Automated ordering method
First Claim
1. A method for automated ordering by a customer at a remote location to a vendor in a central location, comprising the steps of:
- composing an order at the remote location and entering said order into a customer computer;
initiating a connection between said customer computer and a vendor computer at said central location across a communications media after composing said order;
transmitting at least said order and customer information identifying said customer to said vendor computer by said customer computer;
verifying said order in said vendor computer and transmitting a job number from said vendor computer to said customer computer;
comparing said customer information in said vendor computer with previously-stored customer database information;
entering said order for further processing in a first manner if said comparing step produces a match between said customer information and said previously-stored customer database information; and
entering said order for further processing in a second manner if said comparing step does not produce a match between said customer information and said previously-stored customer database information.
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Abstract
A method for automated ordering by a customer at a remote location to a vendor in a central location, comprises the steps of composing an order at the remote location and entering the order into a customer computer; initiating a connection between the customer computer and a vendor computer at the central location across a communications media; transmitting at least the order and customer information identifying the customer to the vendor computer by the customer computer; verifying the order in the vendor computer and transmitting a job number from the vendor computer to the customer computer; comparing the customer information in the vendor computer with previously-stored customer database information; entering the order for further processing in a first manner if the comparing step produces a match between the customer information and the previously-stored customer database information; and entering the order for further processing in a second manner if the comparing step does not produce a match between the customer information and the previously-stored customer database information.
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3 Claims
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1. A method for automated ordering by a customer at a remote location to a vendor in a central location, comprising the steps of:
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composing an order at the remote location and entering said order into a customer computer; initiating a connection between said customer computer and a vendor computer at said central location across a communications media after composing said order; transmitting at least said order and customer information identifying said customer to said vendor computer by said customer computer; verifying said order in said vendor computer and transmitting a job number from said vendor computer to said customer computer; comparing said customer information in said vendor computer with previously-stored customer database information; entering said order for further processing in a first manner if said comparing step produces a match between said customer information and said previously-stored customer database information; and entering said order for further processing in a second manner if said comparing step does not produce a match between said customer information and said previously-stored customer database information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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