Method and system for tracking units of an order
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for tracking orders for multiple units of items, each order having one or more items, each item having an associated quantity of units of that item, the method comprising:
- providing an order database with a plurality of orders that have been booked, the order database being updated to reflect current orders;
updating a unit order database to include a record for each unit of each item of each order of the order database; and
when status of a unit of an item of an order changes, setting a status in a record of the unit order database for a unit of the item of the order to reflect the changed status so that the status of each unit of each item of an order can be tracked separately.
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Abstract
A method and system for interfacing with an existing order processing system to track orders to the unit level. The unit order system provides a unit order database that includes a record for each unit of each item of each order in the order database of the existing order processing system. The existing order processing system is used in its normal manner to update the order database. The unit order system periodically accesses the order database to identify new or changed orders. The unit order system then updates the unit order database to reflect the new, changed, or canceled orders. When a new order is identified, the unit order system adds a record to the unit order database for each unit of each item of each new order. The unit order system can track ship date, order date, cost information, and so on at the unit level.
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35 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for tracking orders for multiple units of items, each order having one or more items, each item having an associated quantity of units of that item, the method comprising:
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providing an order database with a plurality of orders that have been booked, the order database being updated to reflect current orders;
updating a unit order database to include a record for each unit of each item of each order of the order database; and
when status of a unit of an item of an order changes, setting a status in a record of the unit order database for a unit of the item of the order to reflect the changed status so that the status of each unit of each item of an order can be tracked separately. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for tracking orders for multiple units of items, each order having one or more items, each item having an associated quantity of units of that item, comprising:
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means for updating a unit order database to include a record for each unit of each item of each order of an order database, the order database having orders that have been booked, the order database being updated to reflect current orders; and
means for setting a status in a record of the unit order database for a unit of the item of the order to reflect a changed status when the status of a unit of an item of an order changes so that the status of each unit of each item of an order can be tracked separately. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to track orders for multiple units of items, each order having one or more items, each item having an associated quantity of units of that item, the orders being stored in an order database that is updated to reflect current orders, by a method comprising:
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updating a unit order database to include a record for each unit of each item of each order of the order database; and
when status of a unit of an item of an order changes, setting a status in a record of the unit order database for a unit of the item of the order to reflect the changed status so that the status of each unit of each item of an order can be tracked separately. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method in a computer system for tracking orders for multiple units of items at an individual unit level when an order entry system supports tracking only at the order or item level, the method comprising:
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periodically identifying changes to orders of an order database of the order entry system; and
updating a unit order database to reflect the identified changes to the orders of the order database, the unit order database having a record for each unit of each item of each unit so that the status of each unit of each item of an order can be tracked separately. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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