Order status on-demand agent
First Claim
1. A method of providing information about a requisition order, comprising the steps:
- providing an automated agent for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response;
a user transmitting to the agent one of said set of inquiries;
the agent identifying the transmitted inquiry and preparing the associated response; and
using an instant messaging system to send said associated response from the agent to the user.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a method and system for providing information about a requisition order. In the method an automated agent is provided for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response. A user transmits to the agent one of said set of inquiries, and the agent identifies the transmitted inquiry and prepares the associated response. An instant messaging system is used to send said associated response from the agent to the user. The preferred embodiment of the invention may be used to provide to the end user a status of orders and other information about their order quickly and concisely. Important advantages of using this rather than conventional web based solutions are the speed, simplicity and ease of use of this solution
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22 Claims
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1. A method of providing information about a requisition order, comprising the steps:
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providing an automated agent for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response;
a user transmitting to the agent one of said set of inquiries;
the agent identifying the transmitted inquiry and preparing the associated response; and
using an instant messaging system to send said associated response from the agent to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing information about a requisition order, comprising:
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an automated agent for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response;
a user station for transmitting to the agent one of said set of inquiries;
wherein the agent identifies the transmitted inquiry and prepares the associated response; and
means connecting the agent to an instant messaging system to send said associated response from the agent to the user station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing information about a requisition order, wherein an automated agent is provided for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response, and a user transmits to the agent one of said set of inquiries, said method steps comprising:
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the agent identifying the transmitted inquiry and preparing the associated response; and
using an instant messaging system to send said associated response from the agent to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing information about a requisition order, comprising the steps:
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providing an automated agent for receiving and identifying a set of inquiries, and for each identified inquiry, preparing an associated response;
using an application program interface for connecting the agent with an instant messaging system;
a user transmitting one of said set of inquiries utilizing the instant messaging system;
the agent receiving said one of the inquiries utilizing said application program interface;
the agent identifying said one of the inquiries and preparing the associated response; and
using the application program interface to send said associated response from the agent to the user via the instant messaging system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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