Systems and methods for ordering from multiple vendors

• US 20050144082A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: David Ryan Placko, Jeron Wayne Coolman, Tuhin Ghosh
• Original Assignee: David Ryan Placko, Jeron Wayne Coolman, Tuhin Ghosh
• Inventors: Coolman, Jeron Wayne, Ghosh, Tuhin, Placko, David Ryan
• Application Number:
  US10/747,929
• Publication Number:
  US 20050144082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders

Abstract

Systems and methods to support an electronic market place include a communication network to communicate purchase requests; one or more buyers coupled to the network to issue a purchase order specifying items from two or more suppliers; and a server coupled to the network to receive the purchase order, the server generating sub-orders from the purchase order and sending the sub-orders to the two or more suppliers for fulfillment.

Claims

11-1. The method of claim 11, further comprising

receiving an acceptance from the vendor;

accessing data from a Central Contract Registry (CCR) Database to retrieve vendor payment data; and

paying the vendor using the CCR database.

12. The method of claim 12, further comprising keeping a local copy of the CCR database in a system database.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising importing the CCR data into a public data storage and a private data storage.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising using the CCR data to Register Vendors, Search and Select Vendors for solicitation of services and/or delivery of supplies;

View Vendor Profile;

or Electronic Transfer Funds for outstanding account payable.

14. The method of claim 14, wherein the importing further comprises transferring data over a secure protocol.

16. The method of claim 16, wherein the vendor registration further comprises validating the vendor'"'"'s DUNS/CAGE data and Point of Contact data.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the view vendor profile further comprises displaying Business Name;

DUNS and CAGE Code;

Socio Economic Factors;

Business Type;

Geographic Location;

or NAICS/SIC Code.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the search vendor profile further comprises receiving as a search parameter one or more of the following:

Business Name;

DUNS and CAGE Code;

Socio Economic Factors;

Business Type;

Geographic Location; and

NAICS/SIC Code.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising

retrieving CCR public data and private data;

determining the vendor'"'"'s business name and mailing address from the public data;

determining the vendor'"'"'s electronic fund transfer (EFT) information from the private data; and

using the EFT information to pay the vendor.