Catalog and item identifier for configurable items
First Claim
1. An item identifier for a configurable item consisting of a fixed length segment and a variable length segment where the fixed length segment identifies the seller of the item and the variable length segment identifies the configuration of the item.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
This invention is related to electronic information transfer between trading partners and more particularly to the use of a catalog and item identifier to specify an item that has a number of configurations or features so that the specified item can be ordered. In the present invention, a configured item is associated with a two-part item identifier where one part is a standardized, fixed format field and the second part is a variable format field. A catalog provides a means to generate the two-part item identifier based on the description of the configured item. The item identifier can be used to order an item matching the description of the configured item.
47 Citations
20 Claims
- 1. An item identifier for a configurable item consisting of a fixed length segment and a variable length segment where the fixed length segment identifies the seller of the item and the variable length segment identifies the configuration of the item.
- 13. An item catalog with descriptions of configurable items that receives a description of an item and responds with a two-part item identifier for an item matching the description wherein the two-part item identifier consists of a fixed length segment identifying the seller of the item and a variable length segment identifying the configuration of the item.
- 17. An Order Processing system for configurable items that receives a purchase order with a two-part item identifier for a configurable item to be delivered wherein the two-part item identifier consists of a fixed length segment identifying the seller of the item and a variable length segment identifying the configuration of the item and the Order Processing system uses the two-part item identifier to determine the configuration of the item to be delivered.
Specification