Method of wholesale product display and ordering
First Claim
1. A method for selling wholesale products to a retail business, the method being for use by a sales representative representing at least one manufacturer or vendor of the products, the method comprising the steps of:
- pre-loading a portable computing device having a display with a catalog of the products, said catalog including image and alphanumeric data, including price information about the products;
receiving a log in and password from said sales representative;
in response to receiving said log in and password, automatically;
retrieving a list of retailers who are clients of said sales representative,determining using a GPS tracking feature of said portable computing device that said sales representative is located at a retail business, andsorting said list of retailers and placing said retail business at the top of said list of retailers based on said determination;
receiving a selection of said retail business on said list of retailers from said sales representative;
presenting said catalog of products to the retail business by the sales representative;
examining said catalog of products by the retail business;
entering orders for a portion of the products onto said computing device;
transmitting said orders from said computing device to the manufacturer.
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Abstract
A wholesale product ordering system is disclosed. The system comprises a remote server having an associated database of products of the at least one manufacturer and at least one portable access unit. The portable access unit has a video display and an associated keypad. The database of products includes images of the products and alphanumeric data (product identification numbers, prices, sizes, etc.) about the products. The portable access unit is used by a sales representative when visiting a potential customer (retail business) to access selected products of the database to display them and to enable direct ordering.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for selling wholesale products to a retail business, the method being for use by a sales representative representing at least one manufacturer or vendor of the products, the method comprising the steps of:
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pre-loading a portable computing device having a display with a catalog of the products, said catalog including image and alphanumeric data, including price information about the products; receiving a log in and password from said sales representative; in response to receiving said log in and password, automatically; retrieving a list of retailers who are clients of said sales representative, determining using a GPS tracking feature of said portable computing device that said sales representative is located at a retail business, and sorting said list of retailers and placing said retail business at the top of said list of retailers based on said determination; receiving a selection of said retail business on said list of retailers from said sales representative; presenting said catalog of products to the retail business by the sales representative; examining said catalog of products by the retail business; entering orders for a portion of the products onto said computing device; transmitting said orders from said computing device to the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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