Direct customer ERP access
First Claim
1. A method for providing direct access by a customer of a merchant of goods or services to functions and data available in the merchant'"'"'s business logic handling system, comprising:
- installing functions of the business logic handling system at a portable computing device;
downloading to the portable computing device data of the business logic handling system corresponding to the functions installed at the portable computing device;
receiving a request input by the customer at the portable computing device to perform a function of the business logic handling system installed at the portable computing device;
executing the function of the business logic handling system requested by the customer at the portable computing device; and
displaying an output of the executed function of the business logic handling system at the portable computing device.
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Abstract
To improve upon existing ERP and other business logic handling system implementations, the claimed system and method provides direct customer access to functionality and data available in a merchant'"'"'s business logic handling system. The claimed method and system includes installing functions of the business logic handling system at a portable computing device provided by the merchant or owned by a customer, and downloading data corresponding to functions installed at the portable computing device. The customer inputs requests to perform functions of the business logic handling system, and the functions are performed at the portable computing device and/or a system server, and the output of the function is displayed to the custom at the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing direct access by a customer of a merchant of goods or services to functions and data available in the merchant'"'"'s business logic handling system, comprising:
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installing functions of the business logic handling system at a portable computing device;
downloading to the portable computing device data of the business logic handling system corresponding to the functions installed at the portable computing device;
receiving a request input by the customer at the portable computing device to perform a function of the business logic handling system installed at the portable computing device;
executing the function of the business logic handling system requested by the customer at the portable computing device; and
displaying an output of the executed function of the business logic handling system at the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing direct access by a customer of a merchant of goods or services to functions and data available in the merchant'"'"'s business logic handling system, comprising:
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downloading functions of the business logic handling system to a portable computing device owned by the customer;
downloading to the portable computing device data of the business logic handling system corresponding to the functions installed at the portable computing device;
receiving a request input by the customer at the portable computing device to perform a function of the business handling system installed at the portable computing device;
executing the function of the business handling system requested by the customer at the portable computing device; and
displaying an output of the executed function of the business handling system at the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium with computer executable instructions for a business logic handling system providing direct access by a non-employee to functions and information of the business logic handling system, the computer executable instructions comprising instructions for:
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installing functions of the business logic handling system on a portable computer device;
downloading to the portable computing device data of the business logic handling system corresponding to the functions installed at the portable computing device;
receiving a request input by the non-employee at the portable computing device to perform a function of the business logic handling system installed at the portable computing device;
executing the function of the business logic handling system requested by the non-employee at the portable computing device; and
displaying an output of the executed function of the business logic handling system at the portable computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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