Systems and methods for processing business schemas with predefined sequences and documents
First Claim
1. A computer program product with instructions for a first computer to participate in electronic business, the computer program product comprising:
- a communication module to support communication between the first computer and a second computer; and
a schema module to load a business schema from a central repository), the business schema being a predefined sequence of business transactions combined with documents that are assigned to the business transactions, wherein the business schema provides a predefined communication format applied to the documents, wherein the communication format enables the first computer to participate in electronic business with the second computer.
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Abstract
A computer program for a personal computer (PC) is provided for a first computer to participate in electronic business. In the program, a communication module supports communication between the first computer and a second computer. A schema module loads a business schema from a central repository. The business schema is a predefined sequence of business transactions combined with documents that are assigned to the business transactions. The business schema provides a predefined communication format (e.g., XML-based UBL) that is applied to the documents and that enables the first computer to participate in electronic business with the second computer.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer program product with instructions for a first computer to participate in electronic business, the computer program product comprising:
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a communication module to support communication between the first computer and a second computer; and
a schema module to load a business schema from a central repository), the business schema being a predefined sequence of business transactions combined with documents that are assigned to the business transactions, wherein the business schema provides a predefined communication format applied to the documents, wherein the communication format enables the first computer to participate in electronic business with the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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7. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the communication module is adapted to support communication with a business application being the back-end of a client/server application.
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21. A method to participate in electronic business in a computer network system having a first computer, a second computer and a third computer, the method comprising:
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loading a business schema from a central repository to the first computer as a predefined sequence of business transactions and documents in electronic business that the first computer performs with the second computer and with the third computer, wherein the sequence has a predefined format that is used by the second computer and by the third computer; and
communicating according to the business schema between the computers, wherein a program on the first computer interacts with a second program on the second computer and interacts with a business application on a third computer.
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22. The method of claim 22, wherein communicating is supported by a communication module on the first computer and wherein the communication format comprises XML-based UBL.
- 23. A system for executing electronic business, the system comprising first and second computers interconnected and communicating through a network, the first and second computers being controlled by first and second programs, respectively, and network interfaces for communicating through the network, wherein the first computer includes a display for displaying data and operations related to the business and a user input for allowing a user of the first computer to provide data input for executing the business, and further wherein the first computer, as part of the first program includes a schema module to load a business schema from a central repository, the business schema being a predefined sequence of business transactions combined with documents that are assigned to the business transactions, wherein the business schema uses a predefined format that enables business communication between the first and second computers.
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25. A method to operate a first computer to participate in electronic business, the method comprising:
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operating a communication module to support communication between the first computer and a second computer; and
operating a schema module to load a business schema from a central repository), the business schema being a predefined sequence of business transactions combined with documents that are assigned to the business transactions, wherein the business schema provides a predefined communication format applied to the documents, wherein the communication format enables the first computer to participate in electronic business with the second computer. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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