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DATA ACQUISITION, NORMALIZATION, AND EXCHANGE IN A RETAIL ECOSYSTEM

  • US 20140222712A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2014
  • Published: 08/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for normalizing and exchanging document data relating to an exchange of goods between trading partners in a retail ecosystem, the method comprising:

  • acquiring electronic document data from a first trading partner through an electronic network, the electronic document data provided in a first format and relating to a document type utilized by the first trading partner in exchanging goods between one or more other trading partners in the retail ecosystem;

    transforming the electronic document data to a normalized format based on a dynamic map object for the document type generated based on a first specification model defined by the first trading partner, the first specification model defining relationships between data specifications of the first trading partner for the document type and data specifications for the normalized format for the document type;

    storing the transformed electronic document data in the normalized format in a normalized data storage repository comprised of one or more computer readable storage devices;

    de-normalizing the transformed electronic document data from the normalized format to a second format based on a dynamic map object for the document type generated based on a second specification model defined by a second trading partner, the second specification model defining relationships between data specifications of the second trading partner for the document type and data specifications for the normalized format for the document type; and

    transmitting the de-normalized electronic document data in the second format to the second trading partner through the electronic network.

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