Method and system for business planning via a communications network
First Claim
1. A method for planning a business decision, the method comprising:
- obtaining requirement-indicating data of a first entity with respect to a transactional subject, wherein the obtaining comprises extracting a subset of the requirement-indicating data from a requirement-indicating database associated with an enterprise resource planning system, wherein the extracting process is based on a process based on previous history of usefulness of prior extracted data;
automatically transmitting the obtained requirement-indicating data from a first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network;
automatically feeding the transmitted requirement-indicating data into an electronic processor for monitoring the transactional subject, the electronic processor being associated with an electronic processing system of the second business entity; and
generating a business decision of the first business entity and the second business entity that is based on the requirement-indicating data and that is made solely by the electronic processing system without the need for manual data entry into or manual data extraction from the electronic processing system.
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Abstract
A method and system for business planning via a communications network includes automated electronic communication procedures for managing the exchange of goods, services, or materials among different business entities. Requirement-indicating data is obtained from a first entity with respect to a transactional subject. The transactional subject may refer to the provision of a material, a good, a service, or any combination of the foregoing items. The obtained requirement-indicating data is automatically transmitted from the first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network. The transmitted requirement-indicating data is automatically fed into an electronic processor associated with the second business entity. A business decision of the second business entity is generated based on the requirement-indicating data. Accordingly, the method and system facilitates the exchange of accurate and timely business information between the first entity and the second entity by reducing or eliminating manual clerical tasks.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for planning a business decision, the method comprising:
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obtaining requirement-indicating data of a first entity with respect to a transactional subject, wherein the obtaining comprises extracting a subset of the requirement-indicating data from a requirement-indicating database associated with an enterprise resource planning system, wherein the extracting process is based on a process based on previous history of usefulness of prior extracted data; automatically transmitting the obtained requirement-indicating data from a first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network; automatically feeding the transmitted requirement-indicating data into an electronic processor for monitoring the transactional subject, the electronic processor being associated with an electronic processing system of the second business entity; and generating a business decision of the first business entity and the second business entity that is based on the requirement-indicating data and that is made solely by the electronic processing system without the need for manual data entry into or manual data extraction from the electronic processing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for planning a business decision, the method comprising:
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obtaining requirement-indicating data of a first entity with respect to a transactional subject, wherein the obtaining comprises extracting a subset of the requirement-indicating data from a requirement-indicating database associated with an enterprise resource planning system, wherein the extracting process is based on a process based on a model for managing the transactional subject; automatically transmitting the obtained requirement-indicating data from a first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network; automatically feeding the transmitted requirement-indicating data into an electronic processor for monitoring the transactional subject, the electronic processor being associated with an electronic processing system of the second business entity; and generating a business decision of the first business entity and the second business entity that is based on the requirement-indicating data and that is made solely by the electronic processing system without the need for manual data entry into or manual data extraction from the electronic processing system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for planning a business decision, the method comprising:
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obtaining demand-indicating data with respect to a transactional subject, wherein the obtaining comprises; extracting a relevant portion of the demand-indicating data from a database, wherein the extracting process is based on a process based on previous history of usefulness of prior extracted data; and formatting the extracted relevant portion of the demand-indicating data into an extensible mark-up language document; automatically transmitting the extracted relevant portion of the demand-indicating data from a first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network; automatically feeding the transmitted demand-indicating data into an electronic processor for tracking the demand-indicating data, the electronic processor being associated with an electronic processing system of the second business entity; and generating a business decision of at least one of the first business entity and the second business entity that is based on the demand-indicating data and that is made solely by the electronic processing system without the need for manual data entry into or manual data extraction from the electronic data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for planning a business decision, the method comprising:
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obtaining demand-indicating data with respect to a transactional subject, wherein the obtaining comprises; extracting a relevant portion of the demand-indicating data from a database, wherein the extracting process is based on a process based on a model for managing the transactional subject; and formatting the extracted relevant portion of the demand-indicating data into an extensible mark-up language document; automatically transmitting the extracted relevant portion of the demand-indicating data from a first business entity to a second business entity over a communications network; automatically feeding the transmitted demand-indicating data into an electronic processor for tracking the demand-indicating data, the electronic processor being associated with an electronic processing system of the second business entity; and generating a business decision of at least one of the first business entity and the second business entity that is based on the demand-indicating data and that is made solely by the electronic processing system without the need for manual data entry into or manual data extraction from the electronic data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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