Networked international system for organizational electronic commerce
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating worldwide commercial electronic commerce based on national deployment, comprising the steps of:
- A. receiving a request from a requester through a network for total landed cost of a purchase based on initial cost of a seller item for an inter-country transaction,B. determining, from a database, trade costs associated with the purchase by;
performing an exchange rate calculation using the initial cost of the item and the currency type the requester prefers and the currency type the seller prefers,determining tariff for the item, from a database, based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to,determining delivery costs associated with the item, from a database, based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to,calculating value for duty to be added to the initial cost based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to,calculating value added taxes based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to, anddetermining purchase quantity to ascertain whether a special purchase price applies and adjusting the trade costs accordingly;
determining customer type to ascertain whether a special purchase price applies and adjusting the trade costs accordingly; and
determining whether any trading private or public partner agreements apply which govern the purchase price and adjusting the trade costs accordingly; and
C. adding the trade costs, as adjusted as required, to the initial cost resulting in the total landed cost.
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Abstract
A networked computer architecture (AgoraNet) facilitates and conducts secure electronic commerce based on national deployment independent of the Internet. A “publish and subscribe” model is used in which vendors may publish catalogs and information about product and service offerings to AgoraNet applications hosted at a national site. Subscribing organizations may browse and search vendor data using a Global Naming Service as well as search engines, agents, queries and a subscription service. Buyers and Sellers may communicate directly using an integrated messaging system. Buyers may obtain quotations from Sellers and calculate the Total Landed (delivered) cost of goods prior to purchase. Buyers may place Blanket and standard Purchase Orders and track order shipments to destination. Sellers receive payment electronically for goods and services. Orders for goods and services may be translated to XML or EDI formats and transmitted directly to subscriber order processing systems or serve as input to standard or customized supply chain management applications hosted at AgoraNet sites using AgoraNet for transport.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating worldwide commercial electronic commerce based on national deployment, comprising the steps of:
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A. receiving a request from a requester through a network for total landed cost of a purchase based on initial cost of a seller item for an inter-country transaction, B. determining, from a database, trade costs associated with the purchase by; performing an exchange rate calculation using the initial cost of the item and the currency type the requester prefers and the currency type the seller prefers, determining tariff for the item, from a database, based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to, determining delivery costs associated with the item, from a database, based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to, calculating value for duty to be added to the initial cost based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to, calculating value added taxes based on the country the item is to be shipped from and the country the item is to be shipped to, and determining purchase quantity to ascertain whether a special purchase price applies and adjusting the trade costs accordingly; determining customer type to ascertain whether a special purchase price applies and adjusting the trade costs accordingly; and determining whether any trading private or public partner agreements apply which govern the purchase price and adjusting the trade costs accordingly; and C. adding the trade costs, as adjusted as required, to the initial cost resulting in the total landed cost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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