Product catalog management system and method
First Claim
1. A product catalog management system for managing product data associated with a plurality of products, said system comprising:
- a processor;
a product information database in electronic communication with said processor for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein;
a workflow design module in electronic communication with said processor for creating a workflow diagram for processing product data for storage in said product information database;
a task management module in electronic communication with said workflow design module that facilitates generation of a plurality of tasks for processing product data according to said workflow diagram; and
a task assignment module in electronic communication with said task management module, said task assignment module adapted to assign a generated task for processing product data for completion.
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Abstract
A product catalog management system and method is provided for managing product data associated with a plurality of products. In one embodiment, the system comprises a processor, a product information database for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein, a workflow design module for allowing creation of a workflow diagram for processing product data for storage in the product information database. The product catalog management system also includes a task management module that facilitates generation of a plurality of tasks for processing product data according to the workflow diagram, and a task assignment module adapted to assign the generated task for processing product data for completion.
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38 Claims
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1. A product catalog management system for managing product data associated with a plurality of products, said system comprising:
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a processor;
a product information database in electronic communication with said processor for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein;
a workflow design module in electronic communication with said processor for creating a workflow diagram for processing product data for storage in said product information database;
a task management module in electronic communication with said workflow design module that facilitates generation of a plurality of tasks for processing product data according to said workflow diagram; and
a task assignment module in electronic communication with said task management module, said task assignment module adapted to assign a generated task for processing product data for completion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A product catalog management system for managing product data associated with a plurality of products, said system comprising:
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a processor; and
a product information database in electronic communication with said processor for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein, said product information database including a plurality of product templates, each product template corresponding to a product category and having a plurality of product attribute fields, and a plurality of instantiated product templates, each of said instantiated product templates being associated to a particular product, with said product attribute fields being populated with attributes of the particular product. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of managing product data associated with a plurality of products, said method comprising:
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providing a product information database for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein;
creating a workflow diagram for processing product data for storage in said product information database;
generating a plurality of tasks for processing product data according to said workflow diagram; and
assigning said generated task for processing product data for completion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer readable media having computer executable instructions for managing product data associated with a plurality of products, said computer readable media comprising:
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computer executable instructions for providing a product information database for storing product data associated with a plurality of products therein;
computer executable instructions for allowing creation of a workflow diagram for processing product data to store in said product information database;
computer executable instructions for generating a plurality of tasks for processing product data according to said workflow diagram; and
computer executable instructions for assigning said generated task for processing product data for completion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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