E-commerce based method and system for manufacturer hosting of virtual dealer stores
First Claim
1. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
- sending a request for detailed dealer information to a manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer web sites, using a client system;
displaying real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request;
receiving said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system;
accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system;
sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and
purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of;
sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system;
sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system;
completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system;
sending a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system; and
sending said confirmation number with said manufacturer server system to said client system.
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Abstract
An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer is disclosed. This method and system includes sending a request for detailed dealer information to a manufacturer server system using a client system and displaying real-time detailed dealer information on the client system based on the request, the real-time detailed dealer information received from the manufacturer server system, the manufacturer server system accessing the real-time detailed dealer information from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
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sending a request for detailed dealer information to a manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer web sites, using a client system; displaying real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request; receiving said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system; accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of; sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system; completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system; sending a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system; and sending said confirmation number with said manufacturer server system to said client system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 21)
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6. An e-commerce based system for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the system comprising:
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a client system; a manufacturer server system in communication with said client system, said manufacturer server system having a middleware application system, said manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer'"'"'s web sites; a remote dealer server system in communication with said middleware application system to provide real-time dealer information to said manufacturer server system via said middleware application system, with said manufacturer server system able to send said real-time detailed dealer information to said client system for displaying; said remote dealer server system being configured to send a quote number with said detailed dealer information to said manufacturer server system via said middleware application system; and said client system being configured to purchase an item by sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system, said manufacturer server system being configured to send said quote number to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system, said remote dealer server system being configured to complete said purchase and send a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system, and said manufacturer server system being configured to send said confirmation number to said client system. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
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creating an item list using a client system; sending said item list to a manufacturer server system, said manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer'"'"'s web sites; displaying real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said item list; receiving said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system; accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information to identify the items listed on said item list; and purchasing said items with said client system, including the steps of; sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system; completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system; sending a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system, and sending said confirmation number with said manufacturer server system to said client system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An e-commerce based system for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the system comprising:
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a client system for creating an item list; a manufacturer server system for receiving said item list, said manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer'"'"'s web sites; a remote dealer server system for sending real-time detailed dealer information to said manufacturer server system via a middleware application system based on said item list received from said manufacture server system via said middleware application system, and said manufacturer server system for sending said real-time detailed dealer information to said client system for displaying; said remote dealer server system being configured to send a quote number to identify the item listed on said list with said detailed dealer information to said manufacturer server system via said middleware application system; and said client system being configured to purchase said item listed on said item list by sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system, with said manufacturer server system being configured to send said quote number to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system, said remote dealer server system being configured to complete said purchase and send a confirmation number to said manufacturer server system, said manufacturer server system being configured to send said confirmation number to said client system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 24)
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22. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
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accessing a dealer'"'"'s web site from a manufacturer'"'"'s web site, both web sites being located on a manufacturer server system; sending a request for detailed dealer information to the manufacturer server system using a client system; accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via said dealer web site; receiving said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system; displaying said real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of; sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system; completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system; sending a confirmation number to said client system via said manufacturer server system.
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23. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
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receiving at a manufacturer server system, a request for detailed dealer information sent by a client system, said manufacturer server system hosting a manufacturer'"'"'s web site and a plurality of dealer web sites; accessing said real-time detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system; sending said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system to said client system; displaying said real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of; sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system; completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system; sending a confirmation number with said manufacturer server system to said client system.
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25. An e-commerce based method for requesting information and purchasing products from a dealer through a manufacturer, the method comprising:
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accessing a dealers'"'"' web site located on a manufacturer server system from a client system, via a manufacturer'"'"'s web site located on said manufacturer server system; sending a request for said a detailed dealer information from said client system to said manufacturer server system; accessing said detailed dealer information with said manufacturer server system from a remote dealer server system via a middleware application system; sending said real-time detailed dealer information from said manufacturer server system to said client system; displaying said real-time detailed dealer information on said client system based on said request; sending a quote number from said remote dealer server system with said detailed dealer information for identifying said request; and purchasing an item with said client system, including the steps of; sending said quote number to said manufacturer server system; sending said quote number with said manufacturer server system to said remote dealer server system via said middleware application system; and completing said purchasing with said remote dealer server system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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