pertaining to goods or services in which they presently deal and/or goods or services of potential interest to them. Integration of registry operations with existing electronic commerce procedures provides continuously valid data to facilitate business to business transactions.
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1. A method of collecting and distributing commercial data among commercial trading partner organizations, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a registry database for containing;
user records defining contact information pertaining to respective suppliers and purchasers, item records defining goods or services offered by the suppliers, and subscription records defining goods or services of interest to purchasers, assigning a unique location identification code to each functional unit within a trading partner organization defined within said user records;
connecting the registry database with a data communication network;
connecting a local processing adapter to the data communication network at a user location, receiving item records from users and storing them within the registry;
matching received item records with subscription records defining events of interest selected by the users;
transmitting notifications of item records from the registry to the local processing adapter on the basis of said matching step. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of collecting and distributing commercial data among commercial trading partner organizations including suppliers and purchasers, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a registry database for containing;
user records defining contact information pertaining to respective suppliers and purchasers, item records defining goods or services offered by the suppliers, and subscription records defining goods or services of interest to purchasers, storing EDI transport data associated with trading partner organizations;
connecting the registry database with a data communication network;
connecting a local processing adapter to the data communication network at a user location, receiving item records from users and storing them within the registry;
matching received item records with subscription records defining events of interest selected by the users;
transmitting notifications of item records from the registry to the local processing adapter on the basis of said matching step;
receiving a message from a purchaser indicating an interest in an item in response to a transmitted notification to the purchaser;
further transmitting the respective stored EDI transport data to the supplier and purchaser, to enable the supplier and purchaser to engage in an EDI transaction pertaining to the item.
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4. A method for exchanging data among trading partners including purchasers and suppliers, the method comprising steps of:
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providing a registry database for containing item records pertaining to items offered for sale by the suppliers;
establishing subscription records among the purchasers, by which the purchasers specify attributes of items of interest;
providing access to the database by suppliers, to enable suppliers to establish or modify item records in the database;
notifying purchasers when an item of interest has been added or modified in the database, in accordance with the purchaser'"'"'s subscription records. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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