System for processing product information in support of commercial transactions
First Claim
1. A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:
- a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated vendor product pricing information;
a data processor for receiving product information and for updating said first database information to incorporate received product information including product sales data and contract sales terms of a vendor in response to detection of matching records between said received product information and said first database information; and
an interface processor for communicating updated product price information to a system derived based on said product sales data and contract sales terms of said vendor in response to user command.
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Abstract
A system supporting commercial transactions synchronizes e-Catalog data from any e-catalog into a users ERP system. A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions involves a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information. A data processor in the system receives product information and updates the first database information to incorporate received product information in response to detection of matching records between the received product information and the first database information. A display processor initiates display of updated product information in response to user command. Further, a catalog system maintains and processes a catalog of product information supporting commercial transactions and includes a bidirectional communication processor supporting communication with a remote application. The system also includes a catalog database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated product pricing information. A catalog data processor employs the communication processor in receiving product usage information from a remote application, identifying differences between data in the received product usage information and the catalog database product information, and communicating product information to the remote application in response to the identified differences.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:
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a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated vendor product pricing information; a data processor for receiving product information and for updating said first database information to incorporate received product information including product sales data and contract sales terms of a vendor in response to detection of matching records between said received product information and said first database information; and an interface processor for communicating updated product price information to a system derived based on said product sales data and contract sales terms of said vendor in response to user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:
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a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated vendor product pricing information; a data processor for receiving product information and for updating said first database information to incorporate received product information including product sales data and contract sales terms of a vendor and recalculates purchase pricing of products using said product sales data and contract sales terms in response to detection of a difference between stored product information and said received product information; and an interface processor for communicating updated product price information to a system derived based op said product sales data and contract sales terms of said vendor in response to user command. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for processing product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:
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a bidirectional communication processor supporting communication with a remote application; a first database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated vendor product pricing information; and an update processor for communicating product usage information including product sales data and contract sales terms of a vendor to a remote application employing a second database of product information, and for updating product price information in said first database with corresponding acquired product information derived from product sales data and contract sales terms in said remote second database using said communication processor in response to detection of a difference between product information in said first database and said second database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for maintaining and processing a catalog of product information for supporting commercial transactions, comprising:
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a bidirectional communication processor supporting communication with a remote application; a catalog database for maintaining product information including product description, product vendor and associated vendor product pricing information; and a catalog data processor employing said communication processor in, receiving product usage information including product sales data and contract sales terms of a vendor from a remote application, identifying differences between data in said received product usage information and said catalog database product information, and communicating product price information to said remote application derived based on said product sales data and contract sales terms of said vendor in response to said identified differences. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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