公开(公告)号：US07596508B1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US09561644

申请日：2000-05-02

申请人： David A. McGuffie ,  John W. Burns ,  Jeffrey M. Liedel ,  J. Kevin Vasconi ,  Leo W. Darley ,  Thomas D. Cornellier ,  Thor Ibsen

发明人： David A. McGuffie ,  John W. Burns ,  Jeffrey M. Liedel ,  J. Kevin Vasconi ,  Leo W. Darley ,  Thomas D. Cornellier ,  Thor Ibsen

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/08 ,  G06Q10/0833 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q30/0609 ,  G06Q30/0621 ,  G06Q30/0633 ,  G06Q40/04

摘要： A system and method (100, 310, 510) of inventory tracking and custom ordering over a computer network (316). The system includes a multimedia user interface (318) delivered over the computer network to a user, and a configuration and pricing database (324) storing product pricing data according to user-entered product configuration. An inventory database (322) stores product availability data in inventory of retail sales facilities, in-transit from product manufacturing facilities to the retail sales facilities, in-plant at the product manufacturing facilities, and on a ordering bank at the product manufacturing facilities. The user is able to search, via the multimedia user interface (318), the inventory database (322) for the user-entered product configuration and receive pricing data and product availability data. A sales processor (332) is operable to receive, via the multimedia user interface (318), user reservation of an available product determined by the search. An order processor (352) is operable to receive, via the multimedia user interface, a custom order for a product not available in inventory from the user. A status processor (354) also provides the user product availability status report.

摘要翻译： 库存跟踪和通过计算机网络定制订购的系统和方法（100,310,510）（316）。 该系统包括通过计算机网络传递给用户的多媒体用户界面（318）以及根据用户输入的产品配置存储产品定价数据的配置和定价数据库（324）。 库存数据库（322）将产品可用性数据存储在零售设施的库存中，从产品制造设施到零售设施的过境，产品制造设施的厂内以及产品制造设施的订购银行。 用户能够通过多媒体用户界面（318）搜索用于用户输入的产品配置的库存数据库（322）并接收定价数据和产品可用性数据。 销售处理器（332）可操作以经由多媒体用户界面（318）接收由搜索确定的可用产品的用户预约。 订单处理器（352）可操作以经由多媒体用户界面从用户接收库存中不可用的产品的定制订单。 状态处理器（354）还提供用户产品可用性状态报告。