Automated systems and methods to support electronic business transactions for spare parts
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1. A method for implementing electronic business transactions for spare parts, comprising the steps of:
- storing an electronic catalog of spare parts in an extensible, modality-independent application repository, wherein the electronic catalog comprises spare parts content derived from a plurality of disparate backend sources of spare parts data, and which is represented in an integrated, structured format;
receiving a user request for at least one spare part;
automatically selecting a plurality of additional service parts responsive to a filter condition and the user request for the at least one spare part; and
rendering a user interface (UI) in response to the user request, wherein the UI comprises at least some of the spare parts catalog content including the automatically selected plurality of service parts from the extensible, modality-independent application repository for presentation to the user, and wherein the UI comprises at least one user-selectable function for enabling user-interaction with spare parts catalog content and initiating transactions with at least one backend source of spare parts data,wherein rendering the UI comprises using the spare parts catalog content to generate a component list for a user-selected machine or system, wherein the component list comprises user selectable components and subcomponents of the machine or system represented in a hierarchical tree structure.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for implementing electronic business applications for managing and selling spare parts, wherein electronic catalogs of spare parts are used to present static and/or real-time spare parts data from disparate backend data sources in a uniform, integrated manner, and wherein business logic programs are provided to support transaction activities using the electronic catalogs of spare parts, such as navigating the catalog content, and retrieving static and/or real-time spare parts data and initiating spare parts sales with the backend business information systems and spare parts data source.
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1. A method for implementing electronic business transactions for spare parts, comprising the steps of:
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storing an electronic catalog of spare parts in an extensible, modality-independent application repository, wherein the electronic catalog comprises spare parts content derived from a plurality of disparate backend sources of spare parts data, and which is represented in an integrated, structured format; receiving a user request for at least one spare part; automatically selecting a plurality of additional service parts responsive to a filter condition and the user request for the at least one spare part; and rendering a user interface (UI) in response to the user request, wherein the UI comprises at least some of the spare parts catalog content including the automatically selected plurality of service parts from the extensible, modality-independent application repository for presentation to the user, and wherein the UI comprises at least one user-selectable function for enabling user-interaction with spare parts catalog content and initiating transactions with at least one backend source of spare parts data, wherein rendering the UI comprises using the spare parts catalog content to generate a component list for a user-selected machine or system, wherein the component list comprises user selectable components and subcomponents of the machine or system represented in a hierarchical tree structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An on-line electronic business system for managing and selling spare parts, the system comprising:
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an application server for controlling execution of the on-line business system and processing client requests; an application repository that stores application data and application content, the application content comprising an electronic catalog of spare parts comprising spare parts catalog content that is derived from disparate backend sources of spare parts data and which is represented in an integrated, structured format; a content generation system which generates and publishes the catalog content to the application database and which applies one or more content templates to one or more backend business information systems and data sources to extract static and real-time spare parts information in response to search queries; a navigation support system to enable user interaction with catalog content and application; and a filtering system for automatically selecting a plurality of additional service parts responsive to a filter condition and a user request for at least one spare part. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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