Selecting Business Partners to Conduct Business-to-business (B2B) Transactions
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1. A method of conducting B2B (business to business) transactions in a buyer transaction system, said method comprising:
- sending an enquiry to a directory server indicating a product/service of interest;
receiving a response indicating a supplier transaction system from which said product/service of interest can be purchased by a B2B transaction; and
conducting said B2B transaction with said supplier transaction system to purchase said product/service of interest.
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Abstract
A directory server which provides a reply indicating suitable supplier transaction systems (or suppliers) from which products/services of interest can be purchased by a B2B transaction. The directory server may generate such a reply in response to receiving an enquiry electronically from a buyer transaction system. The buyer transaction system conducts a B2b transaction with the indicated suitable supplier transaction system to purchase the desired service/product.
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1. A method of conducting B2B (business to business) transactions in a buyer transaction system, said method comprising:
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sending an enquiry to a directory server indicating a product/service of interest;
receiving a response indicating a supplier transaction system from which said product/service of interest can be purchased by a B2B transaction; and
conducting said B2B transaction with said supplier transaction system to purchase said product/service of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method performed in a directory server to facilitate efficient B2B transactions, said method comprising:
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receiving an enquiry from a buyer transaction system indicating a desired product/service; and
sending a response indicating a supplier transaction system from which said desired product/service can be purchased. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions causing a buyer transaction system to conduct B2B (business to business) transactions, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said buyer transaction system causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
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sending an enquiry to a directory server indicating a product/service of interest;
receiving a response indicating a supplier transaction system from which said product/service of interest can be purchased by a B2B transaction; and
conducting said B2B transaction with said supplier transaction system to purchase said product/service of interest. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium performed in a directory server to facilitate efficient B2B transactions, said computer readable medium comprising:
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receiving an enquiry from a buyer transaction system indicating a desired product/service; and
sending a response indicating a supplier transaction system from which said desired product/service can be purchased. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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