Method and apparatus for processing electronic records for physical transactions
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing transactions. In particular, the mechanism of the present invention is used for processing information for physical transactions. A data structure is received at a customer data processing system for a physical transaction entered into by the customer. This information is extracted and used to update records or other information in the customer data processing system. Further, a second data structure is sent to a supplier of an item used in the physical transaction. This data structure is used by the supplier to update information maintained by the supplier about the item. After updating the information, the information is analyzed to generate statistics about physical transactions involving the item.
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53 Claims
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1-8. -8. (canceled)
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9. A method in a data processing system for processing a transaction involving a set of items, the method comprising the data processing system implemented steps of:
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identifying a supplier for each item within the set of items in the transaction;
generating an electronic record of the transaction for the set of items; and
transmitting the electronic record to each identified supplier. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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23. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus system;
a communications unit connected to the bus system;
a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes as set of instructions; and
a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to identify a supplier for each item within a set of items in a transaction, generate an electronic record of the transaction for the set of items, and transmit the electronic record to each identified supplier. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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42. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for use in processing a transaction involving a set of items, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for identifying a supplier for each item within the set of items in the transaction;
second instructions for generating an electronic record of the transaction for the set of items; and
third instructions for transmitting the electronic record to each identified supplier. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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43. (canceled)
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