Method for purchasing goods and services in business-to-business (B-2-B) transactions
First Claim
1. A method for purchasing goods and services in business-to-business transactions, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a first database having attributes related to purchasable goods or services maintained and purchasable by a first party; and
(b) providing a second database having attributes related to at least a portion of the goods and services purchasable by the first party and primarily maintained by a second party and electrically connected to the first database;
wherein changes implemented on either the first or second databases are synchronized to each other;
(c) generating a purchase order by the first party from the first material database based on the attributes in the first material database; and
(d) transmitting the purchase order to the second party.
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Abstract
A method for purchasing goods and services in business-to-business transactions, the method includes the steps of providing a first database having attributes related to purchasable goods or services maintained and purchasable by a first party; and providing a second database having attributes related to at least a portion of the goods and services purchasable by the first party and primarily maintained by a second party and electrically connected to the first database; wherein changes implemented on either the first or second databases are synchronized to each other; generating a purchase order by the first party from the first material database based on the attributes in the first material database; and transmitting the purchase order to the second party.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for purchasing goods and services in business-to-business transactions, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a first database having attributes related to purchasable goods or services maintained and purchasable by a first party; and
(b) providing a second database having attributes related to at least a portion of the goods and services purchasable by the first party and primarily maintained by a second party and electrically connected to the first database;
wherein changes implemented on either the first or second databases are synchronized to each other;
(c) generating a purchase order by the first party from the first material database based on the attributes in the first material database; and
(d) transmitting the purchase order to the second party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for purchasing goods and services in business-to-business transactions, the system comprising:
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(a) a first material database having attributes related to purchasable goods or services maintained and purchasable by a first party;
(b) a second material database having attributes related to at least a portion of the goods and services purchasable by the first party and primarily maintained by a second party and electrically connected to the first database;
wherein changes implemented on either the first or second databases are synchronized to each other; and
(c) a purchase order generated by the first party from the first material database based on the attributes in the first material database;
wherein the purchase order is transmitted to the second party. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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