Methods and systems for purchasing and inventory of paper and extended media products
First Claim
1. A method in a network-based inventory management system for providing information concerning inventory amounts and inventory purchasing from at least one server, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of an item from a first plurality of supplier computers;
receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a second plurality of processor computers;
receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a third plurality of manufacturer computers;
analyzing, by the at least one server, the inventories at said supplier computers and said processor computers to determine from which of the supplier computers a purchaser will purchase the item and to which of the processor computers the purchased item is to be transferred; and
after the purchaser purchases the item, transferring the purchased item to a manufacturer associated with the determined processor computer, wherein the manufacturer converts the item into a second item.
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Abstract
A system and method in a network-based inventory management system for providing information concerning inventory amounts and inventory ordering to at least one computer. In operation, a server first receives an inventory amount of an item from a first plurality of clients. Next, the server receives an inventory amount of the item from a second plurality of clients. Once the server has the two amounts, it analyzes the inventories at said first and second plurality of computers to determine from which of the first plurality of computers to order the item and to which of the second plurality of computers the ordered item is to be transferred.
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16 Claims
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1. A method in a network-based inventory management system for providing information concerning inventory amounts and inventory purchasing from at least one server, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of an item from a first plurality of supplier computers;
receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a second plurality of processor computers;
receiving, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a third plurality of manufacturer computers;
analyzing, by the at least one server, the inventories at said supplier computers and said processor computers to determine from which of the supplier computers a purchaser will purchase the item and to which of the processor computers the purchased item is to be transferred; and
after the purchaser purchases the item, transferring the purchased item to a manufacturer associated with the determined processor computer, wherein the manufacturer converts the item into a second item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method in a network-based inventory management system for providing information concerning inventory amounts and inventory purchasing from at least one server, the method comprising:
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requesting, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of an item from a first plurality of supplier computers;
requesting, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a second plurality of processor computers;
requesting, by the at least one server, an inventory amount of said item from at least a third plurality of manufacturer computers;
analyzing, by the at least one server, the inventories at said supplier computers and said processor computers to determine from which of the supplier computers a purchaser will purchase the item and to which of the processor computers the purchased item is to be transferred; and
after the purchaser purchases the item, transferring the purchased item to a manufacturer associated with the determined processor computer, wherein the manufacturer converts the item into a second item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer system for providing information concerning inventory amounts and inventory purchasing from at least a second computer, comprising:
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a memory having program instructions; and
a processing component configured to use the program instructions to;
receive an inventory amount of an item from a first plurality of supplier computers;
receive an inventory amount of the item from at least a second plurality of processor computers;
receive an inventory amount of the item from at least a third plurality of manufacturer computers; and
analyze the inventories at said supplier computers and said processor computers to determine from which of the supplier computers a purchaser will purchase the item and to which of the processor computers the purchased item is to be transferred; and
after the purchaser purchases the item, transferring the purchased item to a manufacturer associated with the determined processor computer, wherein the manufacturer converts the item into a second item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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