Method and system for transferring information between multiple buyers and multiple sellers
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G07G-001/12
G07G-001/00
G06F-017/30
G06Q-010/00
G06Q-040/00
출원번호
UP-0823589
(2007-06-28)
등록번호
US-7711603
(2010-06-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Vanker, David
MacKrell, Thaddeus O.
출원인 / 주소
Owens & Minor Distribution, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Winston & Strawn LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
30인용 특허 :
16
초록▼
A method for transferring information between multiple buyers and multiple vendors is provided. Information is received from a plurality of sources. This information corresponds to a plurality of products. This information is stored in a first database. A request is received. The request concerns a
A method for transferring information between multiple buyers and multiple vendors is provided. Information is received from a plurality of sources. This information corresponds to a plurality of products. This information is stored in a first database. A request is received. The request concerns a portion of the information stored in the first database. The request is then retrieved from the first database and posted to a second database. Access is provided to subsets of the second database to a plurality of subscribers.
대표청구항▼
We claim: 1. A computer implemented method for transferring commerce-related information between multiple buyers and multiple vendors, comprising: electronically connecting, via a computer link, a plurality of unrelated buyers and a plurality of vendors to access the information; wherein the inform
We claim: 1. A computer implemented method for transferring commerce-related information between multiple buyers and multiple vendors, comprising: electronically connecting, via a computer link, a plurality of unrelated buyers and a plurality of vendors to access the information; wherein the information for each buyer is stored electronically on a buyer data collection device; and wherein each buyer is prohibited from accessing the information of another buyer; receiving information via the computer link, corresponding to one or more products from one or more of the vendors, the information characterizing the one or more products and being of a static nature; storing the information on an electronic database independent from the one or more buyers; receiving a request for a portion of the stored information; retrieving the portion of the stored information corresponding to the request; using the retrieved portion of the stored information to maintain a dynamic record of product parameters; signaling an authorization to the one or more vendors to access the dynamic record of product parameters; providing to the one or more of the buyers access to the dynamic record of product parameters of the one or more products; providing to one or more of the vendors, according to pre-authorized permissions, selective access to the dynamic record of product parameters of the one or more products; and providing a communication link accessible to one or more of the vendors and buyers to initiate a specific inventory action related to the dynamic record of product parameters. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing access between at least one of the buyers and at least one of the vendors. 3. A computer implemented inventory management system, comprising: a central node, configured to electronically couple a plurality of vendors and a plurality of unrelated buyers; and a first database and a second database electronically coupled to the central node; wherein each buyer has an electronic data collection device to collect inventory information; wherein the first database includes product information from the vendors related to product characteristics and being of a static nature and the second database includes inventory information related to dynamic product totals; wherein the central node is independent from the plurality of buyers and the plurality of vendors, and provides a communication link accessible to the plurality of vendors and buyers to initiate an inventory request related to one or more products; wherein when a request from one of the plurality of vendors and the plurality of buyers is received at the central node which system obtains information stored on the first database from at least one of the plurality of vendors and in response to the request uses a subset of said information in combination with the inventory information from the second database for selective access by and display to one of the plurality of vendors and the plurality of buyers according to predetermined permissions; and wherein the central node facilitates a re-supply of inventory by one or more of the plurality of vendors in response to a determination that the inventory has dropped below a predetermined re-supply level without further authorization. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the static information includes product information. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the access to the stored information is granted to one or more of the buyers. 6. The method of claim 1 wherein access to the stored information is granted to one or more of the vendors. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein the stored information includes the inventory of one or more of the buyers and access is provided to one or more of the vendors. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the inventory is of one or more of the vendors and access is provided to one or more of the buyers. 9. The method of claim 1 further comprising: setting of one or more predetermined product re-supply thresholds for each of the buyers. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising: electronically initiating a re-supply action of inventory when one or more of the predetermined product re-supply thresholds are met. 11. A computer implemented method for a vendor to manage inventory of two or more customers, comprising: establishing an electronic communication link with a central, independent database with an electronic connection to an inventory collection device at each of multiple, independent customers; acquiring information related to inventory of one or more products of each of the two or more unrelated customers via a computer link to the inventory collection device of the customer; obtaining pre-authorization to re-supply the one or more products when inventory of the one or more products drops below a predetermined re-supply level; and managing the inventory comprising the steps of: accessing the acquired information storable on an electronic database via a computer link; and initiating a re-supply action by the vendor in response to a determination that the inventory has dropped below the predetermined re-supply level of the product without further authorization. 12. A method for sharing inventory via a computer link related to medical products information between multiple independent buyers and multiple independent vendors, comprising: establishing an electronic communication link with a central, independent database with an electronic connection to an inventory collection device at each of the multiple, unrelated customers; wherein each buyer is prevented from accessing the inventory collection device of an unrelated buyer; and wherein the inventory collection device comprises inventory information, the information characterizing the supply and use of the one or more products and being of a static nature; receiving via a computer link inventory information corresponding to one or more medical products from one or more of the multiple buyers; storing the information on an independent, electronic medium; receiving a request for a portion of the stored information; retrieving the portion of the stored information corresponding to the request; using the retrieved portion of the stored information to maintain a dynamic record of product parameters; signaling authorization to one or more vendors to access the dynamic record of product parameters; providing to one or more of the multiple vendors, according to pre-authorized permissions, selective access to the dynamic record of product parameters of the one or more products; and allowing for a responsive action initiated by the multiple vendors related to the dynamic record of product parameters without further authorization, and updating the dynamic record of product parameters. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the inventory is labile in nature or subject to obsolescence. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more products are medical products. 15. The system of claim 3, wherein the product is a medical product. 16. The system of claim 3, wherein the vendor makes determination that the inventory has dropped below a predetermined re-supply level without further authorization and initiates the re-supply. 17. The system of claim 11, wherein the vendor makes determination that the inventory has dropped below a predetermined re-supply level. 18. A system comprising: a data structure stored thereon adapted and configured to route signals, wherein the data structure comprises a computer readable system for inventory management comprising: a processing system configured and adapted to communicate with a plurality of computers, wherein the processing system is arranged to accept input of: a central node, configured to electronically couple a plurality of vendors and a plurality of unrelated buyers; and a first database and a second database electronically coupled to the central node; wherein each buyer has an electronic data collection system to collect inventory information; wherein the first database includes product information from the vendors related to product characteristics and being of a static nature and the second database includes inventory information related to dynamic product totals; wherein the central node is independent from the plurality of buyers and the plurality of vendors, and provides a communication link accessible to the plurality of vendors and buyers to initiate an inventory request related to one or more products; wherein when a request from one of the plurality of vendors and the plurality of buyers is received at the central node which system obtains information stored on the first database from at least one of the plurality of vendors and in response to the request uses a subset of said information in combination with the inventory information from the second database for selective access by and display to one of the plurality of vendors and the plurality of buyers according to predetermined permissions; and wherein the central node facilitates a re-supply of inventory by one or more of the plurality of vendors in response to a determination that the inventory has dropped below a predetermined re-supply level without further authorization. 19. The method of claim 10 further comprising: accounting for the re-supply action via a billing event transmittable to the one or more vendors or the one or more buyers. 20. A system for transferring information between multiple buyers and multiple vendors, comprising: means for electronically connecting via a computer link a plurality of unrelated buyers and a plurality of vendors to access the information; wherein the information of each buyer is stored electronically on a buyer data collection device; and wherein each buyer is prohibited from accessing the information of another buyer; means for receiving information via computer link, corresponding to one or more products from one or more of the vendors, the information characterizing the one or more products and being of a static nature; means for storing the information on an electronic database independent from the one or more buyers; means for receiving a request for a portion of the stored information; means for retrieving the portion of the stored information corresponding to the request; means for using the retrieved portion of the stored information to maintain a dynamic record of product parameters; means for signaling authorization to one or more vendors to access the dynamic record of product parameters; means for providing to one or more of the buyers access to the dynamic record of product parameters of the one or more products; means for providing to one or more of the vendors, according to pre-authorized permissions, selective access to the dynamic record of product parameters of the one or more products; and means for providing a communication link accessible to one or more of the vendors and buyers to initiate a specific inventory action related to the dynamic record of product parameters. 21. The system of claim 3, wherein each buyer is prohibited from accessing the information of another buyer.
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