Searching industrial component data, building industry networks, and generating and tracking design opportunities
First Claim
1. A method for aggregating product part number, associated description, and product parameter for a plurality of products from plurality of web sites, the method comprising:
- identifying a web site having information corresponding to products for a component industry; and
executing crawler to extract information from databases exposed on the web site.
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Abstract
Processes (and system) are disclosed for aggregation of product part number, associated description, and product parameter for a plurality of products from plurality of web sites. One embodiment includes identifying a product manufacturer web site and executing crawler to extract information from databases exposed on the manufacturer web site. Also disclosed is processes (and system) for tracking sales opportunities through a sales cycle. One embodiment includes receiving input relating to a sales opportunity from a first buyer having a first role, the input comprising requirements for the sales opportunity including predefined checkpoints and transmitting to the first buyer a request for updated information relating to the sales opportunity, the updated information corresponding to the predefined checkpoints.
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1. A method for aggregating product part number, associated description, and product parameter for a plurality of products from plurality of web sites, the method comprising:
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identifying a web site having information corresponding to products for a component industry; and
executing crawler to extract information from databases exposed on the web site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer readable medium structured to store instructions, the instructions for execution on a processor to perform steps comprising:
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identifying a web site having information corresponding to products for a component industry; and
executing crawler to extract information from databases exposed on the web site. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for access to industrial information in a private network, the private network within a public network, the method comprising:
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defining predefined roles for entities in the private network;
inviting the entities into the private network;
defining relationships between the invited entities in the private network based on the defined roles; and
defining a single access point to information in the private for entities in the public network based on the defined roles and defined relationship. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for tracking sales opportunities through a sales cycle, the method comprising:
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receiving input relating to a sales opportunity from a first buyer having a first role, the input comprising requirements for the sales opportunity including predefined checkpoints; and
transmitting to the first buyer a request for updated information relating to the sales opportunity, the updated information corresponding to the predefined checkpoints. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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