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System and method of caching inventory information in a network

  • US 20060095434A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2005
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for distributing access to inventory items available at a plurality of vendor locations, the system comprising:

  • a communications network;

    a plurality of user stations selectively connected to said communications network for transmitting user inquiries on said communications network;

    location servers operatively connected to said communications network, each of said location servers accessing a set of inventory availability information associated with a set of inventory items available at a respective location;

    a host server communicating with said location servers through said communications network, said host server being configured to receive the user inquiries regarding availability of the inventory items associated with a subset of said location servers; and

    a cache server;

    communicating with said location servers through said communications network;

    locally storing a subset of the set of inventory availability information for a plurality of said location servers, said subset being less than an entirety of said set; and

    being operatively connected with said host server to provide said host server with access to said subset of inventory availability information.

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