Electronic transaction service system
First Claim
1. An electronic business transaction service method for conducting a business transaction over a computer network, comprising:
- creating on a first computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program, the electronic business transaction document being directed to plural recipient parties to a business transaction, the electronic business transaction document being directed to at least one recipient party in a computer communication format and to at least one other recipient party in a non-computer communication format;
transmitting the electronic business transaction document over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer; and
sending the electronic business transaction document from the transaction service server computer to the recipient parties in the computer and non-computer communication formats.
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Abstract
An electronic business transaction service method includes creating on an originating computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program capable of automatically populating and extracting information from electronic business transaction document. The electronic business transaction document is directed to at least one recipient party to a business transaction in a computer communication format and to at least one other recipient party in to the business transaction a non-computer communication format. The electronic business transaction document is transmitted over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer, which sends the electronic business transaction document to the recipient parties in their computer and non-computer communication formats. The non-computer communication format may include telephonic facsimile.
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24 Claims
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1. An electronic business transaction service method for conducting a business transaction over a computer network, comprising:
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creating on a first computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program, the electronic business transaction document being directed to plural recipient parties to a business transaction, the electronic business transaction document being directed to at least one recipient party in a computer communication format and to at least one other recipient party in a non-computer communication format;
transmitting the electronic business transaction document over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer; and
sending the electronic business transaction document from the transaction service server computer to the recipient parties in the computer and non-computer communication formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a computer readable medium, an electronic business transaction document data structure, comprising:
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a business transaction document form identifier for identifying a business transaction document form corresponding to an electronic business transaction document;
a recipient identifier for identifying each of plural recipients to whom the electronic business transaction document is directed;
a communication format identifier for a communication format for each of the plural recipients. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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14. In computer readable media, electronic business transaction service software for conducting a business transaction over a computer network, comprising:
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software for creating on a first computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program, the electronic business transaction document being directed to plural recipient parties to a business transaction, the electronic business transaction document being directed to at least one recipient party in a computer communication format and to at least one other recipient party in a non-computer communication format;
software for transmitting the electronic business transaction document over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer; and
software for sending the electronic business transaction document from the transaction service server computer to the recipient parties in the computer and non-computer communication formats.
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19. An electronic business transaction service method for conducting a business transaction over a computer network, comprising:
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creating on a first computer an electronic business transaction document that is compatible with a business management software program, the electronic business transaction document being directed in one or more communication formats to plural recipient parties to a business transaction;
transmitting the electronic business transaction document over the computer network to a network-connected transaction service server computer; and
sending the electronic business transaction document from the transaction service server computer to the recipient parties in the one or more communication formats.
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