System and method for facilitating specifier and supplier communications
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1. A system for facilitating communications between a specifier and one or more suppliers, said system comprising:
- a) a server in communication with a plurality of client workstations, b) a storage medium associated with said server for receiving and storing parameters communicated from a specifier workstation related to an e-palette, c) a processor associated with said server and in communication with said storage medium and with programming that operates with said processor;
i) to monitor communications to said server from said plurality of client workstations related to said e-palette; and
ii) to automatically communicate the existence of a communication related to said e-palette from one of said plurality of client workstations to said specifier workstation.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for facilitating communications between designers and suppliers and, more particularly, to a system and method that allows efficient communications between designers and suppliers related to color requirements and/or capabilities.
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1. A system for facilitating communications between a specifier and one or more suppliers, said system comprising:
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a) a server in communication with a plurality of client workstations, b) a storage medium associated with said server for receiving and storing parameters communicated from a specifier workstation related to an e-palette, c) a processor associated with said server and in communication with said storage medium and with programming that operates with said processor;
i) to monitor communications to said server from said plurality of client workstations related to said e-palette; and
ii) to automatically communicate the existence of a communication related to said e-palette from one of said plurality of client workstations to said specifier workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for facilitating communications between a specifier and one or more suppliers, said method comprising:
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a) receiving an e-palette across a computer network at a server, said e-palette originating from a specifier workstation and including parameters related to said e-palette, said parameters including a predetermined set of suppliers associated with said e-palette by said specifier;
b) automatically communicating to said predetermined set of suppliers the existence of said e-palette at said server; and
c) permitting remote access to said e-palette by said predetermined set of suppliers at said server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for facilitating communications between a specifier and one or more suppliers, said system comprising:
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a) a server in communication with a plurality of client workstations and adapted to receive e-palette information;
b) a processor associated with said server that includes programming for limiting access to and controlling integrity of said e-palette information; and
c) a storage medium associated with said server for receiving and storing said e-palette information, wherein said e-palette information includes parameters communicated to said server by a specifier and at least one responsive e-palette submission communicated to said server by a supplier. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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