Order Entry Graphical User Interface
First Claim
1. A method for remote order entry, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of commodity listings, wherein each of the plurality of commodity listings is associated with a retail location;
communicating the plurality of commodity listings to an agent workstation;
displaying a baseline commodity listing in a first arrangement at the agent workstation;
defining a remote commodity listing at the retail location;
communicating the remote commodity listing to the agent workstation;
displaying, in response to an order request generated at the retail location, a normalized commodity listing as a part of the baseline commodity listing, wherein the normalized commodity listing is representative of at least one of the plurality of commodity listings and the remote commodity listing.
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Abstract
This patent discloses various systems and embodiments for implementing, establishing and operating a remote order interface system and method. One exemplary embodiment of a remote order entry system includes a communications network, a first order entry workstation communicatively coupled to the communications network and configured to store a baseline commodity listing. The system further includes a second order entry workstation communicatively coupled to the first order entry workstation via the communication workstation and configured to communicate a remote commodity listing to the first order entry workstation, and a graphical user interface executable on the first order entry workstation and configured to display the baseline commodity listing in a first arrangement and the communicated remote commodity listing as a function of the first arrangement.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for remote order entry, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of commodity listings, wherein each of the plurality of commodity listings is associated with a retail location; communicating the plurality of commodity listings to an agent workstation; displaying a baseline commodity listing in a first arrangement at the agent workstation; defining a remote commodity listing at the retail location; communicating the remote commodity listing to the agent workstation; displaying, in response to an order request generated at the retail location, a normalized commodity listing as a part of the baseline commodity listing, wherein the normalized commodity listing is representative of at least one of the plurality of commodity listings and the remote commodity listing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A remote order entry system, the system comprising:
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a communications network; a first order entry workstation communicatively coupled to the communications network, the first order entry workstation configured to store a baseline commodity listing; a second order entry workstation communicatively coupled to the first order entry workstation via the communication network, the second order entry workstation configured to communicate a remote commodity listing to the first order entry workstation; and a graphical user interface executable on the first order entry workstation, the graphical user interface configured to display the baseline commodity listing in a first arrangement and the communicated remote commodity listing as a function of the first arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A remote order entry system, the system comprising:
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a server configured to store and communicate a plurality of commodity listings, wherein each of the plurality of commodity listings is associated with a retail location; a remote order entry terminal located at one of the retail locations, the remote order entry terminal configured to communicate a commodity update; and an agent workstation located away from the remote order entry terminal, the agent workstation configured to display, in response to an order request received from the remote order entry terminal, a cumulative commodity listing representative of at least one of the plurality of commodity listings and the commodity update. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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