Automated line item detail report
First Claim
1. In a system for initiating an online auction, a method comprising:
- receiving a request to acquire at least one line item from a buyer;
presenting a data collection template to the buyer, the data collection template being used to collect data having a plurality of attributes relating to the at least one line item being auctioned in the online auction;
generating, in response to at least one of the attributes of the data collected from the buyer, a report showing the data, including at least one of the attributes relating to the line item; and
transmitting the report to at least one supplier.
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Abstract
A system and method of initiating an online auction. The system receives a request to acquire at least one line item using the online auction from a buyer and presents a data collection template to the buyer, where the data collection template is being used to collect data having a plurality of attributes relating to the line item being auctioned in the online auction. The system also generates, in response to at least one of the attributes of the data collected from the buyer, a report showing the data including at least one of the attributes relating to the line item and transmits the report to at least one supplier.
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46 Claims
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1. In a system for initiating an online auction, a method comprising:
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receiving a request to acquire at least one line item from a buyer;
presenting a data collection template to the buyer, the data collection template being used to collect data having a plurality of attributes relating to the at least one line item being auctioned in the online auction;
generating, in response to at least one of the attributes of the data collected from the buyer, a report showing the data, including at least one of the attributes relating to the line item; and
transmitting the report to at least one supplier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for initiating an online auction, comprising:
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means for receiving a request to acquire at least one line item from a buyer;
means for presenting a data collection template to the buyer, the data collection template being used to collect data having a plurality of attributes relating to the at least one line item being auctioned;
means for generating, in response to at least one of the attributes of the data collected from the buyer, a report showing the data including at least one of the attributes relating to the line item; and
means for transmitting the report to at least one supplier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A machine readable medium for initiating an online auction, comprising:
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a first machine readable code that receives a request to acquire at least one line item from a buyer;
a second machine readable code that presents a data collection template to the buyer, the data collection template being used to collect data having a plurality of attributes relating to the at least one line item being auctioned;
a third machine readable code that generates, in response to at least one of the attributes of the data collected from the buyer, a report showing the data including at least one of the attributes relating to the line item; and
a fourth machine readable code that transmits the report to at least one supplier. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. In a system for an online auction, a method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first computer system communicatively coupled to a network, the request relating to at least one line item;
generating, in response to the request, a line item detail template including a plurality of cells adaptable for receiving inputted data having a plurality of attributes specifically relating to the line item;
presenting the line item detail template to the first computer system;
accepting the line item detail template with the inputted data from the first computer system;
creating a line item detail report using the line item detail template with the inputted data; and
transmitting the line item detail report to a second computer communicatively coupled to the network.
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40. In a system for conducting an online auction, a method comprising:
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acquiring at a server computer system a request to purchase at least one line item from a buyer computer system via a network;
presenting a data collection template to the buyer computer system via the network, the data collection template having a plurality of cells adaptable for collecting data relating to the line item; and
receiving the data collection template from the buyer computer system via the network. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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