Customer-controlled inventory access
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1. A system comprising:
- a server operably connected to a computer network;
a wireless communication device inventory database operably connected to the server comprising MIN or ESN (rather than a traditional serial number) information stored in the wireless communication device inventory database, wherein the wireless communication device inventory database corresponds to an inventory of wireless communication devices maintained by a wireless communication device distributor; and
an advanced ordering server module operably connected to the server wherein the advanced ordering server module is capable of communicating with an operably connected customer workstation.
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Abstract
A customer at a client workstation communicates with access software on a remote server to retrieve data from a database. The client may obtain information, such as available inventory, the status of a pending order, and so on, without contacting the database owner, such as the distributor of the inventory. Reports can be generated automatically by the customer.
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1. A system comprising:
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a server operably connected to a computer network; a wireless communication device inventory database operably connected to the server comprising MIN or ESN (rather than a traditional serial number) information stored in the wireless communication device inventory database, wherein the wireless communication device inventory database corresponds to an inventory of wireless communication devices maintained by a wireless communication device distributor; and an advanced ordering server module operably connected to the server wherein the advanced ordering server module is capable of communicating with an operably connected customer workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of monitoring wireless communication device inventory comprising:
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communicating a request for wireless communication device inventory data to a server from a customer workstation; the server connecting to a wireless communication device inventory database comprising ESN or MIN (rather than traditional serial number) information corresponding to an inventory of wireless communication devices maintained by a wireless communication device distributor and obtaining the necessary information to fulfill the request; and the server communicating a response to the customer workstation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer readable medium comprising:
a set of instructions capable of being executed by a computer, the set of instructions further comprising; instructions for receiving customer requests for wireless communication device inventory information; instructions for querying a wireless communication device inventory database comprising ESN or MIN (rather than traditional serial number) information corresponding to an inventory of wireless communication devices maintained by a wireless communication device distributor; instructions for communication between a server and a customer workstation; and instructions for executing customer requests for wireless communication device inventory information. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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