NETWORK STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF ITS USE FOR DISTRIBUTING AND MAINTAINING PROVISIONING INFORMATION BETWEEN A NETWORK MARKETPLACE AND ONE OR MORE VENDORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REGISTERING, INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTS

• US 20130030947A1
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Accumulus Corp.
• Original Assignee: Accumulus Corp.
• Inventors: Dreke, Christian, Kim, Gregory A.
• Application Number:
  US13/560,676
• Publication Number:
  US 20130030947A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and structure for provisioning information within a network which employs an intermediary, such as an intermediary provisioning server, to automatically distribute and maintain provisioning information between network components such as marketplace and vendor server computers and customers.

Claims

1. A computer system for disseminating product provisioning information provided by two or more vendors to at least one customer via a marketplace and an associated intermediary provisioning server, said system comprising:

(a) a marketplace offering at least two products for distribution to at least one customer;

(c) an intermediary provisioning server; and

(d) software recorded on a computer-readable medium enabling the intermediary provisioning server to perform the steps of;

i. receiving a message from the marketplace containing customer specific values for provisioning one or more said products requested by said customer and provided by a said vendor,

ii. in response to said message, transmitting a message to said vendor including a globally unique provisioning identification code, and

iii. receiving from said vendor a message containing said globally unique provisioning identification code and a message indicating a provisioning completion status.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said software enables the intermediary provisioning server to perform the additional subsequent step of receiving a message from the marketplace including said globally unique provisioning identification code and information indicating a desire to de-provision an associated product, and, in response to said message, transmit a message to an appropriate vendor.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said software enables said intermediary provisioning server to associate said globally unique provisioning identification code with a durable storage capacity.