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Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for checking availability of products

  • US 20050289007A1
  • Filed: 12/30/2004
  • Published: 12/29/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method of checking the availability of products, the method comprising:

  • receiving information on a plurality of first electronic data sets, each first data set including a first key and further including a product quantity in relation to a single point of time or time period, said first key including a primary key element and a plurality of secondary key elements, said primary and secondary key elements representative of product-related conditions;

    deriving, based on said information on said first data sets, information on one or more second electronic data sets, each second data set including a second key and further including product quantities in relation to a series of points of time or time periods, said second key exclusively formed of said secondary key elements; and

    checking said information on said one or more second electronic data sets against one or more product-related checking requirements to derive result information on the availability of one or more products, wherein said information on said one or more second data sets is generated directly based on said information on said first data sets.

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